A/N: Welcome, everyone! For those who are following me as an author and are waiting patience for the next chapter of Lost, Claimed, and Center I thank you guys for not being bugs about the next chapter xD This story has just been calling for me for a LONG time. I've been looking for a story like this since i finished watching Death Note in November or so :) I always have wanted to read a story where Kira/Light wins, and i can't find one that is more than 5,000 words. I can 100% promise all of you that I'll exceed 5,000 words, as I already have two other chapters finished, in which I'll post once I get 10+ reviews or it hits February 12+ :)

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= I do not own Death Note, Tsugumi Ohba does. I only own this plot and any OC's I decide to use. =

Chapter 1:

{Light's Pov}

'I can't believe this is actually happening,' I thought. I suspected L thinking the same thing as he was slowly came to. I watched from my seat on the windowsill of my small apartment as L started to open his charcoal eyes and move around. Well, he'd be moving a lot quicker and faster, that is, if he wasn't tied down to my desk chair. I had to congratulate Misa on being such a major idiot naturally enough to make the great L come out of hiding.

When 'Kira' sent a message to L four years ago, everyone at the task force became paranoid that 'Oh, no. Kira has found our headquarters!' and 'We're all going to die.'. I set up the attempt to make it seem like 'Kira' was done messing around. Wedy's body, was sent, sedated, back to headquarters just in time for my plan to go down.

Flashback

We heard a crash outside of the board room we were all talking in. I, closest to the door, cocked my gun and took the safety off while I swung the door open slowly. I proceeded down the hallway with fake caution until I was 'jumped' by a man in a mask around a corner. I swung my body away from the man and brought a fist up, successfully punching him in the face as he staggered back. I pointed my gun at him and he rubbed his jaw.

"You know what we are here for kid," he said as he inched closer to me. My gun hand started to shake it what those in the board room watching would perceive as fear or nervousness as Light Yagami had never had to shoot someone before.

'All of a sudden', the man hit the gun out of my hand and we began to fight hand to hand combat, which I was considerably better at doing and faking. The man then punched me hard in the ribs as i double over and swung my legs out from underneath me as I landed on my face.

The man grabbed me by the collar of my shirt before switching to a neck lock and held a gun to the side of my face.

"Are you sure about this plan still, Mr. Kira, Sir?" Mikami whispered to me in my ear, quiet enough that I knew the sound wouldn't be pic up by the microphones in the walls.

I started to resist and make a big scene as a precaution of loud noise as I answered him, "Just proceed as planned."

Mikami dragged me back to the others and slammed the door open. We were met with guns pointed at us.

"Drop my son, now!" Father commanded.

"I don't think you're in the position to be demanding anything," Mikami said, "But which one of you is the great 'L' that Kira has sent me for?" I searched myself and found him behind my father and Aizawa, trying to appear as if he was indeed not hiding at all.

"Kira sent you to get L?!" Matsuda, ever the idiot, asked,

We ignored him as Aizawa spoke up, "Why does Kira want to take L, is he hoping to get his name while he has him or something?"

"You're all wasting my time here, so if I don't get L in the next five minutes, I'll be taking Light Yagami here as a hostage until you feel more compliable."

End of Flashback

Five minutes did pass and L didn't give himself over, though I saw it in his eyes at the last minute how conflicted he was. What he was conflicted over was the think I mulled over for the next two years until I finally had enough with the game. I was ready to make Kira the king of the new world and every king needs a queen by his side. 'What better queen than the enemy?'

I glanced again to L, who was starting to show nervousness in his movements. He had been asleep for about ten hours which, as far as I knew, was the longest he's slept since he was five and he must be hungry.

"Is anybody here?" L asked to what he was presuming, an empty room. He squinted to look out into the distance beyond the spot light that I had shinning on him.

"You should quiet down, L, you might wake someone with all your ruckus," I smirked as I jumped down and walked over to the edge of the light.

"I've heard that voice before..." I heard him mutter, "Yagami? Is that you?" His voice sounding doubtful.

"Oh? Don't tell me that you missed me, Ellie," I joked as I showed myself. L smiled brightly before frowning at me, like i expected.

"I told you never to call me that," He settled more into the chair as much as he could, seeing that his feet couldn't fit under him to put him into his usual position.

"Old habits die hard, Ellie."

"Speaking of things dying, we thought you did."

I smirked to myself, "Kira wouldn't dream of kill me, Ellie."

His eyes bored into me, mixed with acceptance and hurt, "You're Kira."

I slowly clapped, finally seeing the circle come back around to a stop, "Very good, L. I was honestly surprised when you first suspected it so early in the game."

L just stared at me in silence before gulping, "So, what's the big plan?"

I walked over to him before sitting on the floor in front of him. 'I need him less on alert,' I thought. "As you probably already know, Kira has been rising the ranks, especially in the last two years. I have America, Austria, Korea, and Japan backing me as of now and I'm on the brink of getting Britain to see things my way," I watched as L tried to hide his surprise. 'Huh. I thought I made these things more public...'

"So what's your point here, Light?"

"I know that your successors are in Britain and they're the ones who are making the transactions there go rougher than i was expecting. I need you to go there with me and tell the little rugrats to stand down."

"What are you going to do, Kira, kill me?"

"I really hope it doesn't come to that, L, or should I say Lawliet?" L's eyes just about popped out of his head and he started to sweat, though I saw that he was struggling to become neutral-faced again.

I then spoke a little louder, "Mikami! Can you bring me some strawberry cake?"

"Yes, sir," came his reply from my left and I heard a door open and close soon after. I heard footsteps until I heard a cart roll my way. I stopped and caught it to the right of me, locating a single plate with a slice of cake on it.

I wiped some of the frosting off the top of the cake and made a show of it to him. I watched as his eyes glazed over in hunger and raw need at the sight and I smirked. 'Gotcha,' I thought. I waved the finger back and forth as both his eyes and head followed its every move.

"Stick your tongue out," I said to him, needing him to get this into his system before I proceeded any further.

He did so and whipped the frosting on his tongue. He quickly snatched his tongue back into his mouth and I could tell that he was trying to savor the taste.

"Are you going to help me, or are you going to make this harder than it needs to be, Ellie?"

He seemed to snap out of it at the sound of the pesky nickname. L just sat there in silence for a minute before he whispered, "Why wouldn't you just kill me?" I saw him hesitated before he continued talking, "I just want to confess that after I deducted that you weren't Kira and you were tethered to my side, I began to think of you as someone... worth keeping in my life."

'Seems like the serums kicked in.' These things were supposed to make sure he told me the truth to anything I ask.

I cupped one of his cheeks in my hand before kissing him softly. He bit my lip harshly but I ignored him until he finally settled down and shyly applied his lips to mine. I smiled softly as I pulled back.

"Are you trying to say that you had a little crush on me?"

If the 'great detective L' was a school girl, I could see him doing that weird nervous thing they do when they push their pointer fingers together in front of their faces right now. "Are you going to do something about it?"

"That's the whole plan here, Ellie, dear. I want to reveal myself as Kira soon and I want you to be by my side. Are you willing to put aside our differences for this relationship?" He seemed to be considering it, so I added to my speech, just for extra precautions, "I'm not as heartless as you believe. I care about you, Ellie, a lot, and I was hoping you might feel the same."

"I don't believe in your kind of justice, Light..."

I petted his messy hair down, "You'll understand soon enough."

I grabbed a needle out of my back pocket and stuck him with it, sending him into a deep sleep. 'He'll come around soon; I just need to be a little patient with him.' I thought.

{L's Pov}

I woke up, covered in something soft and I twisted around in shock. I tumbled to the floor only to realize that I was in a bed. I heard a groan above as I slowly rose to peer over it. I saw Light, or should I say Kira, sleeping in the bed as well.

I watched his bare chest rise and set with each breath that was blowing these two pieces of hair in front of his face. He appeared to be exactly the way I remember and I hated it. I analyzed the parts of his body I could see, ignoring the fact that I could tell he wasn't wearing any pants, and came to the conclusion that he had become stronger in the last couple years. 'Or, maybe, he's just showing his true self.'

I had to admit that I was shocked to find him alive as the Kira group that collected him did not seem like they were playing hostages. 'Now I know they were just following their leaders orders to collect him,' I thought, bitterly. I had soon tried to get over losing what I could consider my only best friend but as the others could tell you, it wasn't the cleanest or cheapest grievance. I had broken many of my computers as well as most of the things that were in the room Light and I shared. Soon after I settled down, the rest of the members were ready to drop this case, accepting that there was nothing they could do if Kira was able to track down the headquarters. I told them good riddance and they all left me to continue the case alone.

I searched around the room for a way out and saw the door a good five to seven feet from me that was open. I could see a little into the next room to see a living-room space that held a black couch and a white side table, but I couldn't see beyond that into the room. I then heard another groan come from in front of me and I crawled backwards against the wall behind me as I watched Light wake up. I knew that I wouldn't be able to make it to the door in time to escape. For once in my life i felt nervousness in the pit of my stomach, and I was scared. He leaned up and stretched his body before reaching a hand to the spot my body was in moments ago. I watch as he rubbed his eyes and looked around the room before his eyes locked onto my fearful ones, losing the confidence I tried to fake yesterday.

"What are you doing over there, little Ellie?" He rasped tiredly and I felt chills run down my back at the sound of his nickname for me. 'Say it again, Light.'

When I didn't answer him, he patted the bed beside him, "Come sit with me. I'm not gonna bite..."

I looked at his eyes to see genuine pleading in them as I stood up and slowly walked over to the bed. I was then suddenly pulled down so I was lying on the bed and I instantly stiffened before starting to push at him, afraid of what he, Kira, was going to try to do.

"Shh, it's okay. It's just you and me, Ellie and Light. You don't have to fight me because I'm not going to hurt you."

"Then why are you holding me in place!" I yelled.

"I just wanted to cuddle with you as we talk..." Light tried to reason.

"Cuddle...? Oh. I've... I've never done this 'cuddle' thing with someone before," I whispered as I settled down.

"I can see that," he chuckled as he gently reached a hand up to rub my back, soothing me against him.

I eventually relaxed my body and moved my head to lay on one of Light's pecks with his arm around me. "Would it really be so bad, L?"

"What?"

"You submitting to me, is that something you're so adverse to?"

I leaned up on my elbows so I could see his face, "What do you mean?"

"Well, I'm going to be king of this world. In less than better terms, I want you to be my side, as my 'queen'. Is me loving you and wanting to care for you, not enough for you?"

"No! I mean, it's more than enough, Light. I-I'd never expected to even get that from you..."

"You deserve the best, Ellie, and that's what I'm going to get for you," He whispered to me as he cupped one of my cheeks.

'What am I going to do? Agree to be Kira's little puppy dog just to get laid once in my life? ...Sounds like the best decision at the moment until I can come up with an escape plan to have time to think,' I thought to myself, 'At least I can have a little fun while I wait for the opportunity. I deserve it, right?'

"Can I ask for one thing, then?"

"What is it?" He asked sweetly.

"I want you to promise that you'll listen to my ideas and maybe put them to some use in your plan."

Light seem to be considering before he sighed and smiled, "If that's all you want, does that mean you agree?"

"Yes, Light. I agree to surrender to you."

"Good, L. You'll find it's not something you'll regret. Now lay back down with me until breakfast comes." I did like he suggested and he began to rub my back in soothing manner again, lulling me asleep until someone knocked on the door.

I waited a moment before Light leaned into my ear, "Why don't you go answer it, little one?" He nipped at my ear in a playful way and I had to resist my urge to giggle like an idiot and I walked over to the door and out into the living room. It was designed in a black and red color pallet, the room consisting of the couch and table I mentioned earlier, as well as a coffee table and a flat screen TV. The wall to the left of me consisted of at least six different computer screens that seem to me showing surveillance of the main points of the building with a long table sitting under it, papers scattered all atop it. I walked over to get a closer look at his set up, only to find a sticky note that read, "Inform M on trip to England so he can make arrangements."

'I wonder who this 'M' is...' My thoughts were interrupted by another knock at the door and I suddenly remembered what I was out here for as I went over to open it.

A woman with long black hair and a brown leather coat walked in past me, pushing a cart in front of her. "Three pancakes, scrambled eggs, and four hash browns along with a plate. Just like you requested, Kira, s-" She looked up just then during her monologue to realize I wasn't the person she thought I was. I suddenly was pinned against the wall by a knife pointed at my stomach and I screamed, clawing at her and kicking. All that did was make her grip on me tighten until she was suddenly pulled off of me and thrown to the left of me.

Kira was staring at the woman with such fury in his eyes; it scared me for the woman. I let out a whimper and their heads both snapped in my direction. Kira, no, Light softened his eyes as he held a hand out in my direction and I ran toward it desperately, knowing at this point he was the only thing standing between me and danger. His arms circled me into his embrace and I broke. 'When did I get so weak that I couldn't handle someone threatening me? Probably the fact that I rarely interact with people, much less their threats, doesn't help me out that much.'

He let go of me and gripped my tear-stained cheeks in his hands gently, "You're safe now, with me."

I nodded and I just noticed that he was now dressed in a red band T-shirt and black plaid pajama pants. I moved to stand behind him, holding the back of his shirt as I had the revelation that the "Great L" was hiding behind his master with his tail tucked between his legs.

"How dare you attack what is mine, Ms. Takada," he said menacingly.

"I-I thought he was going to a-attack you!" She stuttered, nervous of the outcome of this situation.

"Are you trying to telling me that you believe I'm incompetent of protecting myself in my own bedroom?" He asked, simmering.

"No! I mean-I meant-"

"It's my fault, Light," I whispered.

He turned his head in shock, "What?"

"She was only doing her job; I was the one that looked suspicious..." I faded off, seeing the look on his face.

"The first rule of you being mine is that nothing is ever you're fault."

I studied his face, seeing that he was serious and I nodded, wanting to drop this conversation now.

"We'll talk about the rest of your rules at a later time," he stated before turning back to the woman and giving her a hard look, "I can usually trust you to do the right thing, so I'll let you off with a warning as long as you apologize to him."

"What?" We both asked.

"You heard me," he smiled as he pulled me in front of him, "Apologize or it won't be a pretty punishment."

She quickly drop to her knees in front of me and raised her hands in a pleading motion, "Please forgive my reckless behavior, sir."

I looked between she and Light and he gave me an encouraging smile.

"I forgive you, I guess?" I stated hesitantly.

Light gave her a nod of dismissal and she whipped up from the floor and gave me a quick smile before leaving.

Light turned to me with a small smile before stepping forward to drag the cart farther into the room. I followed him and sat down on the couch as he collected the plates on the cart and set them on the side table. Once that was done, he plopped down on the cushion closest to the side table before turning to me, "Sit in front of me,"

I gave him a confused look before speaking, "What?"

"I want you to sit here in front of me," he responding, point to a part of the rug in front of him.

I slowly moved with caution to the floor and moved so I was directly where he pointed. Light smiled to me as he leaned over to the side table and picked up a plate of pancakes. He grabbed a fork and brought it to his plush lips, engulfing it. All I could think of is how he could put those lips on me, sucking on my bottom lip or other places as I scream out in ag-

"Open your mouth."

"W-what?" I stuttered as I was broken out of my thoughts. I looked up at him to see he was holding his fork out to me, a piece of pancake on the edge of it, dripping syrup.

"You've earned some food, so eat," he smirked to me.

I looked from the fork, to his face, then back to his face as I opened my mouth, welcoming the food apprehensively.

"Though I'm grateful for your submission, I'm surprised that this was so easy."

'If he only knew how hard this really was...'

"What do you mean?"

"I would think after being missing for an estimated five days would create a little more of a reaction from the team," he tsked his disappointment.

I gulped before whispering, "They left me soon after you did."

"Watari?"

"He died of old age two and a half years ago," I looked down as i felt a tear run down my face as I admitted out loud that I was truly alone now.

I felt a hand touch my mangily hair and I looked up to see Light giving me a genuine smile, "He will be missed, Ellie."

I started really crying then and Light pulled me up next to him. I curled into his side as he whispered soothing words into my ear about how he would never leave me. Once i finally settled down to a sniffle, he wiped my tears away and gave me a soft smile that pulled at my heartstrings. 'I can't fall for him this soon, heart! I need to convince him that he doesn't have to be Kira, first. But this isn't the time or place for it...'

I just realized something that he said before, "I've been here for five days?" I whispered.

"I knocked you out for a couple so you wouldn't hurt me or yourself."

I nodded, understanding his reasoning to a certain extent. "But what I don't understand is-"

I was interrupted by his cellphone ringing in his pants pocket, playing a ringtone I didn't recognize.

"My first life was so boring just forget mentioned it

And my second seemed to let me do all of the things my first life didn't
Third life was a hateful man all poison to the bone
In my fourth, I played piano but just didn't have the eyes to read the notes

In my fifth life, I supported girls - of course that wasn't all
My sixth life was corrupted though I guess it was little fun
Seventh life I cried so much and all I did was mourn
In my eighth life, was so rich I could've bought the world and EVERYTHING

In this life is a game played by a flaky god
He gambles every life
Try to escape but you know the path you're on is game a-"

Light quickly grabbed the phone out of his pocket and hit 'Talk'.

"Hey, what's up?" His face took on a content look as he talked in a sweeter voice that I'd never heard him use before. "Really? That's pretty great! Keep doing what you're doing; I'm sure he'll come around-. Hold on," He turned to me and whispered, "Why don't you go take a shower while I talk here?"

I gave him an uncertain look and he gave me a smile, "The bathroom is that way," he pointed past me to a door I didn't notice, "I know, this place can be a little confusing at first."

'He always assumes that he knows everything I'm thinking...' I thought as I got up and went into the bathroom and closed the door behind me and quickly pressed my ear against the door.

"Sorry, I was talking to Ellie and telling him I needed to talk to you alone."

'I wonder why he needed to talk alone to whoever they are,' Light suddenly let out a loud laugh and I thought, 'Have I ever heard him laugh before?'

"No, he just knows broadly why we need to go to London. Can you set up arrangements for a flight there, for me?"

'I wonder who he's talking to.'

The conversation seem to be getting boring after that so I quickly showered, hoping I might hear something better once I got out of the shower. My hopes were crushed as when i walked out of the bathroom, Light was already off the phone and at his desk of mystery.

"We'll be leaving for London, tomorrow, so be ready to be up early," He said over his shoulder to me without looking up from his desk. I watched as he crumpled the sticky note I read early and threw it into the waste basket across the room, making the shot easily.

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Also, the song in the end there is The Game of Life, which is beautifully covered by JubyPhonic on youtube :)