Title: An Apple a Day

Author: hyperRme

Summary: An apple a day keeps the doctor away… but if the doctor is cute forget the fruit. L turns this into his motto when he is forced to see doctor Raito because of his sugar only diet. As he pursues the doctor, L learns that the murderer he is trying to catch is after Raito's life.

Genre: Romance/Crime/Humor/Angst/Drama/Horror/Friendship/General/Mystery/Everything. But mainly romance. Lots of romance.

Rated: Mature

Pairing: L X Raito

Disclaimer: Death Note belongs to Tsugumi Obha and Takeshi Obata. I am neither one.

oh- L's problem is capturing Isha. Which sounds lame because he's L and he should be able to capture him since he knows he's guilty but it drags the story longer which is what I want?

Hello, hello! I am back! Happy Memorial Day to all! And if you don't celebrate Memorial Day, well then, happy day! This chapter is short and has no L, whatsoever. You may or may not have noticed that all of the point of views has either been in L's or Watari's. Raito's is the only person whose point of view is one I don't want to touch yet. He'll get his point of view soon enough, and you'll wish we went back to L's. YAY!

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No matter how hard Soichirro argued with his son, it was almost pointless to convince the workaholic to stay home. He had just gotten word from Watari that his son is endangered and once L was ready, he would talk with him in a more detailed manner. As a police officer, Soichirro felt dread before- dread for his life, for Sachiko, for his job and for his kids. But never before had dread ate at his stomach like it had that moment Watari informed him of the picture on the victim's back. It was all his fault, he repeated to himself. He had persuaded Raito with his goal in medicine. He had persuaded Raito to work with underground patients. He had persuaded Raito to live on his own. He had persuaded Raito to…

Soichirro shook his head, flinging the pessimistic thoughts from his head, as he stared down his determined son. Even if it cost him his life, Soichirro would not allow Raito to become another victim to a worthless criminal.

"Raito, you are not going to work today," he ordered for the tenth time that day, "Even if I have to lock you in your room with a surveillance camera, you will not go to work."

"I'm needed, Father," Raito insisted, "Those people need me. They could be dying of a disease or have a broken arm! Today could be the day that balances between life and death."

"It could be that day with your life on the line! That crazy doctor killer has struck again and-"

"The crazy doctor killer whom you kept me in the dark about?" Raito hissed back, "I know that Erochikku Isha-san is the culprit. You know that he is my patient. A little knowledge like that would be very important to my wellbeing, don't you agree?"

Soichirro sighed, "I know that it wasn't the greatest decision to keep you out of the case, especially since it involves your patient but I didn't want you to deal with this. It's too stressful to a doctor."

"Being a doctor is stressful, Father."

"I realize that but please understand that…" the sound of a faint vibration stopped him from completing his sentence.

"Oh, that's mine," Raito said apologetically, taking his phone out of his pocket. "Please excuse me. Hello?" he asked into the phone. "Yes? Good morning, Kiyomi-chan. How are you…? What?" he paused listening to the girl talk. His eyes widened. "Has it truly? Okay, thank you. Yes, you too. Goodbye Kiyomi-chan," he closed his phone with a small smile on his face.

The last time Soichirro saw a smile like that, it was when the boy was seven and still naïve against the cruelty of the world.

"Well, Father," Raito said, four seconds later, "It appears that I am not going to work after all. All of my appointments were canceled."

"Canceled?" he repeated, "How?"

"Just a concerned friend is all," Raito smiled again and retreated back into his room. Soichirro pondered this.

"A friend? Since when has that boy found someone worthy to call a friend?"


"Hello, Hello! Misa-Misa's house!"

"Hello Misa-chan, this is Kiyomi."

"Kiyomi-chan! Do we have another day off today?"

"Yes, all of the patients canceled, again. I have all ready contacted Raito-sensei."

"What did Mr. Workaholic say to that?"

"He actually took it just fine. Accepted it even."

"WHAT? Raito-sensei accepted no work again? I would expect him to march to the clinic and sit there all day, waiting for somebody or something! It's been five days!"

"Well, you know how easily bored he gets on Tuesdays before and after Hideki-kun leaves."

"He's awfully entertained when Hideki-kun is there though. Did you hear Raito-sensei address Hideki-kun by his given name? And no honorifics either! He doesn't talk to anybody with that formality!"

"Yes, Hideki-kun is quite the interesting person."

"Hey, Kiyomi-chan? What do you think of the bet? Do you think Raito-sensei will win?"

"Yes, I don't think Hideki-kun will be able to pull it off. He's making Raito-sensei so frustrated with his intolerable visits and fake illnesses. He's going at it all wrong. One date will not change anything."

"I don't think so."

"You, Misa-chan? You're on Hideki-kun's side? I thought you were in love with Raito-sensei."

"Well, he obviously doesn't like me back and Raito-sensei deserves someone who is capable of keeping him happy, entertained and loved. You and Raito-sensei may not see it, but I see the way Hideki-kun's face lights up when he sees him and the way his lips automatically twists into a small smile. Just from his eyes, I can see that Ryuuga Hideki-kun loves him even more than I do. Hideki-kun is a smart guy; he can pull this date off."

"That's sweet, Misa-chan."

"And maybe Hideki-kun will finally get that stick out of his ass by sticking something else up there! HAHAHA! Then maybe Raito-sensei wouldn't be so mean all the time! Genius!"

"…"

"Go Hideki-kun! Misa-Misa is rooting for you!!"

"… Why did I not see this coming?"


Told you it was short.

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