CHAPTER 13

" Dedicated to C, my lovely guest reviewer that has not lost hope in this awful fanfic yet. Happy birthday! "

"Just admit it, Light-kun," L whispered into his left ear. "You are jealous of all the attention I am giving to Mikami-san."

Light made a face and pushed him away, sputtering out, "N-No! There's nothing to be jealous of that jackass!"

Innocently, the detective cocked his head to the side, smirking. "Ah, I see how this is. You are Meg and I am Hercules. Explains all those feminine characteristics you got going for you."

"The fu-"

"Please, Light. Allow me to explain," L continued to casually talk as his hand was clasped over Light's moving lips.

"Mmm!"

"Taking that as a yes. Anyway, how should I explain this to someone of your thinking caliber, hm? I am completely sure that you are in love with me, Light-kun. Simply, you cannot accept the fact that you are not straight. Also, Misa complicates this entire already confusing equation. Loving me is not such a thing to be ashamed of. For all you know, it just might not be one-sided. We are destined to be enemies by fate with you being Kira and all. Yes, I know. But. . . somehow. . . I do not care. Very strange indeed. And that is the census of your current situation."

Light stared at him in disbelief and he merely began popping sugar cubes into his mouth, smiling to himself.

"What if, for once in your goddamn life, your deduction is wrong?"

"Unlikely."

"Arrogant ass."

"I may be one, however, you think I have quite a 'fine' one."

The brunette sighed. "Why L? This all started with those godforsaken handcuffs!"

"You know what the average people say, 'love has its ways'."

"How is this," he gestured to the panda-looking person then to himself. "so-called love?"

"You love me and vice versa."

"Wait, you-"

"I am not admitting anything until you do, Light-kun. Although I may be the manlier one in this relationship-"

"Excuse me, I am very masculine-"

"See, your diction is on the other side of the fence-"

"Shut up, you insomniac bastard-"

"Says Kira, the one who has unnecessarily killed-"

"Killed with a valid purpose-"

"So you do admit it-"

"No, dammit, I don't-"

"Words cannot be taken back, Light-kun-"

"Fuck you and your ways-"

"As I clearly stated earlier, state the name and location-"

"For your information, I have a girlfriend you dumb fu-"

"I am very aware of that, Light-"

Suddenly the lights dimmed out. Both stopped arguing abruptly.

"What the fuck happened now?"

"There is a backup system for black outs," L whispered in the dark. "Someone else is in here with us. Be quiet."

"Such an efficient security system," Light sarcastically stated.

Feet dragging against the floor were heard and Light instantly froze. A nasty sound of something cutting through the floor was heard behind it. His eyes weren't adjusted to the dark so all he could rely on was his other senses. Strangely, the scent of strawberries mixed with rust filled his nostrils. Rust? . . . Blood. Light's eyes finally adapted and he could make out a figure unconscious on the ground, a pool of blood flowing from him or her. In horror, he realized it was Watari. He was bleeding from his legs. His face was directly on the floor and he could not tell if he was still breathing. L wore the same expression and his eyes began to water.

"W-Watari? . . . L-Light-kun, what happened? Oh n-no. . ."

"Ryuzaki," Light grabbed his trembling shoulders and forced him to look at him. "We need to leave. Now."

Half-halfheartedly, he nodded. Without making any audible sounds, the two crawled in the dark together. The smell of blood was overwhelming now and both felt like throwing up. After what felt like an eternity, they finally made it out alive. Heavy breathing was heard as the two leaned against the wall, still recovering from the shock. Was Watari actually dead? Light picked up his phone and silently texted his Dad to bring the police over and an ambulance. L simply stared at the wall, eyes void of emotion.

"Did that?" Light glanced at the broken soul beside him.

No reply.

Soon, a medical team rushed in a brought Watari out on a stretch bed. Drops of his blood led to the ambulance. It was truly disturbing.

Ever so slowly, L stood up.

「さよなら、らいとくん。」

Gone.

Just like that.

Running footsteps lingered to the end of the hall.

Light could not get his face out of his mind. He had never. . . . Seen someone in such pain. L was not crying or anything like that. However, he made it clear that he was drowning on the inside. L just lost his fatherly figure. Watari was his only parent in life. His expression seemed so emotionless. But. . . his eyes were a completely different story. Pure misery swirled in violent black hurricanes. Depressing.

"Where did L go?" A voice rang out that Light did not recognize.

A white-haired boy with a teddy bear in his hand inquired, head tilted to the side.

"Kid, you better have not been the one that upset the L," an older red head guy scoffed, then blew a smoke ring.

"Who?-"

"Shut up, Kira," a guy with longer than usual hair sneered. "Tell us exactly what happened."

"Calm down," the white haired one coolly stated. "It is quite obvious what happened."

The two others looked at each other in confusion.

"Are you guys this dense?" He shook his head. "Oh yes, Yagami, I am Near for future reference. The smoker is Matt. The guy with a stick up his arse is Mello. We are L's successors."

"Irrelevant," Light muttered. "Tell me what happened, Near. Please."

"It is simple," he smirked slightly. "I am surprised you out of all people cannot solve this simple puzzle."

A light bulb switched on in his mind. No. No way. Why? It can't be. How? When? What?

Denial.

Silence.

Hesitation.

". . . BB."

A/N: DUN DUN DUN! Yes guys I is back at last! So busy nowadays fml. Anyway, sorry again for the rather short chapter. Once finals end, I'll go back to my usual length of 1k chappies I promise.

As always, I'd love to read what you guys think of this most recent chapter! Feel free to give me suggestions for what to happen next. Love ya all and have an awesome day mina-san~

Also, for anyone in the Harry Potter fandom. . . I'm going to start a Dramione fanfic soon! Haha, first a yaoi fanfic (this one) and now Dramione? Really? Sugoi sugoi nee. Feel free to check my profile for more details! It's going to be a mix of everything. A rom-com filed with drama, suspense, angst, hurt/comfort, etc. Planning to make it a good amount, most likely surpassing 20 chapters. Handcuffs will most likely be over 20 chapters too if it continues receiving this much attention! c;