Chapter 12
At first they only brush their lips together but as they both pull each other closer the kiss deepens. Light can feel L's hands in his hair while he explores the youth's body with his.
No matter how good it feels to be kissing L, to feel his lips against his, Light still wants more.
He pulls L t-shirt over his head while L unbuttons his pajamas. When they are both free of their garments Light raises his right hand and traces L's collarbone with his fingertips while his left hand traces the outline of his ribs.
The sensation of feeling the other's skin under his fingers is extraordinary; L is so warm Light finds it breathtaking.
He feels L's fingers on his shoulder blades and a moan escapes his lips as L starts to kiss his neck where it turns in to shoulder. He kisses his collarbone and his beating pulse and everywhere L's lips touch Light's skin, it catches fire.
Light can feel his breathing becoming erratic and shallow just before the two of them embrace and their lips meet again.
This time the kiss is hungrier than before. Light presses his lips as close to L's as he possibly can and their mouths open at the same time to deepen it further.
Tasting L on his tongue and feeling the other youth in his mouth sends Light's body tingling with all sorts of pleasure. When L breaks free from their embrace to trace feathery kisses behind Light's ears, down along his neck and over his chest Light loses whatever small grasp on reality that he still has.
His body is burning under the young detectives touch and his skin turns red with heat and pleasure.
He lies down on his back while L straddles him. The youth leans down over him and presses their mouths hard together while his hands explores Lights torso, fingertips gracing his chest, his ribs, kneading the skin over his stomach.
Light can't keep his hands from the youth sitting on top of him, constantly tracing his fingers over L's back and spine, gently massaging his hard muscles and slowly getting closer to the hem of his trousers.
When he starts to unbutton them L sits up and looks down at him and states that maybe it is for the best not to go all the way, after all one has to think of societies morals, don't Light agree?
Light protests at this, he already told L that he doesn't care about that right now. L says that that's fine but right now he doesn't want to take it any further.
They have a long day ahead of themselves tomorrow and it's best to approach it well rested. Besides, aren't Light curious to see if the nightmares will appear or not?
Curious isn't the word Light would have chosen, but he can see L's point and agrees not to take it any further.
Having brought the thoughts about the nightmare to surface has put an abrupt end to the lust coursing through Light's body anyway.
When L lies down next to him, holding his arms around him as a shield against the night and the terror it might bring, Light feels safer and more at home than he has ever done before.
This makes him fall asleep faster than he has done the last nights and when he wakes up the next day he has no memory of any dreams.
Happily he turns to the still sleeping L and tells him the good news. Though, L is reluctant to wake up and won't open his eyes until Light shakes him violently.
L mumbles something about Light going away and leaving him to sleep, and even though Light keeps reminding him about what an important day it is, he is still not getting up. In the end Light have to pour a glass of water on his face to get him going.
During the day they carefully monitor Misa's encounter with the Yotsuba Group. The interview seems to have gone well and in the end they decide to hire her for their commercials.
The whole team is of course happy with this and congratulates Misa upon her return to Headquarters. Misa tells them that not only did she get the part, but she knows which one of them is the third Kira.
They all look at each other while Misa shares the news that Kira is no other than the creep Higuchi.
Light notices that L seems curious and a bit suspicious at this piece of information but decides not to mention anything about it.
Misa wants to celebrate by spending the night with Light, alone she adds and glares at L. Light tells her that they can't do that tonight, now that they know who Kira is they have to think of a means to catch him in the act of killing so they can learn how the killing is done.
Misa pouts for a while but understands the situation and goes home to rest after the exhausting day.
The police follow her example and after a while, so does Light and L. They keep talking about a way to catch Higuchi killing someone without the actual killing taking place on their way to the room they share.
Light proposes that they sleep on it and L agrees it might be a good idea.
Since Light was spared the nightmare when L was sleeping close to him they both climb under the same cover and Light tries to get comfortable.
However the memory of last night is vivid in his mind and when L moves closer to him and awkwardly puts his arms around him he knows that L is thinking about it too.
