Ransom
by Anime-Sweetie07

Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters and settings are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. No money is being made from this work. No copyright infringement is intended. Death Note and all of its characters respectively belong to Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.

Author's Note: This is my first Death Note story. Enjoy ^__^


Chapter One - Taken

It was dark and his head was spinning. He shifted his body only to find that his hands were bound together behind his back. He shifted again and turned his head; a blindfold covered his eyes making him unable to see anything around him. He grunted slightly as he rolled over on the cold concrete ground he was laying on. He was still for a moment as if listening for anything to help him locate where he was.

Yagami Light shifted himself again trying to sit up as the tight ropes bound around his wrists dug into his skin causing him to wince. He grunted slightly as he finally was able to push himself up into a sitting position. "Where am I?" he mentally asked himself as he struggled to take the blindfold off with no success in the end. "How did I get here…?"

He shifted his body until he found a wall he could lean back on. His school coat had been removed and his shoulder bag was taken as well. He looked around blindly again feeling his phone still in his pant pocket. He could feel it vibrating and wondered if it was Ryuzaki calling; maybe his mother wondering where he was.

"That's right!" he thought to himself remembering. "I was walking home…"

- -- - -- - -- -

Light was walking home from school later in the afternoon than usual. He had to stay after to finish up a few projects and was looking forward to not have to go into headquarters to work on the Kira case. He yawned stretching out his arms as he looked up at Ryuk, the Shinigami who once owned the Death Note he now had.

"I think my mother bought some apples the other day," he commented with a small smirk to the Shinigami.

"You're just saying that to tease me aren't you?" Ryuk asked with a small scowl as he floated behind the other.

Light chuckled softly before he looked up noticing a white van parked across from his house. He eyed it peculiarly wondering if his mother had someone over. He closed his eyes for a brief moment relieved to be home as he turned down the driveway to enter the house.

His eyes quickly opened however when he heard hurried footsteps coming towards him from behind. Before he could turn around or react, two pairs of hands grabbed onto his arms roughly and a cloth with, what he assumed, chloroform was pressed against his mouth and nose. He struggled slightly against the hold on him. Only his muffled cries for help could be heard as he tried to struggle free.

"Shut up kid," Light heard someone snap in his ear as they began to drag him backwards.

Light's eyes grew fuzzy and soon he lost all control of his body as he slipped into unconsciousness. That was the last thing he remembered…

The two men got a better hold on Light and carried him across the street towards the van making sure no one was watching.

"Are you sure this is the right kid?" one of the men asked the other as they carefully brought the now unconscious Light over to their van.

"Yeah, Chief Soichiro Yagami's son," the other male said gruffly as he began to bind Light's hand with ropes. "He's assisting L on the Kira case," he added before he looked around and closed the van doors making sure no one had seen them.

"Let's go," the first said to the other quickly as they clambered in the van and drove off quickly.

They drove for what seemed like hours. The sun had already set as the white van pulled into a garage. Laggardly, the ignition turned off and the two men got out and moved to the back of the van and opened the doors and mindfully lifted him up and out of the van leaving his coat and school bag in the back.

"Did anyone follow you?" questioned a voice of another male from the entrance of the building.

The two men looked up as the moved Light over to where the other male stood.

"No, no one saw us and we weren't followed," one of the men said.

"Where do you want him boss?" asked the other.

The 'boss', Takuya, smirked as he looked down at the unconscious male.

"Lock him up in the last room at the end of the hall. Keep him bound and the blindfold on him," he instructed. "I'm not quite ready for him."

"Yes sir," they said.

"Oh, and Mori," Takuya began as he looked up at one of the men holding Light. "Set up a camera and some videos for the ransom. I want to do this tonight. Also, make sure we can get through to L quickly," he paused, another smirk crossed his face. "I am sure he will be troubled about his lost detective friend."

The two men nodded in response and began to lug Light down the hall to the last room. They pushed open the door and set him down on the floor before brushing themselves off and exiting the room locking it securely.

- -- - -- - -- -

"R-Ryuk…" Light called out wondering if he was alone or not. He waited and listened and when no reply came he called out again. "Ryuk, are you there?" he asked as he turned his head blindly unable to see anything. Still no answer. He let out a soft sigh as he shifted himself around again. A million questions ran through his mind: Was he being watched? Was Ryuzaki behind this? Was this a trick? Where was he?

Panic struck his mind; he felt so vulnerable. He had no idea where he was nor what was going on. He took a deep breath. He needed to calm down. If he calmed down and cleared his mind he would be able to sort things out. It was who he was. He never panicked and never lost control. It was completely unthinkable of him to lose his cool in any situation.

He looked up hearing a door open somewhere to his right. He was silent as he heard footsteps coming towards him; he couldn't tell how many. He shifted hearing a metallic click of a door unlocking before a squeaky sound as the door was opened. He looked up sightlessly as he heard mumbling before his arms were grabbed once more.

"Let's go kid," he heard the growl of a man to his right before he was roughly lifted from the ground and forced him out the door. "Walk!" the other shouted as he pushed Light demandingly.

Unable to see, Light was left stumbling slightly as the man holding onto him somewhat led him down the hall. Light could hear low mumbles coming from in front of and behind him. He strained to try to hear anything if possible.

Light heard a door open and then was pushed through into another area. He could hear mumbling again and a small chuckle coming somewhere in front of him before he was pushed down into a chair. He grunted as he felt someone tie him down to the chair; wrapping rope around his chest to keep him from getting up before his legs were bound to each of the legs. He struggled against the binds again before he felt a hard punch across his jaw.

"Sit tight," a voice from in front of him said.

Light could taste the metallic liquid in his mouth as it ran down his lip knowing that he was bleeding now. He winced feeling someone tighten the ropes around his wrists as it continued to rub against the skin. He shifted himself slightly only to have a fist connect with his jaw again. Blinding pain shot through him as he coughed feeling more blood in his mouth.

"Cooperate with us kid and it will be less painful," Takuya said as he gripped Light's chin roughly. "Now, are you Chief Soichiro's son?" he asked.

"I-I'm not telling y-you anything," Light spat turning his head pulling away from the others grasp.

Irritated, Takuya snapped his fingers and one of the men handed him a metal pipe. He took the pipe and swung it hard hitting Light's stomach. He coughed blood up this time as he leaned forward winded. Takuya pushed him back against the chair.

"I told you kid," Takuya said as he walked around Light. "You're only making this harder on yourself."

- -- - -- - -- -

L sat in his usual position on a chair in front of the computer monitor. He was currently flipping through more of the Kira case files while he stacked sugar cubes on top of each other. He sighed as it toppled over and then glanced up at the other members.

"Has anyone been able to get in contact with Light yet?" he asked curiously. "I need him to come in tonight."

Soichiro looked up and shook his head before hanging up the phone he was on just moments ago. "I just called my wife and she says that he hasn't come home yet," he explained. "She assumed he was here."

Matsuda stood up and hung up his own cell phone. "I keep getting sent to his voice-mail when I call his cell phone," he said walking over to L.

"Hm…" L mumbled as he bit his thumb staring at the screen again. "I wonder…"