Okay everyone, I'm updating early because I got a sudden burst of inspiration! ^_^ To all of you that reviewed, thank you very much. Now, I'm sorry to those of you that wanted violence, my fan-girling heart wouldn't let me be that cruel to Light. So, the fluff monster attacks a little bit in this chapter, but it's really not much at all. This does further the plot line quite a bit, and in my opinion it is a really sweet chapter. I hope you enjoy it! XD

Anyways, on with the story!

A Light In The Darkness

I watched L hesitate, but slowly, lips met mine. My eyes widened, feeling pain, hatred and a deep sadness settle in my stomach. I tried to throw him off, but something held me in place, some sort of sanity that I had left told me I needed this. Pulling away, a hand rested on my cheek, tears streaming down my face. "Hello, Light." In a flurry of movement, I had run straight into that warm chest, feeling arms wrap around me.

Human contact on my skin was like being burned by a gentle flame, always consistent, always needed. "It's okay." L said softly, resting a hand on my head, but I could tell that this whole situation was uncomfortable. For the first time though, I didn't care how he felt, I didn't care how anyone felt. I didn't consider how to make someone be comfortable, how to make them feel something when I was around. Right now, I only cared about me, my pain, and my need for this contact.

"I'm sorry, Light. I've been cruel to you…" L said softly, and my eyes widened. The detective admitting he was wrong? This had to have been a dream, and if it was, I didn't want to wake up. "I wouldn't know what I would do…if I lost you…you're my best friend, you know." I glanced up at him, staring into those apathetic eyes, searching for some sort of emotion. There was one there that I couldn't identify on the detective, a small hint of pain maybe, but that was all. "I'm sorry, Ryuzaki…" I said pulling away, surprised as I was pulled back against his chest.

"You shouldn't apologize, I take the fault for this one. It's been so long Light, let me just hold you." He said softly, and I remained quiet, feeling the contact of another human. A hug, the most simplest of actions to most, but to me one of the most complex things that has ever happened in my lifetime. This hug was awkward, but it felt warm. Ryuzaki felt warm, his arms felt kind, something I had never noticed in our times of being chained together.

It had felt like hours, but it had only been minutes, the clock clicking on the wall when he slowly let go. I felt an instant need to cling onto the arms that pulled away, but didn't act on that impulse. It was then that I began to feel the gravity of the situation pull over me, the pain that I still felt my body was in. Anxiety rushed into me for a moment, before the exhaustion hit me like a rock. I fell foreword, feeling those strong arms catch me, my eyes closing.

I was laid down on soft cushions, a small yet strong voice whispering in my ear. "Don't worry Light, I won't let Kira get you." Something was tugged over me, something warm and soft, and I snuggled into the contact it gave me. 'Kira…' I thought, my mind wandering, my body going numb.

There were faces on the walls, all staring at me; smiles that could only be described as wholehearted watched my apathetic face. "Light, do you understand where you are?" I look up, but suddenly feel much smaller, staring up at the faces on the walls. "What…what do you mean?" My voice was small, young, just like when I was little. "These are your smiles Light, all of the ones you've used." I stare up at the darkness hovering over the smiles, wondering what one was talking. "I don't know what you mean!" The voice chuckled, "Do you honestly believe you have even once smiled from your heart?"

I glanced down at the ground, stomping my feet. "Of course I have! There was…" My voice trailed off, and my eyes began to water. "Shhh it's okay…" I heard the voice say, and suddenly Kira stood in front of me, but he was much bigger than I was. I felt like I was seven again, looking up at a man whom was eighteen. He kneeled down, pulling me into a hug, his words like ice in my ear. "I can give you a smile." He said softly, "A smile that is wholehearted, a smile that you can use for the rest of your life."

My heart thumped wildly, but I stared ahead, my head resting in the crook of his neck because of the size difference. "Y…you can?" My little voice whispers, feeling my fingers hook onto his shirt. "I can, Light. A smile that everyone will love." I feel myself believing these words, placing them in my memory. "What do I have to do…?" I murmur, and I can feel his smile against my forehead. "All you have to do is…" My eyes widened, and I backed up, feeling blood run down my face. I fell forward onto my knees, seeing the ground change into a crimson sea, though I don't fall through, just hover above.

It's my blood, I know, that's making this. My mind couldn't comprehend it though, that such a small amount could make a lake of this size. "You already have done it Light, once before. Just finish it, and forever I can help you feel. I can help you smile, for the both of us." I shook my head, and start to feel the crimson water changing from still to rapid. "If you don't agree…"

I didn't stay to hear the rest of his words; I didn't stay to feel the pain. It was there though, still happening within me, even though that dream had disappeared, replaced by another one. "Hey sweetie, let's go." I'm older now, I assume, around the age of fourteen. I'm with my mother at the market, following her along like the lost puppy I felt I was. I remember this moment; it's made from a long lasting memory of mine. Sayu is there, reaching for my hand, and I take her's without hesitation.

Right now, I'm wishing I would have done that all those years ago, if I would have let her hold my hand like this. I glance over, immediately caught of guard by the other boy. Wild hair, and large black eyes with bags underneath. "Look, there's Ryuzaki." I hear my mom say, and the boy gives me a kind wave, a smile on his face. That smile takes me back, it takes me to a place in my mind that I haven't been into in a long time.

It's a smile I had saved in my memory, a kind and courteous smile given to me by that conniving detective and his Kira percentages. I'm seventeen again, watching as a handcuff is snapped onto my wrist. There's something there too, in the fragility of that plain cuff that I realize, I have come to miss the coolness of the metal. L's face is apathetic as he munches on cracker bears, and I find myself watching him, seriousness in my face. I want to analyze, I want to remember, I want to go back to the days where I was a bored high school student.

Maybe, if I hadn't been Kira, L and I could have become true friends. Though, it was because of him that we met in the first place. Still though, I wish that we could have had a better start, a different beginning to this endless tale. Maybe one where we could be happier than we are now, a place where there is peace. Maybe Kira never would have killed me…maybe…just maybe…we could have had a normal life together.

I wake up, my eyes fluttering open, the realization of my dreams flowing into my system. There is a large and warm blanket over me, and I shuffle, feeling a broad chest behind my back. I smile, though it isn't the smile Kira promised me. It's just a light smile, just a smile that portrays who I am, and who I have always been. I close my eyes, snuggling into that chest, feeling and arm wrap around my torso.

Thank you God, I've received your angel. Don't worry, I promise to keep him safe.

With the bottom of my heart…

Well, there was the fluff monster! ^_^ I hope you liked it, I personally enjoyed writing it, I found it rather cute! XD

So, what to expect in the chapters to come...Violence, because I enjoy writing it, more sweet moments, and a few small twists that I have developed in my mind.

Once again, thank you so much for the reviews, they keep me alive knowing that people enjoy my writing, and that it's not just taking up space!

This was a little bit longer, but I have to do math homework now, so It wasn't as long as I was hoping it would be! ^_^ *Sigh*

-Lexi-Chan