Title- The choices we make

Pairing- L/Raito eventually

Talking ""

Thinking ''

The ending of this chapter has been changed and I would appreciate it if you all would read it and tell me what you think about it. Since I am not sure if I should continue this version of the story or not.

Bold is text messaging. If it does not show up I apologize in advance, but it should be obvious, if not whoops.

Warning's- OOC'ness

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L stood up from the couch and made his way over to kitchen. "Watari you have the paper work done for my fake transfer to a college abroad correct." L said leaning against the entrance to the kitchen not wanting to walk completely in. "Yes, all the arrangements have been made" Watari said cooking Somen. "I guess we will be telling the parents tonight" L said in a bored tone. "It is short notice to them but yes" Watari said and Ryuuzaki nodded his head and went to his room that was on the top level. It was the last room down the long hallway.

L opened the door and stepped into his room before re closing the door softly. His dresser was off to the far right and L wanted to be rid of the school uniform. He moved to his dresser undressing on the way. The tie had been crossed once and he pulled it up and over his head and tossed it onto the floor before unbuttoning his pants and letting them slide of his boney legs and onto the floor. L stepped out of them and unbuttoned his shirt. The shirt was off by the time L got to his dresser and he tossed it onto the side of his bed. His ribs were sticking out slightly and his stomach was completely flat.

L opened the top dresser drawer and pulled out a white long sleeved t-shirt before opening another drawer and pulling out dark denim blue jeans that hung loosely on his hips. L sighed lightly feeling better about his clothes and crouched on his bed.

L brought a finger up to his mouth and wondered if he should tell Raito about his job choice and his feelings. A word he truly hated. Having emotions would not make a good detective. And emotions were much more complex to L then solving an Astrophysics problem. If you wanted to have a decent relationship with someone friend or otherwise you have to take the other persons emotions into account and make sure you didn't say something that would hurt their feelings.

L had been lucky to meet someone like Raito who really didn't care about what others thought about him, and didn't care that L was as blunt as he was. But that had been on everyday things, nothing like admitting to your best friend that you had secretly loved them for six years. This would affect both him and Raito, and L did not like it that he had to go out of his comfort zone. Social interactions were Raito's things not his. And there was no way he would tell Raito that he loved him and wait for the other's response. Ryuuzaki was more than fifty percent sure that telling Raito how he felt and then leaving would make Raito hate him for a good long while.

He would take that over waiting for Raito's answer, for it could change his resolve on leaving that night and L refused to risk his job. 'Even if it was for Raito' L thought sadly. There was over an 80 chance that he would try to stay if Raito felt the same way and L could not have that, so telling Raito at the last moment was the only thing to do.

And a person should live for their job not an emotion which could one day just disappear. Life was not like the fairy tale books where two people met and fall in love instantly and somehow livid happily ever after. Half of all marriages ended in divorce and even then, finding an ideal ending would never happen. Some people called it pessimistic but L preferred realistic.

And L did not think Raito would appreciate it if he swept Raito of his feet and whisked him away with him to foreign countries. Mainly because Raito would want praise for his work, and Raito would not want to solve cases if there was no notice from the public. L was praised for his work but at the same time no one would know his face and Raito would want his face to be seen.

Raito had always wanted to be seen. As kids he would make sure to participate in the class so the teachers would recognize him and they would know they had a genius in the class. Ryuuzaki preferred to ignore what the teacher was saying and read ahead in the book. It made the teachers very upset with him whenever they called on him and he would say the right answer even without having paid attention to the lessons.

L bit his thumb in annoyance. 'I will tell Raito that I love him the night before I leave' L decided and knew it was a coward's way out, 'but at least if Raito regets me I won't have to deal with it.' L thought and he could make a clean break before Raito said anything. 'And the job will not be mentioned' L thought and knew he was a liar, as was Raito, but the truth was too much of a nuisance to reveal all in one night. He just take his chances and hope Raito wouldn't hold a grudge for to long though that might be asking for to much.

A small knock was heard on the door and Watari stepped into the room. "I have gotten a call from your parents saying that they will be late today" Watari said and L nodded his head. "I was not really expecting them any way's since they are working on a large project for work" L said and Watari chuckled lightly. "Would you like some dessert? I came into possession of a red velvet cake" Watari said and L smiled lightly and stood up from the bed. "That would be nice" L said and followed Watari out of the room.

"It seems we will have to tell your parents at a later time" Watari said entering the kitchen with L making a beeline to the table. Watari put a large piece of red velvet cake down in front of L and moved to sit across from Ryuuzaki while placing his plate of somen in front of himself. The two ate silently and L ate half of it before stopping. "Ryuuzaki I know that leaving your friend is going to be hard, but you should still eat, you are underweight" Watari said concerned and L nodded his head. "I will be back to normal soon enough, there is no need to worry Quillish" L said and stood up from his chair and left the room.

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Soichiro entered the house for the first time in three days and was surprised to see Sayu and Raito at the door. "Welcome home dad" Sayu said happily and hugged Soichiro right there. "Your case is finally done right" Raito asked and Soichiro smiled up at Raito. "It is, we were able to arrest her without much difficulty. So I guess Ryuuzaki won this bet" Soichiro asked knowing the wager that Raito and L had going on. "It would appear so" Raito said and Soichiro put a hand on his son's shoulder. "If it helps Yamato was Shuya-sans accomplice, and they were not strangers like they first seemed to be" Soichiro said and Raito eyes brightened up a little at that. The three of them entered the kitchen.

"Let's not have any police talk at the dinner table" Sachiko said and Soichiro kissed his wife cheek in apology. The four sat down and stated to eat. "How did your test go today" Soichiro asked Raito not remembering what subject it was. "It was easy, through the last problem was a little tricky" Raito said and Sayu rolled her eyes. "You and Ryuuzaki probably found it to be quite easy" Sayu said and Raito smiled at his sister. "Compared to your math skills it was a breeze" Raito said and Sayu stuck her tongue out. "And you and Ryuuzaki are going to talk to at the opening ceremonies for To-oh correct" Soichiro asked. "Yes since we both scored the highest, the college wants us to do the opening ceremony speech together" Raito said. He would be bored if Ryuuzaki wasn't around. "That is great, and I will try to come" Soichiro said knowing he couldn't make any promises. "If you can't that is fine. I understand that your work can be quite busy." Raito said and Soichiro smiled at his son proudly. 'He turned into a fine young man' Soichiro thought.

"Raito do you have any girlfriends yet" Sayu asked poking her brother in the ribs and having a teasing look on her face. "I do actually" Raito said a bit hesitantly. Three mouths dropped to the floor and Raito looked around surprised. "What is with the look" Raito asked looking confused. "Do you think you will get serious with her?" Sayu asked seriously. "I have not really thought that far ahead but at the moment no" Raito said truthfully and Sachiko and Sayu shared relieved looks.

Dinner finished with no other incidents and Raito moved up to his room to study even though he didn't have any more tests to take. He opened his door and noticed the random clothes Ryuuzaki had left behind. 'Truly a slob' Raito thought going around and picking up the clothes. He hated seeing messes and refused to have any in his room. He folded the three clothes items and placed them on the edge of his bed, debating if should

return them to Ryuuzaki or not. His thoughts were interrupted since his cell phone started ringing. He pulled it out from his pocket and looked at the caller id. Raito sighed and opened the phone without putting it next to his ear.

"RRRRAAAIITTTOOO-KKUUNN GUESS WHO IT IS" Misa said from the other line; "Misa I know it is you" Raito said feeling like he was talking to a five year old. "Really? what gave it away" Misa asked, and Raito refused to dignify that with an answer. "So I was thinking that tomorrow we can go to this new restaurant that just opened up. It is supposed to be a very romantic restaurant and we can finally have some privacy" Misa said happily. "Misa it is probably going to be a very pricy restaurant" Raito said. "Well I can pay since I have a job" Misa said before realizing something. "No offense to you of course Misa-misa was just saying since Misa is able to have a job that I should pay for it is Raito mad at Misa-misa" Misa asked sounding ready to cry. "No Misa I am not mad at you" Raito said and Misa let out a loud cry of happiness.

"Misa I think we should go somewhere where it isn't so expensive" Raito said not wanting to go to a romantic restaurant with Misa. "Misa-misa also was thinking about going to the movies since this new movie came out and Misa-misa wants to see it" Misa said excitedly. "That is fine. I will meet you at downtown Tokyo Movie Theater tomorrow at seven ok" Raito asked and Misa made a sound of agreement. "I'll talk to you later Misa" Raito said. "Love you Raito, bye bye" Misa said and then the phone line went dead. Raito sunk in his chair in relief that it was over.

He closed his phone and leaned back in his chair. 'Breaking up with Misa is a very tempting idea' Raito thought placing his cell phone on his desk. He glanced over at his calendar and saw that it was a Thursday.

His cell phone buzzed alerting him that he just received a text message. Raito flipped the phone open and hoped it wasn't Misa.

Raito-kun can I spend the night on Wednesday

That was all it said and Raito smiled as he picked the phone up and typed in his message.

You don't even have to ask

Raito typed and sent the message to Ryuuzaki. A few minutes later the phone buzzed and Raito looked back down at it.

Does this mean I get free reign on the sweet contents?

Raito rolled his eyes before answering

You already do and have for quite awhile, now I am

going to bed so goodnight

Raito typed in and waited for the message to come.

Good night then

With that Raito turned his phone off. It was only eight o clock and his body wanted rest. Dealing with Misa was always mentally draining, and not in a good way. Raito changed into some night clothes and fell asleep in his bed soon after.

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The next day came and L and Raito were off for their last day school. "I don't see the point in going to school after all the exam's are done with, and especially since all we are going to do is watch boring movies" L said flatly. "Well you do have to return that library book that you got out yesterday" Raito said. "I know that but still don't see the point. Dropping of the book and then just going home is a much more appeasing idea" L said and Raito rolled his eyes.

"You're starting to make me feel like bad company" Raito said. "Raito-kun is the only salvation I have from boredom" L said seriously and Raito grinned lightly "if it makes you feel better than you are also my salvation" Raito said and L gave Raito a knowing look. A small feeling of guilt emerged in L. He would go off and at least be able to solve difficult, interesting cases while Raito reminded here, and would not know what really happened to his best friend. 'I'm a horrible friend' Ryuuzaki thought bitterly but pushed the thought away for now.

"How are you going to handle Amane-san today" Ryuuzaki asked as the two walked through the school gates. "She said something about going to see a movie" Raito said offhand. "Raito-kun deserves to be suffering through those awful chick flick movies" L said and Raito glared at him. "Why do I deserve that torment" Raito asked and L grinned before answering. "Because you are willingly dating Amane-san" L said like it justified Raito's pain. Raito paused and thought about it. "I concede" Raito said and Ryuuzaki smirked in victory.

The two entered the classroom and the teacher pulled out a DVD. "Alright class we are going to be watching KamiKaze girls today" the teacher said and put the DVD in. A mixture of cheers and groans were heard throughout the class. 'It is going to be a long day' L thought glancing at the T.V. wearily.

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Ryuuzaki made his way to the library and dropped his book off in between his classes. First they had to watch KamiKaze girls, which L found slightly amusing that the two main girl characters in the film were complete opposites and turned out to be the best of friends at the end, and L suspected something more. Through Raito would be Momoko if not just because she cared more about her appearance than Ichigo. He felt like the movie had somehow mocked him, which did not broad well with him, especially the line 'humans are cowards in the face of happiness.' L sighed he was over thinking this was way too much.

Raito was standing outside of the library's door and holding a small bottle of water and a snickers bar. L took the snickers bar and ate it in peace. "Is it just me or did that movie remind you of you and me for some reason" Raito asked and L smirked at Raito. "I think

Raito-kun is putting too much thought into it" L said and Raito glared. "Though I think those two girls are more than just friends, so would Raito-kun say that about us as well" L said in a teasing tone. Raito's face went a little pink but he quickly covered it by taking a sip out of the water bottle. "No I would not Ryuuzaki since we are straight" Raito said. "As straight as a circle in your case" L said with a teasing smile. "I have a girlfriend while you do not" Raito said slightly defensive. "True but I believe that there is a 60 chance that Raito is hiding in the closet" L said and Raito gave Ryuuzaki a small glare. "If I am hiding in the closet you must be in there too" Raito said with a small grin on his face, and L chuckled in amusement.

The two walked in a comfortable silence before Raito broke it. "Only one more class and we can leave. Can you come over today" Raito asked glancing over at L. "Yes, and I was right about the case" L said triumphantly. "You were right about the Shuya-san being the murderer, but Yamato was the accomplice. This is why I bought you the snickers bar, since you would have bought a food item anyways" Raito said and L nodded his head in agreement.

A small pause went by before L spoke. "Raito-kun would you notice my disappearance if I left" L asked not intending to ask the question. Raito stopped walking as did L and the two faced each other. "You know I would, did something happen" Raito asked concerned. "Nothing of importance, we are going to be late if we don't hurry" Ryuuzaki said and Raito and him speed up. "I'll see you later" Raito said since the two did not have the same last class. "Indeed" L said taking the hallway that went right and Raito made his down the left hallway, not being fully able to shake off the feeling that something was wrong.

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The school bell rang and Ryuuzaki was the first one to make it to the school gate. He stood at the entrance and waited for Raito to come out of the building as well. His back was slouched more than usual and many students hurried by him not making eye connect with him.

Four minutes went by and Raito came out surrounded by a small group of other friends he had. He noticed L right before the group made it past the school gate. The others said goodbye to Raito and continued to walk by L while whispering to each other that they didn't get how Raito could be friends with someone as weird looking as L. Ryuuzaki ignored their comments since he was used to them by now. There had been a few girls

who had asked him why he was friends with Raito and he stare the girls down until they apologized and ran away scared.

"Sorry it took me so long, are you ready" Raito asked politely and Ryuuzaki just started walking in the direction of Raito's house. "You're not mad are you" Raito asked since L was being more silent than usual. "No, I just have a lot on my mind. Did you already start thinking about what you are going to say for the opening ceremonies" L asked and Raito smiled. I already have it written down" Raito said. "It mentions cherry blossoms in it right" L said a glint of amusement in his eye. "You make me sound like I wrote something girly" Raito said rolling his eyes. "Perhaps you did" L said knowingly and Raito smacked L upside the head once they were out of view of other classmates.

"That isn't very nice Raito-kun" L said rubbing his head. "You called me speech girly" Raito said. "Which leads me to believe that it is girly because you smacked me while not denying the fact" L said and Raito released his death glare of doom upon L who smirked back at Raito. "If only the people could see Raito not being a goody toe shoes. Your fan girls may have decreased in their numbers" L said and Raito rolled his eyes. "At least they didn't attack me this year, so as long as they behave they can think whatever they want" Raito said not caring about their opinions.

The two soon made it back to Raito's house and entered through the front door to remove their shoes and put on the slippers. Raito made his way into the kitchen area with L trailing behind him. Soichiro was sitting on the couch reading the newspaper with Sachiko dusting off the furniture. "Welcome home dear, and to you to Ryuuzaki-kun" Sachiko said smiling at the two. Soichiro folded his newspaper and looked over at the two. "It has been awhile Yagami-san" L said in a baritone monotone voice and Soichiro was still a bit creped out with how deep Ryuuzaki's voice truly was.

"It has Ryuuzaki-kun. How are your parents doing" Soichiro asked placing the newspaper on the coffee table. "They are doing well. Quillish-san is in town at the moment as well" L said and Soichiro and Sachiko shared a smile before they faced L again. "How is he doing? You and your family should come over sometime and eat with us" Soichiro said and Sachiko nodded her head in agreement. "Perhaps" L said not knowing how busy his parents would be this week.

Raito come out of the kitchen holding an apple, and also holding five small cups of Reese's peanut butter cup for L to take. "Well be up in my room if you need us" Raito said as him and L climbed up the stairs to Raito's room.

They entered the bedroom and Raito shut the door behind him. "Your clothes are on my dresser" Raito said taking a seat on his bed with L climbing up on the bed to have a seat as well. "Would Raito-kun like to play a game of chess" L asked titling his head to the side. "Sure" Raito said placing his apple on his night stand and making his way over to the closet. The chess board was made of hard glass with white and black chess pieces as the opposing colors. Ryuuzaki had bought it for Raito sixteenth birthday.

"I am going to beat you this time" Raito said placing the board on the bed and dividing the pieces. Once they are separated L takes the black pieces and sets them up on his side of the board while Raito did his own side. The bed was firm enough to keep the board from falling over in case either Raito or L shifted sitting positions while playing the game.

The two played a game of chess that took three hours before Ryuuzaki came out the victor getting Raito's king into check. "One of these days I am going to beat you" Raito said and L grinned at Raito, "that will be the day" L said leisurely and laid down on Raito's bed still in a fetal position. Raito stood up and gathered all the pieces and put them back into the box and then moved to the closet to put the game away along with the pieces.

The clock read six o'clock and Raito started to get ready for his date. Raito removed the tie and pulled his jacket of. He hanged up both the tie and jacket before starting to un button his shirt. "Is Raito-kun letting me get a free show" L asked with his knees propped up in the air and his head hanging of the side of the bed. Raito threw his shirt at L, so it landed on Ryuuzaki's face. "That wasn't very nice Raito-kun" L said pouting and Raito put on a dark blue button up shirt. "No Ryuuzaki you don't get a free show" Raito said. "Now shut your eyes so I can take off my pants" Raito said tapping his foot on the ground impatiently.

"Is Raito-kun ashamed of a certain something" L teased looking directly at Raito's crouch area with a curious look on his face. Raito's face heated up in a blush and anger. "No I am not, and perhaps I do not want my friend ogling my goodies while I am trying to change." Raito said in an angry voice. "Ogling your goodies" L said while chuckling to himself and Raito's face heated up more. "I will kick you out" Raito said in a warning tone that threatened painful removal from the room. L stopped laughing and closed his eyes "happy" L asked and Raito made an affirmative sound before turning around and pulling his pants off.

Ryuuzaki opened one eye slightly open and got a glance at Raito's boxers. 'Red silky boxers and a nice ass' L thought and shut his eye before Raito noticed. "Is Raito-kun's favorite color red" L questioned and he heard Raito pause in his movements before loud footsteps came his way and L hit the floor quite painfully all of a sudden. Ryuuzaki glanced up to see a very mad looking Raito 'without pants on yet' L noted quite happily. "Raito-kun did not have to do that" L said rubbing his head which was dully aching. "Oh I did. No wonder Misa calls you a pervert" Raito said his voice rising slightly. L hummed before he swept his legs over Raito's and knocked the older teenager onto his butt.

"I feel like we are even now" L said and Raito rubbed his butt which was not quite score from hitting the hard floor. "If I did not have to be there in less than an hour" Raito said leaving the empty threat in the air. "That is nice for Raito-kun, but shouldn't you put on pants now" L asked staring at Raito's lower half and noticing Raito did not have hairy legs. "Does Raito-kun by any chance shave his legs" L asked and felt a punch connect with his face, and it sent his head smashing up against the side of the bed. L recovered quickly and used his legs to kick Raito in the gut which had Raito land on his back with a small thud sound. And L crawled on top of Raito.

"It isn't nice to hit people when there are only asking a question" L said in a deadpan voice as he hovered above Raito's face. Using his knees to kneel in between Raito's legs and his arms placed on either side of Raito's shoulders. Raito felt his body flush with how close L was, and wearing no pants was not helping Raito. He felt his lower stomach muscles clench and a hot feeling was beginning to start in his lower regions. Raito used his right hand to push L backwards so L was sitting on his own legs. Raito stood up quickly and was glad L had noticed his semi-hard erection. He moved to the dresser to grab a pair of black dress pants and quickly pulled them on. L stood up and grabbed his clothes from the dresser and followed Raito out the door and down the stairs. Soichiro was still sitting on the couch along with Sachiko and Sayu who were all watching a movie of some sorts.

"I have a date today so I should be home no later than eleven" Raito said and Soichiro stood up and faced the two. "Alright I will see you both later then. Have fun on your date Raito, and don't forget what I said Ryuuzaki-kun" Soichiro said and L nodded his head and said his own good byes and the two left the house.

"I forgot how much of a pervert you could be" Raito said once the two made it to the front gate and Raito shut it behind him. "Raito-kun does not seem to mind" L said and Raito rolled his eyes. "I'll see you later then Ryuuzaki" Raito said. "Have fun on your date" L said and they both knew L didn't truly mean it, but neither was going to say anything about that. The two parted ways, going in opposite directions again.

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Raito arrived at the movie theaters fifteen minutes before he was supposed to meet Misa. Five minutes went by and Raito felt Misa automatically hug him. "Misa misa is so happy that she and Raito get to go on a date again" Misa said in a sing song voice. "We should

buy the tickets now Misa" Raito said and patted her on the head for good measure. Misa let go reluctantly and the two made their way to the ticket booth, and were able to get the tickets rather fast.

"Misa misa has heard great things about this movie" Misa said once the two had taken their seats in the middle of the theater. "Misa why is it that you and Ryuuzaki don't get along" Raito asked curiously. "Because Ryuuzaki-san is always insulting Misa misa intelligence and he wants to take Raito away from Misa" Misa said hugging Raito arm close to her chest. "I will not allow that" Misa said burying her face into Raito's arm and nuzzling it like a cat. "I see, but what do you mean take me away from you" Raito asked deciding to use Misa own words. But Misa refused to elaborate and only took her head away from Raito's shoulder once the movie started.

Once the movie ended Misa said she had to go home since she had a big photo shoot the next day. She kissed Raito on the cheek and waved bye to him cheerfully before making her way home.

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The rest of the week went by uneventfully and Wednesday came around rather fast. L had already packed all the things he would need to bring with him and his parents had taken the news of him leaving quite well. They had all spent a dinner at the Yagami household and L had told them after they had gotten back home that he was going to Oxford College instead of To-oh.

L grabbed his smallest bag from his room which held a pair of blue jeans and long white sleeved shirt. He made his way out of his room and down the stairs. Watari was waiting at the bottom. "The flight is at six a.m. sharp so remember to leave the Yagami household by four thirty at the latest" Watari said and L nodded his head. "I will probably still be up" L said. "Have fun" Watari said smiling at L and Ryuuzaki nodded his head in agreement before turning and leaving the house. Both his parents were at work again and L had already said his goodbyes to them.

It was exactly eight o'clock when L made it to the Yagami house. Before he knocked on the door it was opened up by Sayu. "Welcome back Ryuuzaki" Sayu said smiling and opening the door for him. "Raito is in his room so go on up" Sayu told him and L removed his slip on sneakers before putting on the slippers and making his way up the stairs.

Ryuuzaki didn't bother knocking on Raito's door and just entered the room to find Raito sitting at his desk and reading a book. L made his way over to Raito and leaned over his shoulder. "What are you reading" L asked and Raito shut the book abruptly. "Just a law book" Raito said standing up and placing it back on his bookshelf.

"Raito-kun did not have to stop reading just because I am here" L said before sitting down on Raito's bed and laying on his back stretching like a cat. Raito stared at him like he had never seen L before. "L you stretched" Raito said in disbelief, but took a seat next to L before laying down beside him. "Even I need to stretch my back muscles every so often" L said in a bored tone and Raito rolled his eyes. "You say that now but it is always surprising to see" Raito said and L laid on his side facing Raito.

"Did Raito-kun want to do anything in particular" Ryuuzaki asked and Raito turned to lay on his side facing L. "You're the one who asked to spend the night" Raito said, "I did say that" L agreed before lapsing into silence.

"Are you going to tell me what job you want to do now" Raito asked curiously. "No, I am not" L said and Raito sighed before lying on his back. "Why have you been so busy this week we barely hanged out and it is summer break before college starts" Raito said. "I have been doing a numerous amount of things, but cannot tell you" L said and Raito hid his hurt feelings and went with a neutral face.

"You are no longer a blunt person" Raito said and L Frowned at the comment. "I am still blunt but there are things I cannot tell you, and the job occupation just happens to be one of those things at the moment" L said.

"And here I thought you were going to tell me what your job was once you knew for certain" Raito said "Things change," L said resting his head on Raito's shoulder and felt Raito's left arm hug him loosely. It was a natural habit for the two, mainly to show how comfortable they were around each other. Raito's grip tightened before he continued talking. "It stills bothers me. You act like you are going somewhere without me" Raito said wearily. "Raito-kun should know I would not go anywhere without telling him for good reason" L said and Raito sighed before he let go of L and made his way to the closet.

He rummaged through his closet and came back holding the chess board and pieces. "I think it is only fair to me to get a re-match" Raito said and L sat up on the bed. "If Raito-kun wishes to lose again so soon than I am willing to let him do so" L said and Raito glared. "What makes you think I am going to lose" Raito said setting up his pieces. "Because Raito-kun has never beaten me, and I do not believe he will do so anytime soon" L said setting up his own pieces. "We'll see about that" Raito said and L made his first move.

The two stayed up until three thirty playing chess before Raito deemed he was going to fall asleep soon and needed his rest. "Raito-kun has yet to beat me" L said amused that Raito had lost three games straight. "There will be other opportunities, and I am going to fall asleep if I don't get to bed now" Raito said as he picked all the pieces up, and the board. Then he put it back in the closet before moving to his bed and getting under the covers. L got under the covers as well and laid down next to Raito. Raito was laying on his side facing L, and Ryuuzaki watched Raito steady rising and falling chest for forty minutes committing to memory the way Raito looked when sleeping since L did not know if he ever see it again. The clock read four ten in the morning.

'Only twenty minutes' L thought before he poked Raito's chest a few times and Raito woke up sleepily. "What do you want now Ryuuzaki" Raito asked rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "There is something that I have wanted to tell Raito-kun for awhile now" Ryuuzaki said not making eye connect with Raito, and moving into his usual sitting position.

"What is it" Raito asked more awake now and he sat up to get a better look at L's face since it was dark out. "I love you in the sense of romantic feelings that goes beyond friendship" L said bluntly and Raito eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly in shock. 'Perhaps I was wrong about Ryuuzaki no longer being blunt' Raito thought. How was he supposed to respond to that? Raito had not expected Ryuuzaki to ever say that. It was a joke right, Ryuuzaki was just trying to lighten the situation up since he would not tell Raito his job occupation.

"I am not lying Raito-kun, so stop thinking otherwise" L said and Raito didn't know what to do. L glanced at the clock which now read four fifteen a.m. He was going to have to leave soon. "I hope Raito-kun will forgive me for this" L said and Raito looked confused at L. "For what" Raito asked and L scooted closer to Raito and connected his lips to Raito's in a chaste kiss. Raito's eyes widened slightly before his eyes closed. He was debating if he should kiss back or not, but L pulled away and Raito's eyes re-opened.

The two stared at one another and L broke the eye connect first. Ryuuzaki moved off of the bed and grabbed the small bag he had with him.

"Where are you going" Raito asked not facing L, even though he knew L was standing at the door; Ryuuzaki's hand hovered over the door knob. "It will be for the best if I leave now. This way Raito-kun can think over what I said" L said as he opened the door. 'He sounds like he is not coming back,' Raito thought as his eyes widened slightly in panic. Raito heard the door creaking door open and shoot out of the bed and grabbed L's wrist before he left the bedroom.

"What is Raito doing?" L asked with genuine surprise in his voice. "You are going to leave me behind," Raito replied in a low hiss. "What makes you think that?" Ryuuzaki asked as he let go of the door handle. "I'm not sure, but I'm going to be bored if you leave me behind," Raito replied easily.

"And if you are right, what would you do?" Ryuuzaki asked in a low voice. "That is an easy answer," Raito said with a smile on his lips. "Oh, what is your reply then?" Ryuuzaki asked as he allowed Raito to shut the bedroom door. "Take me with you," Raito said in a firm tone. Ryuuzaki eyes widened slightly at the decisive tone in Raito's voice.

"What about your family? If you come with me then you won't see them for a long time," Ryuuzaki pointed out as he leaned against the bedroom door, hoping Watari wouldn't be to upset with him for being late. "So you are leaving me!" Raito accused angrily. Ryuuzaki ignored the comment and asked his own question. "Are you really willingly to leave your family to be with a man who just admitted his feeling's for you?" Ryuuzaki asked calmly.

He flipped on the light and it took a moment for Ryuuzaki's and Raito's eyes to adjust to the light before they stared at one another. "Yes," Raito said without hesitating.

"I might try to kiss you again," Ryuuzaki said and watched Ratio's face carefully. "I can live with that, after all if I do end having a real relationship with someone it would probably be you" Raito said as his hand tightened around L's wrist. "What about Misa?" Ryuuzaki asked flatly. "We both know I don't love her," Raito pointed out.

L was quiet for a moment as he observed Raito's honest looking face before he felt his resolve breaking. Taking back his wrist, Ryuuzaki shoved his hands into his pants pocket before talking. "This job I have is extremely dangerous, and this is the last time I will ask you this. There is a high chance that you will never see your family again, and the work we will do will be under code names. You will not get the recognition you have been getting for the achievements you have accomplished. Are you willingly to leave everyone you know and love behind to work with me?" L asked with a serious expression on his face.

"There is no one else I rather work with," Raito responded honestly.

"Pack as much as you can in ten minutes, our plane leaves at six thirty," Ryuuzaki said evenly and Raito felt a large smile cross his face in relief.

"Ten minutes, that is not nearly enough time to pack!" Raito exclaimed as he hurried around his room as quietly as he could and pulled two suitcases out of his closet before he hurriedly began to pack.

L sat on the bed with a small smile on his face as he watched Raito frantically pack his bags while writing a quick note to his parents explaining why he was gone. Ryuuzaki knew he should not have invited Raito along; he was risking the other teen's life by doing this. But he was a selfish person and he wasn't ready to let Raito go yet. He never would be.

In ten minutes time Light was done. "I'm ready," Raito said after he finished changing his clothes.

"Then let's go," Ryuuzaki said as he took one of Raito's suit cases. The two walked out of the room and down the stairs. They exited the house and Raito stopped to glance back at his house one more time as a final farewell before he put his suitcases in the trunk and got into the car with the one person he couldn't live without, even though he wasn't ready to admit that aloud to Ryuuzaki yet.

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End of chapter 2

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