A/N: I already love this one. Like LOVE it. The plot bunny came up and attacked me in very much the same manner as the Monty Python rabbit. It was horrific. ;)
Light knew that when Matsuda suggested a 'team party', he was going to suffer. His two hopes for salvation, his father and L, both uncharacteristically agreed that it was a fantastic idea. His father even suggested that some family members of the task force should come. Light thought for a split second that he might be able to get Misa on his side, as she was willing to do virtually anything for him, but in the end her desire to be at a party on Light's arm won out over her loyalty to him. And so it was that he resigned himself to a night of tiresome socialization, during which L would undoubtedly try and find some way to link his playing pin-the-tail on the donkey to the chance that he was Kira.
In a last ditch attempt to get out of the social function, Light approached L the day before the dreaded event was slated to take place.
"Ryuzaki, do you want me to finish the research on those case files by tomorrow night? I can work longer hours if it needs to get done."
"Light-kun, there is nothing I desire more than to get ahead in this case, but if your finishing those case studies interferes with Matsuda's event tomorrow night, I'm afraid I can't allow you to work that late."
"What? But Ryuzaki, how can my presence at a party be more important than working on the Kira case?"
"It is not so much Light-kun's presence at the party that I am concerned about as it is his proximity to myself. Although I do intend to unlock the chain for the duration of the party, I will need to be able to be near enough to observe you at all times".
"…and you would not consider skipping the…'party' ?"
"No, indeed I would not". And that was the end of that conversation.
Out of options, Light resigned himself to his fate. The night of the big event, he picked out an outfit that he knew flattered his figure; heck, he might as well knock 'em dead if he was required to attend this thing. It was certainly different to get dressed without that accursed chain, although L was still in the room with him. Light found that he really did treasure being able to put on a shirt without all that song and dance. L himself was in his standard jeans, although his shirt was light blue in what Light suspected was an attempt to be festive. It did bring out his eyes nicely, at least. Light was always a sucker for fashion.
L ran a hand through his hair and Light glanced one last time in the mirror. "Ready to face the lions, Light-kun?" Light snorted at L's analogy. "Bring it on". And together they stepped out into the main room of the plush hotel suite that had been rented specifically for the party.
Misa, dressed snazzily in a Gothic Lolita style, immediately crossed the room and attached herself to Light, dragging him away from L and into the fray. Light glanced back at L as he was being towed along; he found it oddly disconcerting being more than six feet away from the man. And then his attention was diverted as Misa sat him down at the game table with Matsuda, Sayu, and Aizawa. In no time at all, the five had a rollicking game of Jenga going.
The night passed in surprising amity for Light. He actually liked board games, being both a competitive person and impressively skilled at Connect-Four. Misa, however, was starting to get bored, and when Misa got bored, Light got scared. She always managed to come up with the most horrendous ideas. Tonight, alas, was no exception. "I'm tired of playing board games!! We need something more exciting. More grown-up. Hmmm" Oh no. Light knew the look in Misa's eyes, and he feared for his immortal soul. It was the spark she got just when she'd thought of some knew deliciously devious, and usually kinky, way to seduce Light into her clutches. "Let's play 7 Minutes in Heaven!!" Sayu gave a delighted squeal, as did several of the other girls, young and old, occupying the room. The men just looked dumbfounded.
"Don't you sillies know what that IS?!?" Misa asked, astounded by the male population's lack of kissing-game knowledge. Light's gaze was full of trepidation. He glanced around the room, seeing the same look in the eyes of all the men, except perhaps L, who looked rather as he always did; distantly interested.
Misa continued to explain the devil's-spawn game. "Well, whoever's 'it' is blindfolded and goes into a small dark room, like the coat closet, and then rest of us do that rhyme game to pick who goes in with them. Then we stick the person who wins the rhyme game in the closet with whoever's 'it', and they get to do WHATEVER THEY WANT with each other for SEVEN WHOLE MINUTES". At the end of this speech, the girls were all squealing like tween Miley Cyrus fans, and the boys' expressions ranged from Light's horrified disbelief to Matsuda's uncontained glee.
Before Light could develop a sufficiently convincing argument as to why he could not participate (maybe he was suddenly coming down with mono?) Misa had volunteered him to be 'it' first. The girls, with the exception of his family members, all seemed to eye Light like tigers eye a particularly juicy piece of meat, and Light regretted dressing so nicely. The guys were no help at all; they mostly seemed relieved that they weren't up to bat. Except Matsuda. He looked mildly crestfallen, and kept glancing over at Sayu. Before Light knew it, he was being forced into a coat closet by a surprisingly strong Misa, and the door was shut behind him. Great. Just fantastic. Here he was, surrounded by moth balls, and some slobbery girl was going to walk through that door and drool all over him for seven whole minutes. Thanks a lot, Misa.
On the other side of the closet door, however, Misa Amane was no happier than Light. By some weird coincidence, L had won the rhyme game, which was very strange indeed, considering that 1) only girls were supposed to be playing and 2) no one had noticed L was even participating in the game until it was too late. At first Misa protested, but L quietly told her that "Rules are rules, Misa Misa". And what L said, went. So it was to the scowls of the female crowd and the stunned silence of the males that L Lawliet walked into the closet to spend seven minutes in heaven with Light Yagami.
A/N: Cliffhanger lol! Revieeeeeeew and maybe I'll speed up the writing. ;p I'm not just pandering for reviews (well, maybe a little) but seeing that people like it really does motivate me to write more, faster. Love you all!