A/N: It's basically when I force myself to sit and write do I come up with something, or the chapter ends up writing itself.
Lovely, isn't it. And, I'm still as busy as ever. But, sorry for the long wait. I know I apologize every time, but you have no idea how much I mean it.
Sort-of fluff. Depends on your style. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note.
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For the next three days, L was completely distracted by the new relationship between himself and Beyond. Every night after the children were put to bed, Beyond would kiss him goodnight and trail off to his own room, leaving L to stand in the middle of the hallway, star-struck and blushing.
The detective was too caught up in his thoughts of his Beyond that he burnt the chocolate and strawberry cake that the five of them were supposed to have for dessert one night.
"L, what's up? You've been distracted lately." Beyond smirked at L, seeing the light pink dusting of a blush spread across his pale face. He knew exactly what was up; he just liked teasing his counter-part. Sniggering at his lover's sudden inability to form words, Beyond took the ruined cake out of the oven and threw it in the garbage. "It's okay, Lawliet; go sit down with the kids and I'll finish up in the kitchen."
L gazed at him for a few seconds before smiling slightly and waltzing off to the living room, blush still prominent on his face. As he approached the living area, which was a complete mess, Mello ran towards him and wrapped his little limbs around both of L's legs. The older man's memory was triggered with the day the children had arrived. This was exactly what happened when Mello met L.
"L, why did you burn the cake?" Mello asked innocently, staring up at him through big, blue eyes. The child's innocence had an effect on the detective. Bending down to scoop the little angel in his arms, L planted a soft kiss atop his blond head. He smiled widely as Mello uttered a small squeal of delight.
"It was only burnt because I did not pay attention to the time," he replied quietly, almost in a whisper, as he made his way over to the couch.
Judging his answer sufficient enough, Mello lay his head on L's shoulder and closed his eyes, sighing happily. Matt and Near soon joined the duo on the couch, and not ten minutes later, the four of them fell asleep.
Beyond walked into the living room to bring them to the dining room for their dessert. Upon seeing the sight of them, he smiled and headed back into the kitchen to put the cake away.
L was certainly going soft, but more importantly, he was happier.
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A/N: I'm sorry about the shortness of this chapter. It's something, right?