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So, lovely Friday afternoon, kept getting let outside where the whole class did absolutely fuck-all nothing... Wrote another 13 of these while everyone else socialized. Just me and my laptop, chillin'.

I'm a failure in the social department and I know it. Let's ignore that painfully obvious fact, yeah?

Batman

L had a rather… odd sense of humor, Light found out one day.

It was a day that Light had decided to go to class and L had tagged along, in a surprisingly chipper mood. Light didn't know what had brought it on, but he wasn't about to question the fact that L was actually up and making breakfast before Light was.

It was an anomaly, and Light had treaded carefully around L all day, afraid that one misstep might make the world end or something. L was never, never happy like this in the morning.

On their way out of school, a girl that sat by Light in a few of his classes had stopped them, wanting to be introduced to Light's new "friend."

After talking for awhile, a topic change had led the girl to spilling her heart about her relationship problems- not a good move, Light was to conclude later.

"I'm having serious relationship issues! My boyfriend says he wants to see other girls and I don't know how to convince him to stay with me!" she wailed. Desperately, she turned to L, asking, "Do you have any advice? You seem so educated!"

L paused for a moment, thinking, before a smirk slid across his face- the first warning sign that L was going to do something to fuck with the girl- and he replied, "Actually, I do."

The girl brightened, wiping the runny mascara off of her cheeks and gave L a watery smile. "Really? Oh, my God, I'm so happy."

"It's quite simple, really," L explained calmly. "We kill the Batman."

Silence. And then-

Light buried his face in his hand, stifling a startled laugh as the girl stuttered out, "What- what the hell? Are you kidding me right now? This is serious! I'm having relationship issues, dude!"

L simply cocked his head to the side. "Why so serious?"

The girl bristled at this, leveling a heavy glare upon L. "Was that genuine or just another Joker reference?!"

"I know how you feel," L started, and Light couldn't help but smile, because L improvising like this was pretty fucking hilarious, at least to him. And, in a way, he really couldn't feel sorry for the girl, because this was the same chick that went through about 2 boyfriends per week. Divine retribution and karma and all that.

"So, I had a girlfriend," L said conversationally. "She was quite beautiful, just like you. She used to tell me that I ought to smile more."

"Seriously? You should just… oh, my God. Just… fuck off, okay?" the girl said, shaking her head in disgust.

"A little fight in you, I see," L said, and then as the girl walked off, called after her, "I like that!"