My heart stopped. My thoughts paused. The only word escaping my mouth was a quiet Yes. Although surprised I was very ready. With my hand so delicately pressed against his cool pale flesh I slowly pulled my face to his. I paused as the flesh of my lips was only just touching his, this was it, my time had come. I was going to have my Lawliet as my own, for eternity. Without a second longer I had thrusted my lips against his as they smashed together I groaned loudly as they parted and his tongue forcefully pushed into the deep cavernous heated embrace of my mouth.

Oh God, this is beyond my comprehension

I could hear the words spoken silently in my head. His blood drenched tongue tangled in with mine and I wanted more. I could taste my life in my mouth and the more he brushed his muscle against mine the more I found myself wanting to attack him with every bit of love and desire I felt towards him. The grip he had on my cock tightened as he pulled away from my lips and left a bloody trail of saliva along my neck as he licked and kissed the silken golden-pink flesh against my jugular.

"Tell me once more, I want to hear it once more what you feel for me" he said with his breath caressing my throat.

"I love you Lawliet, I love you so desperately" I moaned loudly

The voice escaping the depths of my mouth, with me unable to control the pitch or tone. I was in complete euphoria, complete heaven. My Lawliet, my vampire the man making my entire body quake with unrelenting desire, he was truly mine.

I could feel his mouth open once more and take my neck into his mouth, his fangs only lightly pressing on the vein that thumped hard under my skin. The hand resting on my hardened and sore cock was stroking me with power and thirst making me want to release my love solely for him. Another moan escaped my lips but tangled in with his name. Lawliet. I removed my hand from his chilled cheek and ran it through the thick black mess of hair and laced it in between my fingers as I lightly pulled. His fangs pressing deep into my skin but still not hard enough to cut through the flesh.

"I love you Light" I heard him whisper against my flesh

I let out a gasp as I felt the sting of his fangs puncture my neck. But then nothing more, he paused both his hand and his kiss on my neck and lifted his head.

"Lawliet?" I questioned in curiosity for his hesitation.

"There is someone close by the mansion" He replied softly

I pulled away from his body and quickly pulled on my shirt, I could feel the two puncture marks bleeding quite heavily as the blood cascaded down my throat and dripped onto the shirt that I had quickly buttoned up and fastened my trousers even though it was rather painful

"I will go and investigate, I will be right back" I said to him

I hated myself for doing it but I had sworn to protect him and even though he was more than capable of taking care of himself but in the off chance it was a hunter then I had to guard him. I left his room and closed the door silently behind me. I rushed down the stairs on light feet and ran into the library where I had kept most of my weaponry in one of the cupboards. I pulled out a large throwing dagger and eased it up the arm of my shirt. I reeked of blood as it was decorated against my mouth, cheek, neck and wrist. I so desperately needed to get back to him so we could resume. I slowly walked towards the door and suddenly jolted at the sound of a loud knock. I made my way to the entrance and gradually opened the heavy door. I hadn't realized I was holding my breath until I had breathed a sigh of relief to see that it was Lawliet's nephew Nate.

"Good evening Light, I hope I am not disturbing you" He said with a forced smile

Nate, or as most knew him as Near, was more peculiar looking then Lawliet. He was short and lanky with hair as white as snow but had the same hypnotic storm grey eyes as my vampire. My vampire, I had to let him know everything was alright. I stood aside and let Near enter and closed the doors behind him

"I will go an inform your Uncle that you are here" I said to him

"I see that he has finally told you of his intentions to make you his successor" He commented

I looked down at my shirt that was quite ornamented with blood

"Oh, yes actually we were just in the process" I replied

It was rather surprising to see Near, there was no way the letter could have reached him so quickly so his presence was quite the astonishment but never the less I had gone back up the stairs and back to Lawliet. I opened his bedroom door silently and I could feel Near's gaze on me as I disappeared

"It is your nephew Lawliet, he wishes to see you" I said

The hurt had become nothing more than discomfort but I was still sluggishly bleeding.

"Oh, surely the letter couldn't have reached him already" Lawliet said just as surprised as I was at Near's presence

"This is rather inconvenient. Light, will you wait for me while I speak with my nephew? I will not be long but I wish to finish what was started and I would very much like it if we could consummate our relationship" he asked

He climbed out of the bed and pulled on his shirt.

"Yes of course, Near is welcome to my room if he wishes" I replied

Lawliet had walked up to me and he took my hand in his.

"I meant what I had said Light, I love you very dearly and I would like it very much if we could be together tonight and I will make you my successor" He said looking into my eyes without blinking

He grazed his lips to mine once more before he left the room to meet with his nephew who I was silently cursing for interrupting us. I removed my shirt again and this time removing my trousers entirely and placing them neatly on the dresser once more. I slipped in under the comforter and waited for my vampire to return. I placed my fingers against the puncture marks in my wrist and then my neck. Brushing my fingers against the holes I had smiled. They, along with the blood smeared along my face and the feel of his lips against mine, his hand resting on my cock were all the longing feelings I had so desired and finally I had everything I had anticipated.

As I laid there waiting for Lawliet, what Near had said had finally sunk in

"I see that he has finally told you of his intentions to make you his successor"

How long had Lawliet been stewing over this then? I knew that it had been a couple of years at least since had spoken with Near and any letter written to his nephew I had wrote for him while he dictated and I had never written such a thing. Although I wondered about it, it did make me exceedingly pleased to know that he had been thinking about me as his successor for quite some time.

I had done as Lawliet had asked of me and I had waited so much so that I had become quite tired. The loss of blood was finally taken its toll on me and I had begun to fall asleep. I closed my eyes and hoped that Lawliet would not be much longer.

I was woken by the sound of Lawliet's voice.

"I am so very sorry Light I had not expected that I would be speaking with him for such an extensive amount of time. I do apologize for keeping you waiting all night but he had news about the slayings" His voice was filled with sorrow and regret

I sat up and brushed the chestnut hair from out of my amber eyes

"Do not apologize Lawliet, I know how important it is for you to find out about it. Was the news of any assistance?" I asked him

Truthfully I was slightly annoyed but I did understand. I could hear how sorry he was and I knew he would have every intention of rectifying the situation between him and I.

"Yes a great assistance. Although regardless my heart is rather heavy. I should have come back to you last night, I have broken my word something that I never do and to you of all people, the one person I have never wanted to hurt" He continued

"Lawliet"

I reached over and took his hand in mine, placed my other hand against his cheek and encouraged him to look at me. As much as I was slightly annoyed about the interruption I did not hold a grudge against him

"When I had said I would wait until my dying day for you I was not lying or making a false statement. However long it takes I will still be here" I replied to him

"I would like it if you would come and hear the news my nephew has and then providing nothing else becomes a distraction we can resume tonight once the house is quiet again" Lawliet said

I pressed my lips to his, still in complete awe of how tender and forgiving they truly were

"I would like that" I answered as I pulled away from him

"I will wait for you down stairs"

I cleaned myself off with a rag and got dressed in some of Lawliet's clothing, keeping the sleeves down so that my marks would not be a temptation to his thirst; there were other more important matters at hand. I made my way down the stairs and to the study where both vampires and both humans were awaiting my presence. Before I entered I could hear a conversation between Near and Lawliet

"Light is my successor and I trust him above anyone else he is also my lover who I feel very deeply for. Matt and Mello are also people that I trust and they have agreed to pledge their loyalty to me so any news that you have will be shared with all three, vampire or human they are people that I want involved in this, as your superior and your elder relative you have no choice but to honor my wishes" Lawliet had said to Near

"Yes Uncle" Near replied but with discontent

I pushed down on the handle and entered the room. I walked in and took my place alongside Lawliet

"Now we are all present I can begin. I had heard word of the vampire deaths here in England, I was unaware that Lawliet had sent me a letter regarding this and decided to come here on my own accord. I have managed to gain information in regards to these killings, although I had to go through various channels to do so. My concern of course was for my Uncle. I have received word that in fact the Royals are the ones responsible for the deaths and they have been hiring various contracted killers to carry out the executions. Although I am not entirely sure who in general has asked for the executions to take place there doesn't appear to be any disagreements in the legion. My plan is to allow Matt, Mello and Light to gain access into the courts of the Royals and find and retrieve the treaty that is supposed to be in play. We will examine it thoroughly word for word ensuring there is no loop holes and then from there decide what we should do. I do not believe we have much time as I am sure you too sense it Uncle the dawn of war is growing near" Near said in a voice of authority

"No, that plan is not acceptable; I will not place my humans in any danger. That is much too risky if they are found out they will be instantly executed and I will not stand for that" Lawliet barked, his gaze set on Near's.

"If I can say something here. I have no intention of getting myself killed and I believe that Matt and Light would agree with me on that. There is an easier solution to this, you should request a meeting with the hierarchy without reservations put forth that you have knowledge of the breach in the treaty. If they are trying to hide that they have no knowledge to the vampire deaths they will not decline. These men are human after all, should the worst happen couldn't you simply then end the war before it starts by eliminating the Royals all together? If you have a problem with spilling their blood Matt and could simply blow the court into obliteration, I would feel no remorse" Mello suddenly piped up

The moment I heard the words of him feeling Lawliet should be placed in danger was not acceptable to me.

"No, I will not have anything happen to Lawliet, I would rather risk my own life then see his come to a demise he has worked too hard to create peace in this country and he does not deserve to die for it. Killing the Royals will not solve anything, it would only create more war, they are not stupid they have connections with those higher up" I had replied to Mello aggressively

"AND IF WE DO NOT TAKE ACTION FIRST DON'T YOU THINK THAT MORE THEN JUST YOUR LORD WILL DIE?!" He yelled back at me

"Enough! We in this room are allies not enemies. If the Royals are planning a war we have no way of stopping it. There is no vampire covenant of high regard. We have many disadvantages. There is no easy solution to this, I do not know what to do and it is painful for me to recognize that. I have seen too many men die in the past because of war and it has always been my aim to keep the peace"

I could tell how frustrated Lawliet was. He was truly angered by the fact that no agreement could be reached. He leaned into the table and grasped the lip with his hands, curling them tightly almost into fists. This was more than excruciating for him; it was destroying his mind and heart

"They spilled the blood of our kind first Uncle, they broke the treaty. I have to agree with Mello if we do not retaliate more of our kind will die they clearly are sending a message and if do not respond there will be nothing left of our kind. We cannot accept being wiped from existence; we are not the only ones at danger here. There are humans, regardless if we do not take a stand then this onslaught will continue" Near said

He did make an excellent point. It was true they were the first to act out in violence, a true point that proved they were frightened of the vampires. But I couldn't help but think why the sudden change, the treaty had been set many centuries ago and yet it had only been the last week that vampires were dying.

"It's a grudge" I remarked in a whisper

I could see four sets of eyes on me.

"It's only been the last week that vampires have been turning up dead. Now what we do know is that the Royals are behind it, but why now? Why not a hundred, two hundred even a thousand years ago? It seems to me that someone with in the society has been introduced to their legion and because it is well known knowledge that the vampires in England are under the protection of L and has been for the past couple of hundred years, it could be assumed that whoever has been appointed in charge of the Royals in the last week has some kind of grudge towards L or even vampires in general" I replied

My response was met with silence for a short time

"He is right, this has only been happening in the last week, there has to be away to find out if the Royals have appointed any one new to their legion" Matt commented for the first time during the whole debate

"Well there is only one way to find out" Mello responded

"We're going to have to apprehend someone with close tie in's with the Royals" Lawliet said

"And make them think that their life is in danger in order to get the information, a good old fashion interrogation and I think we already have our prime candidate and I know one thing that scares the fuck out of our Romanian slayer, the fear of being turned and who better to do that than a couple of vampires" Mello continued

We had all stood around the table and we had finally reached an agreement where no one would be placed in critical danger and no life had to be lost. Matt and Mello would seek out the Romanian and apprehend him. Near and Lawliet would proceed with an interrogation and I would disguise myself as another hunter also under interrogation where Lawliet would proceed with me being turned to prove they were serious with their threats. It was going to be a very long day and night and for the first time in a week I had felt like we were going to gain the upper hand.

Matt and Mello had left the mansion to search for the Romanian, I was to set up the basement for the upcoming interrogation while Lawliet and Near would reside in the study to try and tune into their more darker vampire sides. Lawliet and Near were by no means terrifying and if they were going to get answers they were going to have to becoming frightening. I was slightly nervous as the type of anger I had seen L in was only enough to raise his voice and nothing more so it was going to be quite the sight.

Before I could light the wick in the kerosene lamp to make my way down into the basement I turned to see L standing in the middle of the room, slouched with his thumb against his lips

"L? Are you alright?" I questioned

He turned and looked at me and gestured for me to go to him. I placed down the lamp and the box of matches and proceeded to go to him.

"Although I am slightly uncomfortable with becoming enraged, I realize this option is far better than bloodshed however I am extremely concerned about something" He said almost in a hushed voice

"What is it?" I questioned

"Will you come to the cellar with me?" He asked

I nodded my head and walked over and grabbed the lamp, lit it and followed L down into the cellar, closing both doors as I made my way down. The cellar was sound proof so I assumed what he had to say to me was to be kept between him and I.