Warnings for this chapter: blood, excrements, serious injury

Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note. This is a non-profit fan work.

Breakt the Haughty - Chapter XV

Misa was sweating. After dragging her boyfriend down the corridor, carefully opening the door without having it fall shut when she squeezed through with Light in her arms and pulling him in the middle of the room, she felt too exhausted to try and heave him onto the bright white bed. Very gently, she lowered him to the floor.

"What happened to you?" she breathed, tears welling up.

The blood-stained towel was only the horrible culmination of a series of atrocities. His right hand was bandaged, with the middle finger seemingly splinted. And his face, his beautiful face! A swollen black eye almost hid the brown iris Misa loved so much and his right cheek was scabbed underneath the blood-shot eye. It looked as if someone had beaten him up. But why? Light said he was with the police. But policemen didn't go around beating up university students. She was glad she had not listened to him. Now she could be here for him and make it all better!

It was really hard not to kiss him and stroke him and bombard him with questions, but she had to remain professional. Like a real chambermaid. If this was really connected to the investigation, the police might be watching. It didn't look like it at all, though. The room was too messy to look professional and except for a laptop and a pile of books, there was nothing investigative about it. Still, she tore away from Light to get his bag and suitcase and put both of them in front of the large wardrobe. Then, she closed the door and kneeled down next to him.

"I will call for medical attention right away, Yagami-san!" She attempted to pick up the phone, but a surprisingly strong hand gripped her by the leg.

She shrieked. It really hurt!

"No you won't!" hissed Light. "You will leave and clean up the corridor and you will not come back in, understand?"

There was no way Misa was leaving him.

"But what about you? I can't just leave you here on the floor, Yagami-san! You need-"

Light convulsed with pain and groaned loudly, scaring Misa. She was right to stay by his side!

"I-I-I will call an ambulance!" she stuttered. She looked helplessly at Ryuk who was watching them from the far side of the room. Misa wanted to scream at him to do something, but it would be weird if she should be recorded.

"Please don't." she heard Light's voice, hoarse and only a whisper. "Let me keep my pride."

Misa couldn't help but cry. This was not her Light, not how she knew him. She kneeled down next to him.

"What happened to you?" she repeated, almost inaudible.

"A stupid accident." Light looked up at her, a fleeting smile on his face. Misa returned the smile shyly. She was still not sure if he had recognised her. Maybe he had noticed her look at the shinigami. There was no way to find out for sure without blowing the cover, so she just had to continue being the chambermaid.

"Your towel is all red." she said. "You are bleeding. Are you sure you don't need medical attention?"

Light nodded slightly, but his face distorted into a grimace and he doubled over, a heart-wrenching scream piercing the silence of the room.

Misa threw her hands up in horror.

"What's wrong-?!" Just in the nick of time she stopped herself from saying his name. What should she do?! He didn't want her to call an ambulance, but she didn't know anything about first aid. Should she call Nori? Her friend was studying to be a nurse at Tokyo Medical School. But Light wouldn't like that, would he? It was not impossible to trace Nori back to her. Misa angrily wiped away her tears. She felt so helpless and stupid. Maybe she shouldn't have come here after all. Light was bleeding from the butt and she had no idea how to stop it. She jumped up and rushed into the bathroom to at least get a new towel. Should she ignore Light's wishes and call the ambulance anyway? No, Light would never forgive her if he found out it was her. With the fresh towel in hand she approached him. Light trembled, as if he were cold. His face was wet with tears. Misa gently touched his shoulder.

"I'm here now," she whispered, "I will protect you."

He didn't reply, but she had not expected otherwise. She tugged at the dirty towel Light had still somewhat slung about his loins and covered her mouth in shock when she exposed him. It should have been a happy day when they'd finally see each other naked, but this was a memory Misa would really like to forget. Light was bleeding from the asshole, black and blue marks around the opening with dark scab, some of which had cracked, revealing pink, raw skin underneath. Reddish, mushy shit smeared his buttocks and thighs.

Misa gulped, trying not to lose her composure. She quickly threw the dirty towel in the wastebin. Light groaned and panted, still shaking before her and it was the scariest thing Misa had experienced since she had been threatened by the stalker!

She went into the bathroom yet again, taking another fresh towl and moistened it underneath the cold jet of the washbasin. When she came back, she spotted a medical packaging on the desk. Was Light supposed to be on medication? Maybe he didn't take them in time and therefore he was in pain!

But she wasn't sure whether she could get him to swallow any pills in his condition.

"Yagami-san?" she asked softly, "Is this your medication?"

Light did not react to her question, attempting to suppress a sob.

Misa set the box asside and started cleaning his thighs.

Author's note: Sorry if this chapter is disgusting and Misa out of character. I wasn't sure how she would react in a crisis like this and I didn't want to make her too useless. I might edit the chapter in the long run.
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