Scarlet Crimson [Light x Reincarnated OC]

Chapter 23

Chapter 23

I opened the door to my house as quietly as possible, peeking in before sighing in relief that no one was there. I had come up with an excuse for mom, she would take it no doubt, but if dad came back yesterday, I would be in a lot of trouble.

Like, who could imagine a police dad's daughter disappearing after 5 pm without telling them to hang out at her friend's house?

Yet dad hadn't come home in weeks.

My eyes flickered to the shoes laid out in front of our entrance and noted any signs of Soichiro's shoes. Good, he hadn't come home yet. I sighed again for the third time, creeping into the kitchen before barely containing my shriek.

"Light! What the fuck?!" I screamed in a whisper across the kitchen when I saw him sipping his cup of coffee while leaning against the countertop. His eyes flickered to mine so calmly that it was scary.

"Where were you yesterday?"

"I thought mom told you?" I patted my chest to calm it down before inhaling slowly a few times. "I was at my friend's house."

"Little girly you look different," Ryuk morphed out from the wall afterwards flying towards me and circled around my body a few times before chuckling in front of my face. When I refused to answer him, he whined a bit before squeezing out a knowingly sound.

"Don't worry, all cameras were removed two days ago!"

I closed my eyes before breathing in irritation at the late news.

"We had a makeover party yesterday," I stated bluntly.

"Is that so?" Light took his gaze off of mine before placing his cup quietly onto the countertop. We had an intense stare off match before he slowly walked to me and twitched his nose.

"You reek of perfume."

"We had a perfume disaster," I calmly batted his question off. He raised his eyebrow skeptically.

"Open your bag," his voice came out as a command and my eye twitched.

"It's just books, you would be disappointed." My lips formed into a tight smile under his unwavering gaze.

"Do I have to force you?" His tone was dead serious before I twitched my eye again, this time purposefully before unzipping my bag to reveal the outfit I had stuffed into it.

I heard Ryuk snicker after my big reveal, watching with amusement with his flashing teeth.

"It seems like you had quite an enjoyable time yesterday." His voice hardened to the point where it made me shiver. I was beginning to think I should have made a dash for it.

"I did," my eyes shot back to him challengingly. "But I don't understand why you care so much."

His expression hardened completely before raising his thumb to brush over my lips, showing me my leftover lipstick. It smudged so beautifully on his pale finger that it entranced me, making my body flush at the image of his exposed chest covered with my lipstick.

I inhaled sharply.

Light noticed the change in my gaze but made no sound to stop it. I bit my lip before I rasped out.

"Should I show you?" My voice became so silky that his body flinched from hearing it.

"Do you want to know?" I stepped closer to him before tip-toeing and placing my hands on his broad chest. Fire seeped into his brown eyes as he watched my actions like a hawk.

Capture him. Make him want you...lower his guard...

Smiling seductively, I leaned closer to his lips and halted just before we touched.