L made it very clear to Light from the moment they finished stitching him up, that he wanted to go home

A/N: Yay…L babies! Poor L…having to spend the day in the hospital. Hospital food sucks…or, at least it sucks for L. Poor L doesn't get unhealthy, sugary stuff. How is he gonna live?

Disclaimer: I don't own L or Light…but the babies are mine. All mine…

L made it very clear to Light from the moment they finished stitching him up, that he wanted to go home. Now. Of course, the doctors insisted on keeping him in the hospital for a few days so he could recover. Apparently, they were required to do that for any surgery.

Now L was sulking. He had to wear one of those stupid hospital gowns, the food sucked, he only had supervised visits with his babies, and Light couldn't spend the night with him. Really, was it too much to ask for the nurses to stay out of his room so Light could smuggle some Skittles in for him?

Light visited several times a day, but usually only for a half an hour before the task force called to update him. With L on bed rest, Light's phone was ringing almost constantly. It irritated L to no end. Right when he and Light were having some quality time together, the task force had to interrupt it. Couldn't they do anything on their own?

L thought for a moment. He was rather irritable lately. Hormones, perhaps? Well, he wasn't pregnant anymore, so that wasn't an excuse. Sudden lack of hormones? Yes, that must be it. It was enough to make anyone moody.

Light rapped on the door to L's hospital room and cheerfully sauntered in. He glanced over at the dour nurse standing off to the side. He raised a questioning eyebrow at L.

L scowled. "They won't let me hold m baby by myself. Just because I fell asleep yesterday is no reason not to trust me. I was tired, okay? And nothing happened to Ichigo."

Light smiled. "It's what might have happened that worries them."

L's scowl deepened and he crossed his arms over his chest. "It's unfair."

Light cast a sidelong glance at the nurse. She briefly checked L's IV and headed out of the room.

"I hate IVs," L muttered.

"Well, she tells me you haven't been drinking enough water so they had to do it. You lost a lot of fluids, you know."

"I don't drink water," L explained. "I drink tea, I drink coffee, I drink chocolate milk, I drink juice. I never drink water. It has no flavor."

"That's kind of the point. Water has no flavoring in it. It's just pure refreshment."

"I'd rather have flavored water," L muttered.

Light chuckled and kissed L's forehead. "That's what I love about you."

L rolled his eyes. 'Did you bring me any forbidden foods?"

"Oh, yes I did." Light fished a small box out of his pocket.

L opened it with delight. "Ooh, a chocolate covered strawberry."

He held it up and delicately bit into the strawberry. "Mmm. All gone."

"You're supposed to chew, you know."

L swallowed and looked at Light blankly. He held out the stem to Light.

Light grimaced. "Stick it back in the box. That's going in the trash right away."

"As you wish, Raito-kun. Anyway, when will I get to come back home with you?"

"Soon, Ryu-chan," Light teased. He touched a fingertip to L's nose.

L turned pink. "Raito-kun, please do not tempt me when I am unable to have sexual intercourse."

"Oh, then I guess I'll have to move out for six weeks. I might tempt you."

"Six weeks?!" L demanded, clutching at Light's shirt. "I have to abstain from sex for six weeks? How will I lose all of my pregnancy weight without any exercise?"

Light pried off L's fingers. "It's only for six weeks."

"That's almost two entire months."

"A month and a half. Look, it'll be worth the wait. You don't want to rip open your stitches, do you? Besides, who wants to have sex with someone bleeding out their ass?"

L glowered. "It's not funny. I have to lie on a towel all day and they have to change it every couple of hours. But in the meantime, I'm lying in a puddle of my own blood."

"You won't be bleeding forever. Just relax. Think of having an apartment all to ourselves."

L sighed. "I suppose you're right."

Light smiled. "And once I take you home with me, I'll let you eat whatever the hell you want. No more dietary rules."

"Except for iron to counteract the blood flow," L said glumly.

"Don't look so miserable. They didn't say we couldn't have oral sex. They just don't want me pounding into you too hard and-" Light paused to answer the phone. "Yeah, I'm with Ryuuzaki. Can I call you back? Okay, thanks." He hung up and smiled at L. 'Where were we?"

"You look haggard, Raito-kun," L observed.

"I know. I've been doing a lot of work lately, helping out your successors. They're not making much progress."

L shrugged. "I couldn't have done much better. We were at a standstill."

Light yawned. "Yeah, we didn't have much to go on. We still don't."

L cocked his head to one side. "Shouldn't Raito-kun be trying to rest?"

"Nah, I'm fine. You've kept me up a lot longer than they have."

Light scowled as the phone rang again. "Yeah, what is it this time? Oh, Misa. Yeah, I'm at the hospital. No, I'm fine. Ryuuzaki is at the hospital. He gave birth yesterday morning at 4 a.m." Light listened for a moment and then he scowled. "What the hell are you talking about? I'm not going to ditch him here. How will he get home? No, you listen to me. Hang up, Misa. Hang up. I'm expecting an important call. Yes, it's more important than talking to you. It's about the investigation!" Light clicked the off button and scowled darkly.

"You're rather popular today," L observed.

"Yeah, and I'm not in the mood for it. Fuck, everyone needs me right now. I want some peace and quiet for just a few minutes."

L smiled. Perhaps it was good that Light wasn't getting much sleep. Hearing him yell at Misa made all the crummy things about hospitals cease to matter.