L sat in his chair the following morning and watched silently as all of the members of his taskforce entered the building. He found that his eyes remained rested on Light as he entered. In L's mind Light fitted Kira's profile exactly, after all Light was intelligent and immature enough. When L had concluded that Kira was in Japan Kira had focused on Japanese criminals as if he was saying 'so what?' That in L's mind would be something Light seemed to be able to do without a seconds thought.

"Light-kun, might you sort through this for me?" L asked, it was more a command than a request and everyone in that room knew it.

"That's a lot of work for one person," Light complained as he looked at the large pile of multicolored files being pushed towards him.

"Might Light-kun just do it?" L asked.

"But-"

"For God's sake I'll do it," Lauren snapped impatiently.

"But I want Light-kun to do it, I want him to see what he's doing, the suffering he's causing in black and white, L replied, "a lady such as yourself shouldn't have to rest your eyes on such horrifying images."

"This 'lady' isn't living on the moon; this 'lady' is not a child and so therefore doesn't need protecting Ryuuzaki!" Lauren hissed, "when I joined this case I said I wasn't afraid to die to capture Kira because my life would be nothing compared to the hundreds Kira would continue to kill if we didn't capture him! 'Horrifying' pictures are nothing compared to the fear of losing my life. You weren't bothered before so what's changed?"

"I don't think you're thinking clearly," L answered.

"I am thinking perfectly clearly thank you very much," Lauren growled as she picked up the assorted files in her arms, "I'll sort this out whilst you stack sugar cubes or something!"

L simply watched as she stormed off alone. He then simply stared into his cup of tea before he started throwing sugar cubes into it. He looked at his own reflection as he thought about what just happened, whilst it was true she wasn't a child contrary to her belief she did need protecting. She needed protecting from Kira. She needed protecting from Light Yagami.

"Shouldn't someone go and see if she's alright? She looked pretty upset," Matsuda stated.

"I upset her therefore I shall go," L replied.

"You sure because I could go," Light suggested, "I mean she seems pretty immature if she gets all upset over small things."

L span around at this remark, "are you suggesting that my friend is Kira?"

"She could be, I mean for all we know she could be leading us around in-"

"My friend is not Kira nor will she ever be, she's not quite immature or intelligent enough to fit the profile," L replied, "and you suggesting that doesn't decrease my suspicion of you it merely increases it. For all we know you could be leading us around in circles."

"I'm sorry Ryuuzaki I was just stating a possibility," Light said.

"You were not, you were trying to shift the blame onto someone else, that someone happens to be a friend, my best friend other than Watari," L replied as he began to walk down the corridor.

Lauren sat alone on the chair L usually slept on, a hand clasped over her mouth, her eyes wide with horror. As much as she hated to admit it L had been right for the pictures were to grotesque for her to handle. She felt a burning sensation in the back of her throat and she gagged as her eyes once again rested on a mangled corpse of a young woman.. it was at this point L entered the room.

"Look I'm sorry if I made you feel weak as a person that was never my intention," L began.

"No L you were right, these images are truly grotesque, you wouldn't wish them on your worst enemy," Lauren replied.

"Well may I also ask you to do something?"

"What is it?"

"Please wherever possible keep away from Light Yagami, don't tell him your surname nothing," L replied.

"But-"

"No please," L repeated, "for my sanity."

"I already gave him my-" Lauren continued.

"Promise me," L said.

"Surname," Lauren finished.

I have my idea. Did you like the end where she's trying to tell him she already did? It's apparently interesting let me know what you think.