Nine Months Due
By: Kaytee Kudo
Category: Death Note
Genre: Romance, Humor
Rating: T
Summary: The Shinigami decide to take matters into their own hands and attempt to put the Kira case to a close by erasing the world's memories of Kira. But this is not without consequence…
Other Notes: Alternative ending bordering AU; LxLight, Mpreg in later chapters
Quick Recap from Previous Chapter: Due to another boring day at Whammy's Raito volunteers to lead the children's school play, which made him remember some good memories about the piano, even discovering the hidden music room near L's room. L even managed to play songs with him...
Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note…not even in my dreams…
CHAPTER 15
First Date
L and Light were driving on a hot summer day. On that statement alone, one would easily assume that it was L was driving, and since Watari is still on vacation, this only meant that they were driving the classy black Mercedes, which was technically Watari's car, and if anything, L wasn't used on driving Watari's car.
"You know, the speed of this car is being wasted on you." Raito commented just when another car easily passed them, and it didn't help his case at all when they both noted that the said car's driver who passed them just now were an elderly couple.
"I am just being very careful for Raito's safety." L said, eyes still glued to the road.
"Well, I think this kind of speed would make us closer to accidents than anything else" Raito pointed out as another truck honked them to move faster. "I finally get why a lot of people have road rage…"
"I am actually driving within the area's speed limits, Raito-kun." L continued. "It's just that everyone else are violating it."
"I highly doubt it." The teen slumped in his seat, clearly bored. "Where are we going anyway?"
"As I mentioned earlier, it is a surprise. I wish Raito-kun would be more patient" L replied. "I promise that he wouldn't be disappointed."
"Well, it better be."
He resolved his boredom by just playing with his hair, eventually falling asleep in the passenger seat.
L made sure that he was parked securely before gently shaking the boy to wake up.
"Raito-kun, we have already arrived."
The boy shifted a little, until he finally woke up, rubbing his eyes.
"Where are we?" he faintly asked as L helped him get out of the car. He rubbed his eyes again to see clearly. From the giant Fferris wheel in the distance, it looked like they were on some theme park or something.
"The Company here gave us exclusive tickets for the opening of this park" L simply said. "Watari actually invested some of my money in stocks, so apparently, I am one of the major stockholders of this place."
"What is this place called?" Raito asked again, to which L only shrugged.
He didn't want to mention an overly stupid name to anyone, especially when saying it would make him sound stupid, especially when it involved Raito. The boy would find it out for himself anyway. He walked quickly toward the entrance, with Raito, realizing he won't get any answers from the man, following him quickly behind.
"Hey, wait up!" Raito shouted when the detective was on a clear distance away from him. L stopped as soon as he heard his voice, and waited for him before the entrance, a look of interest evidently shown on his face. Raito pouted, a little red and sweaty from trying to catch up to the detective.
"Jerk", he said spitefully.
L grinned uncharacteristically, which further pissed the boy off. But it only made L laugh at his childishness, until he noticed that the boy looked like he was about to cry.
"I'm sorry, Raito-kun. I could not help myself" L kissed him on the cheek. "You just look so cute when you're pissed off."
Raito instantly turned red, holding his cheek, and turning away from the man. It was clear that the detective was enjoying himself today, at Raito's expense, and the said boy was not so happy about it.
"Stop making fun of me!" Raito pouted, which made him look more adorable, in L's opinion. "You never take me seriously, do you?"
L ruffled the boy's hair.
"I take Raito-kun very seriously", he smiled. "In fact, I think that he is the only one that I will take seriously in my lifetime."
He held Raito's chin so that they were looking at each other face to face.
"This is my first date with Raito-kun, and it might even be a double celebration considering our month-anniversary just passed us." L told Raito. "I am just very happy that I could get to spend a day alone with Raito-kun."
Raito turned away from him, hiding his furiously blushing face, but L just turned it back and kissed him again.
"I believe Raito-kun is already hungry, since he didn't eat breakfast yet" L offered his hand to the boy. "Shall we go?"
The boy hesitantly took the detective's hand and let himself be led inside. It was a perfectly fine day, but L could definitely tell that he was really not suited outdoors. The sun was not even in its peak, and yet his pale face was already turning red, and he was sweating all over, so he intentionally increased his pace and quickly got in the nearest café.
L ordered for the both of them, and they ate in silence, with L looking giddier than usual, to the point of uncharacteristic, glancing at Raito every once in a while. Raito more than wanted to strike a conversation just to get rid of the awkwardness around him. Thankfully, L also noticed the boy's uneasiness and decided to save the boy from his suffering.
"Here, Raito-kun", he handed him a pamphlet. "That's the map of the whole park, it even lists all of the attractions we can try out. Why don't you go check it out and tell me where we should go."
He could see the boy sigh in relief as he took the map from L and browsed it over, trying his best to look cool and collected.
"Well, why don't we check that souvenir shop over there?" Raito asked, pointing to its direction.
L smiled. It was just like Raito to think of shopping first, before anything else. His personality was proudly showing it. The one thing he didn't expect was for the said boy to actually buy him something.
"Here", the boy said as he handed the detective a cap. L noticed that Raito also bought another one, with the exact same design, for himself. "It's a little sunny today, that you're getting freckles all over your face."
L hid his blush. So Raito actually noticed him after all.
"And the matching cap will help us find each other in the crowd." The boy explained further.
L almost cried at finally receiving some act of kindness from the boy.
"Thank you for your concern, Raito-kun", he said breathlessly.
Raito shrugged.
"I used your credit card with that."
He showed L the card he gave to the boy weeks ago, in case of emergency.
"Nonetheless, I appreciate Raito-kun's kindness."
The boy pretended not to hear that and chose to look at the map, but at this point, L already knew that such action from the boy was proof that he was embarrassed. The detective decided to ignore it and instead went closer to Raito.
"Where do you want to ride first?" he whispered closely to the boy's ear, which in turn made the boy visibly jump in surprise.
"Ummmm…." He hesitated, but pointed weakly at an image in the farthest right of the map. L looked at the map closely. It said 'Death Drop' in the bottom of the image.
"Raito-kun wants to ride a roller coaster?" L asked again, just to be sure, to which the teen nodded shyly.
"Ah, but it's a long walk from here. Maybe we should…"
"It's okay, Raito-kun. As long as you're happy, anywhere is fine." L smiled and led Raito's hand to their destination.
Luckily for them, they were actually the first ones who thought to try out the newest roller coaster ride at that time, that they even got to pick where they would sit, given that they were the only ones there. Raito chose to sit up front, with L beside him. L looked at the boy, who currently having a mixture of fear and excitement in his eyes. L just pondered out loud.
"I think that roller coasters were actually built for couples," he said. "It is kind of similar to love. The road is not as easy as a highway, there are a lot of ups and downs, or times when everything just gets crazy. This sort of tension brings out excitement as well as fear."
They were slowly brought up by the shaky car, and Raito honestly didn't care what the detective said at this point, as he looked down on the ground, as they got closer to the sky.
"This is actually my first time, Raito-kun", L admitted, as he also noticed just how high they were. A drop of cold sweat rolled on his face. "I am getting a little scared…"
Raito ignored L's worries and simply grabbed L's arm and held tight, burying his head on L's shoulder as the car dropped sharply down. L never even knew that he could scream like that.
When it was finally over, it was Raito's turn to help L out of the car, as the said detective never felt so dizzy and shaken in his entire life. He tried his best not to vomit as they walked on to a bench. Raito got him an iced cold coffee in can when he saw a nearby vending machine.
"Thank you, Raito-kun" he said as he slumped in the bench, lying his head face-up as he massaged it furiously. "I never thought that Raito-kun would have an inclination to these types of rides."
"What's wrong with that?" Raito asked mockingly. "It's not even the main attraction for this park. Besides…"
Raito sat beside the suffering man and opened his own iced coffee.
"You said it yourself. Roller coasters are similar to love. It might look scary in the beginning", he held the poor detective's hand. "But if you put your trust, that everything will be fine in the end, then you'll get to appreciate just how exciting it is while you're there."
L looked at the boy curiously, who have smiled for the first time today.
"Raito-kun must really like roller coasters very much", he groaned, but let the boy continue holding his hand. "It's a good thing that this is the only roller coaster in this park. The main attraction is actually a dolphin show intended for children."
The teen laughed as he heard the pathetic voice that was L's.
"I bet you wouldn't let me go on another ride like that, either way. You're becoming the palest man I've ever seen."
L pouted.
"Not everyone has a passion for danger, Raito-kun. I prefer to keep my feet on the ground."
Raito smiled as he discovered L's weakness right before his eyes, which he actually found cute. He looked back in his map to hide his smile.
"Well, why don't we just check the underground aquarium? It's a little near here and you can keep your feet safely on the ground." The boy suggested. "Besides, the sun is starting to go up quickly. I think it's best if we spend the next few hours in the shade.
"I think that's a great idea, Raito-kun" L smiled, attempting to get up, only to be assisted by Raito. Heck, anything that did not involve him going to rides similar to the roller coaster was a good idea, in L's opinion, and besides, the boy was right about his skin. Honestly, he never thought that he could even achieve such a red complexion. Any more of this heat would make him look like the human hotdog.
The company was actually telling the truth when they said that only VIP were invited this day, as on their way to the aquarium, Raito could swear he had already seen at least a hundred influential people and artists walking casually all over the park. L doesn't seem to notice, though, and the boy is absolutely right in concluding that, because for L, Raito was the only important person in the world, and being with Raito alone makes this day a very special one, without even doing anything yet.
"Wow! This is awesome!" Raito said as he looked at the large aquarium that was right before their eyes, with a diverse selection of fishes swimming peacefully for everyone to see.
"Now I know that it's definitely better to look at fishes by your own eyes instead of just looking at the pictures." L said as he beheld a the large array of fishes freely swimming in a very realistic looking artificial habitat. "This is actually one of the attractions that this Company was boasting of on their site. They said that they completely modeled this aquarium to compete with other world-class aquariums around the world."
Raito didn't seem to hear L's explanations and just looked at the fishes in awe, like a child. Realizing that the boy wouldn't listen anyway, he just watched how Raito was enjoying the whole place, walking all over it to examine every kind of fish, in all sizes. It was easy to relax in this place, seeing how the entire wall showcased a different aquarium, and the fishes, however big or small, seemed to live in harmony and just swam freely on one panel to another. The way they designed the whole place was entirely relaxing, and L was really thankful that they went to this place, as it made him fully recover from his previous 'tension'.
"Hey, L, what kind of fish do you think that school is?" Raito asked eagerly.
"You just ate one yesterday", L simply said.
"Eh? You're joking, right?"
"I wouldn't fool ever Raito-kun"
The boy made a face but soon focused his attention to another panel.
"Whoa! That stingray looks so huge! Oh, and look at that! Isn't that a killer whale?"
L was simply fascinated at Raito's innocence that he just smiled at went wherever the boy was going, commenting on some fishes here and there. It was times like these that convince L that Raito was still just a sweet, innocent boy, and completely forget that the boy used to be Kira.
He could tell that, it was very unfortunate of the boy to come across such a dark object that promises power to its owner. And yet, L was really fortunate to have met Raito because of the Kira case. Perhaps, L should expose Raito to this positive, wholesome environment as often as possible, and keep him from getting a chance at excessive power. If he could pull it off, then the world will remain at peace.
"Raito-kun really likes fishes that much." L pointed out to the boy as he looked fascinated at yet another kind of fish.
Raito pouted at that, but it only increased L's fascination about the boy's fascination.
"Shut up, L…" he said with less strength than he would usually say, which meant that in a way, the boy liked being complimented by that fact. "It's just that, aquariums in general give me this relaxed feeling. Don't you feel like that somehow?"
"I feel relaxed whenever I am with Raito-kun", L answered. "However, being with him here makes me more so."
"It's been a long time since I've been to an aquarium," Raito commented. "I used to take Sayu along with me when we were still kids, but the aquarium in my place was small compared to that."
"I wonder what kind of aquarium Raito-kun went to when he was a kid, for him to be fascinated like this."
"Nothing much. There were only the basic fish you see anywhere in Japan. But the environment is so relaxing that I used to hang out there often." Raito mused. "But they closed it down when I was in Junior High in favor of Spaceland."
"Raito-kun must feel nostalgic when he saw this place, then."
"Well, not really." Raito looked away.
They finally found themselves in a water tunnel where, while walking from a large, tube-like dome, you can see fishes at all angles, including your feet. It was like going underwater without getting wet. They both looked in awe for a few seconds before walking, taking all of their time appreciating such a magnificent sight.
As luck would have it, L noticed that it was just the two of them walking along the tunnel this time. It was only halfway on their walk when L noticed that Raito was holding his hand, being too fascinated with the marine life. L decided not to speak a word, choosing not to destroy this moment with any awkwardness. Raito soon let go as they were at the end of the tunnel.
"And now, give your hands up for our main attraction, Sharpy!"
A wave of applause filled the open stadium as a large dolphin came out swimming in the large pool together with his trainer, who stopped at the middle platform to wave at the audience.
Apparently, the Company also features an afternoon dolphin show, where audiences can interact with the more famous species of marine life. Raito saw the advertisement while they were eating their lunch, and from the spark in his eyes, L knew that he absolutely needed to take the boy there. Luckily, the walk was not too long and they easily found a good seat in the almost ten thousand-seater capacity half center stadium. Of course, that is to be expected seeing that most people invited today were either too rich, famous or important to even waste their time on a stupid kid's show. It was too easy to predict that the audience who would show up would be either kids, their parents or guardians, and Raito, save for a few apathetic people just killing time.
The dolphin made a few unoriginal twists and turns on the water, with some dance routine, and the children were already crazy about it. L was not particularly interested in the show in itself, and just watched Raito all throughout the show, like a stalker but not in hiding. Eventually, Raito noticed and did not look too happy about it.
"Are you enjoying the view?" Raito pouted.
L nodded.
"Yeah, very much so."
"You're really sick, aren't you?"
L shrugged.
"Watching Raito-kun's pure innocence like this just makes me happy, it is very calming than any show I could ever witness in my entire lifetime." L boldly answered. "Besides, I have learned something new about Raito-kun today."
"Whatever", Raito said nonchalantly, but L could tell that the boy was trying very hard to hide his embarrassment.
"Is Raito-kun enjoying himself today?" L asked after a while. Luckily, the awkward situation just then was averted by the dolphins going through a variety of strategically placed hoops.
"Yeah…I am…" Raito said without turning his gaze to the detective.
"That's good."
"H-how about you?"
L thought about it for a while.
"Well, I guess so. Dolphins are very intellectual creatures. But I am more interested in Raito-kun to even care…"
"Well, why don't you try for a bit? Can't you see how cute they are?"
L tried to see what Raito was up to.
"….I guess…."
"And now we will need two volunteers to join us on the stage!"
A lot of children raised their hands, but for some reason, L's appearance stuck out like a sore thumb that the trainer's attention was easily caught by it.
"You in the middle! Why don't you join us along with your friend?" The trainer's voice boomed from the speakers as he pointed in L's direction. L looked left and right to look if there is someone near him who the trainer must be talking to, but saw no one. "Yeah, you! Come up front, don't be shy!"
"He's calling for us!" Raito said excitedly. Taking the detective's hand he started walking towards the center. "Come on, L!"
At that point, L rediscovered his severe stage fright, as he took in every look the people were giving him as he went toward the stage, and it started to make him feel sick.
"Raito-kun, I don't think it's a good idea to go…" he said weakly.
The boy must have felt his hand getting cold and seen how pale he looked because he stopped walking, and squeezed the detective's hand reassuringly.
"It's all right, no one's going to care anyway. Besides, they're just envious." And Raito leaned in to kiss him in the cheek. "Let's have fun, L."
And that was effective enough to completely clear the detective of any fear he was having, nodding weakly and confidently allowing himself to be led by the boy. He saw the trainer smiling reassuringly too when they were on stage.
"Hi! Nice to meet you! Can you tell us you names, please?" the trainer asked pleasantly.
"My name is Raito, and this is my friend, Gray."
The trainer nodded.
"Well, I'm Tony, and I'd like you to meet my friend, Sharpy. Why don't you say hello, Sharpy?"
The said dolphin nodded and went near the two.
"You can touch his head as a greeting, don't be shy."
Raito went ahead and patted it in the head, and ushered L to do the same. The said man did so, on Raito's encouragement, but only briefly before he withdrew his hand again.
"Thank you! Now, see, Sharpy looks so happy!" there was an applause from the audience. "Do you want to ride on him?"
L knew that this was a clear no for him this time. It took him a lot of courage to just come here on stage, and honestly, he had enough for the day. Thankfully, Raito got him covered this time.
"No, thank you. My friend here has motion sickness, and I very much wouldn't want to ruin my pants." Raito whispered, and Tony was kind enough not to pester them any further.
"Well, in behalf of Dolphins, Inc., we would like to say thank you for being a good sport! Let's give them a round of applause, everyone!" and everyone did. Finally, Tony gave them each a dolphin cell-strap, as a souvenir.
"We hope everyone had fun today!"
There were a lot of cheers that the crowd hardly noticed them leaving. It took a moment for L to regain his composure and finally let go of Raito's hand.
"That is absolutely frightening."
Raito laughed.
"Come on…don't you think that dolphins are cute? Sharpy looks friendly too." Raito joked. "But anyway, thanks for taking me there."
"I am just thankful to get out of there alive…" L said, although secretly, he felt that he wanted to touch the dolphin's head again. He looked at the souvenir he got from the show. "There are a lot of reported incidents of sea creatures drowning innocent people just by getting close to them. I don't want either of us to add in the number."
"Really?" Raito asked skeptically. "But then, most of the drowning incidents were associated with killer whales…I don't think dolphins can actually do any harm…"
"You really shouldn't be too sure about that, Raito-kun. Dolphins are intelligent creatures…"
Raito gave him a look of disbelief.
"You're just paranoid"
"Well, I am very protective of Raito-kun…"
"….Raito?" suddenly came a foreign voice, and the two of them looked to that direction.
"Wow, I can't believe it, it's really Raito!" the man said happily. "It's me, Yuuto!"
Raito thought about it for a while and remembered.
"Whoa! Yuuto-kun! What are you doing here? It's been a long time!"
"I won an exclusive ticket as a prize for being first in the London Piano Competition. I never thought I'd see you in a place like this, I mean, I thought you looked familiar when you went up the stage, so I followed you to make sure…"
"What a coincidence!..."
L watched as the two went ahead and talked pleasantly without him. Judging from their conversation, Raito must have been close to the boy. It sparked something inside L, but he tried ignore it. It would be stupid to ruin this good day.
"So you're still playing the piano?"
"Yeah, I am. Oh, yeah, now that I think of it, I have a concert next week, why don't you come? You can bring your friend if you like."
He took out his wallet and gave Raito the tickets.
"Umm…I don't know…"
"All right, we'll be there." L interrupted, taking the tickets from the man.
"Well, I'll see you there, I guess. The details are all included in the ticket."
He waved and went on a different direction. When Yuuto was out of sight, Raito quickly looked at L's face.
"What? Why are you looking like that?"
"What does Raito-kun mean with that?"
"Oh, stop being so clueless. You know what I mean! You're looking funny…"
"I believe Raito-kun is the one looking differently at me. For my part, I had always been interested at looking at Raito."
"P-pervert!" Raito hit him in the head.
"I think Raito-kun got the wrong idea. I love him, so it is only natural for me to always look at him."
"You sound like a stalker."
"But I am your husband, Raito-kun."
"That doesn't really give a point."
L shrugged, and Raito decided to drop the subject at that point. Honestly, he was a little nervous that the detective might act a little possessive in front of Yuuto, but thankfully, he didn't, and was even supportive of it. Maybe Raito was wrong in thinking that L was the type to get easily jealous.
But still, he was a little disappointed that the man didn't assert his right at all to the guy, by at least introducing himself. He purposely forgot to introduce him to Yuuto, just to test him. Maybe L was confident that he wouldn't just easily find some guy to replace him with? Well, if that is the case, the detective was dead wrong. He could get any guy if he wanted to, he just chose not to.
"Does Raito-kun want to ride the ferris wheel?" L asked him nonchalantly, that it further irritated him.
He tried his hardest to act cool and apathetic.
"Yeah, whatever."
L smiled and held his hand, leading the way.
"You two look like a wonderful couple! Would you like to have your picture taken?", came the cheerful greeting from a photographer standing right outside the Ferris wheel.
L, who was already happy to hear that they look like a couple (it worked like a password to him), nodded instantly.
"Let's take a picture, Raito-kun."
Raito, who was already exhausted from the day , and was still bothered by L's sudden lack of interest in him, thought otherwise.
"No, I don't think we should, I mean, I'm already tired and I don't look too good."
"But Raito-kun looks fantastic every time…"
Raito hid the smile and just continued arguing.
"No, I don't think so, I think my hair is a little disheveled. Besides…"
And the argument went on and on as the photographer waited patiently for them, forcing a smile. After a while, the conversation got pretty heated up until Raito had enough.
"I said I don't want to!" he shouted as punched the poor detective in the face.
The photographer had to run in between them to break the fight or else he knew that chaos was bound to happen.
"I won't charge you, just please make up!" he pleaded desperately as he clicked on the camera. Minutes later, a small picture came out and he handed it carefully to the couple.
L took it and gave it to Raito-kun.
"I think Raito-kun should keep it in his wallet, as a souvenir."
Raito grabbed the said picture quickly and stuffed it in his wallet, looking down to prevent L from seeing him blush. Then it rained.
"Does Raito-kun still want to ride on the Ferris wheel?" L asked him sweetly.
Raito just smiled and nodded, and they went in.
The whole minute passed with just L staring shamelessly at Raito, until the boy couldn't take it anymore.
"Well, aren't you gonna say something?" Raito shouted, but L just smiled.
"Raito-kun is really beautiful." L said boldly.
Raito blushed.
"Don't say such embarrassing things."
"It's not something embarrassing at all." L contradicted. "Raito-kun is a very interesting subject to study, that I don't think a lifetime is enough to know everything about him."
Raito just kept silent, hiding his blush.
"That just sounds weird. I'm not a test subject or whatever. Please stop doing that."
L just smiled at him and looked at him in the eyes.
"I'm sorry but, I can't help it." L explained. "Whenever I'm with Raito-kun, I always wonder what he is thinking at the moment, and what he is going to do next, and whenever he's not around, I spend my whole time thinking what things you could doing at the moment, and what you feel, and yet I still couldn't get the right conclusions. My head is filled with thoughts of you, that I've spent more time thinking about Raito-kun than any case I've handled so far."
L held Raito's right hand.
"When I saw Raito-kun's file as one of our Japanese investigator's family member, I wanted to know more, and researched every record that ever existed that involved you, but it still wasn't enough. When I saw you from the live video feeds, I wanted to see you in person, so I came out into the open for the first time, despite all the risks involved." L narrated while still holding Raito's hand. The said boy was looking a little tensed.
"When you called me your friend, I was so happy, and yet I still wanted you to repeat it over and over, and I want to spend more than what being college friends require, and made efforts to convince everyone that you have to join the team, so I could spend more time with you, and when the opportunity came, I managed to stay close with you 24/7.
"I-I get it now…it was really stupid of me to fall for your traps…I should have listened more carefully to my dad when he was telling me how to get rid of stalkers…."
"When I hugged you, I wanted more. I wanted to kiss you…." L kept on going, ignoring Raito's uneasiness. "Then I finally kissed you, but after that, I wanted more. I wanted to claim your body for my own…but even after I got it, I wanted more, I wanted to claim everything about you, and you agreed to marry me, but still, even now, I want more of Raito-kun."
Raito desperately snatched his hand from L, and covered his ears.
"Please stop saying embarrassing things, L! It's too much!"
But L just went closer and calmly took Raito's hands
"I love Raito-kun." He whispered to the boy's ear as he held Raito's hands, slowly taking them down to his lap as he went closer still.
"I want to know everything about Raito-kun, and I want to learn everything with Raito-kun, because, he is the most important thing in my life." L confessed.
"I know that I still have a lot to learn, but one thing I am most certain of is that I am very much in love with him." L continued. "Knowing that is enough for me to keep going."
Raito was too moved to even say anything. He never expected the detective to confess his heart out like that, and it seemed that L manned up to just tell Raito everything he felt, and it touched him.
L looked away from the boy, afraid of whatever reaction the boy would give, now that he opened his heart like that. It was just so unusual for him that it was embarrassing. Finally, he felt a tear fall down in his cheek, and noticed that he was crying.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Raito-kun! I'm really stupid for saying such things…please don't mind me…." He said as he rubbed his eyes violently, trying to stop himself from crying.
"I don't mind that", Raito finally said, as he took L's hand. L stopped rubbing his eyes, and saw that the boy was actually looking at him intensely. "Because if L would really study my feelings, he would know that I am feeling the same way, and I want to know everything about him as well."
Raito tried to mimic L's speech patterns in hopes that the detective would understand better.
"I guess it's because I love him…." He said softly.
L's eyes widened, but was not able to say more because at that point, Raito kissed him, and L really couldn't help himself for wanting more of such a sweet, caring, and loving boy.
"…Raito-kun?" L asked quietly as they broke the kiss.
"Yes?"
"Can you tell me that you love me one more time?" he innocently asked.
Raito just smiled playfully.
"…no, I'm afraid you'll just have to replay that in your memory."
L pouted.
"Then….can I ask one more thing?"
"What is it?"
"Can you kiss me again?"
L looked pleadingly, and Raito just gave up on teasing the detective, and gave in to his request.
"Of course."
Chapter End
A/N: Can you tell that this chapter is yet another meant for character development? Well, yeah, I'm sorry if the story keeps dragging on like this, but I promise that I'll try my best to get the story forward. It appears that Raito rode the roller coaster here even when pregnant, yeah, I couldn't help it. From the timeline in my head, Raito got pregnant at about the time when they capture Higuchi, so it's around late October or so, and this chapter takes place on the first week of December, so theoretically, Raito is just more than a month along, and I've researched a few, so unless Raito has some health problems, it is still relatively safe to ride on it, although a little risky. Yay for me being the author and being completely in control of Raito's health! ...jk...
Next chapter is another one made for plot development, and I hope I finish it earlier. Let's just say that I'm going to start right after I finish posting this. I'm really excited for it. And yeah, if you notice, I still haven't explicitly showed Raito's signs of pregnancy up to this chapter, since it's a little too early for that, but it will in the later chapters.
Thanks for the support, guys, and don't forget to review. I might not give replies too often (because internet other than e-mail is banned in my work, and it's already too late when I decide to reply), but I read each and every review I get. Hope you enjoyed reading!