A/N: I'm FINALLY uploading this! XD First, let's all thank Sayuki09 for betaing this thang. *Claps* Second, a little explanation? I dunno. Uh, L, Light, and Misa are twenty five and Mello, Matt, and Near are all twenty two. L and Near are related. I tell you this NOW! So don't forget! XD Oh! Sayu's twenty one! Almost forgot... XD Now please follow my three R's: read, relish (synonym for enjoy), and review! :}
Chapter 1: Stay Awake
"Interesting. Very interesting."
"Your not even listening!"
"Of course I am. I'm sure that by now I know more about this Raito Yagami than he himself does."
"Oh, shut up, Lawli." Misa giggled, lightly pushing her friend. He had wild black hair that was strewn across his face, pale skin, and the most mesmerizing eyes she has ever seen anyone have. She, on the other hand, was his exact opposite. Her golden locks bounced perfectly to her mid back, along with her perfectly toned skin, and bright blue eyes shining at him.
"It's true. Misa, you have been dating Raito for two years. I'm your supposed best friend and I have never met him before and yet you still talk about him like your a school girl." L explained, placing his hands in his pockets.
"Well, I didn't tell you the best news yet..." Misa trailed off, excitement in her voice. "He proposed to me!"
L stopped completely in his tracks, shocked. Misa really did tell L everything about "Her One True Love" and L could not believe it. She always told him about how intellectual, how caring, and slightly athletic Raito was. L pictured Raito as the more popular version of himself, and L could not believe that Raito would marry Misa.
Heck, L could not believe anyone would marry Misa. (With no offense to Misa, of course.)
"Congratulations Misa." L managed to sputter out. Misa was his best friend after all, if this Raito Yagami made a bad choice then who was he to argue? As long as Misa was fine then there was no issue.
"That's not the best part..!" Misa squealed, taking L's hand. "Will you be my bridesmaid?!"
L blinked his large obsidian orbs, completely shocked by the request.
"Isn't that usually the job of a close female?" L asked, placing his finger onto his lips.
"The only other person I had to choose from is Takada and I hate her!" Misa yelled, taking both of L's hands into hers and getting on her knees. People started to stare, them being in the middle of the street and all. "L, your my best friend ever! We share everything so, please?! Please, please, please, please, please?!"
L sighed, admitting defeat as Misa squealed, jumping up and hugging the man.
"Thank you, Lawli! Thank you so much!" Misa chanted.
"Yes, yes Misa. Now, will you let me go? Your constricting the flow of air in my lungs." L answered. Misa giggled, letting him go.
"Really, Lawli! Thank you so much." She reiterated, walking along side him down the street again.
"If I didn't agree then I would be forced to go shoe shopping with you again." L stated.
"You know me so well." Misa winked and L resisted the urge to roll his eyes. There was a sudden beep and Misa looked to her pager. "Oh! I have to go! I'm missing my appointment to pick the kind of flowers I want for the wedding, but before I go you have to promise me you will help Raito and I arrange everything else for the wedding!"
"... What kind of promise?"
"L! I need you!" Misa yelled. L sighed again.
"Okay, I'll help you." L gave in, fearing the consequences. Misa gave another squeal of joy as she jumped to turn around in the opposite direction.
"Thanks Lawliet! Call you later!" Misa waved behind her as she ran off. L felt relieved to have Misa gone. True the blond was nice company to have conversations with and to just have company, but when Misa wanted something or was thinking about Raito, then she was the biggest nuisance in the world.
L continued his walk, hoping to be able to make it over to the park. His tennis shoes were making him incredibly angry. Oh, how he hated shoes. Although shoes were not as bad as socks. Socks were just horrible.
Not expecting anything, L was suddenly grabbed by his arm from behind him and something was shoved against his back. L could already tell that it was a gun and he froze.
"Give me all your money. Don't turn around or attract attention or I'll shoot." A voice ordered into his ear. L looked around to see that nobody noticed anything going on between himself and the stranger. Why couldn't they still be staring at him like they were a minute ago?
"I have nothing to give you. My pockets are empty, why would you choose someone who looks like I do? Many people have mistaken me for homeless." L explained, jerking his arm out of the man's hand and twirling to kick at the attacker. The man quickly reacted, stepping back and then hitting L in the head with the bottom of his gun.
People were watching now.
"Are you retarded? Attacking a guy with a gun? I'm going to kill you!" The man yelled, aiming the gun at L's head. L's eyes widened and shut quickly, hoping not to feel any pain before he died.
He was stupid. Why on Earth would he ever attack someone with a gun? A gun?! He was L Lawliet, that meant he had an intellect people could only dream of getting. What happened to that intellect to make him think; "Let's kick at the guy with the gun! Yeah, that will work"?
Suddenly L was pushed, knocking himself out of his reverie, and falling into bushes with a weight on top of him. He heard the bang of a gun and screaming, keeping his eyes shut tightly. The man who tried to rob him was yelling, sirens were heard, and then finally there was a silence.
"Hey, are you okay?" Someone asked. L opened his eyes to see that the weight on top of him was actually a man. The man had perfect chestnut brown hair with eyes to match, and his skin was toned to the perfect shade of tan.
Bottom line, the man was the first attractive person L has ever seen.
"You... Saved my life..." L mumbled, feeling his mind wandering off.
"Yeah, uh, stay awake. I don't know if that blow to your head gave you a concussion." The man explained. "Tell me stuff to help make you stay awake. What's your name?"
"L..." L answered.
"Oh no, we need a doctor!" The man yelled worriedly, and L chuckled.
"No. Really, my name is L. Ask me anything, I'll answer it. I swear I'm awake." L's talking was slurred but he really was awake.
"What's two times two?" The man asked.
"Four."
"Two times five?"
"Ten."
"Ten times ten?"
"One hundred. Three hundred and sixty eight times one hundred and thirty two equals forty eight thousand, five hundred and seventy six." L answered, annoyed at being asked the simple questions.
"That's correct... Do you know that if you divide them then you get two point seven, eight, seven, eight, seven, eight, seven, nine?" The man asked, grinning at L. "My name is Light."
"May I ask you a question now, Light?" L asked. "Why are you still on top of me?"
Light looked at L and smiled. "I don't know, I guess I just like it here." Light joked, getting up and helping L stand but as soon as L was on his feet he stumbled again. Light grabbed L before he could fall and picked him up bridal style.
"Well, your obviously not okay. Your also a lot lighter than usual..." Light trailed off.
"I'm not homeless... There's a cell phone... And a... A wallet in my pocket..." L answered, head hanging back.
"So you lied to him? When he had a gun?!" Light asked, carrying L to a car, but L couldn't answer because that was when he fell unconscious.
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Darkness was around him as L slowly started to drift back to consciousness. He didn't open his eyes, knowing that a headache would hit the moment he did, so he decided to listen instead. There were voices very close. Two of them. And one seemed angrier than the other.
"Wake up, L."
"That's not going to get him awake any sooner."
"Wake up, L."
"Are you even listening to me?"
"Wake up, L!"
"Your gonna get us in trouble! Be quiet!"
"WAKE UP, L!"
That voice was too loud and persistent to allow L to keep his eyes shut. So he slowly opened them to be greeted with glowing blond and shining red. The colors were blurred but soon faded into all too familiar faces that he knew.
"See, Matt? I knew that would wake him up."
"Only because you were threatening to blow his eardrum off." Matt snorted, pausing the video game he was playing. "Hey, L. Sorry you had to wake up to that."
"It's okay. I do believe that you have to wake up to Mello every morning so it seems fair." L answered, sitting up.
"I know your both just jealous of me so I'll let that slide. Anyways, what happened L?! You were going to be robbed and your fought the guy?! See, this is why your my friend. You didn't just give him your stuff, you fought back. I award you with this." Mello answered, breaking a piece of chocolate off of his chocolate Hershey bar and handed it to L who gladly consumed it.
"Mello, don't say that. That was dangerous. You could have just given the guy your wallet, you are freaking rich after all. What you did was stupid." Matt explained.
"I wouldn't say so." A voice said from the door. They all looked to Light standing there. He walked closer to L as he spoke. "It wasn't smart, but it was brave. Next time, just reconsider when the person your fighting has a gun?"
'Is he... Flirting?' Mello thought to himself.
"I'll try, but I don't give in easily." L replied, locking his eyes with Light's. There was something about Light's eyes that could keep L staring all day if he was allowed.
'Is L flirting?!'
"Your the guy who saved L, right?" Mello asked, sitting back into his chair and leaning closer to Matt who was standing behind Mello's chair. Light nodded and Mello lightly hit Matt. Matt leaned down and Mello whispered into Matt's ear, then Matt looked at L for a second before whispering back to Mello. They both quickly glanced at Light while Mello whispered back to Matt. Needless to say that both L and Light were glaring at the younger two, quite annoyed at the exchange.
"... What?" Light asked, curious about what the two were talking about.
"Nothing, don't worry about Mello. He can be a bit melodramatic at times-"
"What did I say about bad puns, Matt?" Mello asked, glaring. Matt just smirked and continued.
"Anyways, we want to thank you for helping L out. We have no real way of expressing our gratitude but L will be allowed to leave later just in time for the carnival the three of us are going to. Would you like to come with us?" Matt asked.
"You don't have to answer that." L interrupted sharply, very embarrassed but not showing it... Much. "Mello and Matt are shameless and just like to expect thin-"
"I'd love to go." Light answered, shutting L up. "That is, if your going."
'Oh, yeah. He's definitely flirting!'
"Well, I wasn't really planning on going..." L trailed off when a hand was slapped over his mouth by Mello.
"Can you give us a second, Light?" Matt asked, looking down at L.
"Uh, sure..." Light looked at L sympathetically and then walked out of the room. Once the brunet was gone Mello released L's mouth.
"What are you doing?!" Mello yelled in a whisper, something only Mello was expertly good at.
"I never wanted to go to the carnival. Why do you think you can just invite the two of us there?" L asked, a bit annoyed.
"Because you like him!" Mello yelled.
"W-What?" L asked, blushing.
"Come off it, L. You've never liked a single person your whole life past the level of friendship and yet you are easily flirting with this guy just by looking at him. I heard he's smart, trying to be a detective like you. You'd be perfect for each other." Matt whispered.
"How do you know all of that?" L asked, still blushing.
"His sister's your nurse, but that's not the point. The point is is that you have an opportunity to finally find your one true love. Give it a shot! If he's not the one than dump him, if he is then-"
"You owe us. Big time." Mello ended, smirking. L looked at the two younger men before sighing. It seemed that no matter how much more sense his side of the argument had his "friends" (as they liked to call themselves) would always find ways to force him to their side. It was a lose-lose situation.
"Hey, Light! Get your ass back in here!" Mello yelled, again not caring for the other patients in the hospital. Light walked back in, holding back a smirk, and raising an eyebrow at the still blushing L.
"He's coming, which means your coming. Great, we'll pick you guys up here at five." Mello answered quickly and walked out, pulling away Matt who started playing his video game again.
That was just the start to a completely weird day.
