It was almost like now that L knew of B, he could access the parts of him left on his hard drive better. The ghost of B lived on in L's data, and every so often L could almost feel his presence.

L went through the closet of clothes he'd gotten from Watari, all of his clothes from before he was reset were now mixed in with the clothes you'd gotten him when you first found him. Most of them were white, or blue. Those were his colours. He pulled a shirt with a sailor collar from its hanger and put his arms through the sleeves and over his head. The shirt had some lace on the hems of the sleeves, and a calligraphy L embroidered on the collar.

It seemed B would have probably had a matching one in black and red just from the style and personalised touched the garment had. L dug through the drawer of pants and shorts, picking pants that matched the blue of the shirts collar. He'd gotten good at coordinating outfits with your help, he knew what colours went together and how to style for certain occasions.

Lastly he needed some socks. He didn't really like wearing socks, they made his feet overheated. But he needed to put some shoes on later so he could go out to the town with you, so socks it was. He opened the drawer, looking through his pile of boxers, singlets and socks. At the bottom, was something that stood out among the blues and whites. A single black sock, with lace around the ankle. It looked just like his white ones that came in the box of clothes Watari had given him.

He picked it up, and it was like as soon as he saw it, a memory came back to him. Now he'd had his password cracked, and he knew of his past he was able to put two and two together.

"You remember those socks huh?"

It was B again, the ghost in his data seemed to be triggered by memories.

"Your sock?" L questioned.

"We had matching ones. Yours were white and mine were black. Those were the socks we were wearing when we first got booted up. You had a white pyjama set, I had black. With those socks to match" B said.

It was always an odd sensation hearing B, like his voice was coming from inside his head.

"Hmm... must have gotten mixed up into my stuff" L muttered.

"Lawliet... tell me something" B began.

"Lawliet... that's my name, my full name. I'm still not used to hearing it"

All this time after he'd been reset, everyone had been calling him L. That was his name after all, but Lawliet, that was his full name. Another thing he and B shared, a full name behind their letter. B, for Beyond. L, for Lawliet.

"Tell me this Lawliet. Next time you see A... can you tell him sorry from me? I'm not sure if he'd even remember me if Near has fixed him and changed his programming. But... please tell him for me regardless" B asked.

"You feel bad don't you?" L replied, taking his white socks and sitting on the edge of the kotatsu to put them on.

"I do... I'm the reason he malfunctioned. I loved him, I didn't want to hurt him. My AI... it was wrong. I understand that now I'm just a ghost living in your data"

L had felt very conflicted since learning the truth. He didn't like criminals, but he understood that some criminals were good people who were in a bad situation. Like the case of a poor father who robbed a pharmacy for medicine to care for his sick daughter. Was robbing people bad? Yes. But that father needed medicine for his daughter. L could understand why he did it even if it was a crime.

But sometimes there wasn't really a reason for justification for a crime.

And what B did, there was no justifying it. His AI just... went wrong. And that was no excuse.

L did care for B up to a point, they were made to be twins after all. They shared so much together before everything went downhill. They were a pair, they mirrored each other. Watari raised them as brothers. But L's hunger for justice and dislike for crime made him also feel sad and disappointed in B.

It was clear though, that even with L's complicated feelings for B, passing on the message was the right thing to do.

"Alright" L agreed.

"You're disappointed in me aren't you?" B asked.

"I am... but you're still my brother. Dad made us to be a family, so I still hold some emotion for you. Even after being reset, now I know the truth I feel connected to you"

Resetting L was the right thing to do. Now he was disconnected enough from the memory that he wasn't so distraught and upset he was inoperable. Now he could live a happy life with someone he loved while still knowing of what happened and understanding he had a family.

"I... understand. I'm sorry to you to Lawliet, I didn't mean to devastate you the way you were before you got reset. Just don't ever make my mistake, and take good care of (y/n)" B said.

"I understand, I'll be good" L replied.

As quickly as B's presence came, it was gone. The small amount of data shutting down once again. L didn't really understand how it all worked, but he didn't need to know. He just accepted it happened.

Now dressed for the day, L was ready to head to town with you. He picked up his bag, put it over his shoulders and went out to the hall to meet you at the door.

"All ready?" You asked.

"L's all ready!" He smiled.

"Alright, let's lock up and head out. And when you get back you can do your detective work while I unpack the shopping"

You turned to lock your apartment, when you felt L's arms wrap around you tightly. He was a cuddly persacom, but this grip felt extra tight.

"What's up L?" You asked, locking the door.

"L wants to keep you safe" he replied.

"You're doing a very good job at that. How about he hold hands so we don't get separated? I can't really walk with you clinging to me like that"

He agreed to your suggestion, and took a tight grip on your hand as you made your way down the stairs and out the front doors.

"(Y/n), I promise I'll be the best detective ever and protect you from everything. I'll catch this intruder and no one will hurt you" he said.

"I have full faith you will. You're determined" you replied, placing a kiss on his cheek to show your thanks.

L smiled at the kiss, and returned it with a kiss on your cheek as well.

"I'll protect you the best because I love you"

"I love you too L" you smiled.

L had the motivation, there was no doubt in your mind he'd find this intruder. You felt safe knowing he was looking out for you, and looking super cute while doing it. You knew he could do great things, he was a chobit wasn't he? But he wasn't just a chobit, he was yours.

He had your heart, and he had your full confidence in him.