Beyond set L's keys next to his laptop and stumbled into the kitchen. Light glanced around the house, "I think I'm not leaving anymore until this whole thing is said and done."
Beyond sighed and rounded the corner with a glass of water, "That could be years… L is good, but a case like this can scale into years."
Light looked down, "Okay. Maybe I'll just hang out here around my birthday then."
Beyond laughed, "I haven't even unpacked yet. You want to explain to me how we're going to fit six guys in one house?"
Light grinned, "We did it in school. And that was only one room."
Beyond smirked, "But it's weird now." Light laughed. Beyond smiled, "I'm glad to see you laugh." He picked up his bag and walked into a room. "Want some Motrin or something? I don't know about you, but I'm sore."
Light smiled and leaned in the doorway, "I'm alright. It's really just my back."
Beyond tilted his head, "They apparently had a thing for backs." Beyond flopped on the bed face first into a pillow. He started patting his nightstand looking for something. "Crap." He sat up and rummaged through his bags. He pulled a bottle out and popped it open, "You have no idea how much your life sucks, until you're on an antidepressant and haven't taken it in a few days."
Light sighed, "Maybe not. That reminds me…" Light went into his room and opened his own bottle. Beyond got up and followed him. Light glanced up at him, "Funny… Anti anxiety, here."
Beyond walked in and handed him the glass of water, "We have shitty careers. I think if I live through this… I'm going to work for a law firm in a city… Or something. I don't know… Less… This pace more… lawyery paced."
Light chuckled nostalgically, "That isn't even a word…"
Beyond gave a weak smile, "Is now…" Light smiled at him and handed him the water back. "So, what now? Actual restful sleep? What are we supposed to do? Lock the house and don't answer the door until dad gets home?" Beyond shifted an uncomfortable glance to Light, "You did lock the door, right?"
Light smiled and nodded, "Yeah… I've had enough life threatening experiences for one lifetime. What's it like? Doing your other job, I don't even know what it is. I just know you work for the U.N."
Beyond shrugged, "It's exciting, I guess… But it's sad… Very sad. I take lives, so I can live. The U.N points and says go…" Beyond's eyes narrowed in thought, "It's why I'm on antidepressants." Beyond glanced at Light. "You alright?"
Light shook his head slightly, "Yeah. Sorry. I understand how you feel… Well, maybe not to that extent, but every time I lost a patient… I blamed myself. I can't imagine what it must be like to pull the trigger, but… I get it."
Beyond gave a hallow half smile, "You're job I think would suck more. If I make a mistake people call it weakness of heart. Nameless, faceless people escape… But you… You know their names, their birthdays, you've met their families… If you make a mistake… So, I don't know, but I understand." Beyond looked up to look at Light who was smiling, staring at the ceiling. "What?"
Light gave a quiet chuckle, "It's nice… To be understood." He looked back down at Beyond's quizzical stare. They stared at each other for a while.
Beyond broke eye contact, "I'm sorry."
Light sighed, "For what?"
Beyond gave a weak smile, "For what I'm about to do."
Light tilted his head and leaned closer, "What?" Beyond leaned over and placed a soft kiss on Light's lips. Light closed his eyes and relaxed a little leaning in towards Beyond. When their lips parted Light gave Beyond an endearing smile, "Don't be sorry." Beyond smiled softly and stood up. "Please don't leave." Light looked down to the floor.
"How about this… I'll be right back." Beyond touched Light's chin. Light looked up at his touch and smiled softly, nodding. Beyond took the glass and walked to the kitchen, leaving it in the sink. He rounded the corner to his room and changed from his clothes.
Beyond walked into Light's room and saw him struggling with his shirt, "Hang on! Don't hurt yourself." Beyond yanked Light's shirt off him and chuckled, "Now would be an inappropriate time for a 'peek-a-boo' comment, huh?"
Light's face twisted into a soft chuckle, "A little."
Beyond smirked, "Too bad, peek-a-boo!"
Light choked back laughter, "You fucking suck."
Beyond smiled but his smile faded when Light turned to put his other shirt on. "Holy Hell." He gently ran his finger along Light's back, Light winced slightly at the touch, "Hang on. Don't put that on yet." Beyond ran out of the room and started throwing stuff across his room before finding what he wanted. He walked back into Light's room and pointed at the bed, "Sit."
Light rolled his eyes and sat, "It's fine, really it doesn't—" He hissed in pain as Beyond gently touched one of the cuts on his back.
Beyond smirked a little, "You were saying? It's freaking Neosporin, chill." He smiled softly when he saw Light relax a little. "I just don't want them to get infected."
Light smiled slightly, "Why are you always like that?"
Beyond raised an eyebrow, "Like what? Protective? I guess, it's because, I never had anyone like that in my life… And, if I couldn't have that person… Maybe, it's because, I was meant to be that person."
Light smiled, "I like that. You've always been so positive. Sometimes your optimism helped me through my hardest times… Even when you weren't there." Light winced slightly at the occasional touch.
Beyond swallowed roughly, "It wasn't always easy. It still isn't." Beyond smiled softly and put a cap on ointment. "And done." Beyond sighed, "Sometimes, it's the saddest people who have the brightest smiles."
Light sighed, "Now I can't put my shirt on."
Beyond rolled his eyes, "Not until that's absorbed." Light flopped on his bed, face in his pillow and whined. "Oh, you big baby." Beyond sat next to him, "If you don't quit whining I'll give you a wet willy."
Light shot Beyond a glare, and spoke, while being muffled by the pillow, "You wouldn't." Beyond smiled innocently. "Yeah. You would. Aren't you a little old too be doing that?"
Beyond shrugged, "Age is just an estimation of time you've spent becoming more and more cynical. I just live Light, I don't count, I don't stress about, 'Being too old' or 'too young.' If it hurts it hurts, regardless of how young I am, if I'm childish, I'm childish, regardless of how old I am, the only thing that defines me, is me." He smiled at Light, "I think the world as a whole would feel a little better, if they all thought that way."
Light nodded silently, "You're something else."
Beyond smirked, "Nope, just me."
Light laughed and yawned while stretching. "I wish I could have thought that way."
Beyond messed up Light's hair, "No one is stopping you from beginning."
Light smiled tiredly, "Will you stay with me?"
Beyond smiled and rolled over onto his stomach and poked his nose, "I don't see why not."
Light chuckled, "Always?"
Beyond's smiled faded slightly, "I don't understand. How so? Because, I've always been with you."
"You said you could never muster the courage to ask me out. So I'm asking you. Will you stay with me… Always…"
Beyond stared at Light for a moment, "What about…"
Light rolled his eyes, "Six years ago."
Beyond hung his head, "Ah, here I thought that was a recent thing." He ruffled the back of his hair nervously.
"Beyond. Answer the question. Yes or no."
Beyond took a deep breath, "That has to be the dumbest question with the most obvious answer…" He reached up and grabbed Light's hand, "Of course… If that's what you want…" Light intertwined their fingers and smiled. "Always."