Author's Note: Ah, I'm so sorry for the long wait! But, well, this is how it's gonna be now. I'm going to the college soon and I will have even less time for writing. Especially that the most complicated and difficult to write down part is coming... So please, be patient :3
'I can't believe that it's happening,' Light sighed deeply, packing the cutlery and pots to the boxes in the tiny kitchen.
'How should I make you believe then, Light-kun…?' L asked from the small hall, taking care of the cupboard with Light's and Sayu's shoes.
'Dunno… It's so unreal, Ryuuzaki,' he chuckled sitting on his feet and stopping for a moment, 'In the most daring dreams I didn't suppose that one day I might leave this shabby area… I feel so relieved.' He stood up, reaching for the adhesive tape to seal the next box.
'You'll never have to come back here again,' L muttered packing the running sneakers.
'Yes…' the brunette smiled lightly, pouring some water to the glass and taking a sip, 'Isn't it beautiful…?' He felt the warmth spreading through his veins in the sudden wave of pure happiness. 'I guess I'm done with the kitchen,' he announced looking around the small room now filled with packed up boxes.
'So am I… almost,' Ryuuzaki said, putting the last pair of shoes inside the parcel. 'Would you mind passing me the sticky tape, Light-kun…?' He asked. 'Mine is over.' He looked down at the finished roll.
'Of course,' Light came to him and sat down by his side. They both sealed the package. 'Is Watari really okay with this…?' He whispered, trying to tame Ryuuzaki's unruly hair a bit.
'He doesn't have any objections,' L smiled at the brunette and caressed lightly his cheek. 'Secretly he's happy that I finally found someone whom I love…' he murmured, closing the distance between them and kissing him lightly. 'Besides, this is how it works, right?' He pulled Light into his lap. 'If two people are happy together, they start living with one another…'
'Are you sure that you're ready for my presence all twenty four seven, Ryuuzaki…?' Light purred with a small smirk, wrapping his arms around L's neck and staring down at him. 'I can be truly infernal sometimes…' he whispered near L's lips with half-lidded eyes.
'I don't think you could ever beat me in such contest, Light-kun…' L smirked placing his palms on Light's hips. 'I surely am the peskiest guy in the world.'
'You think so?' Light murmured, playing with Ryuuzaki's eternally messy hair.
'Don't you…?' The detective backed a little, quirking a brow.
Light tilted his head to the side in pensiveness, 'Now that I think of it, I wouldn't say that you're that snippy,' he said, evading L's vigilant eyes. 'I mean, okay, you can be truly annoying with that sick jealousy and possessiveness towards me at times… it's not that I am going to cheat on you with whoever I talk to,' he smirked with a roll of his eyes.
'Do you have plans to cheat on me, Light-kun…?' L murmured, strengthening the embrace of his arms.
'Oh, don't be ridiculous, of course I don't' Light shook his head lightly and leaned forward for a small kiss. 'Unless you get cloned…' he whispered playfully in L's ear.
'Even if, I would hunt all the clones down to have you for myself and myself only,' Ryuuzaki growled darkly against the skin of Light's neck.
'Ah, but that might be fun…' the brunette chuckled seductively, pushing L lightly against the wall and trailing his fingers along his jawline in the ghostly touch.
'If I had two Raitos then for sure…' the detective whispered back with a snicker, seeing how Light's cheeks colored in red.
'Stop being a pervert,' he hissed, clenching his hand on L's loose white shirt.
'It's you who started if I recall correctly,' L muttered innocently, enjoying the sight of the flustered expression on Light's face. 'Oi, don't sulk, Light-kun. One you is more than enough to make me go crazy,' he assured caressing his boyfriend's back.
Light couldn't stay untouched hearing such words and his features brightened up in a beautiful smile, 'You're spoiling my ego, Ryuuzaki,' he purred contentedly.
'Because I know how much you love it, Light-kun,' the detective chuckled, pecking Light's nose. 'But I can't stop myself from loving even this little vanity of yours because, hell, in your case it's completely justified…' he looked into Light's eyes and saw the indecision in their depths. 'What is it?' He asked, brushing away one of the auburn wisps of his forehead.
'I am currently wondering if I should punch you or kiss you,' the brunette muttered, cocking his head lightly.
'The latter one, if I may suggest,' Ryuuzaki smirked and forestalled him, joining their lips in a slow and deep kiss.
'What a shrewd way to make me ceasefire…' Light murmured quietly after regaining his breath.
'Bantering with you is fun but it cannot compete with kissing. Come to think of it, I know even nicer occupations…' Ryuuzaki smirked, grasping Light's chin and pecking his lips again.
'I am not that blinded by love to ignore the fact that we're crumpling in the tiny hall, L,' Light snorted, crossing his arms. 'You won't seduce me, not to mention, turn me onin such circumstances, no matter what you might do or say.'
'That so? I accept the challenge then…' the detective teased, arching a brow.
'Over my dead body!' Light blushed, pushing him away and retreating from his lap.
'You can't be sure without checking it first,' Ryuuzaki stated calmly in low tempting voice.
'I can if the result is such predictable !' The brunette hissed, turning his back to him. 'Stand up and get yourself to work. We'll never finish the packing if we take a break every ten minutes' time!'
'Certainly,' L chuckled, raising up onto his feet again.
You think that I can't see through you, Light…?, he thought, observing the slim silhouette of his lover in the small bedroom. You didn't want to give it a try because you knew you would lose in the embarrassingly short time… Just how long will you be trying to deny that you've completely fallen for me…?
…
'We need to leave everything behind and run away, Nate,' Mello muttered when they sneaked into their room again.
'On the contrary,' the albino said back. 'I wanna wait for him to come back and show him once and for all what the situation is like…' he narrowed his black eyes, throwing the white revolver onto his bed.
'Don't be ridiculous, he would kill you in a blink of an eye!' The blonde snapped at him, coming to the closet and swinging its door open.
'Not if I killed him first,' Near growled lowly, barely controlling his arising anger and jealousy.
'I refuse,' Mello hissed, sending him a glare over his shoulder. 'None of you two dies!'
'You as well were aiming your gun at him,' the albino reminded, returning the heated look.
'It doesn't matter! I wouldn't shoot anyway…' the blonde whispered with a wince, turning to the wardrobe again and taking a bag out of it.
'Why not…?' Near's voice sounded strange somehow.
Mello took the risk and peeked at him again. Seeing the pain hidden in the dark orbs, he felt guilty for what he was going to say next, 'Because he once was my best friend, Nate,' he answered finally with a heavy exhale. 'After all we had been through together… I couldn't… I don't want to bury him any time again, you know?' He clenched his teeth, trying to chase away painful memories.
'He wants me dead, Mihael,' Near muttered, hiding his emotions and sadness behind the thick mask again. 'It's either me or him. You will have to make a choice at some point…'
'But I don't want to make a fucking choice!' The blonde exclaimed suddenly. 'Don't you get it, fluffy head…!?' He turned around to him with fury in crystal blue eyes.
Near swallowed hard the bitterness of these words, 'I am not giving up on you, no matter what, Mihael,' he said firmly. 'I won't let this cunt steal you away from me. You're mine,' he growled.
'I don't feel about him this way, you moron,' Mello rolled his eyes. 'Chill out, fluffy head.'
'I am not sure if I believe you or not,' Near whispered looking straight into his eyes. 'You're brushing this topic off as if it was nothing important whereas it is… maybe secretly you really feel something for Matt…?' He asked lowly.
The silence between them was dragging on as they were staring at one another. And Mello finally understood how much it bothered Near, how much significant the answer for this question was to him. 'You really think that I might be considering his offer…' he whispered somewhat surprised.
'Do I have the reason to worry…?' The bluish-haired teen asked, letting finally his guard down and freeing his emotions from the chains. The anxiety and fear surfaced from beneath the mask of indifference.
Mello widened his eyes, 'You are afraid' he stated, feeling the bulge raising in his throat.
'Yes, I am,' Near nodded in confirmation. 'I am afraid of losing you. I am afraid of staying alone…' he felt his eyes watering despite his trials to call off the tears.
'No…' Mello quickly shook his head. The blonde wisps caressed his cheeks. 'Pull yourself together, Nate. I don't want you to cry in front of me!' He added with arising panic in his voice. He had no idea how to cope with the tears of someone he cared for.
'Then show me that my fear is unfounded…' Near breathed out, blinking slowly.
Mello approached him in three leaps and threw his arms around his neck, 'You stupid idiot, how could you doubt my feelings towards you…?' He exclaimed quietly in his ear. 'I love only you, okay…?' He backed a little to look into Near's onyx eyes. 'You're the only one I care about. The rest may fuck themselves,' he wove his hands in the bluish locks of the albino, trying to convince him about the truth of his words with the strength of his look. Near suddenly grabbed his waist and pulled him into the aggressive kiss, bruising their lips.
'That's not enough,' he snapped when they pulled away and quickly attacked the blonde again, this time gluing his mouth to Mello's neck.
'What do you want from me then…?' Mello gasped softly, feeling his lover's teeth right above his pulsing artery.
'I want you to submit to me and let me make you mine and claim you. I want you to carry my mark as the sign of the truth of what you've just told me…' the albino whispered gutturally, pushing the leather-clad towards the bed.
'Ah, your demands surely are high…' the blonde chuckled lightly, grabbing Near's hair and forcing him to kiss him on the lips again. 'You want me to act against my nature and become a lovey-dovey bottom who willingly opens his legs for you and lets you screw the hell out of him…' he purred, playing with the zipper of his leather shirt.
'I think that I have the right to ask for something like that,' Near stated cupping Mello's round buttock through the tight leather. 'And fuck the lovey-dovey thing, let's not exaggerate…' he smirked, joining their foreheads together.
'I think that I might even agree for such a deal…' Mello murmured with a sly smile. 'I might even become your uke for the week…' he whispered temptingly. 'My condition is simple — he added quickly, seeing the spark of interest in Near's eyes — at first we pack up and leave this place before it's too late.'
The albino's expression suddenly hardened, 'I want you now,' he snapped, squeezing his hand angrily on Mello's bottom.
'Yeah, I kinda noticed,' the blonde smirked lazily, exceptionally letting his boyfriend keep his hand in that place. 'But leaving this hospital now, we'll gain some more time to take these motherfuckers by surprise. And that's what it's all about, ne?' He placed his hands on Near's chest, stroking lightly his uncovered collarbones.
The albino winced and nodded unwillingly, 'Fine… I'll agree under one condition – you're being my little bitch for two whole weeks when it's over, Mihael…' he whispered in Mello's ear trailing his tongue along the shell.
'Let's take your wheelchair with us then. Seems I'm gonna need it…' Mello sighed deeply in agreement, wrapping his arms around Near's neck again and giving him a little peck on his cheek.
'I may be merciful at times…' the albino chuckled and embraced his lover, letting out a content purr.
'I love you, you little fucker,' the blonde mumbled into Near's neck. 'Keep it in your forgetful fluffy head, Nate,' he murmured, disentangling himself from the hug and coming back to the closet. 'Now to the packing, we need to disappear from this place as fast as we can…'
When he squatted to the lowest drawers, his tight shirt raised up, uncovering his loins. And Near thought for yet another time again how gorgeous and sexy his boyfriend was. 'Oi, keep your part of the deal, you cumbuble, instead of fantasizing about fucking me,' Mello suddenly threw in over his shoulder. 'Otherwise I won't let you dominate my ass even for once!'
You would anyway, the albino thought maliciously but obediently got down to work.
…
'How exactly do you imagine helping Near in his father's case?' Light asked one day after the thorough investigation of Richard River.
'I want to bring justice,' L muttered simply, staring into the smiling face of the businessman from the photo. 'I cannot really tell if all Near told us is true… none of my sources has confirmed yet that he is his son…' he added, sucking on his thumb and thinking intensively.
'But what purpose might they have in lying to us at this point…?' Light stated, leaning his elbows against L's shoulders and also looking at the face of the man he had been admiring for so long.
'Maybe for gaining some time to run away and disappear from under our watchful eyes,' the detective muttered in wonder.
'Maybe…' Light sighed, 'But in my opinion Richard River was simply ashamed of his son and hid the truth about having an offspring. There is very little data about his wife on the whole but the date of her death might match the possible date of Near's birthday. Seventeen for him is a very possible age, don't you think, Ryuuzaki?' He caught the sight of his lover's dark eyes, trying to convince him.
'Yes, it is possible,' the detective finally replied after a few seconds of silence. 'And if so, I will be the one to bring the justice to this cruel man…' he narrowed his eyes and clenched his teeth.
'Do not forget about me, L,' Light sent him a hard look. 'I also am the part of it. And I won't let him get away with it without a proper punishment…' he added in a firm voice.
'We should include Near in our plan, Light-kun,' L said, standing up from the chair. 'He is the most righteous person to hear the verdict of the court directly… If there was one, of course.'
'I will do my best to prove River's guilt,' Light announced, adjusting a red tie under his neck. 'I won't let this monster live a happy and wealthy life after all he had done to his only child!' He clenched his fists angrily.
'You need to keep the objectivity, Light-kun,' Ryuuzaki reminded, seeing the zest in Light's caramel orbs. 'I understand your instinctual solidarity with another victim of the violence in family but you cannot rule out the possibility that Near's story wasn't true. We both know that these two are perfect liars who were able to outwit the professionals…—'
'It has absolutely nothing to do with my past, Ryuuzaki!' The brunette snapped at him. 'I am capable of distinguishing between the lie and the truth! Nate River didn't lie to us, L — Light grabbed the detective's shoulders shaking his head heatedly. — There wasn't any fake in what he told us…'
'I hope that you are not wrong, Light-kun,' L smiled lightly, seeing the certainty filling his lover's eyes. 'I am truly glad that you are so willing to help those in need…' he caressed lightly the brunette's cheek and pecked his forehead.
'"Justice will prevail",' Light chuckled. 'Isn't it your line…?' He murmured, wrapping slowly his arms around L's neck.
'It holds the universal truth, don't you think, Light-kun…?' The detective whispered in Light's ear, embracing him gently.
'It does,' Light agreed with a small smile. 'The quicker we solve this case, the better… Why not go to them even today? It's Friday afternoon, I have already finished classes for today… the weekend has just begun,' he murmured, standing on his toes to look straight into L's eyes. 'And when we're finished, we might cuddle a little on the sofa and watch a movie…' he suggested temptingly.
'I couldn't refuse to such proposition,' L smirked, nudging Light's nose with his own one. 'It sounds truly interesting.'
'Well, it is…' Light confirmed and backed before L managed to kiss him. 'And if you want it to happen, we should go now.' He grabbed his hand and dragged him out of the villa, giving Watari a sign to prepare the limousine.
'You always have to get it all your own way, don't you, Light-kun…?' L sighed, giving up on trials of creating the romantic atmosphere between them.
'When this is over, I might let you take the lead again, Ryuuzaki,' Light rolled his eyes, pulling his lover into the car and pushing him into the seat to sit down on his lap. 'Because we both know how much you need that to remain sane,' he chuckled quietly near L's lips.
'We also know that you never have any objections, Light-kun…' L purred with a smirk, feeling the hotness emanating from Light's cheeks. The brunette crossed his arms, turning his sight away. 'Stop being so cute or I won't be able to wait until evening,' Ryuuzaki whispered, locking his hands behind Light's back to secure him when the vehicle moved.
'Would you have the guts to try and smooch with me here, almost in front of the eyes of Watari…?' Light purred in L's ear with a hint of disbelief in his voice.
'All I have to do is pressing this button to provide us a little more privacy, Light-kun,' the detective smirked, grabbing the remote control and using it to close the gap above the seats between the driver and passengers.
'What a pervert you are…!' Light hissed and backed in embarrassment. 'He could still hear us!'
'Doesn't it excite you a little?' L chuckled, pecking Light's nose.
'Not a single bit…!' The brunette stood up from his lap and retreated to the other seat opposite to Ryuuzaki.
'Are you mad at me now, Light-kun?' The raven-haired man asked, tilting his head lightly and pulling his legs to his chest.
'You gave me a reason, you freaking pervert! Besides, I require higher standards to become intimate,' he threw in, involuntarily blushing brightly.
'I was just teasing, Light. You don't have to sulk at me,' the detective rolled his eyes, sucking lightly on his thumb.
'Quit it, it's highly unhygienic,' the brunette snapped, sending him an angry glare.
'Force me,' L teased again, barely hiding the smirk which was trying to form on his lips, seeing Light's clear indignation. The brunette stood up and approached him again, grabbing his wrist and pulling the finger out of the detective's lips. Ryuuzaki used the opportunity and trapped the young male in between his arms again, pulling him into his lap with a content spark of victory in onyx eyes.
Light sighed deeply, feeling his anger fade away, 'That was your real aim, ne?' He brushed away a few wisps out of L's forehead, uncovering his shiny black irises. The detective smiled playfully at him. 'Seriously… Like a child…' Light shook his head and leaned against his lover's chest, listening to the rhythmical beat of his heart.
'Says the man who tends to take offense at the great majority of the jokes I make…' L murmured into Light's smooth hair, breathing in the scent of the coconut shampoo.
'It's not my fault that they are not funny…' Light revolted, furrowing.
'You don't have the right sense of humor, Raito,' Ryuuzaki stated, stroking lightly his back.
'Now that's ridiculous,' the brunette mumbled into L's chest, obviously not agreeing with his boyfriend.
'Your obstinacy? It surely is,' the detective smirked, not able to control his teasing comments.
Light slowly raised up his head to look into L's face, 'You're unbelievable' he muttered, arching a brow and leaning his hands against Ryuuzaki's abs.
'But you love it,' the detective whispered, joining their lips in a slow kiss. 'See, we're smooching after all,' he added when their mouths parted with a malicious snicker across his face.
'Go die,' Light threw in, pouting and stood up when the car stopped, leaving it and not waiting for L.
'That's rich,' L smirked and followed him quickly into the building of the mental rehabilitation center.
Second Note: Time to team up, I guess ;3 Reviews always welcome and appreciated!