Chapter thirty-five- Moonlight shadow: part two.
Misa's mouth uttered the words faster than her brain processed them. "Yes, I do want your company. I want to be able to sleep."
L didn't care a bit that she was using him for sleep medication, but instead took delight in it. He'd been feeling pretty lonely himself and the sincerity in her voice had him convinced. "Okay then, follow me."
Offering her a gentle simper, he took her hand and guided her to his room. The closing door was the only sound.
Misa removed her boots as Ryuuzaki stripped down to boxers. They were chastely white.
Misa ignored the fluttering in her stomach as he slipped into the bed. Something felt so wrong about this all. Wasn't she married? She was too tired to remember at this point...
She gingerly stared at the tiny space beside him. Definitely not a twin sized bed... When in Rome, right?
She timidly climbed into bed and curled up into a ball. L found the movement beyond adorable. He scooped the rolled-up girl into his arms and she buried her face into his chest.
An airy grin briefly touch on his face as he heard her pur contently from her nose. The sweet sound brought a giant smile to his face. Innocence in its original habitat.
"Do you think you'll be able to go to sleep now?" He affectionately mocked the ever lovable girl.
She nodded softly, his shirt muffling her words as she spoke them. "Uh huh. Now and forever." L found it cute when she yawned in the middle of the message.
"Oh, get to sleep already," he feigned sternness.
Misa felt his hands stroke her hair in a fond way. Something about the touching style was familiar. Maybe Ryuuzaki had taught L?
No, Light had said that Ryuuzaki wasn't too experienced with women. So maybe L taught Ryuuzaki... Misa shuddered violently. That thought was too weird to bear.
L noted the whitened expression. "Are you alright?" He asked the small girl.
She nodded his concern away. "Yep, all set!" She lied to absolute perfection.
Or it would have been if it were possible to lie to Ryuuzaki. It wasn't. And Ryuuzaki wasn't about to let Misa lying to him slide. Not by a long shot.
"Ah yes, the sleep of an insomniac. Short and improbable, if I'm not mistaken."
Misa laughed aloud. "You sound just like Ryuuzaki," she murmured, the very name causing a thin blush to flare over her cheeks.
Ryuuzaki took the compliment with a mixture of pride and warning. If he slipped even a little, his dirty secret would get out and Misa would most likely kill him, Nevermind their marital status.
"What can I say," he replied finally. "Great minds think alike."
Misa couldn't have agreed more. And almost even said so before her pure exhaustion overwhelmed her. L was peacefully asleep mere minutes later, ignoring every fault in his logic.
It was a simple formula. If Misa was asleep, why should he be awake without her?