A/N: So... This wasn't a ridiculously long wait for an update... . I'm sorry guys, I have the worse of luck. I had SO many power outages and then I got strep throat and- Nope. I'm not getting into this. You all probably just want to get to the story and I'm holding you up. Go now children! Go! And don't forget my Three R's. Sorry if I haven't replied to reviews (I can't remember) but I'm going to get to the new ones. Promise! :D
Chapter 4: Feelings
"So, what did Misa say?" Light asked as he walked next to L. The two stood to watch Misa talk animatedly to Matsuda.
"She's dense. That is about all I can say on this matter." L answered, watching as Misa laughed at something Matsuda said.
"Yeah, I know. Does my Dad know how to choose them or what?" Light tried to joke. L stayed uncaring.
"You are not humorous." L stated, shoving his hands into his pockets.
"Look, I understand that your probably really angry about what I did-"
"No. I'm fine. You have done nothing. I, L Lawliet, have just met you, Raito Yagami, who is also my best friend's fiance. I have absolutely no feelings for you." L answered. He was lying but he knew that Light could not tell.
"Then we're both just going to continue on only to make Misa happy?" Light asked, sounding upset.
"This all started because of Misa, am I right? Then we should continue whatever it is that this is for her sake. She is the only one who seems to matter anyway." L explained before walking to Misa and Matsuda. Light sighed.
"Fine."
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Later that night Light and Misa were leaving the movie theatre. Misa had herself wrapped around Light's arm as they walked to the car. She yawned, looking extremely bored (just as she felt) while Light was smiling a genuine smile.
"That was a great movie." He stated as they walked. Misa looked up at him.
"Really? You thought so? I didn't get it." Misa answered honestly. She never wanted to see a mystery movie, she wanted to see a comedy or a romance.
"It was so obvious though. The clues lead right towards the Dad if you were paying attention." Light explained. Misa frowned. If it was so obvious then how come she didn't get it?
"But his wife was the one who was murdered... Why would he kill his own wife?" She asked, trying her hardest to remember everything from the movie and piece it together. She tried and she tried, but none of it added up to her.
"Didn't you pay any attention at all? Everyone knew right away that the guy was crazy." Light answered and Misa's frown grew.
She did pay attention, she did try to understand who the murderer was. She watched the whole movie and spent the whole time trying to find the ending before it was told and she just could not come up with anything. Nothing clicked. Her mind didn't work like that and she thought that by then Light would understand that much about her. Why couldn't he just accept that she didn't get it instead of ridiculing her like a child?
They made it to Light's car and he opened the door for Misa.
"What's the matter?" Light asked. Misa shook her head and sat in the seat.
"Nothing."
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"..."
"What?"
"I didn't say anything."
"Yeah, but you were glaring."
"Is that a crime?"
"When holes are being burnt through my head, yes. It is." Matt paused his game to look at Mello. The blond looked really angry. He looked pissed, and it was bugging Matt. There was no reason for him to be this mad. He hadn't even done anything!
"Do you need a band aid?" Mello mocked, taking out a chocolate bar and biting off a huge corner of it. Matt stared.
"No thanks. You'd take one look at it and burn right through that too." Matt answered back. Mello narrowed his eyes. "Seriously, Mello. What's wrong?"
Mello folded his arms and chewed thoughtfully on his chocolate bar. They both were sitting on the couch in their apartment and Mello had his feet on the table while Matt was slowly sinking into the cuishons.
"I was thinking..." Mello trailed off, not sure how to word his sentence. Matt rolled his eyes.
"No way."
That got him a smack upside his head.
"I was thinking about that nurse back at the hospital the other day." Mello answered through grit teeth. Matt was the one who wanted to know what he was thinking and so he was not allowed to be sarcastic.
Matt became serious. He remembered passing by the nurse and seeing her. He looked fully at Mello.
"You mean Sayu?" Matt asked, even though he already knew the answer.
"Yeah. Didn't Light say his sister was the nurse? That would mean that Light and Sayu..."
"Not possible." Matt answered quickly. He sat up, suddenly very uncomfortable. "She... She would have told me..."
"I don't like her. She ruined everything. We should stay away from that place for now on." Mello stated.
"She also helped a lot of things."
"Matt, just because you can't get over her doesn't mean I'm going to let you be blind. She used us, used all three of us! There's no way I'm accepting her, so stay away from her. She's nothing but trouble." Mello explained, placing one foot on the ground.
"She's not horrible, Mello."
"Yeah, but she ain't no Saint either."
Matt sighed and returned to his video game. He no longer felt eyes trying to incinerate him. He only felt confused.
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"Near..." Sayu got the teenager's attention. He stopped playing with his toy robot.
"Yes?" He asked.
"I met your brother not too long ago." She felt as if she were confessing a huge secret. In a way, she was about to.
"I see..." Near answered, unsure of what to make of the situation.
"He's really strange. I like him, a lot. And I think he likes me too." She explained, forcing a small smile. Near frowned.
"If that's true then why do you look so upset?" Near asked. Sayu knew he would see right through her. She wasn't as good at lying as her brother was, unfortunately.
"I also ran into two other people..."
"And they were?"
"... Matt and Mello..."
"..."
Near understood why she was acting strange then. He understood a lot. The situation was getting dangerous and he had to do something.
"Did you speak with them?" He finally asked.
"No." She answered truthfully.
"Good. Then there's nothing to worry about. They won't bother us unless we bother them." Near explained.
"My exisistance bothers them." Sayu stated.
"Trust me, Sayu. We'll all be fine."
Near couldn't even believe his own words.
"Okay. Yeah... We'll be just fine."
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Ring. Ring ring. Ring.
"Hi, this is Light. I'm no-"
Soichiro hung up the phone, took a deep breath and redialed.
"He's not going to answer."
He turned, finger hovering over the call button, to look at his wife in the doorway.
"He won't talk to you unless he needs to. You ruined everything for him."
"I made him better."
"If you made him better then he would answer the phone."
Soichiro looked at the phone in his hand as his wife walked away. He called five times that day and no answer. What if there was an emergency? What if he needed to get into contact with his son because- no. Light had an emergency phone that Soichiro would call. Well, what if he needed something? Surely his son owed him that much for all he's done to help him- no. Light was too thick headed. Maybe there was an emergency with Misa, or college, or- no. Light would answer his phone anyways. That meant only one thing.
His son was ignoring him.
Getting annoyed, he pressed the call button and listened.
Ring. Ring ring. Ring. Ring ring. Ring. Ring ring. Ring.
"Hi, this is Light. I'm no-"
He hung up again.
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Matsuda sat there in his office, smiling at the mental image of how beautiful Misa looked holding those roses. He was a friend of Soichiro and therefore met Light and Misa long before he was asked to be their wedding planner, and the first moment he laid eyes on her he knew he was in love. Undying, burning, and all holy love.
And he knew he couldn't have her.
For she was with the perfect boyfriend, Light Yagami. Matsuda was nothing compared to that picture perfect model.
So he sat and mourned about how he always went ignored, even in the most important of times.