Hi, sorry guys. I know some of you maybe expecting me to update my other story, "Let Me Be Your Hand", but I couldn't resist the idea that popped up in my brain after watching "Tarzan" (Disney version) last night (or midnight?)! So here I am, once again starting another multi-chapter fic! But well, this one will be short (approximately 3 or 4 chapters), so hopefully I could finish this before laziness overtake me once again!
This is an AU story where the Tarzan's casts are replaced by Death Note's. Crack and hilarity ensues! And yeah, this is my first attempt at crack fic (actually the second if I only I decide to write my other crack idea that involving B, L, and Light! See my profile page to know what I mean :D).
So, please proceed to the story.
Chapter I: Arrived
After what seemed like a long and boring trip from England, the expedition team finally arrived at their destination, Africa. The hot weather instantly forgotten after the island came into view.
Everyone seemed excited. The view of the wild forest in front of them really raised the adventure spirit of the young members, but made the older and wiser members wary for the promise of a long and dangerous walk into the forest.
After their ship harbored at the beach, everyone quickly left for the beach. Some of them even impatient enough to take the ladder and just jumping from the deck.
"Mello! Matt!" a raven-haired man yelled at the boys. "How many times do I need to tell you that it was dangerous? If you break your legs we don't have proper medicine to take care of it!"
Mello looked at his mentor and smiled widely. "Don't worry, L! Look! After so many times I did it, did I ever break my legs?" Matt snickered beside him.
L, the head of the expedition team, glared at his young companions. "Do I need to make you remember about our expedition to Amazon two years ago?"
Mello looked surprised. It seemed that he had forgotten about the incident.
"But, L, this is a different ship from that time! That damned ship was higher than this one!"
"In which the difference is just 40 centimeters. And please stop arguing with me."
Mello shut his mouth instantly, and Matt couldn't help but laughing hard at the scene.
"Good. Now please help the others taking our equipments from the storage room," L commanded them.
"Okay!" Both of the boys quickly ran back to the ship. This time took the safer route, by the ladder.
L sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose.
After spent almost two hours to taking out the equipments from storage room, the seven members of the expedition team, which were contained of L, Near, Mello, Matt, Watari, Aiber and Wedy, along with the crewmen decided to rest for a while. They sat together on the sand, not bothered by the hot sunray that falling upon them.
"So, L, how long do you think the time that we need to explore this forest?" a blond man with athletic body started a conversation.
"Hmm. Judging by the size and the primitiveness of this forest, I think it will take about four to six months to explore it completely," L answered Aiber's question calmly.
"Four to six months?! Isn't it too long?" Wedy shrieked. "Well, I take the minimum number. Guys, please pick us up four months later." she told the crewmen, not bothering to ask for the other's decision.
L sighed. "Miss Wedy. If our supplies were the reason that made you worried about our long stay, then rest assured. Watari and I had settled this problem. These gentlemen here will bring our supplies, including your cosmetics, hair care, nail care, and skincare products once for every two months. If that's not enough just give the list of your needs to them." He waved his hand at the crewmen, who only nodded warily.
"Oh, thank you, L. I think that's enough for now."
"What about my chocolates?" Mello interrupted them.
L turned his head to glare at him. "They are already on the list. How could I forget about your chocolates, Mello?"
Mello jumped from his seat and hugged his mentor. "Thank you, L! You're the best!"
L just sighed and patted Mello's head awkwardly.
Matt and Near just glanced at each other and sighed dejectedly. After all, Near was not allowed to bringing his toys after the 'incident' with Watari's head and Matt was not allowed to smoking as long as he is around L.
Not long after that, the crewmen were back on the ship and sailed away, leaving the expedition team for the next two months.
The seven people that were left on the island just continued staring at the ship that sailing away until the ship disappeared from their sight.
"I know that the long trip had made you exhausted, so today we will just stay here. We will start our exploration tomorrow. Is it okay with you?" L asked the team after the ship was no longer in the view.
"Yes, L!" all of the people there chorused, minus Watari who was sipping his tea calmly.
So then, they spent their first day on the island at the beach. And little did they know that a creature was watching them with fascination from faraway.
The next morning, L, Near, Mello, Matt, Aiber and Wedy left their tent to explore the forest, leaving Watari behind because he was too old for a long walk. They had decided that they would come back to take Watari and their equipments after they find a good location to stay during their expedition on that island, which was hopefully before noon.
"Let's hurry, Matt!" Mello yelled in excitement. He dragged the red-haired boy behind him.
"Mello! Matt! Don't go too far from us! We still don't know anything about the forest!" L yelled at the two boys that already running far ahead of them.
"If a wild animal or primitive tribe got them, then we would be free of those two trouble makers," Near said calmly, which resulted in Mello and Matt, along with the rest of the team, shot him a glare.
"Near! Don't speak like that!" L scolded the youngest member of their team.
"I'm sorry, L," Near spoke in monotone that clearly showed that he didn't mean the apology.
Mello and Matt slowing down their pace, didn't want to become a food stock for any wild animal or primitive tribe.
They had walked for almost three hours now. During the walk, they had made several stops to analyze some objects that they found; like weird plants that they had never seen before, also some animals, which fortunately were classified as herbivore, such as zebra and giraffe.
They had been busy making a sketch of a weird flower and took a sample, when suddenly a growl was heard from behind them. A tiger was eyeing them hungrily.
The team members were frozen in place.
"Who wants to become its lunch?" Near asked in a low voice, directed it to Mello that was standing beside him.
"Why not you, then, brat?" Mello snapped at him, made the tiger directed it gaze at him instantly because of his loud voice.
Both of the boys shut their mouth for good this time.
'Oh, boys…,' L thought grimly. He must do something quickly before the tiger attacking the blond boy.
He needed a gun, and unfortunately Aiber and Wedy were the ones that bringing it. He looked around trying to locate the said persons.
Oh, well. They stood about eight feet across from him, out of his reach. This left him with the last option.
He coughed, bringing the wild animal's attention to him just in time when it was ready to jump on Mello.
He stared eyes to eyes with the tiger now and couldn't help the uncomfortable feeling that growing in his chest. The tiger looked at him hungrily, and he finally decided what to do to safe them all.
"All of you. RUN! NOW!!" With that he quickly fled from his spot, didn't bothered to look back since he knew that the tiger was after him.
"L!!" the other people kept shouting his name, fearing for the young scientist's safety.
The raven-haired man knew that his companions were running after him too, trying to safe him from the tiger. He just hoped that they would catch up with him in time. For now all that he could do was kept running.
L was running as fast as possible, avoiding the trees, jumping over the bushes and the roots, with the beast that was fresh on his track. But he didn't see that one root, dangling over the ground. He tripped over it and fell to the ground.
He tried to stand, but his body didn't cooperate. His body suddenly felt heavy. The energy was drained from his body after the run. 'This is it. The end of my life,' L thought. He closed his eyes and prepared himself for the attack…which was never came.
He opened his eyes warily, wanted to know the reason why the tiger didn't attack him right away. And he was really surprised when he saw the reason.
There, in front of him, stood a young man that only wearing a loincloth. The man was shielding him away from the beast. L could only guess that the brunette was trying to save him, which made him really grateful.
After the staring and growling contest from each part, the tiger finally left, leaving L with what he assumed as a member of a primitive tribe, judging by his loincloth.
The almost-naked young man suddenly turned his head and looked at L, made him gulped. It's still too early to assume that the man was his savior. Maybe he would take him to his tribe for lunch, or for dinner.
L quickly tried to stand up, which was hard because his body hadn't fully recovered from the energy draining. He felt a bit dizzy and almost fell to the ground again, when a hand grabbed his arm just in time and pulled him up to his feet.
Now the young scientist stood face to face with the primitive man. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the man was actually could be considered as attractive, pretty even. He quickly dismissed the thought and concentrating on the matter at hand.
"Umm…thank you for helping me," L spoke softly, trying to start a conversation with the man.
"Huh?"
"Thank you for helping me?"
"Hauh?"
Well, it seemed that they really couldn't understand each other. L sighed at the realization.
He tried to pull his arm free from the brunette grasp, which only resulted in the man locking his arm in a death grip.
"Could you please release my arm? I think I can walk on my own now," the scientist tried to talk with the strange man before him once again even though he knew that his effort was in vain. He was pulling his arm harder this time, frustration building in his mind. 'Where are they? Don't tell me they got lost...'
His captor suddenly walked, pulling L's arm along with him. At first he wanted to struggle, but then he finally decided that it would be better if he just follow him and wait for the help.
He started to missing the tiger. At least that creature could end his misery quickly.
They stopped under a big tree. Before the scientist realized it, the strange man forced him to sit down by pushing down his shoulders, made his back leaned against the tree. He yelped at the sudden action.
After the man released his shoulders, L quickly pulled his legs into his chest and hugged them tightly. The man then knelt in front of him and eyeing him, made him feeling uncomfortable and vulnerable. He stared back warily, trying to guessing what the other man wants from him.
Suddenly a hand was shot toward his face, took him by surprise. He closed his eyes quickly, preparing for what he thought as a hit. But instead, that hand was stroking his left cheek softly. The other hand griped his right arm tightly.
He opened his eyes once again hesitantly and saw the young man looking at him with an expression that he could hardly describe. Curiosity and fascination maybe. And longing? He just couldn't tell it.
The feeling of the hand touching his face made him shivered. He felt uncomfortable having a stranger in such a close proximity.
After finished touching his face, that hand ghosted down his arm, feeling the soft muscle beneath the shirt. The stranger's hand then reached his leg next, doing the same thing as it did with his arm. L didn't know how to get away from this situation, so he just staring at his molester warily.
Suddenly, he heard a loud voice calling his name over and over.
TBC
How is my story so far? It was fun to write a crack fic!
Well, now I have 2 multi-chapter fics to be finished, and both of them also just had started. ("Let Me Be Your Hand" just started two days ago, and "The Scientist and the Jungle King" just started today). Your support will be what I need to finish my fics! :)
And just for addition, I still have other ideas to be written, just see my profile page. :D
PS: Sorry if you found grammatical errors. English isn't my mother language, and even isn't my second language.