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To Handle with Kid Gloves

Chapter 2: Fake as a barbie

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(Light's POV)

When I had woken up this morning, it was to the stinging of my arm and the sound of movement in the room. Ryuzaki had come back earlier than I had expected he would, but it wasn't like I really cared though. I could care less if he was there or not.

"Light-kun, Wammy is looking for you" I heard the raven call out, though I paid no attention towards him and grabbed a change of clothes and head for the bathroom that I was forced to share with the scruffy haired teen.

After putting on a white long sleeved sweater and faded black jeans, brushing my teeth and combing my hair, I exit the bathroom, making sure to throw my previous clothes in the wash bucket, and re-entered my room. "I see someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed" Ryuzaki mumbled as I made my way to the door. "Seeing your face so early in the morning put me off" I say rudely before putting my shoes on and exiting the room. I didn't have time to deal with him.

When out the room I take a deep breath, keeping it in for a few seconds before letting it out and walk to Wammy's office. I didn't know why but being in the presence of Ryuzaki was always suffocating. Like I was being strangled. I guess I hated him so much that it hurt to be in the same room as him.

Walking down the corridor I notice a small figure up ahead. I squint my eyes to get a better look at who the person was. White hair, small form and wearing oversized white pyjamas. It was Near, the third most smartest at Wammy's, just below me, and he was only nine.

Putting on a fake smile I walk up to the small boy and crouch down to his level. "Good morning, Near" I say cheerfully, ruffling the mop of white fluff. "Senpai" he greets with a nod, and I smile at him. "What are you building today?" I ask with fake enthusiasm, receiving a nonchalant shrug from the albino looking kid.

"I was thinking of doing a replica of the Leaning tower of Pisa" he says casually and I nod my head. "Show me when you're done!" I command and he nods his head. I get up and continue my walk, making sure to pop in by Matt and Mello's room before I actually went to Wammy.

I knock on the door and not even two seconds later is it opened by an excited looking Matt. "Morning Senpai!" he says excitedly and I chuckle, a fake chuckle mind you. I didn't really like these kids but it was the top two at Wammy's job to make sure that the lowers were in good shape and studying hard to surpass us.

I didn't really care though, if they surpassed me or for them. "Why so excited, Matt?" I ask the younger kid and he only smiles widely before running past me and down the corridor screaming loudly about something I couldn't really tell. 'Maybe he stole Mello's chocolate again, how that excites him is beneath me'

I close the door in front of me and continue my walk to Wammy's office. I wasn't going to stay mainly because if Mello was in a mood that it would definitely be the death of me.

Not that I was afraid of dying though. I actually invited it with open arms. Death would be peaceful for me. Death would be my escape from this world, from all this pain… from everything. It was so easy to take my own life, so easy to slice my blade down my wrist, leaving me to bleed out. There were many ways I could do it, but each attempt failed.

Each and every single attempt failed because I was too coward to end my own life.

I stop in front of Wammy's door and knock softly. "Come in" came the old voice of Wammy. I opened the door slowly and enter the room. "Ryuzaki-senpai said you were asking for me" I say in a soft tone as I stop in front of the old man's desk. I hated using the word 'senpai', but I was at a lower level than Ryuzaki and I had to use senpai when I refer to him. Just like anybody at a lower level than me, calls me their senpai. But all in all Ryuzaki was top dog at school and I was just a measly second.

Not that I really cared though. I could honestly care less if I was at the bottom. I mean it wasn't as if my academic status really affected the way people see me. I know they still hate me and I'm fine with that.

I don't need them anyway.

"Light, Miss. Baizley has informed me about you're lack of concentration during some of her lessons. She isn't mad but she is worried and so am I. So what's wrong?" the old man asks with a hint of worry in his tone. "Nothing is wrong, I am concentrating just fine" I say with a smile.

Wammy sighs as he brings his hands up to massage his temple. "Light, are you thinking about it again?" he asks me and my smile drops. I knew what he meant, I knew all too well. "I don't know what you're talking about" I lie. "Light, don't think that you're charm is going to fool me. I know you've been thinking about it, it is getting close to that time anyway, so it would not surprise me if you have been thinking about it"

"Fine, you got me…I have been thinking about it…but it is none of your business to know my thoughts. You may have saved me from that hell but doing so you have only brought me to a new one." I said angrily as I stormed out of the room. He had no right to butt into my business. I don't care if he saved me from the very pits of hell, he just didn't have the right.

(L's POV)

It hadn't been more than a twenty minutes since Light left the room when I decided that I was going to go and enjoy the morning rays. Of course when I was about to open the door, Light barged in and went straight to our bathroom, looking quite pissed.

So that left me to where I was now, trying to get him out of the bathroom and to tell me what was wrong, nut I should have known that the brunette wouldn't tell me anything, he does hate me after all. Not that I don't feel the same, but he seemed to hate me with a passion and for reasons unknown to me.

I didn't like him that much either but being his superior forced me to be nice to him. I didn't know why I didn't like him. I just… I couldn't explain it. Maybe it was because of how fake he was. He may have been fooling others but he definitely hasn't fooled me.

He thinks I don't know about the entire fake smile, the fake happiness, and the fake everything. He was making people see him as something that he wasn't. I didn't know why he hid behind a mask and on some occasions I felt that I didn't want to know.

"Light-kun, is everything okay? Why don't you come on out and we can talk about all of this" I hear him scoff before he answered. "As if you really care about my problems, Ryuzaki. But it's not like I would tell you anyway, I have no desire to do so." He grumbled out and I sighed.

This kid was difficult to deal with. Especially when he was in a mood like this. once I remember he went a whole week without talking, not to me, no surprise there though, not to the teachers and not even to Wammy. Usually Wammy was the only person he really spoke to and who he showed his true colours to. To others he was as fake as a Barbie doll.

"Light, Sitting behind closed doors is going to do no good for you, maybe you should come out. You don't have to speak to me, but at least come out of the bathroom or else I'm coming in" there was a short silence before I heard a shuffling behind the door.

Soon enough Light opened the door and walked past me and to his bed. "I don't know why you are telling me to not hide behind closed doors when that is the exact thing that you do" I growled out and I sigh. "Light, I have my reason for why lock myself up, and anyway, you should know those reasons"

"How could I forget? It gets thrown in my face everyday" he said rudely. Light was the only person out of the whole of Wammy's that actually spoke to me this way. Not that I really cared. He needed to blow some steam, then I will let him blow some steam, even if his using me as his target.

"Light, why are you upset?" I ask and he just shrugs his shoulders and looks away. "It's none of your business and I'd appreciate if you kept you're nose out of it"

"You know Light, you are quite selfish. When people offer you help you throw it back in their face. You act as though living is such a bother on your behalf and it really pisses me off. Others have worse problems than you"

"Just leave me alone" he mutters as he brings his covers over his head and turns away from me. "Fine, just know that you don't get offered the same thing twice in a row" I said before I left the room.

I was getting frustrated with the kid, and I don't get frustrated easily. I guess Light was the only person that really ticked me off as much as he did.

But I wouldn't give him a prize for it…

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A/N:

HI… it's short but only because I have a project to do. I dunno when I'll be able to update again, maybe tomorrow, maybe Wednesday, we'll see! Hope you enjoyed this chapter! If I mad any of the character seem OOC then I am sorry! Please review! Oh and follow if you really like this fic! I plan on making the next chapter sad so heads up people!

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