L's Memories
Prologue:
October 31, 1979. It happened to be a cloudy and cold day and a normal work day for most. But for one mother struggling in a Japanese slum it was a new day. Her water had broke early in the day and was rushed to the hospital. She pained in labor for hours and hours on end until nearly midnight. At 11:43 pm a baby boy had been born to her. She was exhausted and near fainted by the time she was done. But she still had the strength to hold the child that was handed to her. She looked down into the child's face to see a surprisingly sharp gaze staring back at her. She gasped a bit; her child didn't have her eyes as she'd hoped. "He has his father's eyes…" She whispered quietly to the equally exhausted doctor beside her. The baby boy put his thumb into his mouth but never took his gaze away from her. She grew worried that the baby didn't even seem to blink. The doctor grew even more irritated as the minutes passed. He simply wanted to go home and rest after a tiring day. "Ms. Lawliet? Would you like the official papers now?" He asked impatiently. "Yes that would be good…" Her voice was monotonous but bore a hint of tiredness. He nodded his head and headed out the door. She looked down to see the baby still analyzing her face. He seemed to be drinking in every detail of her face as much as he could. Yet she managed to let a small smile spread across her pale, sickly features.
"Hello my son…" She didn't know what else to say to him. The small child in her arms simply continued staring at her. She noticed that the pupils took up nearly the entire iris save for a ring of warm grey. The doctor came back with a file and a pen and set it down on the end table near her bed. He wiped his greasy black hair back with his hand and said, "Miss, uh… here are the papers that need filling out, and I need the information you want to put down for the father's side since he isn't present…" She flashed a cold glare at him but sighed. "Can you please hold him? I don't want to make any mistakes." The doctor quickly obliged, wanting to get out faster. She lifted her arms carefully and let him go when the doctor had him in his arms. The doctor looked at the woman quickly then looked down at the light bundle in his hands. He gasped a bit to see that the boy stared relentlessly at him. It creeped him out a bit to see how empty the eyes seemed. It was like two holes boring into his very soul. "Sir, I'm done with the official information. Now, please hand me my son." The doctor looked up, startled at the voice that had broken his trance. The lady motioned again, "My son?" "Huh? Oh yeah, I'm sorry miss." He handed back the baby carefully. He blinked once and shook his head to rid his mind of the boy's eyes. He took the certificate and shuffled through the papers to check the information. He furrowed his brow when he saw the name that had been put down as a first name.
"Um… Miss Lawliet, You only put down…" He attempted to finish but was interrupted by the lady. "L? Yes that is what I put down. There are no mistakes there doctor." She said without looking away from her son. The doctor stared at the lady strangely. He wondered for a moment whether the lady was mad or too exhausted to think straight. But he shook his head and put it in the folder. He was far too tired to deal with her if she was mad or not. "Okay miss, your son is officially L Lawliet. Congratulations." She looked up at him and let the edge of her lip curl up in a smile. "L Lawliet… my son… so very unique…" The infant in her arms seemed to understand her tender words and smiled a bit in response.