Are you sure this is necessary Ryuzaki?" Light held up his arm, examining the handcuff secured around his wrist that chained him to the detective. He would go to great lengths to prove he wasn't Kira, but, at the same time, he thought it was ludicrous and that it would give people the wrong impression.

"This is as difficult for me as it is for you," L responded with his usual monotone voice, but this time there was a tint of regret. L regretting his actions? Even if he didn't, I wholeheartedly did.

"This is completely unnecessary," I muttered sharply, but by now my complaints had been deliberately ignored, especially by L. He explained to me that this would assure Misa's surveillance just in case no one was able to keep an eye on her, though now I was beginning to feel that the only reason I was being forced to do this was because he had nothing better to stick me with.

Being together with Misa for twenty four hours a day… Back when I first started working this case, I honestly wouldn't have been able to handle it. Seeing as how I've come so far, grown maturely, then maybe, just maybe, I could eventually form a friendship with the blonde. Though it was highly unlikely.

Fiddling with the metal handcuff around my left wrist, my eyes trailed the long chain as it connected to Misa's right wrist. The skittish look in her eyes made me wonder if she felt nervous about doing this. All day. Everyday.

"So," she laughed nervously, obviously uncomfortable with the sudden wave of awkward silence that passed through the room. "This is what you meant by being together twenty-four hours a day, huh? Looking at you I never would've guessed. Are you on that side of the fence Ryuzaki?"

It was difficult not to grin at Misa's suggestive comments. I might've thought L felt something toward Light, especially after this little stunt, but I highly doubted it. It's not like I have a better chance with him; I've only kissed the raven once on the cheek.

"I told you I'm not doing this because I want to, okay?" His tone seemed tiring as he spoke. Misa's constant chatter was not only getting to him, but to the other men as well.

"But Light belongs to me!" Misa whined, stomping her foot on the maroon carpet. "I don't wanna share him with you! If you're with him 24/7 then how are we supposed to go on dates together?" You can go on a date anytime you want when you both are in prison.

L hummed, his eyes darted aimlessly around the maroon-themed living room in the hotel. "Oh, you can still go on dates, but it'll have to be the four of us." I narrowed my eyes in complaint, obviously not thrilled at the idea.

Misa wasn't too stimulated either. "No way?! Are you telling me that we have to kiss in front of you and stuff?" And stuff? What did she plan on doing with Light during their "dates"?

"I'm not telling you to do anything," L said, almost politely asserting himself, "but yes, Yuki and I would be watching." Shuddering at the thought, I heaved a sigh. This would be more tiring than I expected.

In the spacious room, Matsuda stood by Mr. Yagami and Aizawa who were seated on the couch. The Chief seemed excruciatingly worn out by all the current excitement, but Aizawa was boiling with anger.

Akari and Beyond leaned against the wall beside the couch, scowls abiding on their faces. Beyond seemed additionally stressed as Misa continued ranting, hands clenching tightly into fists. Shaking with vexation, he slowly lifted his head to make eye contact with me. A grim flash of animosity crossed his red eyes, instantly activating the alarm in my head.

Beyond was honestly a… unique guy. Adorable at the least, he was charming at times, and usually witty and playful. But every day I had to remind myself… he's a killer. Inheriting the blood of my father, I knew there was a high percentage of unpredictability in him. When he got angry, he got angry and hostile. Witnessing my father first hand, I knew it wasn't a pretty sight to see a killer at his full capacity. Even though Beyond was one of my best friends, he was also a killer at heart.

My brother had a shady past as well. I've been informed of the… incident at Wammy's House, where he and L grew up, involving L's first successor, A. After that, Beyond was an emotional mess, mixing intense feelings with personal vendetta. It was truly horrifying to read about the LABB Murder Case, realizing the true potential of him and what he was capable of doing, especially to whom he did it to and how. In the end he actually planned to commit suicide, an act so heartbreaking, but eye opening. No matter how I currently felt about my brother or his relationship with my best friend, I could never fully trust him. Beyond Birthday was a killer to be reckoned with.

I shot my eyes to Light who, sensing Beyond's intense irritation, glared at his girlfriend. "Listen Misa, that's enough. The police have already established that it was you who sent those tapes so you're lucky to even be here right now, even if you are chained to Yuki. They have every right to keep you in prison."

"Huh?" Apparently she couldn't understand when she needed to calm the heck down. "How can you even say that Light? Don't you remember I'm your girlfriend? Don't you trust your own soul mate?" Soul mate? Her, Light's soul mate? Ha!

The brunette seemed a little taken back as Misa scooted closer to him for attention. "Uh, what do you mean soul mate? You're the one who said you fell in love with me at first sight Misa."

I flashed an Uh oh glance at L who bit his lower lip, obviously sensing the predictable outburst. Misa instantly began tearing up, letting her emotions suddenly control her. "So why did you even kiss me if you don't have feelings for me?! You took advantage of me?!" From heartbroken to foolishly angry in an instant, she stormed over to the innocent Light, yanking me along with her, and let her anger out on him.

None of this was helping the men's case, each one getting more aggravated by the second. Noticing Beyond tense up again, Akari shot me a worried glance.

"About this 'love at first sight', it happened in Aoyama on May 22nd, didn't it?" Leave it to L to keep on the focus of the case. The workaholic who never sleeps. As he started asking her some follow up questions, I regained my balance from almost falling flat on my face with Misa's every move, and stood next to Light.

When I assumed he wasn't looking, I stole a glance in his direction only to find out he'd already been gazing at me. Crap. We locked eyes for a couple seconds before he let out an airy chuckle. "What?" When his only answer was a wider smirk, I huffed impatiently.

Finally he answered with another chuckle, "Nothing."

"Wow that was disappointing," I mumbled, looking back at him to see another small smile on his face. Weird. This doesn't seem like the Light I've been around these latest months. Why's he different now?

Soon L got to the question of how Misa would feel if Light was Kira. She stared back at him hesitantly, thinking a little bit over her answer. Sighing like a silly schoolgirl, he slithered to Light and clutched his arm lovingly. "That'd be wonderful! I mean, I'd always been grateful to Kira for punishing the man who murdered my parents so if I found out that Light was actually Kira that would be like a bonus for me. If anything it would make me love him even more! Even though it's probably impossible for me to love him more than I already do!"

I wondered why she loved Light so much. Did she really adore him for who he was? I already knew she admired Kira highly, and if Light was Kira that would make him irresistible to her, but regular Light. Innocent Light. How much did she actually know about him?

My ears perked as she mentioned something about not being afraid of Light if he was Kira, leading me to believe that she could possibly have a naive sense of trust. "I'm a supporter of Kira so if I found out my Light was actually him, I'd find a way to be helpful!"

Find a way to be helpful… That statement sounded a lot what the second Kira did. The second Kira began killing criminals that the real Kira hadn't "judged" yet, meaning that the copycat wanted to be helpful. That's why he started killing publicly in the first place; he wanted the real Kira's attention and appreciation. Why did that sound a lot like Misa? Oh, probably because she was the second Kira. Even L came to that conclusion.

Not only would I have to be escorted by another idiot (Matsuda-alias Matsui) but I'd be chained to the person we suspect-are completely sure is- the second Kira. My life couldn't get any better.

Suddenly Akari came up behind me as L was talking calmly to Misa. "I think you should take Misa to her room," she advised in a warning voice. The edginess of her tone got me worried about Beyond. The more angry he is, the more dangerous. I personally haven't seen him this angry ever. People like Misa can make anybody want to tear their hair out.

To cease any more choler from arising I took the middle of the chain between us and yanked it toward me as hard as I could. The blonde shrieked out of a startling surprise as she tumbled backwards as I roughly directed us to the door. "We're going to Misa's room," I announced curtly as I struggled to tug her into the hallway. She put up somewhat of a fight, calling frantically to Light about going on a date later, but I eventually managed to slam the door shut, with Aizawa's help of course.

"Hey?! What the heck was that for?" Misa resentfully questioned as I marched down the hall. The chain connecting us didn't even touch the ground as she lagged far behind, tumbling with every step.

I let out a sigh instead of an answer as I pushed open her hotel room door. Pulling her in with me, I ignored her immature pout and dragged my feet to the couch, dropping myself on it face first.

For at least a minute Misa stood over me, unsure of what to do or say. Finally I heard her gasp as an idea came to her naive brain, then she giggled girlishly and gave a strong yank on the chain so I flew into an upright position. "Wha-? Hey!"

Smiling like her usual self, she eagerly shoved her face into my personal space. "Let's have a sleepover!" she announced with strange excitement.

I narrowed my eyes, placing my hands on her cheeks and shoving her face away from me slightly. "Technically, while we're chained together, every night is a sleepover for us."

Frowning with disappointment, she scooted closer to me, but didn't come as close as before, keeping her distance so she wouldn't get shoved again. "But we could actually do girl things like paint our fingernails, do each other's makeup, watch scary movies…! And that red haired girl could join us!"

Slowly a sadistic smirk formed on my face. Lately Akari had been attached to her boyfriend, never leaving his side. It was cute at first, but now it's just plain annoying. Besides, I'm sure L could handle him for at least a night. Although I didn't necessarily enjoy the things Misa talked about, if Akari was there then it might be less intolerable.

Of course I knew she'd kill me for this, but… eh.

Misa and I quietly returned to the room we'd previously been in, but for safety measures I kept her in the hallway. The chain connecting us would first start in the hallway, then slide under the door to reach me.

Once in the room, L and Light trailed over to talk to me privately. Upon seeing my evil smirk, both immediately turned around, but I reached out and tugged them back to me. "L-er, Ryuzaki, can you do me a favor?"

"No," was his curt, initial answer, but I didn't give up.

"You don't even know what it is! It won't be that hard to-"

"No." I scowled and turned to Light.

"Light, can you-"

"Nope."

Scowling at the two of them, I narrowed my eyes. "Look, I just want you to keep an eye on Beyond. Akari's gonna be with us tonight, but I… neither of us would trust him alone."

Understanding my genuine worry, L nodded in consent. "Alright, I will keep him at my side." Light sighed in defeat, not looking forward to spending his time with a killer, but it couldn't be helped.

Now I just needed my best friend to come willingly. Hmm, it might be a tad bit difficult…

With the lie that we needed help turning on the DVD player, Akari ignorantly followed us into Misa's room. Once she had her back turned, we slammed the door shut and locked it, Misa creepily sticking the key in her bra.

Akari spun around and gulped, her eyes darting the room for an escape route. Unfortunately, there was only one and we were standing in front of it. Sharing mischievous looks, Misa and I lunged at Akari in an attempt to keep her from attacking.

It took about a good ten minutes before she finally agreed to endure the torture with me so the three of us changed into our pajamas and settled on Misa's king sized bed. "So what's first on the stupid list?" Akari asked defeatedly, already regretting everything.

Misa giggled and leaned over the edge of the bed, picking up a small basket with nail polish in it and setting it in the middle of our little circle. "First we do each other's nails," she explained, smiling from ear to ear. Then she opened the nightstand and tossed a neon pink bag next to the nail polish. "Next we do each other's makeup." Then she pointed to the television across from the bed. "Finally we end the night with a horror movie!"

My best friend perked up slightly, her eyes flickering with interest. "I'll admit that I'm looking forward to the last part at least." Misa beamed, glad she did something right to please the redhead.

Then the torture began. For our nails, Akari chose crimson/red, I chose deep sky blue, and Misa chose bright purple (because it apparently matched her pjs). A half hour later of random conversation and painting, all our nails were dry and colored.

Next was (insert gulp here) makeup. This is something I've always hated doing, and never done, but if it made Misa content and not irritating then I'd have to go through with it.

First, I watched patiently as Misa did Akari's makeup. For whatever reason she had, Akari remained tolerable and completely still, surprisingly not looking like she was about to kill the blonde as she applied blush.

"Sooo," Misa sang, gently applying a layer of dark blush to Akari's left cheek, "you and, uh, Beyond are dating, right?" Apparently word spread around quickly so I wasn't surprised she'd bluntly ask.

Stiffening up and closing her eyes as Misa carefully began putting on mascara, a small smile graced my best friend's lips. "Yep. Don't sound so jealous."

"What?!" Misa blushed and shook her head rapidly. "I'm not jealous! I've got Light!" I almost wanted to speak up and make her question the relationship she had with him, but I decided against it. If either of them had doubts then they should confront each other about it. Besides, I hate being an instigator on stuff like this.

Soon Akari's makeup was done, then the two of us cautiously began doing Misa's. Experiences at sleepovers for me never involved doing someone's makeup. Whenever Akari use to come over when I was young, we'd always play video games or watch movies. Doing girly activities like this was foreign to us.

Or at least I thought it was. Blush case in one hand, small brush in the other, Akari expertly began applying layers on Misa's rosey cheeks. I watched helplessly as she did all of the work; outlining the eyes with eyeliner, marking her eyelashes with dashes of mascara, and gradually applying red lipstick onto the lips. Overall, Akari mastered doing makeup because Misa looked amazing.

I stared wildly as the girls got ready to do my makeup. "Akari?" The redhead hummed and looked up briefly from picking out a new tube of lipstick. "Is that really you-?"

Smirking, she slipped a lighter shade into her palm and popped off the lid. "Mom would always make us do girl nights together, doing girly crap like this. That's how I know to do makeup." Smugly, she grabbed my chin and positioned it to where she wanted it. "Just so you know, it's not all that bad."

I felt the cool touch of the lipstick as it slid across my lips. "Hey, I'm not complaining." Before I could say anything else, she made me shut up so she wouldn't mess up. Misa then applied the mascara and eyeshadow. Finally Akari finished everything off with blush.

The three of us hurried over to the mirror to examine ourselves. Each one of us looked pretty decent, almost like professionals had did our makeup. Though I wasn't too attracted by all this, I had to admit that I looked good. At least it wasn't caked on like most celebrities nowadays.

Finally we ended off the girl night by crowding on the couch and putting in a sequel to one of the only horror movies I've ever watched: The Conjuring 2. It wasn't released publicly on video yet, but since Misa was famous she could literally get whatever she wanted to. Thus she obtained this.

As the previews were playing, we sat in the dark covering ourselves up with blankets. Akari sat on the right end, Misa on the left end, and me in the middle. I couldn't help but notice Misa's thoughtful look as she studied me. "What?" I asked, hoping my makeup wasn't messed up.

Through the dimness of the room, lit up by the flashing of the tv, I could see a spark gleaming in her eyes. "You like Ryuzaki, don't you?" Taken back by the sudden, and correct, question, I stumbled with my words.

"I-I, uh, wait you can't just- no, how did you-?"

"It's obvious," she replied, adding in a cheerful giggle. "The way you look at him with a passionate twinkle in your eye, and you seem to enjoy talking to him. By the looks of it, I'd say you're smitten~!" She sang the last word, nudging me playfully.

I was about to defend my, apparently unobvious, affection when my heart skipped a beat. Thinking about L made me rethink it. I believe… ah crap, I think I do really like L. I've adapted to his unique qualities and I've found myself smiling at everything he does, even if I don't externally do it. When I'm with him, I feel safe, like he'll always protect me even if he doesn't return my feelings. Clearly I've given him my full trust, and since he's allowed me to live in the hotels with him and kept me on this case, I'd hope he trusts me. Not to mention that he's as adorable as a panda.

Akari noticed my dreamy look as I slipped further into my thoughts so she pinched my cheek. Squeaking, I slapped her hand away and rubbed the spot where it hurt. "Hey! What was that for?!"

"You were drooling over L," she stated with 100% confidence. Misa bursted into laughter as I blushed, narrowing my eyes at her in playful hatred. "Aw, don't worry, we won't tell him that you wanna sleep with him until you feel comfortable with it."

This time I actually smacked her on the back of the head, my face a bright crimson color, burning up my cheeks. "Shut up!" I snapped, but didn't deny liking L. "The movie's starting."

With smug smiles they turned their attention to the screen, allowing me to breath a breath of relief. As I tried to enjoy the movie, I quickly realized it would be hard. Not because L was on my mind, but because I wanted to pee my pants every five minutes. Honestly, I don't know why I agreed to this because I can't watch a scary movies without covering my eyes, especially when it involves demons or ghosts that possess people. Those topics scare the living dummy of out me (heh, reference… I think)!

Before, I'd always have my dad with me, but now… Beside me, Misa squirmed, making me tense up. Akari didn't say anything, though I assumed she wouldn't be afraid of poltergeists that easily.

Of course it had to start off in Amityville (SPOILERS ALL AROUND). None of us spoke as the scene progressed to three years later, in England. We got a little insight on the family, but probably only because they'd get killed off sooner or later. Then the creepiness began. Raspy voice of an old man, shadowy figure beside the bed, mysterious rolling fire truck, creepy poundings, channel changing. Suddenly the mood gets tense as Janet (a character) goes looking for the remote, of all things. I hid my eyes under the cover until Misa shrieked, causing me to look up and instantly regret it as I saw a ghostly figure growl the repeated phrase "MY HOUSE" and scare the crap out of, not only Janet, but the three of us. More screaming, not just from the movie, and finally the police are called, the ghosts even having them spooked.

A couple of times I felt Akari jolt next to me, only when I wasn't shoving the blanket over my eyes. Both girls scooted closer to me for a sense of protection. Yeah, like that helped. Demons and screaming, it was hard to not want to run out of the room. Especially when Billy was getting followed by a demon, a creepy rhyme is echoed, and a woman starts foaming at the mouth! By this time, both girls had latched onto each of my arms as I brought my knees up to me and hid my eyes briefly behind them.

Finally all of Hell breaks loose. The woman starts acting possessed, destroying most of the kitchen in a scene, and a mysterious riddle from a demon needs to be solved. Then, all of Hell breaks loose in our hotel room. The three of us are on the edge of our seats, sweaty bodies squished together. The tension is high as the two main characters break into the house with the demon in it.

Just as the movie is at it's peak, the demon appears. I don't know why this was the scariest part, probably because of the built up tension, but the three of us scream bloody murder. (SPOILER ENDS!)

Bolting off the couch, we abandoned the movie to take off down the hallway and crash into the room down the hall where Light, Beyond, and L were the only ones in. Misa and I still connected, we scrambled to L and Light and attached ourselves to them in terror. Akari tumbled into Beyond, sending both of them flying onto the carpet.

I wrapped my arms around the slender man in front of me, burying my face into his soft white shirt. Misa squeezed the life out of Light who could barely breath as he tried to pull her off him. Beyond and Akari looked like they were wrestling on the floor.

"Yuki-?" I dared a look at L who stared at me with curious, wide eyes. "Is something the matter?" When I only replied by shoving my face back into his chest, he sighed, his body shifting to relax. Slowly his arms laid around me in an awkward attempt to comfort me.

"Light!" Misa exclaimed when Light finally removed her from him. "We just watched one of the scariest movies of all time! Can you hold me?" She attempted to strangle him with love again, but he only allowed her to latch onto his arm.

While Misa childishly bugged Light, I sighed heavily into L's shirt, then breathed in his comforting scent. Stupid horror movie. Making me act like a freaking child… Gah! I'm such a baka! Composing myself, I went to pull away when his grip on me tightened protectively. His chin rested on my head as our breathing slowly became in sync.

Beyond and Akari scrambled up from the floor, brushing themselves off and gathering their dignity. "We're gonna go… to our… room now…" Beyond smirked and dragged a blushing Akari behind him, disappearing into the hallway.

L and I took one look at each other and let go of our hold, backing slightly away with embarrassment. Misa clung onto Light, an anxious look in her eyes as she gazed up at him. "Light, can I sleep with you tonight?"

Next to me the detective widened his eyes slightly, a realization passing through them. Since he and Light were connected, if Misa slept with Light, that meant that she had to sleep with L too! I smirked. "Aw, L, don't look so afraid. Misa won't bite."

Catching me off guard, a slight smirked graced his lips. "You forgot that you are also handcuffed to Misa." Gaping, I realized that I'd totally skipped that fact. I found L's eyes and my cheeks began to burn.

Whipping to Misa, I glared at her, letting her know how I felt. "No. Way." Instead of pulling the chain connecting us, I seized her wrist and yanked her behind me while making a beeline for the door. "Good night everyone! I'll remember you all in therapy!"

That night, Misa and I warmed ourselves under the cozy covers of her bed, totally abandoning the rest of the movie. Although I was tired, I couldn't sleep. My eyes soon wandered around the room as they adjusted, trailing up the walls and up to the ceiling. Suddenly, I spotted something in the corner of the walls on the other side of the room.

A security camera. Directed at the living area, which included the couch. For the millionth time that night, my heartbeat quickened as I realized that L had seen/heard everything we said on the couch before the movie.

I've screwed myself up so much.

It doesn't help when I'm describing the horror movie while reading the summary at 1 in the morning… Did you hear that creak in the floorboards? *laughs nervously* Yeah, m-me neither.

This chapter was longer than I expected, but that's okay. It will have to do for my future two week absence ~

Oh and if any of you care (which I doubt) I just finished watching Tokyo Ghoul… and I totally cried at the end… to those of you who don't know why, I won't say anything, but… *sniffles* I will hide the spoilers so you can feel the feels yourself. (Wow was that even a reference?)

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