"Ryuuzaki, Ryuuzaki! We finally did it! We finally did it!" Matsuda had a giant smile going across his face, as he faced the greatest detective of the century, L. The whole task force base was a mess, but over it all, you could hear the joy and happiness in everyone voices as they chattered along. Finally the Kira case was drawing to an end. Or so they thought, until L began to speak.

"It's to early to be throwing a party and calling quits." L muttered with a quiet voice that stopped everyone in their tracks. "What do you mean by that, Ryuuzaki?" Yagami spoke to L curiously. "Yeah, Ryuuzaki, whats up?" L shook his head and looked around toward everyone his thumb nail in his mouth once more. "Well, we need more evidence... And two, there is a giant storm heading this way."

"What about the storm?" Matsuda looked outside only to see the black rainclouds over-head. "They say..." L began slowly, everyone leaned forward to listen more closer. "They say that the storm that's about to come through will be the biggest and baddest storm of the year." L then stood up slowly and walked toward the window, watching the outside quietly. "And I personally believe them.... By the looks of it, they have a ninety-nine chance of being right."

"That's of percentage, Ryuuzaki, are you so sure?" Raito interrupted quietly looking up at L curiously. L only nodded as he continued to watch the outside as the whole room sat in silence. "So, what about it?" Matsuda then asked once more looking around at everyone. "It might be a bad storm, but would we really let some rain and wind stop us from catching the worst killer in the world-"

"Who said it was going out in the rain that was going to stop us?" L questioned back toward Matsuda with his eyes narrowed slightly. "Matsuda..." Raito then stated before L could say anything else. "If I big storm comes through and knocks off the power-"

"But don't we have back-up generators?"

"Yes, but if the storm is big enough it could also knock those out as well."

"Ah, it seems as if me and you are on the same thinking level, Raito-kun." L answered walking slowly back to his chair and sat down once more. "Very smart boy."

"Ryuuzaki, haven't we already established this?" Raito smiled and winked toward L playfully. L blushed a deep red and spun around to face the monitors. Damn... If this continues on, everyone here would think that there is something going on between us. My emotions have already started to effect the way I think about him for the case... If I get any deeper in this childish love, my life might just end before my very eyes... I'm sorry Raito-kun, but I'm not allowed to return my feeling for you, not only am I older and your still a suspect. But we are both men... I'm sorry."Yes, well, either way, I say we get as much done as we could today before the storm comes in. Watari, could you keep us updated on how close the storm is?"

"It's already here." Watari said motioning his head to the window L was looking out of only a few seconds earlier. Rain was pouring down from the sky, it was coming down so hard you could barely see anything. "I see, so we're a little late." L muttered as thunder practically shook the whole building and lightning lit up the sky above. L flinched and looked away from the window. "Yes, well... The chances for a tornado were actually very high.... So, I say we take a break on the case today, because we have too."

"But we were so close to cracking it." Matsuda said sadly as he sat down sighing. The thunder once again rolled loudly, sounding like a bomb and lightning ripped through the sky. L suddenly stood up. "I... I'll be right back." He then rushed to the nearby bathroom, Raito following quickly after him, because of the handcuffs. Once inside, L ran to the sink, forgeting completely about Raito and threw up, trembling from fear. This is the biggest storm I've been in for awhile.... I hate storms, they scare me, show my weakness for everyone to see- "I'm so pathetic."

"Ryuuzaki, are you alright? Are you getting sick again?" L jumped from the sound of Raito's voice and glanced over at him with large tired eyes. "No.... I... I didn't.. I forgot you were here...."

"Are you scared of storms?" Raito let a hand rest on L's shoulder, sweetly. "Maybe..." L responded looking away. Raito watched the older detective with worry in his eyes. Poor L... I wonder why he is scared of storms... It must have something to do with his past... Raito couldn't help but lean in and hug him from behind. When L made a move to protest Raito shook his head. "Your not pathetic... Everyone has their fears, and their weaknesses. Your no different. It doesn't matter that your scared of storms, all that matters is that you know.... That someone would keep you safe..." L's stiff body unstiffened and he leaned against Raito, laying his head on his shoulder, unable to resist Raito's sweet and gentle tone. "Who will protect me?" He whispered quietly with his eyes shut. "I will of course...." Raito answered the question so swiftly that L was totally shocked. But before he could say anything, Raito leaned down and kissed L's neck gently. "It'll be alright, as long as I'm here."

"Raito-chan... I don't know what I would do... If I found out you were Kira...." Everything went silent as Raito held L closely to himself. Finally, Raito spoke. "Feel better?"

"Yes.... Thank you." L muttered quietly. I told myself I wouldn't be fooled into Raito's warm embrace... And yet, I am captivated by his every word, dragged in by the simplest smile... Does he not know how much he effects me? Does he understand how much he means to me? This is very sad, but... Love is love I guess, no matter how hard I try to escape it, it comes right back ten times worse... Does he feel the same? Does he care too?Suddenly Raito began to hum a fimilear tune and L let his lips form the words but all he heard was Raito's voice. And it sang so softly to him, he couldn't help but snuggle closer to his chest.

"The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful, stop me and steal me breath. And emeralds from mountains thrust toward the sky, never revealing their deph. And tell me, that we belong together-" L's voice whispered in a low monotone. "We belong together, Raito-Chan...." He's singing to me, just like a child, and yet... I'm loving it, loving him... Oh Raito-chan... Your just entrancing me deeper into this oblivion of endless love! Raito smiled sweetly and continued as the rain beat down, it sounded almost soft now that Raito's voice was drowning it out, the thunder seemed far off. "And dress it up with the trappings of love, I'll be captivated-" L kind of chuckled at this earning a curious glance from Raito who continued on. "I'll hang from your lips, instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above. And I'll be, your crying shoulder-" L remembered the first night that he had cried on Raito's shoulder, the first night that he couldn't help but act very unlike himself, and almost yearned to lean up and kiss Raito, but thought for the better of it and continued to listen. "I'll be, Love's suicide, I'll be, better when I'm older, I'll be, the greatest fan of your life..." L blushed quietly and Raito then spun L around so he was hugging him the right way now, and L burred his head into Raito's chest as the thunder rolled and the rain seemed to beat louder and harder. "And rain falls angry on the tin roof, as we lie awake in my bed, and you're my survival, you're my living proof, my love is alive and not dead. And tell me, that we belong together, And dress it up with the trappings of love, I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips, instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above." This time L let words of his own slip out of his mouth as him and Raito sang the chorus together their voices echoed through the bathroom in sweet harmony with the rain that once again seemed far off and quiet. Their voices matched perfect together, just like themselves. "And I'll be, your crying shoulder, I'll be, love's suicide, I'll be, better when I'm older, I'll be, the greatest fan of your life..." Raito leaned down and kissed L on his lips since he was looking directly up at Raito now. Then pulled away and began to sing softly once more. "And I dropped out-" Before he could finish thunder shook the whole building worse then before and the lights flickered then cut off. Hail began to strike the building and L gripped onto Raito. "We have to get to the others." L said frantically and then took off, Raito beside him. "They might have already gotten to lower and safer ground, or better yet, out of the building."

"I hope so." L said quietly as they entered the room that they were in only minutes before. Hail the size of dodge balls was breaking the windows and the wind from outside was sweeping some small houses of their foundations. "This is bad." L whispered, his hand clinging to Raito's. "I think everyone has done went downstairs..." Raito yelled loud enough for L to hear him over the wind and rain. "Then that's where we need to go." L froze as the hail, wind, and rain suddenly came to a stop and his eyes widened as he faced Raito, the sound of a gaint train could be heard, but by then, it was to late. They both spotted the tornado heading straight for their direction, but before they could duck or take cover, the whole top of the building was ripped apart and before they knew it, they were both being torn up from the ground into the spinning vortex of the giant monster and spit right back out, into the side of the building which suddenly collapsed under the weight of the first half falling completely on top of it, as the tornado slowly pulled away from the ground and disappeared.

Everything was black,

No noise

Only cold

No pain

Only cold

No fear

Just cold... Very cold....

Spinning, spinning, down deep into the vortex of hopelessness and nothingness.

Numb, oh so numb.

"Ryuuzaki?"

Who was that? Calling who?... That name.... Sounds SO familiar... But who?

"Ryuuzaki...."

There it is again... That name... No.. I want to stay in this numb abyss, if feels so nice....

"L!"

L opened his eyes weakly his black eyes searching for any signs of light but nothing but darkness covered the area, but as his eyes adjusted to the dark he spotted Raito. "God, Ryuuzaki!" Raito hugged him. "Don't scare me like that, I thought you were dead!" L moaned quietly and tried to push Raito away but let out a hiss of pain. Looking around himself he realized that his arm was going in a completely wrong direction, and his leg was crushed under the weight of the building, along with his stomach and chest. He moaned slightly and glanced over toward Raito who's skull was sliced open from kira-knows-what, and looked up at him quietly. "We're gonna die here... Aren't we?"

"Such a morbid way of speaking Ryuuzaki, sure we are crushed under the whole task force, but look at it like this.. They'll come searching for us-"

"And think we're dead."

"Well, I know that even if dad thinks I'm dead he'd come find my body anyway." L was silent as he shut his eyes once more. "I can't believe it... The whole case- everything gone... Wiped out by the tornado..." L muttered shaking his head. "I just can't believe it...."

"Don't worry, Ryuuzaki, we can find a way."

"I hope your right." L moved slightly and felt the pressure of all the bricks and steel from the building shift and fall heavy on his chest. "Raito-chan." L coughed. "I can't breathe with all this weight on my chest..." Which means soon, I won't even have a chance to live... I shall die very soon. Unless Raito finds someway to get all this off me.

Raito winced slightly at seeing L in such pain and looked up to see exactly how much was on him. Though practically lost it whenever he saw exactly how much was on top of L. For a couple of seconds he tried to stay calm, trying to think of a good solution to come up with to help him get out of it. But slowly the dead truth began to sink in, and Raito couldn't keep a calm face anymore. Suddenly a tear or two fell from him and he began in hushed tones at first. "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, Ryuuzaki! I can't get you out, I wish I could, but I can't there is just to much stuff on top of you! I wish I could help, I really do, but I can't!" Raito continued to cry, holding back a sob of sadness. "Raito-kun.... Please don't cry."

"Huh?" Raito sniffled and looked down in L's hand to see tear drops and blushed slightly from getting caught crying. "Oh, I didn't know I was- those are just tears.... From all this dust and stuff."

"Uh-huh." L said unphased by it, though he had a small smile to his lips, and Raito couldn't help but lean down and kiss him sweetly. "Oh, Ryuuzaki, I'm still so sorry..."

"Whatever happened to- 'Stop apologizing'?" L chuckled playfully and coughed up more blood once more. Raito laughed quietly, amazed that he could act so happy even though him and himself knew that L would die soon. Knew that if L didn't get out of that soon, that it would crush his chest and kill him. There is something I must be able to do to get him out of that.... Anything, anyway, I don't want him dying on me... I don't know how I would be without him anymore... I need him, even if it's just for a little while longer, even though we're going to separate paths once the Kira case is over. I would be happy enough to know that at least he was still alive! I need too-

"Raito-chan," L whispered grabbing Raito's attention. He almost gasped. He.... Did he just... Call me chan?! That's the honorific for... Loved one, or...Beloved, or..... Lover... So... I do mean somethign to him! His whole train of thought was forced to come to a stop and crash in with his other thought trains. He couldn't believe his ears and couldn't help but to let another small sob escape his lips. I will never forget you, Ryuuzaki... Alive or dead."Please... Stop crying, it's hurting me to watch you in such pain." Raito looked down once more and L's wide, innocent black eyes stared back up at him, with love hidden deep in the dephs of the black pools of his eyes. There was a haunted look in them as well though, because both men knew the fate of the dying detective. "Ok.... I'll stop, seriously now." Raito couldn't help but lean down and kiss L directly on the lips, and before he knew it, his tongue forced L's lips open and he slid his tongue deep into L's mouth, running it softly against L's. L couldn't help as a moan was drawn right out of his throat and he moaned into Raito's own mouth. Raito almost pulled back at first whenever he felt the zang of all the sweets L ate, crawl up to the taste buds of his tongue, but didn't stop. After a couple more minutes, Raito pulled away, saliva from both dripping down his mouth, but a large smile was on his lips. "I love you, Ryuuzaki."

"I love you too, Raito-chan."

-A few hours later-

I can't believe it, did we really....? Did we just-?... I can't believe it... But it felt so right! Yet if felt so wrong! No, it's no worse then how he kissed me before.... I loved it then, wait... If I loved it then, and like it more now... Then what would I say?.. I loved it then, and REALLY love it now? Yeah.... Something like that.... The kiss seemed to take a little bit of weight strangely, call me crazy, but I can breathe a little bit better.L's thoughts were right on Raito as he continued to watch the younger boy, who seemed to be paying no attention to him, thinking in his own thoughts. "Hey, Raito-chan-?"

"Hmm?" Raito responded quietly. "You can call me L now...." When he got no response from Raito he spoke again. "Did you catch that?"

"Catch what?"

"Where you even listening to me?" L shook his head playfully. "uh,uh..." Ratio blushed deeply from being caught in something else, that was embarrassing, because his thoughts weren't exactly on what was happening, but it was about him and L.... In bed. L couldn't help but laugh quietly from his reaction. "What were you thinking about, Dirty thoughts about me and you?" Another deeper blush from Raito. "Anyway! What were you trying to tell me about?"

"You can call me L."

"Really?"

"Yeah.... I don't mind." L spoke softly, when Raito couldn't help but lean down again, and once more, L felt again like he was high, like no one could bring him down or ruin him. He felt so at peace and free, and the pain was slowly leaving his chest once more. And again he felt Raito's wet slick tongue in his mouth and another moan was forced from his throat. L let both there tongues meet and in a small battle for dominance, Raito won. Raito pulled away chuckling. "L, you actually think you could win like that?" L couldn't respond as he took a bigger breath then he did before, able too. "Raito-chan... Your kisses... They take away from the pain in my chest, from the weight."

"Hmm, in that case, let me do it again..." He leaned down and kissed L again, but before they could do anything, suddenly Raito pulled away. L's eyes curiously grazed over Ratio as he let out a small moan of disapproval, not wanting Raito to leave. "Raito-chan... My chest-"

"This time, it wasn't me."

"Huh?" L glanced up and noticed that suddenly there was a small light shining through the debree of the old task force building that had fallen around him. His eyes widened from shock as the pain on his chest began to get lighter and lighter, and the debree slowly began to disappear, before he knew it, he was in Raito's arms since his chest was free. "We're free..." L whispered with wide eyes. "Yes, we're free, I can't believe it... I DO get to keep you!" Raito kissed the top of L's head and waited for the rest of the debree to leave so they could get out. "I'm so happy, Raito-chan."

"Yes, I know, I thought I was going to lose you."

"Yes, and you wanna know what I was thinking?"

"What?"

"I want more sweets." That earned a laugh from Raito and finally they were free from the mess and chaos, but as everyone tried to flood around them Raito disappeared into the crowd so he could get some alone time with L. L glanced up at the stars and moon, which was the first thing he saw. They winked back at him, as if telling him and reassuring him that everything would be alright. To L, the openness and freedom, told him that it was a sign. A sign for a new beginning, a new start. Just him and Raito this time though. "It's a new begining... Isn't it, Raito-chan?"

"Yeah, I was about to say the same exact thing...."

"Raito-chan..."

"Yeah?"

"Wanna know my real name?" Raito gasped quietly looking down at him with a shocked expression on his face that slowly turned into a small amount of anger. "Are you doing this to just prove that I'm Kira again? Because if you are, this isn't fair-" L shook his head interrupting him. "No... I'm being serious, I want you to know my real name... Raito-chan, I trust you more then I trust anyone else, besides Watari.... I believe that you aren't Kira, and now I believe you never were, that I was wrong for doing that to you." Raito was stunned speechless as L continued on. "My real name?..... L Lawliet." Raito didn't say anything for a long time, the only thing speaking was the wind, and it was murmuring softly through the trees and leaves. Crickets sung along to the everlasting tune of life that wouldn't stop playing until day. And owls and frogs answered back to the sweet lulling melody. "It reminds me of a lollipop." L laughed quietly, earning another smile from Raito. "It does, doesn't it? Hey, L..."

"Yeah?"

"After this, I was thinking.... Once the Kira case if over, and you know.... It's just us, can me and you.... Would it trouble you if I tagged along with you in your detective work, if we got-"

"Yes. Of course you can, but you have to finish collage first." L didn't quiet know what Raito was talking about whenever he said 'if we got-'. It made him think of many different things, but he thought he knew the answer, and just as he was about to ask, suddenly they were flocked again, by the whole task force and bystanders alike. "Raito!" Raito's head turned to face the direction he heard his dad's voice and spotted him just as he was running out of the crowd and hugged him tightly. "I was worried about you! Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, dad, but L is in a worse condition. We need to get him to Watari, speaking of which, where is he? I don't see him...." Everyone suddenly went stiff and quiet, all the happy faces in the crowd turned to frowns and one by one, each time Raito would look at them, they looked away, when his eyes finally landed on his father, he too even looked away nervously. "Well, where is he?" Raito asked once more laughing nervously. "Raito.... Ryuuzaki..... Watari is dead." L went stiff and ridged in Raito's arms and Raito held him tight as L spoke at first softly. "Watari, dead?....." Raito felt bad for L and kissed the top of his forehead. "It'll be alright L...." Yagami didn't ask anything about the kiss, but instead continued. "We told him not to go in, as the tornado touched down, but he went in anyway, desperate to find you.... We found him only inches away from you both, but caught in other Debree and... Is crushed." L's soft gasp and small sob caught Raito of guard. "Watari... Is dead... Let me see him!" He suddenly demanded. "No, hospital first as they unburied his body." Raito spoke softly to L, but that didn't help, as he began to struggle. "No, let me see Watari!" Raito sighed and handed him over to his dad. "Dad, take L to someone we know who could help him, alright? I'll be joining you all soon." He nodded and left with he whole task force following after him. When Matsuda passed he patted Raito's shoulder and continued on. Raito sighed and looked up tot he sky, reluctant to join them anytime soon. He couldn't bare seeing L so upset, even though he wanted to make him happy. Poor L must be heart broken about Watari's death... But I'll be his new Watari I guess... This gives us a chance to be just us, no one else. Don't worry Watari, I'll take care of him. I love him, and I don't want him to suffer... I want him to know that he isn't alone in the world. That there is someone else he can trust, someone else that is willing to help him, because they love him. He has been alone for such a long time, and I don't want him to continue to be alone. Raito sighed quietly and spun around looking toward the ground. Suddenly something black caught the corner of his vision and he turned around spotting a black notebook lying in a puddle. Once he looked around he spotted no one nearby. "Someone must have dropped it, maybe I should just leave it there..." He spun around to leave but with a curious glance he spotted words, once he looked closer he read them allowed. "Death....Note?" He picked it up curiously, and let out a startled shout as all his memories returned to him, about him being Kira and fighting with L, everything. Suddenly Ryuk was in front of him. "Ahh, find the Deathnote again at last?"

"Yes, finally..... And not only that I know L's true name.... He trusts me as much as he did Watari! He never will suspect I'm Kira again. He's a sucker, he's moe stupid then what I thought because he fell for the oldest trick... L, love is your weakness...." Raito laughed. It started out slow almost like a cry or sob and slowly it rose and rose and finally stopped. "It is love that brought you back to life and hope...... Now it's going to be love who takes you down."

"My goal is finally complete......Now I can finally kill L!"

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And thus, does this signal that my story is finally drawing to an end? Would Raito really sink as low as to kill the great detective? Or will L find someway to stay alive, to see this epic battle slowly draw to an end, tune for the next chapter of 'Could this ever last?' :3

No, but seriously, yeah, sorry it took awhile. School just started back again and things were pushed on me in the middle of July, but now since I have school to help me, expect the chapters to come in faster now! xD Yaaay, go boring school. Anyway, but yeah, also alot of it also had to do with me typing it up and it getting deleted, well, I hope you enjoyed it enough though, please leave your reviews so i know that someone is still out ther reading this. xD

The song that was used in this was 'I'll be' By Edwin Mccain. Go to youtube and look it up if you wish to hear it. :3