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It was 8 p.m.
Beyond sighed, disappointed.
He found the scene rather boring to watch. It appears that the insomniac and the Yagami family were eating dinner together. To his disappointment, the original was smiling and just looking happy.
Before the fake copy left his post, he noticed a few things that made him smirk.
Light and L were sitting next to each other smiling and talking to each other as though they were lovers. The older twin, Kira, was sitting in his seat, looking irritated, and he quietly finished his dinner, and left the table. It appears that Kira wasn't up to watching more of the scene, and he decided to leave.
"Its time that I enrolled in that school, L-chan…I wonder what your reaction would be if you saw me there…and took your lover away from you…priceless…"
With that said, he left the scene.
DNDNDNDNDNDNDNDN
"Would you like to stay over? Its quite late," Sachiko asked, looking worried.
"Oh, iie, it's fine," L still felt awkward. He was not used to such a close family atmosphere.
"It was nice having you, Lawliet-san. You can come over any time," Soichirou smiled fatherly to the insomniac.
L smiled warmly, "I'm honored…Arigatou…" He bowed.
Light twitched as he smiled. You don't have to bow, L…
The younger twin suddenly felt a pinch on his right side. He looked to Sayu.
"Walk him home, onii-chan. It's dangerous for him to walk alone." She whispered.
The innocent twin blushed, and looked away from his younger sister. He wondered, as he felt surprised. How does she know? Is it that obvious? He glanced back at his baby sister out of the corner of his eye. Wow, she really reminds me of Kira when she smirks like that…
"Well, I'll be going. Thanks for having me. I really enjoyed dinner." L smiled to Light's parents and Sayu. He looked to Light with a soft smile on his face, blushing lightly with a tinge of red on his cheeks. "I'll see you at school, Light…"
"H-hai! Ja ne, L," Light was startled out of his thoughts. He blushed as he waved to L, who was walking off, and turned left at the corner.
Sachiko eyed Light, and then eyed her husband. Something clicked in their minds, and they smirked a little. Sayu caught it immediately.
"Light…"
"Hmm," Light turned questioningly to his parents, and then, he saw two glaring faces staring back at him.
"Light, Lawliet-san called you by your first name without using an honorific," Sachiko stated, crossing arms.
Light gulped, feeling awkward, and uneasy. Blushing, he was glad that Kira wasn't behind his parents, smirking down at him while he convinced his parents of something that he wouldn't know about until later. Also, his parents could read people really well. He disliked that fact all the time, especially since the three couldn't lie their way out of trouble. Sayu would pout. And Kira would cross arms, and frown, most of the time, he'd be moody and stay quiet. Light would just nod his head, and receive any punishment that deemed him well.
"That means…that he's someone of…importance to you, Light," Sachiko questioned slowly, allowing her son to acknowledge the question. It was cute to see her son going under the pressure of knowing the painful truth.
He felt intimidated. Really intimidated. He looked to Sayu for help, but she looked worried. He sighed. I might as well tell them…
He slowly nodded his head. He looked towards the floor, afraid to see what their expressions are if he did look.
"Look up, son, or, we will not be able to acknowledge what you are going through." He heard his father say.
Light looked up obediently. His parents looked calm, staring at him with piercing eyes. He felt sweaty, and gulped.
His father made the first move. He sighed. "Son, we-"
"-We-"
"-Are proud of you!"
Light felt confused as he felt two pairs of arms hugging him tightly. "Huh?"
Sachiko smiled happily to her tall son, and released him. "We're just proud of you, dear."
"After all, you found someone to befriend and be in love with. I'm quite happy to know that you found someone to enjoy life with." Soichirou smiled proudly as he patted his son on the back a few times.
Light still felt confused, yet happy. He blushed. "But, how did you found out?"
"Oh, your sister of yours just blurted it out to us," Sachiko giggled.
Light was shocked and looked to Sayu, who screamed, "Oi! Okaa-san! Otou-san! That's not true! You both read through me!"
Their parents were laughing. Soichirou said, "Hai. Hai. Your sister is right. We just read through her, and figured it out… Besides, we are glad that you found someone to have in your life. Invite him next time, and we'll have a great family time."
Light blinked a few times. He didn't believe in miracles, but now, he doesn't have to hide the fact that he has a boyfriend. And, in his high school, there are couples of any kind, bisexual, gays, lesbians, and straight. It was as though the principal was rebelling against the society.
"Now, go after him. You can stay the night with him as well. Kira will bring your stuff to school tomorrow." Sachiko gave him a light push out the door.
Light had mixed emotions roaming around in his head, and chest, but most of all, he felt happy and relieved. He smiled and then began to sprint. "Arigatou, otou-san, Okaa-san, Sayu…" he called back.
In less than two minutes, he found the insomniac. "L!"
L heard his name being called and turned around to see Light running towards him. He smiled again, happily. His lover stopped in front of him, panting lightly.
"Let's sleep over at your place. My parents just realized that we're lovers, and they'd like to have you over again."
L looked surprised as he looked away from his tall boyfriend. He felt a hand holding his and looked to Light. Light smiled encouragingly. "They'd really like to have you for dinner again someday."
The insomniac nodded his head. "I'd like to as well. Arigatou…Your parents are really nice, and they trust their children."
"Hai…It'd be hard to not be able to see them again when I graduate, and I won't be able to see my sister as a sophomore at my high school," Light rubbed his head as though ashamed.
"Nande?" L looked towards Light in wonder to his boyfriend's words.
"I might study abroad in England…or something," Light gave a light laugh.
Light felt a grip of his hand, and was surprised to see L with teary eyes. "I'll miss you too, but I don't want to feel that at all. I want to study abroad with you too! Any country!"
"H-honto ne? Any country, you say?" Light was surprised to hear that from L.
"Hai! I speak twenty languages. I speak English, Spanish, Japanese, Polish, German, French, Russian, Italian, Cantonese, Philippino, Australian, Mandarin, Thai, Laotian, Vietnamese, British, Arabian, Greek, Korean, and Persian." L counted off his fingers and then began to gnaw on his thumb.
Light stared blankly in amazement at L. "That's…awesome…Were you moved about in your childhood days?"
L turned around, looking away from Light. He sighed. "Iie…I wished that was the case, really…"
Light didn't say anything. I think I stepped on another landmine without knowing it…
He sighed, not liking that fact. Out of his family, he was the most curious one, and stepped into bad and foreign situations without knowing so. Like the time with Misa's confession, he didn't know about things until he realized it. Other than that, he was an airhead.
He pulled L's hand, and hugged him, surprising him. "Take me to your home, and tell me about your childhood days…I really want to hear about it…"
L huffed, taking in Light's smell. He smelled like sugar cookies, but it smelled very light. "Hai."
They began to walk. It took them ten minutes, but it felt less either because they were creeped out by how dark it is, or they were just dazed out by the fact how dark it is. When they reached the door, the brunette spotted a tiny door on the front door. It looked like it was meant for a dog. I wonder if he has a dog?
"Oh, I have a dog by the way," L, informed him as he unlocked the door.
Light slapped his forehead. Now he can read my mind!
They entered the house. "Make yourself at home."
"Wow. It looks…messy, but otherwise, it's good to be home," Light stated as he took off his shoes. He spotted papers around the place in a messy manner. There seemed to be less furniture. He saw a few paw prints on some, and he figured there was a dog around.
"Arigatou, Light. I'll take that as a compliment. Near, we're home," L called out, walking into the living room, or what appears to be a room full of paper.
Light spotted a computer on the floor. It was a laptop, with speakers on each side, and a mouse on the right. Then, he heard two pairs of paws coming.
Out of the corner, a dog came speeding towards them, slipping as he ran on the slippery floor. The dog looked tall and very furry. He was black, with white areas on its head. "So, that's…"
"This is Near. He's the only family that I have left now," L smiled to the dog as he knelt down to greet him. :"He's a mix breed of a wolf and a Saint Bernard."
Near was wagging his tail. He huffed a few times as L patted him soothingly on his back, and behind the ears. He licked his owner's cheeks, and lifted his paw in a friendly manner.
Light could see the bond that his lover shared with the dog. He walked and stood directly behind his boyfriend. Kneeling down, he wrapped his arms around L's shoulders. He felt L tensed a bit, but soon the other boy relaxed his shoulders. He rested his chin on the sweet freak's shoulder.
Near eyed Light, and moved his head closer to the light haired brunette. He sniffed, and then licked the young twin in the face.
"Yuck," Light wiped his cheek with his sleeve. He was startled when he felt the warm moist tongue licking his face.
L chuckled, and scratched behind Near's ears. Near licked L's hands, and walked off. He watched the dog leave. "It was a greeting, and I think he likes you."
Light caught the teasing tone in L's voice. He turned on L's shoulder and licked L's cheek, "Well, then hello to you. I like you." He cupped L's blushing face, and turned his head to kiss him. L, still surprised from the lick on the cheek from his lover, gave a quick peak on the cheek.
Satisfied, Light leaned his head on L's nape. "You're really happy today…I'm glad…"
L shivered, feeling his lover's warm breath on the back of his nape. "Hai…"
"Me too…" Light repositioned himself to lean against the wall. He gently brought L to lean against his chest and began to stroke L's hair in slow graceful strokes.
L heard his lover's heart beating in his ear. It sounded soothing, calm and never breaking the rhythm. He determined that he really liked such a sound.
"Does...L stand for any thing," Light asked out of curiosity.
"Iie. L is L. It doesn't stand for anything. I'm an orphan. My parents are dead, or so I'm told," L made a sigh, staring at the brunette's knee.
"Honto ne? So, you've been living along since you came from the orphanage," Light felt sad all of a sudden.
"Iie. I have Near…and you…" L closed his eyes.
Light smiled, appreciating that L included him. He wrapped an arm around L's head and the other wrapped around L's waist. "Me too…I'm not alone either. Not now that I have you."
"I appreciate that…Forever…sketched into my heart…"
They stared into each other's eyes.
"Hai…"
Two mouths turned into smiles. And sweet kisses were made.
It was the end of their friendship and the beginning of a wonderful relationship, as their love blossomed.
Conflicts rise, bringing enemies, and friends.
Find out in the next sequel.
Coming soon to a computer near you.
From here on, the real story begins. The next chapters will be in the sequel. So, it brings an end to Competition.
But, there will be more excitement coming.
Please review, and thanks for sticking with me until the end. And I hope you'll like the sequel.