Alright, this chapter's going to seem a little kooky, but that's okay! And I'm attempting to bring out a little more of the L that we all know and love, so hopefully I'm not quite as out of character as I was! Other than that, there's a little (sorta) blood in this chapter, I hope that doesn't bother any one!


Chapter 7

Light lay silently in the dark room, his cheek propped on the heel of his hand as he rested on his side. L was beside him, breathing peacefully in deep sleep.

The vampire Lord smiled slightly, reaching his left hand up to gently brush the soft black hair from L's face. The newborn sighed in his sleep, smiling and shifting closer to Light's warm body, his body pressing against Light.

Sighing happily, Light looped an arm around L's shoulders; his left hand just touching the edge of L's left shoulder. He buried his nose in L's dark hair, breathing deep of his cool scent of strawberries and cream. The small vampire hummed slightly in the back of his throat, pressing his nose against Light's shoulder.

Even after the few days that the two of them had been together, Light was still having trouble believing that this amazing person was his soul mate. He had never really thought about finding his mate before the threat of the Made had grown so much, but now that he had the boy with him, he wondered how he had gone so long without L by his side.

It was as though this life that had been brought into his was his heart, returned to him after all these years of living without that particular muscle. He could breathe again; he could feel alive for the first time in his long life. L was literally his breath and heart, and he would do everything in his power to protect the newborn vampire.

Light breathed deep, settling down against the mattress and pulling L closer to his bare chest. The boy made a soft sound in the back of his throat, turning so his head rested against the elder's chest, his right arm thrown across Light's abdomen while Light's left arm curled tighter around his shoulders.

The vampire smiled as he felt the fabric of L's pajama pants skim across his bare feet. Even though L trusted him and loved him, he still wasn't ready for the full bond that they could achieve. Light had approached the subject the night before, as instructed by Watari, but L had shook his head, saying that he wasn't ready.

Although he was impatient and more than ready to seal their bond, Light respected his lover, and so he made no move farther than what L would allow. They had lain in bed for hours this night, kissing softly and exploring each other's bodies. L had been nervous and scared, a shy blush across his cheekbones as he had let his thin, pale hands roam over Light's more muscular chest and stomach. Light had smiled at that, love filling his heart as he watched the young vampire shyly explore his new mate's body.

Light breathed in L's scent again, frowning slightly as he caught a tinge of thirst in it. It was extremely faint, but he knew that when L woke his thirst would grow stronger and they would need to go out and hunt.

That was always the hardest part for young vampires, hunting. Some just let their instincts take control, but those were the ones that had no parent or mentor to help, such as orphans or ones who were abandoned. Most often Pureblood children were nursed by their parents or elder siblings until they were old enough to learn how to hunt. His mother and father had nursed Sayu off their own blood until their deaths; Light had done it afterwards. On Sayu's 70th birthday he had taught her to hunt, just as he had been taught by his own parents on his 70th birthday, which was roughly 10 in human years. By that age a young vampire had their adult canines, and their strength was enough that they could hunt without the help of an older, stronger vampire.

L, however, as a sort of Made, was already fit to learn how to hunt. His canines were strong adult teeth, and, as Light had already experienced in the past two days while training with the boy, his strength was incredible. He nearly matched Light. However, they had yet to drag any magic out of L; Light was starting to wonder if the boy had any. He could sense nothing beneath the surface, but perhaps L just required a little more time.

All that had to happen now was Light taking him out and presenting him with a situation that he could not resist; he knew that L, with his rather soft heart and friendly nature, would not want to hurt anyone. However, it was a fact of life that they had to kill to survive; it was simply the way things went. Unfortunately he had to teach his mate that the hard way, by using his power to make him take a human life without his body's permission. L would be angry with him afterwards, he just knew it.

The vampire Lord sighed, closed his eyes and kissing L's dark hair gently. I have a strong feeling there's going to be tears tomorrow…


"Light? Where are we going?"

Light hesitated; he didn't want to tell L that they were going out hunting for various reasons. It could scare him, for one, and the tall brunette didn't want to do that. He wanted L to be comfortable with whom he was, and telling him flat out that they were going out to kill another living being was not the way to go about that.

"We're just going out for a bit, we've been inside for the past two days, I think it's about time you get out and have some relaxation time." Light told his mate, smiling gently at him as the boy walked at his side.

L nodded. "I see…"

He's lying to me…

Light blinked in shock, his red-tinted eyes flying to L's face. However, the newborn's eyes were turned away from his own, staring around him. Could that be his magic coming out? Is he a telepath like his father?

Light sniffed the air faintly, nodding to himself. There we go, this one should do nicely… A street rat by the looks of it, no one will worry… Now all I need to do is get L's bloodthirst worked up…

"Hey love, how are you feeling?"

L blinked slightly, a little put off by the suddenness of the question, but then he answered honestly. "I suppose I'm okay. Something feels… off though."

Light moved behind his mate swiftly, putting his lips beside the boy's ear. "Do you see that man over there, Lawliet? I think he could help to fix that problem of yours…"

The boy had no chance to resist, Light's velvet voice forced it's way through his powerful mental walls, his name like honey against his mind. His eyelids sank slightly, his body relaxing as the glaze came up over his eyes. "Fix…?"

"That's right, love… All that warm blood through him… It will make you feel so much better, Lawliet…"

L moved away from Light slowly, stumbling slightly and then moving faster. Light watched silently as the boy knelt beside the homeless man, whispering to him gently. The vampire Lord was shocked as the hypnosis glaze came over the man's eyes, and then L pushed his head to the side and buried his fangs in the man's throat.

Such easy mastery of the hypnosis! That normally takes a vampire a few weeks to learn! He truly is a genius… And how did he get that man's name so quickly!.? Could he really be so strong so soon?

Light watched as L suddenly flinched, his fangs leaving the man's throat and his body moving backwards, allowing the man to slump to the ground. L cried out in horror, and the Light was there, wrapping his mate in his arms.

"Easy, easy, love, it's okay." Light murmured, holding L close to his chest. "It's alright, it's just what we have to do, calm down."

"I can't believe you made me do that!" L sobbed out, frantically trying to backpedal away from the man's groaning body. "He's an innocent man, you lied to me! You deceived me!"

Light felt a prick of pain in his heart, his face twisting in grief. "I know, Lawliet, but I had to! It was the only way to get you to do it; I know that you would never have done it of your own accord! Please, don't be angry with me…"

L kept struggling in his mate's grasp his extended fangs flashing in the dim light. "Let me go! Let me GO! You tricked me! LET ME GO!"

"NO!"

A strangled yelp sounded in the alleyway, L flattening himself against the ground with an expression on his face that was startlingly similar to a kicked puppy. L was quiet, staring up at his mate in shock.

Light quickly got a hold on his temper, his heart aching as he gathered his mate into his arms. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to, my temper, I was so angry, please don't leave me, don't be mad, I'm sorry, I'm sor—"

The vampire was cut off by L's pointer finger on his lips. "I-It's okay, Light, I'm not angry. I… I just over reacted a bit. But you shouldn't have lied to me."

"I know. I just… I didn't want you to be hurt." Light murmured.

L frowned. "I have trouble believing that, Light. I trust you with all my heart; you should trust me to not be afraid of you or what you do. If you didn't want to hurt me you wouldn't have lied to me." After a moment of staring at the elder vampire's pained face the boy sighed, stroking 

his face gently. "But since I know that you were thinking of me, and because I love you so much, I forgive you."

Light smiled sheepishly. "Okay." He paused for a moment, and then looked to the man that was lying unconscious beside them. "You need to finish, Lawliet. We can't leave him here, he'll become a Made."

L made a face, shaking his head slightly. "I… I don't know if I can."

"You have to, love. The first hunt is always the hardest, but if you don't make your first kill then it will only get harder. It will become easier to do this, as long as you always do it with gentleness and quickness. They won't feel a thing if you do it right; it will be an easy and peaceful death." Light explained gently, softly pushing L towards the unconscious man.

"But… what about all the people who will be subject to my poor skills until I learn how?" L questioned.

Light smiled. "This will be the only one; the first way to get you used to this life that we have to live. You will be allowed to practice before your next kill."

"Practice? On who?.!"

The vampire Lord smiled slightly. "Me. Now come, the poor man is beginning to change, and we can't let that happen."

L sighed slightly, and then moved forward to finish off the groaning form on the concrete. Light could see him shaking, but he knew that it had to be done. As L moved away from the still form he winced slightly, wiping at his mouth with a cloth that Light handed him. "I still don't think that I'm ever going to get used to that…"

"You never do." Light admitted. "But it is necessary for us to live, and so we do what we must. But we never forget those lives that help us."

With that the vampire held up his first two fingers to his lips, blowing softly on them to bring a spark of magic to his skin. He then touched the dead man's forehead, and L watched in awe as the body dissolved in a ray of purple and black light. Light smiled. "And we never leave them to be found by anyone. We are kind to our victims and we try to make it as easy and painless as possible. We don't want them to suffer."

L grinned. "Well that's good. I was afraid something else was going to happen."

"Like what? I was going to set him on fire or something?"

That made the young vampire laugh. "I don't know, maybe."

Light shook his head, and then stood, holding out a hand to his lover. "Come on, let's go home. We need to get some more training done."

They walked through the streets, their fingers tangled together as they headed home.

"You know, Light, I think I'm going to make you wait longer now, just because of that little stunt."

"What?.! No way, love, don't do that! That's not fair, I had to!"

L's laughter was the Lord's only response.


Yea, they seem just a little too nonchalant sitting next to some random guy... But ANYway... hope this still works for all of you! Let me know your thoughts!