"Indeed." L was solem, not surprised that I was here. Nonetheless that I'd brought Beyond and Akari with me. Wordlessly he motioned for us to come forward.
I glanced down the hall. "Aren't you supposed to be watching Light?"
"He is currently asleep," L replied, "but we will check on him later." As I pushed the two forward, he studied us. "I see you have some things to discuss."
"Yes," I said quickly, smoothing out my black turtleneck. "I can't keep this a secret from them anymore. They should be a part of this, too."
L said nothing for the first few moments. Even if he wanted to speak he would've been interrupted by Aizawa's swearing. "Yuki, why would you bring them here if Ryuzaki already told you to keep this private? Don't you know this is the real L you're dealing with? How could you be so careless?"
I clenched my right fist with fury, holding back my anger through gritted teeth. "I told you that they need to be a part of this. It's just not right to leave them out."
As L stared at me he could sense my rising choler. Clearing his throat, he turned his attention briefly to Mr. Yagami. "Please continue our observation of your household without me." With an obeying nod, the Chief walked out of the room without another word.
"As for the rest of us," L continued as he turned to Beyond, Akari, and I, "we will continue this conversation in my room." When he stood up to leave, Aizawa stood up with him.
"You're actually considering this?" questioned the raging detective. "She broke your trust by bringing these two here!"
L's eyes flew to me. "She may have broken a deal, but it is unlikely she will break my trust. I have done my research," whatever that meant, "and I rely on my own intellect." I gave an appreciative nod.
Aizawa threw his judging, annoyed eyes upon Beyond. "He's a killer for crying out loud!"
For the first time since we came here, Beyond got cross. "You'd better shut your mouth or I'll shut it for you." From his back pocket he slipped out a knife and aimed it towards Aizawa causing the detective to fall back in his seat and gasp.
Akari snatched the knife away from him and replaced it with a jar of jam. He raised a suspicious eyebrow, but eagerly grabbed the jar of his obsession. "Where'd you get that?" I asked her.
"Kitchen," she said while looking back in its direction. I didn't question her anymore because I knew not to. Being in school with her since I was nine I knew better.
"Follow me," L interrupted us plainly. Even though he expression was painted with boredom I could tell his mind was swirling with thoughts. Questions. Kira seemed to always be on his mind lately, no matter what we were talking about.
We scurried behind the secretive detective as he trudged down the hall. Filing into the room, each of us sat down on the couch. L perched in the chair facing us. His face remained solemn.
Akari sighed. "Can someone please explain to me what's been happening. I'm kind of out of the loop here." I gave my best friend a pitiful look. She was the only one, besides my father, who had no idea I'd been secretly aiding L and the Task Force.
Beyond scowled. "Isn't it obvious? Yuki's been lying to us this whole time. Ever since the day of our interrogation she's been working with L and the Task Force. Apparently she was too arrogant to tell us."
"It wasn't that," I said, defensively crossing my arms. "L and I had made a deal. I couldn't go back on it. He made me keep this from you, otherwise I would've told you in an instant."
Beyond studied my expression and posture, debating on whether or not to believe me. "I'm sorry for this inconvenience," L interrupted solemnly. "I did wish to inform you sooner. I just had to clear things up before you could be let in."
Beyond furrowed his eyebrows. "Clear what up?"
"A background check," L answered simply. "For both of you. Just a minor precaution I must take with everyone I work with." He glanced at me causing me to feel violated. What did he find on me? Ugh, never mind that.
Akari sighed with weariness. "I'm so done caring anymore." Looking at me in the eyes, she shifted uncomfortably. "Can we just be totally honest with each other from now on?"
I smiled gratefully. "I'd love nothing more." Leaning forward, my eyes fell upon the pouting killer. "What do you say, Beyond? Can you forgive me?"
He was about to come up with a stupid excuse when Akari grabbed his shirt and pulled him to her face. "If you don't apologize for being rude to my best friend right now I'm gonna-"
"Alright!" he exclaimed, raising his hands up in the air. When Akari let him go he returned to his pouting but muttered, "Sorry Yuki."
I grinned. "I'm sorry, too, Beyond." Pouncing forward, I landed on Akari's thighs and wrapped my stretched out arms around Beyond. He gasped at the sudden action.
"Jeez, you can be an idiot sometimes," he muttered, but ended it with a small chuckle.
As the famous detective cleared his throat, we turned all our attentive eyes on him. "Let us return to the matter at hand, please. Eventually I planned to converse about this in the future, but since you are all here…"
"What is it you want us to do?" I asked, fully prepared to bring out my major spy skills and deceiving tactics. "Let's hear it."
L continued with a bored expression. "From Light's father, and from what I've gathered in conversations I've watched him make, he plans on attending To-Oh University."
I grunted, folding my arms. "Just great. First I have to see him whenever I go to my job, but now I'll be forced to see him everyday! We might as well just get married!"
Akari rolled her eyes. "Continue, Ryuzaki."
L's icy eyes landed on me as he continued in a more serious tone. "To keep a more observant eye on Light, I would like Yuki to take their relationship a step further."
I blinked, leaning forward as if I hadn't heard him right. "What?" I asked in a deadpan tone. Akari suppressed her giggles by smothering her face in a throw pillow. Beyond rubbed his hands evily together.
I looked back at L as he stared at me with a blank, but totally serious, face. "When Light-kun asks you, which I'm 87% sure he will, to become his girlfriend, I am advising you to accept."
He wants me to be Light's… girlfriend? "Please be joking" I whined, dropping my shoulders childishly.
Beyond snorted. "Yuki, you know L well enough to know he's not joking. Just man up and stop being a baby about it. He won't be that bad."
I recoiled, curling up on the end of the couch. "But I don't wanna be Light's girlfriend," I pouted, resting my chin on the top of my gathered knees. "I don't like him that way. Besides," I said, looking to Beyond, "you're the one who told me to stay away from him. Don't you remember that?"
He shifted, scratching his head. "Yeah, well, that was before I almost got arrested… again."
Even Akari told me to keep it together. "Just think," she added. "Once Light is caught of being Kira, if he is actually Kira, then you won't have to worry about it anymore."
I grunted, still pouting. L tilted his head. "Hmm…"
"What?" I snapped at him.
He kept his locked stare with me. "Well, I assumed that you would be satisfactory with courting Light-kun. He seems like an attractive male to females your age."
I huffed, blowing a piece of silver hair out of my face. "It seemed that way at first, but then I found out that he could be Kira. Now I have to date him!" L's attentive eyes studied me a bit longer than they should have, but he then turned away to address the other two.
"Akari, you are also attending To-Oh currently, correct?" She nodded nervously, hoping he wouldn't assign her a horrid task like mine. "I expect you to make sure things are going accordingly between Light and Yuki. Your duty is to make sure everything is working well with them and to keep a close eye on him from up close."
"What can I do?" Beyond asked. I rolled my eyes. He was sitting up backwards on his side of the couch, his legs sticking high in the air, bending over the top of the couch while his head rested on the floor.
L watched him unamusingly. "You, my wanted criminal, are assigned to an entirely different job."
Suddenly interested, Beyond flipped frontwards off the couch and twirled around. "Am I keeping a close eye on the jam in the fridge? I believe the strawberry is doing some shady business with the grape."
Akari snorted, gazing at the black haired lunatic. He gave her a goofy, but mischievous, grin back. I rolled my eyes. At least she can date a guy she likes. I have to date Light. I hope he doesn't ask me. Wait, are Beyond and Akari dating?
I gave her that look. She shrugged. I guess not… yet.
Beyond waited impatiently for L's answer, but the detective just stood up, looking out the window at the rising morning sun. "Is it Saturday already? I haven't been paying attention lately," he mumbled to himself.
The three of us followed him in silence as he moved slowly out the door and into the next room. Mr. Yagami immediately stood up to acknowledge the detective. "Light left home just a few minutes ago. I'm guessing that he won't be back for awhile."
L nodded, but said nothing. Instead he continued through the room and on to the kitchen. We stood around the entrance while he went to the fridge and pulled out a plate of cake.
Akari looked at him strangely so he announced, "It helps keep me awake after long nights." Then he added, "Besides, it's too delicious to pass up." She rolled her eyes as he perched at the breakfast bar without another word and started eating the cake.
I tapped my foot impatiently. Glancing at me, he shoved the fork full of cake in his mouth while continuing to stare at me. Finally, after a couple more bites and his intense stare while eating, I burst out laughing. Clutching my stomach, I wiped away small tears.
As amusing I thought it was, Beyond huffed. "Can you please tell us something?"
"Alright," he finally said slowly. After swallowing a piece of cake, the detective sighed with boredom. "Come back tomorrow and I'll have more information. Right now I would like to resume with observing the Yagami household."
Beyond and Akari let out a perturbed sigh of frustration. I shrugged, leaning against the aisle. "Whatever you say. My dad has a doctor's appointment I've gotta take him to."
"Before you go," he said, gulping down another piece, "I would like to tell you all that there is room here for you to stay." He glanced at Beyond, staring the killer down hard. "For you, Beyond, you are now here under my authority and must stay with us until I decided to release you." I guess that's what you get for sneaking out of prison.
Akari's eyes glanced in another direction. "Is the room next to us available?"
"Watari books the entire floor when we stay at a hotel so no one interrupts our private business."
"I'll stay with you guys every weekend then," she announced, smiling proudly. "My mom has her new boyfriend over all the time so she won't care." Her purple eyes snuck over to Beyond and winked at him playfully, causing him to blush.
"I'll try and make it here whenever Watari messages me," I informed L, slipping my coat on over my black turtleneck. "Between school and my job it'll be pretty hard to balance, but I'll manage."
He gave a quick nod before resuming his snack. Beyond trudged into the other room with the rest of the Task Force and plopped down on the couch with an exhausted sigh. Akari joined him.
When it was just L and I in the kitchen, he stopped eating. "I must let you know that now you are a valuable asset us."
"What do you mean now?"
"Light is my number one suspect, but I cannot be around him 24/7. That is where you come in. With your irresistible charm and keen undercover skills you prove your importance to keeping an eye on him."
Irresistible charm? L's eyes were firm with respect, but it gave me a shiver. I knew I couldn't screw this up or I'd never hear the end of it. Become Light's girlfriend, get evidence on him, and convict him. Easy enough, right?
As I was leaving the building I got a text from Akari: Good luck with Mission Boyfriend! ;) Rolling my eyes, I replied back: Shut up -_- Slipping my phone into my pocket, I hurried down the street.
Sorry if it took me forever to update this! I was busy… with watching AOT. Yeah, it's a deep hole. ANYWAYS…
Can Yuki become Light's girlfriend without him suspecting her? What job does Beyond get? Will L ever finish his cake?! Keep following to find out what happens next time. XD