This story is cross-posted on Archive of Our Own (AO3) under the same name "Death By Strawberries" by Billow, where I am more active. This website doesn't allow sharing links, otherwise I would have linked it.

I would personally recommend reading on AO3 as I frequently correct spelling/grammar mistakes there. Mainly because it is much easier to edit on AO3. I don't have a beta reader. My preferred platform is AO3 where I will post any other future stories. I might not post anything else here.

But please feel free to read wherever you like. Enjoy!

-ˋˏ If light can illuminate your way in the dark, it can also blind you. It can draw eyes upon you and it can also outshine you. ˎˊ-

Light was sitting in his room, looking through the window. He was contemplating. He needed to contemplate. He was a hero after all, but some would rather say — a criminal.

'If I don't do it than who will?' Light thought.

He knew his limits. He had never killed an innocent. He went to great lengths to make sure his targets were proven criminals. Yet they called him Kira. A killer. A messiah would be more appropriate. Using his skills of hacking he tracked down sites and collected data and managed to find people hiding on the internet. Alphas behind child trafficking and pornography. He was particularly proud of those deaths he caused.

And all after being an omega. All from the confines of his room and house. It wasn't easy being an omega. Omegas were supposed to act soft and pretty. While Light was soft and pretty, he wanted to kill every scum present on earth.

That's why he needed to contemplate, its not just about him. The death note was a gift from gods, given to him to make up for his lack of strength and restrictions society put on him. But Light was running out of time. His parents were onto him — but more importantly, L was onto him.

He had killed Lind L. Tailor in a foolish mistake.

Sitting on his bed, watching the sunset out the window, a kind of mellowness and sadness dawned upon him. He would soon be 18, which means he would soon be married. His parents were already looking for a suitable alpha. He had no say. Even his parents didn't. It's how the system worked. Every omega is to be married or at least have a fiancé before they turn 19. It was the law, it was for the safety and well-being of omegas they say.

'Safety my ass.' Light thought.

Outside, the night sky was a black veil. The moon shone on it like a jewel. And no one knew that there was a god hiding underneath the clouds.

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"L, I would be forced to find an omega for you if you don't do it yourself." said an old man in a condescending tone. "You must be aware that you don't have much time left."

"Yes Watari, I am well aware." replied L in his bored voice. "Unfortunately, there are more pressing matters that need my attention, like the Kira case."

Watari had been trying his best to make his god-son listen to him for once and find a suitable omega of his choice. This day was going to come sooner or later. L needed to understand that he can't evade an omega all his life.

But L wasn't thinking about that. All his focus was on Kira. Never in his life had L failed to solve a case. This would be no different. He had already figured out that Kira was in the Kanto region and based on timings of the killings, Kira appeared to be a student and just as childish as him. He had also figured out that Kira must be related to the police. He had never booked a plane so fast in his life before.

Now in Japan, he was going to hunt Kira down. He wouldn't let some serial killer alpha mock him and outsmart him. L wanted to win no matter what.

"Watari, did you get all the files on every NPA officer, who have children?" L asked.

"Yes, I will bring them right away."

"And Watari, the NPA can't know that I suspect their children. They won't like that I am investigating them."

"I know L, you don't need to worry. I took care of everything."

After a few moments, there in Watari's hands, somewhere hidden amidst all those files was the file on Light Yagami just out of reach of L's fingers by inches.

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L had been studying these files for a few days now. It didn't help that there was only one of him to do all the work. Though it did help that he didn't sleep much. The files that he studied first were alphas. He didn't think Kira could be an omega with all the attitude he showed.

But after days of research, spying and snooping into people's phones, watching them through cameras, looking at their histories and having them followed, he could not find a single alpha that he thought could be Kira. Most of them were obnoxious kids, entering puberty, far too young, some far too old. Not one of them was intelligent enough to hack into the NPA's database, much less be a mastermind criminal. So, he branched out his research to omegas. He took his time, if he was going to do this, he was only going to do this once.

His head ached from all the work he was doing and the stress to find a suitable partner. How was he supposed to find someone he could trust? Or worse, love. He wasn't like the other alphas. He couldn't promise flowers, cuddles or time. He was too busy in himself and cases. How could he know that he would be able to love them? What if he didn't? The only thing he could offer was money and freedom. Work was the only thing he knew and understood, the only thing that kept him going.

After a few more hours, he found one omega he thought fit the profile. No ordinary omega by any means. Top in his class, school and Japan. Too perfect, too intelligent and too normal. He did everything right. No one had a single bad comment to give on him. And to put cherry on the cake, he once helped his father, chief of the NPA, solve a case which he was not given a credit for, to save his identity. Which proves that he had skills other than remembering textbooks.

He ticked every single box. He wasn't even married yet. He had more than a year left. Which means he was alone and had the freedom to do things his way without worrying about getting caught.

L smiled — he finally had a lead and the first step towards it would be finding a way into Chief Yagami's life and home. He couldn't just go to the NPA and say that he suspects Chief Yagami's son who is an omega. They would never let him spy on him or install cameras in his room. All his claims would be dismissed in an instant. He would have to investigate in secret. He would have to go in front of him if he wanted to gain any information on this suspect.

'Only then will I be able to see what you are really like, Light Yagami.'