a/n: I do not own any rights to the Coldplay song quoted below.
Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face and I
Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face and I
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Fix You - Coldplay - X & Y
"Did you call an ambulance as well? Just in case?" L muttered anxiously to Watari as they came up on the last turn before the street that Light's house was on. The older gentleman nodded and focused on the road ahead as they pulled up to the house. As they arrived, L hopped out, swiftly assessing those gathered. Several cars had pulled up with security team members around the same time, they'd exited from their vehicles, armed and ready, having been briefed prior to their arrival by Watari.
"I am Ryuzaki. I was sent by L and you will follow my orders exactly per his direction. The suspect is likely in the victim's bedroom upstairs, if he is still here at all. You've all been made aware of the suspect's similarities in appearance to myself. Please do not accidentally shoot me...that would be unfortunate." L grimaced.
"Team one, secure the perimeter. Team two, secure the first floor. Team three is with me, securing the second floor. Top priority is to locate and safeguard the suspect's intended victim, Light Yagami. Move out."
L pulled his gun out, clicking off the safety as he neared the door. He pulled out a key Light had given him for the house in case of emergencies and gave it to one of the other security guards on team two to unlock the door. It was difficult to step back to let the other team in first. All he wanted to do was run upstairs to check on Light. If I don't do this right, we could be playing into B's hands.
The Alpha gritted his teeth as the last member of team two entered the house. L began to imagine what could be happening to Light upstairs. He could be bleeding out...what if B cut him up? The horrible possibilities and very real crime scenes of Beyond's that he'd viewed over the years flashed through his mind. His eyes widened further.
"Fuck it, I'm not waiting another second. Team three, upstairs now." They quietly and quickly made their way through the first floor and quietly ascended the stairs to the second floor. As they arrived at Light's door, the lingering scent of what could only be a highly distressed Omega emanated from the room. Even with their extensive training, the strength of the pheromones caused the Alphas around him to noticeably bristle with concern. L's heart pounded wildly in his chest upon hearing nothing from inside but a terrifying silence. He immediately signaled for them to open the door.
His eyes darted around the room until they landed on the bed. No...oh god...please be ok...
"Get the EMT up here now!" L ordered as he ran over to the naked, unmoving and bloody figure sprawled there amongst the sheets. He kneeled on the floor next to the bed to try and assess Light's injuries.
His fingers felt at the brunette's wrist for a pulse and found it was strong and steady. He let out a small sigh of relief. We just found each other...there was no way you could leave me this soon... L heart swelled with emotion. I can't lose you.
Most of the damage appeared to be coming from a vicious bite wound at his scent gland. Why is he passed out, did B drug him? I wouldn't be surprised... L felt around Light's skull and came across a considerable lump on the back of his head.
You were knocked out then...It's going to be ok Light. He turned to one of the men.
"Make sure the rooms on this floor are secure." L pulled a sheet up over Light's naked body. "Where is the damn EMT?" He growled at the men behind him before turning his attention back to the frail looking person in the bed in front of him.
Beyond never should've been allowed to get this close...to do this... He pushed the young man's hair away from his face. "I'm so sorry...this is all my fault." L whispered.
Light's eyelids fluttered and the young man let out a pained moan that broke the Alpha's heart. The brunette's heavy lids slowly opened, golden eyes dazed and unseeing as he stared ahead at L.
As things came into focus for the young man, the Omega's expression quickly changed to one of fear as he let out a scream, startling L as he scrambled backwards, tangling in the sheets as he tumbled off the other side of the bed. He thinks I'm B...this is what you wanted, isn't it asshole?
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No, no, no... The brunette's mind was screaming at him. Get away...no more...please no.
"Light!" The raven haired male spoke sharply, cutting through the screams. "It's me, not Beyond. Calm down, look around...I've got security guards with me and everything, would B do that?" The noise quieted and the young man peered around the room, taking it all in with wild panicked eyes. L, security guards...
Light's tensed body suddenly seemed to collapse in on itself as he let out a choked sob and buried his face in the sheet around him. "I c-couldn't stop him...a-at first I thought, I t-thought..." The brunette whispered as his body shook.
...he touched me...his hands...oh god...why...
"Light, will you let the EMT look at you please?" L's voice was gentle now...the voice the young man remembered, not B's twisted and taunting version of it. Light let it wash over him, a stark reminder of who L really was. His head and neck throbbed painfully and he winced, closing his eyes. It hurts...
"Your neck is bleeding and it appears he hit you in the head. We need to take care of those injuries, make sure you don't have a concussion." The raven haired man spoke cautiously, then paused. Light realized he had yet to answer him as he sat there in a haze. "I can leave if you're uncomfortable with having me here." L murmured quietly.
The young man braved raising his head to look at L again, fighting off the image of Beyond looming over him from behind. He looked so sad and worried, ready to do anything for his traumatized lover to help him feel safe. Unlike the horrible man who'd tried to put on a costume and role play with Light just a short while ago.
How could I ever compare the two. Beyond is a pale imitation of the man in front of me. I won't let him succeed with whatever he was trying to accomplish here tonight. It was Beyond, not L... He felt a spark of anger in his gut, but set it aside for the moment as the need for comfort overwhelmed all else.
Not trusting his own voice, Light reached an arm out of the sheets toward L tentatively. He was relieved when the other man smiled, circling round the bed to sit next to him on the floor and beckoning over the waiting EMT.
As the technician began to look at Light's injuries, L settled down next to the Omega on the floor. "I know you've been through a lot already Light, but I need to ask, do we need to go to the hospital...were you...?" The usually composed raven haired detective seemed to find himself incapable of finishing the sentence. The unspoken word hung in the air around them.
"N-no...he didn't get a chance to go that far...it was..." The younger man recalled Beyond's fingers and hands touching him intimately and tears welled up in his eyes again. He leaned in, pressing their foreheads together. "I can't...I'm sorry-" The Omega whispered.
"Shhhh...Light, you have nothing to be sorry for. I'm just thankful you're alive. I don't know what I'd do if I lost you." The Alpha held him and began to croon softly as the brunette's neck was cleaned and bandaged.
They checked Light's head, but he didn't appeared to have a concussion, simply a horrible headache and swelling lump that they gave him a painkiller for. An ice pack was applied as well in an effort to reduce swelling.
"I want you to stay at the hotel until we figure out a plan going forward." L quietly murmured, holding the ice to the back of the young man's head as it rested on his shoulder Light nodded weakly in agreement as his eyes drifted to the blood stained bed.
"Please...I n-need to get out of h-here..." Light murmured as he began to shiver, unsure if it was from the cold of the ice pack or a delayed bit of shock from the events of the evening. "Can they leave so I can put some clothes on now?" He realized he was still wrapped in only the sheet he'd accidentally pulled from the bed in his panic.
L swiftly grabbed him another blanket and set the ice pack aside. Then he asked everyone to leave the room. "Do you want me to go too?" The brunette shook his head. "Just help me pack a bag so we can leave."
Within 10 minutes, Light was dressed, packed and ready to go. The look on his face was haunted as he made his way through a house that was already filled with too many memories. He felt them crawling across his skin, reaching for his neck, ready to wind themselves into a noose that would choke the air from his body.
I can't...I'll never feel safe here again. I hate him. Light's eyes narrowed as he felt that anger he'd experience earlier begin to grow again.
He staggered at the bottom of the stairs as a sudden wave of exhaustion hit him. L's arms caught him and Light tensed. It's ok...it's not B, it's L. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Light...do you need to stop and rest?" The Alpha asked in concern. The brunette shook his head and forced his body to relax in L's embrace for a moment.
He steadied himself and they continued to move towards the door, exiting the place that once held so much happiness, laughter and joy for Light, but now seemed more determined than ever to become his own personal version of hell.
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He could still taste Light's blood in his mouth. Beyond grinned maniacally. It caught under his nails and stained the fingertips of his hands, which maintained a loose hold on the wheel as he drove towards his destination.
He smelled like strawberries. He was hiding his scent during the performance...such amazing pheromone control at close range... The dark haired male licked his lips. Delicious.
After the Omega had passed out, he'd gone out the patio and climbed down from the balcony, staggering through the back yard in a near euphoric and intoxicated state. He'd let himself go so completely during his brief time with the young man, letting his rage and anger at L take over...consume him.
He had been vicious and cruel, wanting to hurt the detective...using the young man on the bed below him as the tool towards that end. To make L see that he could take his things whenever he wanted...treat them however he liked.
However...
He hadn't expected the rush of guilt that hit him as he drove further down the road and thought of the Omega's happy expression when he'd first arrived...how he'd taken that look away.
He hadn't expected to be haunted by the moans of pleasure from the young man when he'd hit that spot just right...or to want to hear them again.
He hadn't expected Light Yagami to...affect him like this. B scowled, gripping the steering wheel tightly.
That was not part of the plan.
He did not get attached.
Well, maybe I wasn't too far off in the threat of making him my prize...I guess I could do that instead of killing him. B considered his options. It's the best way to create a win-win situation for me I suppose...
Beyond chuckled at the idea of L wracked with guilt, wondering for years on end where Light was, whether he'd ever see him again...knowing that he was with the enemy and unsure what B was doing to him.
That will make the suffering much longer, more painful and destroy him more thoroughly than if I just killed him...a swift death is too good for you, L.
Maybe I could send him a Christmas card every year as a friendly reminder of his lost lover. B mused. A different picture on the cover every time, showing all the ways I've marked him as mine. He pulled over and parked the car in front of an apartment complex. His eyes scanned the building for signs of movement.
Beyond checked the time. 3:00 am, I'm cutting it close, but it shouldn't be long now.
He pulled out a pair of night vision binoculars, training them on the side window of a ground floor apartment at the end of the building. Ten minutes later he saw the window open and a long toned leg slide out. B grinned. Like a lamb to the slaughter.
After watching this Omega, Isis, for several weeks now, he knew that she was an insomniac and a heavy smoker. The petite ebony haired dancer was also an independent little thing apparently. Every night Beyond had come by to observe her apartment since she'd been given round the clock in home security, the twit had snuck out of her bedroom window at around 3am. The surveillance team clearly never imagined that the Omega would be so stupid as to put herself in danger like this and appeared to be none the wiser regarding her late night excursions.
She never did anything of much note, simply walked over to the all night convenience store to buy cigarettes. After that, she'd come back to her place and lean out her window, chain smoking and reading paperback romance novels, sometimes until the sun came up.
Once she was on her way, Beyond drove to a mid-way point he'd scouted out that had heavy tree cover for a long stretch of sidewalk. This would ensure no street cameras would be able to see what was happening. He pulled on a hoodie for good measure and got out to stand in the shadows.
"...seriously, Carla, it's so ridiculous. I love that I'm getting a free chauffeured ride around wherever I want and all but it's like I'm on lock down. Fuck that!" Beyond rolled his eyes as he heard the Omega approach, then pass by chatting loudly on her phone. Oh well, no time like the present...and I really can't put this off to wait for another opportunity when she's not on the phone. B shrugged and prepared himself.
"Yeah, I feel like I'm in high school, having to sneak out behind my parent's backs or something..." Isis snickered. Beyond moved swiftly and silently as he made his way to the girl and plunged a sedative filled syringe in her neck. She didn't have a chance to let out more than a gasp, her phone clattering to the ground. She turned her head slowly and looked at him, her bright hazel eyes going wide before slumping to the ground, a lit cigarette still in her hand.
"Tsk..haven't you ever heard about the dangers of smoking kiddo?" B giggled and reached down to pluck it from her hand, taking a nice, long drag before throwing the girl over his shoulder. Once she was secure in the car, he was quickly on his way. I wish I could see L's face when he finds out that one of the Omegas slipped out from under their noses tonight...
Beyond went through a mental checklist of the last 24 hours. Had a nice romantic bonfire with Hikaru, enjoyed some one on one time with Kira, picked up my newest toy to play with, Isis...wow, I've been a busy boy haven't I?
He grinned wickedly, releasing a plume of smoke as he finished the girl's cigarette. He flicked it out onto the asphalt below before turning on the radio. The night was clear and cold as he drove along, humming along happily once more with the music.
xxx
Light drifted sleepily. He literally felt like he was floating. Huh? He cracked open his eyes upon hearing the ding of an elevator and was looking up at L.
"Why are you carrying me?" Light mumbled grumpily as the doors closed behind them and Watari pushed the button for their floor. "I can walk perfectly well, nothing is wrong with-" *yawn* "my legs." He muttered, his golden eyes gazed at the Alpha, who gave him a smile in reply, his own dark eyes full of affection for the younger man as he held him close.
"Shh...doctor's orders..."
"Liar...there was no doctor...if there was, I want a second opinion."
L grinned at him as they exited the elevator and entered the penthouse. Light couldn't help but smile in return and it felt good to do so...his heart beating a little faster as he gazed at L.
He tried to protect me...came to save me and take care of me...wait, how did he...
"L...how did you know I was in trouble?" Light suddenly remembered the surveillance cameras. His eyes became wide and his breathing grew panicked. L looked at him with concern and quickly set him down on the sofa, which unfortunately gave the young man a perfect view of the monitors across the room that still had his house pulled up. He gave a strangled cry, burying his head in his hands.
L glanced over to where Light had been facing and quickly gestured for Watari to turn them off. "It's ok Light, they're off now."
"Did you see? Is that why you came? Did you see what he did?" Light whispered fearfully.
L sighed and took the brunette's hand. Light felt him tentatively brushing the scent gland on his wrist. The young man looked up at him and nodded, affirming that it was ok for the Alpha to soothe him that way. Light was not afraid for once to admit that he needed comfort right now.
Later I'll be stronger...later I'll... The rage that simmered deep inside him was happy to wait for the right time and place to be let free, now was not it. Light didn't have the strength or the means to take the kind of action he wanted to against Beyond Birthday at the moment.
For hurting him and by extension L...Light would see the man suffer. He would take this time to plan, prepare and when the opportunity presented itself, he would strike at Beyond with everything he had...to hell with the consequences.
"B called and let me know he was in your house. I pulled up the cameras to confirm he was telling the truth, then we left almost immediately and called security to meet us there." L rubbed soothing circles on his wrists. "I didn't watch anything past him walking into your room."
"Light, I want to be able to take care of you and I'm not saying you need to talk about it tonight, but at some point I'd like to know more about what happened. If only so I can avoid doing anything that would trigger bad memories of B given our similar appearances." The brunette gazed at him apprehensively, eyes darting back to the surveillance equipment across the room.
"I won't watch the video if you tell me not to. I don't think there is going to be anything relevant to the case on it. This was purely Beyond trying to be hurtful."
L reached up to gently run his fingers through Light's hair. The young man closed his eyes and leaned into the other man's touch. "I'm so sorry, Light." The Alpha's voice wavered with emotion.
Light's eyes opened, taking in the guilt and sadness in L's expression. He leaned in to take the man's face in his hands. "Shhh." He gently met L's lips with his own in a soft kiss before wrapping both arms around the raven haired detective's neck and holding him close.
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