Dread Summons Met

Missa walked in to the investigation room with a smug look on her face. She had done it. She could now prove to Light that she was competent. A few coy glances and choice words had proved that she could be on par with the boys. But they surely wouldn’t see it as the cautious yet aggressive move that it was.

Especially Light. He wouldn’t understand until he had his memories back. Be patient Missa. He will appreciate it when he knows what it is that you have done. But he can’t know just yet. Soon though.

Rem wants Missa to explain it to Light and that’s what Missa will do. She will get Light alone where Ryuzaki can’t hear and tell him. Tell him all about how she seduced the current Kira, Higuchi into a full confession. Yeck. Missa Missa really dislikes that lecherous old man.

Light would find away to kill Higuchi and get the notebook back. He was so smart.

But when she reveals what she’s done she must be careful. Or Ryuzaki will be even more suspicious of Missa. ‘But it doesn’t really matter because Light and I will soon have the book. And Light will destroy L. That is a given. But still, she had grown to like Ryuzaki…’she pushed the thoughts from her head. It must be done for Light and Missa’s world order.

She couldn’t help but hold a sense of pride with her self. She had succeeded where Ryuzaki could not. She had irrefutable proof that Higuchi is the current Kira.

“Ryuzaki, Higuchi is Kira!” She sauntered in to the investigation room. The cosplay nurse outfit giving her an undeniable sense of confidence. She felt as though she could conquer the world and that is what she was about to do.

Light and Missa. Forever.

Missa asked to see Light but she was denied on all fronts. They told her that Light was ill at the moment and didn’t want Missa to see him in his state. By the third day of asking to see Light she was so frustrated that she canceled three photo shoots. Something she had never done before.

Ryuzaki was worried that Higuchi would take note of Missa’s absence. But Missa refused to leave the building while Light was so sick. Instead she sent him love notes and made soup for Watari to bring him.

Light spent his days falling deeper into depression mingled with delirium.

He was sick; any one in the investigation team could see that. He had been bedridden since the doctor came, but they did not know what had happened to Light’s eye. Only L, the chief and Watari knew the answer to that, and they weren’t talking.

L didn’t go to Light since he had irrefutable proof that Higuchi was Kira. He watched Light’s deteriorating mind over a screen. Three times he had to be restrained by Watari because Light had tried to hurt himself. The rest of the investigation team had long since been forbade to look in on Light.

But no one took much notice. They were busy planning an operation of the most importance. They were about to catch Kira. The tension in the investigation room was palpable.

Soon the time came when they would bring Higuchi down; L trudged up the stairs towards Light’s and his room. He crossed the hall and paused momentarily to gaze at the door. He opened it.

When Light saw L, he was simultaneously filled with relief and then anger. But none of these emotions were shown as Light lay on the bed, on his side. Books lay strewn across the floor. He curled more into himself as L approached. He felt a hand rest on his shoulder lightly.

His rage won the fight with his joy for dominance. Light gripped the hand that was on his shoulder tightly. Feeling the fingers twist uncomfortably in his hand.

“What do you want?”

“To talk.”

“So talk.”

“I’m sorry Raito kun, I have been very busy lately. We are attempting to capture Kira tonight.”

“Ah, but you’ve already captured him.” There was a long moment of silence between them. Until L took Light in his arms and just held him for a moment.

“I want to be some one else.” Light confessed as he burrowed deeper into L.

“I like Raito kun the way he is, well when he is himself.”

“Really L? You like being lied to and manipulated? Because if I am Kira that’s what I have been doing.”

“Perhaps, but I enjoy deciphering those lies for myself. Incase you haven’t notice Raito kun, I’m pretty smart. I had figured you would be liar from the very beginning. When you were nothing more than a picture and paper to me.”

“Maybe I’m not the one who needs restraints.” Light mocked but L shivered.

“I’ve had my share of restraints Raito kun.” Light held his breath, had L just revealed something about himself to Light?

“You are playing with fire L.”

“It seems to be a hobby of mine… Light I have a feeling a lot will change after tonight. After we get Higuchi. I want you to know that I have enjoyed our friendship. I’m sorry that I took advantage of you while you were under my care…” There was a long pause.

It seemed that Light would not be accepting L’s apology any time soon.

“L, thank you.”

“For what Raito kun?”

“I have the distinct feeling that all of this,” He made a sweeping hand gesture, “no matter how horrible it’s been, has been for my benefit. But… I’m sorry.” L’s brow furrowed.

“I am getting the impression that Raito kun will attempt something soon.” Light merely shrugged.

They held each other both comfortable not wanting it to end. But the time had soon come and L rose.

“Please lay still Raito kun. I need to put the restraints on.”

“Why?” Light cried in anguish sitting up on the mattress.

“If tonight when we capture the third Kira, I want to make sure that you are secured incase the power and your memories transfer back to you.” Answered L truthfully

Light seemed to wilt on the spot. His eye now filled with anguish. He lay down and stared at the ceiling vacantly. L pulled the restraints that the doctor had brought and started securing Light’s hands and feet.

When he finished he cupped Light’s face.

“Does your eye hurt?”

“No, it’s all right.”

“I love you.”

“I…I love you to.” L tenderly kissed Light on the lips and then again on his forehead. He realized that he wanted to keep Light like this, but he knew he couldn’t.

A part of him was thrilled that the chances were high that the old Light would be coming back. He had missed the competition with Kira. It was sad and sick that he wanted to restore Light to his serial killer self. He couldn’t explain it to himself.

“L, Please… be careful. And there is something else. If that… that happens and I turn back to Kira. Please just kill me. Please.”

“I’m sorry Raito kun, I cannot do that.” Tears sprang into Light’s eyes.

“You would have me die by lethal injection? Completely stripped of anything that had made me who I am. You would rather me rot in a cell?”

“Raito please calm yourself.”

“What does it matter L? I’m restrained I can’t hurt you or myself what does it matter anymore? You have taken every ounce of control that I once had. You have whittled me down into an acceptable version of myself…. Do you Love me or Kira?”

“I love you. All of you. No matter how much it vexes me… I love all of you and I’m damned for it.”

“So is that what you will say when you go back to what ever rock you crawled out from under? That I seduced you and damned you in the same play? Will you be more broken than you are now? Having lost some one you claim was precious to you? But you knew from the very beginning, didn’t you L. You knew you were falling.

“You once asked me if I enjoyed playing the victim. I am now as sure as I have ever been that YOU are the one who enjoys playing the victim. Pity me. That is what you say to me. TO ME! The supposed murderer you have strapped to your bed. The student that you have drugged up so, that he cannot tell dreams from reality. The Teenager you have seduced. If you forget everything that has happened these short months L, remember that! Remember that it was you! You were the seducer! You were the one who asked for love from a murderer.

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When they locked Missa in her room she raged and screamed for a full half hour pounding fiercely on the door.

They were off being boys and capturing the bad guy with the black cowboy hat and she, the poor simple girl, was left here alone to await their return.

But she knew, Light was in no condition to be accompanying Ryuzaki. This may be her only chance for some time alone with her intended. And she had swiped something from Matsuda’s pocket before he departed. Her key card to the door.

Ryuzaki had assured that Missa would have a lock on both sides of her door. For at least the appearance of privacy, even though she had to ask nicely for the card when ever she wanted to go out.

She had resented Ryuzaki for thinking her so simple to be easily placated with that. Of course she knew she was under twenty-four hour surveillance, lucky for her she was a bit of an exhibitionist, and a damn good actor. She easily filled the role of simple little model. All looks no brains. And even when she didn’t know that she and Light had been Kira, the act was her nature. It was a sure fire way to get what she wanted.

After all no one expected the adorable Missa to have a brain behind that pretty face. She sneered. Whatever.

When no noise could be heard on the other side of the door she retrieved her small pink corduroy purse and rummaged through it looking for all the tools she may need. She retrieved a nail file, her Hello kitty flashlight key chain and her compact. She stuffed her cute black and red checkered wallet in her pocket and Left the room.

She had only been to Light’s room twice since detainment. And she wondered if she remembered the way. She wandered through the halls inspecting each door and her memory. Until finally she arrived at a heavy oak door that she immediately recognized as Light’s room.

But her squeal had fallen short when she looked at the security device. It was a keypad with numbers. Not a key card system.

“Oh. Ok Missa this is good! You can do this!” She pumped her fist into the air and retrieved her compact from her purse. She roughed up the caked powder until a sufficient amount of powder was loose. She had only seen this on a cartoon once but damnit she would at least try.

She held the compact close to the keypad and blew the powder onto the pad. Miraculously the powder stuck to L’s sticky fingerprints. No doubt because he was always eating something sweat that they were so thick.

“All right! Ok think Missa think. How can I tell what order they went in? Well L always touches things with delicate fingers… and the first number should be the darkest because Ryuzaki’s finger would start to lose the stickiness as he typed more numbers.” She pondered to herself.

“So the first number should be the darkest! And the last number should be a full print, because he would finish the sequence with a sense of finality by pushing the whole finger down on that key. OHHHH MISSA IS SO SMART!!!” She grinned and danced around in her spot.

“But the middle ones I cant be positive about… And what if the number was repeated?” She inspected it thoroughly for a few minutes. After she was sure she had the code she took a deep breath. There were two overlapping sticky prints so that would mean…

“077643” She entered it and the door clicked. She stopped breathing and turned the knob. When it swung open her eyes went wide.

“YES! I ROCK!” She flew into the room stopping in her tracks when she saw Light staring at her from the bed. “Light! What has Ryuzaki done?” She flew towards the bed and hastened to unfasten him from the bed.

“Ohhhh I can’t believe that Ryuzaki has done this! This is just too cruel!” She was near tears as she finished unfastening Light and then flung her self into his arms. Light was still too shocked.

“What… have you done Missa?”

“I came here, I escaped because I need to tell you something Light!” She said weeping into his shoulder not caring if her black mascara was running. “We should just escape Light. I can’t stand that Ryuzaki has been treating you like this.”

“It’s to stop me Missa, can’t you see I might be Kira.” She stopped crying and looked up into Light’s terrifying blank stare.”

“But Light… You are Kira.”