Yo, minna-san! I'm back! As you all know, its the sequel to Competition! Yay!
Thanks goes to kitsune55-sempai for editing the chapter.
Disclaimor: I do not own Death Note nor the characters. They belong to Ooba-san and Obata-san.
It had been eight months since L Lawliet had come into Light Yagami's life. At first, L wasn't sure he wanted to be friends with Light, however, soon enough, the insomniac formed a weird friendship with the younger twin brother.
Speaking of twins, the multi-lingual boy had met Light's older twin brother, Kira. He knew right away that he wouldn't like the elder twin because of the other's fake smiles and unnecessary cruelty to other people. Kira's unwanted kiss only enhanced the feelings of dislike into almost loathing.
All problems aside, the insomniac had also met the Yagami family, whom had accepted the fact that their youngest son was dating a male, who was a sweet freak. The brunette was surprised and told the raven-haired teen the news.
Many things had happened in the months that the insomniac had spent in Japan. Beyond Birthday revealed himself to L, but there was nothing out of the ordinary that the original could confirm. L was unsure of B's movements and motives, and it scared him. The former detective didn't like the fact when he's unsure of things that he would normally be calculative about.
At the present moment, the couple was at the insomniac's house. The light haired brunette sat on the floor, soothing the insomniac in his lap. Light had already met L's dog, Near, and so the mutt sat beside the two lovers quietly. They sat for a few hours on the floor as L was talking about his past and Light was having mixed emotions while listening to his lover.
Thus, began the past of L.
At the age of four, L Lawliet was discovered to be a child with a higher intellect than most other children his age. Because of his intellect, which was found to be as high as a junior high student, L was considered abnormal. He never played with the other children, nor was he invited to play by them, instead he read alone, surrounded by books. The caretakers pitied him and tried to get in closer terms to him, but he shunned their company and pity as well.
L found himself to be very lonely until he met a middle-aged man named Quilish Whammy. The young boy was then taken to an orphanage named Whammy's House. The four-year-old learned that it was an institute for child geniuses, such as himself, to educate the children to develop their intellect to use later in the world. He met many talented children, such as a boy that was able to help Bill Gates with inventing Microsoft at the age of twelve and a girl that was a skilled rocket scientist at the age of fifteen.
At the age of six, L was able to get used to life in the orphanage and fondly called it home. He loved the environment there. No one bothered him while he was reading, nor would he hear the harsh insults that the previous orphanage's caretakers said about him. L also discovered one of his favorite foods while at Whammy's. He found that he loved to eat sweets, which, eventually, became fuel for his brain. It bothered the other children, but he didn't care. He also made the habit of sitting differently, and biting on his thumb while sitting in such a position. In the orphanage, no one was to use their full name, but an alias. Since his name was L, the other children did not know if it was an alias or a name.
One day while reading, he met his predecessor. This predecessor found L to be very interesting. He noticed that the little raven-haired boy was very quiet amongst the other children. The loudest children, that the predecessor knew and considered his entertainment, were Catch, Throw, and It. The other children that were quiet were L, Blank, and Jump.
The predecessor had curly hair, and his code name was "L". His true name was unknown, even to Watari and Roger. "L" was also the one who established the orphanage along with Watari. Roger soon came to help his old friend after a few years.
"L" was walking through the halls, watching the young successors walking about, playing, eating, or doing what they liked. He found a child that almost resembled him when he was a child, but the young boy had wild, straight hair while his was curly, and a bit wavy. The boy was reading in an unusual way of sitting in a large armchair. He walked into the room.
"I haven't seen you before…Do you like to read…L…"
The boy looked up from his reading, and turned his head to see a man, standing by the door, hands in his faded jean pockets. The man wore a long sleeved white shirt that looked old as well. "Who are you?"
"I am "L." It's nice to meet you," "L" said smiling to the adolescent child.
"That's my name too, or is that an alias" The child looked up with curious blank eyes.
"What do you think?" "L" asked still smiling.
L looked into the distance, thinking. "An alias…or…it couldn't be…"
"Yes, well, you got that right… or not," L turned on his heel to leave the boy.
L watched the predecessor walking down the hall, almost bumping into other children, who apologized to him. He watched, feeling fascinated, as "L's" hand ruffled each of the children's heads. He wondered how it would feel that large hand ruffling his own unruly black messy hair.
He shrugged and went back to reading.
At the age of eight, Watari came to L with news that the predecessor has died. L had grown with two extra inches and he was already reading high school level books.
L was shocked to learn that his predecessor has died.
"You are to be his successor, L. I know it is certain, but I'd like to know if you would like to take his position as the next "L"." Watari informed the young child. He knew that the boy was one of abnormal geniuses of the orphanage, and he'd like for the child to succeed.
Watari had the previous predecessor's will. It stated, "I like the child by the name of L Lawliet to be my successor…I wonder what he sees in his eyes as he looks into the skies…It is my decision, Watari for him to see what he can see and do what he can do with his hands…He'll be able to succeed in what I couldn't succeed…"
Watari inwardly sighed, wondering what the predecessor meant by those words. Now, he just watched the child making the decision.
"What…is his name, Watari," L suddenly spoke.
"I do not know…I do not have his name or his background information," Watari stated again.
"I understand…I accept the position" L sighed as he walked down the hall.
"Understood," Watari bowed down before walking in the opposite direction.
L felt a stinging in his eyes, a liquid streaming down his soft cheek. He felt it with his finger, and confirmed, "Tears…"
It was the first time in his life that he had ever cried, and he didn't know why. This sadness was strange to L. He felt that it wasn't fair that his predecessor knew of his name, but L didn't know his. Apparently, Watari did not have his background information.
Later that night, L hacked into the computers, looking through the world's top orphanages. He knew that his predecessor was an orphan and used this information to his advantage. He soon found the most shocking and intriguing information and a picture that looked like "L."
The picture was of a boy of twelve with curly, black hair with calm eyes that would mask expressions. L read the information, and found himself sick afterwards. "L's" true name was Lelouch Rebound, and he was born from a whorehouse. He was raised at an orphanage until the age of twelve. Apparently, the caretakers were stealing government money and used the children as slaves and/or prostitutes. Lelouch became one of the prostitutes for these horrible men and women. At the age of twelve, the caretakers were arrested, and the children were raised at other orphanages. L concluded that Lelouch met Watari and they both decided then to make Whammy's House.
L received his dog, Near. He was told by the old caretaker that Lelouch was the one to have made a rule that the predecessor and the successors are to be trained with animals that are assigned to them, but they were to choose between two species of a certain animal. L chose the dog because dog was man's best friend.
When reaching the age of thirteen, L met his own successors. The first was a boy, code named Armatage because of his love for machinery, who had a habit of making weaponry. Armatage was to be his true successor, but he died at a young age of a disease that his sickly body was unable to fight off. He then met with Near, third in line, Mello, fourth in line, and Matt, sixth in line. He loved the trio very much, and he would have chosen them as his successors but would not have been able to make a choice between the three.
L's second successor was B, or Beyond Birthday. At first, L was almost afraid of the other boy. They were the same age, and they almost resembled each other physically. They even have the same eating habits or unconscious habits that it almost scared him. But…The thing that L disliked the most was that Beyond had taken an interest in him.
Beyond came into Wammy's House from an old orphanage in France. He soon became one of the successors upon his arrival, and was given an animal the crow named Matt. He named the crow Matt, a boy that he knew before coming to the orphanage. When he met the red haired Matt he instantly despised the other boy and decided to make pranks upon the computer freak with his crow. Soon, Mello and Near interfered and tried to scare the crow away, but Beyond then unleashed his fury on them as well.
Because they didn't have animals yet, they cried for help.
L was the first to respond and saw a most dreadful scene. He found his favorite trio huddled together while holding each other under a box. He saw Beyond from a distance, and immediately stumped his way to his successor before ordering his dog to stand guard by the trio.
Anger raised in his chest as he narrowed his eyes to a dreadful glare that could kill. "Beyond, what is the meaning of this?"
Beyond smirked and his eyes began to glow red. He saw the name L Lawliet flashing above his predecessor's head. An idea came to mind. "L, how would you like to make a deal with me?"
"I accept as long as you don't pick on any more of the other children with your crow," L immediately made the decision. He soon regretted it when Beyond eyed him with a smirk and evil lurked in those eyes that he feared looking at.
"Then, how about a game of…S and M…" As he said those words, a thin line began to form as the corners of his mouth curved into a cruel smile.
L was shocked as his eyes went wide. Everything seemed to come to a standstill as sounds that surrounded him went away as though he was silent.
B still had that cruel smile on his face. He reached out, caressing his predecessor's face. L flinched as he took a step away from him, and he looked away from him. "That isn't good… or else I'll have my crows eating all these children alive…How does that sound to you?"
L felt his eyes went wide as he looked to B with a pleading look. He fell to his knees as he grasped the jeans of B's pants. B loved the sight in front of him. "Alright, now, meet me in the attic at midnight, and do not tell anyone…I'll see you there…"
Beyond left, walking away as he whistled, signaling for the crow to fly towards him.
The trio ran towards L with the dog along side them. They reached him as he stood up, not looking at them. He didn't say a word. The trio was silent as they watched their role model leave, with Near the dog, by his side.
He regretted making the deal, but at the same time, he felt glad that saved the children.
L was not looking forward to later that night. He knew what Beyond was thinking, and it scared him. He shivered as he looked to his dog, "What have I done, Near?"
Near whined and looked at his master with his huge, black blue eyes. He sensed his master's dismay.
Later that night, when all the lights were off and the sounds of soft snoring and silent breathing filled the house, L walked silently towards the attic, where Beyond was waiting.
He sighed as he reached the door and put his hand on the knob. He hesitated, for a moment but knew that the consequences would fall on his favored successors. He gulped as he turned the knob and winced as the door creaked open.
In the room, he saw Beyond in an armchair. There were candles in each corner, making it look as though it was a ceremony.
"Welcome, L…Let's begin, shall we…?" Beyond slowly turned his head as he looked at his predecessor with a cruel smirk on his face.
The door closed.
DNDNDNDNDNDNDNDN
As the children slept through the night, sounds of terror and pain were made from the attic. They were loud, and yet, silent.
L had tears streaming down his face, staring in horror as Beyond roughly kissed him. The predecessor was tied to the bed while his torturer was on top of him. B broke the kiss as he stood on the floor, reaching for one of the candles in the corner.
L panted as he felt fear and horror reeling inside and clawing at his heart. Tears blurred his vision. He couldn't take it. He wanted to get out, but he physically couldn't leave.
B smiled cruelly as he presented the candle in front of L. "Do you know what I'm going to do next, L…? I think you'll find this very interesting…"
The young teenager shook his head. "Please…no more…"
"But there is more, and I don't feel up to releasing you just yet…" B said walking slowly towards L and nearing the candle towards his captive's face.
L felt terrified. He struggled in his restraints, but his futile effort was useless.
The night has just begun as screams were made and laughter was heard.
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