Warnings: Misa-being-a-retard-because-she-was-born-that-way themes. Yaoi/Shounen-ai/Slashable characters: L and Light. Rated M for smut, language and boy kissing.
Summary: Kira brought Raito to L, the one person he could love. But, is love enough to concur the evil that is Kira? Or, is that love itself the true evil? L's life is at stake, and Raito is the only one who can save it, but will he? L/Light, Mello/Near. Yaoi.
Disclaimer: Yo … MOMMA.
Me: Uh...
Chibi L: I don't have a momma.
Chibi Raito: *Facepalm*
Chibi Mello: This gets written before the actual chapter gets written, so I don't know what to say.
Me: I suck at planning. *Has no idea what this chapter will be about yet*
Chibi Misa: So, um, enjoy the update after 3 months last week? Ahaha. ;_;
Chibi Mikami: Please just read.
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And my hands are at your neck,
and I think I hate you.
I think I hate you.
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Death Note:
Redemption
By NinjaKittyx3
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Sent to his room again? Really, L, really? Honest to Kami-sama. This was getting annoying. Mello was too old to be sent to his room, right? Yeah, 'course. Gaw, damnit. He didn't want to fight with L. Sighing, he stood up from his bed and sneaked out his room for a second time during his visit. He didn't even bother checking the keyhole this time.
Subconsciously, Mello headed in the direction of L and Yagami's room, sulking all the way there. Perhaps if L was in his room, Mello could talk to him, alone...? Pah. That 'Raito-kun' was probably with L. Though, earlier on it did seem as though he was slightly pissed at L.
Note to self: Call L Ryuuzaki from now on.
Mello rolled his eyes at himself.
Coming up to their door, he slowly raised a hesitant had to knock on the door when he overheard voice. At first he thought they were just coming from the Task Force downstairs, but they were too loud. The voices were coming from their room again.
Mello had pretty much heard enough last time, but, meh, what the heck? Eavesdropping was pretty fun in his situation – shunned to his room with nothing but his gun for company. Smirking in evilness that came with his youth, he leaned his head against the door and listened in...
"I dare you, I dare you to drag me."
"I will."
… Oho... what's going on here? Are they fighting?
Mello listened harder.
Yagami began to yell. "L! I have school, and my family, and... Misa!"
Misa? ...Watari had mentioned that name... but the only name that came to mind was Misa Amane, commonly known as Misa-Misa... off that show...
That was a long shot. Wishful thinking, Mello, you idiot.
"You will not be gone for long, and your father and Misa will be coming..." L replied.
Wasn't that a little smug? This seemed serious.
"L... this Mello of yours pointed a gun at me!" Yagami all but screamed, "And you plan to take him home with me in the same plane? What if he tries to shoot me?"
…
"Mello pointed a gun at you?" Mello could hear L's anger rising, "When was this?"
Right. Woah, woah, woah, woah. Just a stinking minute!
He pointed the gun out of fright and self-defence! It wasn't like he was gonna shoot the guy anyway!
"The other day. Not like you'd care about my feelings..." Yagami was starting to sound like a teenage girl in a certain time of the month. Mello sighed.
"..." L said nothing.
"What?" Yagami asked, slightly unnerved by the sounds of it.
"I think I heard something." L said lowly, but not low enough for Mello to catch.
Yagami groaned annoyedly. "Like what, L? A distraction? Something to help you escape from this conversation?"
"Raito-kun, of course not. You're being silly."
Good one, L. Kick him now.
There was a pause. "You know, L... you are the most frustrating human being I've ever met..."
"I'm sad that Raito-kun thinks so." Was all that was said.
There was silence for a while, Mello decided that Yagami Raito had given up, and after some shuffling, he concluded that they had retired for the evening.
Interesting evening.
Sighing, Mello sauntered back downstairs to talk to the team. The stared at him as he made his way down the stairs, wondering why he was showing his face after such an exit. Matsuda jumped up happily.
"Hello, nice for you to join us!" He said.
Mello tried to smile at him. "Sure. I was wondering if I could look over a few notes on the case?"
"Uh, oh... well I-" Matsuda stuttered, but was interrupted by Aizawa.
"I thought Ryuuzaki didn't want you anywhere near this?" Aizawa grumbled.
Mello flinched. He'd said Near's name.
"He doesn't want me anywhere near him, nor his little pet."
"...pet?" Aizawa said nervously, "Are you referring to Raito-kun?"
"Yup. That guy."
Matsuda stood awkwardly on the sidelines, Soichiro was fuming.
"Don't refer to my son as Ryuuzaki's pet. He is nothing but a friend to Ryuuzaki and that is all." Soichiro said sternly.
Mello concluded that L and Yagami Raito must have been caught by him at some point, perhaps Matsuda too, seeing as how he looked extremely uncomfortable...
Mello also concluded that Soichiro was one of those over-protective parents, one who didn't shout, but one who shouted quietly, which was even more terrifying.
"Right, right. Sure, whatever." Mello waved his hand, bored. He picked up a file beside Matsuda and sat beside him. "So, you do the night shift all the time?"
His pathetic attempt at small talk deemed successful to the small mind of Mr Matsuda.
"Oh, yeah, all the time." Matsuda shrugged and circled something with a red permanent marker. Maybe he thought he looked cool, Mello thought. "Its not like a have a family to go back to."
Aizawa flinched. Mello noticed.
"Sorry, Aizawa."
Aizawa got up and huffed over to the computers.
Mello got interested. "That guy... he got a family?"
Soichiro answered. "Wife and daughter."
"Isn't it a little dangerous for him to work on the Kira case then, for his wife and daughter's sake?" Mello asked.
Matsuda shrugged. "Its his choice. He's got a lot of pride, Aizawa..."
"I'll agree to that." Soichiro nodded, shuffling some files. "Right, I'm going off to bed now. I'll see you in the morning."
Matsuda looked shocked. "Okay, chief."
Mello chose to ignore Soichiro, turning his attention to Matsuda. "So, Mr. Matsuda-"
"Just Matsuda is fine." Matsuda interrupted cheerfully.
"Matsuda then." Mello huffed. "You know about Yagami and Ryuuzaki?"
Matsuda froze, dropping some paper onto the desk. "Raito-kun and Ryuuzaki?"
"Yep. Raito-kun."
Matsuda scrambled for the papers he'd dropped. "I, I'm not at liberty to discuss such a-"
"Come on. Ryuuzaki has told me everything anyway." Mello lied easily.
"Really?"
"That they're together? Oh yeah, I totally get that." Mello nodded. "How did you find out?"
Matsuda grinned. He must have been looking for ward to the gossip. "Me and the chief walked in on them sleeping on one another..."
Mello blinked. "What?"
"Well, they'd obviously been together and stuff, and fallen asleep, then we found them." Matsuda explained, Mello nodded. "Chief went crazy though, dragged Raito-kun out the room and kept him at home for a week, but he's allowed back now, but chief keeps an eye on them."
"They're still together." Mello nodded. He knew the situation now.
"I'm happy for them." Matsuda smiled. "Everyone deserves someone to love, you know? Regardless of gender, if you love someone, you love someone, that's just how its meant to be."
"...yeah."
The room was dark and cold. Raito wanted to but the heating on. He could barely see anything but his breath, and the only noise was a suspicious humming coming from somewhere in front of him. Thoughtfully, he stepped forward. He felt like he was in a dream. But not a normal one, one of those dreadfully annoyed ones where you can't control anything. You just do things without thinking about it.
Stepping forward, Raito set off lights. Brightness surrounded his vision as lights lit up the room he was in.
Quite frankly, he'd rather have been in darkness.
The room was a disgusting grey colour, and the floor matched it. It looked like a prison cell, only spacious.
"Hey Raito." A deep voice echoed.
Raito spun around to find a creature staring back at him. Startled, he fell over, shouting a surprised 'oof' that added effect.
"Well, that was mean. I ain't that ugly am I?" The beast pointed to itself. "Ne... got any apples? I've been craving them ever since you left."
Raito shook his head. "W-what... who are you?"
Ryuk blinked. Oh. "Memories. Oft." He spread his wings until he was floating. "I am the Shinigami, Ryuk. Believe it or not, I used to be attached to you."
"Why me?" Raito felt as if something was speaking for him.
"Hyuk. Why me, he asks." Ryuk burst out laughing. Raito scrambled to his feet and backed up against the far wall. "Look at you, thinkin' your so innocent when you've killed thousands."
Raito shook his head. "I have not. You have the wrong person."
Ryuk sauntered towards him. "Oh? I do? S'weird since you look like the Yagami Raito I know. Wanna hear a secret?"
The creature was all up in his face now.
"I follow someone called Kira." Ryuk whispered.
Raito blinked. Then he screamed.
Sitting upright in bed, Raito panted. What in the world?
Terrified, he looked around carefully for said 'Ryuk'. He saw no one – nothing. He was alone in the room.
...which begged the question: where was L?
He wouldn't just leave like that.
Oh. Argument.
Raito fumed. Stupid L.
...What was that dream all about? He follows Kira? But... Ryuk said he followed him too... so he follows him and Kira? What?
L had gotten another phone call from Matt that morning. He'd informed them that Mello was going back that day, and that they'd be staying and such. All was set.
Well, all but Raito...
Raito sat behind Soichiro stubbornly, which was a pretty smart move, and Raito wasn't an idiot. L couldn't use force if he was with his dad, because he'd probably think he was trying to rape him or something. L also couldn't go over to Raito because Soichiro would should daggers.
L sighed. Why did Raito have to be so complicated?
"Dad, I don't want to go." Raito said lowly.
"I don't particularly want to go either, son, but we're going to have to if that's what L wants. He's in charge here." Soichiro answered, without a hope.
They sat like that in the middle of the friggin' airport. Arms crossed, lips pursed, looking like a pair of stubborn kids who's parents wouldn't buy them candy.
Mello walked over to them. "Look you two, I'm the one being shipped off back home. I'm the one who doesn't wanna go. But DO you see me with my face lookin' like a cow sat on it when it was still warm? No. So, get up off your asses and get the hell over there so Aizawa can take us to the plane. Got it?"
Me: -.-
Chibi Raito: Cow? Face? STILL WARM?
Chibi Soichiro: What in the blazes?
Chibi Mello: I made a funny.
Chibi Misa: Yes. No. Wait, Tuesday?
Me: ANYWAY. Check it sista.
Chibi Mikami: YEA! U-P-D-A-T-I-O-N!
Chibi BB: Um, after three months?
Chibi Matt: Up you.
Chibi BB: GLADLY!
Me: *facepalm* Now, this fanfic is nearly finished folks.
Folks: *awwwwWWWwwwWWWwWWWWww*
Plot: *dies*
Me: And that's what happened.
Chibi Matt: THAT'S what's up.
Chibi Matsuda: Review plz? ;3