A/N: Sorry my chapters are short for the moment, but I hope to change that soon. Just writing for the sake of writing at he moment. :)

Hope you enjoy!

(L P.O.V)

"Should we wake him up or are you gonna kiss him, prince charming?" Came the blonde's question.

My eyes rolled slightly as I shook the man awake. "Light, we're here."

"Hmm?" Came the groggy reply. "Wha… where are we?"

"Japan, Light. Remember? Family reunion, meeting with your father's family, leaving the kids in Russia…"

"YOU WHAT!" Came the angry yell from the brunette.

I had to control my snickering to keep him from hitting me. "Relax, Light, I was only joking. They're right here with us. We're landing though so buckle up."

"I swear to god I'm going to murder you!" He growled out, hitting me as hard as he could. "You cold-hearted sack of…"

"Watch it! We've got kids here!" I interrupted, letting lose a chuckle or two. "If you're going to kill me wait until there're no witnesses!"

The brunette turned to the boys, to which Mello replied for all of them, "We were asleep at the time of Ryuzaki's murder."

I flared my nostrils at him. "You traitorous brat."

Light quickly buckled his seat belt before beginning to hit me again, causing one or two bruises. I deserved it I suppose, but he didn't have to hit so hard.

When he was finally done hitting me he sat back in his chair and seethed. Near sat beside him and leaned on him to comfort the man. It only partially worked as Light just hugged him with one arm as a distraction, but I knew Light wouldn't hold a grudge for too long anyway. I knew he still loved me.

…somewhat…

The plane landed and we waited about ten minutes before unpacking and leaving the plane. Light's parents had waited patiently for us in the terminal and were ecstatic to see we'd all made it safely, happy to give us a few hugs and welcomes.

Nan happily held Near in her arms as she asked about the trip.

I tried not to snicker. "There were some… bumps on the way over."

Light growled. "Well deserved ones."

Light's father, Soichiro, sighed heavily. "You shouldn't be hurting people, son. Especially ones with connections."

"Oh, don't get me wrong, I deserved the harsh treatment." I said in jest, turning to Light. "Please my dear, hit me again. It does me so much pleasure."

A short pause between us before Light turned away. "I wouldn't waste the effort."

Right as I scoffed at his lack of vitality a small fist made connection to my arm causing me to flinch and trip over a bag we'd brought with us. When I looked up from my place on the floor I saw Matt on Mello's shoulders giving a high-five to Light after the man gave him his gaming device, and Mello his chocolate.

Light smiled at me haughtily. "Well, I did say I wouldn't waste the effort. I'd happily pay someone else to in the meantime."

I heard Light's mother, Sachiko, sigh as well. "And here I thought this week would be boring. Thank god you all came along."

With that, our week began.

(Mello P.O.V)

"Hey Mels, can you carry me on your back so I can play my game and not run into anything?" Matt suddenly asked.

"What? No, I'm not carrying you on my back so you can play a game."

The red head pouted. "Please Mels? I'd do it for you."

"That's a blatant lie." I mumbled before sighing in defeat and hunching over. "Alright, get on."

The gamer happily climbed aboard and I hooked my arms around his knees to keep him a bit more balanced. This position didn't exactly help my posture problem, but I suppose it was better than running after Matt when he walked in the wrong direction. I didn't have time to deal with his ludicrous behaviour today anyway. I'd been having the worst the feeling in my stomach since Light addressed this whole family reunion thing to us and I still said nothing about it for fear of hurting Light's feelings or something.

Matt happily turned on his game. "Love you, Mello!"

My eyes rolled as I started walking forward.

Matt had been my best friend since we were little kids and had always tried to do stuff like this for me. The thing was, he wasn't all that sneaky… or strong… or quiet… or even smart on some days. He was just… Matt. But that didn't mean he was useless. Just that he was different.

He sensed my distress right away when I didn't return his affections. "Something on your mind? Is it the nightmares?"

I shook my head. "I just have a bad feeling about this reunion." I whispered.

"You too? Man… freaky how we both think alike."

"Why didn't you say anything?" I asked a bit angrily.

He shrugged. "Didn't seem too important I suppose. I was just afraid of no one liking us. You?"

I hummed. "Same… I suppose. But, there's more to it than that. I mean, what if Light sees his family and he… you know… ditches us? He leaves Ryuzaki and we aren't a family anymore?"

"Come off it! Light loves us!" He reasoned. "He wouldn't give up his kids…" he paused, "would he?"

I felt my heart hammering in my chest. "What if he does? We'd be all alone and would probably be back to being just successors once again. We can't let that happen."

"Come on… this is Light we're talking about! The same guy who reads us stories before bed and takes care of us when we have fevers and nightmares! Would he seriously ditch us for some snobby family from his father's side?"

"Snobby people with money and trinkets to spare, and more than enough connections to have Light marry a movie star or model? Hell, I'd drop you guys for that."

We exited through the sliding doors.

"Speaking of dropping…" I let go of Matt and he fell to the sidewalk, "you're on your own now."

The gamer got up and huffed. "You can be so mean some days, Mel."

I merely grinned for a moment before growing serious again. "Think about it, Matt."

I turned to look at L and Light packing the bags into the car. "Light gave up a lot to be part of our family, like L told us. What's stopping him from gaining it all back and ditching us for good? We have to make sure that doesn't happen."

"I'm in!" Came a small voice from behind us.

I looked back to see the little snowflake Near looking up at us hopefully. "I overheard you guys talking… and I agree with you Mello. I know Light says he loves us, but what would stop him from leaving us after this week? We have to remind him that we're as much his family as they are, or more! I don't want to lose him… I don't want to be abandoned again!"

Matt hugged the kid close to him. "I'm in as well. I have a feeling Light might be persuaded to leave us when he sees his family, but we can't let him do that. He's our guardian… our dad. He can't leave us."

"He won't." I assured. "Not as long as we don't let him."

The man in question called us over to the car when things were set up and we hurried to his side. It wouldn't be until later that night did we come up with a plan to help us keep Light in the family.

We wouldn't lose him to these snobs… not on our watch.