Light woke up, hearing the buzzing of his alarm clock. He reached and turned it off. Another day at school, he thought. Same old shit, different day. He shuffled across the

room to his shower, got in and began to think about his ex-girlfriend Kate. He had dumped Kate several weeks ago, and was still angry about why he had to end it. She

wasnt' ready to accept me for who I was, he thought. Only problem is how to find somebody who DOES. How to find a new one at school though. That would seem to be the

most logical thing to do. He shampooed his hair and began thinking about what he'd just concluded. That's it. By this weekend I will have a date with somebody at my

school. Light felt better, resolving to himself that he would not be lonely for much longer. With that resolution, he went back to his room and began to get dressed.

Afterward, he went downstairs and poured himself a cappuccino. He sipped it gradually and looked at his watch. Shit, I've got to go. He put his drink in a coffee thermos

and ran out to his car. As he drove to school, he thought about his lack of a girlfriend. It made him a little sad that he couldn't concentrate without his thoughts drifting

back to her. Snap out of it, you've got to move on, Light. Kate was nothing, stop thinking about her. Get your shit together. He drew a deep breath and pulled into his

school's parking lot. He walked to his first class, Anatomy. When he arrived, he saw a boy he didn't recognize sitting in the seat next to him. The newcomer was The boy

was tall and lanky with black untidy hair. He was built like an athlete. Light hadn't noticed him before because of the strange way he was sitting. He didn't want to be

rude, so he introduced himself to the boy.

"Light Yagami. Nice to meet you." He extended his hand to the boy, who looked at him strangely, then took his hand.

"I'm L," he said. His voice was strange. Not unpleasant, but...eerily calm. Light looked at his watch. He remembered that his girlfriend had given him that watch for their

anniversary. Light sighed regretfully and continued working. He noticed L staring at him, which made him slightly uncomfortable. He averted his gaze and listened to the

teacher who was droning on about the limbic system. Light half-listened until he felt something brush against his wrist. He looked down to see L handing him a small

piece of paper. Light opened it carefully under his desk. What's wrong? You seem troubled. Light felt a little embarrassed that his emotions had been that obvious. He

scribbled Just ended relationship of rather long standing. Still hurting a bit. He handed the note back to L, who seemed surprised at Light's candor. L was just about to

scribble a reply when the class bell rang, signaling the end of the period. Damn, Light thought. Just when I thought class was getting interesting. He looked to the seat

next to him, hoping to ask L what he planned to write in the note, but was surprised to find L gone. Strange, thought Light. He walked to his next class.

At the end of the day, he walked to the student lounge, where he saw L sitting alone. He sat down next to L.

"Didn't mean to pry earlier," L said. "You just looked upset about something. You know what you need? A night at the movies. My treat. There's a new one playing. We'll

go right now. My car's parked just outside. What do you say?"

Light considered the offer. I could use a night out. Might help me get my mind off Kate.

"All right. Sounds like fun," Light said. "I need this. Thanks, L."

"No problem," L replied. Soon they were at the parking lot. L opened the door to his car. It was a blue Honda. "What was her name?" L asked.

"Kate." Light didn't know why he felt comfortable talking about this with a boy he'd just met. He felt that he could trust the boy. "We were together for about a year."

"What happened? If you don't mind my asking."

"We...just had a falling out," Light replied vaguely.

"There's more to it than that," L pressed as he got onto the highway that led to the theater.

"She found out something about me that she didn't like."

"Which was...?" Light hesitated before finally replying,

"She found out that I'm bisexual." L looked surprised.

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah. Stupid, isn't it?"

"Not stupid, just surprising."

"Why surprising?" Light asked.

"Because the same thing happened to me about six months ago. I've moved on since then, though. I realized that it was just part of who I am and she wasn't ready to

accept that. So it's better this way."

"How long have you known that you're...bi?" Light asked.

"Since I was six," L replied sarcastically.

They had arrived at the theater. L opened the door to his car. He and Light walked to the theater. Light hadn't noticed L's strange walk. He walked hunched over, like an
old man. It was strange. But, pretty much everything he knew about L was strange up to this point. Light looked at L quizzically.

"Is this a date or something?" Light asked jokingly.

"Sort of," L replied with a smile.