Chapter Summary: A brief chapter where Light forces L to attend a follow up doctors visit. L thinks it's unnecessary, and dislikes it the entire time.
Objectionable Material: An invasive medical examination, and some sexual humor. T+
Disclaimer: Death Note and affiliated characters are owned and created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.
IV. Sharp Pains
Light revealed why he had asked about the timeline of the pregnancy; L had an appointment with the doctor, who might be interested in this information.
L protested. He didn't want to see the doctor, and he couldn't see why it was necessary; he felt fine as far as he could tell. He didn't need to be subjected to uncomfortable or embarrassing examinations. But Light insisted.
"I just want you to be healthy. If you cooperate, I'll buy you any kind of cake you want and you can have it with hot chocolate."
L sulked all the way to the doctors office, the entire time in the waiting room, and even while he reluctantly changed into a hospital gown. He sat on the examination table, glaring at light.
"This is unnecessary." He muttered. It was freezing and he was covered in goose bumps.
"Say's you, Dr. Ryuzaki?"
L continued scowling until the real doctor came in.
"How are you feeling today?" He asked.
L sat silently, looking away from the man.
"Ryuzaki!" Light reprimanded.
"I'm feeling fine," L replied, attempting to sound polite.
"Any complaints?"
"No, everything seems to be fine."
The doctor retrieved a stethoscope and placed it against L's chest, underneath the flimsy gown. "Any nausea?"
"A little, but it's much better than before.
"How about fatigue?... Breathe in for me,"
L hesitated as the doctor pressed the cold metal against his back, listening for god knows what. "Um… a little."
The doctor grasped his shoulder and guided him down onto the table, saying, "Lay back." He opened the top half of the gown and began firmly prodding L's stomach. "Have you experienced any cramping?"
"Uh," L shifted uncomfortably as the doctors hands moved over his pale stomach and dug into his internal organs. "Well, a little, I guess."
Light spoke up. "You didn't mention that."
"Well, it wasn't severe and I didn't consider it a problem."
The doctor pulled the gown back over L's exposed chest. "You know," he said. "If you tell me these things, I can help you with them."
He took a pair of latex gloves out of a box on the counter and put them on. "Alright, I sense you want to get this over with. It's time for the internal examination. You can lie on your back and bend your knees."
L was actually already lying on his back, but he quickly sat up and snapped his legs together. "No," He said. "Let's just skip that."
Light intervened once again, telling him to lie down and not to be a baby and so on. The brief quarrel concluded with L lying on his back, knees bent, and Light gently but firmly holding his shoulders down against the table.
"You can let go," L protested, writhing uncomfortably. "It's not like I'm going to run away." Light ignored him.
L cringed as the doctor forced a gloved and lubricated finger inside him. With the lubrication, it slid easily past the resistance, and his body could do nothing but readily accept the violation.
"Alright," the doctor said. "Tell me if you feel any discomfort."
"Discomfort?" L scowled.
The doctor rephrased. "Well, tell me if you feel any sharp pains."
The dark haired man on the table resisted the urge to flinch every time the gloved finger jabbed unceremoniously at his internal anatomy. To make matters worse, Light seemed to be resisting the urge to laugh.
"I'm not going to pry into the details of your intimate life," the doctor said, "But you should make sure not to be too rough considering Ryuzaki's condition."
"Hey!" Now it was Light's turn to take offense. "Everything we do is… loving and consensual!"
"I'm not implying anything, I'm just saying you should keep it in consideration."
Red with embarrassment, L turned his face away.
They left the humiliating appointment with the information that everything was progressing normally, and the suggestion that they acquire some books on the matter so they could know what to expect.
"Would you like to walk through the park before we go home?" Light asked. "That is, if you are feeling up for walking?" He added with a grin.
L seethed. Retaliation was in order. "Actually," he said. "I am feeling quite well. I suppose its true that doctors have skilled hands. He was much gentler than Raito-kun. I enjoyed it a great deal."
"Hm… I doubt that a great deal, based on the faces you were making."