Chapter forty-four- Day one: part two.
The pesky guards should have known her from a few weeks previous. Sadly, they didn't and they made the mistake of stopping Misa.
L turned around to a dramatic scene. It would be an understatement to say he could've laughed at the unfortunate girl.
"I'm with him!" Misa hissed out as they tried to drag her outside.
"Yes, I daresay she is," L spoke coldly.
Both men blanched and released the flailing girl. They, however, did not move fast enough to avoid getting socked in the shins.
She ran up beside L and stuck her tongue out at them. "Ladylike," he almost cringed. "Albeit a bit childish. After you."
He opened the door and allowed her to pass through. "Then they should know better than to grab me!" She argued as he came up beside her.
"They're paid to keep intruder's out, Misa. They're just doing their jobs," he muttered.
She huffed and followed after him. "Well, they should learn to do it better then."
"Yes, for all I know, you are in fact, the Second Kira."
Misa came to a quick halt and L took two more steps before turning around to wait for her. Her face was frozen in mid-cringe.
"But you may not be, on the other hand," he drawled gently. "In any case, your company is as good as any."
The young girl felt pride and realized she would've kissed the private detective had Matsuda not stepped out into the room when he did.
Instant shock set in. Misa felt her head fill with pain at the new development. Her thoughts were getting rowdy and she couldn't control them.
"Matsu, what are you doing here?!" She gasped out.
L stared the screw up straight in the eye. "Yes, Matsuda, why are you here?" He demanded coldly.
The police officer visibly flinched. "Big trouble." He uncomfortably scratched the back of his neck. "Yeah, I was in big trouble... with stuff."
Misa nodded her head sympathetically for him. "Poor boy!" She cried out.
"I wouldn't be too upset for him. Would you tell Misa Amane why you're here, Agent Touta Matsuda?"
Misa's mouth opened and her eyes widened considerably. She could barely comprehend what she was saying next. "You're an agent, Matsu?" The pain was blatant in her voice. It soon filled her doe eyes.
It almost broke Matsu's heart to give his lie up and to hurt her more than he already had. He hung his head in shame. "Yes. I'm sorry, Misa-Misa. I was assigned a mission to go undercover and investigate you."
The model crossed her arms and pouted. "So, you're a spy? Man, I think I liked you better when you were useless..."
L broke in before Misa could have a beat down. "Don't be so hard on him, Misa. I, too, had a part in this certain job. You see, I was the one who paid him for it. So if there's someone to blame, it would be me."
The Second Kira groaned and rubbed her face in exasperation. "L, why am I not surprised? If the sun were to fail, I wouldn't be surprised if you were behind it."
"While that could mostly be true, you wouldn't have long enough to ponder that theory, since if the sun goes we'll be dead soon enough."
Misa stomped her foot in what, L was sure, was suppose go be in a cute fashion. It worked.
"Yes, Misa?"
"You're telling me you hired Matsuda to be my manager so he could check up on me?! I'm assuming he was checking to see if I was the Second Kira?"
"That's correct."
"And you don't see what's wrong about that?"
L thought about it carefully. It only took him another moment to answer. "No. If the sneaking suspicion that you could be Kira was there, I wasn't taking any chances."
"But you said you were sure I am Kira. Why invite me to work on the investigation team with you, if you don't trust me?"
"Hm, statistics. There's a 5% chance you'll try to make your move when you figure you've gotten close enough to me. There's a 10% chance Light is Kira and you, his second. Though that scenario hardly seems plausible since you're marriage to Ryuuzaki. There's a 15% chance you are the Second Kira, and I'm your worst enemy."
"Misa hates your statistics!"
"I'm sorry to hear that. However, it can hardly be helped. The facts point to you as Kira, so prove them wrong."
And in the process, fall, my Second Kira.
Misa pointed her finger at him. "I'm mad at you, sending a spy after me like that. You're maniacal..."
Matsu meeting Misa had been an inevitable occurrence, but L had hoped the explanation wouldn't go so awry. Clearly, he did not get his wish.
The perverted detective gradually spoke up. "I can assure you that is not the case. I fancy myself rather... cautious."
Misa narrowed her eyes at him and sent him a warning glare. The message got across: "Do not lie to me." He'd tread carefully.
Matsuda tried to slip away while the couple bickered. L would not let him have his way. He abruptly cleared his throat and the cowardly police officer froze in place.
"Where do you think you're going, traitor?" Misa sneered in disgust.
"Just getting a drink," Matsu mumbled, refusing to fess up.
She shook her head decidedly. "Na uh. You stay here, where I can keep my eyes on you."
"Misa," Matsu whined,"I'm not a child!"
This only upped the childish factor. "No, you're too busy being a snotty investigator!"
Matsuda could have thrown his hands in the air. "That's my job. I'm PAID to do security work for the good of the people."
"Whatever." The model storm off towards the meeting room. Both boys could only glumly follow after her.
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