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“Bye Light-kun! You too, Ryuzaki-kun!” Misa called, as she practically skipped back to her bedroom.
Light patiently waited until the blonde-haired girl had disappeared from sight, before he turned to L and said, “You like Misa.”
He didn’t say it accusingly, more as just a statement of fact. He’d seen the way L stared at Misa. Whenever the girl was in the room, it was like the black-haired man couldn’t keep his eyes off of her. That was, when L wasn't thinking of Kira anyways. In that case, L's gaze stayed entirely glued on him.
L didn’t blush or look away like most people confronted with a crush would. Instead, he just began idly stacking sugar cubes on a plate as he calmly said, “Yes, but not in the way you’re thinking of. I’m merely a fan.”
Light opened his mouth to protest when L interrupted him by saying, “I have someone I like better anyway.”
Light blinked, his curiosity now admittedly piqued. It wasn’t often L let information about himself slip, especially with something as personal as crushes.
“Really? Who?” Light pressed. Was it Wedy? The woman was attractive and L did seem rather forgiving of her criminal past-
“You, Yagami-kun,” L said, not only interrupting Light’s thought process, but completely short-circuiting it.
His face must have translated his shock as L blinked and said, “I’ve never seen you look so surprised, Yagami-kun. It’s quite amusing.”
Waving a dismissive hand, L continued, “Don’t worry I won’t let it interfere with our working relationship. Speaking of which, recently Yotsuba-”
As L began detailing about recent intel about Yotsuba, Light continued to stand in stunned silence, hardly paying attention.
Was this some sort of trap? It had to be...
And why was he suddenly wishing L would show him that he meant what he said?