Chapter Eleven:Opposites Attract

Disclaimer: L is so sexy… Ah this isn't my thought time this is disclaim time. I don't own death note… Gah.

A/N: Okay guys… These next few chapters Sasume and L are going to seem a bit out of character but I'm pretty sure I know what I'm doing… heh. . So just bare with me and no flameeesssss… I'm not fire retardant…

Sasume laid herself out on the nice warm grass of a hill only an hour from her home. The sun, noticing her beauty, favored her with just the right amount of sunlight. A light wind caressed her skin tenderly. It had been two weeks since she came back home from that crazy world. Her parents had been overjoyed to have her back but two hours later they had been education her on all the school she missed so she wouldn't have to repeat her junior year of high school. Miraculously they had caught her up in those two weeks. Her parents hadn't changed one bit. They even went back to the strict no candy and no anime rules. Normally this would have bothered Sasume, but she had enough candy and anime to last her a lifetime.

Sasume sat up suddenly. A tingling feeling spread through her body. The sensation was overwhelming and it seemed to be telling her to get up and walk around. She decided to meet the premonition halfway by climbing a nearby tree. She sat skillfully at the top branch of the tree. The wind blew a flower in her hair that she didn't bother to remove. A butterfly landed on the flower that clung to her long tresses. She watched as it took flight again. It seemed to be asking her to follow it. Sasume loved butterflies and so she climbed down from the tree to chase after the butterfly spiritedly. The butterfly flew and flew as Sasume chased and chased until finally Sasume saw it land. She ran to catch up before the beautiful swallowtail took flight again. The grass seemed to be getting taller as she approached the butterfly's rest stop.

"Ahah!" She cried as she reached her destination. Sasume let out a loud gasp once her eyes beheld what was there.

The zebra swallowtail butterfly had landed so gracefully and right on the tip of a boy's nose.

Sasume gulped then held her breath as she pushed the tall grass apart to see whose nose the butterfly had landed on although in her heart she knew. A pair of onyx eyes opened slowly and stared into hers. He didn't speak; of course he would have if he could but he was too shocked and disoriented to say anything. Sasume's body reminded her to breathe and she exhaled slowly. She smiled at the boy as one of her hands brushed through his dark unruly hair as if to assure him that he was in good hands.

"You know… Its good luck to have a butterfly land on you," she murmured to him. He nodded and closed his eyes because he was too overwhelmed by his flurry of feelings.

"Nice to see you Sasume-san," said the boy, who at a closer look was actually a man with boyish qualities and features.

She propped him up slightly so his head was in her lap where she could cradle it. "It's nice to see you again too…"

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The drive home for Sasume was a peaceful one. They'd be home in about half an hour but something was bothering her. "How'd you get here anyway," she asked as she glanced at her passenger's seat.

The boy dug his hand in his pockets and realized he still had his bag of chocolates. "I'm not sure," he lied. He wasn't sure if he wanted to tell her. "So when are we going back to Head Quarters?"

Sasume blinked a few times and realized that the boy she found really had no clue where he was. "Ryuzaki-kun… There is no Head Quarters here."

"What do you mean Sasume-san," he said testily, "Of course there is."

She sighed knowing this would be harder than she thought. "No there isn't… Kira doesn't even exist here."

"Here? You keep saying that. Where are we," asked the boy sounding forlorn and scared. "What is this place?"

"This," firmly said the girl that had once pretended to be Miss Shinomiya so she could get the attention of the boy she loved. "Is the real world."

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Sasume finally pulled up into her driveway and said, "See, this is where I live."

It was a quaint yellow, two story house. A tall bonsai tree stretched its mighty branches all the way up to the second story. There was a Zen garden and pretty lilies grew around a koi pond in the front yard. The whole house seemed to breathe tranquility.

The raven-haired boy nodded. Sasume had spent the whole car ride home explaining to him that he was now in her world; a world without Death Notes, Shinigami, and most importantly without Kira. They had discussed Midouri's Candy Shop and planned on visiting the strange lady the next day to ask her just exactly was going on.

"Firstly," Sasume said as she turned the key to go inside, "I have to explain you to my parents."

She pushed open the door and let the boy in. "One question Sasume-san… Who am I here?"

"You are whoever you want to be," Sasume said but that didn't really help him much.

"Can I go by 'L'," he asked softly.

"I suppose," Sasume said quietly, "Or you could go by Lawliet Ryuzaki…"

"But I don't want anyone knowing my real name even if Kira isn't here… I'll still go by L Ryuzaki." His thumb was in his mouth so he could give it a nibble or two.

"Alright then," Sasume agreed, "L Ryuzaki it is!"

Sasume and L Ryuzaki found her parents in the living room. Her mother had noticed them walk in right away and was very excited to see her daughter with a palely handsome boy even if he was a little sloppy looking. That was the only time her mother actually was nice and seemed childish because any other time she was always serious.

"Oh Sasume," her mother giggled like a little school girl, "Who is this cute boy you've brought home with you?"

Her father finally looked up from his newspaper article to see some undeserving boy standing next to his beloved daughter. "Who is this slovenly creature," he demanded in his gruff voice.

"Oh honey don't insult Sasume's new boyfriend," said her mother with a titter.

Her father grunted as if to say he'd think about it but he still eyeballed his daughter's friend with disapproving eyes.

L bowed and said, "I'm Ryuzaki, L."

"L? What kind of name is that," complained Sasume's father. Sasume's mother hit Papa Kawashima in the arm to silence him.

"I like it… L… It is so different and creative," she cooed, "I am Satsuki and my husband's name is Hiro but you must refer to us as mom and dad."

"Now wait a minute," cried both Sasume and her father.

"He's not my boyfriend! He's the man who took care of me when I disappeared for a year and couldn't find my way home!" Sasume bit her lip. She had told her parents that she had been kidnapped but was saved by some heroic boy but she had lost her memory for a year and came home when she remembered everything. It was a bit far-fetched but not as far-fetched as the truth. In the end, they had believed her wild story.

"Oh is he," asked her mother gleefully not bothering to hide her enthusiasm.

"Well what is he doing here," grumbled Mr. Kawashima.

"He needs a place to stay for a while," Sasume said hoping her father would say yes.

"How much is a while," inquired her cranky father.

"Oh stop it Hiro! The boy saved Sasume's life! We can surely house him until him and Sasume get married," her mother said winking at Sasume and L.

"GET MARRIED?!" Mr. Kawashima, Sasume, and L cried out at the same time.

"Well," said Mrs. Kawashima with a sly smile, "You never know."

Mrs. Kawashima refused to stop smiling and giggling so Mr. Kawashima decided to take action and said, "We're going to the mall."

"Hiro you said you hate the mall!" Mrs. Kawashima said even though she already had her purse and coupons in hand.

He grunted, "I do but I don't want you getting anymore ideas in your head about Sasume and this… this boy."

"You are so cranky," cried Mrs. Kawashima heading for the door, "L darling. I'll buy you some clothes! And Sasume get some manners, girl! Feed him and show him around the house."

"GOOD BYE mom!" Sasume shouted as she closed the door behind her parents.

She turned to L and said, "Sorry about that… My dad is totally against me dating anyone and my mother is completely for it."

"Opposites attract," L stated with a half smile.

"I guess so," Sasume murmured as she led L to the kitchen. "So are you hungry Ryuzaki-kun?"

"Do you have anything sweet?" L's thumb dove into his mouth as he gave it a light suck.

"My parents won't allow me to have candy because when I was a kid it made me kind of… hyper… but I'm older how and they won't accept it," Sasume explained apologetically.

"I guess I'll wait for dinner then," L muttered disappointedly.

"I'm sure if you ask my mom she'll buy you any sweets you want," Sasume said in an upbeat voice, "She really likes you."

"Yes she likes me so much she wants me to marry you it seems," L said bluntly, not thinking it would affect Sasume.

An awkward silence fell between the two. It was finally broken by Sasume. "Well come on," she offered, "I'll show you around."

Ryuzaki nodded as Sasume pointed out various rooms and what they were used for. She took him upstairs and showed him the guest room, a door down from hers. "You'll be staying in here."

"Where's your room?" L suckled on his thumb gently.

"Right here," she said pointing to the door next to his, "You're not allowed in there… There's a bathroom that connects my room and yours. When you go in you lock both doors on each side so no one walks in on you."

"I'm not allowed in your room," asked L with curiosity, "Why not?"

"Things are different here. I'm not your assistant anymore… I'm not Miss Shinomiya," Sasume said confidently, staring directly into his coal black eyes.

"Well I know you're not Shinomiya… you're Sasume-san," L stated with a blank stare that disallowed her from reading his thoughts and feelings. "But that still doesn't answer my question."

"Because L, you are not my boyfriend and we will not get married. You are going to have to go back to your world eventually, and six months goes by fast," Sasume said trying very hard to hide her sadness but it was evident in her voice.

"I could eat more chocolates," L said quietly but she didn't hear him because she stuck her iPod in her ears so she could tune him out. She didn't do it to be rude. She did it because she wasn't sure if she wanted L to stay with her.

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Many hours later Sasume's parents came home. Her mother had dragged in a bunch of bags with clothes and food for the new addition to their home; L.

"This is more than enough," L said politely, "Arigato."

"Oh anything for my future son-in-law," exclaimed Mrs. Kawashima.

Sasume smacked her forehead. So many things were racing through her mind and she wasn't sure just how to react to L's visit from Death Note. Her mom certainly wasn't making things better by trying to push them together. That was the last thing on Sasume's mind.

"Excuse me Mrs. Kawashima," L said with a half smile, "Do you by chance have any sweets?"

"You can call me mom… and no I don't but I will make my husband go and fetch some," declared Mrs. Kawashima. She raced to her husband like a stallion and began to pester him to go shopping for sweets.

"But we just got home," grumbled Mr. Kawashima, "And all this for that boy?"

"Oh he will be your son-in-law someday! You must be nice to him," Mrs. Kawashima shouted to her incompetent husband, "Don't you want your daughter to get married to that nice boy?"

Her father grunted so it meant it was neither a yes or no. Sasume sighed again. She really wished her mother would stop it.

L had kind of figured out what she was thinking and suggested, "You could just tell her I'm gay you know."

Sasume bit her lip. "But when if we really do get married… HUH! Sasume get a hold of yourself! Don't think these things… you'll only get hurt," she thought to herself.

"That may be best," she said with a forced smile.

"In that case I will tell her right now," L said as he began to walk to Sasume's mother.

"No!" Cried Sasume as soon as her mother took notice of L approaching her. "It's fine… Don't worry about it."

Sasume laughed nervously and said, "Let's go up on the roof and talk."

L wasn't sure exactly what she had in mind but he obediently followed.

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Sasume hugged her knees to her chest as she shivered from the cold.

"So what is it Sasume-san," L asked after a few moments of unwanted silence.

Sasume turned to him slowly, unsure of what she had wanted to say to him so she improvised. "I'll be starting summer school tomorrow… my mom enrolled you too so we could 'spend as much time together before the wedding as possible.' We can visit the candy shop after summer school get's out okay?"

"You're really disgusted at the idea of marrying me aren't you," L said with a laugh.

Sasume was about to object but L continued speaking, "Don't say anything Sasume-san. I've already told you that I am not the marrying type. I will go home and I will find out Kira."

"L, I'm not disgusted… I…I…" Sasume was about to say it… to say what she had always wanted to tell him since the day she fell into the Death Note World and he had let her stay with him.

"SASUME IT'S DINNER TIME," her mother called loudly from downstairs, "YOU TOO L!"

"You're what," L asked hoping she would finish her sentence.

"I'm not disgusted is what I was trying to say," Sasume said as she crawled back in her room before he could object or say anything else.

Ryuzaki sighed long and hard. After a few minutes of sitting by himself he crawled into his new room's window and went downstairs in search of dinner.

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Sasume had rushed to bed as soon as dinner got out and said a quick, "Goodnight!" to L. Her mother called after her desperately telling her to have some manners but L had said, "It's okay Mrs. Kawashima. I can tuck myself in."

"Call me mom," Mrs. Kawashima said with a dumb smile.

He nodded and went to his new room.

Sasume could hear his footsteps going up the stairs. She had half expected him to knock on her door but the knock never came. She felt remorseful for what she was doing to him. He had shown her so much kindness when he had found her. He had taken her in and gave her a home with him. Here she was just being rude to him. She sighed to herself and said, "We are opposites."

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L lied in his new bed and noticed they were much comfier than the beds he used to sleep in at all the hotels he had stayed in. He couldn't seem to grasp why Sasume-san was being so short with him. Hadn't he been nice to her when she had been the one to stay with him? He had called themselves opposites. He turned over in his bed to lie on his side and muttered, "Opposites attract."

A/N: So feel free to tell me your thoughts about all this… sugar coat them if they're mean… I'm sensitive!!!

Sasume: You sound like a pansy… Just take the flames with a grain of salt.

L: Easy for you to say! You're not the one getting flamedddd!

Real L: Well technically, there is no real fire.

L: Shut up Ryuzaki-kun. You're lucky you're cute…