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"AHHHHH !" came a terrified howl from inside one of the rooms down the hall that was all too recognizable to Lights ears...

Here we go again ... Light could not help but think to himself upon hearing the frightened screeching from his seat at the desk , he was just about to take a sip of his much-awaited warm coffee , but now being forced to get back up and run down the hallway to Nates room where the pale child was engaged in a night terror , kicking and flailing around ,fighting invisible enemies , as the nurses failed to restrain him , even getting one male nurse in the eye , luckily the kid was wearing thick socks or it might have really caused damage , not that it would not hurt like heck , Light knew too well that it did .

He swore that child had the sharpest heels on him...

Light gently took Nate into his arms , doing his best not to get hit himself , lest he drop the fitful child to the floor which would help no one , holding him close making sure to hold his head next to his chest so he could hear his heart beating , because that seemed to calm him down best .

After about 5 minutes Nate seemed to have relaxed enough to where Light could loosen his grip on him , to put him back in his bed to get some proper sleep .

Big mistake

The moment his grip loosened Nate's head was jostled backward and his fit began again , wiggling around though not as violently as before , then the doctor heard bare footsteps behind him , and looked to see Elliot standing there obviously in his L mode , as he had his arms outstretched in an obvious Child-My Arms-Now message and Light was glad to deposit the wiggle worm into the other man's arms , happy to have escaped with minimal kicks to his body and none to his face .

Lights mind drifted to the boy's mother who had abused him and was now in a different mental hospital a few miles from his , which cared for those who had severe mental issues , and could not properly function in society in any shape or form .

Yes, his patients were weird but they wouldn't try and strangle some poor kid with a pair of their underwear like that crazy bitch tried to do , a lot of them were there because they could cause harm to themselves , not other people .

How she had even gotten pregnant with Nate in the first place was a mystery to him , and made him wonder if her sperm donor was just as crazy and running about somewhere , causing who knows how much trouble to others , but seeing the rather adorable scene ( though he would never call it that out loud )in front of him made him momentarily put that thought to the side to watch the interaction going on between the two on the hospital bed .

L was patting the boy's head , the other arm wrapped around him to keep Nate from falling as the adult was sitting on the edge of the bed with Nate in his lap , his curled form offering more security , then the boy seemed to unconsciously register who was holding him and clutched L's shirt like a baby monkey would to it's parent's fur snuggling in as best he could seeking the comfort he was being offered .

The sight would have made anyone look twice , seeing a strange looking man , holding a white haired child would have turned heads if they were on the streets , well maybe not if said strange looking male had been a female but that was neither here nor there .

Soon enough hyperventilation turned into soft breathing and Light noted how tiny and fragile Nate looked ,and how easily L could have smuggled the boy under his shirt back to his room if he wanted to , and Light was tempted to just let him as it might help him relax more .

He was so busy with his thoughts he did not notice as Maki came up from behind him and touched his sleeve , and he would later deny he almost jumped through the ceiling from it when asked by a spectating nurse .

"Is Near okay ?" Maki asked large doe eyes staring up at him filled with worry and questions , Seriously she could steal your teeth and you would forgive her with one look at those eyes , thankfully she did not seem to want to exploit them , otherwise the staff would have been in trouble .

"He is fine just a night terror they are normal and he won't even remember it in the morning" Light assured her placing a hand on her back , gently pushing her forward , encouraging her to join the two on the bed to see for herself that said little boy was alright , knowing the tantrum was over and she was in no danger of Nate's fit starting up again .

Maki slowly walked forward politely waiting for L to nod , before she sat down next to him to gaze upon the now awake Nate , who's gaze fell upon her , his dark eyes giving nothing away but sleepiness .

She gave him a sweet grin reaching over to touch a chubby cheek with her finger to comfort both Nate and herself , making him give a tiny smile back whether out of genuine happiness at seeing her or him simply mimicking her due to his tiredness , Light did not know , but he was happy that Nate was now calmed down and not trying to make the staff look like dalmatians .

"Ms. Misa-Misa is coming tomorrow to sing for the patients...the children should enjoy her little show, it will help make things smooth over," Light said ignoring the feeling of irritation that grew inside him at the thought of the young woman's visit .

Now the pop idol/model Misa was a nice enough girl and often offered to come cheer up patients with her singing and dancing , which was very generous of her , there was no doubt about that .

But with that came another can of worms ,which was that she really liked him , realy liked , and often suggested they should 'play doctor' sometime when they were both off work , which was a huge annoyance for him , as he found her grabby and childish nature very unappealing , he would not mind so much if she did not insist on acting like a 4-year-old despite being in her 20s , he dealt with it though for the patients ,who enjoyed her visits and often made her little presents , all of which she seemed to appreciate and made a fuss over whenever she was handed one .

It was all very sweet

Unfortunately, it often gave him painful cavities ...

"Yes that should be fun for them ..I just hope she does not choose to hit me with her purse again," L said frown deepening at the memory of that little incident .

Ah yes, that had been an interesting visit...

She had whacked Elliot (who had been in his Ryuzaki personality at the time ) with her purse right over the head , who she had accused of touching her butt , when in fact, he had simply grabbed for one of her phones , having been fascinated with it , since it had little chibi animals dangling from its wristband and had stickers all over it , plus a funny ringtone , once he got his prize he had held it between his finger and thumb and got the most entertained look on his face, seemingly ignoring the fact he was bonked in the head moments earlier .

And him choosing to try some of her lipgloss , as in squirting it into his mouth to eat it , had also not earned him any buddy points , his excuse having been it was strawberry flavored , though seeing Ryuzaki's mouth covered in pink glitter , his large eyes staring at a peeved off Misa had softened the blow , and had made her laugh a little bit , she also told him to keep the lip gloss container , Light bet she would never bring anything strawberry scented or flavored into the hospital ever again where the strange man could get at it .

Yes, tomorrow would be an interesting visit ...


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