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Chapter 7

Because I care.

Lizzie was thrown on the lap of the rider, she heard the man cry « Don't worry, it's me Lancelot ». She let out a gasp of air, not knowing she had been holding her breath at that moment. Lancelot drove off, but cars tailed them. Fitzlion had said that they weren't going to be using guns, because they didn't want to get the police snooping around, but it seamed that the hot-tempered gang leader had changed his mind!

Bullets were fired at the motorcycle, thankfully, they were terrible shots, exept for Fitzlion who actually managed to hit the bike, only damaging it slightly. The BlackSmiths weren't prepared for this, half of them didn't know how to aim at a moving target. After ten seconds, it seemed that the BlackSmith didn't have any bullets left, which was again very convenient. It was one thing getting guns, that was easy, it's a hole other matter finding the corresponding ammunition/bullets.

That only enraged Fitzlion even more, he pushed his foot down on the pedal, to take on the motorcyclist in front of him and make him fly on the pavement. Lancelot saw what his opponent was trying to do and drove even faster. Both were as you can imagine, beyond the speed limit. After two minutes of cat and mouse chase, Lancelot arrived in Denby territory, the BlackSmiths followed, this didn't go unnoticed. Three cars came out of nowhere and crashed into the cars following the motorcycle. They continued driving at the round-about, luckily, the cars chasing them went back where they came from.

Lancelot slowed down and drove home, the three cars that "saved" them, followed close behind. They came at a stop in front of their new flat, it was nearly two o'clock in the morning. The drivers exited their vehicles and walked up to Lancelot. The three (by the sound of their voices) females questioned him on who he was and why was he there.

He quickly replied that he was Lizzie's brother. He was warned to not talk about this , and if he dared to, he would probably get castrated.

Lancelot and his "sister" entered their flat, as soon as she arrived, Lizzie went to bed. This was quite inconvenient for Lawliet who had been dying to talk to her about his discoveries and needed her to know the plans for the day. They had little time to spare, and therefor, no time to sleep, but Lizzie ignored Lawliet's phone calls and slept soundly. Lancelot, decided to do the same.

Eight hours later, Lizzie woke up to the sound of someone practically knocking down her front door, Lancelot went to answer the door. It was Kelly, she walked inside the flat, asked both of the siblings to sit down as she had to talk to them.

"Are ya alright cub?

-Yeah, I'm fine.

-I told ya to tell no one about this!

-I didn't!

-Oh yeah, so how did ya brother know where and when to save ya?

-I actually didn't know she was there, I thought she was sleeping at a friends house.

-Than how the bloody hell do you explain you being right on time with a bloody motorbike?

-Now hang on, I went to the town center, right? I found a nice motorbike, decided I was going to check up on the house, I then heard gun shots, decided to make a run for it when I saw my sister running out of the house.

-How did ya know it was your sister? She had a mask on

-She's my sister, I would recognise even if she became an animal! And by the way Liz, I'm never talking to you again about my plans!

-Oh...okay, well that explains it...either way, it's a good job you did come...

-So...you said I was going get paid right?

-Yeah, sure thing, not now though, we haven't had time to sell it. Anyway, you can come pop round the house later for lunch, catch up with the other girls, okay?

-You better pay us, she nearly died!

-Fuck off"

She left. This was great, she had a new opportunity to search the Denby house, and she knew exactly what to do. By now the phone was ringing, it was Lawliet.

"How dare you sleep last night! Or might I say this morning! It's ten o'colock!

-Hello Lawliet, how are you? Me Yeah I'm fine, I nearly got killed this morning but I'll live!

-You're not hurt I already know that so can we please get on with the case, your train is at ten this evening.

-Okay, tell me what you've got.

-Alright, I think it's quite clear that the RR were the ones who killed Smith, as for Denby, I've asked Lancelot to bring the bullet from the motorbike for match. If Fitzlion used the same gun as his friend Smith, we might be able to prove that Denby was murdered by Smith. You now have to find the missing bullet, can you do that!?

-Course I can, and I know how to search without being weird, ever heard of hide and seek?

-Brilliant, also, can you work on the Micheal guy? I'll be looking into Fitzlion.

-Kay, talk to you later"

She had nearly two hours to look up Micheal, and as she had thought, he had died last year in a "car accident", they never found the culprit. What a surprise. The attack was end of May, which matches when the RR plan their bloody revenge. She looked at the file, looking for what make of car had been used to kill the bouncer. It was believed to be a dark blue twingo, thanks to the paint left by on the wreckage of the car. As she remembered the events of the morning, one of the cars, the one who didn't mind crashing into an other car was a dark blue twingo. She investigated a little bit more and assembled the pieces of the puzzle into place, by the time she had proved everything, it was time to go to her "friend"'s house.

She rang the doorbell, was invited in and started eating a Sunday roast. Lizzie then proposed to play hide and seek, game that the other five girls were delighted to play. It was Lizzie's who suggested the game so she count first. After a minute, she explored the house, the kitchen first, then the living room, dinning room etc. She made her way up into Latisha's room, where she found Deborah hiding in Latisha's cupboard. Went into the study, looking closely at the shelves, hoping she would find the bullet, she found Amber in stead underneath a pile of books hidden between to cardboard boxes. She went into the uncle's room, it was nicely furnished, with bit and bobs around, mainly knifes and other dangerous collections. There was no sign of bullet, nor hiding friend.

She went out and entered Kelly's room...it was obvious that Latisha was hiding beneath the bed, but Lizzie ignored that fact and looked into Kelly's cupboard, first thing she saw : a glass container with a bullet covered in ice in side. The "jar" was entitled "Revenge is a dish best serve cold", interesting "Kill Bill" reference. She closed the cupboard looked underneath the desk, and finally underneath the bed. They went out the room, Lizzie then search the toilet and there was Li.

It was Deborah's turn to count,Lizzie didn't really bother making her absolute best at hiding, but none the less, she found a nice spot in the bath, the afternoon went on. She knew that the police would soon be coming at would arrest everybody.

Two hours later, police cars were heard, the game stopped, the police smashed the door and rampage the place, Lizzie ran towards her "friends", feigning ignorance on what was happening, seconds later, the older sister came rushing in, trying to go to her room but was arrested as soon as she tried. The jar was taken away, and so was her gun. Nobody had the faintest idea what was going on. Latisha ordered her friends to get out the house and run for it, and so they did, Lizzie ran across the street and entered the flat. Well, that went well...time to pack!

Lawliet had called her to tell her that the three gangs were being arrested. Apparently Lawliet had been bored whilst Lizzie was sleeping and decided to find incriminating evidence for the three gangs. All the members were arrested. Lizzie rushed over to Latisha's place, saying that they were moving, Latisha understood that it wasn't a good idea for her brother to stay and said her goodbyes to her new "friend".

Lancelot and Lizzie got en earlier train and went back home. They soon got a phone call from the Police of the City of Liverpool thanking them for solving the cases and extras. Today was a good day. Still tired from the events of the morning, she slept the rest of the trip. They arrived two hours and a half later. Watari were picking them up. He congratulated them on their performance an also told Lancelot that he could keep the motorcycle if he wished. Lancelot declined the offer.

They shortly arrived at Wammy's house were Lawliet was waiting for them. He looked better and healthier than the last time she saw him, she was so glad to see him up and alright, she rushed towards him and hugged him. This left Lawliet in an uncomfortable situation, because he hadn't the slightest clue on what was going on?

"What are you doing?

-I'm hugging you, you idiot!

-I can see that, but why?

-Because I care about you silly! The last time I saw you, you looked like you were about to die!

-Yeah, well I nearly saw you die and I don't hug you!

-Fine ( she pushed him away) ,have you eaten today?

-Yes, this morning, the tube...

- It's nearly dinner time, let's make something you like"

And so they did. Loads and loads of cakes were made, with every fruit on the planet, even with vegetables (well, only one : carrot cake). From then on, Watari knew how to keep Lawliet eating : sweet food. He asked a special cook to try out new sweet pastries that would contain protein and calcium for his prodigy. Everyone was praising him, he was becoming a "normal" little boy.

Lawliet was happy, he knew that would mean he won't be needing to go the hospital any longer, they finally knew how to keep Lawliet healthy, all thanks to his colleague Lizzie. He now consider her as that : colleague. He was happy with his new partner, and was happy to discover that they had solved their case before everybody.

At ten o'clock, everybody went to bed. Lawliet was sitting on his bed, waiting for something to happen...He was bored, he had finished all the books, and had no cases to solve. He played chess against the computer, but soon the electricity was switch off in his room. This was a new technique installed by Watari, making sure Lawliet got his sleep. Instead, Lawliet went into Lizzie's room (she never locked her room) and used her computer. He was playing on till two o'clock in the morning when he got bored of winning against the machine. He turn the computer off. He looked at Lizzie, she was sleeping in quite a weird position, one of her feet was just beside her head. She looked like a contortionist. He had seen her do this before, he thought it was funny.

He walked next to her, and put her feet back into normal position, however, Lizzie reacted to this and treated Lawliet like a pillow. Lawliet was wrapped in Lizzie's arm. Thankfully, neither did she drool or snore, but the proximity between his colleague and him was making him nervous, he tried to push her back but the only reaction was that the unconscious Lizzie pulled him tighter.

Now he really didn't know what to do, he couldn't move much, he could always try sleeping,but he didn't want to sleep in his colleague's bed, it seamed unprofessional. He concluded that he would just have to wait for Lizzie to change position and would be free of her.

He started counting the freckles on her cheeks, he then moved his finger across her face, stroking her like a little rabbit. He looked at her closed eyes, she had always told him that she would have loved to have "les yeux bridés" like him. Lawliet was of Japanese ancestry and was often complemented by his colleague on his almond shaped eyes.

He closed his eyes, and started trying to sleep. He thought about where he came from. This made him think of his brother, Beyond. He wondered what he was up to, and if he was still with their mother. Tears usually ran down his cheeks after that, because of all the memories that usually rushed threw, but surprisingly, the nightmares did not come. He was protected in this little bubble that his colleague had made.

It was nice, the uneasy feeling had left. He was now comfortable being held by Lizzie. He looked at her one last time and shut his eyes. He fell asleep.

The next morning, Lizzie woke up, only to find her friend in her arms. He looked so peaceful! She didn't want to wake him, she carefully released him, and went to the common bathroom for girls. She got washed, dried her long hair and came back in her room, it was quarter past seven, Lawliet needed to get up she gently woke him him. He was surprised for a few seconds, and then remembered why he was lying down on Lizzie's bed. He followed her to breakfast and ate jam and toast with her. The day went on normally.

Like the night before, Lawliet was bored, and did the same process. At two o'clock, he joined Lizzie in her bed, only this time, he forced himself in her arms and went to bed. He did that every single day of the week. Lawliet decided that he didn't know why Lizzie's presence made his nightmares go away. Or was it her bed? He went into Lizzie's room, she had been sleeping for about an hour now as it was eleven o'clock. He gently pushed her off the bed, and took the mattress to his bedroom. He switch the two, he was tired after doing that and wasn't bothered putting the other mattress on Lizzie's bed, and putting Lizzie back on a comfortable surface. He went to sleep.

Come on L, as I told you last time, if you don't solve this puzzle in less of a minute, you'll be eating Billy! Please Okasan! I love my dog, you already made me eat the other ones! It's your fault, you are supposed to be A GENIUS ! Both your parents are geniuses so YOU must live up to MY expectations! Mum please! Where's beyond? Eating Billy's leg! He couldn't even beat the world's best chess player, I'm so disappointed. Now start! 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52... 4 3 2 1! L! (slaps him) you FAILED! Now, your going to get Billy! Please Okasan, no please, I'll try again! I've had enough with your excuses, now kill your dear Billy and I'll serve it for supper! Now do it or you'll get a beating and I sent you in the cell with your stupid father! Okasan stop please! Stop hitting me! STOP STOP STOP

"Pull yourself together Lawliet! My god! Are you alright? You've been screaming your head off!

-I don't want to! I don't want to please!

-Sush sush don't worry, you're safe, you're with me!

-I hate her! I hate her!

-I don't know who your talking about but if she gives you nightmares like that, I hate her too!

-And you! Your protecting bed is broken, I haven't had any nightmares since I've been sleeping in it and today I had. So it's broken, fix it!

-Yeah, I noticed that, don't ever steal my mattress ever again, come, now move over, we've got school tomorrow and I don't have time to but the mattresses back.

-Idon't want to sleep anymore

-Well you have to or you'll have to go to the hospital again"

She hold him tightly and fell to sleep. L was scared of going back to sleep, but the comfortable feeling was there again, it wasn't the mattress, it was Lizzie, the one who was protecting him from his past. He hugged her back and fell to sleep again. His dreams were full of sweets and cakes.

The next day, after finishing classes, Lizzie confronted Lawliet.

"Lawliet, would you talk to me about this lady? Your past

-Why do you want to know?

-Because I care about you! And I want to help you, the best thing to do is talk.

-...
-Please Lawliet, you have to talk to me, the nightmares won't disappear if you don't talk about them

-The person I hate is...

-?
-No, I don't want to talk about it!
-Lawliet, you've started now finish, tell me!

-The person I hate is my mother, her name is Toshiko Birthday, she was married to my late father Tetsuo Lawliet. I had a twin brother, or maybe I still do, named Beyond Birthday. I came first so I took my father's surname, Beyond took my mother's name. My parents were geniuses and my mother was a crazy scientist, who wanted my brother and I to become as smart as them at a young age. We didn't meet her expectations...She used pets...we would love them for a week, take care of them...on the week end, we would do test, if we failed...we would have to kill our pet with our bare hands...We would be served it at dinner...

-Oh Lawliet...I'm so sorry for you (she hugged him whilst crying)

-Are you happy now?

-I'm happy you talked to me about it, I never thought your past was that bad...how did

-I don't want to talk about it anymore...

-Okay, I understand, but at least now I know why you won't eat and don't sleep, thank you Lawliet.

-Oh...and one more thing...you know how sometimes you call me "L" because Lawliet is too long for you?

-Yeaah

-Well it's actually my birth name, my name is L Lawliet, people know me as Lawliet because it's weird to only have one letter as a name.

-Oh I see...so should I call you L now?

-Do what you want, I'm going to the library, Watari bought some new books.

-Okay, well I'll be playing Rugby outside, see you later"

L went to the library, about thirty minutes later, Watari came in. Lawliet supposed that Watari had seen and heard the discussion with Lizzie. Watari was silent. He was obviously waiting to see if L was going to ask Watari on where his mother is and if his brother is still alive.

"I know what you want me to say Watari.

-And do you?

-I already know, my mother is in Russia, and as for my psychopathic brother, I believe he is dead.

-Your mother has recently moved location, she is now in China, as for your brother Beyond, I believe the same. You do realise it was his surroundings that made him a psychopath, and that he was not born one.

-Yes Watari...I know...but sometimes, I wonder if he isn't more like my mother and was actually crazy to begin with. So, is he dead?

-I'm not sure, Interpol is still trying to catch your mother, we're uncertain if she has your brother with her.

-I see...by the way...I won't be needing my room

-I'm sorry child, I do not understand?

-I have no personal objects in that room, neither do I use the objects in that room. I will be sharing my colleague's room.

-Is Lizzie aware of this?

-No, but she won't mind, I've been sleeping with her this week and doesn't seem to mind. It looks like she is like you, she would rather me sleeping than just sit around in my bedroom.

-I see, I will ask the management to move things around, your room will be made available for the new arrivals

-Thank you Watari"

Lawliet went back to reading. He was dragged out of the library by Lizzie when dinner time arrived, he ate his "special" menu, they did they homework together, and went to bed.