A/N: HAPPY NEW YEARS! Well I hope everyone had fun and is looking forward to a brand new year. Good bye thirteen hello fourteen!

In other news I'm glad to say, because I don't think I have yet, that I finished my other story! Which means, this is the one that will get all of my time and devotion from now on :) so I guess its safe to say for you all to expect more regular updates from here on out :D I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS

Now I think this will be one of my favorite chapters. My apologies that it isn't too long... but I hope you enjoy it anyways :)

Special thanks to my beta for doing her magic and I hope to hear from you all again soon!

Happy readings :)

Celest ^I^

PS the picture I used I found on devian art, well actually it was google images at first, however the authors name on devian art is named Alayna who did this. So please if you like the pic go check out her other stuff, its fab! I don't know if ill keep the picture I may just revert all my stories back but for now I thought I would just see. :)

Light flung the door open, hearing the resounding bang of the wood as it bounced off of the wall behind it. His heart was beating a million miles a second and his pupils were blown wide open in fear as he took in his surroundings. He just barely managed not to sprint down the hallway as he ignored the curious gazes of some other therianthropes and their mutterings.

Teru and Ryuk, who had draped a towel around himself still dripping water on the floor, padded hastily after him.

"Light!"

"Not now, Teru."

"No, Light where do you think you're going?! And what's the matter with you? Just a few seconds ago you were perfectly fine and now-"

"I need to see L."

He could hear Teru splutter indignantly from behind him but ignored the other therianthrope as he continued briskly down the dark hallway. The quick pattering of footsteps came up from behind and then he was stopped abruptly as Teru placed a hand on his chest in a halting gesture.

"Light, you can't keep bothering him like this! If this keeps happening he could go back on what he had decided earlier in front of the pride and think you're too much work!"

"What are you saying?" Light merely gazed at Teru trying to fight the internal panic that the note had invoked in him after reading its sparse message.

"What I'm saying is, he may decide you're far more trouble then you're actually worth. If he decides that, then he will kill you or exile you, and neither is something to be taken lightly."

Light snorted in amusement at that. "He's not going to do that, Teru."

Teru paused at that and frowned, cocking his head slightly to the side in confusion. "And why is that?"

Light waved the small scrap of paper just below the therianthrope's nose. "Because whoever illegally turned me is here! He or she must have delivered this to me, in our room, while all of us were out."

Teru frowned as he reached over and grabbed the note. He quickly read the small message, and then took a mighty sniff of the paper. Coughing and sneezing, he waved his hand in front of his nose in disgust as Light watched his eyes water.

"What's wrong?"

"You don't smell that?" he asked in disbelief, "my god, Light, it reeks with this pungent aroma of something that's been rotting for…years."

Light looked down at the paper in his hand and lightly brought it up to his face giving a tentative sniff. He noticed the smell that Teru had just snorted in disgust at and winced himself. How could he have missed this? It smelled like putrefaction; of a body that had been dead for many years.

But how could that be possible? Whatever carried that stench couldn't be alive today, could it?

"Well, that changes things," Teru said conversationally as if they were talking about the weather.

Light walked around the boy and rounded the next corner. He didn't get far, however, before he collided with a hard chest blocking his path.

Spluttering he shook his head to rid himself of the dizziness and glanced up. Standing before him was the same male that had barged into L's study the day he had arrived here and met the alpha. Even hunched over as he was, he still towered over Light, his red eyes glinting down at him burning like hot coals on a fire. Light saw a small smirk come over his features and he paled, shivering slightly, at the glint of fang just through his lips that he could discern.

"Well, well, well, we meet again, kitten," B said in a soft, silky purr.

Teru and Ryuk (who was still in his towel) rounded the corner at this moment, both freezing at the sight of the older were.

Walking up to him quickly, Teru grabbed his arm just above his elbow and steered him forcefully around the sadistically grinning therianthrope. Light stumbled as he tried to keep pace with his friend as he was towed around, Ryuk following closely on their heels, all as B turned to watch them pass.

"Don't say anything to him," Teru hissed to him lowly.

Light glanced at his friend in surprise; Teru seemed livid, as if the sight of B sent him spiraling off a cliff of anger. He was puzzled and confused by his reactions, so he, for once, obediently took his friends advice. His friends' eyes had turned slit pupil like a cats and his hair had bushed out slightly, almost like a mane around his face. A quick glance at Ryuk who was following them discerned the same thing.

"Wait, what's the matter?" Light spluttered out in confusion as he was still dragged along, the grip on his arm beginning to hurt furiously, his skin protesting at the harsh treatment.

"Not here," Teru growled.

"You make sure to take care, Light." He heard B call out after his retreating back. "Wouldn't want something to happen to that pretty face of yours."

Light turned around to shout back at him, when he realized that he wasn't standing where he once was. Teru yanked on Light's stalling body harder, almost causing him to fall flat on his face.

"Don't say anything," Teru hiss viciously, "what did I just tell you?! Just walk!"

Light glared at him, but otherwise didn't put up too much of a fuss as they continued on their way, quickly, to L's study.

~x~

L's Study

~x~

"To what are you referring to exactly, Miss Amane?" L asked in his same monotone voice, ignoring her request of her wanting him to call her by her first name.

Misa pouted seemingly at his rejection, "Oh please, L, everyone's talking about it, you know? You can't tell me that you're oblivious to all the whispers going around the other groups, and all the people?! Wow, now, that's panic-in-the-streets worthy. Everyone reeks of fear in the big cities, in particular where the attacks have happened. Sad really, who would savage those poor people, and for what, really?"

"I assume, then, that you haven't heard anything about who may have done this?"

Misa turned red at the innuendo. "I have ears, L, but even I don't hear everything."

"Shame," L merely remarked as he turned back to his desk, and sat down in a crouched position upon his leather chair.

"Although, I have heard you kept the only surviving victim so far," her eyes lit greedily at the news, "so may I see him?" She eagerly clasped her hands in front of her.

"He is not to be disturbed, and I do not wish for anyone outside of the pride, unless they have received my express permission, to speak or meet with the kitten. There is much to teach him," L explained as he plopped a chocolate into his mouth, relishing at the sweet, yet slightly bitter taste melted on his taste buds.

"Well, you're no fun," Misa pouted crossing her arms in front of her chest.

"My apologies that you feel that way, Miss Amane, as I do hope you understand that it is in no way meant to be disrespectful towards yourself. I am merely looking out for the kitten's best interests." L shifted as he felt the cold wash of the moon on his person, his feline side itching to be released, as the muted lighting in the room gave off a pleasant glow.

It was at that moment that the door used for public entrance to L's study was quickly thrust open. Light, Teru, and Ryuk came rushing in from the hall, a crazed glint shining in their eyes. Ryuk and Teru were still somewhat frazzled by the earlier encounter with B, but in light of their alpha, they quickly calmed themselves, their sparse kitten fur lying flat and their fangs retracting. They both dropped to the floor at L's stare, once directed at them and their rude invasion of his space.

Light had no qualms whatsoever; however, he paused upon seeing the girl standing before L.

For some reason, his stomach sank and his heart did a quick skip from within his chest as their eyes locked with one another. For reasons he could not fathom, she made him feel incredibly nervous and on edge, and he could feel his throat dry out like sandpaper as she kept her bright blue-eyed stare directed at him.

"Light, I don't think I have to explain to you that your continuous barreling into my office is becoming taxing on not only my patience with you and your situation, but also for your complete disrespect of pride rules and more importantly, to me as your alpha. If this kind of behavior keeps on persisting I'm afraid I may be forced to take harsher measures with you in order to enforce your place," L said in his same blunt tone of voice as he stirred his tea, having seemingly lost interest already by the rude interruption. His black eyes did take in the sudden pause of both Misa Amane and Light, as the two of them took in one another for the first time. He noticed how Light's heartbeat tripled, his pupils dilating in fear, as well as his quick, shallow breathing, the faint tang of salty sweat secreting off his body. If he wasn't so sure of himself he would say that Light was experiencing a panic attack upon seeing the female; but that couldn't be true, to his knowledge the two had never met. Besides that fact, Light's fear scent was a few minutes older than when he had barged in. Something else had frightened his kitten before he had come here. He continued speaking, not showing that he had taken in the whole exchange between the two, or how much he had deduced from Light's bodily reactions, "Teru, I'm surprised by you. I would have thought that your knowledge of our rules and our way of life, coupled with the fact that you never break rules, would have rubbed off on Light by now. I see I may have been mistaken. Ryuk I held no such regards towards, since the mischief he creates around here tends to be legendary…" L trailed off at that; ignoring the fact that the kitten was only clad in a towel.

Teru appeared to shrink even more into the ground, almost wishing that he could be swallowed by the floor as his face burned in shame. Ryuk bit his lip viciously so as not to rebuke L. Not like he could though, it was the truth, after all; and when the alpha leveled him with his black stare, his wild and majestic therianthrope side shining through his eyes, he couldn't help himself but whimper and bare his throat in an act of submission.

Light snapped back to his senses at L's rebuff to his friends and forcefully dragged his attention away from the woman back towards L.

Striding confidently over, he threw the small paper onto L's desk in front of the alpha. L blinked up at him owlishly then reached over, picking the paper up between his thumb and pointer finger as he chewed on the tip of his left thumb.

"And what is this?" he asked around his nail.

"Read it," Light told him quietly, "and then maybe you'll realize that I keep barreling into your study for good reason."

L merely glanced at him then focused on the note his eyes quickly taking in the message. After finished reading it he showed no signs of frustration, anger, or resentment; instead he placed the note back on his desk and uttered a short growl.

Light swallowed harshly as the low sound seemed to reverberate in his very core, curling his toes nervously into the plush carpet beneath his feet.

Mere seconds later it seemed, Near and Mello both stepped into the room, taking in the situation in one quick perusal and awaiting L's orders patiently.

"Near, Mello escort Teru and Ryuk from the room. I want you to assign them suitable punishments for the both of them. This barging into my quarters has to stop, and it seems we need to enact some punishments," he paused at this seemingly in deep thought about something, "make that also for Light as well. I believe it's time we stamped some hard lessons into them; nothing too strenuous; just, make the lesson stick."

Near and Mello both nodded at that and glanced towards the two kittens posturing themselves as close to the floor as they could manage. After a single commanding growl, the two of them detached themselves and, with their heads bowed, came over to the second and third. They looked towards Light, who had yet to move, and Mello's lips peeled back from his teeth, exposing sharpened fangs at the blatant disregard to the order.

L waved his hand at his third in a placating gesture. "Do not worry about him yet, Mello, I still need to talk to him. Escort the other two to their shared room, and you will receive your punishment in the morning."

With that the second and third lead the other two out of the door.

"Miss Amane I am afraid we will have to cut our conversation here for tonight; now that this has come up I see I need to deal with this more pressing matter. If you would be so kind, Watari will show you out." He gestured over to the door that the other four had just left through and buzzed for the older gentleman that sat a room over and down a floor.

Misa took once last glance at Light then skipped to the door. He fought the sudden shiver that ran throughout his body and down his spine like skittering mice as she closed the doors behind her, leaving him and L all to themselves with nary a sound.

It was quiet for a few minutes, and Light couldn't help shifting on the balls of his feet nervously twisting his fingers in front of himself. He had just been fueled by a passionate amount of trepidation and anger just mere moments ago. Now it appeared that it had either run its course, or, and he was loath to admit it, it paled in front of the alpha now.

The clack of the spoon resounded against the rim of the cup as he placed it on the saucer the cup sat upon and uncurled himself from his chair. Light couldn't help but avert his eyes down towards the floor and shrink in on himself as the alpha slowly prowled around his wide, large desk to come stand beside him. It was amazing that even hunched over, as L was, he exuded more raw power and boiling aggression than anyone who stood tall, straight and proud.

Light fought his baser instincts to crouch and posture himself on the floor as Ryuk and Teru had done mere moments ago in front of him.

"You should listen to your instincts, Light," L said softly. Even with his keen hearing he had to strain at the subtle tones being emitted from the other were. "Those instincts will save you in this pride and in our world. To ignore them is to be inviting death to you."

Before Light could say anything to that, he felt himself slammed harshly into the solid oak desk before him. L leaned over him from behind, using his superior strength and force to hold him in place. He kicked his legs apart and settled himself snugly between his thighs making Light blush hotly from the intimate pose.

Shifting uncomfortably below L's heavy weight, the alpha merely growled and forcefully pinned him harder into the unyielding surface. Light could feel his strong thighs against his own shapely ones, and the fact continued to surprise him. While his body was built more for running, L's exuded raw strength and power below his deceiving frumpy attire.

He could feel all the muscles within L bunch and roll like waves. The harsh press of the weight, the corded strength in his arms as he kept one hand forcefully in his hair keeping his head pinned down to the desk, while the other gripped his right wrist firmly. His left arm was pinned below his own body, and he couldn't help the wince in pain as his weight, combined with L's, made pain sing up and down his arm. Just from the feeling of L alone, Light knew that the alpha was very well built. It was sometimes easy to forget that L was a powerful alpha, with tremendous stores of strength to back up his position.

He couldn't help the whimper pass through his lips as the alpha answered him with a resounding growl.

"Did anyone touch you?" he growled out next to his ear snuffling around his neck and shoulders as if looking for something.

Light frowned in confusion and tried once again to shift underneath L.

L growled loudly and deeply as he bit his shoulder through his shirt warningly. Light felt another whine leave his throat unintentionally at the sharp prick of fangs, then lay prone once more. L growled his approval and continued to sniff.

"I asked you if anyone touched you?"

Then it all clicked to Light, as if a light bulb had been turned on. L thought that because of the note someone had forced themselves on him, or touched him in some way that he would perceive as a threat. That's why he was sniffing him and why he was acting so possessive. He had claimed him in front of the pride; if someone had done something like that to him, it would be a direct challenge and insult to him as leader to go about touching what he had marked specifically as his. And while it left Light with a particularly bad taste in his mouth he couldn't help the sharp bolt of pleasure that traveled through his body at the thought of being L's property.

"N-n-no, alpha," he instinctually answered, "no one touched me."

"Your mine," L hissed down to him baring his fangs and rubbing them against the sensitive skin of his neck.

Light shivered again at the possessive tone; his body becoming hot and flushed at the ownership echoing out from L's voice and how their bodies still remained intimately pressed against the hard, smooth desk.

"A-all yours, alpha," Light quickly acceded to the were on top of him, hoping that would placate the larger therianthrope.

L rumbled deep in his chest as the small kitten below him confirmed his ownership, pleased by his acquiescence. Just when he was about to let Light rise and leave a strong whiff of a fruity smell wafted to his nose. He paused and inhaled deeply at the juncture between Light's neck and shoulder blade snuffling at the skin.

Groaning as more of the scent presented itself to him, seemingly from his curiosity, he licked at the peach coloured flesh below him, reveling in the smooth kitten soft skin as the young male shifted once more in response.

Light couldn't contain his squeak at feeling L lick at the skin around his neck, it almost felt as if the alpha were bathing him in his scent; but then he began grinding against him intimately which made Light drop his head wearily onto the desk once more. His mind screamed at him to fight L off with everything he could muster, but for whatever reason his instinct, a force he could not fight against, froze him to the desk, whimpering and mewling like the kitten that L never seemed to tire reminding him of.

He could feel the moon bathing him in its silvery glow, but instead of being a cool light, it felt like it burned his skin, turning his blood into molten lava pumping through his veins. He unintentionally or intentionally - he couldn't tell anymore where his instinct overcame his reason - began to grind back against L, presenting more of his neck to the ever seeking were for his own perusal.

L was overcome by the intoxicating scent of the young kitten underneath him, and the acceptance of his body to his needs. The scent was something that he had never before smelled on any other lycanthrope much less any of the prides kittens in his living memory. Something was extremely different about Light and that made him even more curious about the young kitten through his hazy fog of desire coursing through his system.

Before he could fight the instinct he bit harshly at the skin joining Light's neck and shoulder. The kitten screamed in surprise, arousal, and a twinge of fear.

Light choked on a sob as the hand that had been pinned underneath him and L was ripped free and smacked against a small object off to his side. He heard the faint crash and tinkling of glass but was too overwhelmed by the teeth in his neck and shoulder too care to much for the damaged property.

L moaned as the smell of the kitten seemingly intensified at his bite then quickly became a small scent, becoming lax in its pungent aroma just mere seconds ago. He forced himself away from the neck of the kitten and gave the severely irritated skin some gentle laps of his tongue, purring as he worked diligently at the wound.

Light squirmed under him and mewled in abandonment as L thoroughly washed the cut. He occasionally let out tiny sighs of contentment as the heat inside his body cooled to a somewhat more bearable level then just a few short moments ago.

He lay boneless against the desk under the alpha, merely tilting his head to the side to allow for more maneuverability to the man lying on top of him.

L rumbled in gratification as he gave one last swipe, his saliva having healed the worse of the injury, now Light's quick therianthropic healing would take over and finish the rest. There would still be a more mark, that was unavoidable, but L felt a sense of pride wash through him at knowing Light now carried a clear mark of ownership and not just by his scent alone. Looking down into the kitten's lust-clouded yet fear-stricken eyes, he couldn't help but give a quick lick to his lips before pulling back.

Getting up from Light, he padded back a step.

"You may get up and leave, Light," L said quietly as he gazed at the kitten, "I think you'll find you'll be tired by tomorrow. Don't forget, you still have the punishment for the three of you."

Light gave a slight grunt but otherwise didn't say anything as he got up from the desk. He winced at the stiff feeling from where L had bitten him, and when he turned around to look at the alpha he could have sworn that L's eyes had a hint of triumph glimmering from within their black depths.

He padded out of the room, not even remembering what he had come there for to begin with and closed the doors behind him.

L allowed himself a small grin as his kitten left much more quietly then he had come in. In like a lion out like a lamb, or so the popular saying went. He paused as he raised his hand, sniffing his palm, his eyes flashing into a cat like pupil. Humming to himself; a small flick of fang, and the smirk of a predator came over his visage, he began to make his way around the desk.

Hearing a small crunch and feeling a small stab of pain under his foot, he curiously raised his leg to see what he had stepped on. Frowning, he crouched down and picked up the small bonsai tree that Watari had given him just this morning. This must have been what Light had knocked from his desk; and in the heat of the moment he hadn't paid it much mind, but now he took in the small tree with curiosity and a faint sense of wonder.

The small glass it had come in was shattered on the floor beyond repair; however, that was not what had caught L's attention. Just this morning, when Watari had presented it to him, it was alive and a small thriving tree; now, it was black and hunched over. It had died.

A/N: Whatcha think? Leave a review if you wish to tell me your thoughts and feelings, otherwise thank you for just taking the time to read this chapter :)