Name: Ulterior Motive

Word Count: 198

Characters: Reader x L

Author's Notes: I don't know why, but I suddenly just got the idea to do this…It amused me…And as to how he got in your apartment….he has his ways…

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The sound of a wrench turning startled you from your slumber. You sat up on your bed and looked around your bedroom frantically, your heart beating wildly in your chest.

Had someone just broken into your apartment?! There certainly were a lot of burglaries going on in your neighborhood recently. The only light that penetrated the shadows was the faint amount of moonlight that was coming in through your window.

"W-who's there?" You called out.

"Just w-what do you want, you pervert?!"

"I'm a pervert?" The figure spoke and you instantly recognized the voice.

"L! What are you doing here?"

For the first time since you had known him, you actually heard L stammer.

"I'm…uh…Installing cameras," he mumbled.

"Cameras? For what?" You asked. There was a pause.

"For your protection, of course! From the recent burglaries. Yes. I'm afraid that your apartment could be at risk. There is a forty-seven percent chance that your-"

"L," you sighed as you gave him "the look."

He shuffled his feet and looked at the floor. You knew he was lying, but you decided to play along.

"If you're that worried about me, why don't you just stay here with me tonight?"