Warnings! Rated M for language, homosexual situations, and violence.

Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note or it's characters. I only own this plot and any OC's that appear


"Well Quillish," L began,"no."

Light's eyes widened in surprise.

"Wh-what? You don't love that boy anymore. In fact, if I know you, which I daresay I do, you're back to hating hi-"

"Incorrect. I never hated Light-kun." L interrupted. Light raised a brow at that. Did L even notice he called him Light-kun and not Yagami?

"Now is not the time for semantics, Ryuzaki. Give me one good reason-"

"Watari. You will not address me as though I am a child." L cut him off once more, his thumb finding it's way to his lips and his face twisted into a scowl. "However, I can and will give you more than one good reason." His voice was icy and it made Light a little nervous. "Watari, you are in no regards a detective or as brilliant as Light-kun, therefore he is currently a better asset. Reason two," He held up two slender fingers, even though there was no way for Watari to see them.

"I'd like to be near the scene of the crime in case I come across anything useful. Reason three, living n my old life may jog my memory a bit. Reason four, it would be incredibly unfair to Light-kun to leave him alone in a house we know has been broken into once before." L grinned, beginning to feel like himself again. "And finally, Watari, I refuse to lose. I will not allow the culprit the satisfaction of tearing Light and I apart, however revolting the idea currently seems."

The line was quiet.

"What to you need, L" Watari's defeated voice asked. Light smiled, it was nice to see L was still L, no matter the circumstance.

"Gather the boys and bring them to my house. See if A has anything that could help Matt with the physical side of things… Actually, just bring him along." L decided.

"Right away." L shut the phone without so much as a thank you. Oh yeah, L was definitely still L.

"I thought you and A didn't really get along." Light voiced, taking the next right. L considered this.

"It's not that we don't get along per se… More along the lines of we've always been… Competitive, I suppose you could call it." Though L himself wasn't too sure why he wanted A to be there as well.

Light pulled up the house and was about to get out when L put a cold hand on his shoulder.

"Wait, Yagami." The raven said softly, reverting back to using Light's surname.

"Yes, Ryu?" Light asked, a bit thrown off.

"I wasn't lying. I won't let whatever is behind this tear us apart." L said firmly, looking into Light's auburn eyes. L felt strange… He felt very out of character. He felt something Rue Ryuzaki, L Lawliet had never felt before. He felt vulnerable. "Can I rely on you?" He mentally berated himself for needing a person like Yagami.

"Of course, L." Light rolled his eyes at L even having to ask. He thought it was something a bit more serious than that. Light loved L, being there for him was something of a given.

"Then I'm going to need you to pretend to be my boyfriend in public. Just to be sure, in case they are watching." The raven mumbled, feeling incredibly uncomfortable with the whole thing. "I know this will be extremely difficult for you and confusing for your own emotions… But I really need that from you." He said, Getting out of the car, not waiting for a response.

"I don't think I can pretend…" Light said to the empty seat. He sat there for several more minutes, trying to gather himself. Surely, he could handle something like this. He got out when he heard the rumble of Watari's van.

L stood outside the vehicle, hunched, waving at the approaching car.

Watari and Mello were the first to exit, followed by Matt, who ran around to the other side of the van, helping A with some fancy-looking machinery. Light moved to help the duo, as near climbed out of the van and went to stand by L.

"Evening, L." He said dully.

"I think you mean afternoon." The raven quickly corrected.

"Just checking." Near said, absently twirling a strand of white hair around his index finger. L rolled his obsidian orbs and looked down at his short brother.

"I have memory loss. I'm not stupid." He growled.

"I assume that means no recovery yet." Mello chimed, joining them.

"Not the slightest." L confirmed, accepting the offered hug from he affectionate blonde. Near stuck out his tongue at the action, as if offended by it. "A! What is all this?" The raven yelled at the blonde boy as he struggled to carry a heavy looking, beeping box.

His blonde head turned sharply, green eyes narrowed. He tilted his head to the left and smiled crookedly at L. The raven raised a brow, not adjusted to the boy ever having really smiled at him before, least of all not so easily.

"Just techy stuff to examine the scene closely. Matt has a working knowledge of how to operate all this. He and I will go inside together to gather evidence. Don't come in until we're through. I don't want anybody contaminating anything." He said cheerily. L nodded and watched the duo, fully equipped, disappear into the house.

"Near, you've had a while to think, any theories?" L asked, turning back towards the albino.

"None quite worth searching for validation just yet…" He mumbled, biting his lip in thought, staring at the closed door of the house.

"I see. Well then, I've decided to proceed with this life as it should be. Which means I must stay here with Light and continue out… relationship." He tried his best to suppress a shiver, but nonetheless failed. L help up his hand when Watari opened his mouth to protet. "However, because I do not have the proper disposition regarding Light-kun, I will need help adjusting." Mello's tan hand shot up, volunteering.

"Me!" He screamed.

"No!" Light immediately yelled, almost sounding like panic.

"Why?" L asked.

"The… The last time he stayed with us he…" Light's eyes were wide with fear and he shuddered at the memory. "He bleached my hair after knocking me unconscious." L put his thumb to his lip

"How did it look?" He asked.

"Not bad. A little frizzed though." Near answered monotonously. Light glared hatefully at the two. Light was appalled with their calm attitude. It was a clear violation of personal boundaries, not to mention violent, and probably counted as assault.

"No, Mello." Light restated. The blonde crossed his arms and glared at the ground, but nodded anyway. He liked living with Matt, so no huge loss.

"I suppose that means I'll be staying with you two." Near said evenly. "It's for the better. I have stronger deductive ability than Mello." The blonde merely scoffed in response.

"That works for me." Light said.

"Good, then we're all agreed." L smiled at his little brother, glad to have at least some form of normality in this twisted nightmare.

"L!" Matt screamed, running from the house.

"What?" The raven turned calmly towards the goggled boy.

"It's… You won't believe it!" Matt yelled excitedly.

"Calm down." Near said, watching as A slowly came from the house. A looked strange.. tired… No, that wasn't it. He looked cold. A was usually so warm.

"There is nothing." He said, voice uncharacteristically blank.

"Nothing?" Mello asked, apparently oblivious to the strange behaviour.

"No evidence. Anywhere. Not even fingerprints. Not L's or Light's, absolutely none." He said, maintaining the same indecipherable expression. Near's eyes narrowed.

"Methodically went through and cleaned all the fingerprints from every surface." Matt confirmed, finally calming himself.

"Sounds obsessive. Like he was trying to be flawless." Near noted.

"Okay… Well that's it for your help. You boys can leave for today. Near, have Watari bring you and some of your clothes back later." L ordered.

"No need." The white haired teen mumbled, going to Watari's van and pulling out a white suitcase. "I had a hunch." He told L, handing the thing to Light. The brunette took it, mildly offended that the albino just assumed he would deal with it.

A looked around.

"What?" He asked, looking almost panicked.

"Near will be staying with L and pretty boy for a bit." Mello explained. "Just until L gets into the groove of things." A's green eyes widened before he smiled. A forced smile, Near noticed.

"That's a good idea." He said. Near nodded and wandered over to the porch, peering inside the house.

"Light, come on," He said, wanting to get to his room already.

"Yeah, yeah." The brunette groaned.


Near and L sat in the guest bedroom.

"Why is Light not present?" The white haired teen asked, quietly driving his toy cars over the intricate course he'd built.

"Hm? Oh… No reason. I just can't stand the way his face is." L mumbled, adjusting slightly in the chair to pull his knees closer.

"What?" The albino looked up for a moment, pausing in his racing game.

"It's just so… Pretty." L said, waving a hand dismissively. "I don't like it." Near rolled his eyes at the idiocy, going back to revving the engine of his red mustang.

"So, was the book helpful?"

"The book!" L yelled, jumping up and running from the room. Near slapped his forehead. Was L really that spacey? Or could it be his relationship with Light was actually a distraction?

If that was the case, then this was rather trying. L was very firm about not being separated from Light. If it actually hindered the investigation, would he relent? Or perhaps… That was another clue? Near shook his head. Speculating about that would probably prove fruitless.

No, what they first needed to focus on was that damn book. Near had no idea how it could possibly hold a clue… But if it did in fact have one… Near suspected it would be found in the one thing that made Revelation different than any other book L had published.

"The dedication." Near sighed. Honestly, if L had never succumbed to his emotions in the first place and fallen in love with that Yagami, they wouldn't be in this damn predicament.

"Vrroom!" He ran a car up the ramp and released it. It slammed into the wall and flipped a few times.

But that was assuming this entire thing was because of his relationship with Light. One could assumed that because of the dedication… But perhaps it was something a little less obvious. Perhaps they were meant to be distracted by Light… Was it possible, there was in fact a deeper meaning that the culprit was trying to hide? If so what could it be?

Well, no matter what it was, Near would figure it out. He grinned, launching another car and watching it crash into the other. Solving puzzles was what he did best, after all.


I decided to put all my A/N's at the end, instead of splitting it up at the beginning and end. That way, those of you who don't care can just read the story, hah! So... Yeah this is the next bit! XD Sorry it took so long. But! I actually have the rest of this story planned out! (I know. how rare for me!) It should be pretty exciting and I'm happy to share with all of you.

Hopefully we'll get some awkward but funny LightxL action next chapter. I've got my fingers crosseD! Though I don't know why... I'm the author... I control what they do. If I want it to happen, I really just have to write it... Hah, I suppose it's because I let my stories decide what happens next. See what flows naturally, man! Aaaaand I'm rambling... sorry... without further ado, adieu!

Review please!

-Lunar