I do not own Death Note…

Thoughts

"Speaking"

Light's POV

The sound of gunshots echoed in Lights ears. But that didn't matter, at least not at the moment. What mattered was that the man that was supposed to be his father had just tried to shoot him. Sure Soichiro had done some pretty terrible things to Light, but to have a gun pointed at by a man that society said you could trust… it was mind boggling.

Light was dazed, he felt his legs give out underneath him as he stared at the once alive man that had been his tormentor. He felt arms wrap around him and slow his descent to the floor.

Red.

It was seeping out and pooling underneath Soichiro's body. Light had never seen anyone die before today, but he didn't think that the emotions that he felt now were right to calculate his reaction to any kind of death. He was happy. He was free. He was...guilty. The man may have tortured him for years but he had done so much good for others. He had caught criminals and brought justice to victims. He had done some good and for it to end like this, because of Light...

Light recognized the arms around him as L's arms. It was nice that L was holding him, it brought him some peace, something he hadn't felt in a long time. His eyes started to slid close as he leaned into the embrace. Light was just so tired. So much had happened in the last twenty-four hours. He had fainted, then L had found out about his secret, then he and L had gotten together, then they had confronted Soichiro. He was tired physically and emotionally.

And with that thought in mind, Light drifted off into sleep's sweet embrace.

L's POV

Soichiro had fired at Light but L was faster and had shot him, making Soichiro's aim off. The middle aged man missed Light by a mere few inches, but those inches meant a lot ot L. The guards also fired their guns at Soichiro and he fell. L felt Light wobble a little and dropped his gun to catch Light so that he would not have a rough greeting with the floor. He wrapped his arms around Light and lowered the both of them to the floor. He cradled Light in his lap as he watched Light fall asleep, the stress and adrenaline leaving Light.

Watari called someone to get rid of the body, as the guards shuffled around a little bit. Most likely leary of any others that may suddenly came and pose a threat. L shifted Light so he could lift him up, and began to make his way through the doorway when Watari stopped him for a second.

"What would you like done with Sachiko and Sayu Yagami?" Watari asked.

"Have Aiber and/or Wedy tell them what happened. Don't tell them why Soichiro was shot though, they do not need to know unless Light wants them to know." L directed Watari. The older man nodded and went off the do just that. L continued on his way to take Light up to their room. He laid Light on the bed and retrieved his laptop so that he could monitor any progress in the Kira investigation while he looked after Light.

Some hours passed, and L finished the sweets Watari had brought in almost two hours ago. He had had Watari check Light just to make sure that everything was fine with him, and while it did seem that he had a slight fever, he was okay. L heard Light shift, and turned to look at the younger male. He's waking up, L thought to himself.

Light groaned into his pillow, slowly waking up. After a few minutes he slowly sat up, rubbing his eyes and yawning. L felt a small smile slip onto his own face at the cute display. Cute? When had he ever called something cute before? Never, he was sure. Though, L peered closely at Light, I think I can make an exception.

Light glanced up at L questioningly. L shook his head before he spoke.

"Your mother and sister have been told of what happened to Soichiro, though they are unaware as to why this happened. That will be up to you to tell them if you wish to do so." L informed Light. The brunette nodded his head slowly, then scooted forward to lean on L's shoulder.

"Thank you. For not just telling them, but for giving me the option for them to not know." L only nodded in response. "What are we going to do now?" Light asked, "What about the Kira investigation?"

"We will continue on as normal." L told Light quietly. They spent a few minutes just basking in the others presence before moving to the couch in their room to continue working and for Light to eat some food.

Watari brought up the food for Light and the sweets for L, giving Light a small nod before he turned and left the room. Light blinked owlishly for a second before turning to L.

"What happened to Watari?" Light asked, and at the inquisitive gaze of L, he continued. "He is normally a little rude to me, but he seems to be nicer today." L nodded in acknowledgement.

"He believes that you may be Kira, so he does not what to be nice to someone that is kills so many other people. But today I think he has come to realize, as I, that the possibility of you being Kira is really quite low. " L replied. Light gave L an unimpressed face.

"You mean, now that you know what I have been hiding from you, you feel as though you can trust me more. Right?" Light interpreted correctly making L blush a little.

"Ahh, yes." L coughed out, looking a little embarrassed that Light had figured it out. After a moment L spoke again. "I have been meaning to ask, are you sure you are comfortable with staying in the same room as me? I can have another room made if so." Light smiled a little at L and shook his head gently.

"I think I would actually feel better staying is the same room as you because you make me feel safe." Light shared. L felt happy that Light felt safe in his presence. "Now I think that we should get back to the case, we have a Kira to catch." Light reminded him. L nodded in agreement and both turned their attention to the case at hand.

AN: There we go, the next chapter in the series. I don't quite know what is going to happen after this, but there will at least be one more chapter. Maybe two or three more.

We'll see when we get there.

I am having a poll for a one shot, that you can access through my profile, so you can look at it and vote if you wish.

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