A/N: I own no rights to The Neighbourhood song or lyrics for A Little Death used in this chapter.

At least 5 different people had come by to roughly pat him on the back or shake his hand a little too hard, as they gave him congratulations on the attention from Kira, apparently that didn't happen...ever. Not even once, he discovered. The jealously from the regulars at the club was transparent as they tried to figure out what was so special about this Alpha who had gained the dancer's notice.

I'm not sure if I really fucking care if they're all pissed at me...100% worth it. I mean, damn that kid is hot. It should be illegal how hot he is. That ass had been so firm and bouncy, grinding in tight circles on his lap. He could still feel those hips under his fingers and the sighs in his ear as the dancer's back pressed against his chest...

He ran a hand through his hair and took a drink of his cocktail. They still didn't put enough grenadine in. He thought in annoyance.

He was glad he had a break before having to go back to the VIP room after that performance. L's usually loose jeans had grown significantly tighter during the 10 or so minutes that Kira was up on stage and they were finally feeling more comfortable again. This is why I don't do field work.

But I definitely picked the right one to focus on...If anyone is a guaranteed target, it's this one. L considered, weighing what he knew of the suspect. Whether it was B or a copycat, it was just going to be too tempting for whomever it was to resist. He was 99% sure it was Beyond and he had yet to be proven wrong on his conclusions in the past..

The fact that the kid worked at a place called Black Book...

B.B...Beyond Birthday...Black Book.

Yes, it was just too tempting. Plus the club had one of the most talked about dancers in Tokyo right now and his stage name set him up perfectly as one of the next potential victims.

The best thing to do would be to convince the kid to enter into L's protective custody until they could draw out the killer. If it was B, he would come to them eventually because once Beyond had his mind set on a target, it didn't waver.

I should know, L thought wryly. We've been playing this cat and mouse game for years, haven't we B?

The owner was a tight lipped bitch though if he ever met one and they hadn't been able to find any electronic records kept of Kira's employment to hack into. It was like the young Omega was a ghost.

I'm going to have to get this information directly from the source. The only way to do that was to agree to that exorbitant fee that the owner had thrown out, but hopefully it would prove worth it.

I don't think it's going to be too hard to get a stripper to tell me what I want to know... He took another drink of his cocktail and he began to doubt his assessment of the young man slightly, remembering the look in his eyes up on the stage.

There's something more to this one. You could see it in his eyes if you looked very closely, it was a cold calculation that briefly popped up on occasion throughout the performance. I doubt most would have noticed, but maybe this one's not so dumb after all.

L felt a slight thrill run through him at the prospect of a challenge. It was all so boring sometimes. Case after case...dull, too easy, solved. He tried to only pick ones that interested him, but he knew it was going to take more than just being "L" in the long run to make him happy and he couldn't figure out what that something was. These small moments of excitement kept him going...feeling alive.

He took another drink and set it down on the table, leaning back in his chair. L suddenly felt two arms slide down his chest from behind, startling him slightly, and a honeyed voice chuckled lightly then whispered in his ear. "Are you ready for me, Sugar." L felt his cock twitch in response. Oh...dear...God...

xxx

"Mmm...Shall we?" Light purred as he ran his hands back up the Alpha's body. He stepped around the chair with a smile on his face, extending his hand to the other man so he could lead him to the VIP room. You are something different aren't you, Ryuzaki? He suddenly realized it was what he saw in the man's dark intense eyes that was unnerving him...a single minded determination and intelligence that Light was only used to seeing reflected in his own caramel colored orbs in the mirror. His smile faltered briefly at the thought. Who exactly are you?

The Alpha accepted Light's hand and let him lead the way through the main floor, past the shocked faces of the other patrons as he led the man to the hallway where the VIP rooms were located. Yeah, get a good look ladies and gentleman...not going to see this happen again any time soon.

The hallway was dimly lit and it grew quieter as they got further from the main floor. Light looked over his shoulder to give the Alpha a smile as they neared the room. You can totally do this...no big deal, just show him a good time.

Light put an extra sway in his step and confidently strode into the room, pausing briefly by the door to push the play button on the Ipod docked into the room's sound system. The song A Little Death by The Neighbourhood came on quietly, providing a soft, sexy background that filled the silence and set the mood, but would still allow them to talk. Light led him over to the black couch in the well appointed and softly lit room. He was happy to see a drink waiting for the man as Light had requested.

He playfully pushed him down onto the seat and climbed right on to straddle his lap, putting his arms up on Ryuzaki's shoulders.

The room was fit for two

The bed was left in ruins

Let's see if I can break you down just a little bit more than I did earlier, Ryuzaki. He shyly looked up at the man through his lashes.

"Hi." Light said coyly to the Alpha, tilting his head to the side and letting the robe slide off his shoulder slightly. The man's lips parted and his breath hitched. Well, that was easy...

"I heard you really wanted to spend some time with me..." Light ran one hand in small circles on Ryuzaki's chest. "...so I made an exception to my own rules against one on one time with customers just. for. you." He ran both hands back up around the man's neck again and leaned in letting his lips barely graze the shell of the man's ear.

Touch me, yeah

I want you to touch me there

"I guess that makes you pretty special...so is there anything you were hoping would happen in particular while in my company?" Yes, tell me what exactly you were wanting to get out of this for five grand Ryuzaki.

Ryuzaki cleared his throat. "I'd like to get to know you better and enjoy your company." Light raised one eyebrow and smiled while reaching over to the nearby table to pick up the man's waiting drink and hand it him. Oh really...

"Mmm...that sounds good to me." Light purred in response as the Alpha took a drink. For some reason watching the man's lips touch the glass, then come away with a slight bit of moisture on them was incredibly distracting.

A glimpse of a silhouette

A night that they never forget

Ryuzaki scowled slightly and looked at the drink. Seriously Rem? Couldn't get the fucking drink right?!

"Is something wrong with the drink?" Light kept his composure as he took it gently from his hands, wanting to strangle the bartender or Rem...or both.

"Not sweet enough." He grumbled. "Made it wrong earlier too." Adorable...

Light took a sip. "Hmm, I see what you mean." Not really...

"Right?!" The Alpha huffed.

Make me feel like I am breathing

Feel like I am human

Light took another sip then leaned in and kissed the man, slipping his cool, alcohol laced tongue in the other's mouth. After a brief sound of surprise from Ryuzaki, their tongues fought for dominance of the kiss, which Light submitted to the other man willingly. Ryuzaki gave a gentle nibble of Light's lower lip as they separated.

"Did it taste better that way?" Light said breathily, his slightly swollen lips grazing against the man's cheek as he spoke. That was hot...

And he had said,

darling your looks can kill

so now...you're...dead

"Delicious." Ryuzaki chuckled and Light liked how the feeling vibrated through his entire body as he sat in the man's lap. Ryuzaki ran a finger over his lips absentmindedly, then looked at Light.

"Are you wearing strawberry lip balm?

Light shivered. There was a slight growl to the man's voice that was predatory and sexual as he asked that simple question. It's fucking sexy as hell, thought the young man.

"Uhm, yeah..." Light managed to squeak out, his eyes widened.

"I like it...a lot." Ryuzaki said with a grin.

"Mmm, I'll keep that in mind."

xxx

"See you're already getting to know me better...now you know the flavor of my lip balm for example." Kira gave him a wink and shifted off him to sit next to him on the couch, but draped his long legs across his lap and rested an arm up on the back of the seat behind L, so he could run his fingers through the hair at the nape of his neck. That feels nice...mmm

The silky fur robe fell open to expose his legs as he sat there, now revealing shimmering white thigh highs attached to white satin garters with bows. The garters continued teasingly higher, connecting to something else under the robe that had yet to be revealed. Holy shit...those look good...really, really good. This is why I should do field work more often.

Where the fuck am I supposed to put my hands right now though, am I allowed to touch his legs?

"You can put your hands on my legs, it's ok." Kira murmured to him.

The Alpha gave Kira a dark look. Are you sure you want to be making that kind of invitation? The things I can do to you with just a touch...you have no idea.

He eyed the garters. Mmm...I'll come back to those in a minute... He wanted to pull them up one by one and let them snap back down, leaving rosy pink marks on the Omega's thighs. He closed his eyes and forced himself to focus. He rested one of his hands on Kira's thigh, with the other he reached down to capture the young man's ankle to massage around the joint there. He watched as Kira bit his lip and blushed. That's what I'm talking about. L forced himself not to grin at the reaction he'd caused.

L let his hand wander upward, grasping Kira's calf and massaging the muscles there.

"You're r-really good at that Ryuzaki..." Kira leaned his head against the couch and sighed, looking at him with a heavy lidded gaze. That's it baby, don't think too much...just relax and answer a few questions, so I can figure out who you are...

"So what do you like besides strawberry lip balm and amazing leg massages?" He smiled at the young Omega.

"Mmm...do you want the cliche 'I like long walks on the beach' crap or the truth." He grinned sassily at L.

L gave him a joking faux shocked look. "Why, truth of course." He smirked at the younger man.

"Ok, well family is really important to me, I have a younger sister who...I really try to look out for."

"That sounds nice, so you're big bro." L's mouth quirked up at the edges, smiling slightly in acknowledgement.

"The one and only..." Kira trailed off. Why does he sound so sad all of a sudden?

"What else should I know about Kira?" L asked as he focused on massaging again. "What do you do outside of work?" There was a long silence, prompting L to glance over at his companion. Kira was looking at him suspiciously with narrowed eyes. "What?"

The Omega moved swiftly and was suddenly on top of him again, straddling his lap and running his hands across his chest and shoulders. "Why are you so curious about my personal life, Ryuzaki? You aren't a stalker are you?" He purred dangerously, an edge to his voice.

Damn it...this one IS smarter than he looks. "No I'm not a stalker, I'm just trying to get to know you better."

The young man stiffened slightly, and appeared to be evaluating him with some new set of criteria. Eventually he looked him straight in the eyes, all flirtatiousness gone. "Are you with the NPA?"

What the fuck?! L thought furiously. Who is this kid?

"No, why would you ask that." Technically, I'm not lying. L convinced himself.

"Something about you screams detective...it's in the eyes...I know the look, you've seen and figured out things that would probably fuck other people up." Wow, maybe honesty is the best way to go with this one...and how would you know the look by the way?

"Plus with all of the shit that's been going on lately with Omegas disappearing from the clubs, I wasn't going to be surprised if a detective came poking around eventually." Kira gave him a hard look. "It doesn't mean I have to like it though."

"You're partially right." He said as he looked into those golden eyes with his own ebony ones. "I don't work for the NPA, though I am working with them. I'm an independently contracted detective that was brought in to find a break in the case. They are providing support as needed for the case while I am here working on it."

"Why come to me though? Why are you asking me questions?" Kira finally looked confused about something. Nice to know you don't have everything figured out.

"I can't go into the details of a case like this not knowing anything about who you are. Myself and the NPA are gathering background information on existing victims and some other dancers who-"

"So the NPA is involved enough that they're going to be helping with gathering intel on people in the industry? Dancers like myself that you want information from for example?"

"Yes, except you seemed to be particularly difficult to dig up information on, hence the personal touch." L smirked at him.

"I'm sure it was a real hardship for you..." He scowled at the Alpha and rolled his eyes, standing up and turning his back to him. "Again I'll ask, why come to me? Why are you bothering me in particular? There's hundreds of dancers in the region who could probably provide information. What do you think I know or could give you that is helpful?"

"Once we've been able to go through the process of verifying your background and identity I might be able to tell you more, but until then-"

"I'm a very private person Ryuzaki and I plan to keep it that way." The Omega interrupted suddenly. "Unless you can give me a damn good reason to change that." Kira looked over his shoulder at L. Stubborn brat...

Kira waited for about 10 seconds for an answer, then strode towards the door to the room. "I'll tell Rem to give you a full refund, no hard feelings Detective." He called over his shoulder as he exited.

Shit . L jumped up to go after him. I can't afford to lose this lead... He looked both directions down the dimly lit hallway, but it was completely empty. Rem came out of a door at the end of the hall about 10 seconds later and walked towards him with an angry look on her face.

"You've been refunded for the one on one time with Kira and are welcome back here anytime, but there won't be any more private sessions...no matter how much money you offer." Rem sneered and walked back the way she came, slamming the door behind her.

Well, shit...that really didn't go how I planned at all.