You almost jumped out of your skin when your locker door closed before you, and you saw clawed the hand of Mello against it.

"(L/n), come with me" he simply said.

"Uh... ok but can I put my books back?" You replied.

"Tch, fine"

He let you open your locker again to swap some stuff out, and as soon as you were done he grabbed you by the strap of your bag and dragged you down the hall and into the club room. You found Near and Matt already in there, clearly in on whatever this intervention was.

"Surprise meeting?" You questioned.

"Kind of, their idea don't blame me for how this goes" Near said.

Ok now you were curious. For about a week since the incident the whole school was on lockdown and you and L weren't able to see the others face to face. They were in a different dorm since they were in a different year group to you, clearly over that time they'd been talking about something you and L didn't know about.

"I'm just gonna spit it out. L has a major crush on you" Matt said.

You were silent a moment, you thought this was going to be about the investigation or something. But the first thing they say to you after a week of lockdown is this?

"He- what..?" You replied.

"I don't think he realises it yet, he'd a bit dumb about the whole social relationship thing. As smart as that man is academically his own emotions are lost on him" Mello added.

"Basically we just want you to know so you can either make the first move because god knows he won't, he's too nervous about those things. Or you can put the barrier of just friends up so there's no awkward tension" Near explained.

Well... that was kind of nice actually. Them giving a heads up like that so nothing was accidentally miscommunicated.

"You know... now you mention it" you muttered.

"Oh my gods tell me he's being so obvious about it but doesn't realise it himself" Matt said.

"I mean he lets me pick him up and float him around, we sat in his bed talking pretty much all lockdown, he grabbed my thigh during an assembly-"

"WOAH he grabbed your THIGH? Bet he didn't even realise how intimate that can be" Mello snickered.

"He's so oblivious it hurts but it's also so entertaining, (y/n) please tell you you like him back I want to see him blush" Matt said.

Did you?

Well... he was the first person you noticed when you started school. And you wanted to join his club over everyone else's, not to mention you spent several days right next to him under the covers in his bed talking about first the case, then school, then... well, life. Uh- more undead life.

Maybe you did like him... you did respond to him grabbing your thigh by clutching his arm.

"Maybe I do like him..." you muttered in realisation.

The M&Ms immediately high-fived and playfully whacked each other in excitement. Near shook his head at their childish excitement and just laughed.

"Oh my gods PLEASE start flirting with him, I want to see his reaction when he realises" Matt laughed.

"Guys, let them go at their own pace" Near sighed.

"You ship it too man, don't lie!"

"Well..."

Just then the door opened, and in walked the man in question. You all turned to look at him, he gave you a confused look.

"What secret meeting did I miss the memo for?" He asked.

"Oh nothing, we're just waiting for you" Mello said.

Now that he was right next to you, it really started to sink in. You did like him... a lot. Watching as he tossed his bag aside and pulled over the keyboard and mouse to start the computer up, you couldn't help but realise just how gorgeous he was. His hair was so fluffy, his skin was soft and clear. The slight blue tinge to it made him look a little cold, but his oversized clothes looked to warm him up. His fangs that poked out were kind of cute, and the bite scars on his neck just tied his whole aesthetic together so well.

He was... so pretty.

You'd thought he was cute before now, but knowing he probably liked you made it seem so much more intense. You really did like him more than you'd initially thought.

The others seemed to notice you staring, and have you a sly grin knowing exactly what you were thinking. You wanted to be sure that they were right, and L definitely did like you. So in moment of boldness, you walked over to him and put your hand on his shoulder, the other over his on the computer mouse.

"Check the blog while we're online" you said, directing his hand to the blogs link to click on it.

You could see his cheeks turn an almost purple tinge as he blushed at how close you were. The boys all trying not to react and give away that they were all secretly rooting for you.

"U-uh... yeah good idea. Maybe there's more tips" he replied, stammering slightly.

AHH HE'S SO CUTE. You internally squeaked.

Scrolling though the blog, there didn't seem to be any new tips at the moment. So you all sat around the table and got to work on this months paper. The front page was planed too be a memorial for the lost life, and ways to help the family raise funeral costs. So the recent events and the fact the culprit was still at large were still at the front of everyone's minds.

"Should we add a page about all the security changes that are happening as a result?" Near asked.

"We should, I think this months paper will mainly be about the whole situation" L replied.

"I get the caution, but damn it's annoying we can't hang out on the field outside class time anymore" Matt sighed.

"I know, that was our spot man. Now it's just physical education and team practice grounds" Mello agreed.

There's been a lot of changes in the past week. Regular locker checks for weapons, stricter curfew, roll call every morning, class change and before lights out. There were more security cameras being put in, no more free time outside the building unless it was supervised by staff and the police would be patrolling around the property.

The whole school was becoming a fortress, although given the circumstances no one really minded. No one wanted to be the next victim.

The whole school was questioned one by one over the week, and if anything had come of it, it hadn't been announced yet. The message you'd received from V was looked into when they questioned you but they came to the same conclusion as you. Thanks to V using a VPN they couldn't track the IP or what device it was sent from.

"Maybe I'm just biased because I hate the guy but... honestly I get the feeling Light is involved" L spoke up.

"I mean he definitely has the attitude of a killer, but I dunno. You are a bit biased" Matt replied.

"I know, that's why I'm a bit skeptical to look into him until we have more evidence to go off. I am definitely a conflict of interest"

As the boys all talked about their ideas of suspects, you couldn't help but zone out listening to L's voice. It was so soothing... he has such a nice voice. And his lips looked so soft, they probably tasted like the sugar he loved so much. And his fangs probably felt nice against your ne-

WOAH. That was- off topic. You shook your head, snapping yourself out of it.

Maybe you were a bit hung up on him.