Death Gods Only Eat Apples

[.chasm.]

L pushed the door of the bathroom. "Good." He dropped the clothes near the shower, the stood by it, staring at Sakura.

"We could have gone to one earlier," Matt muttered, not looking up. "You broke my DS instead, though."

 

[nokotchi]

Sakura closed the door and leaned against it. "I'll wait here until you're done." she told him through the door.

Mello groaned. "But I bought you a new one!"

 

[.chasm.]

L continued to stand by the shower, staring up at it and chewing his thumb. "Tala?"

"You still broke my old one," Matt muttered, tilting his head with the DS.

 

[nokotchi]

"Yeah?" Sakura asked.

"Doesn't matter." Mello said with a shrug. "I want chocolate."

 

[.chasm.]

L stretched up, staring at the various pipes, then slouched back over. "How do you turn it on?"

"Go get some, then," Matt muttered, staring at the screen. He reached into his pocket with one hand, still playing the game with the other, and pulled out his packet of cigarettes. "Pick me up some more of these while you're out."

 

[nokotchi]

Sakura rolled her eyes and cracked the door open slightly. "Are you still dressed?"

Mello kicked Matt and turned to leave. "Good luck with that."

 

[.chasm.]

"Yes," L said, chewing on his thumb and staring at the door. "I just don't know how to turn it on."

Matt scowled, still staring at his screen. "You'd better get me some."

 

[nokotchi]

Sakura opened the door and walked in. "Like this." she told L, turning the nob to the shower.

Mello turned to Matt before leaving. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA-no."

 

[.chasm.]

L stared at the water pouring out of the showerhead, chewing on his thumb. "Do I turn it off the same way?" he asked, turning his head to the knob.

"Why not?" Matt asked, glancing up from his DS.

 

[nokotchi]

Sakura nodded. "Yup." she told him, walking out of the bathroom and closing the door, leaning against it once more.

"Because you're not coming with me." Mello answered with a shrug.

 

[.chasm.]

L watched Sakura leave the room, then turned back to the shower. He lifted his hand up, then held it under the water. "It's cold."

"Then I'll run out of them," Matt said, looking down at his DS again. "Then I'll get withdrawal symptoms and beat you up."

 

[nokotchi]

Sakura sighed. "Do you see the red marker right under the knob? Turn the knob towards that marker to make it warmer."

Mello laughed and left. "Cool story bro!"

 

[.chasm.]

L chewed on his thumb, using his other hand to turn the hot water up. He held his hand under the water again, then pulled it away and stared at the shower head.

"Mello!" Matt called, not moving an inch in his seat.

 

[nokotchi]

Sakura slid down the door into a sitting position that was much like L's.

Mello ignored Matt and kept walking.

 

[.chasm.]

L stood beside the shower, holding his hand underneath the water stream again. "How long do I have to stay in here?" he called,

Matt rolled his eyes, using one hand to take a cigarette out of the box and put it in between his teeth.

 

[nokotchi]

"Until you're all clean." Sakura told him bluntly.

Mello left the task force building and was on his way to the Chocolate Shop.

 

[.chasm.]

L chewed on his thumb, waving his hand about under the water. "My hand's clean," he called, pulling it away and wiping it dry on his jeans.

 

[nokotchi]

Sakura banged her head against the door in frustration. "You have to undress and actually get under the water and use soap and shampoo."

 

[.chasm.]

L stared at the water for a couple of minutes, silent, then grabbed the hem of his t-shirt and started to pull it off. "Fine..."

 

[nokotchi]

Sakura smiled in satisfaction. "When you're done, you can have a cookie."