Insomniac (Death Note: L x Reader) [Admin]

Chapter 5

            YN stepped out of the shower and slipped into a knee length pencil skirt and a white blouse. She frowned at herself in the mirror at the formal look, but continued with her routine. After her hair was done and teeth brushed, she walked back into her room where she slipped on a pair of flats.

             YN noticed she had some time left, so she pulled out her laptop. Thinking back to her schedule, she emailed her doctor's office to schedule an appointment. Within a few minutes, there was a confirmation response.

              She leaned back in her chair, thinking about her so called "symptoms". She couldn't help but to 

be slightly worried about her lack of sleep, as well as the things Aizawa had pointed out to her the week before.

               "You're looking pretty tired today. Anything wrong?" he had asked. "Not really. Just haven't slept in a few days," she answered with a smile. "Careful doing that. Don't want you to become an insomniac like Ryuzaki," he said, patting her shoulder before rising from their couch.

                 YN's thoughts were interrupted by a knock on her door. Matsuda stood on the other side, his typical bright smile present. She stood on her toes and hugged him as a greeting. He gasped in surprise, but hugged her back. "Morning," he said, blushing. 

                 "Morning Matsu! I thought you slept in here?" YN replied. "Well.. I woke up around five, and I'm assuming you were still sleeping in the main room, so I just decided to go shower," he explained. "You're not still upset about last night, are you?" YN asked, looking sad. She wasn't mad at him at all! She understood it was an accident, and she was perfectly fine anyway.

                  "A little.." he admitted, looking at his shoes. "I'm fine! Have a little faith in yourself," she said with a small wink. He smiled back at her, but then gazed at his toes yet again. "I-If I lost you, I'd have no one," he said, unexpectedly sniffling. "No matter where you are, I'll be with you. Even if something happens to me, just know that I love you," she said, her hand holding his. 

                     His eyes were glossy as he smiled at her, wiping his nose on the back of his hand. YN contained a giggle as he threw his arms around her, pulling her into a tight hug. She was surprised at first, but snuggled closer. "You really love me?" he mumbled quietly. "Of course," she whispered back, giving him a small squeeze.

                     The two parted and made their way to the monitor room where the others were. Mogi had yet to arrive, but Aizawa, Ides, Chief Yagami, Ryuzaki, and a new teenage boy were waiting. Ryuzaki nodded towards the pair of friends who had walked in. 

                      "And that, Light, is Sunny and Matsuda," Ryuzaki said, nodding towards them. "Please to meet you," the boy, Light, said, walking towards them. They each shook his hand, Matsuda praising him for his work on other cases. YN simply smiled, cautious of the stranger. He smirked at YN, giving her hand a small squeeze. 

                As she smiled back at him awkwardly, she couldn't help but see a gleam of something she could only describe as evil in his brown eyes. "It's a pleasure," he said, going so far as to bring her hand to his lips. She blushed and looked away. Ryuzaki coughed, bringing Light's attention back towards him. "Light will be working with us on the case!" Chief Yagami said, obviously happy.

                   "Later in the day, we'll have to do some partner work, which I will pair you up for," Ryuzaki said, pulling out a piece of paper. "Mogi and Ides, you two are team one. Chief Yagami and Aizawa, you are team two. Matsuda and Light, team three. And finally, YN and myself. Any questions?"  Ryuzaki concluded.

                       After a few moments of silence, Ryuzaki clapped his hands. "Excellent! We meet here in ten to start," he said, walking to presumably the bathroom. The others went separate ways as well. YN stayed, leaning against a wall.  She gasped as something made contact with her thigh, almost touching her bottom. She turned around where Light was waiting. 

                   She backed up slowly, unaware of the chair behind her. She squeaked as she fell backwards. She glared at Light, who took her hand forcibly and pulled her up. "Now.. Why isn't a pretty thing like you my partner?" he said, almost jokingly. "I-I have to go," she said, flustered, before running quickly to her room.    

                   On the way, she heard someone call her name. She turned and Chief Yagami was waiting.   "Uh.. Hi, Chief," she said, her cheeks still warm. "YN! I just wanted to thank you for volunteering to help Light find his way around the building! I know you're a bit older, but Light always has seemed closer to women when it comes to guidance. He probably wouldn't be that comfortable with Ryuzaki," he said, patting her back. "When is this tour?" she asked, biting her cheek. "Tomorrow..? At least, that's what Light said," he answered.

                   YN nodded and sprinted away. She took a deep breath once she reached her room. Pulling out her phone, she checked the time. She groaned and turned around, walking slowly back to the monitor room. The pairs had each retreated to their own private spot. It appeared that Mogi and Ides had gone to another room. 

                     YN joined Ryuzaki and got to work reading the reports. As she read the 12th page, she couldn't help but think back to what the chief had said. In honesy, she didn't trust Light. She was rather scared, especially after L had suggested that he was Kira.

                 "Y/N?" She was snapped out of her thoughts by Ryuzaki's voice. She jumped slightly, meeting his gaze. "Oh! Yeah?" she said, pushing a strand of hair behind her ear. "You've been reading the same page for ten minutes.. And that's highly abnormal for you," he said, staring her down. "Something on your mind?" he asked. She looked around, only to find Light staring at her. 

                    She took a sheet of notebook paper from the neat stack on her the desk. She scrawled out her thoughts in fear of someone overhearing.

I don't trust Light. He tried stuff earlier, and apparently lied to his father about me giving him a tour.. 

                     She passed him the note. Ryuzaki read it quickly, furrowing his brows. He glared at the back of Light's head. 

                     'Sorry' he wrote back, smiling apologetically. She shook her head dismissively. "I'll make sure he doesn't try anything," Ryuzaki whispered. "Do you have any objection to me pretending to be your boyfriend?" he asked, biting his thumb. YN blushed. She actually did  have a soft spot for the detective. And she really didn't want for it to grow into anything else..

                      But she shook her head and shrugged. Ryuzaki winked and took her hand in his, caressing it with his thumb. YN blushed deeper, refraining from jerking it away. "I thought you've never done this before?" she whispered. "Done what?" he replied monotonously, not taking his eyes off of the computer screen. "Being a boyfriend," she replied, blushing.

                     "Well, in theory, I'm better at doing and being something I'm actually not, than when I am. Does that make sense?" he replied. YN nodded, simply looking back at a fuming Light.

                      She instinctively gave Ryuzaki's hand a squeeze, hoping for some sort of comfort.  He returned the action. If she didn't know better, she would have thought he was blushing. ~