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After Light's confrontation with L, Light went straight home. Light was fed up with not having any privacy; he didn’t even have any in his own home because L had decided to install cameras in his room. It’s true that L didn’t tell him outright that he’d done so, but Light’s gut feeling told him that was exactly the case. He had to do something to finally get L to stop treating him as a suspect in the case.
Maybe L still considered him a suspect because Light didn't socialize with anyone. At his age, people usually have a lot of social connections,they even have partners,but what about Light? No one had ever seen Light with anyone.
Light thought that maybe if he acted like a real student with a life outside of school and had some kind of relationship with even just one person, the detective might stop spying on him.
So he started thinking,he had to find someone susceptible to manipulation, unless it was Misa; she was unbearable when Light pretended to be in a relationship with the blonde girl. Teru Mikami seemed like a good option for the moment,Teru regarded him as a god and would do anything to make Light happy. In fact, he could even call Teru right now to propose a “relationship,” but the plan was for Mikami to believe that the feelings Light was showing him were genuine.
Why? Because Teru Mikami would act unnaturally around Light if Light simply said, “Listen, I want the detective to stop thinking I’m Kira. Will you be my partner to throw him off the trail?”
If Light had said that, Mikami would have acted, well... unusually, which would have led to even greater suspicion that Light is Kira.
Since Light wanted to pretend they were in a relationship, he had to make it seem realistic, so he decided to text Teru and ask if he’d like to go for a walk in the park,without, of course, making it clear that it was supposed to be a “date” in any way.
To be honest, Mikami was a weirdo, but for Light, anyone would have been fine except for Misa, who wanted to spend practically all her time with him. Mikami, like Misa, is obsessed with Light, but he certainly knew he would be much better than Misa Amane.
He knew full well that Teru was much smarter than Misa, and it was quite exciting to think that someone as smart as Teru was so obedient to him
He did what he wanted to do, now he was just waiting for Teru's reply.
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Teru Mikami was sitting at his desk, watching news reports on his laptop about Kira and his latest victims
Finally, someone had taken charge of this world the way he had longed to since childhood. In Teru’s eyes, Light was God because he could create a perfect world,and only God can create a world.
He was honored to be one of the few who knew Kira's identity,he felt chosen by God to help him.
Suddenly, Teru’s thoughts were interrupted by the rumbling of the phone on the desk next to him. He grabbed the phone and saw the name “Light.” Could he really be so important to God that God Himself had contacted him? Mikami didn’t even know what Light had written, but the very thought that God had thought of him and written to him sent shivers down his spine. Opening the text message, he read: “Hey Mikami, I know you might not remember me anymore, but I’ve been thinking about you lately. We had such a good conversation, so I wanted to get back in touch. How about we meet tomorrow in the park around 1 p.m., if you’d like?”
Mikami stared at the message for a long moment, unable to believe his eyes,did Kami really want to meet with him? Of all people, he had written to Teru. Light was very popular, and he could have written to anyone else, but he decided to write to Teru. Mikami felt more than special,he felt chosen by God. Most people don’t get the chance to discover God’s identity, let alone talk to Him of His own free will!
Mikami spent a long time daydreaming about the day they would meet, what they would do, and how Kami would treat him.
Actually, Teru could have gone out today just for Light's sake, but Kami had set the meeting time, so Mikami didn't want to go against him in any way.
Mikami replied to Light’s message: “Heyyy Light, there’s no way I could ever forget you. I’d like to start by saying that I feel honored to be talking to someone like you. I’d love to meet up with you,any time you choose works for me, and I’m sure you won’t regret this meeting!”
After writing that message, Teru threw his phone onto the bed, screen side down, out of stress.
His phone buzzed right after Mikami replied to Light’s message about meeting up. Teru ran over to the phone, picked it up, turned it around, and opened the text message. Light replied, “Okay, so we’re set for tomorrow, then. See you tomorrow, Mikami.”
As Teru read the message, he felt a strange thrill,he couldn't have imagined such an event even in his dreams.
Mikami put down his phone, changed into his pajamas, and got into bed. The only thing on his mind was the next day, when he would meet his God in complete privacy, with absolutely no “work related” purpose just him and his God.
He fall asleep imagining how beautiful Kami will look tomorrow