(A/N): This has a slight connection to a character in one Oneshot I made in my L X Reader book 2. So be sure to read the 'Mission' Oneshot in that book before reading this one if you haven't already. I also did a new, updated drawing of Sharon's design to show how my drawings have improved. I hope you like it!

"I told you, it's your turn to choose where we go for a date."

"But you are a lady, (Y/N), so it is only fair that I give you the choice."

You and L had decided to have a day for yourselves and go out on a date, but neither of you knew where to go. And no one wanted to choose.

"Why don't we go to a fancy restaurant?" You suggest "3 course meal, lit candles, relaxing background music..."

"No, that's not really my area" L shoved his hands in his pockets. "Plus there are certain rules you have to follow in fancy places like that. Doesn't give you much of a choice at being yourself."

"Okay, a fast food restaurant? Mouth watering food, no principles..."

"We went to a fast food restaurant on our last date."

You sigh and droop down.

You had never thought choosing a place to eat out would be so difficult.

"All this deciding is wasting our precious time" L stated, looking at his cracked watch with a finger to his lip.
"How about we go out and decide where to eat when it comes round to it?"

"Yeah...That sounds like a better idea" you say.

L took a hold of your hand and the two of you left.

The plan was to go for a shop in the mall downtown, grab a bite to eat, then out for a nice walk before heading home.

You had yet to experience shopping with L so you were quite excited. But since this man child hardly leaves one room, you were also a little nervous at how things could turn out.

The two of you continued to walk down the streets until you came face to face with the huge mall.

"This is gonna be a blast!" You say excitedly.

"I suppose" L said, just staring around.

You took L's arm and dragged him into the mall.

"...Where do you want to go first?" He asked you.

"Well, I need to grab some clothes so do you mind going into that shop?"

L's eyes followed the direction of where you were pointing to and he was met with a giant clothes shop.

"Something tells me that has multiple floors..." L said, analysing the building.

"Oh yeah, it has about 5 or 6 floors? It covers almost every piece of clothing so of course it's a very big shop" you say to him, pulling him towards the shop.
"Let's go!"

L did not like the idea of stepping foot into such a big store, but since it was your day as well as his, he didn't decline and went in with you.

"So, what exactly do you need?" L asked you.

"Well, just a few things. Nothing much. I'm just gonna have a look around and see" you reply.

"I understand."

You left to go to the first floor which was full of t-shirts, fancy dress shirts, hoodies, all that kinda stuff.

"Thinking of a change of style, (Y/N)?"

You jump at the sound of your name and turn around to see L standing behind you, a finger to his lip.

"Ryuzaki?! What are you doing here?! This is a spot for women's clothing."

"Oh, I'm not buying anything" he replied.
"I thought I'd might help you out. You do like to be picky with your shopping."

"Hey! You don't need to be so straightforward..."

"And are you implying that men can't wear these types of clothes?"

"No, I was just saying that you don't seem like the type of person, that's all."

"(Y/N), you forget the Blue Ship incident too much."

"Don't be like this to me..." You sulk.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that."

"Good. That's quite alright. Now then, what are you looking for, specifically?"

"I'm not sure. Just something that's comfortable and looks nice, I guess?"

"Oh, how about this?"

L picked out something with his fingers and thumbs and held it up for you to see.

It was a light grey, off the shoulder, knitted sweater. It looked cosy.

"You think that would look good on me?" You ask.

"Yes. I think it could keep you warm in the winter too" L said.

You gotta admit, for someone who doesn't really go out too much, L had had quite the eye for nice looking clothes.

"I do like the design. I'll try it on in the changing rooms and we'll go from there. I'll be right back."

You take the sweater from him and head off to the changing rooms on the other side of the floor.

L took a deep breath and decided to just move around, not going too far away from where you were, but not wanting to seem odd to other people.

As he was just looking around, minding his own business, his ears overheard a familiar voice...

"Hell no! I'll buy what I want! Why can't you understand my taste?!"

L's dark eyes followed the sound of the voice and met with the familiar blue hair of the figure he knew too well...

Sharon. The girl you and L had caught in your undercover mission a while ago. The memories came back to L.
How the two of you had to dress, the way you had to blend in and how you caught L by surprise by that sudden kiss-

It made L feel uneasy. He did not want to be spotted by her.

'What's she doing here?' He thought to himself.
'She's out of prison already? Did time really go that fast?'

He had to warn you that she was here. He didn't want her ruining your day.

L slowly made his way towards your changing room, trying to avoid being spotted by Sharon. He waited for you to come out.

"Ryuzaki, I think it looks nice, but what do you think?" You step out of the changing room wearing the new sweater.

You were caught off guard by L standing almost right next to the changing rooms.

"Ryuzaki, you can't stand there. People will start judging you...I don't want that..."

"We're in a bit of a difficult situation here, (Y/N). We need to get out of this place" L whispered to you.

"What are you talking about? Why?"

"It's that girl...From the mission we did a while ago..."

"What girl-? Oh..."

"Exactly. We need to quickly get out of here before she spots us. I don't want to be seen by her. Who knows what she'll do."

"But shouldn't we keep an eye on her?" You whisper.
"I mean, we don't know if she plans on blowing up this place either."

"That's a good point..." L bit his nail in thought.

"...How about I go change and buy this top while you keep an eye on her for now? You suggest.
"Then we can leave. I can always come back here another day for other things."

"I don't want her ruining your day but if that makes things easier, then sure. By the way, that sweater really suits you. It's perfect on you."

You smile sweetly at him and go back to change.

After you came out, you noticed L wasn't standing outside waiting for you.

'He must've went somewhere else to keep watch on her' you thought, heading to the tills to buy your clothes.

Once you finished paying and went towards the entrance, you had a look around the shop to see if you could spot L and Sharon but they were no where to be seen.

'Are they on a different floor? Or have they left the store...?'

"Oh, you're finally here (Y/N)" the voice of L made you jump and turn to face him. He was standing right next to you by the entrance to the store.

"Sharon left the store. She was on the phone with someone and appeared to be having a row with them before she stormed out of the store. I had the thought of going after her, but it'd be rude if I just left you on your own. So I waited for you" L said all of that with his hands in his pockets.

"You didn't need to wait for me" you said. "Which way did she go?"

"She went towards the Papa Johnny's Pizza place. That way" L pointed downtown.

"And here we were wondering where to go eat. Seems like that's the place we're going to eat for our date" you take L's hand and lead him down towards the Pizza place.

Once you had arrived, you found a seat far away from others and sat down.

"I hope she doesn't spot us..." You say, picking up the menu.

"It would be a very difficult situation if that were the case" L said, ignoring the whole menu and skipping to deserts. "We are simply keeping tabs on her actions, nothing more. We don't want to start a conversation with her."

You nodded, looking through the menu.

L watched as Sharon stood at the counter, talking to one of the workers. She didn't appear to be flirting with them. She just seemed very normal. Having a normal chat. It made many thoughts swim around L's head.

Was she just trying to be nice? Or did the time in prison make her change?

L bit his nail, questioning these things. You look up at him and take a hold of his hand.

"Try not to think too deeply about this" you say reassuringly. "For all we know, she could be a normal girl now."

"You're telling a detective who tackles several cases all at once, having to split my brain into many different sections, to not think deeply about this?"

"Well, despite the fact you want to keep your eyes on her, we are still on a date together, so I want you to enjoy yourself too. You look nervous and not happy."

L looked over at you and made himself smile with his two index fingers.

"Ryuzaki, you know that's not what I meant" you pout.

"Sorry, I wanted to make to laugh. I am not good with jokes."

You give him a small smile.

"You are my top priority. I should be putting you first" L said, resting his free hand on top of yours.

"Let's enjoy this day while we can. I know how hard it is for you to get out of the taskforce building these days" you say to him.

"You're right. Sorry."

After some time, you and L had ordered what you wanted to eat and were now waiting on your food. L was still watching Sharon. She was sitting down at a table far from where the two of you were sitting. She was alone and had her back facing the two of you so there was no way for her to notice you.

Time had passed and Sharon still hadn't done anything out of the ordinary. She just sat and drank coffee and ate food like a normal person.

"It's weird that Kira suddenly stopped killing at this moment" you say after some time as you finish eating your large pizza you ordered.

"I have a feeling he will start executing soon" L replied, turning to look at you.

"Ryuzaki" you say with a faint smile.
"You've been watching Sharon a lot and I'm hardly seeing you look at me. I'll get really jealous if you keep doing that."

"There's a difference, (Y/N)" L said, his expression, not changing.
"Sharon is manipulative and irrational. She's dangerous. You, on the other hand, are gentle, kind and beautiful."

His words made you blush and look down at the table. L took a hold of your hand and kissed it.

"P-Prove it to me! Stop looking at her and look at me!" You lean over the table to steal a kiss from him. But you end up knocking over L's fork in the process, making you stop.

As you reach down to pick it up, another person's hand reached for the fork, almost touching yours before you pull it back.

"Here you go, honey. You dropped this."

Sharon. She was standing right in front of you, holding the straw to you.

You paused, slowly taking the fork from her as you both took in each other's appearances.

"Hold on, you look familiar. Do I know y- Sophie!!"

She only remembered you as Sophie, the alias you used for your mission with L.

"It's so great to see you again! It's been forever since we last saw one another!"

"You seem to forget that it was (Y- I mean Sophie that turned you into the police" L said, a cold expression on his face.

"Yeah..." You said, sitting back. "Don't talk to me, like we're friends."

Sharon's smile faded and she looked more disappointed.

"I know that. But that was a long time ago. I've changed since then. I want to prove to society that I can be trusted and that I am good!"

L's face looked more annoyed. But you felt a little uneasy.

"I really wanted to get to know you, Sophie! What you like, where you work, your hobbies."

It appeared L noticed you feeling uneasy and went to sit directly next to you.

"Stop talking, Sharon. You're making her feel nervous" L wrapped his arms around you, pulling you close to him to reassure you.

"I'm sorry" Sharon stood up. "I know you still probably have doubts about me because of what I did in the past and you guys being members of the police. But I really want to show that I can be trusted. Believe me."

Sharon reached into her pocket and pulled out a small piece of card.

"I work at a book store not far from here. Here's the card with the number and location. It'd be great to see you guys there. To prove I'm not bad anymore. Please just think about it."

She left the card on your table and left down the way she was going which was to the rest rooms.

L and you looked down at card, not knowing what to say.

Sharon came back out of the rest rooms like normal and left the place. Nothing suspicious at all...

Was she being serious? Had she really changed?