The First Hits in the Cliff
Their argument had ended, and I continued applying lipgloss as I heard Misa call Light’s name, and I waited for him to exit the room. Light took his sweet time shutting his computer down. He sighed as Misa’s shrill cries grew louder, demanding that Light go upstairs to her immediately. She could be very convincing.
The moment Light shut the door behind him, my compact mirror shut and I walked up to L, who stood looking defeated, and wrapped my arms around his neck, standing on my tiptoes to ease the strain on my arms from his great height. I pressed my torso against his and his warmth made me feel fuzzy inside, but it wasn’t enough to rid me of the pity I felt for this man. They degraded him today—they made him feel less than. Seeing him feeling this way hurt my heart in ways I couldn’t put into words.
“Why are you hugging me?” He asked me plainly, I felt the vibrations from him speaking against my forehead and through his chest. “Light is gone.” He added, as if I didn’t know, with a dull monotonous tone. I did not let go, nor did I answer.
‘Should I answer him?’ I asked myself in my mind. ‘No... I’ll make a point and just stay like this. Even if nothing comes of it, I care about him and this at least makes me feel better,’ I answered myself in my head.
I felt his arms slowly wrap around my waist, in a loose embrace, signaling that he understood on some level that this was not all for show. This was no longer entirely about tricking Light Yagami. I buried my face in his chest, waiting for him to pull away. Surprisingly, he did not pull away, his arms tightened around me. He rested his chin on top of my head as we stood there.
‘If I can stop this one from dying, I’ll do it. Whatever it takes.’ I promised to myself in my mind.
The scene around me was new. We had just left a meeting with the investigation task force at headquarters. I now trailed behind L, as we prepared to spend another endless series of hours sifting through data and paperwork. The task force was to all meet back at the central room in headquarters.
