Escape From Whammy

by xxxRagexxx

Based on the movie Escape From Alcatraz: After Light is falsely accused of murder, he is sent to the Whammy International Maximum Security Prison.There he'll meet the one person who can be the key to his escape,and maybe his heart. LightxL AU Yaoi

21. Make It

Great Job Ichi, Thanks You. XD

Warning: Brutal Violence, Language, Lemon.

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Mello and Matt slowed their steps as they watched the new shift of guards begin to enter the prison. They both cut down a hall, hoping to avoid being seen. When the majority of the new guards passed by, they came out of hiding and got in the end of the line so they could mix in with the other guards that were exiting the prison.

When they got outside they followed silently behind the guards walking through each check point. As they approached the boat they lingered behind the others, watching them enter the boat cabin, and when they were all inside, Mello entered followed by Matt. Mello remembered the boats set up from when he'd first come here. He walked quickly through the cabin hall and grab Matt's arm as he pulled the man into the tiny bathroom, locking the door behind them. They decided to keep the light turned on and tried to maneuver themselves in a comfortable position, knowing that they would be in there for the whole twenty minute trip. As they finally settled down, they heard a knock on the door.

Guard: " You in there Ben?"

Matt prepared to speak, remembering how the guard they tied up sounded, and trying to mimic the mans deep raspy voice.

Matt: " Yeah..."

Guard: " Hurry up, I gotta pee."

Matt: " It's going to be a while..."

Guard: "Just let me in Ben...It will only take a second."

Matt: "Go in a bottle."

Guard: "Guess I'll have to...jeez....greedy ass bastard."

Mello and Matt heard the guard's steps leaving from in front of the door, listening to him mumbling about how selfish Ben was. Mello sighed and continued to stand in the corner next to the sink hoping no one else would come along.

XXX Whammy

Light and L began approaching the brighter side of the hall, slowing their steps as they leaned against the wall and came to a stop to listen for any approaching footsteps. They both stood there finding it hard to breath, afraid that their breath would be heard by anyone approaching...even though logically that was impossible if they weren't breathing heavy.

Light closed his eyes and stood flat against the wall, swallowed hard and counted to three in his head, then quickly peeked down the next corridor to see if anyone was there...it was empty. Light grabbed L's hand and held it firmly as he led the way down the hall. They continued to stay close against the wall staying alert as they headed back toward the main hall. One of their biggest challenges would be getting past the main office where most of the guards lounged around and did nothing for the night.

They passed the corridor to the cell blocks, then came to a set of double doors that would lead to the main offices of the building, including the wardens office, which was at the end of the hall. Because the doors were shut, they both stayed outside of them and prepared themselves to go through.

Light looked at L, and L stared back at him for a moment then looked through the fogged glass window of one of the doors, nodding back at Light and expressing that he was ready. Light let go of L's hand and quietly opened one of the double doors, poking his head through to make sure no one had stumbled out into the hall within those two seconds. Light began going through the door motioning with his hand for L to follow, he did, and let the door shut silently back into place. They were in the main hall. The next task would tricky since the main office door was open, and at any moment someone could walk out and see them.

Both L and Light heard the laughter of the men inside the office, which in turn made them freeze in the middle of mapping out the best way to get past the doorway. The sound of chairs moving backward and people moving around caused L to quickly grab Light's wrist and head back through one of the double doors. Light followed L into the corner of where the door met the wall and L squeezed his way into the corner and Light push close up against him, turning his head to make sure no one was coming down the old hall they just came from. They held their breath as the voices and laughter arrived at the other side of the door. Light tried to gently push closer into L, anticipating the door opening and hiding their bodies behind it. The trick would be heading back through the door once they group of guards got on their side, so if one of them happened to look back, they wouldn't see two inmates huddled in the corner.

The door opened and Light and L turned into statues as the door began to close and hide them in the corner.

Guard: "I can't believe you said that Rick, I love my wife to death. Hehheh, how could I cheat on her with Sara?"

Guard: "You cheated on her with Bill."

Guard 1: " Shushhh, don't say that so loud. And that was different...it was harmless fun, I mean, gimme a break, we were young. "

Guard 2: " That's true, we did have fun back then..You know what? We should call up the guys, maybe get together next weekend and catch up on old times..."

Guard 3: "Only if you don't bring the video camera...I almost got into trouble for that."

Guard 4: "Oh yeah, I remember that...haha..."

The guards finally passed through the doors, and once the door began closing, Light quickly peeked into the window of the door to make sure the coast was clear before darting back through the door with L. Light was on adrenalin overdose because even though some of the guards passed by, they still had to check to see who was left in the main office so they could finally pass it.

Light slipped the knife out of his sleeve then rubbed it against his jumper, clearing off any finger prints or smudges. He backed up and stooped down next to the doorway so he could secretly expose the knife in the door and use it to capture the reflection of who was inside of the office. Light studied the reflection carefully, seeing that there was one guard in there with his back turned somewhat away from the doorway, as he sat and filed paperwork. Light knew it was now or never, so he moved quickly passed the doorway without L, successful making it to the other side. Light looked at L and they both waited for a moment before Light checked the knife again and made sure the man's sixth sense didn't kick in. Light saw that the man was still filling then nodded to L to jump across the doorway. L took a deep breath then leaped onto the side Light was on. Light quickly grabbed his hand and started moving down the hall.

They approached the warden's door immediately. Light took the keys from his sleeve, unraveling the twine, then checking to see if there was a key that looked like it would go to the door. As Light began testing keys, L kept his eye down the opposite end of the hall focusing on windows of the double doors to see if there were any guards heading back that way.

Light knew he need to move fast since they were completely exposed where they were standing. After multiple failed attempts to open the door, Light wiped his brow in frustration, and tried to steady himself and open it. L continued to look back and forth between Light and down the hall, then he saw two figures on the opposite end of the double doors.

" They're coming."

"..."

Light finally took the knife and tried to wedge it between the lock and turn the key at the same time. He moved it back and forth slightly scraping the wooden frame. Light heard the guards coming closer. Right before L could alert him that they were opening the hallway door, the lock clicked and Light quickly swung the door open and entered the room.

L followed in behind him, then Light shut and locked the door as quietly as possible. The room was dark, and L wasted no time heading toward the desk so he could start on the computer. Light took out the flashlight and zoomed in on the file cabinets, walking over so he could start looking for the paper versions of their files.

L's fingers moved fast on the keys, trying different combinations and codes to bypass the security systems in the computer, while Light looked into the file cabinets, opening up each one and scanning the tabs of the file names. Light found Matt's file first, taking out the folder labeled Jeevas, Mail, then Mello's file, tagged Keehl, Mihael, then L's , and further back was his own. Light pondered on shredding them, but then he remembered how loud the shredder was, and it would also be easy for any smart person to look in the basket and try to piece them back together, so he settled for placing them in the front of his jumper.

He heard L make a sound of success and in the glow of the computer screen Light could see L smirking.

" Did you get in?"

" Yes..I also found out that our files are in a share drive, and this is the master computer."

" So if it's deleted on this computer-"

" It's also deleted on all the others in the prison."

"...Perfect."

Before victory could be totally achieved, Light heard footsteps coming down the hall.

Damn it...

Light stooped down and took his gun off of his ankle, expecting the bastards to barge in and try to seize them. He slowly walked toward the door with the gun pointed at it.

"L, get under the desk."

L quickly finished deleting the last file, then turned off the monitor and slid out of the seat and under the mahogany desk. Light waited in front of the door seeing shadows moving under the doorway.

Guard 1: " Do you think Roger took it?"

Guard 2: "I don't know, but if he did, I'm taking it back."

Guard 1: " Alright, I'll meet you in the office then."

Guard 2: " OK."

Light heard keys being inserted into the lock, then watched the knob turn, feeling paralyzed in his position and his mind blanking out. Light finally willed himself to get against the wall, deciding to hide behind the door when it opened. But then he registered what the guards said, if he was looking for something, he most likely was going to look on the...desk.

...L …

The door opened, and the light was flickered on as a man entered into the room. Light peeked out from behind the door seeing the guard standing in the middle of the floor looking around the room. Light got the gun ready, but then thought about how loud the gunshots would be, then he thought of stabbing the man, but that wouldn't be any better...eventually the guards would come looking for him...but what else could he do if the man found L?

L sat still, feeling his fate being sealed as the shadow of the man got closer and closer. As L held his breath, he was surprised when he was suddenly in complete darkness, and heard the door shut.

Guard: "What the hell... Jake, is that you playing around!?...damn bastard, I'll teach him."

L heard footsteps moving away from the desk and release his breath, then he heard the door open and close. L crawled out from under the desk and stood up as Light turned the flashlight on him.

" Are you alright?"

L nodded then walked over to Light so he could peck the man's lips and hug him. Light kissed his forehead and spoke.

" Let's go, we should be much safer in the kitchen."

Light walked toward the door and put his ear to it, listening for any signs of a guard in the hallway. When he heard silence, Light turned the knob and opened the door halfway, then locked the knob, and stuck his head out, double checking the hall. It was clear. Light left the room with L right behind him, then shut the door, turning the knob to make sure it was locked.

Light hoped that the second time they passed the main office it would be much easier than the first time. And it was. Light flashed the knife studying it quickly, seeing that no one was in there. At first Light was overjoyed, but then it struck him. He didn't know about where some of the guards were located during their trip to the cafeteria. Light pushed the worry to the sides of his mind then looked through the windows of the double doors, pushing one open so he and L could exit that part of the hall.

L moved at the same pace as Light as they walked down the hall. He felt good about there chances of making it out that night, even though they still had forty minutes before they had to take on two other men.

XXX The Boat.

Mello and Matt stayed huddled in the small bathroom, Mello looking bored and Matt uncomfortable. As if things couldn't get any worse, they heard another knock on the door. But this time the voice was different.

Mello: ...fuck.

Guard: "Hey, Ben, is Ray in there with you? I mean, I'm not accusing you guy's of doing anything..I don't care if he is...It's just, well, I haven't seen him."

Matt deepened his voice tone and answered.

Matt: "...He's in here."

Guard: "...Oh, alright...you know Ben, you should really get that cold checked out, you sound terrible."

Mello and Matt rolled their eyes as the man left, and waited for the last 10 minutes of their trip to freedom.

XXX Whammy

Light and L approached the cafeteria doors. Light was surprised when he found them unlocked, fearing that some of the guards were in there having a late midnight snack...though, there was nothing really good to snack on as far as the prison food went.

They shut the doors behind them, and started walking in the darkness of the large room. They could see the searchlights illuminating the windows and moving in different direction, but it was dark enough that they needed the flashlight to see were they were going. He shined the flashlight on the serving station, but before they could get any closer to it L stopped and grabbed Light's arm. He'd heard voices in the kitchen. Light looked at L with question as to why the they'd stopped walking, but then L motioned for Light to listen and took the flashlight from him so he could turn it off. After a moment, Light finally heard it.

Guard 1: " Damn...there is nothing to eat in here..."

Guard 2: " Make a sandwich."

Guard 1: " Nah, I don't like the sandwich meat here. I just need to start bringing my own lunch again."

Guard 2: " What? Barbra doesn't pack your lunches anymore?"

Guard 1: "Not since the day I told her that her cooking sucks."

Guard 2: " Haha, nice one idiot. Now your going to starve."

Guard 1: " I'd rather starve then die from her cooking. Anyway, let's go, I still have a lot of work to finish."

Light and L looked at each other, then ran down one of the rows of tables and hid underneath one. They heard the guards leaving the kitchen, and Light crawled backward as the light from the kitchen began to shine on the spot they were hiding in.

...So much for the kitchen being safer....

As he moved back, he bumped into the leg of the table, causing it to make a horrible screeching sound on the floor.

Guard 1: " Did you hear that?"

Guard 2: " Yeah..."

Guard 1: " Do you have your flashlight?"

Guard 2: " No, I left it in the office, but I'll go turn the lights on so we can check it out."

Guard 1: " Alright."

Light quickly crawled next to L, and whispered in his ear.

" Hurry, find another table to hide under."

" What about you?"

" Don't worry about me, just keep moving. Head for the serving station... NOW."

L no longer felt Light's presence beside him so he allowed his adrenalin to make him agile enough to slip from under the table he was under and silently crawl in the darkness across the floor and under the next table that was closer to the serving station. L quietly let himself become hidden amongst the chairs, then quietly pushed one out of his way, preparing to move to the next table.

The lights came on.

L bit his lip as he watched the feet of the guards walk across the room, each one taking a different direction as they searched around the room and under some of the tables. Because L was under the tables on the side of the room, they did not see him when they peeked under the tables in the front, or when they moved back some of the chairs, but that didn't mean they wouldn't eventually get to where he was.

L watched the guards walk down a row of tables that were a few aisles away and L crawled out from under his and made his way to the next one. L crawled on his forearms and nuzzled his way under the next table, already pushing the chair out of the way so he could escape again. L was closer than ever to the serving station, so he scanned the location of the guards, then slipped out from under the table and darted for his destination.

Light steadied his hands on the table leg. He kept his actions silent, and moved at top speed, beginning to sweat as he felt the guards voices get closer...but he still wasn't done.

Just a little more...there...

Light moved to the side, and scanned the floor to see which way the guards were facing, then he rolled out from his table and moved under the next one, heading to the front of it, since the guards were now closer to the back. Light could see the serving station close to him, and took a deep breath and a quick glance at his surroundings before he made his move.

L was now hidden behind the silver backing of the food counter, trying his best to listen for the foot steps of the guards. Without looking behind him L backed up, moving away from the end of the counter and closer to the middle of it. L could hear the footsteps of the guards getting close and he pondered on just heading into the kitchen, but then....L was snatched up in someone's arms, held firmly against their chest, and his mouth and nose covered by their hand. A surge of fear ran through L's blood, freezing him at first, but then he tried to turn out of the person's grasp. But the soothing sound of a familiar shhhh...its me landed gently on his right ear.

Light let him go and L looked back at him as Light motioned for L to follow him to the kitchen door. They both crawled over, and Light closed his eyes a moment before standing up a little to see where the guards were. Light stooped back down and pushed the door open just enough for he and L to crawl in.

Light let L crawl in first, then he followed in after him, both of them scanned the kitchen, then got up and stood next to the door. They listened carefully so they could hear if the guards were through searching. And then...

Crash!!

Light bit back a smile as he heard the guards conversation.

Guard 1: " Shit!"

Guard 2: " Is that all it was..a lose screw?"

Guard 1: " I guess, they really need to invest in better tables."

Guard 2: " Hah, your telling me...well, come on then."

After they heard the guards lift the table back up and fix it, L got on the floor and looked under the door, seeing the light go out in the cafeteria, and hearing the door shut after the guards left. L stood up, hearing Light sigh with relieve.

" That was close..."

L nodded, thinking to himself about how skilled Light was in making quick plans in impossible situations. They walked past the ovens and the island in the middle of the huge kitchen, then came to the pantry door, and went inside.

Before Light shut the door behind them, he used the of the kitchen light to help expose the light switch in the pantry. Light saw one light bulb hanging in the middle of the small room, along with a string that he pulled to turn on the light. When the light came on, L shut the door and sighed heavily as his back fell against it. Both of them noticed the cool temperature of the little room, but Light was the first to comment on it.

"It's chilly in here. "

" Yes...it is."

Light rubbed his hands against his arms trying to generate the heat he felt like he was losing. He quickly spotted the white towel and took it off the hook, then grabbed the black skillet off the wall, watching the rope and gag fall after he removed it. The skillet was heavy, just what Light needed to take down the men that were on their way.

Light finally took the chance to look around the room, seeing all the can vegetables and soup stacked sloppily on metal shelves. Light's eyes came to rested on L, watching the man as he sat down on the floor. Light retrieved the gags off the floor then turned the lamp off before he walked to the raven. Light moved to sit beside L, placing the skillet on the floor next to him, then he told L to come closer to him so they could keep each other warm.

L crawled on him and sat across his thighs, then rest his head against his chest, hearing the files in Light's shirt make a crinkly sound as he settled. L let out a tired sigh as Light wrapped his arms around L's body, rubbing L's arms trying to lock in some of the heat. Then Light brought his knees up some, tilting L in his lap as they adjusted themselves and curled up together.

Light could tell that the man was tired. And to further prove that, he heard L yawn against his chest. Light also knew that L had gotten far less sleep than he did for the last two days, so he wouldn't had been surprised if L crashed into a deep sleep right there in the pantry.

Light felt like he didn't deserve to be as tired as he was, but regardless, he still felt exhausted, and the cold air wasn't helping... only causing him to curl up tighter with the lover in his arms. After fifteen minutes, Light let his head rest on L's, keeping half of his mind alert, and trying to convincing the other half not to shut down. Light tried to fight sleep away, and mentally keep track of time, but the minutes began to run into one another..and soon, he was nodding off, joining the raven in a mild slumber.

XXX The Boat

Matt and Mello felt the boat come to a stop. They listened closely for the footsteps of the guards beginning to exit. After briefly waiting for silence, they finally opened the door and walked out . They walked down the small hallway, and came to the door that would lead to the deck, opening it slowly and trying to avoid being seen by any guards that were still on the boat. The last guard was already half way down the dock and then..

Pilot: " Why are you just standing there?...get going."

Mello quickly turned around, his temper getting the better of him. " Listen old man, you better watch your fuc-"

Matt smoothly interrupted, grabbing Mello's arm. "We were just leaving, sir."

Matt pushed Mello out of the door then glared at him for being insubordinate in that situation. Mello shrugged it off, and walked onto the dock with the red head. They kept their heads down and walked down the dock together, seeing other guards already getting in their cars and leaving to their homes, so they slowed down their steps so the could allow the majority of them to leave before walking through the parking lot.

" How does it feel to be a free man, Matt? "Mello asked.

Matt stretched his stiff muscles and yawned. " Feels good...I haven't seen this place in two years."

They were alone in the street, walking in the night. Mello began noting all the cars that were possible candidates. He spotted a black Audi that wasn't flashy, and walked over to it. It was also unequipped with an alarm system and in good condition. Matt followed him to the car, then looked around seeing a red BMW, gawking at it until Mello burned his dreams.

Mello: "You know if we try to take that, we're just asking to get caught."

Matt:" It's in perfect condition"

Mello:" So? We're only going to ditch it once we get to Eric's house."

Matt:"...Fine."

Mello tried to open the doors, checking to see if any of them were open. They weren't.

He started analyzing the door lock while giving Matt orders. "Alright Matt, take off the license plates and trade it with someone else's. Actually, start switching a few of them around, mix up at least three of them... take some over to the next street."

Matt grinned. "Gonna have fun throwing the police off?"

"Yeah, just take the gun case with you. Wouldn't wanna lose your fine ass."

Matt snapped off a salute." Yes, sir!"

Mello rolled his eyes at Matt's sarcasm, then started working on the driver's door, while Matt started on the license plates.

XXX Whammy

Before Light could fall into a deep sleep, he was rudely awaken by a loud bang in the kitchen. As L sat up, Light whispered in his ear. "Stand close against the shelf."

L nodded, grabbing the gags and rope, then heading over to stand against the shelf.

Light picked up the skillet then stood up against the shelf opposite of L. As they waited they heard squeaking wheels get closer to the door and Light braced himself to get ready to strike the first person that came in.

The door creaked open and a two shadowy figures entered the room.

Crash!

Light hit the first one in the back of the head, watching the man's service hat fly off his head. He heard a yell of pain...but the man wasn't knocked out.

The second man quickly went for the light and turned it on. The man was built, and his face was rough and mean, wearing the same blue and white uniform as the other man, both uniforms labeled with the same"Meals On Water" logo located above their name tags. Light charged toward him but the smaller man tackled Light to the floor. Light fell back, dropping the skillet, as the man fell on top of him, knocking his head back into the lower shelves. Light's heart was racing when he saw the other man run over to join the man who was on top of him, both of them trying to get in a few hits. Light knew they were making a lot of noise, and he was afraid if they made anymore, the guards would come.

L watched Light fall to the floor, and ran over to help him, pulling the bigger guy off of Light. The man turned around when he felt L grab him, then got off the floor as L backed up. The man sneered at L and took something out of his pocket. It was a box cutter. L took a deep breath, and quickly walked to the door and took hold of the doorknob, shutting the door, knowing that there was going to be a lot of noise made.

The man started towards L. The raven looked around for a weapon of his own, but the only thing he came up with was a can of food. L threw it, then ducked when the man lashed out to cut his face. L dropped to the floor and side swiped the man with his leg, causing the guy to lose his footing and fall down hard in front of L, losing his hat in the process. As the man lifted his head to get up, L sent a direct kick to his face knocking him back down. L cast a glance at the scuffle in the back of the room. Light was still fist fighting on the ground with the other man. L gripped a can of food and crawled next to the other man, sending harsh blows to the man's head with the can, but the man struggled beneath him and smacked the can out of his hand.

L could see the man trying to grip the box cutter and regain control over it, but L yanked it out of his hand and threw it, not bothering watch as it slide under one of the shelves. The man struggled and grasped L's arms reversing their positions, then L kicked up into the other's chest causing him to loosen his grip. L began moving away from the man, but fell to the floor as the stubborn man seized his leg. The man flipped L over onto his back and dragged him backwards.

L felt himself go into panic mode as the food guy pinned him to the floor, then started to strike him. L quickly blocked his face with his forearms, sending a kick to his opponents stomach. L's skin was crawling with ridged apprehension, trying to keep the walls of reality from falling in on him. But the more he felt the man hitting him, the more L felt like he was no longer in the pantry fighting for his life with Light, but in the shower room...with the devil.

L faintly heard Light's voice telling him to "hold on" saying that he would be right there. L tried to hold on, continuing to block his face with one arms and hit the man with his other limbs, but that just made the man angrier, to the point that the man was beginning to curses at him screaming " I'll kill you!" as he hit L.

Suddenly, the angry man viciously ripped L's arms away, pinned them down and grabbed the smaller man's throat. He began to tighten his grip, tearing the cheap material of L's jumper.

L felt himself fading far from the pantry, and being cast back to the wet tile floor. He began to hyperventilate. He opened his eyes and tried to remind himself that the man was not Higuchi. His vision became hazy. The faster he tried to breath, the quicker the image of Higuchi became solid.

L felt like the room was spinning. He desperately took in a burning breath, and called his lover's name.

Light heard L call for him, igniting his nerves in a twisted agony. Light could hear it in L's voice, hear the fear, and the undertone of plead. Light knew L wasn't in the pantry anymore, but staring to relive the worst day of his life...and in knowing that, Light felt his heart collapse. Light's desperation to go to L gave him the strength to head-butt the man on top of him. The man sailed back, clutching his head and cursing Light with a renewed ferocity.

Light used the moment to retrieve the skillet. He stood above the man and swung it down with all his might. The man finally stopped cursing.

Light quickly ran across the room and sent the skillet sailing into the other mans head. The man yelped in pain, letting go of the raven and, allowing him to crawl out of the way.

Light watched the man clutch his head and slowly crawl away...but Light was far from done with him, he was also beyond furious.

Light stepped over to L, who was wide eyed and panting deeply as he sat on the ground. Light tried to sound as sane and calm as he could, knowing truly that he wasn't either. Light refused to ask L if he was alright, because he knew damn well that he wasn't.

Light squatted down in front of L, and gently turned L's cheek so his eyes were on Light...instead of the bastard on the floor.

"L...I'm going to drag the other man into the kitchen, then I want you to start getting dressed, after that, start unloading the food and I'll meet you out there."

Light watched how L stared at him for a moment, then he nodded, eyes still displaying a sort of mental disconnection. Light hated it, hated that he wasn't in the position to comfort his lover, but he knew the quicker he was through with the other man the quicker he could properly address the issue at hand. Light watched L's eyes drift back over to the groaning man who was failing to recuperate, then Light got up and helped up the raven. Light hurried over to the unconscious man and dragged him quickly out to the kitchen as L grabbed one of the hats on the floor and followed Light out. Light took the body over to the kitchen door, then brought over the food cart and blocked the doorway just in case a guard tried to wander in. Because L was now on the opposite side of the kitchen, Light knew he wouldn't be able to hear what was about to happen in the pantry...and he didn't want him too, the man was traumatized enough and he didn't need to witness the next occurrence. Light walked quickly through the kitchen and headed into the pantry, shutting the door behind him.

Light picked up the skillet and narrowed his eyes at the man who was now resting against the back shelf. The man looked dazedly at him, beady eyes rolling back. He tried to spit at Light, failing miserably as his head rolled back and forth against the shelf.

Man: "You stupid bitch...they're just going to catch you (cough) ..stupid...What? You gonna kill me now, mad that I beat your little friend?...(groan) You can't kill me...stupid son of a (cough)."

Light watched him wipe his mouth with the back of his hand, then sighed and put the skillet down on the floor.

Man: " Just what I thought...you don't have it in you, sis-."

Light: " Shut up and take that goddamn suit off."

Man: "What??"

Light bent down and took out his gun, then pointed it directly at the man, seeing fear finally beginning to surface in his expression.

Light: " You heard me, take it off."

The man's eyes began to focus as he stared at Light with a twisted expression of disbelief and horror, then he slowly looked down at his suit, then looked back at Light, then looked down slowly once more, hands shaking as he pulled down his zipper and weakly pulled his arms out of his sleeve. Light was becoming impatient, so he flicked the safety off of the gun, watching the man look up when he heard the click.

Light: "You're not moving fast enough."

The man heard the chilling sound of Light's voice become even more threatening behind his teeth. The man's mouth fell agape, as he kicked off his shoes. He lifted his body up to pull the rest of the suit off. He now sat in his boxers on the floor, beginning to shake from a mixture of fear, and being cold.

Light: " Now toss it to me."

He leaned forward and tossed Light the shoes and the suit. He sighed in relief as Light put the gun away. It was a short lived sense of security, because Light had picked the skillet back up.

"....Dear God, please." The man whined, facial expression matching the begging sound of his voice.

Light step forward, raised the skillet up, and turned it sideways, watching how the man held his hands up to block his face looking up at Light horrified.

"...I guess God can't hear you.."

"No!"

CLANG!

The skillet crashed into his skull, causing Light's hands to fly back so far that the skillet hit the light bulb and shattered it. Light continued beating him in the dark. He let his rage control the speed and strength of his hands...allowing the sad sound of L's call ring in his memory...because the man hurt him...the prick was literately trying to kill him, not to mention how the man caused L to have a painful flashback...and for all that the bastard was going to hell.

Light struggled to breath, allowing his last deep breath to fuel the last blow, feeling the skillet crack open the man's cranium, and sink deep into the softness of his spilling gray matter. Light let go of the skillet, leaving it in the mess that had once been a man. He stood in the dark for a moment trying to regain his breath. He quickly found the suit on the floor and put it on, securing the files in the suit before zipping it up, then he stomped his feet into the sneakers.

Light pulled out his flashlight to look for the towel that was thrown on the floor. He found it and wiped his face of specks of blood and sweat, then he flashed the light on the man. The skillet already falling out of the crushed head and sliding to the floor.

It was a gruesome scene...but Light felt no guilt, and no shock that it was his hands that did that, that caused dark blood, broken bones, and gray tissue to spew from the head of a stranger. Yes..it was Light's hands that spilled the mans blood, and ended his life..but in Light's eyes, the man deserved it..Why? Because that's what would happen to anyone who hurt his raven...they ended up in hell.

Light cut his eyes from the scene, then stepped over the glass on the floor as he made his way to the door, taking a deep breath to regain his composure and let some of the anger leave his body, before picking up the hat on the floor on his way out to finally check on L.

Light opened the door and stepped out. L was unloading the boxes of food from the crates, dressed in the other mans clothes. L looked back at Light with wide eyes, stopping to turn around and face Light. Light began checking L's face, seeing what type of damage was done. Light was shocked that L allowed him to do this, given to the fact that L was usually resistance to Light tending to him, but no, L allowed Light to check his face...which luckily had made it out without any bruises, only his neck was slightly red. Light began checking L's arms, knowing that it was L's arms that were mostly getting hit. Then Light heard L speak.

"..I didn't mean to alarm you, I thought I had it under control."

Light watched L look down, then he gently grabbed the sides of the ravens face, causing him to look at him again.

"L.. I know why you reacted that way, and you had every reason to. He would have killed you... do you know what I would have done if he succeeded?"

L's brow knitted as he placed his hands on top of Light's and then pulled Light into loving embrace, feeling Light kissing the side of his face. They stayed like that for a moment, and when Light was convinced that L was calm, he whispered to him.

"...Ready to get out of here?"

L nodded and kissed Light's cheek, before breaking the embrace.

"Hold on Light-kun, let me tie this one up and put him in the pantry."

"...I'll do it."

Light grabbed the man's feet and dragged him back through the kitchen. When Light reached the panty door he opened it, then dragged the man to the back of the room and placed him next to the dead one. Then he took out the cuffs and cuffed both of the mans hands to the bottom of the shelf. The man groaned, beginning to regain consciousness. Light huffed in aggravation and kicked him hard in the temple, watching the man go out cold again.

Light finished the job by putting the gag in the man's mouth, feeling that it was pointless to tie him up. Then Light stood up and stretched. He yawned and left the room, shutting the dead figure and the semi-alive one in the chill of the dark... letting the shadows of the the underworld creep up and take it from there.

Light walked back through the kitchen and helped L stacked the crates back on the cart, straightening things up. After they were done, Light cleaned himself up as well. He hid the gun and flashlight in the suit's pockets, then adjusted his hat to shadow his face. Before leaving, he fixed L's hat as well, brushing back his feathery hair to better hide it under the cap.

Light decided he should carry a crate, to shield his face better. Anxiety was invading both of their bodies, because they both knew it was the final stretch...at least in the prison. L came up to the door and Light moved past him, turning around so he could open the kitchen door with his back.

"Ready ?"

L nodded. Light took a deep breath and opened the door. They traveled in the dark again, maneuvering the cart carefully through the cafeteria and remembering which spot to avoid as they headed to the cafeteria door. Light didn't hesitate to open one of the doors to get out, looking through the holes in the crates to see if any guards were in the hall. One was. Light could see him standing against the wall farther down the hall, talking on his cell phone, but Light didn't freeze. He and L kept moving at a steady pace, not going slow, and not having and unnecessary fast walk that could have looked suspicious. Light knew they needed to get passed that guard and make the turn to the hall of the main entrance to get out of the prison.

When they got closer to the guard Light held his breath as he adjusted the crate in his arms, lifting it up further to hide his face more, seeing L lower his head behind the handle of the cart. Then they began to pass the guard.

Guard: " I- I know that Sam. What? Of course I'm not, You know that I work twelve hours a day...there isn't even time for that...Will you stop yelling!?"

Light and L passed the annoyed guard and kept their steps even. They began approaching the hall leading to the main entrance. They took the turn, seeing their gate to freedom...and also seeing a glass cut out in the wall that had a guard sitting behind a desk reading the paper.

Light and L thought they could just pass him, assuming that because they were the "food people" the guard would buzz them out without hesitation.

The guard lifted his head from reading the newspaper. "Hey!"

Light and L froze in their tracks, as Light turned with the crate still hiding his face, attempting to acknowledge the man without having to speak.

"You forgot to sign out."

Light was afraid to approach the window and get any closer to the man, but fortunately that fear didn't translate into his calm act as his feet carried him over to the window. He watched the man slide the glass open and put out the clip board and the pen. Light picked up the pen, and peeked through the crate as he found the name on his uniform on the list.

" If your looking for the time...it's 2:10." The guard went back to his paper.

Light muttered a deep thank you and quickly wrote the time down in the box. He walked back over to L, then waited for the buzzing sound that would grant them freedom. After a few seconds Light started to panic, and pivoted a little to see what the guard was doing. He saw that the man went back to reading his paper, and on top of that, Light could faintly hear voices beginning to come down the hall. Light cleared his throat loudly. The man peeked up from his paper and saw at them standing there.

"...Sorry 'bout that."

BUZZZZZZZZZ!!!

L and Light moved quickly as the heavy door opened for them and let them out. The night air quickly hit their faces smelling salty and chilling their skin with coldness...but still smelled fresh.

They now moved with quickened steps as Light followed L down the ramp and along the high barbed wire fence. The searchlights from the watch towers swirled around every few seconds as the wind picked up speed, almost seeming to try and push them back toward the prison...but they kept going. A guard inside a post, had already opened the fence for them to get through the check point.

It was exhilarating, hearing the wind howling like it was trying to scream out and tell on them. The wind befriended the searchlight that was trying to blur their vision and illuminate their faces, to expose them as the fugitives they were. But Light and L weren't having it, as they continued down a slight slope and approached a small grassy area paved with concrete leading them to the dock.

Light and L saw the boat directly ahead of them. They almost wanted to run to it when their feet hit the wooden planks. As they walked, the wood beneath their shoes amplified the sound of their footsteps as the walked across them. They finally came to the boat, not seeing another person on the deck of it. L rolled the cart onto the deck, and Light quickly put the crate down so he could bring up the back of the boat and lock it. L quickly untied the rope from the wooden dock post. They both jumped a little and refrained from turning around when the heard a man call out from the boat cabin.

" You guys ready!?"

Light called out without turning around " Yeah!"

"Alright."

Light glanced back to see where the man was, but he'd disappeared from whatever spot he had called out from, so Light turned fully and checked to see if anything else need to be secured. In no time the boat began to move away from the dock and L and Light both made their way toward the cabin.

They took different directions as they crept around the cabin. Light stayed close against the cabin wall and peeked into the windows. He looked into the first one, only seeing darkness. He moved to the next, making out what looked like a toilet that was slightly exposed from the light in the cabin. Light finally made it to the front of the boat taking a quick look and seeing the pilot steering the boat...and the best part was that he was alone.

Light walked back to the back of the deck seeing L turn the small corner as well, then Light spoke.

"Did you see anyone else?"

"No. Did you?"

" No, my side was clear."

" Good, then we only have to worry about the pilot once we arrive."

Light took a look around the deck, then decided to sit against the door of the cabin instead the risk of going inside.

The cool air blew against his face as the boat picked up speed. He reached up and took L's hand, sitting him on his lap so they were facing out to the ocean. Light could feel L shivering, so he wrapped his arms around him. Light rested his chin in the crook of L's shoulder, breathing in the mans scent as he swayed them gently, hearing L sniffle as the raw air invaded his nose.

Their eyes stayed fixed on the prison, watching it move farther and farther away. The light's in the prison glowed dully through the window, a deep orange color that reminded them of hellfire flaring in the darkness. The dark structure of the prison was outlined by the glare of searchlights swarming around it like the souls of the dead. And the backdrop of the sky, showed misty clouds surrounding the facility, like a thick miasma, fogging the prison's existence and placing a veil up between it and life beyond it. That same fog seemed to act as a tight fist, holding the prison and keeping everything in...but Light and L were out.

Light began to internally rejoice as he sat there placing warm kisses on the neck of an angel, feeling L do the same to his hands, as he cuddled against Light's arm and chest. Light knew that if there was any ounce of beauty in that prison during his stay... he had extracted it, removing it from the holds of Hades, sneaking it passed the Cerberus, and now traveling down the river Styx, bringing it back with him to the world. And in that world, he would watch that beauty flourish, viewing pale skin glowing in the sun, and thriving in fresh air, living free, and far away from Whammy.

L remembered that Light once sworn that moment would be a reality, that they would be looking back at that facility and letting it fade far from them. And there they were, no longer viewing the prison from internal walls, but looking back at it...moving away from it. Free. They were free, and just saying the words in his mind didn't seem real but it was.

Six months prior, L would have never thought that he L Lawliet would be sitting against the most gorgeous man in the world, wrapped up in the warmest arms, being kissed by the softest lips, and all of that was taking place out side of the facility that L was condemned to spend most of his life in. L couldn't lie to himself, before Light came he truly he had no reason to leave from behind those bars. L had no one. What would he had escaped to? A life of destitute, a world of more loneliness, no money, no family, and not a friend in sight.

L supposed he could have tried to start over..slip back into his familiar roles under a new name, in a different part of the world... maybe, but what for? His old life, was just a makeshift formulation of a real life. It was time spent just to apply himself, distract his thoughts from what he really wanted and couldn't seem to have. But now...

He turned around to face Light, seeing his sepia eyes glistening beautifully in the dark, wind blowing his auburn silk around his face. They stared at each other, and L moved some of Light's lengthy bangs out of his eyes as they sat there. How could he explain his gratefulness to the man? How could he tell him how he felt in words?...he couldn't. Words would do no justice relaying his intense emotions, because language was far too mediocre as a mode of description. L continued to stare at him, feeling a spark of passion hit his cheeks as Light reached up to cup his face. Light peaked each of L's cheeks and L decided to rest his head in the side of Light's neck, wishing there was a better way to express what he couldn't seem to get out. Light sighed and wrapped his arms around him for the duration of the trip.

OOO 15 minutes later.

They felt the boat slowing down, and Light got up and looked around the corner. The boat was approaching the dock.

" I'll be right back."

" Do you need any help?"

" No, it will only take a second."

Light walked to the side of the boat and retrieved a rope that was laying on the floor. He picked it up and walked inside of the cabin. Light was not in the mood for any long drawn out altercation so he took the fire extinguisher off of the wall and headed to the end of the cabin. He heard the man humming quietly to himself. When the boat came to a complete stop and the engine was turned off, Light opened the door and stormed inside. The man whipped around.

" Hey! your not Josph-"

CLANG!!!

Light watched as the man fell, crashing his head against the wheel.

Finally he pulled the unconscious body up against the seat, wrapping the rope tightly around the mans body and the chair. Light watched the man's head hang forward, then he looked around for something to gag him with. When Light found nothing useful, he decided to rip the man's sleeve and used the material to tie around his mouth. Light checked the rope, just to make sure it was knotted securely, then walked out of the room and turned out the hall way light, checking each little room to make sure there were no other lights on. Light stepped out of the cabin, and began walking with L off the boat.

They saw a small building and figured it was probably the control center. They walked down the dock reaching the small parking lot as they glanced around and looked for the side street that Mello said he would be parked on. They took a right and started walking through the parking lot, passing parked cars, thankful that the place was empty, no drunks stumbling about, and no curious boatmen that might forget how to mind their own business.

They grabbed each others hands and walked out of the parking lot. They turned down Maylar street, walking and waiting for the flashing headlights. As they walked farther down the street, they stopped when they seen the flicker of headlights flash at them twice, noticing the smoke that was leaving one of the windows. When they reached the car, Light held the door open, allowing L to enter first. Mello cleared his throat as he looked at them through the rear view mirror.

Light: " What?"

Mello: " It took you guys long enough...what the hell were you doing in there?"

Light: " I'll tell you what we weren't doing..."

Mello: "And that is?"

Matt: "Wait a minute. We didn't do that, the car smelled like that when we got in here."

Light: " ...Sure."

Matt: "....Can we go please?"

Mello rolled his eyes and put the car in drive, pulling off the curb and into the street.

As they drove down the streets heading to the highway, Light looked out the window, watching store fronts and streetlights go by. It felt weird being in a car after so long, and what felt even stranger was traveling in the middle of the night in a county he hadn't been to before.

Light felt cold finger tips on his cheek, and slowly Light's cheek was turned, eyes meeting the closeness and deep depths of L's, as the man began to close in the space and connecting their lips. Light excitedly kissed back, then L pulled away from him, only to go back into the kiss.

It was an electrifying kiss that gained momentum with every sweet peck. When their tongues met, Light felt himself being taken far from the current world and diving into the soft caresses and wet warmth of their ministrations. They indulged in their first kiss outside of prison walls, refilling each other with the energy of their passion, the same passion that spark the escape plan in the first place. They used the kiss to shaking off some of the negative feelings that were left over from the prison, allowing the falling debris to melt in the heat of their connected mouths. Light knew he and L should have slowed down, knowing that L didn't need to do much to get him excited...but Light was too lost in their connection to even attempt to become grounded.

Matt flicked the ashes off his cigarette and looked in the side mirror. He grinned as L straddled Light, beginning to sit up on his knees and take Light's face in both of his hands so he could pin Light's head to the back of the seat and keep him in place as they continued to kissed. Matt couldn't stop himself from chuckling, never seeing L act so...aggressive, and on top of that, seeing Light struggling to contain himself. The auburn's hands trembled while they searched for the best spot to rest on L.

Matt shook his head, taking another drag of his cigarette.

Mello glanced over, seeing the grin on Matt's face. " What so funny?"

" Nothing..."

" Oh God...are they making out back there?"

"Yeah."

Mello took a good look in the rear view mirror then looked back at the road, shaking his head and smirking as he mumbled the words " Of course" under his breath.

OOO

To Light, it seemed like they had been driving forever, even though it was only thirty five minutes into their trip to Eric's house. Light looked around the car seeing Matt snoring away against the window, and Mello driving with one lazy arm one the steering wheel, and the other arm on the windowsill so it could supported his head in his palm. So Light continued to run his finger's through the hair of the raven in his lap as he watched the dense trees go by past the window.

Light: " How many miles is it?"

Mello: " A few."

Light barely had a chance to sigh before he heard the car make a rumbling sound.

" What was that?"

L sat up and looked at Light, concern beginning to surface in both of their expression. They heard cursing from up front. "Damn-it, this shit better not breakdown."

When the noise got louder Mello was forced to pull over to the side of the road. He sighed heavily as he pulled the lever to pop open the hood and got out so he could see what was wrong. Light and L go out and followed him, watching Mello look under the hood. " Shit..."

Light: " What's wrong?"

Mello: " The transmission blew."

Light: " Great...now what?"

Mello: " Well, I don't think we should wait around and find out what else can happen."

L: " Is it possible to walk it?"

Mello: " Yeah, it's only two miles away...if we go now, we can get there by four o'clock."

Light: " We can't risk walking on a main road..as empty as it is, we can still bump into a cop."

Mello: " You're right..guess we're hiking tonight. Do you still have the flashlight?"

Light: " Yeah, I just hope the batteries hold up."

Mello, walked around to the passenger side of the car and swung the door open, watching Matt lean to the side, almost falling out of the car. He leaned over and slapped the red head. " Matt, wake up."

Matt: " Huh...Are we there?"

Mello: " No, the car broke down...we have to walk the rest of the way."

Matt: " You can't be serious..."

Mello: " Why would I lie? Check the glove compartment and see if there's anything in there we can use."

Matt huffed and stretched his arms mumbling under his breath about how if Mello listen to him about stealing the red BMW this would have never happened.

Mello popped the trunk open and walked to the back of the car, seeing if there was anything they could bring with them. When nothing struck his eye as useful, he slammed the hood and walked to the side of the road where everyone else was standing.

" Matt, was there anything in the glove compartment?"

" No...just some napkins and some other junk."

Mello huffed then started angrily up the path heading into the trees, followed by Light and L, but Matt stopped them.

Matt: " What about the car.?..are we just going to leave it there?"

Mello: " Oh, no, I'm going to put in my pocket so we can take it with us....what do you think we're going to do with it?"

Matt looked around, studying the area. There appeared to be no lake to dump it in. He shook his head and walked up the grassy slope and begun walking with the group.

They started out strong, walking through the woods with Mello leading the way, who also held the flashlight and illuminating their path. They all hid the fact that they were slightly uneasy when they heard the noises and movement of whatever creatures were watching them trek through the dark.

But they still tried to make small talk about the troubles they faced during the escape informing each other of some of the occurrences, and keep their minds off of how uneasy they felt; but after a while, everyone was getting restless.

Light: "Are you sure we're heading in the right direction?"

Matt: " Yeah Mels...I swear I saw that same log three times."

Mello: " I know where we're going... I ran through these woods a thousand times..."

L: " Why?"

Mello: "You know how cops are, they never know when to give up on a chase....but I beat their asses every time."

Matt: "....Except when they finally caught you."

Mello: "Matt, why do you have to ruin a good-ahhhhhhh!!"

The three remaining men ran over to where Mello had previously been standing. They discovered he'd slipped down a steep slope. Matt quickly yet carefully slide down the slope and knelt beside him, picking up the flashlight that the blonde had dropped and letting it scan over his body to make sure he wasn't bleeding.

Matt: " Are you alright?"

Mello: "Yeah."

Mello took Matt's hand and started getting up, brushing himself off as he stood. When the began walking again, Matt noticed the blonde had developed a limp.

Matt: " Is it your ankle?"

Mello: " I'm fine, Matt"

Matt: " ...No your not. Sit down so I can take a look at it."

L called out from the top of the ditch. " Is he alright?"

" I'm fine!" Mello called back.

Mello rolled his eyes, and made his way over to a large rock, sitting on it as Matt took Mello's leg in his hand and look at it. After a few moments Light called out to them.

"Is it broken?"

"No...it's just sprained. I'll have to put ice on it when we get there, then wrap it. Come on Mello."

Matt turned around and knelt down so Mello could get on his back, but Mello just looked at him like he was crazy. " I can walk, Matt. I don't need a piggy back ride."

Matt huffed in frustration, then turned around and lifted Mello bridal style, causing the man to squirm in his arms.

Mello:" Put me down, Matt!!"

Matt:" No, your acting ridiculous. You already know you can't walk fast anymore...you'll just slow us down."

"..."

Matt:" Stop acting like a tough guy and get on my back...or we'll leave you here."

Mello:" Please...You guys wouldn't survive one minute with out me."

Matt:" And you couldn't survive without us, now hurry up."

Matt leaned over, letting the man reluctantly climb on his back.

Light: "You guy's ready?"

Matt: " Yeah...hey, where's L?"

Light looked around him, then spotted L's figure sitting on the ground the normal way most people would. And Light knew just from seeing that, that L had lost the last little bit of steam that he had. Light walk over to him and knelt down beside him.

Light: " Want a ride?"

L: " I'll weigh you down."

Light: "Yeah, your probably right. I forgot you weigh over 600 pounds, you might just break my back."

L smirked, getting Light's sarcastic message. So he agreed, pecking Light's lips and got on the auburn's back. Light lifted L with ease and secured L on his back, then walked over to Matt and Mello.

Mello: "What happened to him?"

Light: " Nothing...he's just special."

Light started walking ahead hearing Mello mumbling about how spoiled L was, causing L to turn around and stick his tongue out at him.

Mello: " Matt...your going to let him get away with doing that to me?"

Matt: "Uh, yeah."

Mello sucked his teeth and rested against Matt back as they started walking.

After twenty minutes of walking, the path was becoming clear and more defined, and they could see street lights way off in the distance. Light could hear the raven breathing evenly in his ear, knowing the man was still asleep. And when Light looked over toward Matt, he saw the man trying to hide his exhaustion as he continued to carry the sleeping Mello.

Matt: "Hey, Light, wanna trade for awhile?"

Light couldn't stop himself from laughing at Matt's question, struggling to get out an humored "No thank you." followed by his laughter calming down.

"Why do you find that funny?" Matt groused.

Light: "Because, I have the luxury of feeling like I'm barely carrying anyone. Plus, I can do without the headache of Mello yelling in my ear when he wakes up."

Mello: "...I am awake."

Light: "..."

OOO

After walking what seemed like forever, they came out of the woods and onto a sidewalk. They continued down a dimly lit street passing suburban houses and hearing dogs barking in the distance. Light was extremely happy when he heard Mello direct them to the house that was across the small street. It was a small yellow house with a nicely kept lawn, not flashy, yet not a run down shack.

They all climbed up the stairs, and Mello got off of Matt back so he could ring the bell. The noise woke L, who then crawled off of Light's back as well. They were constantly looking back to make sure no one was watching them. Finally a voice called out from within. " Who is it?"

" It's me dumbass, open the door." Mello yelled.

The door swung open revealing a pleasant looking man with short brown hair and fair skin, he was average height, and had a lean build to his body, wearing a navy blue long sleeve shirt and dark jeans. He had small hazel eyes, and thin lips. He stared for a moment, then spoke. "...Boss."

Mello stepped in first, followed by Light and L, then Matt. Eric moved back so everyone could get in before he shut the door. Light was shocked. The tiny house was nothing like he thought it would be. For some reason Light imagined a dump, full of beer cans and potato chip bags, and a variety of drugs covering the table. But it was the complete opposite. Light scanned the nicely decorated living room that had a brown leather couch that faced the matching love seat, and a matching armchair that sat near them. A glass table was placed between the love seat and the coach, holding a pile of magazines and a crystal candy dish with no candy....just potpourri.

All of that rested on a turquoise and brown rug that matched the turquoise color of the living room walls, walls that had some decorative paintings on them, mostly paintings of ocean scenery. When Light scanned the rest of the living room his eyes saw the doorway that led to the olive colored kitchen. Further back was another doorway which probably lead to the bathroom and the bedrooms. Light was at ease about their stay...he truly would have hated bring L into a chaotic environment, but instead it was nice, comfortable, and relaxing.

Light watched Mello hobble over to the couch and flop down on it, sprawled out and ripping off his hat, while kicking off his stolen shoes. L and Light took the loveseat, and Matt squeezed into the small space that was left on the couch. Mello kicked his feet up on Matt's lap, allowing Matt a chance to take his injured ankle and examine it.

Light watched Eric go into the kitchen, the he came back into the room placing a coaster down on the table and handing Mello a glass of vodka, and four milk chocolate bars. Eric walked over to the end of the couch to place the pillow under Mello's feet and the ice pack on Mello's ankle, but Matt took it from him and did it himself.

Eric sneered at him then sat down on the armchair, which was closest to Mello. His eyes skimming over everyone's faces...then landing happily on the blonde.

Eric: "Are you going to introduce me to your friends?"

Mello: " I was getting to that...this is Light and L, and this is Matt."

Eric: " Its nice to meet you, Light and L."

Light: " It's nice to meet you too. Thanks for taking us in on such short notice."

Eric: " Well I've been prepared for your arrival for a while now, so it's no problem. "

Eric turned to Mello, who was chomping away at his chocolate, then he leaned over and touch the mans golden hair as he spoke. " Your hair grew...it's nice."

Everyone could see that Mello was in his own world with his chocolate, not even acknowledging the man, but Matt noticed and glared at Eric. Eventually, Matt got irritated enough to lean over and pat Mello's hair down, releasing it from Eric's hold. " Yes...It's very nice." He ground out.

Eric sat back in his chair, sending a death stare at Matt before quickly switching gears and turning happily to Light and L. " So, Light, L, what do you guys drink? I have vodka, coffee, and tea."

L: " Tea will be fine."

Light: " I'll have the same."

Eric: "Alright...and what do you want..umm..what's your name again?"

Matt: " My name is Matt, and I'll have vodka on the rocks, thanks."

Eric: " I hope you weren't about to light a cigarette, there's no smoking in here."

Mello finally came out of his own world and snapped at Eric. " Stop being a jackass Eric, he can smoke if he wants.."

"..."

Matt smirked slightly, then proceeded to light his cigarette. Eric rolled his eyes, then turned to Light and L. " You guy's must be hungry, I have some left overs if you want some."

Light had forgotten all about food, but as soon as he heard that he could have some, his stomach went crazy with hunger.

Light: " That would be great."

L: " Excuse me, Eric. Would you happen to have anything... sweet?"

Eric: " Yeah. I have a box of oatmeal cookies, more chocolate bars, and...I think I have a box of Twinkies."

L's eyes lit up at the mention of all the confections he could have, then watched the man enter into the kitchen to get them. He couldn't wait, his hands twitched, and his mouth watered with anticipation. It had been so long since he had felt the sugary sensation of cookies in his mouth, or the melting of a Twinkies on his taste buds.

No, they weren't wholesome bakery goods straight out of the oven, but they would certainly suffice until he could get the real stuff. When the man reappeared, he had brought the boxes of treats with him, including some chocolate bars that Mello quickly snatched off the table. L excitedly reached for the box of Twinkies, but then Light grabbed it, and the box of cookies as well.

Light: " I think you should have some real food first...just because I didn't say anything about you not eating dinner, doesn't mean I didn't notice."

L: "But..."

Light: "You can have as much as you want after you eat something with nutritional value."

L was ready to attack Light and take back all the treats he'd stolen, but then he saw Light reach in one of the boxes and grab one cookie. Light reluctantly offered it to L, then L took it and quickly and scoffed it down, dropping crumbs on the leather seat.

Light watched L finish the cookie, shaking his head at the fact that L lucked out. Not only did he get to win the argument and stay with Light in the prison...but he also was going to have those goddamn Twinkies regardless of the fact that he turned down the bribe to get them.

Light wiped his hands on his pants, remembering that his hands where in dire need of washing, so he looked over to Mello.

Light: " Mello, where's the bathroom?"

Mello: " Down the hall on your left."

Light got up and headed to the back off the room, glancing back at L who was already digging in the Twinkies box.

Light: " Why don't you come with me, L?"

L: "..."

Without looking at Light, L closed his eyes, and took a deep breath, trying to keep himself from snapping at the auburn, then he got off the couch and stormed passed his lover to the bathroom.

L walked angrily down the dark hall passing the staircase and some other rooms. When he came to the bathroom, L opened the door and turned on the light, taking in the bright yellow color of the walls, then briefly glanced at himself in the mirror. L felt content that he looked the same as he did six months ago, though his hair had grown a bit.

He quickly turned on the hot water and some of the cold, then grabbed the bar of soap and began scrubbing his hands. L could feel Light standing next to him in the doorway, and when L was done he wiped his hands on the yellow towel and tried to move passed Light, but the man blocked his path.

" Light-kun is in my way."

"Aren't you going to wait for me?"

L raised an eyebrow before speaking.

"No."

L tried to pass Light once again but the auburn continued to get in his way, as he listened to Light try and make up reasons to prevent him from getting back to the living room.

" Can I at least have a-" L quickly ducked under Light's arm and headed through the door, turning around and pushing Light into the bathroom, then he closed the door shutting Light in, leaving the auburn dumbfounded.

"-kiss?"

Light sighed and smiled to himself as he started to wash his hands, knowing exactly why L was in such a rush to get back to the living room.

And he said he loved me more than Twinkies...

Light looked up into the mirror not really remembering the last time he saw himself in one. Light studied his reflection, he was pleased that the prison didn't take to much of a toll on his appearance. Yes, he might of lost one or two pounds, and his skin wasn't as tanned, but other than that he look the same way he did before he went in, besides the slightly longer hair.

L went back into the living room, and hurried over to the couch to grab a Twinkie out of the box, not caring that his friends were chuckling as they watched him inhale it. L heard the bathroom door open at the same time he noticed that his tea was on the table along with a bowl of sugar. So he crumbled up the wrapper and placed it down in his shirt, picking up his cup of tea, and filling it with sugar before stirring it casually to look less suspicious.

Light entered back into the living room sitting back in his seat and looking over at L who was pleasantly drinking his Earl Gray tea, paying Light no attention. After some time of staring at the raven, L finally turned his attention on Light.

L: "Why are you staring at me?"

Light: " You have something on your face. Here...let me get it for you."

L's eyes widened as he felt Light wipe away the wipe cream on the side of his mouth, then look at it on his fingertips.

Light: " Humm...what's this?"

L: " I don't know, Light-kun. Perhaps it's the cream from the tea..."

L saw Light about to say something more, but then he was saved by Eric coming into the room with three plates. He placed one in front of Mello, Light and L. The meal was steaming hot. Each plate had a baked potato, a piece of baked chicken breast, and a side of broccoli drizzled with butter..and it was all real, none of that fake rubber magic meat that they served at the prison. Light and L both thanked the man, then Eric's voice interrupt their first scoop.

Eric: " Would you look at that, there isn't enough food for you friend here...sorry."

Light watched Eric's mouth struggle to control the devious smile that was sprouting, and Light knew that the jealousy wasn't going to stop at just Eric's refusal to feed his friend's boyfriend. Mello turned to Eric, then huffed in frustration.

Mello: " Why do you have to be like that Eric?"

Eric: " Be like what?...there really isn't enough for him."

Mello: " Fine whatever...here Matt, have mine, I just want chocolate anyway."

Matt: " No, it's OK, Mello."

L: " You can have my dinner as well, Matt."

L turned his head when he heard Light clear his throat, glaring at him for trying to sneakily give away his dinner.

Matt: " Really you guys, it's fine. I'm not hungry."

Mello just stared at Matt, sending him a stern look. Matt sighed and finally moved the plate in front of him and began eating the food. Light followed suit and began eating as well, noting how the food tasted especially exquisite because he hadn't eaten any thing like it in six months. Before taking a bite of broccoli Light glanced over at L, who was just staring at his plate, then Light said his name, causing L to look of at him, then pout as he picked up his fork and start eating his meal.

After they were finished eating, Eric took their plates. Light was shocked that L ate 75 percent of his food, and within no time the raven was clearing his throat and looking over at Light, wanting his dessert back. Light smiled and handed L the boxes, watching the man try and decide which he should consume first...finally settling on eating one of each at the same time. Light saw L take a bite of the Twinkie and then put his hand out to offer Light some of it. "Have some?"

Light took a bite of it, actually enjoying the sugar filled treat, then watched L finish it off. Light turned his head and watched Eric come back in the room and sit down.

Mello: " Eric, where's your car?"

Eric: " I finally got Elroy to fixed it for me. He's actually dropping it back off in the morning."

Mello: " Where was he when I needed him?"

Eric: " He came back early from his trip...I would have tried to let you know, but since your here a week early, it doesn't matter now. Why? Do you need the car later?"

Mello: " Yeah, I have some stuff to do."

Eric: " Alright...Oh yeah, I washed the clothes you left here that night. They're in my closet."

Light noticed Matt's questioning expression, seeing the mans face fill with suspicion, but Mello turned to him, almost as if he knew what Matt was thinking, then he shook his head, and Matt nodded accepting his answer.

Eric rolled his eyes at another failed attempt to get on Matt's nerves.

Matt: " Light, do you still have the files?"

Light: " Yeah, hold on."

Light unzipped some of his suit, then pulled out the files and put them on the table. Mello reached over and grabbed his, then Matt grabbed his. After some time L grabbed his off the table too, but Light did not. Mello began reading the notes that were written about him out loud.

Mello: " 'September, 26, 2012: Inmate 1213 was found on the floor heaving and calling out for help. Inmate indicated that his death was inevitable and spoke of his family; background check did not identify any such kin. This inmate is now raised to a level 5 under suspicious pretense. According to the Disciplinary Protocol Text chapter 7 article 67416, prisoner should no longer be eligible for job opportunities until he his dropped to level 2 or lower. Adam Delaney - '.....

"Oh please, he was just mad that I threw up on him. What about you Matt, have any comical notes worth reading?"

Matt: " Nope, I was always good."

Mello: " No you weren't....you were always naughty when the lights went out."

Matt watched Eric bit his lip in anger, then Matt took a sip of his drink to hide his smirk.

Mello: " Light, aren't you curious to see what type of info they were keeping on you."

Light: "I'll read it later, I don't want to think about that place right now."

Eric: " If your tired I can take you and L to guest room. We can make the ID's tomorrow after you guys are rested."

Light: " OK."

Eric: " Boss, you can sleep in my room...and Scott can take the couch."

Mello: " MATT..will be sleeping with me in your room. You can take the couch."

Eric opened his mouth to protest, but nothing came out, he sadly got up, then switched gears smiling a Light and L becoming the sparkling host again.

" Well, I'll take you guys to your room then."

Light and L got up and followed the man out of the living room and into the hallway. Eric turned on the light to the stairwell and they climbed the stairs up to the second floor where there was a small hallway with three doors, one at the end of the hall and the other two facing each other on opposite walls. When they passed the other door they saw that it was another bathroom, and the other was a closet.

Light and L entered the guest room, it was a decent size, painted a rusted red color, with cream color curtains that flowed from the one window in the room. The bed was queen size, which to them, was a complete luxury compared to the thin sized mattresses that they had previously been forced to sleep on.

The bed had a cream colored comforter that matched the curtains, and big fluffy red pillows to complement the walls. The floor had beige color, wall to wall carpeting, and there was one full length mirror on the door of the closet, with a chair positioned next to it. Near the window was a dark wooden dresser with a TV on top of it. Last but not least there was a night stand next to the bed, with a small lamp on it, and a small trash can on the floor.

Eric: " This is it...just make yourselves at home, do you guy's need anything?"

Light: " Do you have a first aid kit?"

Eric: " Haha, no. But I have everything that would go in one, hold on, I'll go get the stuff for you."

Light: " Thanks."

Light watched Eric leave the room, then joined L in flopping down on the bed. The bed was more than comfortable, and if Light were an overly sensitive person, he would have cried just because he was so happy to be on an actual bed. Light wanted to close his eyes and just sleep, but he still had other things to do first. Light got up and headed to the door.

" I'll be right back."

L nodded and watched Light leave out of the room, then L got up to open the window and let some of the night air come in.

Light walked down the stairs and saw Mello and Matt still sitting in the couch. Mello was sipping his drink, ankle now wrapped up.

Mello: "So...have you come up with your escape plan yet?"

Light: " It's not an escape plan, I'm just going to get up after he's asleep."

Mello: " And what if he doesn't go to sleep? You did tell me he's an insomniac."

Light: "Believe me, he'll be asleep."

Mello: "Oooohhh, so that your escape plan, nice."

Light: "Whatever you're thinking, that's not it. Anyway, just meet me in the living room at eight o'clock."

Mello: " Hey man, I'll be here, it's you I'm worried about..I mean, that kind of plan sounds exhausting for the both of you."

Light: " That isn't what the plan is."

Mello: " OK...I'll be sure to remember that when I start hearing L-"

Light: " Goodnight Mello."

Light turned to leave, but then Matt's voice stopped him

Matt: " Light, haven't you realized that all your 'Let's hide it from L plans' haven't worked...this ones no different..you're going to get caught."

Light: " This one is different. One, I'll be gone way before he's awake, two, I'm going to have to tell he where the money came from anyway, and three-"

Mello: "Number three, he's going to beat your ass when we get back here...bottom line."

Light: "..."

Mello: " Matt, remember to get me some popcorn tomorrow, I think that's going to be the best argument yet."

Matt smirked, obviously in agreement. Mello's laughter followed Light out of the living room and disappeared once he reached the hallway. When Light climbed the stairs and walked up to the guest room door, he bumped into Eric coming out of it.

Eric: " I left the stuff on the bed. Some towels and some face cloths are on the chair. There are some spare t-shirts in the bottom draw of the dresser and some jeans that should fit you. L might need a belt, that's in the closet. Some new packs of under clothes are in the top draw and whatever else you need just help yourself....oh, and new tooth brushes and soap are in the bathroom."

Light: "...Oh, alright."

Eric: " Oh yeah, something else you might want is in the bedside table...you know, just in case you need it. Mello told me how you guys are...don't worry, I don't mind."

Eric winked at Light before he started off down the hallway, and Light feared whatever exaggeration Mello told Eric about them. Light shrugged off the awkward interaction and decided not to draw any conclusions until he actually looked inside the table.

Light opened the door and his eyes quickly found L sitting on the bed, happy as ever with a cookie in one hand and a Twinkie in the other. Light closed the door behind him, then spotted a pile of different size band-aids, some cotton balls, and a bottle of peroxide on the bed.

L looked at Light, then at his snacks, then at the first aid equipment on the bed before rolling his eyes up to the ceiling.

" Can't we do this in the morning?"

" No...It will get infected if we don't take care of it."

Light walked over to L and then sat on the bed, grabbing the bottle of peroxide and some of the cotton balls. Light began to unzip the jumpers. As Light he did so, he heard a rustling noise from inside the jumper... then a wrapper fell out. Light picked it up, and watched L bite his thumb nail in innocence, attempt to put on his acting skill, and even if Light didn't know L, he still wouldn't have believed him.

" What's this, L?"

" I don't know where that came from. It must have been in there when I put on the suit."

" What a coincidence....The man was eating the same brand of Twinkies, that you've been eating all night."

" It's a small world Light-kun, many people enjoy the same types of food."

" Whatever you say, L, whatever you say."

Light chuckled and kissed the soft lips before continuing to undress him. L pulled his arms out and finally laid back. Light pushed up L's under shirt seeing dried blood clinging to the man's skin outside of the bandages. Light figured the cut must have opened up when L was fighting with the food guy, so he gently removed the old dressing and began cleaning it out with the peroxide. After Light was done he, he placed the new band-aids over the cut, then threw everything he used in the trash. Light sat back on the bed, and saw that L was holding something in his hand.

" Is that...What I think it is?"

L held it up and Light took it from him, unable to hide the smile that quickly made its way onto his lips.

" You kept it."

L smiled back at him, and took the chess piece back from his lover, looking down at it in his hand, smile beginning to fade as he looked at Light. The atmosphere in the room was beginning to shift, temperature dropping quickly, swirling around them like the wind flowing threw the window. Their heartbeats could be heard drumming in their chest as they looked at each other, sepia penetrating coal and vice versa.

Time stopped, freezing them in an intense gaze. And after a few seconds the aura radiating off of them began to shift in reverse, releasing them and acknowledging the realness that was them, allowing them to take deep breaths and lean in at the same time; capturing each others lips and holding onto that kiss as though bliss were the only thing that hung heavy in their hearts. Their hands shook as they held each others faces soft tongues licking at equal soft lips, parting them like the curtains that allowed moving air to wisp around them, beginning to lift the bed off the floor, and causing it to hover.

Light climbed on the bed and slipped his hands onto his lovers hips, sliding the material away from L's body and letting it fall onto the floor. The same floor that seemed like it was 6 feet away from them. They were high; rising far off the floor in the air and twisting about, as they began to trip out on each other. Light released his clothing as well, watching the naked angel sit up in the bed, waiting for Light to take him. The bed side table must have been floating in the air with them, because Light was able to reach over to it and grab what he had assumed earlier would have been lubricant..and it was.

Light took L's thighs into his hands, pushed L's legs all the way back into the pillows, spreading the man then folding him. Light took a minute to look down at the soft puckered entrance that was blushed pale pink, unable to resist dipping his head down and gliding his tongue against it, kissing and lapping at it, hearing L make noises that he swore he never heard before. Light slowly made his way up to L's sac, taking each side gently into his mouth, and caressing it over with his swirling tongue. Light could hear L's whimpers bouncing and echoing off the walls, as the mans hands fell into his hair, traveling across Light's scalp and down Light's neck. Light kissed his way up L's hardness, and sucked the tip hard before releasing it and licking over the small slit.

L's head fell back against the soft pillows, looking up at the ceiling, not shocked that he was almost able to touch it. Yes, one of L's hands guided Light's head as the man gave him wet pleasure, and the other hand was above his head scraping the ceiling and trying not to crash into it. But soon L could feel the vibration of Light voice against his member as the man picked up speed, saying something about how he was able to taste L, telling him he taste sweeter than honey, groaning against L's hardness and asking for more of his sweetness.

L's eyes widen feeling the bed rising a little higher bring him face to face with the ceiling as his back arched and his hips began to buckle, his thighs shook in Light's hands, and before he knew it...he popped, along with the ceiling that was now removed as they burst from the room and traveled out into the night, hovering above the house and feeling the wind begin to spin the bed on its side.

Light heard L cry out, feeling the man releasing hard into his mouth, spilling hot sweetness into every crevice of his oral cavity. Light consumed it, even licking the excess that was dribbling out of his mouth. The taste of it caused the madness of lust to heating up Light's blood and attack his groin. He felt his heart start to pound out of control as he grabbed the lubricant and covered his member with it. Light didn't wait for L to recover, he needed to take the man before the bed fell out of the air, and before the wind turned against them. Light crawled on top of the man, taking L's hips and positioning himself between spread angel's legs, looking at the man panting and glowing brightly beneath him.

L looked up at Light from behind his bangs blushing and biting his bottom lip, in that moment, the wind stood still... then it began to turn slowly in reverse. As L looked into lust infested sepia, his breath shuttered, because things were about to get intense. L felt Light's cold wet member probing his entrance, then, the man slid into him quickly, causing both of them to emit heighten moans at the invasive sensation. L decided not to wrap his legs around the man, instead, he held up his own thighs and allowed Light to plunge wildly into him without restraint. Light push him further up the mattress, then stop to pull L's legs back toward him, preventing him from getting away. L dug his fingers nails into his thighs, trying not to lose control over his voice, but Light must have known he was trying to be quiet because he pushed into him harder making L unable to hold his tongue.

The bed began to morph. Not longer a soft mattress but a fluffy cloud that supported the intensity of the deep pounding that was happening on top of it. Light could see L griping at the cloud mist as his hips began to meet Light's thrust. Light then positioned L so that the back of the mans knees rested in the crook of the forearms, causing the lower half of L's body to be lifted in the air, and Light felt himself slide deeper into him...Light couldn't take it. Light's thighs went weak as he felt the wet tightness of L's internal portal sending direct ecstasy into his member and spreading into his stomach, creeping into ever part of his heated body. At that point, Light didn't know how far up they were, or what would happen if they fell, but as long as angel legs stayed spread open and Light was allowed work is way into L's hot core, he knew that nothing could cause them to fall...and because of that, Light picked up the pace, loving the way L screamed his name when he did.

OOO Downstairs

Matt and Mello looked up at the ceiling as they heard the banging noises above their heads, accompanied by muffled sounds of Light's name being yelled out. Then Matt looked back at Mello.

Matt: " Is this what it's going to be like when we live with them?"

Mello: " Why do you sound surprised? You know they're closet freaks. Now where were we?"

Matt: " We... were just about to go to sleep."

Mello: " You're so cute when you try to distract me...now get back under those blankets."

OOO Upstairs

L took in quick gasp of air every time Light glided into him, causing his eyes to stare at his lover in a love struck gaze. They were steadily rocking upward now, stars illuminating their bodies as the wind swirled around them like a tornado. L knew that Light had him ensnared in such a way that the man could ask anything of him and he would agree, a simple nod of his head, and a low moan was all he could get out, but it would still be a 'yes, Light.' A complete slave to his love for the man, unable to stop Light from infiltrating not only his insides, letting Light's member kiss his sweet spot, but also venturing past that as he slipped pleasure all the way into L's bones, causing L to get shaken and turned out to the marrow.

L noticed that Light had a habit of being very verbal when he was on top, the dominance and passion going to his head, making him crazy with sweet speech and lustful sentences; and L loved it. L would hear Light call him his angel, mumbling beautiful words that caused L's breath to catch as he experienced quick jolts of organismic pleasure that rolled in and out of his body like the wildest waves in the ocean. It was beautiful, feeling the twirling breeze tip toes against his exposed thighs, watching in dance up Light's chest, blowing up the mans skin and cooling down the hotness that they were encased in. And when Light would lean down and kiss him wildly, L felt full; filled up to the rim with the thick feeling of heaven, building up in his stomach and climbing into his chest whirling within it, turning L to a mush, like the clouds that couldn't retain anymore water...on the verge of bursting.

Light's heart wouldn't slow down, and as he placed his forehead on L's. They looked at each either, Light's eyes held an intensity, starlight dancing in their bright orbs, knowing that they were freer than the heavily bodies that were probably staring down and watching what they were doing on that cloud.

When Light whispered against L's lips saying, 'Come with me, L'. L felt their cloud begin to shake violently in the air, as he spoke back to his lover say the only thing he could...'Yes, Light'. In that moment, time stopped again, wind becoming a breeze, causing the cloud to tilt, then flip them upside down. They hovered for a moment...then down they went; as butterflies invaded their stomach from plummeting from the insane pleasure that caused them to fall fast out of the sky. Both of their inside breaking at the same time, making them leak a little for the first hundred feet down, then erupt in a gush of constant spurts as they hit the earth in a crash....Light squirting hard and deep into his lover, and L spilling hot and heavy onto Light.

Light and L tried to catch their breath between kisses, finally connecting their noses and feeling their shaky breaths hit softly against each others faces, bodies trembled as the engaged in their personal intimate touch that was softer and sweeter than the anything. Light heard L make a small noises of pleasure as their noses rubbed slowly, and then the mans spoke to him without stopping their intimacy...and also closing his eyes on his way to a deep sleep.

"...Thank you...Light."

" Why are you thanking me?..."

" Because...you freed me."

" No, L....it's the other way around..."

"But...you-"

"Shushhh...you're my angel L.....Just accept it."

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