A/N: Feels good to be writing again! Thank you all for waiting patiently for me! (I will be updating another chapter to another story as well, I promise!)

Anyway, hope you enjoy!

(L P.O.V)

"So what did your father tell your grandmother? Last time I met her you'd just come out of the closet about our relationship in front of her, so I'd suspect he made up something to make sure she felt alright with seeing you again."

The brunette rolled his eyes at me for the third time that day. "And what makes you think he's said anything?"

I blinked. "We both know he said something."

The man relaxed in his seat a bit more and grumbled slightly. "He told her I was sent to study abroad."

"What did you learn from her?" Came Matt's reply.

It took only a second before the joke fully got to me and I had to turn away to hide my smile. The red head could be such a witty little brat some days that it almost made me proud to call him one of my successors.

Light only grinned a tiny bit but kept his eyes narrowed. "Refrain from using that sharp tongue of yours, Matt. My family isn't all that fun."

The red head only smiled cheekily. "Yes Light, whatever you say."

The call for our plane came and we immediately grabbed our bags to leave the terminal, Light keeping a close eye on the three boys to make sure they followed us. Knowing them, I didn't blame him for being over-cautious.

It would be an eleven hour plane ride to Japan from England, but with my private jet things would be more comfortable. I normally ever used it for cases that I had to travel to from Wammys, but I'd held off on any cases until after this little reunion of Light's was over. We'd be there for maybe a week or so and head back right away. I wasn't keen on having to meet with a large amount of people, but if it made Light happy… then I suppose I could endure it for a bit.

Besides, it did the boys good to get out of the orphanage and see the world.

I'd been together with Light for two and a half years now, and I'd known the boys for about five or six. Well… I'd known Matt and Mello for about five or six years. Near was still relatively new with me knowing him for about two or three years. However way you looked at it, I never thought for a moment that I'd have adopted them as my kids. I always believed they'd just end up as my successors and nothing more. But with Light getting the legal documentation to formally adopt them – behind my back no less – and getting me to sign it, they indeed became part of the family. The other children at the Wammy house were more than a little miffed to see me and Light favour over them over everyone else, but the heat died down after Light became one of the supervisors of the orphanage.

In a sense, Light was in charge of taking care of the children and watching over them, keeping things in order around the house, and helping out Wammy and Roger with the discipline and rewards to the kids whenever something arose. More times than not did he do a good job of it as well, even organising a few barbeques and celebrations for certain events. And he made absolutely sure that every child in the orphanage got to celebrate their birthday in one way or another. To keep things absolutely fair, he made sure that every child got at least three gifts from us, including Near, Matt, and Mello. Although they were our kids now, they didn't get more than the others when their own birthdays came up. All presents were set on a limit of money, and things never got out of hand this way.

Light made a huge impression on the orphanage, and I couldn't love him enough for doing so.

Finally able to get on the plane and relax into a more comfortable seat, Light almost immediately fell asleep where he sat. He'd been busy up until this day and I felt a little sorry for him because of it. Three birthdays – which he'd been prepared for – helping out a play performed by the drama children, grading tests, determining a few punishments – one or two of them being Mello's – and helping the boys cope with their injuries or illnesses. Matt didn't have a broken ankle, but it was severely sprained and he needed crutches for a while, Mello was having nightmares again –and it didn't help that the doctor gave him medicine for his throat that made him sleepy – and Near had been suffering through headaches for about two weeks now. The poor brunette was running himself ragged taking care of everything but insisted he do it all himself.

It was a good thing we were going to Japan where he could relax a bit more than beforehand.

I placed a hand on his back, trying to soothe him with a few caresses. "Go to sleep, Light. You deserve a break."

He gave a small chuckle. "Good luck waking me up. I'd probably sleep for a year with how much energy I've been using."

I grinned at this. "Then I'll just have to wake you with a kiss, oh Princess."

He gave me a small look up and down before looking away with a grin. "I doubt you're a prince Charming, but I'll have to see now won't I."

"Cold, Light. Very cold."

The pilot instructed us to clip on our seatbelts and no sooner afterwards were we moving from the runway. After about fifteen minutes were we able to move freely about the plane and the questions from the boys began. With Light being unconscious for the moment, it was up to me to tell them what was going on.

"So what's happening exactly?" Matt started. "Why are we headed to Japan this time?"

"For a family reunion, remember?" Mello answered.

"I know that, but why? I thought Light said we embarrassed him or something."

I interject at this. "Light is not embarrassed by us… he's embarrassed by them. I don't blame him either."

"Why?" Near piped in. "They're his family, aren't they?"

"Well… yes, but you have to understand that his father's side of the family is not that welcoming to the idea of homosexuality, or the idea of adoption and gay marriage. He just doesn't want you three in the middle of something so personal."

"So then why are we here?" Mello asked. "Shouldn't he have left us at home?"

"Don't you want to see Nan and Sofu again?" I asked back.

"Of course! But if Light's afraid for us…"

"Mello," I interrupted, "Light wants us to be part of his family, and to be part of a family you have to make sacrifices once or twice. Light gave up his home, his friends and family, and everything he knew back in Japan to live with us in England. Don't you think it's only fair we do the same for him every now and again? Despite what his family may think about us, he still chose us over them and he wants us to be part of his family as much as we want him to be part of our family. Yes, there will be a few times while we're there that may be more than what even I can bear, but if Light's happy then it should make us happy.

"Are we clear?"

The three of them nodded silently, their eyes to the floor.

I never really gave them as many life lessons as Light did, but I made sure to at least make a point of one or two lessons to be learned. I'm not sure if many of them got through their thick skulls, but they seemed to understand what I was trying to tell them. They were reaching teen years though so those lessons would fly out the door at some point. For some reason, most teenagers believed they knew everything in life.

Well… mine technically would… but not in the life department. They'd understand it when they were older.

Matt hummed slightly, leaning on Mello's shoulder. "You think any of them would like us?"

Mello merely shrugged. "They'd like Near because he's silent, but you and I… I'm not sure. 'Ryuzaki's' going to have the worst of us though."

"And what makes you say that?" I challenged the blonde.

He scoffed. "Please, if Light had adopted us on his own, then they'd only say how proud they were of him for taking in three orphans. But saying he and his boyfriend adopted three orphans basically throws up a red flag, especially if they're as bad as you say they are."

Now it was my turn to scoff. "And the moment they catch wind of your bratty and impulsive behaviour, they'll forget all about myself and react to Light taking in a 'damaged orphan'."

The small blonde stood from his seat, throwing up two fists. "You wanna go, frog-boy!?"

I merely waved him off. "I'd end you in one kick and you know it. Refrain from the fighting while we're there though. I doubt Light will favour you if you manage to hurt anyone while there."

Matt snickered at this. "I doubt Mello would actually go as far as hitting anyone. He couldn't even hit a mosquito.

The red head was happily punched in the arm by the blonde before he sat back down and turned away from him. I suppose he hit hard too because Matt practically had to bite his tongue to keep from yelling out in pain.

Near snickered a bit before grabbing his stuffed rabbit and trotting over to Light's side to nap with him.

"Deserved." He smiled out before shutting his eyes happily.

I sighed to myself. "Such a loving and caring family we have."