Kiyomi P.O.V.
Kiyomi couldn't help but glare at the two of them, sitting there flirting as though she wasn't even there.
Though, on second thought, perhaps flirting wasn't really the right word for it; the two of them never flirted, it was always just sarcasm, and cute little smiles and blushing... it made her sick.
It wasn't exactly subtle either, practically the whole school had noticed their little crushes on one another. The looks they gave each other made even her blush once in a while.
Kiyomi angrily stabbed her fork into her salad as she plotted ways to turn them against each other. Even sitting across the table from them at lunch was beginning to become unbearable.
"Kiyomiiiii." Misa whined from beside her, "You're glaring at them again, you know frowning all the time like that can cause wrinkles."
Kiyomi simply rolled her eyes in response.
"I don't know why you hate their friendship so much... I think it's cute!" She persisted.
Kiyomi glared at her, "It's not their friendship I hate, I mean look at them!" She gestured at the two of them, who were oblivious to anything but each other, as usual, "I want to tell them to get a room, but that would just probably make it worse... plus I think I'd literally throw up if they got together."
"Wait a minute... you think they like each other? Like, like-like each other?" Misa gaped at her, giving Kiyomi a wonderful view of the half-chewed food in her mouth.
Kiyomi stared at her incredulously; had she seriously not noticed?
It would seem so, as Misa suddenly turned to stare at the two boys, her eyes as wide as dinner plates.
"Oh my god you're right!" She turned back seriously, "Kiyomi do you know what this means?"
"Yes, we have to-"
"Get them together? My thoughts exactly! How do you think we should do it? Set them up on a blind date? Lock them in a room alone together? Ooh! what if we-"
"Stop!" Kiyomi cut off her excited speculating, waving a fork in the air in front of her face, "What the hell do you mean? Why would we set them up together? I thought you liked Light?"
It was true that she and Misa had been vying for Light's attention for years, though they somehow managed to remain friends throughout all of it.
She just snorted, "Well duhh, of course I did, but that's obviously never gonna happen if he's gay."
Kiyomi paused for a moment, what she said was true, if he was gay then getting rid of Ryuzaki wouldn't help her at all...
"What if he's bisexual?" She persisted.
"I doubt that, I mean have you ever seen Light look twice at a girl? And even if he was bi, look at how happy Ryu makes him. If Light's happy then I'm happy too." She grinned.
"But..." Kiyomi searched for a reason as to why they should prevent them from getting together, "But being gay, it's... distasteful. Especially for someone like Light who could have any girl in the school."
"What do you mean distasteful? I think you just want Light to yourself Kiyomi." Misa frowned and stood to move to the seat next to Ryuzaki, leaving Kiyomi alone across the table.
"And for the record, I think it's cute!" She raised her voice and folded her arms, causing the love birds to finally look up from their oblivious eye-fucking.
"Did we miss something?" Light frowned, glancing from Kiyomi's cold glare to Misa's pouty baby face. She really could be an overgrown child sometimes.
"What's cute?" Ryuzaki looked to Misa for an explanation, and she opened her mouth to reply.
Sensing impending disaster Kiyomi quickly cut her off before she could say anything stupid, "Her new shirt!" She met Misa's eyes with a sharp glance, hoping the message would get across, "I'm sorry Misa, you were right, it is cute. Not... distasteful at all."
Her eyes brightened with smug understanding. "I told you. It's positively adorable."
Kiyomi sighed, "Yep, it sure is."
The boys just looked at each other and shook their heads. The bell rang at that precise moment, and they all stood to head to their afternoon classes.
Misa, back at Kiyomi's side, grinned at the boys and then turned to her, "So how do you suppose we get them together?"
Kiyomi shook her head, "I might support them, but I'm not going to push them together. That they can do on their own."
She nodded, "You're so smart Kiyomi. I'll text you about it later!" she waved as she walked through the door to her class.
Kiyomi had no doubt that she would hear all about it later.
She rolled her eyes, pleased that Misa bought her support in them. She may have been able to accept the fact that Light was gay, but not with Ryuzaki. Not with that freak. Plus she was still clinging onto the hope that if Ryuzaki dropped out of the picture, Light might like her instead.
Which was why she decided to corner Ryuzaki after school in order to warn - threaten - him.
"Hey freak." Kiyomi greeted as she walked over to where he was just coming out of the school, "I believe we need to talk."
He raised an unamused eyebrow at the nick name, "Kiyomi? What do you need to speak with me about?"
"You." She put on her best icy glare, and to his puzzled expression she added, "And Light."
Without missing a beat he nodded, "Ahh yes, you think we're becoming too close and are here to warn me that 'bad things will happen' should I not back off."
Startled, she took a step back, "Y-yes, actually." she regained her composure then and sneered at him, "I want you to know that I know all about your little crush on Light and trust me, hon, you two will never work out."
He took a step forward then, invading her personal space, and staring down at her with those creepy eyes of his, "Says who... you? The one who tried- unsuccessfully I might add - to get Light's attention years, when it only took me a month?"
Her confidence wavered, but she still managed to catch him off guard one last time, "That's because you're new. And guess what sweetie, as soon as he figures out what the rest of us already see -that you're a freak- he'll soon get bored with you and go back to me. It's just a matter of time." She felt a twinge of satisfaction as his eyebrows furrowed in concern.
"We'll see." Is all he said before brushing past her, heading towards his ride home, leaving Kiyomi content with the damage she had so obviously inflicted.
L P.O.V.
L had seen this coming from the moment he had seen Kiyomi's expression during lunch.
It didn't bother him too much, he knew that Light would never go for someone as cold hearted as her, but at the same time Ryuzaki couldn't help feeling downcast as he realized that Light probably would get bored with him after a while.
When he voiced these concerns to Watari however, he merely reminded him of the inevitable; the prospect of returning to England in less than a month and a half.
In a way it made L feel better, knowing he and Light had no chance in the first place, though he wasn't sure how to go about the whole situation, knowing Light did in fact have feelings for him.
Not to mention the fact that he was unsure whether he would be able to hold himself back...
He supposed he would have to burn that bridge when he came to it.
Light P.O.V.
They noticed. Of course they noticed. Kiyomi was far too vigilant, and Misa was the school's gossip queen.
What was he going to do? He couldn't have everyone knowing, that would be a horrible disaster, especially if he was wrong about Ryuzaki returning his feelings...
There was only one person he could go to in a time like this.
"Mom?" Light hovered on the threshold of his parent's study, wondering if he should simply turn and leave, to deal with it on his own.
"Oh, Light honey come in, I was just sending an email to your aunt, I need to know if she can make it to your graduation." That did not help the butterflies in his stomach. She frowned as she took in his expression, "Is there something you need to talk about?"
"Uhm, yeah, actually there is..." he walked into the room and sat down on the couch, Sachiko moved to sit next to him.
"What's wrong? You can tell me you know."
Light took a deep breath "I think I have a crush on someone." he winced as the words came out of his mouth.
"Someone huh?" she chuckled, "And is this Someone a person I know?"
"Maybe." He eluded her question, "I just don't know what I'm supposed to do..."
"Well you're a smart boy, I'm sure you'll figure it out." she laid a hand on his shoulder reassuringly.
"I'm book smart mom, stuff like this... it's not exactly my area of expertise." Light shrugged.
She ruffled his hair affectionately, "I'm not sure it's any teenager's area of expertise."
"Misa's maybe..." He rolled my eyes.
"I'm sure... now about this crush of yours." She arched an eyebrow at him questioningly.
Light frowned, "I can't seem to get them off my mind, we just... click."
"Like puzzle pieces?"
"Exactly. I've never been able to connect with anyone in the same way I connect with him." The words poured out of his mouth before he could stop them.
His mother was quiet for a moment and when he turned to face her she had a huge grin spread across her face.
"What?" He asked warily.
"Him?" Light felt the pit of his stomach drop through the floor of the study.
"I-I meant her." He tried to recover, but her Cheshire grin simply grew wider.
"It is Ryuzaki? Who am I kidding, of course it's Ryuzaki." Light put his face in his hands before it could become any more flushed and she clapped her hands in delight. "Oh I knew it!"
"Mom! Mom stop it, it's bad enough that Sayu is always doing this... not you too."
She settled down a bit and put her hand on his shoulder, "Light, I hope you know that your father and I support you in everything you do. No to mention that Ryuzaki is such a nice boy, I definitely approve." She nodded as though everything was settled.
"Mom! We're not even dating, I don't even know if I want to anyway..."
"Well why not? You obviously like him, and from what I've seen he obviously likes you." Light could feel the blush creeping up his neck.
"I just... I don't know if he would want to, not to mention we're graduating in a month and half... Plus I don't know how the rest of the school will react to us let alone how dad will react..." He trailed off, picturing how his father might react if he found out Light had feelings for another boy.
"Light, you know your father loves you and he will support you no matter what. And if he doesn't then I will just have to set him straight." As she said this they heard heavy footsteps approaching the study and Soichiro Yagami appeared in the doorway.
"Set him straight about what?" He asked, looking from Light to Sachiko and back.
Sachiko stood to greet him and Light did his best not to shrink back into the couch. He was definitely not ready for his father to find out.
"Nothing!" He exclaimed, hoping his father would just drop the topic.
Sadly his hope was in vain.
"No, I heard you talking... Do you two need to tell me something?" He folded his arms to show he wasn't going to back down.
His mother shot Light an encouraging look, and Light knew she was on the verge of telling him. He shook his head in a desperate attempt to stop her from letting the cat out of the bag.
"Your son has a crush on someone from school." She said slowly, giving his father a knowing look.
It was then that Light realized that he may already know, his mother didn't seem at all surprised when he told her. Soichiro's eyebrows arched in sudden realization at her implications.
"You mean..." He sighed then and pinched the bridge of his nose as though he had the beginning of a headache, "Sachiko..."
"We talked about this Soichiro! We, and we includes you, will support Light no matter what." She placed her hands on her hips, standing between us and seeming to radiate disapproval toward his father.
"But Sachiko..." He then lowered his voice as though he thought Light wouldn't be able to hear him, "Our son, a fag? He'll be laughed at, made fun of! It could reflect bad on the rest of the family. Do you really want that for him?"
"You mean for you. You don't want that for you." She retorted, not budging from her position.
Light, meanwhile, was attempting to disappear into the folds of the couch, to blink out of existence.
Soichiro sputtered indignantly, "What does that mean? Of course I'm only looking out for my son!"
"No you're not, or you would be more accepting of him. You just don't want your precious reputation tainted!" she then turned to Light, "Not that you would taint our reputation, Japan isn't that backwards."
Light began to nod, when he caught the expression on his father's face, and rage coursed through him suddenly, "You know what mom? Dad's right." He spit out, standing up and glaring at his father, "Me being gay would bruise our reputation, I very well could be laughed at, and even ridiculed; but you know what? I don't care, I really don't. I'm sick and tired of caring about what people think about me, of trying to be the best because anything else would be shameful. I'm going to do what I want, be what I want, and no one, not even you, is going to stop me." With that having been said, Light marched out of the study and up to his room, slamming the door and collapsing onto the bed.
How could he say those things? And right in front of me! The muffled sounds of his parents continued argument rose, unwelcomed, through the floor.
Light felt unwelcome tears begin to sting his eyes and furiously wiped them away, he would not cry over this.
It was ridiculous, he was still trying to figure this whole mess out. Having feelings for one person, did not mean he was completely, utterly, 100% gay. Plus there was still the small chance that Ryuzaki didn't actually like him back...
Bzzt bzzt
His phone vibrated noisily against the wood of his desk, startling him out of his self thrown pity party.
It was Ryuzaki. Of course.
In an irrational expression of anger, he threw his phone across the room without even checking the message. As it hit the wall he heard the front door slam.
There goes dad.
If Ryuzaki had never come to his school - if he had never befriended him he would never have been in this situation; right then he would be looking forward to University, rather than worrying about his father, who had always supported him. Until now.
Light wanted to be mad at him, wanted blame all of his troubles and anger on Ryuzaki, but he found he simply couldn't. So in the meantime, curling up under the covers and burying his head in pillows would suffice.
He heard a knock on the door, probably his mother, but ignored it until he heard footsteps retreating down the stairs.
What the hell was he going to do?
L P.O.V.
Ryuzaki paced nervously by the front door to the apartment... why isn't he answering?
"Shall we go without him then?" Watari prompted him from the hallway, plucking his keys from the hook, "The evidence will all be mussed up by the police if we don't get there soon..."
"I can't just go without him." He protested.
"You have on every case before this one, I'm sure he would tell you to go."
"But what if something happened to him? If he's upset or in danger..." L trailed off unsure.
"L, you're stalling." Watari gave him a stern look.
L sighed deeply, "Fine, fine, I'm coming." And with that he followed Wammy out into the hall, making their way to the car. As he slammed the door shut, L checked the recently sent message on his screen before finally pocketing the phone.
'There's been another murder, up at the school again. There's something different about this one... the news isn't able to cover it fully... I'm about to head to the scene. Do you need a ride? Text me back as soon as you are able. - R'
A/N
Yeah yeah, I know Soichiro is a bit ooc, but there's a little thing called a plot device. And don't worry, I won't make him the bad guy forever... I have much worse in store for them than that...
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- MDL