Nine Months Due
By: Kaytee Kudo
Category: Death Note
Genre: Romance, Humor
Rating: T
Summary: The Shinigami decide to take matters into their own hands and attempt to put the Kira case to a close by erasing the world's memories of Kira. But this is not without consequence…
Other Notes: Alternative ending bordering AU; LxLight, Mpreg in later chapters
Quick Recap from Previous Chapter: The Assistant Professor stint didn't work out when Blake Tatcher, the professor, decided to suddenly quit his job. Bored and unstable, Raito convinced L to allow him to go outside, and managed to find a geek for a date. However, the said geek turned out to like horror movies as well, which isn't Raito's cup of tea. A very worried L finds him soon after, and the boy's date turned out to be a doctor...
Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note…not even in my dreams…
CHAPTER 13
The Aftermath
L swore that if the doctor won't come out in the next fifteen seconds, he would have no choice but to break the door. He just couldn't take the suspense anymore, not to mention that he is getting annoyed with this glass-freak Mikami, along with the two misfits he caught along the way, in fact, the three of them could just sit there whimpering quietly, and L would still get annoyed either way. Fortunately for everyone, the door opened just in time, when L's faint hint of patience was slowly slipping away.
"Excuse me, but who among you is Mr. Yagami's ward?" the nurse asked politely.
"That would be me", L said strongly, ignoring the weird look he was getting from the nurse.
"Well sir, please come this way." The nurse led him inside. L hastily looked for Raito the very second he came in, and he saw him there, lying limply on the bed, being carefully watched over by the young doctor, who smiled at him cordially as soon as he saw the wary detective.
"I'm really sorry for the mess I caused earlier. It must be hard, it looked like you've searched everywhere for him."
"It's okay, I happened to find him in the first place I looked anyway." L acted coolly.
"Really? Thank goodness. I was feeling shameful that you had to get to the trouble to look for him. He's still in his rebellious stages, huh?"
L nodded.
"But it's only natural for teenagers to look for some sort of freedom, and it must be tougher on him, seeing that he is home schooled."
L would have said something on the contrary, but he let it slide for now, since there are more important things to face, and the doctor is really getting talkative to begin with. Come to think of it, if Raito went out on a date with this guy, could it possibly mean that the talkative men are Raito's type? L resisted the urge to beat this guy up. At this point, this doctor has technical advantage over him.
"I've already made a preliminary check-up on him, as a standard procedure, nothing special, I assure you." The doctor put his glasses on and checked on the boy's records. "I think that he fainted from over-anxiety, but we have to make sure that there is nothing else wrong with him, else the director will get mad if something goes wrong. He's trying to take this hospital to another level, after all. So let's see."
The doctor read through the results given by the nurse casually. A minute later, he was reading it again, this time, more carefully than the first.
"What is it, doctor?" L arched an eyebrow.
"Ummm…I guess there are some cases where this happens" the man scratched the back of his head as he wrote down something on his clipboard. However, his reaction grew even more suspicious as he went further down the records. "May I talk with you for a while in private?" he asked L hesitantly. L nodded and followed the doctor, returning the favor as he stared at the man all throughout their walk to his office.
The man sighed as he walked near his desk and checked a few of his medical books, just to be sure.
"Well, apparently, the results didn't run smoothly as I thought it would." He said humbly.
"How were the results, doctor?" L asked eagerly, that the man was obliged to comply. "it might be some error on our machines, but I made the nurse check twice. It seems that Raito-kun is having a major case of hormonal imbalance, I mean, given his age, this might lead to something worse."
He gave the charts for L to see, and examined it carefully.
"Looking from there, you could see that Raito's vitals are quite abnormal for a boy his age. And while we were doing the medical exam, he was throwing up all the time." The doctor went ahead and checked another book. "Breathing and heartbeat is fine, and there seems to be nothing wrong with the five senses, only that it's sharper than usual."
The doctor jotted down a few more notes on his clipboard.
"It would really help me if you have an idea on what Raito-kun is going through, or if not, perhaps you can tell me some noticeable changes and symptoms from him for the past month? It would really help me determine what is wrong with him." The doctor asked politely. "But I don't think it's something terminal. He will be fine, don't worry."
L put his thumb on his mouth. He knew that this was all but normal, considering Raito's situation, but should he tell the doctor about this secret? Doing so might lead to numerous consequences that L normally would avoid, but then, how long would this continue? Watari had been bugging him to get medical consultation ever since they got here, and the teen himself didn't help to alleviate his condition, as if he was purposely subjecting himself to dangerous activities.
Thinking about it, although it might need some work, with his power, he can silence almost everyone in this hospital, and treat Raito's case normally, though top secret. He has even the black market to help him whenever he needed, and there was no doubt that with his skills, it would all be too easy, so why is hesitating too much? And the doctor seemed genuinely concerned about Raito's health.
L sighed yet again and braced himself.
"The truth is, doctor…."
It took more than five minutes of uncomfortable silence to explain just what was happening in Raito's body, plus another five for the doctor to absorb it all in. when he finally got it, all the doctor could say was:
"WHAT?"
It took the doctor more than thirty minutes to calm down, and being with L didn't help his case, as whenever he acquired a semblance of calmness, a quick look at L's face would make him uneasy and would start to fret about the whole situation. Finally, the prolonged deep-breathing exercises, as suggested by the insomniac detective, made him calm down long enough to be able to give a decent conversation.
"B-but how is this even possible, I mean he is certainly a boy, isn't he?" the doctor asked again, face filled with disbelief.
"I'm afraid Raito-kun has contracted a most terrible disease. It might not be common, but surely you've heard it before, right?" L tried to convince the man that whatever Raito has was something perfectly normal.
Dr. Thomas breathed deeply, yet again and tried his best to calm down.
I've heard of some people possessing both female and male reproductive organs, but this is the first time I've ever seen it in real life." He said. "But still, even if that's the case, the symptoms would have been detected earlier, right?"
L really had to rely on his quick thinking to get out of this one.
"I'm afraid such characteristics, if there ever were any, lay dormant on Raito-kun until the day I….I mean, we tried to consummate our love." L tried his best to make this sound as normal as possible. "Neither of us expected to have a baby by our own. We were actually planning on adopting one, and we were equally surprised with what happened."
The doctor laughed nervously.
"Whoever discovered this, must be one hell of a doctor." He said nervously. "Unfortunately, I don't fall into that description. Hell, I'm still a newly-passed doctor finishing my residency here."
L stared at him uncomfortably.
"I mean, whatever I have to do, I have to consult my head doctor first, plus I'm aiming to be a pediatrician, I think what he needs now is an obstetrician." He played with his collar. "The best I can do is to check if his and the baby's condition is okay, after that, I can do pretty much nothing."
L put his thumb on his mouth.
"I think that this would help us more than enough. Given our situation, I would much prefer to keep this highly confidential, and since you've discovered his condition, I am afraid that I'll have to require you to sign contracts of secrecy, whether you like it or not. This matter is our top priority at the moment."
With the density of L's words, the man could only nod his head in compliance. L had to wait for a few more minutes for the doctor to give his own opinion in the matter.
"I can do that. It's my responsibility to keep my patient's records confidential after all. If you want, I can change Raito's medical records into something less suspicious. I think it would also be safer to change his gender, just on this case in order to avoid possible questions." He finally said. "I would be the one mainly in charge of Raito's health, but I might require some other doctors to check on him as well. These doctors, of course will be kept of any crucial information, only being led to believe that the patient is a normal pregnant female. Nothing more, nothing less."
L stared at him uncomfortably. It was rare for anyone to negotiate with him like this after he threatened them, so the act in itself surprised him. It made him, however, realize that this man is not just a spineless bastard after all.
"I would agree to that if you can assure that no leakage of information, whatsoever will happen, and if it does, you will be certain that you will regard it to be the biggest mistake of your life."
The doctor nodded firmly, with the idealistic dedication mostly exhibited by newly made doctors shining in his eyes. L supposed he could work with that. Besides, if all else fails, he can use his power to correct, or probably erase, anything he found offensive. Given that logic, he couldn't believe that he was afraid of doing this for the longest time. He really should take advantage of his status as being the most powerful man in the world, although, technically, Raito was almost always getting the upper hand in most of their arguments, but he wouldn't admit to that.
"Well then, moving on, I'm glad I didn't let him get exposed to X-rays." The doctor sighed in relief. L couldn't help but question if his decision was right all along.
L was so tired from all of the events that happened that day, that he managed to sleep through Raito's bitching, and considering just how much of a light sleeper he was, this meant a lot. Well, it could have gone worse.
Whether or not it was fortunate that Raito met a sci-fi enthusiast (read: geek) on another or his dating escapades, L did not even care. The important thing was, the said geek agreed to become Raito's doctor throughout the whole pregnancy, without telling anyone of their secrets. Him being a sci-fi maniac actually helped L convince him further, and did not question the absurdity of the case whatsoever. Although, the doctor might suspect L to be an alien, impregnating a human to carry on his species, but at this point, L didn't care. The man can think of anything weird, as long as Raito gets the medical attention neither of the Whammy staff can provide.
Seeing that Raito was just more than one month along, there were only a few signs that the teen was actually with child. But the doctor already informed L that these signs would grow frequent, especially the heightened senses and the already increasing trips to the bathroom.
After conducting a few more tests, Dr. Thomas listed some instructions on what the boy should do what vitamins to take and so forth. He handed the list to L and set up another schedule next week.
Then they still have business to sort out after the whole morning fiasco. For one thing, L would make sure that he would be coming along with Raito the next time he wanted to go anywhere, and that meant that the said boy would have less time outside, and L need not mention that he would be heavily monitored from now on. It actually has a dual purpose, anyway, since the doctor did tell L to closely monitor the teen, it didn't hurt to put on a little extra.
For some reason, L was having a bad feeling that this would only inspire Raito to become more rebellious, but that didn't matter, he only needed to show that he was in charge in this whole institution, and that was where Matt and Mello came into the picture.
Mello and Matt were a bunch of misfits that L was really looking forward to punish the moment they got home, but Raito got to him first and admitted that it was all of his fault this time, and neither of the two should be punished. Instead, he was willing to take responsibility for everything that had happened the whole day.
Now that brought L into a rather annoying dilemma. Although, this was the first time Raito actually grew up and took responsibility for his actions, and L could not explain in words just how happy he was for having such an improvement, this also entails that he has to drop all charges against the two boys.
L wouldn't have had a hard time forgiving the two if they hadn't pulled that stunt in the hospital while they were waiting for the check-ups to end. The poor detective had a lot in his hands to begin with; the least they can do was just sit still and behave themselves as L had instructed them to. But that was asking for too much with these boys. No, that was just too much to ask, and instead they went ahead and leaked some very confidential information—to none other than Mikami.
It appears that this social retard Mikami hasn't given up on Raito yet, and was actually waiting in the sidelines until he can get his chance to strike, well, amidst his equally weird hobby of scouring through the internet for any information about the boy, however trivial it may be. The man is clearly holding a "stalker/rapist" sign right above his forehead, and it was quite disturbing to imagine what goes inside his head. He really had to keep this man away from Raito, no question.
Anyway, when the whole check-up was over, Mikami didn't hesitate to present his ugly mug to none other than a dizzy-looking Raito, and he was seriously asking L to kick him in the face. So he did. Well, at least that was better than the boy puking at him right in the head. L actually did him a favor. That didn't faze the pervert man in the slightest, and went ahead and told L that he would be applying for a position in his institution. Obviously, L turned him down, but the man didn't want to give up and stated that he has the best credentials he could look for in a professor.
While the two boys swore that the only information they gave Mikami was that they were home-schooled, like Raito, there was no doubt that Mikami used this crucial piece of information to his advantage, not even minding that he knew that L was in charge. So that was a stupid move. But then, he took his stalking ability to the next level by following them home. How he did it, L could only shudder to think.
When all else failed, Mikami went for Roger and applied there. Fortunately, all applications have to go through L in the final stage, so the man should have seen it all from the beginning that his plan would fail. L had to work extra hard to hypnotize him into forgetting just exactly where this place is after all of that, and that practically consumed all of L's energy.
Considering all of that time and effort wasted just because of the carelessness of two boys, it was clearly justifiable for L to want to punish these kids, and it frustrates L to know that Raito was clearing them of all the charges, just like that, when, for all he knew, Mikami would be back one of these days for a vengeance. L would rather not think about any of that at the moment, and just shifted his mind to another highlight of this day.
At least, now he has an official doctor to monitor their baby, so Watari will finally stop nagging him into getting one. To think that it would be so easy too. He should have done this sooner. But now, he can breathe a little easier, and focus on what was really important, that is, Raito and their child's well being. With all of this going on in the detective's mind, it was no wonder why it exhausted his mind so much that he got into a deep sleep for the first time in his life.
Chapter End
A/N: ...that was...a pretty short chapter, I know. But really, I don't know what else to add in. And I guess I have to apologize for the last part, and the apparent lack of medical knowledge whatsoever consequently made this all the more hard for me. So finally, with the doctor in the picture, I guess one can assume that this is slowly becoming a legit mpreg fanfic. I'm hoping to put more content into the past few chapter, believe me, I tried.
Plot-wise, this chapter pretty much happens approximately on the first week of December, since the Yotsuba confrontation ended on October 28, and they got married some time in November. I think signs of pregnancy around these dates would still be subtle, but onwards, it would clearly get a lot worse, so expect a lot of hurling, I'll try my best to fit it all in.
And yeah, whew. I hope that now that everything's been settled, having a doctor and all, I would have and easier time on character development. I'll do my best.
Thank you for reading up to this far, and keeping up with my rant. If you like what you see, please tell me, if not, review anyway, so I know what to improve and such. Peace out!