A/N: I am going to have a lot of fun writing in all the family Light has in his life, and the little shenanigans that the boys get into while the reunion is going on.

(Any suggestions for family members? Snarky ones, terrible ones, ones that make people infinitely mad? The floor is open!)

Hope you enjoy!

(Light P.O.V)

"Light, you're tapping your foot again." L reminded me.

I jolted at his words and realized he was right so I forced down the nervousness. "Sorry. I'm just a little panicky right now."

The detective only hummed at this. "The boys will behave."

I heard a knock at the door and my stomach froze over. I only prayed to god that it wasn't my grandmother. Her I was scared of most.

Thankfully, it was someone far better than the woman I'd thought it would be.

A tall, thin woman essentially ran into the kitchen to find me, squealed at the sight, then soon hugged me with an iron grip. This woman could care less about my preferences, just so long as I was alright. Perhaps not all of my family would be cold to me this week.

I hugged her back, feeling the air in my lungs getting squeezed out. "Good to see you Auntie Kass."

The brunette woman chuckled at me. "It's been too long, my dear!" She let me go to look me over a bit. "And how is the graduate? I haven't seen you since your days in private school."

I grinned slightly. "I've been alright. I've been living in England with my… err… family."

"Family?" She questioned before her eyes started to shine. "You have children!? What about a wife? What's their names!?"

I heard L snort a bit while drinking his tea and I had to elbow him to keep him in line. However, this didn't get past my aunt.

She smiled cheekily. "Or have you a husband now?"

I scoffed. "It's not likely I'll marry him in the future. He thinks marriage is for suckers and desperate people."

"Well Light," came the detective's words, "do I honestly need to prove that I'm faithful to you with a ring and a ceremony? Is it not enough that I've never even looked at another man or woman? A stupid, expensive ring is not a way of affection. It's a collar and nothing more."

I rolled my eyes at the man. "Auntie, meet my partner Prince Charming. As you can see he's every young man and woman's dream."

She giggled slightly before turning to him. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Ryuzaki. How long have you two been together?"

"About three years now." He answered politely. He then looked at me with a bold look in his eye. "But it's been like one long dream hasn't it, Light?"

"One long nightmare." I muttered before smiling. "But you make up for the hell you and the boys put me through most days."

"With lots of gifts and sex." He openly admitted, making my aunt nearly bust out laughing.

I could only thank god that neither the boys, nor my parents, were in the room to hear this.

Just as I'd turned away to sulk, the little devils themselves ran in to see who had been at the door. Kass took a shining to all three of them almost instantly.

"Light! Are these your boys!? They're adorable!" She practically squealed as she began to hug all three of them at once.

Not a one of them looked pleased.

"Err… hello?" Matt said quietly.

"Oh, sorry!" She apologized and let them all go. "I am Light's Auntie Kass. You can just call me Auntie… or Kassie! Either one works fine with me!"

Mello suddenly shifted closer to me to whisper, "Is she a few fries short of a kid's meal?"

I gave him a half-glare, grinning slightly. "No, she's just a bit bubbly. I suggest you deal with it since she'll be the easiest to get along with."

I then introduced the boys to her. "Kass, meet Near, Matt, and Mello. My spawns of Satan. Spawns, meet my Aunt Kass."

They all politely greeted her and it was one relative down.

…just a few hundred or so more to go…

…maybe I was overreacting about the hundred or so…

…maybe not.

We all sat together in the kitchen and I ended up fixing Mello's hair for him, which surprisingly calmed me down since I had something to do and I could make the blonde ball of rage look at least a bit more presentable before others showed up. In all truth though I was glad to be doing something other than waiting for my family. Working with my hands helped to keep my mind occupied and my thoughts clear. I think Mello knew this too, because more times than not he'd ask me on my stressful days if I could help him with his hair. And since he enjoyed the treatment, and I enjoyed the calmness of it all, it worked out rather nice.

As I worked on Mello's hair, Kass asked us a few questions about England and how I ended up with Ryuzaki and his brothers who we'd adopted as our children. To help with the language barrier I converted from English to my native tongue of Japanese. L did the same, as well as Near and Mello, but Matt got lost a few times so he didn't speak much. I guess I'd have to put him through language training again.

But the conversations continued on.

"It was your typical love story." Ryuzaki interjected when I'd been caught on a nasty knot in Mello's hair. It made me wonder how many times he'd actually brushed it in a week. "You know, our eyes met, we heard song birds and fireworks, then I tripped him in the hallway to embarrass him and he was all mine."

Near looked at me after this. "Is that what really happened?"

I scoffed yet again, finally getting the knot out. "Hardly. We hated in each other in the beginning. But that's because Ryuzaki was rude, unclean, unkempt, and completely full of himself. He won me over with his wit and charm later on, but I do not remember song bird and fireworks."

"Odd," the detective pondered. "Because I distinctly remember fireworks."

"They were at the fair we went to on our first date. I don't remember song birds at all, however. That part you had to have made up for storytelling."

"Perhaps, but it makes this love story sound better than it is. Especially when you stood up for us to your grandmother. Charming woman she was."

"And you'll keep that 'charming' attitude of yours at bay while she's here!" I warned him, pulling a bit too hard on Mello's hair, making him yelp slightly.

I immediately apologized and got back to work with getting his hair up and out of his face. Sometimes I appreciated Mello's patience with me and the way he allowed me to let off some frustration by helping him with his hair. I wouldn't tell him how feminine he looked when he asked for help with his locks, but I doubt he cared too much. I managed to make it look like he was still male-esque with his hair up, but the rest of his attitude had to do the rest for him.

Ryuzaki scoffed at my previous outburst. "I'm not afraid of her Light. Especially with how well you put her in her place last time she was around you."

Kass seemed impressed by this. "Did you honestly speak against her, Light?! I know how much of a pain my mother can be, but no one in our family speaks against her so willingly. Was everything alright?"

I tied up the blonde locks then turned to Kass. "I did, and I'm not ashamed by it. She has no right to make remarks about homosexuality when she doesn't understand it. I love Ryuzaki, and I'm happy to be with him. If she doesn't accept that, then that's her loss. Although, she thinks I've been studying abroad for the past few years so she doesn't know I'm still with him. I guess she'll find out later today about what's really been going on in my life."

"Well good for you by sticking by your man!" Kass said happily. "I'm happy for you, Light! And I'm sure you've been having a fine lie with your family, despite the ups and downs."

Matt happily nodded. "We love having Light with us! He's taken good care of us since he moved in! Better than any mom could ever be!"

Mello cuddled in next to me. "Agreed!"

I rolled my eyes. Coming from the blonde who hated me for about two months into my moving in."

The blonde blinked before cuddling in closer. "I didn't know you then." He muttered.

I pulled him into my lap to hug him close to me. "You're a terrible liar. You only started to like me after I snuck you a chocolate bar out of Roger's eyesight."

Another blink from him. "Well it was a good incentive, don't you think?"

I kissed his forehead lovingly, making him squirm away in disgust to L's side. The man never showed even the slightest bit of parental love to his boys aside from a few life lessons and letting them cuddle him when they want to. He wouldn't admit it, but he loved the cuddles more than he let on.

Near happily took Mello's place on my lap and I was happy to have him there. Even though my boys were terrors, they were the sweetest beings on the face of the earth some days. Especially with Near who was like a human plushie! Adorable and cuddly, with the voice of a little angel. He was always happy to cuddle me when he saw the opportunity.

I saw Kass smile at this. "Light, you are one lucky man, you know that? You've got three wonderful little boys, a loving partner, and it sounds like you've got a good life where you live. It might sound weird of me to say this, but I think leaving Japan was one of the best decisions of your life."

"I concur." Came my father's voice as he entered the kitchen. "It gave me three grandsons without the whole infant stage. Sayu was enough of a trouble to put me off the baby thought for a long time. As for your mother… she's just happy that there are kids in the picture."

"So we're kids now?" Mello spoke up. "Two minutes ago we were spawns of Satan."

"No, that's your aunt Sayu." L corrected. "She spawned in hell and showed up at my doorstep when I was much younger. You three just showed up out of nowhere."

"Yet we are still adorable in our own ways." Matt beamed.

"Adorable for a demon child, maybe." L muttered. "But I can't complain. You're better than what I'd imagined. Plus you're smarter than the average child so… it's a win win all around."

"So you love us because we're smart." Mello stated. "Fine then, I only loved you two because I got chocolate and a bed to sleep in anyway."

"Mello," I semi-warned.

He cowered slightly and grinned shyly. "Well… I guess I love Light all the same. But Ryuzaki can take a hike."

I held out an arm and the blonde ran in to hug me. "That's my boy."

"How dare you turn them against me?" L feigned hurt. "I've known them longer."

"I love them unconditionally." I countered. "Plus I feed them, keep them active, and make sure they eat healthier than you ever did. Honestly, I'm surprised Mello's teeth didn't rot out of his head from all that chocolate."

"I brush them!" The blonde exclaimed.

I cocked an eyebrow. "You do so now every day, but before I was part of the family you barely brushed them past once a month."

"Yeah, and your breath smelled like garbage!" Matt admitted. "I didn't say anything, but chocolate gives people the worst breath imaginable!"

The blonde merely pouted before cuddling up to my side. "It did not."

My eyes rolled at the child. He could be so whiny some days.

Another knock at the door pulled me from my thoughts and another few guests were let into the house. One of my uncles, another aunt, and a few cousins. I recognized them well.

These five were the second most vicious in my family in terms of rudeness and cold heartedness. They were big time movie producers and the kids were child stars. They worked together as a family group and made money like no one else. The only person who was richer than them was L himself. But, I couldn't let that slip to them because L was supposed to be a secret.

So, for the week to come, I was partners with a man from England. Which wasn't a bad thing… but in comparison to richness galore, I basically had nothing.

I felt Near cuddle into my chest and I looked down to see that he'd fallen asleep on my lap.

I smiled at the child in my arms. I didn't have nothing. I had three wonderful boys and a man who loved me dearly enough to step outside his comfort zone to make me happy. L, Near, Matt, and Mello were perfect for me.

But I prayed to every god known to man that they kept their promises to remain behaved.