A/N: More about Light and L! I realize that I'm taking way too long to get through just the first months of L's pregnancy. At the rate I'm going, this whole thing will be like 40 chapters long and I may or may not even get to the birth part. Yikes…well, next chapter I hope to cover a nice hunk of time...speed things up a bit.
Disclaimer: L and Light do not belong to me…but heir kid does…whenever he or she finally gets born.
L tried to be angry with Light. After all, Light was taking away his precious sweets. L tried to be sad, to be mournful, but found he couldn't. It wasn't that he couldn't feel anything. He did feel emotions, but he was just an expert at hiding them.
As much as L wanted to hate Light, he found himself unable to. True, Light was methodically throwing out L's stash of candy and chocolate. But it was so hard to stay angry with Light when he kept bringing him strawberry cheesecake and blueberry pancakes for breakfast every morning.
Light's plan was working so far. He could slowly get L to be healthier one step at a time. First, he had to replace the candy with fruit pies and cakes. It was just a small step towards L's health, but Light felt sure he could eventually convince L to eat healthy, especially since L was becoming more and more attached to him.
L was unused to expressing his emotions. He was shy and awkward in social situations. He was used to putting up a mask and letting nothing slip by. He trusted no one with his inner thoughts. But it was getting so hard to reign in his emotions around Light. He felt himself starting to smile more. The next time Light wanted sex, he was awfully tempted to…wait, no, no, no. Not while he was pregnant. He had his baby to consider. L subconsciously rubbed his stomach.
"You're cute when you do that," Light murmured in L's ear.
L jerked and looked over his shoulder fearfully. Light was standing behind him, looking over his shoulder. He was entirely too close. L could feel his breath.
"You startled me, Raito-kun," L murmured, attempting to turn back to his work on the computer.
"What are you looking at? " Light asked. He settled into the seat next to him.
L's eyes flicked briefly in Light's direction as he clicked a link. 'A pregnancy website."
"It's adorable how much you worry about our baby," Light said softly, gently nipping at L's ear.
L squeaked in surprise and turned a delicate shade of red. "R-Raito-kun," he whispered.
Light grinned. "Come on. Let's take a break for lunch.
L reluctantly allowed Light to take his hand and lead him away from the computer. L perched on a stool at the kitchen counter and cut himself a generous slice of angel food cake, drenching it with the mixture of strawberries and strawberry syrup Light had set out for him.
Light rolled his eyes as he ate his own healthier lunch of a sandwich and an orange. He had passed on the apple. Living with Ryuk had taken away all appetite for apples. And speaking of Ryuk…Light really needed to get back to his Death Note. He had put it aside for two weeks to deal with this pregnancy business. But now he had to return to ridding the world of evil, especially since he would soon have a child to protect.
"Would you ever contemplate killing our child?" L asked softly. "If he or she did something wrong?"
"What?" Light frowned. 'Well…I suppose it's natural for parents to be so angry with their child that they want to kill them. When I was little, I hid my dad's car keys so he wouldn't be able to go to work and he'd have to stay home with me instead. Somehow, he found out and threatened to kill me if I ever did that again. Would he ever really kill me? No, he was just angry."
"But you are different from your father," L said quietly, his wide eyes focused on Light. "You are Kira and if our son or daughter steals a magazine from the grocery store, you might kill them."
Light rolled his eyes. "I'm not Kira. How many times must I tell you that?" He sighed inwardly. Just as L was starting to relax around him he had to go into Kira-hunting mode again.
"Even if you are not Kira, which is highly unlikely, I fear if our child makes one childish mistake, Kira will kill him. Simply accidentally breaking a window with a baseball may be a death sentence."
"Ryuuzaki, you can't wait until a perfect world comes along to have a baby. The world's always going to be a dangerous place. If Kira doesn't kill him, he could be run over by a car."
L chewed his thumb worriedly. "I fear that one day Kira will kill all but his chosen followers."
"That's exactly why we have to do this while we still have a chance," Light said firmly. "Look, I'm gay so this is probably my last chance to be a father. And considering how hard it is for you to get close to anyone, it's probably your last chance to be a mother."
L frowned. 'Raito-kun, it does not sound appealing-"
Light pulled L close. L blushed and struggled at first, but Light would not let go. L finally sighed and relaxed into Light's arms. 'Very well, Raito-kun," he murmured. "After all, no one is perfect. Kira must forgive childish indiscretions or no one would live."
L's head dropped down onto Light's shoulder and within seconds he was fast asleep.