Day 7-Part 5
Coolnerdgirl: Sayu's back, people! Thanks to SugoiSaian for the idea that Sayu likes L, it really helped in the last chapter! How do you like the sketchbook idea? Thanks to Elsa Lawliet, an unnamed Guest, and SugoiSaian for writing reviews, and thanks to OnepieceZoroOC for following the story!
This is the last chapter, people! Thank you so much for your support, it was the thing that kept me going through all 11 chapters of this. That, along with occasional insomnia, singing in Japanese, and candy. (I think I'm turning into L)
I almost almost almost made L die, and ended the fic there. But I couldn't really do that; I don't want to rip your guys' hearts out (before the last chapter, anyway). Also, I have something planned for when L and Sayu find Light. Oh, and sorry for the logic gap in L's exiting the building, I completely forgot about him being chained to the bed. Just assume that the chain got broken, and L still has part of the chain hanging from his wrist.
Last one! Hold on tight, here we go!
•••••
"P-please….make it stop…."
Hysterical laughter echoed through the stone chamber, bouncing off of the damp walls. The walls were wet with two substances; water, and another far more sinister liquid. Red as Kira's eyes, metallic as Beyond. But none of it was Beyond or Misa's, it was all Light and Kira's.
Blood.
"Please….I'm begging you, make it stop!" Light was still chained, the chains stained a dull brown. Similar to the color of Light's hair, dryed blood was stuck on the metal. The cuffs were cutting into his skin, taking their own share of the boy's blood. Bruises covered his entire body, and in at least 31 places shallow but crimson knife marks marred his skin.
Not that Light was worrying about his appearance at a time like this.
No, he was worried about what L would do.
But mainly worried for his life.
"Oh, Lighty Lou! You're so kawaii when you beg. It's adorable!" Beyond added to the total of slashes of the knife. Now it was 32. Cackling, he kept on punching and kicking the helpless To-Oh student, pushing his mind to the limit.
AhhhhhhHHHHhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHHAAAAhhHAaaaaahaahahaaaaaaahhhhaaaha
Make it stop make it stop make it stop….
"My turn, Beyond. Knife." Holding out her hand, Misa's face was calm. The thing that truly made her terrifying was that she seemed bored with this whole encounter, as if it didn't make her feel anything at all. Grinning broadly, Beyond handed her the metal weapon.
She took a few slashes, raising the total to 39. Then, she lifted Light's chin with her hand, looking down at him with a disinterested face. "How boring. You seemed so much better when I first met you. What a shame." Twisting the knife in her hand, she lightly forced the detective's eye closed. Then, she pushed.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Since Light's hands were chained together, he couldn't cover his eye or do anything to stop the blood flow. His left eye was now useless, stabbed right through the center. For some reason, his mind flashed back to Rem, her left eye also covered. He wondered if her eye was useless, missing, or just blocked by the bandages around her head.
Blood dripped at an alarmingly fast pace from his eye, running down into his nose and
mouth. Coughing, his screams decreased as he bit down on his lip. His eye, his eye, his eye, his eye, his eye was on fire.
"Nice one, Missy Misa! That makes him look sooo much cuter." Beyond winked at the one-eyed male, making a flirty face. "I mean, do you see him now? Hottie!"
"Why….a-a-are you d-d-doing this to me?" Looking up with his good eye, Kira's red eye
stared at the two murderers. His hair was turning a more brown color, but his right eye stayed a gruesome red. Red like roses, red like strawberries, red like cherries, red like the color that was everywhere….
"Oh! Well, it's so much fun! And," Beyond said, lowering his voice to a whisper, "it makes you look soooo much better. You look so adorable now!"
"Meh. I was bored. This is better than nothing, but not by much." Misa was indifferent,
cold, distant. She seemed like she was above all around her, like a distant goddess. The model definitely was beautiful enough, but her face seemed too innocent. "Light is so boring. When are we going to get L?"
"Soon, Missy, soon. Don't worry! He's on his way." B went over to the student, and used his hand to wipe the blood off of the injured man's face. Licking his hand, it was all Light could do to suppress a shudder. "Your blood is sweet, Lighty! Yummy."
I swear to me, I am going to kill him once we get out of this.
I think the saying is 'I swear to God'.
You know what I meant.
How are we going to get out of this one?
That's a good question, Lighty.
Don't you dare start calling me that, you murderer.
I'm not denying it.
Do you think that L is coming?
It definitely depends.
You didn't answer the question, Kira.
Call me Kira-sama.
No.
Fine. But there are a few different scenarios that could play out. One: L comes to rescue
us, and succeeds. Two: L comes to rescue us, and Beyond captures him as well. Three: L comes to rescue us, and Beyond kills him and us. Four: L makes the police enter wherever we are, but in that case Beyond will most definitely kill us. Five: L doesn't come.
You forgot one. Six: L makes a plan, and somehow gets us both out alive.
Like that's going to happen. But God cannot be killed.
You're dumber than you look. Of course we can be killed, we're only parts of a human. And it seems like our time on Earth is decreasing with every passing minute.
•••••
"How are we gonna rescue Light?" Sayu and L were sitting at a small cafe near the Task Force headquarters. The insomniac had ordered a cup of tea and filled it with sugar, and the youngest Yagami had ordered a chocolate cupcake.
"I don't know. First, we have to find out where he is, what ways he is being
contained, and how much danger he is in."
"Well, I do have some evidence on who got Misa Amane out of jail, but I'm not sure if that will help us."
"Misa Amane is out of jail?" L's eyes had widened, and his voice had gone up about an octave. His face showed his astonishment, a marvel in itself.
"Calm down, Eru-kun." Sayu still had her disguise on, and both her and L's identities were hidden. Still, she called L by his name in Japanese, Eru. It was a simple way to hide his name, by stating it in a way that could seem like a nickname.
"Alright, Hiro-chan." Hiro was the unisex name that they had agreed on calling Sayu. It
was common enough, but not so common that it could be seen as a conspicuously fake name.
"So, do you have any idea where he might be?"
Ryuzaki grimaced. "No, I don't." Adjusting his feet, he looked down at his cup of saccharine tea. "But the evidence you have on Amane-san's breakout will help, if only by a small margin."
Pulling out her personal notepad and her phone, Sayu displayed the evidence. "Here, I took notes and pictures. I also got the name of the officer who showed me to the cell." She spread out the pictures on the cafe table, giving L a good view. "This is the cell, and here's the message that someone left on the wall. The message was written with a mixture of strawberry jam and blood, there was strawberry jam literally everywhere, the DNA and handwriting match no one's, and the cell number was 1956-APG."
"Interesting…." L bit down on his thumb, thinking. It was clearly the work of Beyond, but why would he release Misa Amane? Did it have to do with the shinigami eyes? It made sense that the Second Kira would be able to see names above people's heads, so the world famous detective concluded that both BB and Misa had shinigami eyes. The facts all clicked together in L's head, making the first half of the puzzle completely solved.
"Hey!" Sayu's phone had begun to ring, her favorite song playing on full volume. Picking it up, she was perplexed by the caller ID. "It says it's coming from Light!"
"Answer it, but hold it so that we both can hear." Leaning forward, L was inwardly terrified. What was Beyond planning with Light? Was Light severely injured? Or was he….
L decided not to finish that thought, and to focus on the conversation at hand. He gestured to Sayu, and she gulped. Opening the phone, she answered. "Moshi moshi!"
"Moshi moshi, Sayu-chan! I've heard soooooo little about you from Lighty Lou, I wasn't even sure you were real!" A flirty sounding voice drifted through the receiver, and both of the listeners felt sick to their stomachs. "Oh, Lighty's ok. I have him right here, with me and Missy! Say hi, Lighty Lou!"
"S-S-Sayu? Is that you on the line?" Light's voice was weak, and he sounded like he was in pain. "It's me, Light. I'm at the place we used to think was haunte- oof!"
"Who are you, and what have you done to Light?" A sudden burst of fury erupted out of Sayu, exploding through the line. "GIVE ME BACK MY BROTHER, YOU JERK!"
"Hello, Sayu. Remember me? It's Misa." A cold sounding voice exited the phone, chilling the two to the bone. "Yeah. It's me. I'm here with Light. It's surprisingly fun to hear him scream. Oh, and L? You should know that Light is in love with you."
Suppressing a gasp, L made the 'cut the line' gesture across his throat. Hanging up the phone, the brunette turned to face the mirror-eyed detective.
"Do you know who he is?"
"Sadly, I do. That is Beyond Birthday, a man I formerly thought dead." Sipping his tea, L looked up at the 15 year old. "Do you know where Light-kun was referring to?"
"I think I do. There was this place near my house that we liked to pretend was haunted when we were little kids. But when Light turned 12, he said that the house was for babies, and that he never wanted to go back there again."
"Hmm. Do you know the address?"
"Yeah, I do." Sayu took a bite out of her cupcake, licking the icing off of her lips. "But we need a plan."
"And I believe I have one."
•••••
The torture that Misa and Beyond were inflicting on Light had seized. The brunet was still cuffed to the wall by his neck, but the handcuffs had been released from his wrists and ankles. He was slumped against the stone, barely breathing at all. His eye was still bleeding on-and-off, along with many other wounds along the brunet's body.
Almost the entire room was flecked with blood, the reddish-brown color matching the shade of the Yagami's hair. The bare light bulb, also marred with blood, flickered. Shadows danced across the room as the only source of Light ((ha ha, another pun)) began to flicker and die. Dreams plagued the wounded boy, torturing his mind almost as much as Beyond had done.
Light….We need to make the real one-
Survive. Make it through-
This torture that has pushed us-
Beyond the limit- ((another one for you joke fans))
I need-
I need-
The Death Note-
Ryuzaki-
Red eyes raked the room for any new developments in the tortured, as strawberry jam and blood were mixed in a pale palm. The first owner of the shinigami eyes sighed. "Oh, Lighty. When are we gonna have some fun with you and Elly? This is boring, but you're gonna die if we do more! We can't do that, I need something to do." Licking his palm, he stared at the unconscious murderer."So you are Kira, Lighty. With the help that Missy gave me, I know that Death Note owner's' life spans aren't visible. Well, it's something to tell Elly! That'll mix it up!"
Misa walked into the room, her short hair bouncing. "Has he moved yet?"
"Nope, nopity nope!"
"Damn." She pocketed a small knife that she had been twirling in her hand. "I wanted something to do."
"Missy Misa, why don't you talk with me?" Beyond blew a kiss at her, and winked. "I did bust you out of jail, y'know!"
"Don't remind me."
"Aw, pwetty pwease?"
"Shut up."
"Pwetty pwease with a strawberry on top?"
"Looks don't get everything. Tell that to the 'pwease'." She made quotation marks in the air, along with an annoyed face. But did a slight smile grace her features, or was that just imagination?
"Missy…."
"Ugh, fine."
"YAAAAAAAAY!" Beyond stood up, and did a small happy dance. "Missy's gonna talk, Missy's gonna talk, Missy's gonna talk!" He made it into a small song-chant of sorts, spinning as he sang.
"Don't make me regret it."
"Kay!" B made the universal 'okay' sign, and flashed the model a smile. "So, when were you born?"
"Excuse me?"
"Your birthday. Like my last name, honey!"
Misa mumbled something about questioning her reasoning with being Beyond's friend, then answered. "My birthday is December 25th. When's your death date, B?"
"Oh, my deathday? That's January 21st. Heart attacks aren't fun, darling."
The conversation continued, both of the shinigami-eyed humans enjoying it; Misa showing a slight amount of vulnerability, Beyond showing his happiness at getting her to open up for once. Neither of them were paying any attention to the stirring prisoner on the far wall. Soon, the topic of Kira had come up, and Light moved at the mention of the name.
"Light Yagami is Kira."
"Yep! Lighty Lou is definitely Kira. You saw it too, Missy?"
"Yes. I have known it for a while."
They both let out a laugh; Misa's mirthless and cold, B's full of hysterical joy.
•••••
Two manifestations stood, bruised like the physical form, on a plain inside a vast mind. "Kira, how are we going to get out of this one?"
"If I just had the Death Note…."
"Well you don't, so get over it." Light snapped at his counterpart. His light gray suit had a large stain of crimson on it, but the personalities felt no pain. "Any ideas?"
"Wow, Light. Feisty!" The corrupted version of Raito was smiling a crooked smile, even though he was just as clueless as the brown-eyed personality. "None whatsoever. Think L will come?"
"Probably." Both of the avatars were missing their left eyes, but unlike the breathing Light, their wounds were covered with bandages. "He is in love with me, you know."
"But it was my fault that we met. You never said thank you, by the way."
"Shut up, Kira."
"Call me Kira-sama."
"Is that your go-to remark when you've run out of things to say?"
"Maybe it is." Kira winked at his opposing icon, imitating Beyond.
"Ugh, you're worse than the old Misa." Light stared at his redheaded friend, if he was even that. "Let me guess- you're trying to seduce me so that you gain control of the physical form."
"You got me!" Kira blew a kiss, and Light turned away, disgusted. "Aw, Lighty, don't be boring!"
"Shut up."
•••••
Under the darkness of 4:30 PM, L and Sayu did a reconnaissance mission to the "haunted" house that Light was being held captive in. "Sayu-chan, are you sure that this is the place?"
"Yeah, I am. I went here almost every day as a kid." She looked up into the sky, and it was clear that she was remembering something sad. Or was it happy? L couldn't tell, her face was too conflicted and it was too dark.
They walked on in silence for a while longer, their softened footsteps still echoing through the dark halls. Neither of them had brought lights, because they felt that they would alert Beyond and Misa to their presence. Paintings hung, abandoned and rotting, on the walls, along with peeling wallpaper. Water damage had definitely made its mark on this house, as everything was damp and mold was thriving.
A small rodent dashed across the faded carpet, closely followed by another. The two humans ignored them. "Ok, we're coming up on the basement now. Walk quieter, kay?" Sayu's voice was barely audible, the faintest whisper exiting her mouth.
Ryuzaki nodded, and they continued on, walking slightly faster but definitely quieter. The old boards of the house creaked softly, and more than once they crumbled beneath the feet of the rescue party. An old wooden door stood, sturdy and firm, at the end of the hallway. Sayu looked scared, nearly petrified, as if a horrible memory had crossed her mind.
Approaching the threshold, Sayu gulped. She had never heard about Beyond Birthday, but according to L he was a murderer. And a psychopath. And looked almost exactly like L. And had kidnapped Light. "I swear to God, I am going to murder that jerk with my own hands," she mumbled under her breath as she reached her destination. Apprehension and fear started to fill her, but a sudden burst of adrenaline made her turn the handle and push.
A set of stairs led down into darkness, with a faint light at the end. She took a deep breath, then charged in, L following behind her. About half way down, she threw caution to the wind and began to sprint down the stairs, taking them 3 at a time. "Sayu-chan!" But L's calls fell on deaf ears. Worry and fear and anger and who knows what else filled her up, and she ran even faster.
Behind her, Ryuzaki began to run as well. He caught up to her, and nearly ran into her as she stopped at the bottom of the stairs. "E-E-Eru-kun…..Look," she said, pointing a shaking finger. He followed her gaze and nearly collapsed. The walls were covered in blood, and Light was lying against the wall. He wasn't moving. His wrists were handcuffed, and he was chained to the wall by his neck. And the thing that topped it all was that his left eye was stabbed, still bleeding.
"...not coming….alone….Death Note ….Ryuk ….L ….help ….Kira ….apples ….God ….Beyond ….shinigami ….die….murderer…." The wounded brunet was muttering to himself, as if he was in a bad dream. "Help….help me…."
Rushing into the room, L and Sayu sprinted over to Light. They crouched down next to him, beginning to wipe away some of the blood that covered his body. Tears began to flow out of the eyes of the rescuers, tears of astonishment and joy that Light was alive.
"Light-kun!"
"Onii-san!"
"Oh, you came! Yay!" Beyond and Misa were standing in the door previously filled by L and Sayu. "I was beginning to wonder if you'd show up or not, but here you are!"
"Hi, Sayu. Hi, L." The blonde was standing with her arms crossed, and a knife in both hands. "Long time no see."
"Y-y-you! Misa, how could you?" Sayu was standing, shock, horror, and fear displayed across her face for the world to see. "You told me yourself that you loved Light, and would do anything for him!"
"Hmph." Spinning the knives around, Misa stared at Sayu. "It isn't true now. He lied to me, betrayed me, and then I find out that he's in love with that." Apparently, 'that' was L, as the model stopped twirling her knives and pointed them at him. "It was very offensive."
"Amane-san-"
"Oh, you're offended that you're ugly, Lawliet?" Anger lined her face, and L couldn't help but note that she still looked cute when she did that. "Sorry that the truth hurt your feelings." How did she know his name? The noirette was shocked, terrified, and worried simultaneously. But before he could say anything, his only real female friend objected.
"Shut up, baka! Don't be offended that Light has good taste." Sayu was standing now, hands in fists. Fury covered her features, and her cuteness was replaced with rage. "So you thought that just because Light is in love with a decent person, you can kidnap him and torture him?"
"Oh, Saybee, don't be so stupid! It was my idea, obviously." He put his arm around Misa's waist. She stiffened, but made no move to take it off. "Lighty Lou is so kawaii, and I needed Elly to come, too!"
"Beyond…." L's face was getting tense, the muscles tightening up. "Why did you want me to come? You could have killed me at any time. Why torture Light-kun? He has done nothing to you."
B began to laugh, the sound bouncing off of the walls. "Ha! You think that Lighty did nothing to me? He stole you away from me! And no one does that and gets away with it."
"Light Yagami is Kira." Misa's facial expression didn't change; it was as blank and expressionless as ever.
"Amane-san, do you know what you are insinuating?"
"Yes, I do."
"She does, Elly. We both know that! Can't see his lifespan, means that he's Kira or used a Death Note! Missy told me." He flashed a smile at the dumbfounded Sayu, and made a peace sign. "Solved your case! Now I really am better than you, Elly!"
Light finally came to. "...ungh. Huh? Ryuzaki, is that you? And….Wait, is that Sayu? Why are you here? Quick, you have to leave before Beyond and Mi-" His eyes travelled over to where his kidnappers were standing. "-oh."
"Light-kun is Kira?" It wasn't a question, no matter how much it sounded like one. Looking in L's eyes, you could see the betrayal. No, it wasn't a question. It was an accusation.
"Ryuzaki! I can explain, I-"
"Lighty, please! I'm finally getting some time with Elly, this isn't time for silly games!"
"O-o-onii-san?" Unlike L, who simply looked betrayed, Sayu looked heartbroken. Tears were welling in her eyes, and her hands clutched tightly together. "How could you…."
"Sayu…. L…." Tears began to form in both of his eyes, pouring down his face. "I can explain, I can explain, I can-" Suddenly, he abruptly switched gears. His hair turned redder, his good eye lit up with a new burst of energy and insanity. "Yes, I am Kira." The tears stopped, and Kira smiled.
"Oooh, this is new! Lighty, why didn't you tell me that you could change your hair?" Beyond was watching Light with the same excitement that an animal lover would have seeing a kitten.
"Huh. Didn't know that. Well, this is new, I suppose," Misa said, bored as ever.
"Light-kun is Kira…."
"Onii-san!" The youngest Yagami bursted out, taking a step forward. "Snap out of it! What is wrong with you?" She turned to face Ryuzaki, eyes burning. "Light can't be Kira! It's not like him! You should know! He was chained to you at one point, dammit!"
"I believe that the Death Note had something to do with it, Sayu-chan."
"Ryuzaki….Onee-chan….Bu-" Light had begun to speak, but suddenly he screamed in pain. "AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH! Get out of my head!"
"Light-kun? What are you trying to tell us?"
But Light did not answer. Partially because Beyond had kicked him in the face, partially because Misa was holding his mouth closed. "Mmmmmphhhhh!"
"This is disgusting, B. Give me the gag, he's drooling all over me." The blonde made a grossed out face, a high level of emotion for her.
"Let onii-san go, baka!" Sayu was glaring at Beyond, knuckles white. "You have no right to do this, no matter who you are! GIVE HIM BACK!" With a sudden burst of adrenaline, she ran over to the red-eyed murderer, ready to kill.
Laughing, he merely stepped aside. "Oh, Saybee, you can't hurt me!" Since she was off balance, B grabbed her wrists and forced them behind her back. "Besides, whatever you do to me, I'll do to you worse."
"Beyond…."
"Yes, Elly?" He was twisting Sayu's arm at a painful angle, and the brunette was whimpering in pain. "What is it, hon?"
"Let Light-kun go."
"Why would I do that? It's fun to see you beg." A smile was on his face, but L noticed tears welling in his eyes. It seemed to the noirette that he was remembering his best friend, the one who had left the world of the living. "And I need to avenge…."
"Beyond, let Light-kun go."
"Elly, you're not really in a position to bargain with moi. Plus, I have your little Saybee too!" His smile stretched into an insane grin, and blood was covering his teeth. Blood and strawberry jam together. "Oooh, do you want to take their place?"
But the mirror-eyed detective's response was drowned out by the small scream that came from Misa. "Ack!" Kira or Light had bitten her hand, making her withdraw her vice-like grip from his mouth.
"Don't forget about me, guys!" Blood was still trickling from his eye, which he ignored. "Kira is still here, you know." More innocence entered the room, and Light reemerged. "L, Sayu, why are you still here? You have to leave, I don't want you to get hurt like I did! Get rid of Kira, burn th-." His one good eye burned bright red, and a devious smile crossed his face. "Ignore him, he's just trying to get to you, L."
"Lighty….Or should I call you Kiki? This is so cool!" Beyond was jumping up and down, excited and happy. He had let go of Sayu's wrists in his joy, and she stumbled away, closer to her brother. In the confusion, she began to attack the neck-cuff. Her adrenaline, and her love for Light, gave her superhuman strength.
"I'm gonna get you out of here, Light." She murmured these words to the 18 year old as she held his mouth closed. With him now freed, she began to help him to his feet. "C'mon, don't let Beyond notice, just stand up, come on Light, you can do it….Crap."
Misa had just turned to face the Yagami's, her face momentarily in a smile. But that smile quickly turned into a frown as she saw Sayu and Light. "Hey!" She charged at Light, ready to kill him. "You'll pay for that."
"No!" Sayu screamed, blocking Misa's path.
•••••
It was 5:30 when the police arrived at the "haunted house". They were sent by Watari, who had gotten concerned after an hour without any word from L. When they arrived at the scene, it was bloody. And dark. But not at all deserted, no, quite the opposite. Definitely not deserted.
They found five people.
Three dead.
Two still alive.
The two who were still alive were badly injured, one more than the other. The one who was alive and with brown hair was injured the most, but the one with black hair still had taken his fair share of damage.
All were unconscious when the authorities arrived.
Blood was everywhere.
As were tears.
And, strangely enough, strawberry jam.
Everywhere.
•••••
Inside the headquarters, two figures sat together. No words were exchanged, but many tears were shed. They were shut together in their shared room, and the Task Force was getting worried. Even though Soichiro Yagami demanded to see his child, he was denied by Watari.
"Watari, only one of my children is alive! I reserve the right to see my only surviving…. surviving…." And every time he broke down in tears. It was understandable, his only daughter had been stabbed. But the autopsy reports say that she kept on struggling after her fatal wound, most likely killing two others.
Inside the room in which the two survivors huddled together, Light Yagami was breaking down. He was crying violently, hiccupping and sobbing, and his face was entirely covered in tears. His sister had been murdered, but she had only died to protect him. She could have survived, could have never even been in the mix of troubles, but she ended up dying instead.
The man who was called 'Eru' by the late Sayu Yagami was crying, more silently. Tears traced silent tracks down his cheeks, and he was curled up in a ball. He only had three friends, two of which were now dead. And one of which he knew had been a murderer. Nevertheless, the first friend he ever had was still alive, which was a feat that he had thought he wouldn't be able to accomplish.
And, with all honesty, he didn't. Sayu Yagami….Hiro….Saybee. She had truly completed the task, saved the lives of the lovers, and died in the process. As she was dying in the arms of L and Light, she had smiled up at the pair of them. "Goodbye….Onii-san….Eru….Remember the drawings…." Her eyes had closed then, a faint smile still on her lips.
Light had barely been able to speak clearly, but before he passed out, he looked at an odd spot on the wall. Nothing was there, to the common observer. "Ryuk….Thank you for making it peaceful for her." Then his eyes had closed.
L had stumbled around for a small while, barely being able to process all of the new information flying at him. Beyond and Misa were dead, stabbed by Sayu. Sayu was dead, stabbed by Misa. Light was unconscious, severely wounded. And L was alive, barely conscious, walking around, and wounded psychologically.
The silence was broken- although there wasn't really silence, was there?- by the stop of Light's sobs. "L….You're really there?"
"Yes, Light-kun."
"Good." Light moved closer to the raven-haired detective, wrapping his arms around the thin frame. "You should know….I love you."
"And….I love Light-kun." L kissed Light on the forehead, hugging the brunet back. They sat there for a while, simply hugging, although it felt like much more than that.
Much, much more.