Author's Notes;;
Freakitten;; I'm glad it made you laugh. :D
Shannara810;; Ha, yeah, he fainted. O.O I'm still worried for the kid's sanity…
Constable Anemone of the Sea(x3);; Ahem, yes, that would explain Mello's love for chocolate. ^-^ Yay, I'm glad you think I'm writing it well! And to be perfectly honest, Light is internally freaking out. But what's done is done and, inevitably, I've decided he'd pro-life. L would never be for abortion unless it was absolutely necessary. In my opinion, anyway. Well, as you said, expect Light to try and exploit this dormant part of L. ;) I think Light noticed, finally.
Crescendoll;; Ha, Matsuda and Mogi… O.O And as for them being addicted, yes, it's perfectly fine. And yeah, I had to pick one, Raito or Light, and eventually decided on Light because, well, I like both names. -shrugs- And yeah, I get…bored? And I don't really edit afterwards, I edit as I go.

**Mature Content Warning**

Chapter Ten:

I ignored the coffee for a whole of three minutes before I gave in and drank it, and then I showered. I didn't like showering without Light, and the shower was a lot shorter without him with me. When I finally went downstairs I headed directly for the kitchen, opening the fridge and trying to find something to eat. I reached for the chocolate cake and then recoiled, as if stung, and grabbed a box of leftover pizza instead and vaguely wondered who had ordered it. I opened it up and saw it was plain and grabbed a slice, not bothering to heat it up. It didn't smell as much when it was cold.

I grabbed a bottle of water as well and headed for the main office and then I remembered the door opening the night before while Light and I…while we had…and it had been pretty exciting. My thought process shifted to the investigation as I entered the room, barely glancing at Matsuda, Mogi or Light as I did, and I acted as if nothing were wrong. What had I been thinking? I'd known they would be arriving soon and I'd still engaged in intercourse with Light. It had been rather…thrilling. I shot a look in my lover's direction and took the seat on his left, as usual, and he eyed the pizza in disbelief. "It's healthier," I said simply and took another bite.

Matsuda laughed and I turned my glare toward him. "Sorry, it's just…since when have you cared about food being healthy?" I shrugged and thought since now. But he went on, "I mean…really, you're acting as if…" and he froze, closed his mouth and shook his head. "Nevermind."

I smiled and prodded, "As if what, Matsuda-san?" This I wanted to hear.

He cleared his throat and coughed, as if uncomfortable. "Well…my sister-in-law is pregnant with her first child, you're exhibiting symptoms similar to her." I stared blankly at him, inwardly horrified he'd figured it out. Then he laughed again, "But since that's impossible…it's just another thing for me to make fun of you about. But really, you should probably see a doctor."

"Thank you for your concern, Matsuda-san." And I turned back to my work station, trying to figure out where the new Kira was exactly…or who. Finally I noticed a pattern. "Light…please come here." He did and I pointed at one of the screens. "There…that chart. I think this new Kira might be a student…like you were. But there are irregularities in his time, almost as if…he were working. This is why I was having so much trouble initially. But look…" I pointed again, "The hours are irregular…The culprit either works two jobs…or is a student with an internship or part-time position." I frowned and added, "And I don't think he's acting on his own. Whoever this is…I think the real culprit is the Shinigami behind him."

I stood so he could take my seat and look at everything properly, and I headed once more for the kitchen. I opened the door and I stopped, hearing Matsuda talking to Light, "Sayu-chan was released from the hospital a few days ago."

"Sh-she was?" I could hear the hope in his voice and I wondered if I should be eavesdropping. No, I would listen and if I could do anything to help the situation I would.

"Yeah…it's weird; she…doesn't think you're dead. It's like…after all this time she thinks you're alive somewhere. Sachiko-san's pretty freaked out by her behavior, but other than that she's pulled a complete one-eighty." He paused and I heard him shift in his seat, "She looks great…really healthy. I mean…aside from claiming to see you surrounded by bright lights in a dream and being convinced you're alive."

I came back into the room and said, "Light…I think we should visit her." Three pairs of eyes landed on me, but I wasn't uncomfortable with it. Light stood up and I added, "I really think it would do her well…and we would be able to caution her to keep her mouth shut. The lights…do you remember leaving The Place Between?" His eyes widened and he nodded, "Then I think it would be in everyone's best interest to pay your sister, and perhaps your mother, a visit."

And so an hour later Mogi drove us to Light's old residence, he had a brown hooded sweatshirt on with his head covered, and we approached the door. I knocked briskly and when the door opened his mother looked at us, confused, and then she burst into tears and flung her arms around Light. If it had just been one of us at the door, she might not have known for sure Light was really her son. But she remembered me and it was too much a coincidence for he and I to be together at her doorstep and not actually be us. "Excuse me, Mrs. Yagami…but may we come in?"

"O-Of course, I…I'm sorry I just…" she moved aside and shut the door behind us. And then she slapped Light. "How could you let me think you were dead? My own son! Honestly! Do you know the Hell I went through?" I winced watching her and was very glad I wasn't Light in that moment as she hit him again and then pulled him into a hug. A mother's love was strange, I noted, and put a hand to my own stomach. "Now, young man, you have a lot of explaining to do! Sayu-chan was right, oh how she'll gloat over this. Or, at least I assume and hope she is right and you are neither ghost nor figment of my imagination."

"No, Mom…Sayu-chan is both correct and incorrect." She looked at her son oddly as we all filed into the kitchen and she started putting food out on the table. "I was dead…for ten years. But…" he looked at me. Usually I was the one doing the explanations and, for once, it felt nice not to need to. "We, ah…sort of got brought back to life by a higher power to save the world?"

"If I didn't know you better, I'd say this is no time for jokes, Light Yagami! But…I don't think you would joke about such matters, least of all to me. And I didn't notice it before, but you…time really hasn't touched you." And then she turned to me, "And you…I remember you. Ryuuzaki. Soichiro didn't like you, but…I remember when Light's body was found, yours…was found with his." I froze; I hadn't actually been expecting her to turn her attention to me for a while yet. But I nodded and she went on, "I remember when you came over…" Her lips thinned as she frowned, "He was so mad…when you two went upstairs. You two really could have been quieter and upset him less, besides, with Sayu-chan in the house…really." Her gaze shifted to Light, "But Soichiro didn't see it…and now the two of you are back."

Light shot me a look I couldn't quite read and he cleared his throat, "Uhm…Mom? Where is Sayu-chan?" She gestured upstairs and bid us go say hello, she had to set the table for dinner anyway, and so we went up the stairs and he knocked lightly on Sayu's door. She called for us to come in and he turned the knob, the unlocked door sliding inward and then her eyes widened and Light was being hugged once more. "Sayu-chan…" he said, and his arms wrapped carefully around her as if he was afraid she would break. She was extremely thin and I didn't exactly blame Light for the thought.

"Light-kun…you're alright! I knew it! I knew you were alive!" He nodded and hugged her again and I saw tears in his eyes. "I saw you…in the lights…over a month ago! They finally let me go. That place was awful." Light chuckled and pulled away and the three of us sat on her bed. "I saw you! You were surrounded by that light, too. R-Ruuzaki, right?" I nodded and she smiled again, apparently glad she'd remembered correctly. "Right…Light-kun's friend that came for dinner that night." Her eyes widened and she said, "I always wondered what you two were doing…that night." She turned back to Light like some child with A.D.D. and said, "Don't you remember when I was younger I could…predict things? Like…that time I was watching television with you and mom and we were on the floor eating cereal…I was eight. And I knew I'd seen that exact program before but Mom said it wasn't a repeat! I had seen it in a dream…and that time when I woke up and asked about that place that had caught on fire and I asked if everyone was alright? The morning paper came and-"

"And announced the fire and that none had died but thirty-eight had been injured…yes," Light said in a calm voice, "I remember." She smiled a bit smugly and he said, "And you were right about me being alive, too. You're a regular psychic."

"I know! And it works backwards, too! If I concentrate enough, but it takes lots of energy, and touching things helps…but I can see events that took place in the past." She looked at me once again and I connected it a moment before she said it, "Now, if I wanted to, I could figure out what caused all that commotion." From the look in her eyes she'd already figured it out and merely wanted to make her big brother sweat. And he did. Light fidgeted and tried to convince her not to, tried to persuade her it was in the past. "What…are you afraid I'll see something I don't already know? After all, I know you were Kira…and he was found with you so it's natural to assume he was helping." Again, he protested that I was innocent and I was doing all I could not to laugh. And then she did, she burst into laughter and I joined her, clutching my side and falling sideways onto the bed.

I felt someone's, Light's, hand hit my side. "What are you laughing at, anyway?" Light obviously didn't like being the butt of a joke and I finally sat up, wiping tears out of my eyes.

"Nothing…nothing. You're just…overly worried about nothing and it was…endearing." He shifted uncomfortably and I moved behind him, resting my chin on his shoulder. "Trying to protect your sister from the truth and trying to protect me at the same time when it was obvious she'd figured it out ages ago. In fact," I gave Sayu a calculating look, "She must have figured it out that day and, like any other teenager, curiosity had caused her to want to peek."

He scowled, "Curiosity killed the cat, you know…" but the comment was directed more at me.

"And the answer brought it back to life," I retorted dully, sticking out my tongue at the irony. He licked my tongue and I pushed him away, scrunching my nose in distaste and Sayu just laughed at us. Apparently we were amusing. I didn't see it, I really, really didn't.

The three of us conversed for another half hour before we were called down to dinner and we dutifully headed down, taking seats and Light was, once again, seated next to me. There was no one at either end of the rectangular table, Sayu and her mother were across from us, and she dished out the salad first. I opted not to use dressing and took a few curious bites. Apparently my new appetite wasn't strange enough to adapt to salad yet, and then she served pork dumplings which I devoured. And then fish. The smell rankled me and I got up, running for where I knew the nearest bathroom was and spewing out everything I'd just eaten. I heard her freaking out that her cooking must be bad and how horrible she felt and how we shouldn't eat anything more and Light trying to smooth things over. 'No…that happens all the time, trust me…your cooking is fine, Mom.' And then she was concerned about my health and why was 'that nice boy' throwing up all the time, anyway? She wanted to know if I'd seen a doctor yet and, if not, should she have it arranged? I wondered if I would worry so much about my child and anyone they brought home with them and knew I probably would, and then round two of dinner came back up and I was done. I flushed the toilet and rinsed my mouth and washed my face. It had really become routine by that point and I grabbed a hand towel and dried off. And when I came back out she was fussing once again and asking if I was alright.

"Really, it's as Light said…happens all the time." I offered a weak smile and said, "Do you have any crackers?" I took my seat once more and noticed Light had moved the fish platter to the opposite corner of the table and I gave his hand a gentle squeeze in appreciation. She got me some saltines and I ate them slowly, nibbling on them and apologizing to Mrs. Yagami. She offered, again, to set me an appointment with her doctor and I finally said, "Unless it's with a Sonographer and Radiologist, it's really not necessary."

Her eyes widened and she said, "Sonogram…but, usually men don't go in for those unless it's related to…" and then she stopped. "You're far too young for that…oh, how terrible." And then I realized and laughed, shaking my head. She thought I had cancer.

"No…Yagami-san…it's nothing like that, I promise…" She blinked at me, confused, and I felt Light's hand slide down to my thigh. "I'm, well…it's not that. I promise it's not prostate cancer…" I pushed my seat closer to the table as Light's hand slid dangerously close to my groin and I glared at him. He only smiled in return and his hand forced my legs a bit further apart. Mrs. Yagami looked like she wanted to say something else and I said, "Really…it's nothing to worry about. Please…I-I'm fine." And he was groping me at the dinner table and I had to admit it was exciting. I felt myself stiffen as he massaged my shaft to life and I blinked when I realized his mother had asked me another question. "Uhhh…sorry, I must have…zoned out. Can you repeat that?"

"Certainly…I asked if you two have to leave tonight or if you would like to stay? The guestroom is practically ready," she looked apologetically at Light, "And we could easily accommodate the two of you…but one of you might have to sleep on the couch?"

Light answered, because I wasn't sure I could, "I'll take the couch, eh, Ryuuzaki?" I nodded and bit my lower lip, he had managed to get my zipper undone and his hand inside and he was stroking me through the thin fabric of my boxers. "Guests should have the beds…"

I wanted to interrupt and say we could share, it really was fine, but I dimly recalled her annoyance about us 'misbehaving' the last time with Sayu in the house. I dug my nails into Light's arm and I couldn't deny this display in front of his mother and sister, the fact that they could catch us any time if they just looked under the table or stood up, was absolutely horrifying and…definitely made it more exciting.

A//N

Yes, I think dear L has a flare for exhibitionism. And Light's finally noticed it. Poor L… -evil smirk-