Tea and Angels

Light followed Lawliet without question. Lawliet lead him into a large privet library. The floor covered in beautiful dark oak flooring. Three of four walls were nothing but shelves filled from floor to ceiling with books both very new and very old looking ones. On the front wall was a large painting that had Lawliet along with Watair the scared body Mello and two other young children. Under a built in fireplace that had amazing detail its border. The room had two lager armchairs set up around a round table placed by the fireplace. There were also three good size couches. The chairs and couches all covered in a royal blue fabric with cherry wood frame.

Lawliet moved over the chairs sitting down, Light mirroring the action. It was warm in the Library the fireplace had a fire that was already going. It made everything feel comfortable, it made things feel almost normal. Like when he and Misa would sit in front of their own fireplace and just talk. For the first time in months, he felt almost like things could go back to being normal, it was then that Light decided that this defiantly had to be a dream. However, he did not want to wake up from it, not just yet anyway.

"Who was the kid?" Light asks looking at Lawliet and then at the painting that hung above him. Lawliet hummed lightly placing his thumb to the middle of his lips again.

"That was Mello, he's a good boy just a little…misunderstood." Lawliet explains and looks up the painting as well. "The other two in the painting are also here they are sleeping right now though. The red head is named Matt and the little one is named Near." Lawliet explains. "They all use to live on the streets." He adds like it was an afterthought that he often forgot.

Light gazed at the painting looking at it intently. It was obvious to Light that it had been at least three or four years scents it was painted. Mello was obviously younger in it then he was now. However, Lawliet looked the same in the painting as he did sitting in front of Light in that very moment. He let out a light hum, looking at Lawliet blinking lightly when he heard the wheels of a cart. He looked to the door- way as Watari walked in pushing a silver cart.

"Tea is ready." He says pushing the cart to stop in front of the round table. On top of the cart was a beautiful china set. It also held many different types of sweets, from candies to cakes.

"Thank you Watari." Lawliet says his eyes seeming to light up ever so slightly from seeing all of the amazing treats. Watari set down a small saucer with a teacup in front of both Light and Lawliet. He then picked up the hot pot of tea and poured them both the prefect amount. He gave them both a small plate and fork. He set the pot in the middle of the table and removed a small pitcher of milk and bowl of sugar. He then carefully lay out all of the beautiful looking sweets.

Light looked at Watari and smiled slightly nodding his head in thank you. Watari smiled back and nodded to Lawliet before pushing the cart out of the room. Leaving the two alone to talk, Watari closed the doors giving them full privacy. Light looked at Lawliet and his eyes widen as he watched Lawliet put spoonful after spoonful of sugar into his tea. He was sure he had to have put at least ten spoonful's before stopping and stirring it into the tea. Light moved and picked up the milk pouring a small amount into his tea watching as Lawliet took a sip of his and cut himself a large piece of cake.

"Please help yourself. Watari is very talented in the kitchen." Lawliet says looking at Light smiling as he plucked a cherry from the top of his cake and popped it into his mouth.

"I'm sorry but I don't have much of a sweet tooth." Light says as politely as possible. That and all of the whisky in his belly made it knot at just needing to see the ridiculous about the sugar laid out in front of him.

"Hm, well your loss." Lawliet says simply.

"Are you going to tell me now?" Light asks drinking more of his tea as Lawliet happily eats his sweets, picking up random candies and nibbling at his cake, long he sipped his tea.

"Tell you what?" Lawliet asks as if not knowing what, Light was talking about. It made Light let out a quite growl.

"How you knew everything you did about me!" Light says his voice raising ever so slightly, being borderline of a shout.

"I told you. I have been watching you. I have been for a very long time now Light." Lawliet explains. He cut another bite from his cake and set it in his mouth.

"When? How have I never realized?" Light demands. Lawliet stopped eating letting out a sigh. He set his fork down and looked at Light.

"You would not believe me even if I told you Light." He tells he was being honest. He did not see Light accepting the true reason, of how he had been watching him without Light never knowing it.

"I implore you. Try to explain." Light says looking at Lawliet his eyes seeming almost to want to plead with him.

"If you really wish to know then I shall tell you." Lawliet says letting out a deep sigh. "I have been watching you Light from the beginning of your life. You see I was an angel, I was your guardian angel until I fell from grace." Lawliet tells he picks up his cup of tea staring into the dark liquid.

Light looked at him suddenly full rage had bubbled up within him. He glared at Lawliet, did this man think he was an idiot. Did he honestly think he was going to believe some stupid, story? He was not a child, he was not going to fall into some idiotic tale that this Stanger was going tell him. He may still be intoxicated but he knew what was possible.

"Do you think I'm a total idiot!?" He shouts slamming his hands onto the table making the china shake slightly and cling together. "I'm not looking for some wild story! Tell me the truth!" He says standing up. He heard Lawliet sigh heavily and looked at him, something in Lawliet eyes made him feel like his angry was draining from him and he tried desperately to hang on to it.

"Light I'm only going to ask this once, but don't shout. Things have tendency to echo in this mansion. I don't need the children awoken." He says keeping eye contact with Light as he spoke very slowly and very seriously. "Now please clam yourself and sit back down." He says his voice low and almost chilling to Light.

Light wanted to tell him he would stand if he wanted to, that he would shout if he wanted too. However, he found himself biting his lower lip the longer he stared into Lawliet eyes. He slowly sat back down. His eyes never breaking contact with Lawliet's, he felt as if he was prey, being stared down by a predator that was ready to pounce. Even though Lawliet had been dinning on many sweets in front of him, Light suddenly saw a hunger that he had missed before.

"Light I do not think you are an idiot. You wanted to know so I am telling you. I am not lying to you I have no need to do that." Lawliet tells as he sits back in his chair holding his cup of tea. He took a sip still keeping eye contact with Light in order to ensure the human stayed clam. "Now as I was saying, I was your guardian angel, I watched you from the day you were born. I watched you grow, watched you attend school, watched you go to college and start your trade. I watched as you courted Misa and watched when you finally proposed to her. It was on the day of your wedding that I fell from grace… I realized then that I loved you Light, that I wanted nothing more than to be with you forever." Lawliet explains. He watched as Light's eyes widen. "Now you have grown up with rumors of the dead coming back to life from a young age. Of vampires that walk the earth, that is not a total lie. Their actually is a good amount of truth in it. What is not said is that the first vampire was made because of a fallen angel." Lawliet tells.

"What? How is that possible?" Light questions. He knew normally he would not believe any of this from anyone else. However, he could not draw away he could not get up and leave. He could not tell Lawliet that he was insane. All he could do was hold the gaze with the other and listen the nonsense tale.

"Because when an angel falls from grace the only way they can live on earth is if they consume the divine spark from a living being. Everyone holds a divine spark, even if in the eyes of society that person is the most evil thing to walk the planet. The easiest way for a fallen angel to consume the divine spark from someone is to drink that person's blood. Even as fallen angels, we are still angels and we never want to kill whom we are feeding off. However, mistakes can happen to any being. At some point many centuries ago a fallen angel made the mistake of over feeding form a human. The human was going to die and it possibly would have been best if they had. Nevertheless, the fallen made the choice to save the human by feeding them their blood right before their heart-stopped beating. The human came back but was very different, their soul had left, and they turned into the thing you know as a vampire." Lawliet explains.

Light stared at him not able to say anything from what he had just been informed on. It seemed like a twisted fairy tale you would tell to a small child about what would happen if you were bad once you went to heaven. How you would fall from grace being doomed to walk the earth and need to cause others to suffer for your wrongdoing. The moral of the story, being something along the lines that your, actions affect others around you.

"Well Light? What do you have to say?" Lawliet questions he finished his tea. He sets his cup back on to the table finally breaking eye contact with Light in that moment.

"I think you're insane." Light says finally being able to speak what he wanted to say from the start. However, that just made Lawliet smile and let out a gentle chuckle.