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Sorry I've been slow to update, I've had a bit of writer's block.
Also, I'm going to a work conference this weekend so I will be MIA until about Tuesday, until then!

Caroline pulled herself out of an amazingly deep sleep in great annoyance. Somewhere far off in the distance a phone was ringing and she wished that someone would make it cease so she could slip back into her peaceful dreams. After a few more moments of the offending noise it registered with her that it was her phone that was ringing. She opened her eyes in the darkened room and blindly groped for her phone. She sighed and put the speaker to her ear. "Yes?" she asked tiredly.

"I'm sorry to wake you Abby, but you might want to get down here."

Caroline heard muted thuds and something that sounded suspiciously like yelling. "Matsuda? What the heck is going on?"

"Well, um. Light and Ryuzaki are fighting." More thuds and shouts could be heard in the background.

Caroline jack-knifed out of bed and quickly tried to find decent clothing. "Fighting? As in they are physically trading blows?" Caroline couldn't believe it. She didn't expect L or Light to ever come to physical violence.

"Yes it's hard for us to believe as well." Matsuda chuckled quietly. "Actually they're both really quite good."

Caroline frowned as she pulled on the first thing she could find. A pair of black lounge shorts and one of L's endless supply of long-sleeved white shirts. She frowned and said. "This is hardly funny, I am on my way."

She cut the connection and ran down the hallway and practically flew down the stairs. Every step she took she could hear the commotion getting louder. She finally rounded the doorway of the main research room and stopped dead in her tracks. She really just couldn't believe it, right there in front of her were L and Light, beating the ever living shit out of each other.

She marched right up to L and pulled him off of the younger boy. Both men were bruised and banged up and sported a few various cuts. She pushed Light back and then glared between the two of them. "Just what in the name of all that is Holy do you two think you're doing?"

Light snarled and turned away while L stared at him impassively. Caroline put her hands on her hips and stared at the two in disbelief. "Are you serious? We are all adults here. If someone doesn't give me an answer soon I'm going to start beating the snot out of you two."

L looked over at her and said, "I merely announced that I wished to be tied to him for the remainder of the investigation. I do not want him out of my sight until this is over."

Light turned back towards L with his fists bawled. "You are insane, I am not Kira."

L shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well then you would have nothing to lose. " He then turned his attention back to Caroline. "When I made my suggestion Light did the idiotic thing and engaged in a physical fight."

Caroline rolled her eyes and said, "I think you're both idiotic. Go and clean yourselves up. We will clear this matter up like civilized adults when you both calm down. In case you've both forgotten we have a serial killer to catch."

The men stalked off in different directions and Caroline sighed heavily. The last thing she needed was the head of the investigation and his now unofficial prime subject fighting every time she closed her eyes. She walked into the kitchen and poured a quick cup of coffee before heading back into the main research room. Mr. Yagami was currently at the computer studying something closely. Caroline walked over to where he sat and said, "How are things coming along this morning despite the previous distraction?"

Mr. Yagami furrowed his brow and said, "I'm not quite sure if this means anything, but the latest string of Kira killings have directly affected a company called the Yotsuba Corporation."

Caroline leaned closely to Mr. Yagami and peered at the screen in front of him. "I'm listening."

Mr. Yagami pointed to a few of the victim's names on the screen and said, "Each one of the victim's deaths have directly profited Yotsuba."

"I'm listening very intently." She moved to an open computer and pulled up direct communication with Watari.

At this moment L emerged from the hallway and came close to Caroline. "What are you looking at Abby?"

Caroline's eyes never left the screen as she awaited Watari. She waved L off and said, "Don't speak to me, I'm angry with you." Before L could say anything else Watari appeared. "Watari I need you to compile any and all information on the Yotsuba Corporation. I need everything we can get: personnel files, financial records, everything."

Watari nodded his head and said, "I will e-mail the file to you shortly."

Before she could thank him Watari cut the line and Caroline, completely ignoring L's questioning look, turned back to Mr. Yagami with a smile. "You are brilliant." She turned back to L and frowned. He had changed his shirt but his face was still riddled with abrasions. "Ryuzaki did you even bother to wash your face?" At his answering blank stare Caroline sighed and motioned for him to follow her. "Come along then."

L followed her into the nearest bathroom and Caroline pulled down disinfectant and cotton balls from the medicine cabinet. He sat on the edge of the tub as she instructed and she told him of Mr. Yagami's findings as she cleaned his wounds. L merely nodded at all the information she gave him and she frowned. "What's wrong?"

"It's interesting that the killings were seemingly random until Light's imprisonment. Only after have they had anything to do with Yotsuba." L sighd quietly.

Caroline's hand stilled and she focused on L's face. "You already knew about Yotsuba didn't you?"

L nodded and said, "I've known for a few days."

Caroline scowled. "I should have let Light continue to kick your ass. What are you thinking knowing of a lead and not following it through? Are you that obsessed with proving that Light is Kira?"

L frowned and pushed her hand away and stared to pace the bathroom. "I cannot so easily trust Light as the rest of you do."

Caroline stood and placed her hands on her hips and frowed at L. Se felt that their first real argument was brewing. "Excuse me but not all of the rest of us trust Light you know."

L looked over at her with his wide, expressionless gaze. "You are very quick to jump to conclusions and defend yourself you know."

Caroline could practically begin to feel her eyes burn with anger. "Oh? do you think I'm Kira now too?"

L shoved his hands in his pockets and shook his head. He looked down at the floor and said, "See, you're jumping to conclusions again. I've never said that at all."

Caroline huffed angrily and began to save the first aid kit roughly. "Like I said, not all of us trust Light. She turned her gaze on L as she reached for the door and said, "I trust you."

Just as Caroline turned the door knob she felt a soft tug on her hand. She looked down and saw that L was holding her hand in his. She turned towards him and he was looking down at it sadly. "I'm sorry, I've never been like this with anyone before so I don't really comprehend how I'm supposed to act." L looked up at her sadly and said, "I think the investigation is even beginning to affect me. I have had no motivation and felt slightly depressed over not having a veasible Kira suspect and I've spent so much time focusing on Light. I have been investigating Yotsuba, but I've been keeping it quiet until I dug up more information."

Caroline sighed and squeezed L's hand. "I'm sorry, you're right. I have jumped to conclusions. I'm just as antsy as you are." Caroline looked up at L and smiled slightly. "You know that I love you?"

L smiled sllightly and said, "Yes, and I you." They exited the bathroom then and L turned to go into the investigation room while Caroline went in the opposite direction for coffee. L turned back to her and said, "Oh and by the way, Light was most definitely not kicking my ass."