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Chapter 25: Breaking Point
Suzette purposely gave L a computer where the video camera couldn't tape the screen. L thankfully sat down at the unmonitored computer while Suzette stood behind him, acting like she watching his movements for any treacherous activity.
L gazed at the screen as he plotted. I have to stop Arik somehow. But there's a block from sending out e-mails and even if I sent out any messages, I will automatically be suspected. Maybe I can fake an emergency situation that will cause Arik to have to leave Light and keep him busy for awhile.
Unexpectedly, a blonde woman strolled up to L, "Can you tell me about all of Light's side effects from the drugs?"
L recognized her as the New Kira follower who led him to the room where Light was drugged and tied to a chair. "Why do you want to know?"
"I made the drugs," she proudly declared.
L forced himself to stay still and appear calm, "Is that right?"
"Yeah," she grinned, "I'm Dr. Lindsey Staten. I supply all the drugs that are injected into Light. So tell me, is he completely submissive yet?"
L had never wanted a woman to die more in his entire life. "He's really wiped out," L replied vaguely.
"Which has recovered the most; his mind or his body?" Dr. Staten pried.
"He can think kind of well but his body is extremely weak," L answered honestly to see her reaction.
The blonde doctor sadistically grinned. "That's great. So when Light's being tormented, he'll be completely aware of what's happening but too weak to do anything stop it. Fantastic, a masterpiece of torture," She excitedly proclaimed.
L just looked at the psychotic woman in shock. How can someone be so proud of causing another person's misery?!
"Well, I better get to work. Thanks for letting me know that my drugs were a success, Lawliet." The twisted, foul woman sat down a computer in another row across for L.
I know exactly how I'm interrupting Arik now. L began looking up information on Dr. Staten on the computer. I'm framing that sick woman as a dangerous traitor.
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Hacking into Dr. Staten's files was incredibly easy. All L had to do was look through her personal information to figure out what her passwords were. Like many people her passwords were the names of her pets and once L reached her account on the database of Arik's base, it was all over for her.
Suzette simply watched while standing behind L. Thanks to Suzette's calm demeanor there was no suspicion of what L was doing. Now L quickly copied and pasted fake reports from 'L' onto Dr. Staten's account. L typed in a few phrases to make it seem like Staten had been communicating with 'L' for quite awhile and was about give Arik's location. Then L added a sound icon that would start beeping immediately once L exited her account.
With a smirk, L logged out of Dr. Staten's account.
Suddenly, across the room, Lindsey Staten's computer started beeping loudly. She cried out in surprise, "What the hell?"
Then Suzette rushed over and gazed at Dr. Staten's computer screen. Suzette announced, "Lindsey! You've been communicating with L?!!!"
"What?! No, I haven't! I swear!" Dr. Staten panicked in a shrill voice.
All of the other New Kira followers hurried around Dr. Staten's computer. L just sat back and watched trying to conceal the pleased look on his face.
Dr. Staten stood up and frantically shouted, "I don't know how this got on my account! I'm not a traitor!"
Two guards snatched a hold of the crazed doctor then she struggled to break free while screaming, "I was framed! I would never betray Arik! You have to believe me, I was framed!!!"
Suzette ordered the guards, "Tie up the traitor and don't let her out of this room."
The guards nodded as Dr. Staten started crying pitifully, "Suzette, please! You have to believe me!"
"I'm sorry, but there's a lot of evidence against you. I have to tell Arik about this," Suzette coldly replied.
"NO! Suzette, please! He'll kill me! Suzette, please!" The blonde female doctor desperately whined and pleaded for mercy.
Suzette just shook her head and turned away. She obviously had no sympathy for the twisted doctor.
Then Suzette walked toward L, "Come on, Lawliet. I'm aware of how busy Arik may be. But this is a very important matter and we need to go find him and bring him here immediately."
"I agree completely," L thankfully followed Suzette out of the workroom.
L and Suzette hurried down the monitored hallway then used the elevator to ascend up a few floors. Then they exited the elevator and entered the hallway where there still weren't any video cameras.
Suzette congratulated L in Japanese, "Great job, Lawliet. I always hated that bitch."
L nodded as they rushed down the hallway, "Where is Arik?"
"I'm not sure. But he's probably in some room on this floor," Suzette answered.
L quickly reached Light's room and opened the door. L anxiously peered inside but saw that the room was empty. Arik took Light-kun! Next, L quickly began to open all the doors one after another in a row. But all the rooms that L checked were also empty.
Suzette rationally suggested, "Maybe Arik brought Light to that same interrogation room like last night."
L hastily spotted the entrance to the interrogation room down at the end of the hall. L nervously reached the room and opened the door.
L's heart sank and his whole body went numb in horror.
Arik sadistically smirked as he stood by a metal table where Light was bound. Light was spread across the table with his wrists tied together above his head. Light was missing his shirt but luckily his pants were still on…and unfastened.
Arik was only minutes away from… L stared forward with wide eyes, appalled.
Light's body was shaking terribly and he was breathing unsteadily with his head tilted down.
"What's the meaning of this interruption?" Arik ran his hand down Light's bare stomach as he gazed directly at L. Light cringed from Arik's touch as he continued to tremble on the metal table.
Now L's body was shaking but unlike Light, it was from rage.
Suzette quickly stepped in front of L and claimed, "Sir, we have reason to believe that Dr. Staten has betrayed our cause."
"Dr. Staten is a traitor?" Arik seemed surprised.
"Yes, we believe so Sir," Suzette affirmed.
Arik sighed, "Well, that is a very important problem."
Suzette stood by the exit and waited for Arik. Then Arik headed towards the door and stopped right next to L.
Arik placed a hand on L's shoulder and tauntingly commanded, "Clean up Light for me, will you? Make sure he's nice and ready for when I come back."
L glared at Arik with so much hatred that it could hardly be contained.
Arik leaned toward L with a menacing smirk, "Maybe I'll even have you watch next time, if you'd like. Have you ever heard Light scream-?"
Without thinking, L furiously smacked away Arik's hand, "Get the fuck away from me, you sick, perverse bastard."
Arik just glared back at him, "Trying to protect Light again?"
L shouted, "You think the fact I'm angry means that I'm L?! I'm disgusted because I don't condone rape! Your behavior is sickening!!!"
"Lawliet," Suzette scolded him, "Calm down. No New Kira follower should talk to God that way."
She walked up to Arik, "Sir, please excuse Lawliet for now. He's still new here and doesn't understand that you're above judgment. Right now, the business with Dr. Staten needs to be settled."
Arik nodded in agreement. Her hidden compliments toward Arik seemed to appease him quite a bit.
Before he turned to leave, Arik warned, "Lawliet, don't think that I'll forget your little outburst. And clean up Light for me, he's a mess."
Arik and Suzette strolled out of the room and Suzette shut the door on their way out.
L rushed toward the bound and trembling Light on the metal table. L quickly untied Light's wrists and spotted blood where the rope had once been. Light-kun must have struggled and got his wrists cut by the rope. That means Light hasn't been drugged again…Arik wanted Light to be aware of what was happening.
With his hands untied. Light sat up with his head tilted down and his breathing still unsteady. Light's whole body continued shaking; he looked so hurt, lost.
L reached his hand toward him and Light winced as if he was about to be harmed. L simply buttoned up Light's pants and withdrew his hand.
Next, L scanned the room and stated, "You know, there aren't any video cameras in here."
Unexpectedly, Light wrapped his arms around L and buried his face in L's shirt. L placed a hand on top of Light's head. From the way Light was breathing and gasping, L knew that Light was crying.
"He almost…He almost," Light muttered between gasps with his face still hidden in L's shirt.
"I know," L held Light closer, "I'm so sorry."
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After Light cried for awhile, L lifted Light off of the metal table. Then L pulled one of Light's arms over his shoulder and he led Light out of the room. Light stumbled forward; the drugs were obviously still affecting him. So L practically carried Light back into the bedroom.
L set Light down on the bed. Light sat up with his head still tilted down like he was trying to hide his tears. L stepped away from the bed and toward a dresser.
Light quickly snatched L's hand, "Don't go."
"I'm just getting a shirt for you, Light-kun," L gently pulled his hand away and walked to the dresser.
In the dresser, L found a black shirt and he handed it to Light.
Light put on the baggy shirt then gazed up at L with his tearful eyes, "Thank you."
That expression on Light's face was eating away at L. Light just looked so…crushed. L couldn't stand it. So L sat next to Light and held him again. L didn't know what else to do.
L glanced down at Light's bloody wrists, "Your wrists need to be bandaged."
"Just leave them. I don't care anymore," Light emotionlessly responded.
"I care," L stood up again and walked into the bathroom. L grabbed a damp cloth and some bandages then hurried back to Light.
Light winced when L placed the damp cloth over Light's cut wrists. L concernedly wiped off all the blood.
Then Light announced, "I tried to fight…"
"I can tell," L solemnly replied, "I'm sorry, I should have came sooner."
Light gave a weak smile, "I'm just glad that you came at all. If you didn't…" Light's small smile faded and he tilted his head down again.
L placed a hand on Light's shoulder, "Light-kun?"
Light gazed up at L with tears streaming down his face, "I can't take this anymore, Ryuzaki. I'm done."
L pulled Light into his arms again, "Don't talk like that." Light must be at his breaking point. That damn bastard just keeps screwing him up. Arik never gives Light anytime to recover, he just keeps torturing him.
"Let me tell you something, Light." L declared "Everything will end tomorrow night, Arik will be captured. Can you make until then for me?"
Light looked at L with wide eyes, "Are you serious?"
L nodded, "Yes. Can you make it until then?"
This time Light gave him a real smile, "Yeah."
Light leaned forward as if he was about to give L a kiss. But L pressed a finger to Light's lips and stopped him.
"Am I too dirtied for you?" Light snapped irrationally.
"No," L shook his head, "You're still drugged. I can't take advantage of you."
Light illogically stated, "Arik has no problem doing it."
"The fact you're comparing me to Arik proves how disoriented you are," L explained.
Out of frustration, Light laid back and stared up at the ceiling, "I really am screwed up, aren't I?"
L laid back beside him, "It's not your fault."
"I want all of this to end so badly," Light claimed as he sadly glanced over at L.
"Me too," L turned to face Light then tried to motivate him again, "When this is over, you can live with me if you want."
Light smirked, "I was already living with you."
"I mean, not as a Kira suspect," L added.
Light blinked a few times as if he was registering what that meant, "Like a couple?"
"You can answer later when-" L was interrupted when Light suddenly hugged him as they laid together, side by side.
L knew that Light had no intentions of letting go anytime soon. So L just pulled Light closer as they laid together on the bed. L firmly decided, No matter what all of this ends tomorrow.
End of Chapter 25