Chapter 9:

Aside from just a few rays sunlight shining through blinds and onto the couple, it was dim. Misa woke up slowly, feeling L's arms protectively wrapped around her waist. She gasped softly and sat up, gazing down at her detective, realizing that last night wasn't just a dream she had.

Although L was indeed distant and stoic, Misa hasn't felt this much adoration and affection for anyone since her parents and brother were alive (and, if she were to be quite honest with herself, she hasn't felt this much adoration and affection from anyone since her family was alive, either).

A soft, feminine hand reached down to brush against his soft, milky white face. She brushed his hair clear from his forehead. Slowly, she reached her head down to give his forehead a kiss good morning. She then lowered herself back down next to L, wrapping her arms around him, nestling her face into his chest.

She was smiling ear to ear at this point.

Her hug was so tight that it woke L up. He didn't flinch or gasp, he just opened his eyes back into his usual owl-like stare calmly. "Good morning, Misa."

"Good morning, Ryuu… Lawliet!" She planted a sweet, fast peck on his lips.

Although he is now well rested he still had those eyebags that she found so attractive. That lined his obsidian orbs in dark violet, making his gaze somewhat, almost, mysterious…

Misa really was sweet. "...Are you ready for more work on the case?"

The blonde gasped, remembering a horrible mistake she just made. Light told her, in the assumption that she is a Kira follower, that he is Kira. She forgot to arrest him! She forgot to do anything about it! "Ryuzaki!..."

"Something seems to be wrong…"

"Something IS wrong! Ryuzaki, I- I forgot to arrest Light! I'm so stupid!"

"...Although that's a horrible mistake, I wouldn't come to that conclusion, but go off, I guess." L sat up, biting his thumb and crouching in his usual pose.

The girl was scatterbrained, wondering what she should tell him next. "Well, I, uh. I found something that we need to talk about."

The indention where L's eyebrows should be rose as he turned his head to her's. "Yes?"

Misa got up and left the room to obtain the death note.

She handed L a small, black, leather notebook. It fit her aesthetics perfectly. "Is this your diary?"

"No, it's a death note. Light has one of these too, but I found this one laying around… Light claims that he uses it to kill his victims."

"Do you have Light's?"

"No… I was afraid that, if I took it, something bad would happen."

"Can you get Light's?"

"How?! How would he even let me?"

"How are we even sure that this works?..." L put his index finger to his lower lip. "You can just grab it when he gets up during one of your classes together. Try to be nonchalant…"

Misa nodded in understanding. "It's Sunday so we don't have classes together today."

"You know where he lives. Just snatch it."

Misa went red in the face. "Are you insinuating that I would steal, L?!"

"For the better of the world, yes. You told me you'd do anything for me." L let his thoughts gather and let out a smile. " Besides! You wear a lot of black you would make a good cat burg-"

Misa rolled her eyes, crossing her arms. "What are you on about?! I'm not going to rob Light. I'll just "hang out" with him and take his book. Once I do, I'll place a replacement book in his room."

"That'll work too."