Chapter 2
Light slept in late the next morning. He didn't want to wake up; he was having too beautiful of a dream.
L sat with his arms around Light, smoothing his hair out with his fingers. "This is nice." Light muttered. "I agree." L replied, kissing Light's temple. They sat there for what felt like years, embracing each other's warmth.
"Light, wake up. You'll be late for school!" his younger sister, Sayu called, shaking his shoulder gently. Light opened his eyes, greeted by the brightness of his bedside lamp. "Huh? Sayu, what time is it?" he asked, shielding his eyes with the back of his hand. "It's time for you to get out of bed." Sayu responded vaguely. Light groaned and rolled his eyes, and reluctantly got up. "I'll go tell mom you decided to get up." Sayu said, exiting the room, giggling. Light slowly moved about his bedroom, getting dressed for school. He stretched, cracking his back slightly. He rubbed his eyes, and walked over to his dresser, making sure the Note was in its drawer as always. When he didn't see it, he panicked. "No, where is it? Have I lost it?" he cried, his heart skipping a beat. He looked in his backpack, and a wave of relief washed over him. "Oh, right. I had it with me yesterday." he reminded himself. He zipped up his backpack, and slung it over his shoulder. He walked briskly down the stairs, and veered into the kitchen. "Light, what was all the commotion up there? Is everything alright?" his mother asked, concerned. "Oh, yeah, mom. Everything's great. I just thought I lost my study sheet." Light replied smoothly. "Ok, well, that's good. Why did you sleep in so late today?" she asked, looking at her son. "Um, I was kinda just tired, I guess." Light told her, grabbing an apple, taking a bite out of it. "Alright, you should get yourself to school. I'll see you two this evening." Sachiko replied, grabbing her purse. "Bye mom, have a good day. I love you!" Sayu called, smiling and waving. Sachiko left, and Light heard the car pull out of the driveway. He walked out the door, grinning like a fool when he thought of L.
After school, Light was walking home, when his cell phone rang. "Light Yagami speaking." he started. "Light, it's L." L said on the other end. "Hey, what's up?" Light replied, using all his will power to keep his voice from turning to mush. "Would you like to come over? I don't have any plans this evening, and I wanted to talk more." L told him. "Oh, yeah. I'm free. Just let me call my mom and tell her I'll be late." Light said. "Ok, see you in a bit. Bye bye." L responded, hanging up. Light smiled as he rang his mom. "Hi mom. I'm going to eat dinner at a friend's house tonight, so I'll be home kinda late." he told her. "Alright, just be home before midnight, ok?" Sachiko reminded him. "I will. Bye, love you." Light ended, hanging up. He continued walking, and soon arrived at L's house. Before Light could even knock on the door, L had opened it, peering out expectantly. "Hello, Light. Please, come in." he said, his usual fatigued demeanor showing. He opened the door more, allowing Light enough space to cross the threshold into the familiar entryway. L closed the door and wrapped his arms around Light, embracing him. "I missed you." Light said softly, kissing L's forehead. L responded by smoothing back Light's hair. The two broke away from their embrace, and looked into each other's eyes. "Do you want something to eat?" L asked. "No, I'm good. I just want you to hold me." Light replied. L shrugged and lifted Light off the ground by his waist. "L, this is not what I meant by 'hold me'. Please put me down." Light told him. "Oh, sorry." L said quickly, lowering Light back onto the floor. Light grabbed L's hand and walked over to the couch, pulling L along. The two sat, L crouching as usual. L pulled Light toward him, and into his arms. "Yes, this is what I meant by 'hold me'." Light said, a smile perking at the corners of his mouth. L wore an awkward expression, but slowly got more comfortable. "So, Light-kun, would you consider us to be 'dating'?" L asked suddenly. "Well, we did sleep together the first day we met, and we have great chemistry, so, yes. We're dating." Light responded. L stroked Light's hair lovingly, humming a low tune. Light closed his eyes, feeling relaxed, when he suddenly noticed that L was not holding him anymore. He opened his eyes, and looked around. He saw L standing near the couch. "I'm just going to the bathroom. I'll bee back." L replied, slinking off. Light frowned, and lay back on the couch, folding his hands over his chest. He started to drift off. "Sleep tight, Light." he heard in his ear. His eyes snapped open, and he saw someone standing over him. Before he could react, a rag was placed over his mouth and nose. The last thing her heard before he passed out was an alarmed cry. "Light!"