Million dollar man [L x Reader] • Death Note

Chapter 45 | lost

Staring down at the screen before you, your main suspect on the other end locked up and asleep in his cell you were at a loss for ideas. It was so blatantly obvious he was planning something. What exactly it was though you had no idea. Light was under the impression that Misa and Naomi were also locked up, but they sat beside you also at a loss for ideas on what he was planning here.

"I mean... we could try and find the death note? We know he has it so it's probably in his house somewhere" Misa suggested.

"We can't afford to raise suspicion from his family. We've snuck into his house once to bug it already" L mentioned, staring blankly at the screen.

"Plus his father wouldn't like it" you sighed.

Not to mention it might not even be in there, his shinigami could have it or maybe he's hidden it elsewhere.

"Did he say anything suspicious to either of you? Anything at all?" You asked.

The girls shrugged, not sure what to say as they had nothing.

"It was all normal. He seems to think we're suspects too but hasn't fully trusted us with any information" Naomi replied.

"Damn... when he gets out we need to get on that"

"Leave that to me, I'll seduce it out of him. Or... try to anyway" Misa said.

You turned to L, who at this point wasn't even looking at Light. He was off in his own world and his eyes just happened to be on the screen. He was racking his brain for anything, literally anything that could be a potential lead. This was frustrating, even L was stumped.

"(Y/n)" he finally spoke up.

"Yeah?"

"Take this, can you get us some bubble teas please?"

He handed you his credit card from his pocket, leaning back in his chair, defeated. Time for your job as a personal assistant to kick back in. You didn't mind running errands for him, it gave you an excuse to get some exercise. And buy him nice things when you see them out and about.

"Sure, what does everyone want?" You asked.

"Matcha, double sugar, regular ice" L replied.

"As usual, you two?"

"Brown sugar" Naomi said.

"Taro" Misa added.

"Got it"

You got up, slipped your shoes on and grabbed your bag. Heading out of the hotel and into the streets to the same place you'd gone before, they were so damn good. Not too far of a walk, you'd admit you got a little exited seeing the big poster in the window advertising a Sanrio collaboration. Each tea came with a little keychain of one of the characters, you loved a good freebie. You picked Cinnamoroll for L, Kuromi for Misa, Pochacco for Naomi and pompompurin for you.

It was when you were standing by the counter waiting for the teas to be made you felt a shift in the general atmosphere, and when you looked around for what it was you almost had a heart attack.

"Geez Rem... scare the shit out of me why don't you" you said under your breath to not draw attention to yourself.

Wait why was Rem here?

"I must ask something of you (y/n)" she said.

"Uhh... yeah?" You replied.

"You love L don't you?"

"Yes... why?"

"Would you die for him?"

Woah- what? Where did this come from and why was it slightly worrying coming from a shinigami?

"I mean... yeah. What is this about you aren't gonna kill me are you?" You asked.

"No, it's no my business when you live or die. I'm merely curious about your devotion to each other" she replied.

While you were a little confused why she was bringing this up now, you weren't actually that surprised. She was very clearly in love with Misa, so love with something she was interested in. And as a shinigami, creatures that don't really do the whole love thing, she was of particular interest in it.

"Well I'd die for him. He'd probably die for me too. Just because I'm his body guard doesn't mean we're in some scandalous boss-worker relationship. We genuinely care for each other" you said.

"As I suspected"  Rem replied.

The cashier called your false name, and gave you the drinks in a carrier. Each one with the keychain looped around the straw. You took them and made sure to be careful as you carried them back.

"Ah, Misa likes that little bunny" Rem pointed out the Kuromi keychain.

"I figured she'd be into Kuromi with her goth getup. Anyway what's all this about? I know you're interested in love as a whole but why me and L?" You asked.

"You're Misa's friends, I'd like to be informed about them"

That was it? It couldn't be. Even though the shinigami tended to stay out of the case you knew they were rather interested in humans, so you sensed there was another motive here.

"Ok... and?" You replied.

"And... I suppose I'm interested in how your devotion to each other is also partly your motivation to stop Light. You wish to protect each other" She explained.

Had you... won over a shinigami to your side? Just by being in love? 

"I wish to propose a deal to you"

There it was. You knew there was something else about this...

"Which is?" You asked.

"Misa is hellbent on helping you, she's dedicated to her friends. Although I'm worried by her getting closer to Light to seduce a confession out of him, she'll get herself hurt. If you two can ensure her safety and make sure she comes out of this case alive and safe... I'll protect you both too. If Light tries to kill either of you, I'll stop him" she explained.

You stopped in your tracks, turning to face the much taller shinigami. No one around you seemed to notice you were looking at something they couldn't see, so you didn't worry about drawing attention to yourself.

"Are you... serious?" You asked.

"I am. As you've probably figured out my devotion for Misa is similar to yours toward L. I don't want her hurt, I want her protected. I can only do so much without interfering with her natural lifespan. But if you and L make sure she makes it out if this alive, I'll protect you too" she replied.

It was a win for both of you really. If she did have to kill Light for the both of you it wouldn't kill her. She was in love with MISA not you and L. And it also ensured Misa's safety. Even if she didn't end up having to kill Light, the extra layer of protection would be amazing to have.

"I'll have to talk to L about this" you said.

"I expected so. Take your time" she replied.

You turned back to the hotel and headed back up the several floors to the room, thinking about the offer the whole way. It was... almost perfect, exactly what you needed to take bigger risks and further the case.

Finally making it back to the room, you out your bag down, kicked your shoes off and headed back to the table where everyone sat.

"They had a Sanrio collar, free keychains" you said, handing everyone their drinks.

"No way! I love Kuromi! You know me well" Misa smiled, taking the keychain off her drink.

You noticed Rem watching her with a warmth in her gaze, loving to see her happy over small things. When you looked over at L, he'd taken the keychain off his drink too and couldn't help but smile down at it, knowing you'd picked the right one for him. He wasn't immune to a cute dog with floppy ears named after a treat he liked.

Fuck he was so cute.

You looked at him with the same warmth Rem looked at Misa. Maybe the two of you weren't so different when it came to love.