Right Hand Man
By: Kaytee Kudo
Category: Death Note (but it's inspired by Midori no Hibi)
Genre: Humor, Crack, very subtle hints of LightxL
Rating: T
Summary: Light is a genius, but boredom causes him to become a delinquent, heart broken teenager, recently shot down by his 20th girl, and now wreaks havoc in the campus. Due to a curse by one of his schoolmates, he ends up one morning having a guy for a right hand…literally.
Other Notes: Midori no Hibi inspired; AU (definitely); a little bit of shounen-ai, LxLight mostly, but it won't be that explicit, only the sweet stuff. I tweaked up L's character here because like the shy Midori becoming an outgoing, expressive right hand, L must follow suit and get with the story, the same with Raito becoming a delinquent. Besides, it would be too predictable if he stays like that. Beware of OOCness. You have been warned.
Disclaimer: Death note's ownership, I do not have
A/N: (For people who are not familiar with Midori no Hibi) Majority of the people who read this, I guess is not familiar with the series, Midori no Hibi, and I guess it would really be hard to imagine how a person would be stuck on another person's right hand without reading the series beforehand (I've been puzzled too, when I first read it), and seeing that ffnet does not allow pictures at all, I could not easily give a pic that would have cleared all questions. Googling it would probably be the best way to understand what's going on (it's also called Midori Days). Basically, L is stuck in Raito's right hand, like a puppet. I hope this helps
Chapter One
Friends with my right hand
Sports, student council, club activities, there are a lot of things a student can do to make high school life memorable, but Raito does not care for any of that. For him, a girlfriend is all he needs to make his high school perfect.
That was probably how he got stuck in this problem in the first place.
Yagami Raito was just a normal teenage boy back then, or at least normal in most respects. He attends a private school because his father told him to, but he never studies too much, and although he gets the best grades in class, his teachers could never get any fond of him, the reason for this is that, over the seventeen years of his life, he has made himself a very infamous delinquent.
It was not as if he became a delinquent overnight, it was probably due to a long chain of events that he never had control with, but in the end, it was his own choice that made him so, that he became known to all people as the 'mad dog Yagami' with a devil's right hand. He even had his decent group of minions following his every beck and call.
Crying children whimper quietly with just his glare, and even policemen can't touch him, thanks to his father's reputation. Everyone is scared of him, and he appears to hate the world in return, which was not basically a problem at first.
The fact was, he, like every other teenage boy his age, want pretty much the same thing: a girlfriend, and he could easily blame his notorious reputation for not getting him closer to any of them, even if he wanted it so badly. He tried and failed numerous times too, but he couldn't seem to change the image he had gained over the years. It was a known fact that wherever he goes, his minions were sure to follow, such as this time, when he currently got shot down by another girl he was courting.
"Good morning, Yagami-san!", shouted an over-eager follower, fidgeting a little as the young gang leader looked at him lazily. Raito sighed. It was easy to read his minion's face sometimes, and he could swear that they almost always lead him into trouble anyways, which might had also been the reason why girls avoid him like the plague. Just now, he can easily read the 'We need your help in beating up guys from X-high' face. He just couldn't seem to get rid of these guys.
"What?", he snapped back, and all at once he sensed the distinct fear from his subordinate, though he managed to suck it up just in time, asking for the favor.
That was how Raito's day usually was, anyway. Trying to go to school was just a waste. He figured that he couldn't concentrate on anything, anyway, with the recent break up, and he could definitely use someone to put his anger on, so in just minutes, he already found himself skipping school, and beating up twenty or so gang members with just his right hand.
"Pft," he said spitefully. "This was supposed to be the strongest guy in the east side?"
"Thanks a lot!", one of his minions piped. "When you're with us, we're invincible!"
"Hmph", he said cockily. "If you got beaten up by these guys, then you still have a long way to go, but I've already got revenge for you."
He dusted his uniform as he walked away.
"Next time, make sure it's worth my time. It's no fun beating up weaklings", he said in a cool voice.
"Thank you very much sir!", his minions shouted in unison as they bowed in respect. It was a good thing that Raito had been already a few meters away too, else his eardrums might have gotten really damaged from all the eagerness. Apparently, he would be ditching school again this time.
This was the usual scene that happens on Yagami Raito's life. He gets dumped, by some girl who would nervously tell some lame ass excuse on why she couldn't go out with him, he would be in a daze for being heart broken for the umpteenth time, which would make him vulnerable to his minions on asking him to beat up some gang that apparently beat them up a while ago, he would beat up said gang's every member in just an easy strike, and walk away, not intending to go to school anymore. It was boring, and he was sick of it, if truth be told. He was hoping that having a girlfriend would change this boring turn of events, but he couldn't find himself one due to his bad reputation.
He was getting frustrated every day, and he was getting bored of the delinquent gig. Heck, it was his own boredom that got him in this mess in the first place. Had he known that the life of a delinquent would be a tiresome one, he wouldn't have tried it in the first place. Here he was now, trapped like a prisoner because of his own doing. All he ever wanted was a girlfriend. But then, at this rate, the only girlfriend he could ever have was his devil's right hand.
"Shit!", he cursed in frustration, as he lied on the floor thinking about his life and the possible future ahead of him. "I don't care who it is, just please give me a girlfriend!"
He shouted that loudly, and his voice echoed all over his empty house, full of his frustration. He knew that it would do him no good to just shout it on the house, but he had nothing else to do anyway. The weird part of this was, in the midst of all his frustration, someone answered him back.
"Really?" The voice was faint and soft, but it was distinct that he heard it anyway. The voice somehow gave him goose bumps.
"Who's there?"
He jumped up from the floor, searching the whole area for the intruder. The room was completely empty.
"You're that desperate for a girlfriend? I couldn't have imagined, although it would be normal for a teenage boy to have these desires", came the voice.
"Where are you? Show yourself!" Raito was getting wary, and he was ready to fight any moment. He ran to his cabinet to retrieve his baseball bat. That was when he realized that something weird was happening.
"What the…", and soon, the combined look of shock, terror and disbelief drew to his face all at once. "Guaaaaahhhhhh!"
What was once his right hand became something else entirely, or rather, someone else.
"Uwaaaahhhhhh!", he screamed. "Who are you, why the hell are you in my right hand?"
"Huh?", the man said innocently, rubbing his eyes. "Where am I? What are you saying?"
"You!" Raito repeated. "Why is there a guy on my sleeve?"
"Am I?", the black haired, insomniac looking man asked apathetically, looking down to see for himself.
"You're right", he said in the same blank tone. He stared at the teenager for a while until it registered on him, looking consciously on his surroundings. "Wait, it can't be…you're Yagami Raito-kun! Why am I on Raito-kun's arm?"
"THAT'S MY LINE, DAMMIT! SO TELL ME WHAT'S HAPPENING!" Raito demanded the miniature sized man that occupied his right hand. He was easily freaking out.
"You are being too loud, my reasoning abilities are dropping fifty percent." The man answered. "I also do not know what happened, so please stop shouting."
"There has got to be some explanation!" Raito argued. "A guy can't simply pop up into another guy's right hand just like that."
"Indeed it couldn't, Yagami-kun", the puppet-like man agreed. "But I think that shouting won't give us any answers on this"
"You…hey wait!" Raito continued, realizing something. "How did you know my name?"
The man became suddenly quiet, and a little fidgety. Raito looked at him demandingly as the small man started to bite his fingernails.
"Umm…that could be because," he started, looking uneasy. "For a long time now, I've had a crush on you. We might be from different places but I've always been watching you from afar. People might think of you as a delinquent, but I know you're different from that. I've loved Raito-kun for five years now…"
For a second, Raito felt a little happy at having someone confess his love for him, but…
"No, that can't be right. First off, you're a guy, and that's weird because I don't think I will ever fall in love with a guy, and second, you're in my freaking right hand!" he shouted. "I've got no clue why the hell you like me, but I'll tell you straight out that this whole thing is a bother! With a hand like this, life is pretty damn fucking hard!"
"I…didn't do it on purpose", the man said, teary eyed. "When I woke up, I was suddenly on your arm. I don't know what happened. But then, I'm just so happy to finally be with my beloved Raito-kun"
Raito pinched the man's face with his two fingers.
"What the hell are you talking about? This is nothing to be happy about! What about me, huh? I'm the infamous "Mad dog Yagami", capable of silencing children with a single glance! What would happen if people saw me in a hand like this?" The flustered teen shouted, imagining an idiotic scenario with him looking all tough and mighty, and then, there was a small guy for his hand. "I'd look like a friggin' idiot!"
"Wh-when that time comes, I'll do my best to look as cool as possible", the man said with a determined look on his face.
"That's not the point here!" Raito replied, face palming himself.
"If Raito-kun only thinks of me being on his right hand as a problem, then I'll try my best not to stick out. Besides, I can help him out with the cooking and cleaning and studying and…"
"I don't need a house maid if that's what you're talking about. You're entirely missing the point, and I won't accept anyone's help!"
"I never thought Raito-kun can be this upset about this whole situation", the man pouted cutely, "I've always thought that Raito-kun was always cool. Does Raito-kun hate me that much?"
"Look, it's not that I don't like you, but you have to think about the whole problem in itself. If people discovered you being on my right hand, doctors would hunt me down for their research, the media won't keep quiet about this, I'd be famous everywhere I go, and then ventriloquists who lost their jobs would kill me…"
"Raito-kun has such a vivid imagination."
"I'm only thinking about the entire situation!" Raito shouted once more. "Besides, how did you even know me? I don't think I've seen you around these parts…"
"Yagami Souichiro works for me", the man answered offhandedly. "It is general procedure to look up into my men's family background."
"But my dad is overseas working for…" the boy's eyes widened. "So you're telling me you're L?"
"If I am still alive, then yes."
"Are you dead?"
"That could be a possibility, but I would like to believe that I am still alive."
"Then you have an idea on how this shit happened."
"I know equally the same as you do, Yagami-kun. I also do not have any idea how I ended up in your right hand, but if we work together, I think we might find our answer quicker."
"But what should I do? I couldn't possibly show up in school having you for a right hand, my image would be completely destroyed…"
"I guess having those feelings are normal for a seventeen year old boy, Yagami-kun, but this is not the time to be thinking about your delinquent image. We have far more important things to think about. I think you already realized that we can't just show this problem to anyone, or else not only would my identity be exposed, but also your own privacy. As much as possible, our cover should be the first priority."
"You're right, but…"
A loud knock rammed into the door at that moment. The delinquent sighed weakly.
"That has to be Matsuda", he said wearily. "No matter what you do, don't make a single sound. I'll deal with this quickly."
Putting on his best bad boy look, he partly opened the door, just enough to reveal his face.
"Yo, Raito-kun. Are you busy?" Matsuda cheerfully asked.
"As a matter of fact, I am", Raito said as he closed the door again, but was stopped just in time by Matsuda's arm.
"Hey, hey. You're not happy to see me? I'm hurt, Raito-kun. Just when I prepared a little surprise for you."
"I'm always not happy to see you. Why the hell do you insist on being my friend anyway?" Raito said, annoyed. "I'm not gonna do you any more favors."
"Relax, man. I'm not going to ask you anything this time, but these ladies might", Matsuda teased. "I saw them awhile ago. They're really hoping to see you."
A sudden wave of excitement hit Raito instantly.
"Really?"
"Yeah, and I think they've fallen for you", Matsuda quipped. "What do you say, man?"
"Give me a second", Raito tried to muster up his cool in those four words alone, as he closed the door to a smirking Matsuda.
"I'll wait for you here, man", the older idiot called back.
Rushing to the kitchen, Raito rummaged around for anything that can cover his right hand, knowing that it would be a complete turn-off for the girls if they see this emo-looking man for his right hand. He found a couple of bandages and quickly wrapped them up.
"I'm telling you", he warned. "Don't make even a single sound. My future is at stake here, and I won't let you mess it up. If you can do that then I'll help you."
"Although I can easily disagree with you in a lot of ways, if you would really help me after this, then I guess…"
"Shut up!" Raito shouted, tightening the wrappings even further. L could only nod back, remembering the fact that he was claustrophobic after all.
Combing his hair to perfection, he opened the door once again.
"Eh," he said as he saw the two girls anxiously waiting for him. "Where's Matsuda?"
"He suddenly got a call from his boss," one of the girls replied, flashing her winning smile that instantly caused Raito to drool.
"Well then, come in, come in", he invited, showing them the best hospitality he could ever give.
"Really?", asked one of the girls. "Your parents are working overseas?"
"Yeah", Raito replied. "I'm actually living alone right now."
"It must be lonely living all by yourself."
"It's not much of a big deal…"
"Then maybe next time we can cook something for you."
Raito was really enjoying his time with the girls. This was like a dream come true for him. For seventeen long years, it seemed like his dreams were finally coming true, and for the first time, he met girls who actually like him. He was very ecstatic that he completely forgot about L.
"Umm….can I use your bathroom?", said the elder girl, looking slightly red, which Raito decided that he liked.
"Just go straight there and turn right", he said eagerly, flashing another one of his smiles. The girl blushed in return, going her way. Raito was really loving it.
"Raito-senpai…"
The seventeen year old boy diverted his attention to the younger girl, wearing glasses and looked really shy.
"Do you like younger girls?"
The question took him off guard.
"Huh?" he asked quizzically.
"I heard you don't have a girlfriend right now", the girl continued shyly. "So I was wondering if I had the chance."
Raito couldn't believe that for the first time, a girl actually confessed to him. There was no fear mixed on it. The girl seemed to actually have a crush on him. He better not blow this. Putting up his best macho image, he spoke coolly.
"Heh, you're not the first to ask me that…"
"Senpai, can I kiss you?" the girl added, pursing his lips. Who would've thought that the shy girl could be this outgoing? "Please close your eyes."
Excited about what would be his first kiss, Raito shut his eyes closed obediently, making him unaware of the dangerous girl just behind his back, ready to strike.
His arm jerked upward, just in time, hitting the sword off the girl, now broken in half. He half glanced at his bandaged hand. 'Could it be…that he protected me?'
Almost instantly, the two girls revealed their true intentions.
"I guess it couldn't be helped, now that you have seen through us. We're 'Dekult's ladies. Those were our boyfriends that you sent to the hospital!" the elder girl said spitefully. Raito couldn't care less. The only thing on his mind was his right hand.
"Hang on there, dammit! Snap out of it!" he yelled as he hastily rummaged around the kitchen to get the bandages off. He finally found a knife.
"Yeah, this'll do", he held it so firmly that he looked creepy with it, and made the girls shudder in fear. They were actually scared at what Raito would do with them.
"Nothing to see here, go away!" Raito shouted dangerously and the two girls easily fled, scared shitless at what they just witnessed. Raito however, only focused on taking the bandages off.
The small man looked really hurt, panting heavily. The boy looked very guilty.
"I was trying to warn Raito that those girls actually beat up Matsuda-san back when I heard his scream. But I managed to save your life without breaking my promise." L struggled saying. "Is Raito-kun okay?"
"Idiot", the boy said, full of guilt. "You can tell me these kinds of stuff in situations like this."
"But our secret will be discovered if I do that, Raito-kun."
"I can whip up some excuse when that happens." Raito explained. "I might not look like it, but I'm a smooth talker, you know. A secret like that is not worth getting anyone hurt"
L looked at him with probing eyes, Raito's face tinged a little red.
"You may be on my right hand right now, but you are still a human person. Your life is important than any secret."
L put his finger on his mouth.
"Raito-kun is a sweet boy, isn't he? I think I love him more"
Blushing furiously now, Raito grabbed his right hand.
"Shut up!"
That was how Raito's boring life got weirder.
