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Zabani-chan

Chapter 2

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ch.2 –

Watari and L were speaking quietly in a corner of the room, L looking more and more stressed with every word spoken. Light watched with worried eyes as L ran his hands through his hair, black eyes narrowed thoughtfully. With a final "I understand", L turned around and went to stand by his computer, typing furiously.

"Watari! Contact every police station in Japan and Europe and tell them to keep a look out!"

"Understood." Watari said, walking quickly to his office. L continued to type even as the Task Force started asking questions. Light stood there quietly, watching L as he finally stopped typing. He stood there staring at his screen in frustration for a minute before kicking the desk. Light jumped back and everyone else shut up.

"Damn it! Where the hell is he?!" L muttered.

"Who, L?" Light asked. L looked at him with frantic black eyes before answering.

"The one person I had a difficult time putting away in prison a few years ago broke out." He said. They paled. In all the cases L had ever solved, only two had caused him any trouble. The New York BB Murder Case and the Kira case. L continued.

"This man…I've known him for years…before I started my detective career, and before he started murdering." He trailed off, face turning thoughtful for a second, "Now…if you will excuse me, I have a psychotic mass murderer to find and apprehend. All of you can continue to search for Kira."

"But sir..." Matsuda started.

"No." L interrupted.

"We can help…"

L turned his glare on Matsuda, who withered under its intensity. Light gulped and the others (Mobi and Chief) stepped back.

"Continue to search for Kira." L ground out. Matsuda nodded and quickly grabbed a folder. When the others were busy, Light turned to L and leaned close so they wouldn't overhear. L looked at him, silently asking him what he wanted.

"Maybe I can be of assistance to you for this murderer?" he asked. L was quiet for a moment.

"No." he said quietly. Light looked down, and moved to go back to his chair, but L's hand shot out and grabbed his collar, drawing him close again. Light blinked, surprised by the sudden movement.

"That's not what I meant." He started, "I just…" he sighed, " We'll talk about this when we go to bed. Okay?"

Light nodded.

"Yeah. Whenever you want."

"For now, help them with Kira." L said.

"Sure."

Light walked over to where his father, Mobi, and Matsuda were to help them, unaware of the black-rimmed eyes that followed his every move. L was glad he had an excuse to watch Light, as he could do it more often. He wouldn't admit it, but he liked watching Light and loved all his quirks – the way he lost consciousness of the world around him when he thought to deeply, or his high sense of justice about others. There were so many, he couldn't even begin naming them. L knew he had feelings deeper than friendship towards Light. But he also knew he couldn't act on it, not when there was a chance that he was Kira. The chance was really low, granted, but there nonetheless.



It was dangerous before, and now with BB on the loose again, it was even more so. If BB ever found out that L like, possibly even loved, another human being, it would drive him mad, and cause him to kill the person. His eyes narrowed and his heart throbbed at the thought of Light dying, so he immediately dismissed the idea.

He sighed and turned back to his computer, sitting down in his chair with his legs against his chest. He stared at the screen, wondering vaguely on where BB was. Since he had escaped today, there was little chance he had left the country yet, which meant he was still in Japan. But where? That was the question in need of an answer. If he went to Europe, there was a chance he might go back to one of the spots he was last time or close to where his victims lived, to avoid suspicion by authorities. Because really, what killer went back to the crime scene?

Hours passed before the Task Force left and Light could finally went to check on L's progress. When he was standing next to the older detective, he was surprised to find him asleep. He laid on his shoulder and shook him gently.

"Hey. Ryuzaki." He said. When he got no response, he said it louder, shaking him a bit harder. Still no response. He sighed and weaved an arm under his knees to lift him up. He blinked. He was lighter than he looked. When L was safely secured in his arms, he turned to go to their room. The walk there took longer than normal, but that was probably because he was carrying L.

He finally arrived to their door, and was glad to find it slightly open. He pushed his shoulder into the door to open it and walked in, placing L gently on the sheets. He stood there and stared at his face. Some of L's bangs had fallen into his eyes, so Light gently brushed it away. Light knew he felt something besides friendship for L, but didn't know what it was. He knew that, given time, he would understand those feelings, but for now… what he felt… was enough.

He changed clothes before covering both L and himself up, quickly falling asleep after a hard days work.

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I warn you know, this story will go by fast. It was on impulse that I did this in the first place, so the chapters may or may not be great compared to my other stories. It will not have many chapters, nor will they be very long – mainly because I don't have the characters down yet – so don't expect much.

Thanks for reading.