"ACHOO!"
The sneeze L tried and failed miserably to suppress awoke Light Yagami from his usual peaceful sleep.
"Please tell me you're not sick Ryuzaki…" Light yawned, sitting up quickly, already wide-awake.
"I'b fide." A small voice murmured.
L had his face shielded by his pillow. Unfortunately, this didn't do much good in keeping Light away from him because of a pair of handcuffs that constantly bound the two of them together.
"You sound horrible." Light said, lifting the pillow off of L's face and peering into his dark eyes.
The ominous dark circles always beneath L's eyes were, if possible, larger than before, carving heavy lines into his otherwise young face.
"Augh-how on earth did you get so sick?" Light exclaimed, watching snot dribble from L's nose and leaping away without factoring in the shackles.
The sudden motion sent L flying to the other side of their bed.
"SHIT! I'm sorry Ryuzaki…"
L shook off his discomfort and began to rise.
"No, zeriouzly, I cad burk." He insisted, getting groggily to his feet.
Light folded his arms and glared furiously down at the pathetic detective.
"You're doing anything but sleeping and having soup, I'm afraid." Light declared matter-of-factly. There was a quality of unwavering authority in the young man's deep voice.
"Lide-kud…"
"Shhh."
He pressed hard but carefully on L's shoulders to make him lie down.
"You're probably sick because you eat all those sweets and get MAYBE ten minutes of sleep per day."
L, in his defeated position, merely shrugged.
"Your nose is disgusting." Light stated frankly.
L turned his head toward him.
"Do you hab a tizzu?"
A rush of sympathy invaded Light's heart when he saw L's exhausted face, so childlike and vulnerable in this rare moment of weakness.
"I don't think so. I can't leave either, or you'll have to follow."
"It'z okay." L said, stopping to sneeze.
Light's heart lurched.
"Here." He said, holding out part of his pajama shirt.
"Use that for now. I can change later."
"I'b feel bab."
"Don't."
Considering the horrendous condition of his nose, L gave in and cleared his face with Light's shirt, feeling disgusting and guilty afterward.
"Does that feel a bit better?"
L nodded, his face slightly pink.
"You should try to sleep, Ryuzaki."
L just looked at him.
Light put a hand to L's forehead to check for a fever. He felt no out of the ordinary temperature, but at his touch L grabbed his hand.
"I won't hurt you!" Light said, confused at his reaction.
"I doh." Was all L replied, not letting go even as his eyelids started to droop.
"Now I definitely can't be Kira, huh? I doubt Kira would start acting like a nurse if he found you sick."
"I hobe dot." L whispered before falling deep into sleep.
"LIGHT! YOU FORGOT ABOUT OUR DATE!"
Piercing, feminine cries caused L to shoot up in bed, his clogged head throbbing. Misa had arrived.
"Misa, keep it down please. Ryuzaki isn't feeling well." Light grumbled at his ever-obnoxious pseudo-girlfriend.
"But LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!! I haven't even SEEEEEEEEN you today!!"
On top of everything else, L was now feeling a headache coming on.
"I'm sorry." Light whispered to L, rolling his eyes at Misa.
"Well, now you have." Light said definitively.
He waited for her to make her way out of the room. Misa, not taking the hint, edged closer to Light, leaning forward so her cleavage was on display.
"You know Light-kun…if Ryuzaki is-er, indisposed…we could…"
Light didn't let her finish her sentence.
"That's obviously out of the question! Now go-PLEASE."
"Light-kun why are you being so mean to Misa? We're lovers you know!"
"Only according to you." Light grumbled.
"Now PLEASE leave."
"Fine, but only because you asked me, Light-kun." Misa pouted, skipping off at last.
Whatever. Light thought, ready to do a victory dance when she finally left the room.
"You cad be quide cruel subtibes Lide-kud." L said, yawning hugely.
"Well, she gets on my nerves."
L rolled onto his side and fixed his huge eyes on Light.
"Do I?"
"What?" Light asked.
"Do I ged od your nerbs?"
"Only sometimes." Light responded, half-laughing.
L moved onto his back.
"I'b sorry I'b sick." He breathed.
"It's not your fault. Besides, I don't mind looking after you, Ryuzaki. You're almost cute when you're this subdued."
The words left Light's mouth thoughtlessly. He moved a little as if to erase what he'd just said by shaking it off.
"Why are you being do dice doo be?"
"We're friends aren't we? Even if you think I'm a mass-murdering psychopath."
L smiled.