a/n: I own no rights to the Taylor Swift song quoted below
I can't decide if it's a choice
Getting swept away
I hear the sound of my own voice
Asking you to stay
And all we are is skin and bone
Trained to get along
Forever going with the flow,
But you're friction
This slope is treacherous
This path is reckless
This slope is treacherous
I, I, I like it
Treacherous - Taylor Swift - Red
"Sayu! You're going to be late if you don't get going now!" Light called up to his younger sister from the kitchen. He looked around the room and repressed a shudder, still slightly creeped by the fact that L could see him right now...was probably watching him. He'd felt that way since getting home yesterday afternoon and had been trying to just ignore it.
But it was really starting to grate on him. Light held up an unmistakable one finger salute in clear annoyance as he sipped his coffee at the counter. His phone rang.
Unlisted? Light answered. "Hello?"
"Now was that really necessary?" A familiar monotone drawl replied.
"Thanks for proving my point, pervert." Light bit back a grin that wanted to break across his face, schooling his face into an emotionless mask. He leaned nonchalantly on the counter. "So, where are these cameras anyways?"
"Why do you need to know?" L inquired. Light could practically see the smirk forming over the phone and wanted to slap it off his face.
"Well, what if I wanted to put on a private show for a certain detective?" Light smiled slightly and reached up to flick open the top button of his shirt. He heard L's breath catch over the phone and a sense of power thrilled through him.
Light glanced to one side of the room and then the other, a naughty gleam in his eye. "I'd need to know where the cameras were so I could make sure that the man in question had the best possible angle to see everything." He flicked open another button and grinned.
L growled lowly, then chuckled. "I think you might actually be a little bit evil, you know that?"
"You know you love it." Light winked and hung up, taking another sip of coffee and buttoning his shirt again as Sayu finally bounded down the stairs, just as a knock sounded at the door.
"Finally! Here, take your breakfast with you, that's probably your friend now!"
"Thanks Onii-chan!" Sayu smiled and ran to the door, greeting her friend and giggling already as she closed the door. Light sighed and shook his head, still smiling slightly while he quickly finished cleaning up the kitchen. As he wrapped things up, there was another knock at the door.
That must be them. Light grabbed his school bag and an apple before heading to the door. When he opened it, he was faced with a tall muscular Beta in a dark suit.
Ok...that's a little intimidating...I'll give L that much. The man had swarthy skin and dark, short, curly black hair. His eyes were hidden behind black sunglasses.
"Mr. Yagami, I'm Josef. I'll be one of your guards during transportation. Marco is the other one today, he's currently in the vehicle. Do you have any questions before we depart?"
"No, you match the picture that was provided regarding my security detail. If I think of anything I'll let you know." Light replied as he stepped out and locked the front door. "Let's go, I've got class." The young man gestured for the tall Beta to lead the way to the black towncar ahead.
This will take some getting used to...
Well this is certainly amusing. Light thought to himself as he exited the car upon arriving at the university.
There were many students near the main gate drop off area at this time of day and he was very well known, both due to his academic standing and his popularity amongst the other students. So when he stepped out of the shiny, black towncar, door held open for him by Josef, he could see the whispers begin to pass from ear to ear, spreading like wildfire.
It will probably do fantastic things for my reputation to be honest. Light chuckled to himself and strode through the gates, heading to his Criminal Law class. He actually looked forward to this course, even if he was leaps and bounds ahead in the study material already.
Light entered the building that housed the lecture hall for the class and took off his jacket, acknowledging several fellow students who greeted him as he passed. He made sure to keep a smiling expression on his face, as was expected of him, going on autopilot as he propelled himself forward.
He reached the hall and quickly went to sit down in his usual spot about mid-way up the small auditorium. The brunette pulled out his notebook in anticipation of the start of class. Light opened it up to a fresh page, he was looking forward to this morning's class. It was always nice to hear from people who actually practiced law rather than those who had transitioned to teaching only. The guest speaker is a former student at To-Oh from several years ago-
"Class!" The professor stood at the front of the room. "I'm very pleased to bring back one of my favorite former students to speak with us this week. He obtained a position in the D.A.'s office immediately following graduation and has been very successful in supporting the team there in the prosecution of several high profile criminals. He's here today to share how he's found that the principals and learnings we are absorbing here in our Criminal Law course can be applied in a real world fashion to their greatest effect in prosecution of criminals, based on his experience." Their professor looked on fondly to the front row of seats where a man in a suit with mid length dark hair sat. "I'd like you all to welcome, my friend and a former To-Oh student, Mikami Teru."
Light politely began to clap with the rest of the room until the man stood and turned around, a serious expression on his face as he bowed slightly to the group of students.
Light's hands froze mid-air...he suddenly felt like all of the air had been sucked out of the room.
The dark haired cutie. The Alpha who Light had noticed sitting near the bar at Black Book recently...
It was Mikami Teru.
Shit. Fuck. God dammit. Light forced himself to calm his features and continue clapping until the rest of the crowd died down as well. Just don't draw attention to yourself, idiot. He felt his heart pounding anxiously in his chest.
If I'm lucky, he won't make the connection betwe-
Mikami's gaze met Light's and the instant recognition was undeniable as the man's eyes widened slightly before returning to normal. Only now, an almost indiscernible smile graced the Alpha's features.
Double shit. Light looked at his notebook and kept his head down, scribbling nothing intently for the next hour of class.
When they were finally dismissed, Light quickly rose, heading towards the door.
"Yagami!" The professor called out.
Are you fucking kidding me? Does the universe hate me? Light plastered on his best smile and turned towards the professor.
"Come here, I'd like to introduce you to Mikami." She smiled warmly.
Oh we've already met, trust me. "I actually have another class I need to get to-"
"It will only take a moment." She said firmly, insistent this time. Clearly, she wanted to show off To-Oh's perfect little first year to their guest speaker. Light got this a lot and normally just took it as coming with the territory of his position at school, but at the moment he resented it with a passion.
"Of course." Light smiled tightly in response, reluctantly trailing behind her to the podium where Mikami stood gathering his notes. This is fucking humiliating. He thought as he gritted his teeth.
"Mikami, may I introduce the top first year student I was speaking of earlier, Light Yagami" She smiled and gestured like a proud parent with her child.
Light bowed only slightly in greeting, just the minimum necessary as a sign of respect expected from him by his teacher, his eyes narrowed at the man in warning as he did so. He was surprised when Mikami then extended his arm for a handshake. Light reluctantly took his hand and shook it.
The Alpha smiled and set his other hand on top of both of theirs, hiding the two fingers that snaked out purposefully over the younger man's wrist, pressing down firmly to massage the scent gland located there. Light eyes widened with shock and he tried to pull back his hand. However, he was held fast by Mikami, and unless he wanted to make a scene in front of his professor, Light couldn't do much about it. He bit back a snarl. Shaking hands is not an invitation to molest me asshole.
"Light, was it? Interesting name..." Mikami smirked, eyeing him with an expression of amusement as he continued to secretly stroke and massage the sensitive area shamelessly as his professor stood by. "It was nice meeting you. I'm sure I'll see you around." He finally released Light's hand, which the Omega had to resist yanking back, keeping up a calm facade. I feel disgusting...how could I ever let that creep touch me...
Light mumbled a goodbye to the professor and exited the classroom, throwing on his jacket as he swiftly walked towards the building doors. His hands shook as he walked. He needed to get somewhere private, quiet...he felt like he was going to breakdown and he couldn't let anyone see that. He kept his head down to hide the fact that for the second time in less than a week, he thought he was going to cry.
As he darted out the door of the building, he slammed into someone else, dropping his bag and crashing backwards to the ground. Light somehow held it together for a few moments as he muttered apologies. He began to gather his bag from where it lay on the concrete, hiding his upset face, until he heard a familiar voice coming from the person now kneeling next to him.
"Light, what's wrong, what happened?" A few tears flowed from his eyes, but he wiped them quickly away. L's large dark eyes looked at him with deep concern and suddenly the young man felt like everything was going to be ok as he was helped to his feet. The very presence of the Alpha soothed him and kept any lingering tears at bay.
"What are you doing here, L-"
"It's Ryuzaki here Light." L quickly interrupted, looking around to see if anyone was within earshot.
"Sorry..."
"It's ok, I'm here because someone from the team needs to monitor you on campus and it will probably alternate between myself and Matsuda, since we can both blend in the most appropriately with the demographic. Now what happened? Please?"
They began slowly walking away from the building down a quiet path where Light knew they wouldn't be overheard. "Mikami Teru happened."
"Why is that name familiar..." L tapped a finger to his lips.
"Probably because he works in the D.A.'s office. He came to speak to my Criminal Law class today, given that he's a former To-Oh grad..." Light trailed off. "I didn't know until I saw him that he's also someone who goes to Black Book...frequently." He looked over at L knowingly. "He definitely recognized me, even had the nerve to massage the scent gland on my wrist when I shook his ha-"
L growled lowly. "He what?" Light startled slightly at the outburst, as a wave of outraged, angry Alpha pheromones poured forth from the raven haired male.
"He should know better than to touch things that don't belong to him!" L snarled quietly.
Light wondered...
"Who do I belong to?" Light asked quietly, looking down at his hands, tightly balled into fists and giving away the turmoil that lay beneath the calm surface he carefully tried to project. He was scared of the answer...scared of rejection...scared he'd misunderst-
L took Light's hands in his own and softly kissed the glands on each wrist, erasing any lingering thoughts of Mikami's offensive touch and sending a pleased shudder through the Omega, his eyes rose to meet L's. The brunette turned his head to the side, offering his neck invitingly to L. He caught a spark of something primal flash across the raven haired man's eyes as he leaned in. The detective placed his teeth over the scent gland, biting down very gently and nuzzling Light's neck, eliciting a contented sigh from the younger man.
"Light, you belong to yourself, no one can own you." L murmured into his ear. "But if you said you belonged to me, I would be happy to say I belonged to you too."
The young man's eye widened in disbelief at the declaration, as the Alpha's hands released his wrists and took hold of his hips, holding him close as he continued to kiss Light's neck.
No...he didn't...what is this? Did he just say...? There has to be some sort of catch...he can't mean it, I'm misunderstanding him...
Light's head spun with L's admission, the kisses at his neck...he felt overwhelmed. "I-I...need to go to class." He mumbled, slowly staggering back, clearly in a daze as he pulled away from the heady scent of the Alpha, his eyes closed for a moment. All he wanted to do was fall back into those arms.
Fucking pheromones, Light concluded. He started walking unsteadily away, trying to ignore thoughts of the confused and worried look on L's face before he turned around.
He came back around the front of the law building and Mikami just happened to be exiting at the same time. Seriously...someone up there hates me. Damn it.
"Light..." Mikami's voice practically purred as he spotted the young Omega rounding the corner. He stepped towards him blocking his path.
"We really didn't get a chance to talk earlier. I'd enjoy discussing internships at the D.A.'s office with you sometime soon. I'd love to have someone of your caliber working under me." He grabbed Light by the wrist as the younger man tried to go around him once more, running his thumb in circles against the scent gland and leering at the brunette.
Ok, that's enough! Light thought as something inside him snapped and he dropped his bag to the ground.
A loud cracking thud resounded through the cold morning air of the quiet campus as Light's fist connected with Mikami's jaw, knocking the man's glasses off and sending him tumbling to the ground just as L caught up to him. The young man advanced swiftly on the stunned Alpha, grabbing his shirt to haul him up to a sitting position. He cocked his fist back as he prepared to take another punch, snarling at the shocked man on the ground.
"First off, I am not fucking interested in anything you have to offer, got it?" Light hissed at the other man. "Secondly, learn how to show some respect for personal space. Walking up to any Omega and stimulating their scent glands without their permission like you were just doing is rude, disrespectful and revolting behavior, asshole! Thirdly, if you ever hope to have an Omega in your life, learn how to court one properly! Because you really fucking suck at it if that was your best attempt." Light voice had steadily raised, so that by now he was practically yelling at disturbingly enraptured looking Mikami Teru. Sicko...
Light released the man's shirt, letting him fall in a heap to the ground as he stood tall again, dropping his fist to his side.
"Ugh..." He gave one last disgusted look at the man on the ground and turned to L who was grinning from ear to ear.
"That was-" L began to speak, but Light cut off the man's words by dragging him in for a passionate kiss. The Omega poured all of the energy and emotion in that moment into conveying to the raven haired detective that he was clearly a very worthy Alpha for his affections.
Light was oblivious to the crowd that had formed due to the noise from the physical altercation and subsequent yelling. Other students walking around between classes had watched in amazement as the Omega took down the overbearing Alpha. They finally came up for air when the brunette heard whistles and people jokingly telling them to get a room. The young man blushed slightly and grabbed his bag from where he'd left it, giving the small assembly of people a smile before grabbing L's hand and dragging him away sheepishly along the path they'd come from earlier.
"L, I'm sorry I walked away before...I asked you to tell me something and when you did, I...it wasn't fair of me to act the way I did." Light said as they sat down on a wooden bench along the gravel path.
"Why did you Light? Walk away I mean?" What are you thinking? L observed as the young man's fists clenched and unclenched nervously.
Light sighed and looked off to the side at a small pond. A myriad of colorful emotions flittered across the young man's beautiful features. He's like a kaleidoscope. L suddenly thought to himself and he seriously doubted he could ever tire of viewing the world through this young man's eyes.
L wasn't sure what it was that had shifted and changed in him since meeting Light, but something was different in him on a fundamental level. It had continued to evolve and build over the days they'd known each other. With every touch, look, word...their arguments even...so that now he was staggered by the weight of what he was thinking and feeling already for the brunette.
Sure, the idea of Alphas and Omegas from varied backgrounds coming together because of a dynamic connection and finding a relationship had appealed to him in theory. However, deep down he'd always considered the idea of how certain Alphas and Omegas just "fit"...were perfect matches for one another, was probably a bunch of bullshit or at least something that would never happen for him, given how few people he came in contact with. He hadn't truly bought into the idea of things moving at the speed of...
Call it what you will...chemistry...pheromones...destiny...a red string that tied two people together...
At that moment, he had never felt calmer, reassured by the feeling of rightness that settled over him when he was around the Omega, something he'd never felt around another person of any dynamic before.
Never one to be afraid of seeking an answer or finding out the truth for himself, L's hand slid into place alongside Light's. Palm to palm, fingers interlaced, warm and steady. His other hand reached up to gently turn the younger man's face toward his own, thumb stroking his cheek as he gazed into those eyes...pools of honey that always seemed to trap him, a willing victim.
"Where can this go?" The brunette finally whispered, his voice wavering. "When the case is over, what will happen then?"
Ah, so that's what this is about... L smiled warmly at Light. He realized then and there that he needed to convey in straightforward, simple terms exactly how he was feeling if this was going to work. He was a highly intelligent man...selfish at times, childish maybe, but brilliant and he already knew what he wanted. There was no room for playing around here. He placed a chaste kiss on the younger man's lips.
"I'm not going anywhere, Light."
Golden eyes glistened. "But you're...you! Don't you need to leave to work on other cases?" Light retorted in disbelief.
The detective sighed and carded his fingers through the brunette's silky strands of hair, before cupping his cheek in hand. "I have no doubt I can make adjustments. I have the means to work from anywhere if necessary. Most work I do can actually be done remotely."
L observed him intently to gauge his response. "Few things would be worth it to me to do that...but a brilliant, caring, sexy Omega who can apparently kick an Alpha's ass?" Light smirked slightly at the other man. "That is definitely one of them." He grinned at Light, who lifted his head to look at him through his dark golden brown lashes.
L leaned in and initiated a more thorough kiss this time, pulling the other man's lithe athletic form against him as he devoured the soft lips presented to him. He pulled back and looked at him again, searching the younger man's eyes for any lingering signs of doubt regarding his intentions.
No...I'm not going anywhere. Light smiled broadly at him...and he felt like the sun was shining.
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