Monster Heart (L x Reader) • Death Note Monster High AU

Chapter 18 | surprise

No one could sleep even though it was way past lights out. The dorms were quiet but barely anyone was actually asleep, they were all on edge.

That werewolf girl? She was still missing. She had been since lunch and even with the swift lockdown and police involvement she was nowhere to be found. Her friends were worried, everyone was scared her body would show up in the woods like Jackals. And of course you couldn't sleep because of the note that was left in L's locker, likely from V.

You knew that Light and his gang were probably the ones behind all this, and V was most likely one of the girls. You and L had a few classes with them that day, and had seen them in the halls. So they'd have had to be very fast and very sneaky to grab the girl and take her god knows where at lunch. Especially with all the extra security.

It was killing you that you couldn't figure out how they did it, and which one of the girls was V. You had no handwriting to compare to, no way to trace the message, those shoes Frankie saw were worn by several members of the fear leading team so it could be either of them... it was like the answer was so close but so far, just out of reach.

With a groan you got out of bed, deciding if you couldn't sleep you'd wander around. Technically you weren't meant to, but you were a ghost that can walk through walls so it was easy to sneak around. You floated up through the ceiling and into the roof, it was used as an attic and full of old school supplies and furniture. Wandering through all the stuff, you knew exactly where in the roof to phase through to get into L's room without being caught.

You knocked on the ceiling to announce your presence and not give him a heart attack, then dropped through the roof into his room. As you expected, he was still awake. Lying corpse style in his coffin bed looking frustrated.

"Hey" you said.

"Hey, can't sleep?" He replied.

"Nope. Looks like you can't either"

"Nope"

He sat up, shifting over so you could sit next to him. The bat string lights that hung over his bed were the only thing lighting the room, and it gave off a dim but cosy feeling.

"This whole situation is both scaring me and annoying the fuck out of me" you sighed.

"Same... but there was one good thing that happened today" He replied.

"Which is?"

"Overheard Light bitching to Mikami at dinner, he's been punished by his dad for his garlic stunt"

Oh good, his dad wasn't a total idiot who let his son get away with everything. It was well known Light did get a bit of bias from the staff because his dad was a teacher, but at least his dad had some sense of when things went too far.

"Oooh, what'd he get?" You asked.

"Grounded. Not sure for how long but no phone, computer or trips off school grounds for a few weeks. He can only go to class and only use the computers for school work" L replied.

"I'd be more pleased with that if we weren't already locked down and couldn't leave school grounds anyway..."

"At least his dad knows what he did was wrong and isn't defending him"

In your opinion he should be suspended, since that stunt really could have killed L. Expelled even, that would be better. You knew he had a little sister who was coming into high school next year, and would likely follow her brothers academic footsteps. Bet she'd be pretty disappointed in him if he got expelled and soiled the Yagami name at the school.

"I mean maybe this will halt whatever plans he has and that Selene girl will be found alive..." you said, trying to look on the bright side.

"I hope she is, I mean it's pretty hard to kill a werewolf. Silver bullet, or tearing out the heart are the only ways to kill them" L replied.

"Tearing out there heart seems easier than getting your hands in a silver bullet. But even that is extremely hard to do, hopefully she's found alive and not so injured it affects the rest of her life"

Unsurprisingly, guns and anything related weren't allowed on school grounds. And bullets made of silver aren't exactly easy to get your hands in either, so that method of death was probably off the table. Not to mention the cost of it all, how would a high schooler with no job get a gun and silver bullet?

As you were talking, you felt your phone buzz and when you picked it up you saw a notification from the blog. Opening it, you almost jumped out of you skin when you saw what it was.

"Holy sh- L its V" you said.

"What? What's it say?" L replied, leaning over your shoulder to read it with you.

You opened the message from the same anonymous user as before, and began to read.

I can't take this anymore, I can't see another life stolen. At first I thought he was joking, but when he actually started planning it I panicked. I thought I agreed with him, but now I realise how fucked up everything is. I want to come forward I really do, but if he finds out I snitched on him, he'll try and kill me too.

If you promise to not tell anyone who I am until after he's arrested, I'll be your inside source and help you catch him.

-V

Was this actually happening? V was willing to reveal themselves to you?

While the right thing to do would be to find out who it is and go straight to the police, you didn't want to risk V being killed in the crossfire. You weren't sure what to do.

"Should we... accept?" You asked.

"I mean... I want to but if we don't tell police we could get in trouble too" L replied.

"I don't want V to get killed in the crossfire though..."

"Neither do I"

At a crossroads on what to do, you and L just looked at each other hopelessly. It was a hectic day, you were tired and anxious and now had a big decision to make.

"Maybe we should sleep on it and reply tomorrow when we're rested and thinking clearer?" You suggested.

"Good idea, I'm too tired to think critically now. Those sleeping pills are kicking in" L replied.

You went to get up and go back to your room, but L grabbed your arm and stopped you.

"Wait! Can you... can you stay?" He asked.

"And... sleep with you?" You replied.

"It's just... we should protect each other right?"

Clearly he just wanted an excuse to cuddle. And maybe he'd admit the circumstances had him a hit anxious to be alone. Not that you minded though, you'd happily stay with him. Giving him a smile you agreed, getting back into bed and lying back into the pillows. You were both cold beings, undead after all. But when you were so close together you warmed each other up. Pulling him into your arms, he snuggled into you getting used to the intimate touch.

"Goodnight L, we'll think more about it tomorrow" you said.

"Goodnight (y/n)... I love you" he replied.

"I love you too, sweetheart. I love you too"