He could smell blood in the dark again. Not here, not again. These weren't dreams, they were too real, too vivid, he wasn't a lucid dreamer, never had been so he knew this wasn't a dream.
And now the smell of fresh bloody invaded his nostrils. He squinted his eyes trying to focus on anything within the thick shroud of darkness but he couldn't see a thing.
He was on his knees, he attempted to stand but fell back again heavily onto them as he found his hands were pulled down.
They were cuffed onto thick, heavy chains...; not again he thought.
His head snapped up as a scream pierced through his ears, he started shaking, the scream was female; she sounded in so much pain.
'Where are you?' He yelled out into the inky blackness.
The scream continued, it sent his blood cold, it was horrific. He started to panic and pulled painfully against his chains, of course they wouldn't budge.
A bloody curdling laugh surrounded him and then a spotlight shone in front of him he froze at the sickening scene before him.
A bloodied Lily was strapped onto a wooden chair, her hair hung down, stuck to her face with blood, her clothes were torn revealing her body. She had cuts and bruises all over her.
'No...Lily.' He whispered in shock, he clenched his body and screamed her name again... 'Lily!' He began pulling against is chains again desperate to reach her.
SHS then appeared at the side of her and heavily slammed a hand down on her shoulder.
L gritted his teeth. 'Take you hand off of her!' He spat out still pulling on his chains, the cuffs digging into his hands drawing blood.
SHS laughed at him then takes a blade and holds it against Lily's chest. 'You won't save her...she is doomed like everyone you come into contact with, but this one, because she loves you, she will suffer the most..' SHS hissed then slid the blade slowly over her chest slicing her.
L screamed drowning out Lily's screams of agony, he pulled so hard on the cuff he started to dislocate his thumb, he didn't care about the pain or the blood, he had to reach Lily.
Her head slumped down as SHS took the blade away and licked it.
'I'll kill you...' L seethed, his entire body trembling with fury and agony.
SHS laughed again then his face began to morph, L's eyes widened as SHS had now morphed into Light the Shinigami.
He flew towards L, stopping inches in front f his face he gurgled a laugh, 'look at you L! The L I knew never showed emotions like this...so open...so in love...' He mocked.
Light slashed his claws against L's face, blood started dripping down his cheeks. He gripped onto L's hair and leant in, his foul smell was a mix of blood and a decaying corpse. L gagged from it.
'When he's done with her I'll come for you.' He laughed into L's ear then with a swoop of his black wings he flew upwards taking Lily with him.
'No Lily!' L screamed. He watched in horror as a waterfall of blood started splattering in front of him as it fell from the blackness above, it pooled around him; soaking his jeans.
He knew it was her blood...then suddenly her body smashed on the floor in front of his eyes, her face rolled to its side facing him, her eyes wide with terror, she was dead.
As L awoke he shot out of Lily's bed, stumbling around in the darkness. He didn't scream, but instead heaved in air, he felt like he had stopped breathing.
He leant onto the door of the room, clutching at is chest, attempting to take in deep breathes which he found difficult as was he also fighting back his sobs.
He wiped his tears aggressively from his eyes, the image of Lily dead still very much in his mind.
He didn't know how long he stood there for, focusing on his breathing, then as his body began to calm he gazed over to Lily in bed. She wasn't moving.
He quickly walked towards the bed and softly knelt onto it, watching her, waiting for her to move and almost cried out with relief and she turned towards him, still peacefully asleep.
He stroked her hair lightly with trembling fingers then stopped as he rubbed his hand and flinched. It really hurt, as if it was bruised. He wiggled his thumb, it wasn't broken but the entire movement was very painful that he couldn't move it for long.
They are becoming stronger these night terrors he thought; he is becoming stronger. They weren't dreams; he knew that, he could feel it. Light was haunting him; he had no idea why and couldn't understand how it was possible without himself being in possession of a death note. But Light was becoming stronger and L had no idea how to stop him.
He watched Lily for a while longer; her presence alone aided him greatly to calm himself enough to focus on what to do.
His mind flashed back to the night terror, Light hadn't revealed himself at first, instead he had disguised himself as SHS. Light had threatened that it would be SHS who would...end Lily and then Light himself would come for him. Could Light be waiting for SHS to kill Lily before he can then kill him?
L knew it was somewhat pointless to attempt to understand the monster Light had become. However if L was correct and that was what Light had implied then L would have to stop SHS before he can get to Lily, this had always on been on L's mind but now, after this, he had to focus all his energy on tracking that monster down, Lily's life depended on it, more now than ever before.
Lily awoke to the sound of a telephone ringing. She cracked her eyes open and stiffly lifted her head from her pillow. It was coming from outside the room. She let her head fall back, relived it wasn't her mother calling...However she had better call her back at some point; there was no harm in allowing her mother to calm down a little more though.
She stretched and patted down beside her. When she felt the cold, empty sheet where L had been she sat up suddenly. He was gone...wow, she didn't like that feeling at all, not after the wonderful time they had together...she blushed thinking back to it and smiled. He had been wonderful, her body was still buzzing from having him inside her.
She swung her legs out of the bed and thought for a moment. L was an insomniac so she couldn't expect him to sleep with her the entire night, besides it had hardly been late when he had thrown that door open and gave her the most amazing time of her life.
She swooned like a teenager, just thinking about his eyes, and his dripping wet body in that towel, his hair all damp and shiny... Okay that's enough she scolded herself, at this rate she would have find him and pull him back for another round.
She knew she needed a shower but was reluctant to wash away his scent...yeah that wouldn't be too pleasant for Watari she thought...
Oh damn Watari, she prayed he hadn't been anywhere near her room when all that was going on, she wouldn't be able to look at him again, especially when he always treated in such a professional and kind manner.
She shook the disturbing thought from her mind and walked over door only now noticing a piece of paper had been stuck to it with tape.
It read in beautiful scrawled handwriting, Open the door, this will help you regain some of energy back. L.
She smirked and opened the door straight away. She found a beautiful silver tray at her feet; on top of it was a plate with a sliver lid, freshly squeezed orange juice, a banana, a slice of water melon and a red rose in a dainty blue vase.
She knelt down and lifted the lid off the plate, her smiled widened as two chocolate éclairs sat on it, they looked delicious.
Bloody hell, how much does he think I can eat? She thought as she lifted up the tray and brought in her room quickly remembering she was still naked.
He obviously knew her well enough as she polished the entire thing unashamed. She patted her fully belly in the shower happily. I am going to get as bad as L she thought. She couldn't allow that to happen as he was obviously one of the luckiest people in the world. Eating so much sugar and junk and not gaining an ounce of weight; he's obviously a wizard she giggled to herself.
When she had finally washed, dried herself and then dressed in a summer, emerald dress she walked out into the hallway, she couldn't wait to see L. She had missed him and had hoped he would have snuck in with her in the shower.
Smiling to herself with this thought she walked into the main lounge room and gasped suddenly.
A group of men in smart uniforms were huddled around L who was squatting in his usual position in an armchair, nibbling away at his thumb with his eyes fixed onto three laptops that had been placed on the coffee table in front of him.
Watari who had been standing directly behind L noticed her first, 'Ah Miss Everly you have joined us.' He said smiling at her charmingly.
Almost all of the men's heads turned in unison to look at her. She blushed furiously, thanks Watari she thought. L however didn't look up at her; he was too fixated on his screens.
Watari broke away from the group and walked towards Lily and stood next to her addressing the room, 'This is Miss Everly of whom I was speaking about earlier, our personal psychiatrist.'
Her blush still hadn't faded from her cheeks, she didn't want to protest at the title Watari had given her, but she couldn't help feeling like a failure, she wasn't acting like much of a doctor currently, she even abandoned the children who needed her back at Watari's...but then things did get complicated.
All the men who had been seated stood up and nodded. Then a very handsome man with jet back hair like L's walked towards her smiling happily. He held out his hand for her to take which she did with a smile, 'Hello, pleasure to meet you, I am Matsuda.'
'It's lovely to meet you too, I'm Lily.' She said shaking his hand.
Just then L started to speak, again not looking away from his screens, 'Matsuda worked with me during the Kira case, he saved my life.'
Matsuda rubbed his neck a little embarrassed, 'Well I helped...'
'Don't be so modest, if it weren't for you taking that shot that took Kira down I would have been dead.' L continued.
Lily couldn't control her urge of gratitude and hugged Matsuda. L looked up then, his eyes wide.
'Thank you.' She whispered and then released a now very red Matsuda.
'I'm sorry about that, but I am so truly grateful to you.' She smiled feeling a little embarrassed now herself.
'Well you're welcome.' Matsuda smiled.
'SO...what is going on here then?' Lily asked trying to sway the attention onto something else quickly.
L watched Lily walk with Matsuda towards them; he didn't feel good at all.
'Well after L had called us to come and assist him with tracking down SHS we set up these monitors surrounding the last areas SHS was spotted.'
'Oh...have you tracked him down then? Weren't the police in London chasing him down already?' She asked looking towards L who had returned his gaze onto the screens.
'The police are out of their depth.' L stated. 'I cannot wait for them any longer.'
'The London police had been attempting to keep us all in the dark, thinking they can handle someone like SHS themselves, they have no idea who they are dealing with.' Another agent spoke up watching the screens over L's shoulder.
Lily nodded, she didn't want to be in the way, they were obviously very busy and the room was tense, 'I am going to make some tea, would you all like some?'
Most of the agents smiled and nodded a yes and please, some asked for coffee and L of course didn't answer.
'Oh Miss Everly please don't trouble yourself so, I would be more than happy to.' Watari said as he followed her towards the kitchen.
She turned to him and smiled, 'No please allow me Watari I want too.'
He seemed to understand her urgency to exit the room and so he nodded politely and took his place behind L once again.
Lily rushed into the kitchen and shut the door behind her. She took in a breath, just hearing about SHS again sent her entire body into a panic; she had wanted to forget about him...she had wanted to imagine everything concerning him had just been a bad dream, but walking into that scene this morning had been a hard smack of reality.
She leant onto one of the kitchen counters and noticed a huge bowl of...cream?
She dipped her finger in and tasted it, it tasted lovely and sweet. She could taste it wasn't diary from it light and fluffy texture, but it was really good, better than the real thing. She took another dollop and placed it in her mouth.
'I thought I was the only one who ate cream like that from a bowl.' L's voice came from behind her.
She jumped and turned around clutching her chest. 'Jesus L...you bloody ninja.' She breathed.
He didn't smile; he looked ever so serious as he walked towards her. 'Did you enjoy your breakfast?' He asked quietly.
She smiled, 'yes, it was delicious, very sweet, I ate everything.' She snorted a little.
The tiniest smirk appeared on his face as he nodded, 'I'm happy to hear it; it was my first attempt making the éclairs without cooks assistance.'
Her mouth dropped a little, 'You made those?' She asked surprised.
He nodded slowly and stretched passed her dipping his finger into the cream and began licking it slowly off from his finger, did he realise how ridiculously sexy that was?
Lily cleared her throat, she smirked while watching him, he didn't seem to notice the flash in her eyes.
'Lily...why did you embrace Matsuda?' He asked finally sucking the end of his finger with the last bit of cream on.
Lily was slightly taken back by the question as her mind was on something else completely different. 'Oh...well I was so overwhelmed with gratitude towards him for saving your life as you said.'
He looked away to the side, 'I see...'
'Wait...are you...are you jealous?' She teased.
He quickly scratched the back of his head, he cheeks becoming a little flushed. 'No...It was just a question because it struck me as odd, embracing someone you have only just met...' He said almost sulkily.
'You are jealous!' She giggled and poked him in the side causing him to flinch.
He grunted and fought to keep his composure, 'No I'm not...but I cannot say it was a pleasing to me, especially when he was the one to get a hug before me...'
'Oh L, how utterly adorable can you get?' She gleamed up at him and pecked him on his lips.
He shrugged, 'I am not one to hold the truth...not when it concerns you.'
'I can't tell you how much I appreciate that, truly, and please expect the same from me.'
He nodded; she could tell he wanted another kiss from the way his eyes drifted down to her lips. She smiled and leaned back dipping her finger back into the cream. She then slowly brought her finger to her lips and slowly sucked it off her finger.
L's eyes flashed then as he watched her mouth and tongue swirl around her finger.
She pulled him in for a hard passionate kiss, massaging their tongues together while both sharing the sweet cream. She loved the noises their mouth made as they kissed and sucked up the cream.
He groaned gripping onto her waist. When the cream was gone he broke the kiss, 'I've been waiting all morning to kiss you again.' He breathed against her mouth.
'Me too, I wanted another session this morning, you can imagine my disappointment when I found you were gone.'
'I have to protect you Lily...' He rasped out.
'I know, thank you.' She whispered kissing his neck causing him to tremble.
She leant back and dipped her finger once again into the cream. He leant back and watched her again bring her finger to her mouth.
This time he gripped her wrist tightly. He smirked and slowly put her finger in his mouth. She gasped his hot mouth and tongue felt amazing. She loved this side to him, he was a tease, and she believed he knew it too.
His eyes were penetrating hers, she trembled and inwardly moaned thinking back to how that talented mouth of his made her feel when he was in-between her legs...
He kissed her again, harder this time, it was a scorching kiss. They grabbed each other, wanting and needing each other again.
They were lovers now, so of course the period starts where you can't keep your hands off another, they have no boundaries, they can touch each other everywhere, anytime, experience each other's bodies, always be welcomed by the other person. So it meant no holding back.
L made fast work of that as he lifted Lily up onto the counter, dipping his finger in cream and sliding it into her mouth again kissing her madly.
She almost could feel her body humming, wanting him inside her again. Especially with he noises he was making, his delicious groans, moans and whimpers. He was driving her mad she almost went in for his zipper.
He broke the kiss for air, breathing hard, 'Lily I want you right now.' He pushed up her dress.
She gasped and giggled, 'no L...we can't anybody could come in, they will hear us.' She said sounding already defeated.
He gripped onto her thighs and sighed; he buried his face in her chest and breathed her in.
She tried calming down herself while burying her hands in his thick mop of hair. 'You cannot understand how much I want you too.' She mumbled into his hair.
He gripped her thighs again and looked up at her, 'What have you done to me Lily?' He asked almost painfully. For a moment she couldn't tell if the question was serious or not.
'I cannot control myself around you, I haven't for a long time but now, after last night, I am feeling even more unhinged. I can't concentrate when you are near me, I have to look at you, touch you, kiss you...your very presence takes me from whatever I am doing and then all I can see, all I know is you.' He sighs again and kisses her needing the connection.
His words should have made her heart fill with joy but they didn't. She heard his fraustration and his confusion; she was such a major distraction to him, so much so he couldn't even concentrate on what he was best at. She would not be the reason L couldn't do what he was born to do, she wouldn't stop him being L.
She broke the kiss and held onto his face, they stared at each for a few seconds. His eyes become hooded as he leant in again seeking her lips, he was tenacious.
She leant back, 'I will not be the reason you cannot do your job, so you must to allow me not be in your way, I will keep my distance while you work.' She stated calmly.
He went to object but she put her fingers to his lips to hush him, 'No arguments, we have every night or whenever you need a break to be together, but you must do what you have to do, I am here so there is no need for you to worry alright?'
He looked down, rubbing her thighs in thought. 'I will take regular breaks...' He mumbled.
She laughed a little shaking her head. 'Take breaks when you need breaks, not just to come to me.'
'Why else would I need a break? You're the only reason I would take one.'
There was not arguing with him so she just smiled allowed him to kiss her again.
Things started to become heated again when they heard a slight knock at the door.
L stepped back quickly pulling down her dress, then she hopped off the counter and straightened herself out.
'Yes?' She called out cheerily.
Matsuda slowly opened the door and peaked in shyly.
L was back eating the cream from the bowl; Lily smiled towards Matsuda, hoping she didn't look too flushed.
'Um sorry to interrupt but we have spotted him L, on your word we can move our guys in.'
Lily gasped and locked at L who had turned around, cream covering his mouth. He certainly didn't seem like a genius detective from this look...
Matsuda didn't seem fazed, he had worked with him before so surely he was used to L's odd antics.
'Thank you Matsuda I'll be right there.'
SHS grinned to himself as he took a seat on a park bench, crossed his legs and leant back staring straight into the security camera he knew L was watching him through.
He smiled and waved at it mockingly.
He wasn't there long, perhaps ten minutes when he heard sirens coming towards him.
Everything was going as it should he thought to himself.
This all confirmed it to him that L had survived the gunshot and the bastard was already back to work and hot on his heels. Well L didn't know everything and unbeknown to the young detective he was about to get a shock of a lifetime.
Three police cars pulled up. He stood up still smirking. 'Hands over your head now!' One of the officers yelled at him.
He did as he was told and allowed them to handcuff him and lead him away into a police car; all the while he didn't say a word, he only smirked.
L knew something was wrong, while everyone around him celebrated he sat, squatting on his armchair, pondering why SHS would allow himself to be captured, he was obviously planning something but what?
Lily wanting to keep her distance stood on the other side of the room, listening to everything that was going on.
L hushes everyone as he pressed a button on his laptop and spoke, his voice hidden by the artificial voice he always used when speaking to the police or anyone else who didn't know him personally.
'Sergeant, this is L. Can I have a visual of SHS to clarify you have apprehended him and now have him detained?'
The sergeant's angry voice spoke through L's computer, 'Such insolence, why do I have to prove anything to you now? He is in our charge now; this has nothing to do with you L.'
'SHS has already escaped you're so call charge before and I have been the main subject of his attacks, so I believe it has a great deal to do with me and I know I am the only one he will speak to. So if you wish to get anything out of him you will allow me to come and question him myself.' L said with a calmness Lily hadn't seen for a while. He was focused and he was doing what he did best.
The sergeant didn't reply at first, everyone waited patiently for his answer. He finally started speaking again after a few tense moments. 'You will have ten minutes, so you better get your arse down here.'
'It's unwise to reveal my identity so I'm afraid going to the police station in simply out f the question. I will question him from here, all you need to do is connect me to another computer to speak through to him, and I'd rather not used phones as they can be easily tracked.' He said calmly.
'What do you think this is? We don't work for you L, either you come here yourself or you can forget questioning him.' The sergeant barked back to him.
L sighed, why did police always make things so difficult?
Watari walked over to stand beside L, 'I will go, you can speak through my laptop.'
L was reluctant to allow Watari to be in such close proximity to SHS. It wasn't because he didn't trust his friend, no as he has done this for L a lot of times before. It's just L knew SHS was unpredictable and this whole thing suddenly seemed too easy. It had taken months and him almost dying to apprehend him and then all of sudden he just gives himself up? No, he knew SHS had other plans and he didn't like it at all.
But he knew SHS had to be questioned somehow, 'Thank you Watari, it wasn't my first choice but it seems we don't have any other cards to play.'
'It's alright; I'll leave now so they won't have anything to complain about.' Watari tapped L lightly on the shoulder and walked out of the room.
Lily didn't like the idea of Watari going at all but she stayed quiet, she didn't have a say in any of this.
As L prepared himself to question SHS while finishing off his tense conversation with the reluctant sergeant Lily slipped herself away and walked to her room.
She thought she should get her mind off everything, this was all too stressful. She took out her phone and was about to dial her mums number the phone began vibrating in her hands.
It was a withheld number, but she answered it anyway. 'Hello?'
She could hear sniffling in the background before a voice she recognised starting speaking. 'Lily?' He sounded sad...
She took a moment for her mind to recognise the voice...'Soot?'
'We need you to come back to Wammy's it's Evie.' He said pleadingly.
'Why what's wrong? What happened?' She asked worried.
'I don't know what's wrong, she's really upset, she won't stop crying and she won't talk to anyone...not even me.' He said sadly. Lily knew Soot liked Evie; they were very close so she could empathise with how he must be feeling.
'Okay, well do you think she will talk to me on the phone?' She asked calmly. She didn't want to leave L alone now, not when all this was happening with SHS. Although he would probably do better without her here distracting him.
She listened to the muffling sounds of Soot moving, she could hear him asking Eve if she wanted to speak with her on the phone calmly. He sighed and started speaking again to Lily, 'She won't talk on the phone, you need to come here, I'm really worried and she won't let me tell Roger.' He sounded so worried and childlike in that moment, he was obviously panicking.
'Okay, it okay I'll be on my way shortly. Just keep her warm, rub her back, make her feel safe and perhaps try and get her to eat or at least drink something. I'll be there soon Soot, don't worry.
'Thank you Lily.'
Lily couldn't help feeling guilty not only about poor Soot and Eve, but also about abandoning L once again. Of course this time was under different circumstances; but she had to go, she had to try and help Eve.
She had debated with herself while she walked along the corridor, should she tell him? Or should she just slip away unnoticed? This wasn't the right time to have him worry about her, perhaps he wouldn't; perhaps he would be just fine with her leaving. However what if he wasn't? What if knowing about her leaving to go back to Wammy's alone with Mello and possibly Suri there distracted him. He needed to focus now...she couldn't tell him. She might even return before he even notices she's gone.
She nodded to herself; she had made up her mind.
She managed to sneak out of the rear doors and walk around to the yard. 'Shit' she muttered. Watari has taken the car along with the driver.
She sighed, what she was going to do now? She had told Soot she was coming.
She walked around the front of the house and noticed Matsuda leaning against the bonnet of a car looking into the distance, seeming lost in his thoughts.
'Hey Matsuda.' Lily greeted.
He turned and smiled warmly, 'Hey Lily, are you going somewhere?' He asked curiously.
'Yeah, well I have to go back to Wammy's, one of the kids asked for a session with me. But I completely forgot Watari would have to take the car to the police station. So I'm a little buggered.' She rubbed her forehead in frustration.
'Oh well I don't mind driving you back, although I will have to return here as soon as I have dropped you off.'
She smiled, 'Really? Oh Matsuda you angel, thank you!'
He blushed a little, 'Sure no problem, you ready now then?'
'Yeah I'm ready, thank you.'
They both got into the car Matsuda had been leaning against, it smelt like new.
He turned on the engine. 'Uh, does L know your leaving?' He asked quietly.
'No, he doesn't need any more distractions, I'm sure he won't even notice I'm gone; I will probably be back before he comes looking for me...if he does at all.' She laughed a little nervously.
Matsuda nodded, 'so...you and L...are?' He didn't know how to ask, it was something he never pictured happening, L being with someone? As in having relations with someone else...he just couldn't picture it.
Lily blushed and looked out the window as they drove off, 'Yeah L and I are together.' She smiled sadly, hating leaving him like this again without his knowing. Although she did leave a little note on her bed if he did come looking for her...she didn't want to think it, but she felt L would notice her absence eventually, hopefully it would take him a little longer than she thought.
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