I'm so happy right now. If I ever get married, I found the song that'd be our song. It's Swing Life Away by Rise Against. I love it! And I highly recommend it.

And since I didn't upload yesterday, here's the next chapter to make up for it. I, however, am gonna be writing the next chapter for Homicidal Maniac. Fun right? Ah, I'm just kidding. When is writing NOT fun?

Chapter twenty-one- Lawliet.

As soon as Misa entered the room, a smile was on L's face as he walked cheerfully over to her. Ignoring the weird gasps from the task force members, he pulled her in and stole her lips. "I knew you wouldn't stay away," he purred softly, running a hand through her hair.

She glanced down at her hands, wishing that she had a ring to wave in his face. She shouted anyway, "I'm married, you pervert! And he's not you."

Ryuuzaki almost completely came out of L and laughed. Somehow, however, L managed to keep him locked up tight. Oh, how wrong you are, Love... he mused to himself.

"Yes, of course. I'm L, not Ryuuzaki," he shot a pointed look back towards the task force mrmbers. The automatically understood the underlying message. "We're personal friends, actually."

"Then why would you freakin' kiss me, you jerk?!"

He shrugged. "It's fun. I figured it would be."

"You are... a weirdo!"

He shrugged his shoulders again. "Call me what you will, but it was delightful."

"Pervert."

There was a loud "ahem" behind them and they turned around to see Light frowning at the two. "Um, L, we should probably get back to the Kira case, and misa," he turned his attention to the perky blonde, "Your husband's not here." He spat the word "husband" out to show Ryuuzaki his distain.

L took it with rolled eyes. "Yes, I daresay I'm gonna have to agree. Excuse me, Miss Amane. Mr. Matsuda, was it?- yes, please take her back to your agency. I'm sure they're missing her. And make sure that next time you babysit her, she doesn't escape you so quickly."

He shot a pointed look at her. She stuck her tongue out in return. Ah, the high road...

"Come on, Misa. Mr. L's correct. We should leave." He tried to take her wrist, but failed miserably when she whacked his hand away.

"No!" She snapped defiantly. "I haven't found Ryuuzaki, and I'm not leaving until I do!"

L whipped around harshly. "Leave," he hissed. "This investigation has nothing to do with you, Miss Amane, so just go."

Misa glared and stomped her foot from rage. "Miss L. And no! You leave. See, that commanding tone? I hate it. You're not my father, and I don't have to listen to you."

"Miss Amane, may I ask why you're a Kira supporter?" He asked numbly.

She gasped, passion filling her. "Because Kira killed the man who killed Misa's parents, that's why! And I'm not the only getting righteous justice for my loss. Many others are, too, thanks to Kira!"

L scowled cooly. "The percentage of you being the second Kira has risen 20%, Miss Amane. How does that make you feel?"

She shrugged. "I'm not the second Kira, but it's flattering, honestly."

He countered harshly, "He's a serial killer. The second is the same."

"How so?"

He stroked his chin thought-provokingly. He was deciding on how to put it into terms she'dunderstand. "Serial killers have a set pattern, whether it's age, hair color, sex, or some other trait. Kira's M.O. is to kill other criminals. He only ever kills the innocent if they get in his way, but other than that, his M.O. is criminals."

When he looked back at Misa, her eyes were avoiding him and downcast. Kira was... a serial killer? That thought never occurred to her before. Kira was justice, after all, wasn't he?

She shook that thought away roughly, internally screaming at it to "Screw off!" She couldn't ruin Light's plan now. Anyway, hadn't she promised to be his queen?

Who would fullfill that role if she gave up? Takada? Never.

"Think what you will. But Kira's justice."

He frowned sadly to himself. "That's too bad, Miss Amane... I figured you were smarter than that."

She got the feeling he really was upset about this. But why? They weren't friends and she despised him with a burning passion. Didn't he feel the same?

"I am," she answered finally, watching what she said in front of Light. One wrong thing could wreck it all. "But my beliefs have nothing to do with it."

L shook his head slowly, avoiding her eyes. "I'll let your husband deal with you and your stupid antics. I honestly don't have the patience, nor the time. Mr. Matsuda, please lead her out now. I've heard all I can bear."

She walked over, grabbed his chin, and forced him to look at her.

Misa growled as she stared eye-in-eye with the beast. The beast stalking her and her precious Kira. "If he gets you," she said cruelly, "it's righteous justice. And if you get him, same result; you deserved to win."

"And now you've risen 100% as the second Kira," he informed her with a snarky simper he absolutely did not feel, pushing her hand away in the process. "Have a good day, Miss."