A/N: New chappie! And also, I just got a book on pregnancy so now I'm really informed. Don't worry..I won't get too technical. It'll just make sure I've got my facts straight about what happens when.
Disclaimer: Poor pregnant little L….I don't own.
"Okay, I'm back," Light announced, opening the door to the hotel room.
L sat up and rubbed his eyes groggily, a look of comical surprise on his face. "Raito-kun went out without my knowledge?"
"You were asleep," Light said gently. "I didn't want to wake you. You probably just fell asleep after all that chocolate you ate. It probably kept you up all night."
L looked horrified. "It's six a.m. Where has Raito-kun gone at such an unreasonable hour?"
Light rolled his eyes. "A lot of grocery stores open at 5. Really, I just went out for a few minutes to the store down the block. I picked up some food and some vitamins for you."
L wrinkled his nose. 'Vitamins?"
"Yes, I called the doctor and he agreed with me that if you're not eating properly, you need to be taking a vitamin to get all the nutrients you're missing."
"I eat a nutritious diet," L said indignantly. "What am I possibly missing?"
"Vitamin C, folic acid, iron-"
'I've already explained to both you and the obstetrician that I am not anemic," l interrupted, slightly peevishly.
"Protein," Light continued.
"Ah," said L thoughtfully. "Raito-kun wants me to eat meat?"
"Not necessarily. I just want you to get protein. It's important. And why are you concerned about meat? Are you a vegetarian?"
"Perhaps," L said mysteriously.
"Well, not all protein comes from meat. You can get it from other sources."
"Like vitamins?" L asked bitterly.
"Don't you want our baby to be healthy?"
"Yes," L said sullenly.
"Then you've got to eat right, at least while you're pregnant. Once you give birth you can eat however the hell you want to."
'I already think I am doing an admirable job of taking care of myself," L said stiffly. "I do not smoke, I do not drink alcohol, I do not use drugs, and I even gave up most of my candy." A slight tear escaped from the corner of L's eye at his last statement.
Light sighed. "Yeah, that's great, Ryuuzaki. You've got the basis for good health. Now we just have to add to it. You can drink orange juice to get Vitamin C and drink more milk to get calcium. Is that good for you?"
"Can it be chocolate milk?" L asked excitedly.
"Yeah, sure, whatever. As long as it gets you to drink it."
"Good," L said cheerfully. "I think I will have a glass of chocolate milk right now."
L climbed out of bed and froze, looking slightly worried.
"What's wrong?" Light asked.
"Bring me a cup," L said weakly.
"A cup of milk?"
"No, an empty cup. Hurry, Raito-kun," L said, sounding desperate.
Light raced back with the cup and L held it to his mouth and vomited into it.
L handed it back. 'Thank you, Raito-kun. Now you can wash it out for me."
Light looked slightly disgusted as he held the cup tentatively, imitating L's peculiar way of holding things. "Isn't it a little late for you to be getting morning sickness?"
"Oh, I have had morning sickness for several weeks," L said brightly. "My mornings and Raito-kun's mornings do not coincide. My mornings occur roughly at 3 a.m. I rise without waking Raito-kun and vomit in the bathroom sink. I am very lucky Raito-kun was awake this morning so I didn't have to go that far. It was a particularly bad case of nausea."
Light frowned. "Why didn't you tell me sooner? Maybe we could have figured out something that would be more agreeable to your stomach."
L shrugged. "Raito-kun insisted on forcing me to eat yams. That is probably the cause."
Light scowled. "You've been sick before this. The yams didn't do it then."
'Ah, I merely suggested that the reason my symptoms were so intense this morning is because of the yams last night."
"I already said I wouldn't make you eat them again. Stop trying to make me feel guilty about it."
L smiled. "If Raito-kun feels guilty, it is because of his own conscience, not because of any effort of my own. Now, Raito-kun, I shall see what you have picked up from the store, if that is really where you went."
'The grocery bags are sitting on the counter," Light growled. "Of course I went to the store. Where the hell did you think I'd been, some strip club?"
L paused. 'Did Raito-kun go there before or after he went to the store?"
"I didn't go there!" Light shouted. 'I'm just illustrating how suspicious you are."
"Raito-kun is behaving rather defensively," L murmured, carefully pulling an orange out of the grocery bag an inspecting it before setting it aside and fishing around some more.
Light groaned in frustration. 'Why are you so intent on making my life miserable?"
'No particular reason," L said cheerfully. "Oooh, gummy bear vitamins. Thank you, Raito-kun. I shall enjoy taking these."
L offered Light a rare wide smile and Light sighed unhappily. "Okay, fine. At least one of us is happy. I hope the obstetrician doesn't find any other complications next visit."
'When is that?" L asked guardedly.
"In another two weeks."
'So soon?" L lamented.
"We have to go back every few weeks. Besides, this time they'll do the ultrasound and tell us how many babies we'll have to deal with."
L chewed his thumb apprehensively. 'Could we not go and leave it as a surprise?"
Light sighed. 'We have to go in for another check-up regardless."
'Very well," L acquiesced. "It is such an unfortunate thing that we have to be called away from the investigation so often."
"We're not doing very much right now," Light reminded him. 'Kira hasn't been killing very often."
'Perhaps Raito-kun would care to make things more exciting," L murmured.
"I already told you I'm not Kira," Light fumed.
"Raito-kun is rather defensive today," L observed. 'It must be due to stress."