A/N: Thanks guys for the reviews and the likes! I'm getting worked up! I'm almost a senior! I just can't wait, yeah! I've been trying to search for a beta but I've got no time to search properly. If there are any betas who want to beta this fic then just PM me! I'll be more than ecstatic and honored to let you correct my grammar and vocabulary mistakes. This chapter doesn't have Yagami-bucho, Ukita, Rem, and Watari dead. They're all alive and well. I hate putting them to death, they're good people!
Summary: Ushio and Ryuki (L) went to an amusement park when Ushio was left in the house to bore herself to death after her school. Both were having a splendid time but what happens when they get home?
I don't want to say this but this has another abuse but today…it's just not child abuse anymore…
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"How a mother loves"
The next day, Light has to go to California. The taskforce had some qualms about the new Kira in the States. Light, Soichiro, Watari and Matsuda were in California and Aizawa, Ide, Mogi and Ukita were in New York, trying to find some new leads in the case. Light has kept his mouth shut, he didn't say anything about the fake rules or the lies that Misa asked Ryuk and Rem to do. Light was feeling forlorn; not only is he away from Ushio but he was away from L as well, not to mention the fact that he has to be quiet about Misa's plans, who took over as the real Kira. Light was now felt aghast in this situation. If only he could go back in time…
Ushio was feeling isolated and timid. Misa was getting more and more bloodcurdling each day…or each hour…the poor little girl wanted to hide under her Daddy's bed and never come out but this someone is the only one who was making her feel secured. It was Ryuki, her babysitter. When Ushio is weeping, he would wipe away her tears; when she is scared, Ryuki was there to make her feel protected…by singing a song to her. To her, Ryuki's voice sounded familiar, so familiar that she assumed that she has heard it before but didn't know where.
The little girl's thoughts kept on wandering that she did not hear MIsa exit the house by slamming the doors hard. Ushio then noticed the sun's lights were beaming in her closed blinds and curtains. She glanced at her dango wall clock; it read 6:30 AM. Now that she read the clock, why was Misa getting out of the house so early and coming home so late in the evening, even past midnight?
Her questions in her head were shattered when she heard a mellifluous knock on the door. Ushio's face beamed. It was Ryuki, she promised him that he will let her meet his grandmother today and she can hardly wait now. She took off from her room to the staircase and to the door where her tiny hand was put, shivering in excitement.
As she unlocked the door, she then clinched L in her arms, which was in the veranda, sitting in his so called 'normal' position. L returned her hug and kissed her cheek tenderly. She smiled when she saw an old but grinning woman behind L.
"Are you Ryuki's grandma?"
"Ohh, yes I am, my dear! O dear, look at you! You are so beautiful!"
Ushio was appalled to hear that kind compliment. Usually when Misa scolds her, she tells her that the tiny girl was hideous and obnoxious like her mother. As that flashback kept going on in her head, she clenched her fists and teeth harshly. Ushio didn't care if the insults were aimed at her but she would never ever exonerate anyone who dared offend her tender mother. But for now, her mind was in pure bliss. She had never heard anyone from her teachers and classmates say that she was pretty.
"Thank you, Ryuki's grandma! I never had anyone say that to me except Ryuki-chan and Daddy! Ryuki-chan always says that I'm cute and Daddy would always say that I look just like Mommy…But thank you!"
Misuzu saw L choke on his breath quietly. Tears were welling in those big innocent obsidian orbs and it hurt Misuzu a lot. Good thing for her is that L can hold back his tears especially in front of Ushio, but for now, it was a good thing. Misuzu slowly kneeled on the veranda, with the aid of her grandson and the wolf that Ushio called Mamo-kun.
Ushio smiled the way L smiled and L beamed at her softly, not wanting his daughter suspect anything about his emotions. Misuzu then stood up, helped by the wolf and surprised her great granddaughter with dangos that she and L both made. The little girl's tiny smile grew wider when she saw her favorite food and hugged the old stranger.
All of them arrived inside the house and served the dangos on the table as their breakfast. Misuzu loved watching Ushio and L eat happily even though they really aren't. She prayed that someday…L will receive the happiness and the family that he deserved, she also wished this for Light and Ushio; but for now, she just had to urge herself from looking for Misa and slap her until she dies. Seeing them like this gives her this eccentric feeling of tranquility and she made sure that she had a tight grip on it or else…Mamo-kun and her will hunt this beast (AKA: Amane Misa) and exterminate her right and then.
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Ushio loved being with Ryuki. It felt like…she was on cloud nine especially they share the same obsession and he understands what she was going through. She has been suspecting that Ryuki might be her Mommy but she can't prove it. She doesn't know how in the first place; she was still 5 years old and she just could understand these sorts of things, thanks to her parents' overwhelming intelligence. Ryuki cheers her up by singing songs, telling stories, making dangos for her and most of all; she rebukes Ushio's negative thoughts about herself. She was grateful for Ryuki to be with her. In fact, she wished that Ryuki is the only one who'll be with her when her Daddy's off to work. Good thing is that Misa has a job as well and her life in hell would end even though only for a few hours and it would start again.
Ryuki gave her this resilient psychological refuge and it made her even more obliged for her loving babysitter. There was nothing she could ask for…if only Ryuki is her mother…
As they arrived at the preschool, L bid Ushio 'A good day' and the little girl embraced her and went inside through the metal gates.
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Misuzu, who was in the kitchen, saw L approaching the door and she waited for him to come inside. When she saw L enter the said room, his eyes were wavering. After two minutes, crystal like tears flowed to his porcelain cheeks. She could tell that his heart was flattened by pain and compunction. She understood of what he was going through but she knew from the very first time she saw Ushio, all the three of them will be reunited and they'll never have to be poignant.
L wanted to castigate himself. Even he was the 'former' world's greatest detective, he couldn't elucidate this problem. Because of him, both Ushio and Light are in distress. He only yearned for Light to stop rummaging around for him. Besides, there was no point; he won't return. Why? Because he didn't want the worse to happen, which are his and Ushio's death and also the deterioration of Light's mentality? For now, the Kira case in L's mind was long forgotten, he was too occupied on perturbing about his family's well-beings.
Mamo-kun was busy glaring at the wedding picture of Light and Misa that was hanging on the living room wall. He could see in the eyes of Light that he was forced to do it. That was enough to make him grimace in wrath. This blonde whore stole his mother's rightful properties and he was going to return it…by cogency. He turned his gaze to his mother, who was hugging his grandmother, in the kitchen. Mamo-kun felt he was pathetic and feeble. HE IS AN ALPHA WOLF AND ALPHA WOLVES ARE NNNOOOTTT WEAK!
L ceased his crying when he casted his sight on his much-loved wolf. The wolf was snarling but L was sure that the wolf was angry at himself. L was helped by his grandmother to dry his tears and he slowly went to the wolf's direction and gave him a bear hug which meant that the wolf shouldn't be angry with himself because he didn't do anything unsatisfactory. The wolf relaxed in his hold and he closed his eyes to calm himself. After a few moments, Misuzu left with the wolf.
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Light was worried about Ushio with Misa. He knew what she was doing to his pure little daughter and rage was scorching on his blood. Misa is going to experience the fit punishment for her if he sees her abusing his young little one. He would not intend to make the same mistake. He fell for this when he was with L and he will not thwart his beloved wherever he is by making the similar inaccuracy.
Matsuda glanced as he heard a fist banged to the table where Light is. He and the other taskforce members knew what was going on. Aizawa was starting to have doubts. What if L left Light because he didn't love anymore? That could be a plausible explanation for L's sudden disappearance. But all of what was happening didn't make sense anymore. Every day, he gets confused of what the Yagami young adult was thinking.
The Yagami senior was not having any doubts. He knew L now and that's what matters why his faith for L will never fade away. He knew that L would come back someday…in Light's and Ushio's waiting arms.
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It was then 2:00 PM when Ushio's classes were done and L waited for her in front of the playground bench where it is located in front of the school. The bell rang and kids wearing the same uniform like Ushio swarmed all over the playground. Some of them played in the sandbox, some of them played in the swings and slides, and some of them took their class pet and played with it in the playing field. As soon as Ushio took off from the school and saw L waiting for her in the bench, she hurriedly scampered her way to him. After that, they went their way home.
She squeezed Ryuki's hand, indicating that she was happy that Ryuki was with her. L knew better, he comprehended her through that small squeeze. She wants to go out with him. He also knew that if she gets home, she'll finish her home works for 10 mins and she's going to bore herself to death after her school works. He wanted her to have the best day for no reason…
"Shio…you want to go to the amusement park after your home works?"
Ushio beamed "EH?! REALLY, WE CAN GO?!"
L replied with a smile and a slight nod "Sure, why not? After all, my job is to keep you company, right?"
Ushio had a big smile on her face as she nodded and they continued to walk home. At the time they arrived to the house, Ushio immediately sat on the couch and took her notebooks out and did her home works. L smiled tenderly, she was focused on what she was doing and at the same time, thinking of good things that would happen when she got to the amusement park.
When she finished packing up, she rushed to L and was pulling him out of the house. Both of them went to nearby amusement park which was only a few blocks from Ushio's house. As they entered the park, Ushio's eyes were twinkling with delight. All those cotton candies and rides ignited her aspiration to ride on one of the rides.
First, they went to the carousel. Good thing for L, he wasn't suspected that he was someone else (I mean like, he wasn't suspected that he was a man!) and after that ride, Ushio was full of exuberance and she wanted to the ride more. Fortunately for L, he has a lot of money that he brought when he ran away. That thought sent shivers to his spine. 'Let's not bring back memories especially this is Ushio's day, she worked hard on school and she deserves this' he thought.
The second ride they went is the fireball. Ushio was also tall enough to enter into the ride and when the ride started, L was kind of scared. He was scared that Ushio might be scared of heights or motion sickness but no. she was laughing, not screaming for help. As the ride goes on and on, they get a glimpse of the noon sky in front of them.
Then Ushio and L went to the Helter Skelter but L just insisted that he stay on the ground while Ushio slid down form that red and white patterned type of building. He saw her slide down and she was still grinning, not crying nor screaming. He was happy; he gets to spend a whole day with Ushio. When she reached the ground, she ran to L's location which was only a few steps. She then hugged him and still wore her smiling face and L's heart grew warmer at the sight of his daughter. Maybe in this way, he could repay her the times that he wasn't with her.
They rode on the ride called Omnimover which lasted only 3 minutes. They went to the caterpillar and octopus and lots of more. The last ride they took is the Ferris wheel and they were both stunned that the night was now dark which means that it was now maybe 6 or 7 PM. Ushio felt sad but was happy, she gets to spend time with Ryuki and it feels like it was her mother with her. L was felt miserable, how could such a beautiful day end now? Ushio and L were having such a great time but now, it already dark.
They walked out of the Ferris wheel and L bought Ushio a cotton candy. After 15 minutes of walking and Ushio finished her cotton candy, helped by L, they walked home only to find that the house was lit up with lights. This could only mean…
"UUUSSSHHHIIIOOO! YOU USELESS BRAT, WHERE ARE YOU?!" Misa is home and now, she's going to bring hell…her voice was so loud that they could hear her even a small distance…
Both Ushio and L entered the house, trembling in fear. Misa pushed L hard to the wall and seized the tiny girl and threw her on the floor. Misa took her long, thick black whip from her room. L's maternal protective took over him. Despite the pain, he got to Ushio and embraced her while his back was facing Misa. The whip cracked on to his skin.
Whap!
The flogging continued as Ushio watched Misa beating L. Her tears sprung out of her eyes. She thought that while this was happening, it was her fault that now her guiltless babysitter is suffering her Mama's wrath. Because of her being a bad girl, Ryuki's now facing this horrible occurrence. It…all was her fault…
L winced in pain as the whip kept on beating him. He gritted his teeth in pain but he only has one thought in mind. This way…he could protect his daughter from Misa's rage and from harm as well. With this particular moment, he felt like he succeeded something at last. To protect his family was all that mattered to him; he didn't care what happens to his body, as long as he could protect Light and Ushio…
"MAMA STOP IT! PLEASE STOP! YOU'RE HURTING RYUKI! STOP!" Ushio pleaded but Misa paid no attention but increased her strength in beating L with the whip. Little Ushio felt helpless at the situation her babysitter is protecting her but she couldn't do anything.
After 30 minutes, Misa got bored and kicked L on the floor. Once L was off of Ushio, she slapped the little girl saying that it was her fault L was beaten like a pulp. Ushio choked on the sight, L laid on his torso, blood dripping out from the already stained ripped shirt. His fluttering eyes were also expressing pain, after a second, both orbs closed and Ushio wanted just to help him right then.
Misa slapped Ushio again and cursed her words and almost ripped her delicate brown hair out of her head. As L opened his eyes painfully, he saw Misa hurting his daughter. He slowly crawled and grabbed Misa's high heeled foot and pulled her with all of his strength. Misa was taken back when she tripped. She then kicked L's hand, face and his whole body.
Ushio's heart broke as she saw him cough out blood. For her, Ryuki is an angel. An angel who was hurt by a heartless monster, who was in the middle state of its fury. Ryuki just gave her a beautiful and enjoyable day at the amusement park and having him brought his grandmother for her to see while her…she just gave him agonizing pain…
Ushio struggled to crawl to L, who was still coughing blood and it stained his comely face. As he was beyond her reach, Misa stepped on both of them, carrying a huge luggage. She then walked out of the house as if nothing happened.
Ushio held L's hand, trembling out of fear but in remorse. Her tears kept on cascading out of her eyes and she didn't bother to stop them. L returned her hold and squeezed her hand reassuringly. He smiled gently and the sight of such a beautiful person, who's bloodied up, smiling as if the happening was a fun thing, shattered her spirit.
L was happy that Ushio was safe but angry at himself because of his weakness in pain. If only he still had some strength, he could have protected Ushio more. On the other hand, the little girl judged the same way. L finally did not have any more strength and slowly closed his eyes. Ushio did the same way.
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It was now 11 PM and L was not home yet. Usually, he gets home before 9 but now…this is strange. Misuzu paced around the room and went out of her house for some fresh air. As she opened the door, she shivered. She had a bad feeling about the wind just now. It was almost like a dark aura coupled with the wind. She then grabbed her cloak and slowly came back to Ushio's house.
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The wolf perked up his ears. He felt and thought that something bad happened to his mother. He motioned for his two servants to come with him to the house where he usually goes. The two wolves followed their leader. They did not want their lovable mother in danger and they just sensed that something appalling happened. They met Misuzu at the exit of the forest and the four of them found Ushio's house in no time. Misuzu carefully opened only to be revealed by a ghastly sight before them.
L was bloodied on the floor; the back of his shirt was totally ripped, revealing long and thin wounds. His hand was attached to the Ushio's tiny one. Ushio looks like she wasn't hurt that bad but her hair looks like it was pulled harshly. The wolves widened their eyes in hurt and anger, their mother was hurt and they didn't notice it before it happened! Kiba *(he's the white wolf, the other ones are gray and black) growled through gritted fangs and teeth. Ushio and L, the purest persons he ever knew, were wounded and he knew that it was Misa who hurt them.
The two other wolves stepped back as they perceived their leader's livid aura but they understood him. Misuzu rushed to L's side while Kiba went to Ushio's. Their pain-filled faces were too much to see.
After 15 minutes, they managed to patch up L's and Ushio's wounds and placed them on Ushio's bed. It's a good thing that they were clean now. Kiba and the two wolves were heart-broken to see L hurt and the two wolves just learned from Kiba that the little girl was his daughter. They tried to contemplate what happened. But now, thoughts are useless, feelings are consuming them. They want to murder Misa right on the spot so that their sufferings were over.
Misuzu enveloped L and Ushio in a big 'dango' blanket to keep them warm. When they got here, their bodies were cold and all four of them thought that they were dead but Misuzu won't give up. She slowly placed Ushio's delicate head on L's outstretched left arm and left the room to let them sleep.
She went downstairs where the other wolves are. They looked at her in pity; even though she was old, they also thought that she went the same fate like their mother. Misuzu lied down on the big couch and slowly closed her eyes to sleep. The other wolves did the same but taking one last glance at the living room wall, Kiba felt like ripping Misa's picture off of L's lover.
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So…how was it guys? Was it good? So sorry for the late update T-T. Our speech contest was finally done and now I want go over some things.
Kiba is a name that means 'fangs' and this is not related to "Wolf's Rain", I just found the name fit for the wolf
I just made up things about the amusement park things because I've never been to one. Some of the rides I've researched and some of them are really not for children so sorry!
Thanks for reading and please review! – scythe657