Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own any of these characters, especially L-kun..-sigh-..-.-''..And for this chapter I would like to say that I do not own any of the little kids novels mentioned here.
Full summary: It's L Lawliet's first day of 2nd grade at his new school. He becomes best friends with Light Yagami and they spend almost every given moment together. But what happens when L's abusive father comes back to take L with him to England?
OOC, AU, Slash LightxL
WARNING!!: This will be rated T for teens...lol..due to major kawaii-ness and maybe some sexual references, I'm not sure..have to wait and see. This story "Ambivalence" with be a two part story, and so I won't change the 2nd part's title so you know
Plz only intelligent flames and if you don't like yaoi or kawaii-ness between L and Light when they are little, THEN YOU HAVE NO FING HEART!!...-hides in a corner and cries my eyes out-...XD
A/N: Hello again everyone. AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Consider this as a Christmas gift to all of you. And I guarantee you that you will all enjoy it. Lol I spent all Christmas Eve trying to finish this. And now it is 3am and I'm tired as crap! Lol so please read, enjoy and REVIEW!
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Ambivalence \ambivalence\, ambivalency \ambivalency\n.
1. Mixed feelings or emotions; uncertainty or vacillation in
making a choice.
2. (Psychol.) the simultaneous existence within a person of
both positive and negative feelings toward another person
or action, or toward an object (as of attraction and
revulsion), resulting in internal conflict.
"Wow! Look at it out there L!"Light Yagami pointed outside of the lunchroom windows. It was snowing outside, and it was coming down pretty hard. L stared in awe as he popped a small doughnut hole into his mouth.
"Wow.." He said, his mouth full. It was really beautiful he had to admit. It had already snowed a lot more than it had last year.
"L, you should hurry up so we can go play outside." Light said excitedly. L cringed. That meant he would have to face the burning cold. L put an index finger to his mouth and thought for a moment.
"I suppose we could go out for a bit."
"Okay! C'mon." They quickly placed their lunch back into the bags that they came in and stepped up from their table. They threw their lunch away before ascending the stairs. There were other students that were following their lead, wanting to play out in the snow as well.
"Hurry up L!" Light laughed and grabbed a hold of the Raven's hand leading him up the steps towards the door to the playground. L dreaded the cold, but he knew he would survive it.
Once they were outside, L zipped up his jacket trying to keep as much of the cold out as possible. It didn't work out very much. His fingers still stung even though he was wearing gloves and his feet felt smothered and dead due to the cold. It was making him very uncomfortable. But he figure if he was having fun with Light then, maybe, it would be better and keep his mind off of the cold.
The snow was still coming down has hard as it was earlier.
L watched as a bunch of other children in the field enjoyed the snow. Some girls layed in the white blanket making snow angels, and others were throwing snowballs at each other. The eight year old noticed how one of the adult patrolling recess was telling them to stop. But of course, as to be expected the boys didn't seem to care at all. A slight smile appeared on the boy's features, admiring their defiance.
Lost in his musings, L wasn't aware of what Light was doing, until: WHAM!!
A freezing cold snowball had collided into L's upper back. L shivered and turned around to witness Light howling with laughter.
"Ha-ha! The look on your face!" The brunette chuckled.
L smirked and knelt down in the ground. He grabbed some snow and formed it into a snowball. He didn't care about how cold it was. All he did care about was getting Light back for what he did.
Light started running when L finished forming his weapon. Of course, though, the snow wasn't on his side. It was rather deep and slowed Light down.
The raven threw it as hard as he could. It didn't matter how far Light had gotten, because L still hit him hard. L chuckled to himself and ran towards his friend.
"You're going to get it L! I swear it."
"Are you sure?"
Light knelt down and quickly scooped up some snow as the older boy neared him. He didn't even bother with forming a ball. He just grabbed as much as possible and chucked it all at L. All L could see was this giant white cloud of snow fly right for him and hit him directly in the face. Oh, how cold it was. It turned his cheeks even more red.
Light began laughing even more.
"Light, you shouldn't have done that."
"And why is that?"
L didn't care no more. He just really wanted to get him back. So without a single explanation or warning, L smirked and charged after Light. He tackled Light into the snow laughing. Light was laughing as well, but was a little confused. He didn't really think L would be one to let loose ad actually have fun that fast.
L sat atop Light and was shoving snow onto his face.
"Ha-ha! L c'mon, that's cold!"
"I am aware of that. But you now know what it is like." L stopped shoving snow onto this face and just looked at his friend. This was Light's chance and he took it. He pushed L off of him and just started throwing snow at his entire being.
"Ah!" L gasped at the extreme cold. "Okay, okay." L laughed. "You got your revenge now." So Light did stop. Both boys just sat there in the freezing snow, the laughing between them dying down.
L gazed up at the sky. The snow hadn't stopped. It was falling a bit slower now, but it was far from over. L didn't think about much of anything. His dark eyes were just lost in the giant white blanket above.
"Hey, L, I have an idea." Light spoke up, grabbing the other's attention.
"What is it Light?"
"You should come over this weekend. I'm sure my parents wouldn't mind it at all." He suggested hopefully.
L sat there, his eyes wide and a finger placed at the corner of his mouth. He was thinking about this really hard. No one has ever invited him over to their house before. It was certainly a first for him. He was quite surprised that anyone found his company enjoyable enough that they wanted him over for the weekend.
Hearing his suggested, L did kind of want to go over there and spend the weekend with Light. But how would Watari-san take it? Would he even allow L to go over? He should, I mean Watari is really happy that he has made a friend at school. So he really shouldn't mind.
"Well..?" Light interjected. He seemed really hopeful.
"Um.." Just before L was going to voice his answer, he stopped. How exactly was he going to respond? He was planning on saying ' I will talk to my parent's about it. ' but that would be a bit of a lie, sine he doesn't live with his parent's anymore. L was a little embarrassed to say that he was living at an orphanage. He wasn't even sure if people knew that Matt and Mello were living in an orphanage as well.
L sighed giving up and put a thumb to his mouth. "I will speak to Watari-san about it today."
"Watari-san?" Light questioned. "Is that your father?"
"Um." L thought for a moment gazing out at the sky again. "Yes actually." The raven smiled at his friend. Light returned the favor.
The more L thought about it, the more true his response was. Watari was a much more suitable person to be a father. He was loving and caring. You could tell he loved children. The littlest ones always brightened up his day no matter what mood he was in.
L's father wasn't the best of men out there. He was...really intense and up tight all the time. always got angry from the littlest of things. He would sometimes take his anger out on L and his mother. No matter what though, his mother always did her best to smile and reassure L that everything was going to be okay.
His father wasn't always like this sadly though. He was quite a normal person. Sure, he got angry every now and then, but at least those arguments were about something that was important. Ever since came back from his business trip two years ago, things got even worse. And L knew that there was an 87.9 percent chance that something about his father's trip changed him completely.
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L was feeling pretty anxious when he got home from school. He refrained from asking Watari in the car. He would have felt a bit uncomfortable asking him in front of Mello, Matt and Near. They would probably say something that would embarrass him.
After the raven put his stuff away in his shared bedroom, he decided he was going to head to the library. Wammy's House had its very own library and it was fairly large too. There were tons and tons of books in which L enjoyed. It was one of the few places where L could go to and relax. That is if no one follows him.
His favorite genre of book was mystery and thriller. He found it really captivating trying to solve the cases before the characters did. Two of his favorite series were "Hank the Cowdog" and also the "Bunnicula" books. Though he knew it wouldn't be very long before he got into the real, more challenging books.
L entered the library and went straight to his usual shelves of books. He grabbed a few that he hadn't read yet and found an empty table towards the back end of the large room. The table sat next to a window that overlooked the once grassy playground. Now it was all covered in at least a foot of snow.
The raven opened up one of the books and began to read without even looking at the title. It was an okay book, But L was still bored. He set the book down and stared out the window. Some children played while adults watched over them.
L sighed. He began thinking about his mother and where she could be at the moment. He hoped he would see her soon. Even though he had some friends, he still felt lost without her. He remembered how on cold days like this, him and his mother would spend a whole afternoon baking. They would first go to the grocery store and buy all the items that were needed. Then they would head home and bake non-stop. Those were some of L's favorite moments with his mother.
"Eru? What are you doing in here all by yourself?" It was Watari. L could tell easily without even looking. He was the only one that he allowed to call him 'Eru'.
L turned to look at the man dressed in his usual attire, a black suit.
"I just felt like reading today." He responded. He watched as the elder man took a seat in the front of him.
"Oh, well I couldn't help but notice that you seemed a bit distant. Is something troubling you.?"
L placed a thumb to his mouth while his other hand tightened its grip on his knee. This was it. He was going to have to ask him now. At least no one else was around in earshot to hear.
"Um, well." L glanced down at his hands as they rested on his knees. "My friend asked me if I wanted to go over to his house this weekend." He started a little nervously.
"Oh? You mean that Yagami boy you've told me about?" He questioned sounding a bit surprised. It was rather unexpected. He thought that the thing that was troubling him was his mother. But apparently he had been wrong.
"Yes." L continued. "..I wanted to know if it was okay for me to go." He looked up at Watari with his huge onyx eyes. Though; being an odd child that he was, L wasn't all that aware that he was pleading for Watari's approval. He really did want to spend the weekend with Light. L never had any real friends, so he was proud to say that Light Yagami was his first real friend.
Watari stared at the boy for a second, contemplating his answer. Then after a few seconds, a smile etched his way onto the man's features.
"Well then, as long as I get a phone number and an address, then you can go."
"Really?" L's grip on his jeans eased as the nervousness vanished.
"Yes'm. Just give me the details and I will be glad to take you myself." Watari smiled.
"Great. Thank you Watari-san." L smiled.
"Not a problem. You deserve to have fun." He commented. "Now, would you like to join me and the other children in the kitchen? Roger and I were about to serve snacks to everyone."
L thought for a moment. He was a bit hungry and he was craving something sugary as well.
"Sure." L stood and followed Watari out of the library. He left the books behind on the table knowing that the librarian will eventually pick them up.
L was happy that him and Light would be able to spend time together on the weekend. It would be a very different experience for L. he had never spent the night at anyone's house before. He wondered what his family would be like. He was a little nervous about how his parents were. Was Light's father like his own, or completely different? Only one way to find out.
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"Really? Awesome!" Light was excited. L had told him at the beginning of class that Watari had said yes to this weekend and now he just couldn't wait.
"Okay.." L thought for a moment sitting at his desk in his usual manner. He stared at his desk and subconsciously chewed on his finger.
"Light..?"
"Yeah?"
"What are your parents like?"
"Oh, well, my mom is really nice. I think you will like her. And my dad is a detective that puts many bad people in jail all the time. " Light explained with a smile on his face.
"Really?" L's eyes lit up as he tore his gaze from the top of the desk.
"Yep. I want to be just like him when I grow up."
"So do I." L commented.
"Really? Well I bet'cha I can be one before you can!" The younger boy challenged with a devious grin plastered on his face. L stared at him with a straight face.
"Do you really want to bet on that?"
"Yes I do."
"Well then. Let's make a deal. If I win, then you have to bring me candies and sweets whenever I ask."
"And what if I win?" Light questioned. He was quite interested in this little game the both of them had come up with. He was quite certain he would win this. Light had tons of confidence.
"If you win.." L put a finger to his mouth and gazed up at the ceiling, contemplating the possibilities. "Then I will go a week without sugar…" He finished a little reluctantly.
"Alright! You're on L!" Light cheered. L smiled at his excited friend. He knew how confident he was. But what he also knew was that Light's over-confident attitude will one day slow him down. L would be the winner of this very challenging battle.
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L was anxious once Saturday morning finally came. He sat at the kitchen table in his usual position, only except he drew his legs even closer to him. He even chewed on his fingertips more than normal. If it was even normal for an eight year old to do such a thing.
Watari had woken up the boys around 9am, just in time for breakfast. L decided to have something simple this morning. A bowl of cereal and seven spoonfuls of surgar added would suffice.
"Are you excited about today, Eru?" Watari questioned while fixing everyone else's plates.
L nodded. "Yes." Was his only response as he continued to shove food into his mouth.
"What's L doing today, Watari-san?" Mello asked taking a large bite out of his chocolate bar. An appetizer according to him before breakfast.
"Eru is going to a friend's house today. I am going to take him around 2pm." Watari smiled.
"Really? I didn't know you had friends L." Matt speculated.
"It's that Yagami kid, stupid. You don't remember?" The blonde retorted back at Matt.
"Hey, that wasn't very nice!" Near commented, nearly flinging a spoonful of oatmeal onto the linoleum floor.
"I agree. But Eru is just as capable to make friends, just like the rest of you guys." Watari placed a plate of bacon and eggs in front of Matt and Mello. L just simply sat there, listening to all of this unfold. He wasn't all too sure what to say.
"Why are you always so mean to me, Mello..?" It came out as more of a statement than a question. He liked Mello, he really did. But sometimes Mello could be really rude to him. It hurt his feelings a lot. It's not like he does it intentionally all the time. It's just how his attitude is.
L ignored the rest of the little dispute between the younger boys and decided to pour himself another bowl of sugary cereal. He figured it would pass by the time just a little bit.
"Eru?"
"Yes?" L stopped in mid-chew.
"How about when you are all finished eating breakfast, get your things ready. That way you can have until two to do whatever you like."
"Sure, Watari-san." L gave his awkward (but oh so adorable!) grin before wiping the excess milk off of his chin. He was always a bit messy when it came to eating cereal. So once L was finished, he set his bowl gently in the sink and headed out of the kitchen.
"Wait for me L." Near jumped from the table and was at L's heels in 2 seconds flat. He followed L upstairs to their bedroom, leaving a half eaten bowl of oatmeal on the table. Near was such an impressionable boy. He always looked up to L as some sort of a role model. He wanted to be just like him. But didn't all four year olds do that? They would find someone who they admired a lot and then they tried to be just like them. In Near's case, he sat in a familiar way as L. Only exception was that one leg was brought to his chest, not two. He also held things similarly as well. Between the forefinger and thumb.
L wasn't too keen on what he should pack to Lights. He didn't want to pack too much, leading Light and his family believing that he was moving in. Yet, he also didn't want to pack too little. He figured that he should pack all of the essentials first. (With Near's help of course) A toothbrush, his pajamas, (Actually his pajamas weren't all that different from his everyday attire. It consisted of a plain white T-shirt; short-sleeved and blue bottoms that were made of a softer fabric.) Maybe a brush if he really felt up to fixing his hair during the stay. Most likely not. His hair always looked the same anyways, no matter which way you pull it.
' Maybe I should bring a small blanket..' L contemplated. Should he bring one or not? Surely Light should have some extras on hand, though he wasn't too positive. He shoved a blanket into his backpack anyways, just in case.
After all the packing was done, L went to take a nice long bath. By the time he was done with all that he needed to do, it was already eleven.
' Just a few more hours. '
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"Well Eru, do you have everything?" Watari asked, ushering him into the sleek black car.
"Yes I do." L climbed into the front passenger seat. The three boys watched him; along with some other children, as he closed the door. Near had wanted to go, but both Watari and Roger insisted that it would be best for him to stay behind this time. Near was a bit upset, but even he knew that he would get over it soon.
It didn't take very long to make it to Light's. Watari was very good with directions, so it wasn't difficult. L didn't want to feel awkward arriving somewhat out of nowhere, so he had called before they had left. L felt a little weird using the phone for the first time. He wasn't too sure what to say.
"Well, this has got to be it. C'mon." Watari stepped out of the car along with L. The raven placed his backpack on his back and followed his guardian to the front door. Watari knocked on the door and about 30 seconds later a woman opened the door.
"Why hello there." She smiled sweetly, glancing at both L and the man on her porch. "You must be L. I've heard so much about you." She looked at Watari. "And you must be..?"
Watari smiled and tipped his hat to her. "I am Watari, Eru's caretaker."
"Ah, yes. Well come in, come in. I'm Sachiko Yagami by the way" Sachiko ushered them inside the house. Taking off their shoes and slipping on the slippers meant for guests, they followed the woman into the kitchen.
The house had a pleasant atmosphere to it. Everything was neat and organized. L was amazed. Even he didn't live in a house that was this clean; before he came to Wammy's House. The kitchen was fairly large and spacious. Off to the right there was an opening which lead to what appeared to be the living room. And then to the left behind Watari and L, there was a staircase that lead to the second level.
"Hey L!" L turned to see Light bounding down the stairs and sliding to a halt once he reached the kitchen.
"Hello Light." L smiled slightly.
"Are you guys thirsty or anything?" questioned.
"Tea will suffice" Watari responded.
"And what about you L?"
"Tea is fine."
"Alright then." She turned towards the counter and filled a pot full of water and started to boil it. "Raito?"
"Yes Okasan?"
"Why don't you take L upstairs to put his stuff a way." She suggested.
"Alright. C'mon L." Light smiled and lead the way up the stairs from which he came. They turned the corner and stopped in front of a wooden door. Light opened the door and stepped inside with L right behind him. The brunette's room was pretty large and quite organized. L wasn't really surprised since his first impression upon entering this house was that this must be a very orderly family. There was a Large bed placed against the wall in the middle of the room. Next to that was a desk in front of the window. On the other side of the room, opposite of the bed were shelves stacked with books. Light even had his own T.V.
"You can just set your stuff on the bed I guess."
L did as he suggested and continued to look around biting his nails in thought. "Your room is huge." L commented.
Light laughed a little. "Yeah, you should have seen how small my room used to be in my old house. We weren't as rich back then as we are now." Both boys chuckled.
"So where do you live, L?" Light asked.
L hesitated quite a bit before answering. "I live in a huge house with many people living in it." That was the best answer he could give Light without revealing the entire truth. He still wasn't too sure when he should tell him or how. You can never predict how some people might react to it.
"Wow really? How many people live there?" Light sounded really amazed.
"Um.." Before L could even think of something to say, Light's mother called them to come downstairs.
"Yes mom?" Light asked as soon as they reached the kitchen.
"L's tea is ready, and Watari would like to say goodbye before he left." She explained while handing L his cup of tea. L sipped it carefully and made a funny face. The tea was bland! L looked up to see Watari chuckling.
"L enjoys sugar in almost everything. You don't happen to have any sugar do you?" Watari asked Sachiko pleasantly.
"Oh, of course. All you have to do is ask L." She smiled and retrieved a small cup of sugar. L poured smiled back and poured six spoonfuls of sugar into his tea. He took another sip and smiled contentedly to himself. Now it tasted like tea.
"Well I better get going. I have a bunch of little kids I have to take care of." Watari began walking towards where the front door was and everyone else followed. He put his shoes back on and placed his hat back on his head. "It was nice meeting you Light." He took Light's hand and shook.
"Same here."
"If you need anything Eru, just call. has my number so no worries. And call me tomorrow when you are ready to be picked up." Watari explained.
"Alright. Bye Watari-san" L took another sip of tea.
"Alright, well we will see you tomorrow Watari-san. Drive safely." Watari nodded and headed out the door. Once he left closed the door.
"So, Raito..Aren't you going to show L here Ryuk?" She asked. L looked at the both of them a little confused. What were they talking about? What is this 'Ryuk' they were speaking of?
"Oh, right. I almost forgot, c'mon L." L quickly set his cup of tea down on the table and followed Light into the living room. L watched as Light knelt in front of a huge metal cage. After a few seconds Light stood up holding a black floppy eared bunny.
"You have a rabbit?" L asked chewing on his finger. His black eyes were wide in amazement. The rabbit stared at the raven with intent yellow eyes.
"Yeah. My mom and dad gave him to me as a birthday present last year." Light explained petting the bunny. L stared as the bunny twitched its nose a few times. "You want to hold him?" He asked.
"Uhm..I don't know."
"Here." Despite L's indecisiveness, Light placed the rabbit in L's arms. L struggled a bit with the animals squirming around. But he settled down once L became a bit more comfortable.
"What is his name?" L asked.
"Ryuk." Light smiled. "I named him myself." L studied Ryuk in his arms and petted him on the head a few times. Ryuk's eyes were a weird yellow-ish color with black pupils. He didn't squirm as much as he did when he was first handed to L. He seemed pretty content sitting in the strangers' arms.
"You want to feed him?"
"Uh, sure." Light took Ryuk from L and placed him back in the cage.
"I can have my mom cut up some apples for us." Ryuk was a pretty strange rabbit. He refused to eat any substance that involved a carrot. He ate lettuce, yes. But what he really loved was apples. He couldn't get enough of them. It was no wonder why he was so fat. After eating about three slices of an apple, he would just look at you with those taunting yellow eyes. It was obvious he Ryuk was asking for more.
As L and Light were feeding Ryuk his precious apples, Light nearly jumped out of his skin when he heard a little girl call out his name.
"Raito!" Light turned around to see his younger sister skip towards him.
"Oh hey Sayu. Did you just wake up?" Light asked.
"Yeah." As if confirming his inquiry, she yawned and rubbed her eyes a bit. Once he eyes adjusted she noticed L and grinned widely.
"Hi!" She cheered waving. L returned the favor and waved back.
"Sayu, this is L. You have met him before remember at school?"
"Oh yeah! I remember Raito-nii. So what are you guys doing?" Sayu asked.
"L is feeding Ryuk his apples." Light laughed.
"Raitooo…Mom said u can't feed him too many or else he will get all big and fat!" She exclaimed.
"I know, but she is letting me this time. She even cut up the apple."
"Oh..well, do you know when Daddy is coming home?" She asked changing the subject.
"I don't know…Soon I think. Now go play Sayu, me and L are busy."
"Aww…..Fine then! I'll go play with Mommy." Sayu stuck out her tongue at the two and turned skipping and laughing until she found Sachiko.
"Your sister seems to be happy all the time." L speculated with a grin.
"Yeah, she is always like that." Light turned around facing the cage again to continue feeding Ryuk with L. But upon looking at the cage, he just couldn't seem to spot that giant rabbit anywhere in the cage.
"L..?"
"Yes Light?" L knelt down next to Light.
"We didn't close the cage did we."
"No..I don't think we did." L took a closer look only to bear witness to an empty cage. "Hm..Ryuk is missing."
"Well yeah! Where do you think he could have gone?"
"Hmm.." L was in deep thought for a moment. Where would a rabbit go once he has escaped the confines of his cage? L thought about all the possibilities. Ryuk was a very big rabbit, and the cause of that was his love for apples. The only place where apples reside is…' The kitchen!' At the very same moment L and Light's eyes made contact. They both knew exactly where that fat bunny had hopped off to.
They jumped up and hurried to the kitchen. Subconsciously wanting to find Ryuk before the other did. Light's mom wasn't in the kitchen so it was a good thing that they wouldn't be bothered. L's eyes scanned the kitchen franticly and so did Light. That's when they both spotted Ryuk trying desperately to pry open the refrigerator.
"Oh my God, Ryuk.." Upon hearing his name being called, Ryuk turned his head to look at Light and L. Light walked over to the rabbit and picked him up. "No more apples. You need to lose some weight."
L laughed at this. He never thought that a rabbit could love a food item so much that it would risk escaping its cage just to go find it. What an astounding rabbit Ryuk was. Not only did he know which room in the house the apples belonged in, but he also knew which kitchen appliance held them.
"Ryuk is pretty smart for an animal." L commented. Light put him back in his cage and locked it.
"Yeah, well now he is in trouble. No more apples for the rest of the day."
After the hunt for Ryuk, L and Light went upstairs to Light's room. They watched some T.V. and even talked about all the books that Light has stacked on his shelves. They spoke about random things, nothing really in particular. It was considered to the both of them, a time where they could learn more about each other. Though, once again they were interrupted when they heard Sayu cheering down the hallway: "Daddy's home! Daddy's home!"
"C'mon L. I want you to meet my dad." Light grinned proudly and jumped off the bed. L was right beside him once they entered the kitchen.
"Daddy, are you staying home this weekend?" Sayu asked the tall man that was standing in the room.
"Yes Sayu. I will be leaving on Monday, so I get the whole weekend off." He ruffled his hand through the girl's hair and chuckled as she jumped for joy.
"Hey dad."
"Oh, hey Raito. Who is this?" The man asked.
"This is L. He is staying the night." Light smiled.
"Oh right. Hello L, nice to meet you. I'm Soichiro Yagami." smiled and pushed his glasses further up in the bridge of his nose.
"Hello." L was a little bit intimidated by Light's father. He appeared to be a very tough man, not to mention that he worked for the police force. He didn't wear the police uniform, but a suit. So he was working in a higher rank, solving even bigger cases. Cases that deemed more demanding than armed robberies and break ins.
"Soichiro? You're home?" stepped into the room and was surprised to see her husband standing there with his briefcase on the table.
"Yes dear, I thought it would be a pleasant surprise this weekend." He smiled and kissed her sweetly.
"Alright." She smiled. "Well I'm going to get dinner started…Why don't you guys put up the Christmas tree?" Sachiko suggested.
"That's a good idea. You guys up for it?" Soichiro asked.
"Yeah! C'mon Raito!" Sayu cheered running to the living room.
Putting up the Christmas Tree was really entertaining. L enjoyed it a lot. The more time he spent around Light's father the more at ease he was becoming. He was a really nice guy and a great father as well. L could hardly remember when his own father was like this. Soichiro was just like a gentle giant.
L felt almost as if he was now a part of this family. Everyone treated him like he was and it made him really glad that Light was now his friend. It was the first time in a long while where he actually felt like he belonged somewhere. Decorating a Christmas Tree with more than just one other person was a different experience for him. Back when L was still living with his mom, his father was rarely ever home to help complete such a task.
"So L, do you want to put the star on the top of the tree?" Soichiro asked holding the star in his hand.
"Yeah L! You should do it." Light insisted.
"Wait, what? Really?" L looked around, confusion showing on his face. Light and his younger sister were cheering him on. Before he could decide what he wanted to do, Light's father handed him the star and before he knew it, L was lifted into the air. L looked down with a panic look in his eyes.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to drop you." held him up high right to the top of the tree. L knew what to do next so he gently placed the star in its correct spot. And once he let go he heard Sayu and Light shouting with joy. Soichiro set L down and chuckled at the children's glee. They all took this time to gaze at the tree. It shone brightly giving off a luminescent glow in the dimming room. But soon they retreated into the kitchen and sat themselves down ready for supper.
"Now, L. I was speakin with Watari before he left and he told me that you have a really large sweet tooth." Sachiko began.
"Yes.." Oh god, where was she getting at with this? She wasn't going to tell him that he can't have any sweets while he was here, was she? Oh, this didn't seem any good to L.
"Well I have decided to prepare something special for you." L turned around to see bring towards him a plate with a cake on it. To L, it was one of the most beautiful things he has ever seen. It was covered in pink icing and had slices of strawberries on it. Onyx eyes were wide with hunger and amazement. The cake was absolutely mouth watering.
"It's a strawberry bunt cake." She announced. She placed the cake in front of L and handed him a fork. "I made it kind of at the last minute. But it was worth it." Sachiko smiled.
"Oh..You didn't have to." L told her just as Sayu began to whine and complain.
"Sayu, please eat your dinner." Soichiro told her with firmness in his voice. Food was already placed on the table before L even noticed. He was too absorbed by the cake. And by god, it was so good. L took small bites wanting to savor it.
Whilst eating, though, L noticed that both parents were stealing glances at him. He wondered why. Was there something on his face? No, there can't be, since he was obviously trying to make the cake last. L was a bit worried at what they would be thinking. But, he shook it off and continued to finish his sugary meal.
"So L, where are you from? You don't appear to be 100 percent Japanese." Soichiro inquired.
The raven swallowed the cake he had in his mouth and answered. "I used to live in England for two years. Then I moved here."
"So do you know any English then?" Light asked, intrigued.
"A little bit."
"Wow, that's great. When u get older you should learn more. It would do you some good when you chose what you want to do with your life." L smiled at this.
"I want to be a detective when I grow up."
"Oh really? Well when the time comes, I will be sure to help you out in that department." Soichiro smiled pushing up his glasses. It was a pleasant conversation.
After dinner L and light helped clean up the kitchen, and then it was time to go upstairs and wash up for bed. Light sat up in his bed, flipping through the channels and not finding anything at all interesting. The door opened and L stepped in.
"I thought you had pajamas?" Light asked.
"I do. And these are them." L indicated to what he was wearing.
"But..It looks the same as what u normally wear?"
"I know, but.." L couldn't find a justifiable reason why everything he wear was always the same. It was just the way he was.
Light chuckled. "You're so weird, L."
"And why do you say that?" L stepped onto the bed and sat in his usual position.
"You just are. But hey, that's cool." That's what Light liked about L Lawliet. He was different. And that was an understatement. He wasn't like any of the other children he had ever known. He wasn't loud and over excited about random little things. He was quite and somewhat reserved, but he was quite smart. And Light liked that. He always enjoyed a good challenge. And this little race to become the greatest detective first had him excited.
"So L."
"Yes?"
"Is Watari your father? Because he looks old enough to be your grandfather."
"Oh well.." L put his thumb to his mouth in deep thought. "He is not my father, but I consider him to be like a father to me."
"Oh, so you don't know your father?" Light asked.
"You could say that.." Light sat there thinking for a moment. L kept giving obscure answers. The brunette came to only one conclusion. L was a really confusing person. He let it go though, thinking it wasn't much of a problem. (Not the kind of problem that it would turn into in the future.)
"Okay..so my mom said we could sleep in the same bed. Its fine, the bed is big enough anyways." Light explained climbing underneath the covers. L followed suit. He noticed Light still had the remote in his hand and had begun to flip through some more channels.
"Find anything good?" L asked.
"No..Not really." He turned off the television and set the remote on the end table right next to him.
"I don't really like t.v that much. Ive never noticed anything good." The eldest commented.
"Well, there is the Food Channel. They always having something on there. Even shows about giant cakes and pastries." Light chuckled at that and L's reaction.
"Really?? You cant be serious." L paused for a moment. "I don't think I would be able to watch that channel. It would make me even more hungry. Just the thought of it is making me want another one of those strawberry bunt cakes that your mom made." L smiled a bit and Light laughed.
"What do you do when you are bored? Other than he nothing but sweets."
"I read." L added simply.
"You read what?"
"Mystery, thriller. The kind where you have to think about it."
"Really? Same here. I have a whole shelf with those kinds of books. I should let you borrow some sometime."
L smiled his awkward smile. "Alright." Light returned the favor and yawned.
"Well I'm tired..We should get to sleep." L nodded in agreement and both boys climbed underneath the covers.
"Goodnight L."
A pause.
"Goodnight Raito."
..::LxLight/LightxL::..
That Sunday was pretty eventful. And it all started off when L and Light were awoken in the morning by Sachiko and then a very bright flash. The flash hurt both their eyes. Light got a little angry. Apparently what Lights mom had did was take a simple little picture of them sitting up in bed. The brunette demanded why she took it and she just simply replied: "Its for memories." Then she snapped anther one and left the room.
It was official, Light's mother was wacked.
After eating breakfast that day L, Light and his sister went outside to play in the snow. It had snowed again that night, leaving a fresh new blanket of snow on the ground. An hour later Sachiko called them back in and the three decided to play with Ryuk. He was still being punished. But by dinner time he would get his apples back.
For lunch, Light's parents took them out to eat at the local diner. L of course ordered something very sweet and sugary. And to wash it down he had ordered a strawberry milkshake.
By three L had finally decided to call Watari to come pick him up. He didn't want to impose too much on Light's family. Surely they had more important things to take care of and he didn't want to get in the way of that.
L didn't really want to leave. And Light didn't want him to leave either. L had to admit, it was the most fun he has had in a very long time. He hoped that he could come over again sometime soon. Christmas break did start after this coming Wednesday, so it was a possibility.
"So did you have fun Eru?"
"Yes I did." He said it somewhat proudly. Watari chuckled.
"I can tell just by the look on your face. I'm glad you had a great time." L was glad too. He finally had something to look forward to. He never thought he would be able to have so much fun after what he has gone through in the past few years. L couldn't wait to see Light again on Monday.
This was the start of something good. L was thankful to have the chance to meet Light. The first person in school that wouldn't make fun of him at all. It used to happen a lot at his old school. The only person that was there for him was his mother. He didn't have an actual friend at school. His mom was the closest thing.
L knew that they would be best friends for a very long time. And nothing at all could ruin that.
..::LxLight/LightxL::..
A/N: OMG! FINALLY! After so many grueling and tiring hours of working on this long chapter I am finally finished. And my god, its is way longer than the last chapter and I hope that you guys have enjoyed it :3 God its even longer than the first chapter. So please review and it will make me very happy. OH! And if anyone has any suggestions on what I should do in the future of this story I would very much apprechiate it. Suggestions are always nice :3
Im sorry I don't have a preview for you guys this time. Ive just spent so much time on this chapter that the 5th one hasn't even been started yet lol. So PLEASE REVIEW!!!!