More than just cake - Lawliet x OC -

Rain

Hey again! I'm happy that you're reading this fic - it really means so much to me! I hope you can take the time to write a comment.

So, a little info of this chapter. It's about the the day that Matsuda went to Yotsuba and overheard their secret meeting.

L has just come up with a plan to save him, and Fay - as always - isn't too happy with him.

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October 8th, 2004

"That should do it." L said, rubbing his forehead. "Now, could everyone else please promise to follow my instructions and not do anything stupid?"

"Yes, Ryuzaki." said Mogi.

"Of course." said Chief Yagami.

"Sure." said Light.

"What!? It is your fault that Matsuda went there in the first place, you stupid ass!" said Fay.

Not once had Fay used that tone with L in front of the task force, and it sure got everyone's attention. L turned in his chair, a bewildered look in his huge, dark eyes.

"What do you mean, it is my fault?"

"Everyone else here knows just what I mean." she stated, crossing her arms. "They're just too polite to say it to your face."

"Oh. You are upset that I have somehow hurt Matsuda-san's feelings, and that has caused him to act out irrationally." L had turned his attention back at the TV screens, now changing the view so that they showed Misa Amane's apartments.

Fay felt immediately uncomfortable. She wondered how often had the members of the task force sat here observing her conversations with Misa. And it had all been for nothing - the only thing she was certain about after spending a full month as Misa's friend and assistant, was that Misa Amane had no memories of being the second Kira.

She felt like a failure thinking about that, and quickly turned her attention back to L. It was easier to be mad at him, anyways.

"Why do you always have to be so mean to Matsu, huh?! Calling him an idiot or stupid, or--"

"I am not mean." L replied. "It is the truth. Matsuda-san is a little slow."

"No, he's not! Just because your brain works on turbo speed, doesn't mean that everyone else is an imbecile."

"I never said everyone else was." He stated with a cool tone. "You and Light, for example, are extremely capable."

"Don't try to change the subject!"

L turned to look at her again, and she felt that he saw right through her. She blushed, against her will.

"What is this sudden desire to talk about Matsuda-san?" he asked. "He got himself in a lot of trouble, and I am doing my best to save his life."

"Well, that's the least you can do. He did this for you, dumb ass. He just wants for you to be proud of him."

L looked genuinely confused.

"For me? Why would he think that doing something incredibly stupid would make me proud?"

"Christ, you're so slow sometimes!" Fay rolled her eyes. "The way you were complimenting everybody before, praising the Chief and Light, telling that 'Mogi-san has always been surprisingly efficient'--"

"But that was all true. Shouldn't I have said it?"

"That's not it! You can blame yourself for what happened today. All it would've taken, was one, kind word to Matsuda, and he wouldn't have done this stupidity."