Secrets you've never know
Chapter 2: My choice, My word
L stared at the teenage runaway before him. Just what level was this teenager on?
"I have no idea what you're talking about Yagami-san"
Raito narrowed his eyes and quickly wrote down another question
"How about a trade?" Raito knew this man wouldn't easily give away personal information to some stranger he had just recently met.
"Hmm...would Yagami-san tell me ANYTHING?" L said in a mocking tone, Raito felt his 'ears' twitch in annoyance at the new teacher
"Of course" Raito wrote down with a scowl on his face 'To a complete stranger who acts like a child' Raito added with a mental smirk
"Why does Yagami-san wear a black beanie cap with the words 'DN' on it?" Raito blinked a few times to realize what a random question was being said but he said he would answer, he quickly wrote down his response
"It's a reminder of who gave it to me" Raito let a small smile cross his face, L noticed this right away
'What could be so important to him that he wears a hat that is black with a weird meaning in public?' L snapped out of this thoughts as Raito gave him a questionable look
"I suppose Yagami-san will not tell me who?" L tried to press on, Raito gave him a look saying 'What do you think?', Raito narrowed his eyes at him , L sighed shallowly
"Hmm I didn't think you would believe me but I'm a private detective working on a case related you, so I'm afraid I can not tell you my real name, but if you like you may call me Ryuuzaki" L said as Raito went into deep thought
'A PRIVATE DETECTIVE?! Why would this be related to me unless they're LOOKING for me' Raito's tail shook in anger 'I will not be taken back after all I worked for!' Raito put on a stern face as he looked back at L
"Please don't be offended but Do. Not. Come. Near. ME." Raito wrote down quickly then put the note book in his pocket and walked away from L, for some reason L felt the need to follow him...how strange
'Must have been that strange candy that Matt put in my bag after he went to the Mario game store' L shook his head at the thought as he started to walk back to the school
"I wonder where Raito-san went..." L stopped dead in his tracks, He looked up to see clouds hovering over him 'Raito-san? Hmm the case keeps on getting more interesting...what am I getting myself into?' L sighed as he continued his trek to the school. He suddenly realized that most students were in their class eating. L, curious to where Raito was, asked one of the teachers near by.
"Raito Yagami? I know the kid never talks! He's probably skipping class again." The teacher remarked as he walked away.
'Raito-san skips class? He doesn't seem like that kind of person' L thought as he headed to the office to immediately see Yuki Tsukino with a glare and rage coming off of her person in waves.
"One day, ONE DAY and you manage to piss Raito off! What on earth did you do?" The woman's deadly glare even scared L, but he kept his face clear of emotion
"I asked him about his hat" L said, thinking it would calm down the woman. Thankfully it did. When the woman was calm once more, she looked at him with a slight glare, her voice a bit more steady.
"Hideki-san, I know this is your first day here, so I should let you know the things Raito hates to discuss. So, please, if you have questions please ask me, I don't want one of my students to do something regrettable"
L was shocked how this woman was the same one glaring at him and possible thought of killing him
"Why is Raito mute?" L asked, of course he had his own ideas:
1) Raito's voice had been damaged at some point
2) He chooses not to speak for no reason
or 3)... Need to think about it more
"Hideki-san, to be honest, I have no idea. When I first met him he was covered in blood... the only words I've ever heard him say is 'Thanks' after that I have never heard another word" Yuki had her arms wrapped around herself with a sad smile as she thought about the memory.
L felt sorry for the woman even if his face was blocked from all emotion.
"It's getting late, you should go home now" Her voice was cold as ice when she spoke, L nodded and turned his back to her as he headed for the door
"Please don't force him. I don't want the rest of him to break..." Her voice was only a whisper but L heard her clearly. Her words made him think was he doing the right thing?
L shook his head. It was his job to bring the siblings home, who was going to stop him?
L closed the door behind him along with the thoughts. He glanced at a clock near by… 3:48 classes should have ended by now... L knew he should call Watari, and go home and eat the sweets he was deprived today. He should…
But he didn't. Instead he walked around the school. L noticed a stairway to the roof, and started to go up. It seemed as though the roof was the only place where there wasn't a camera.
Yuki had no cameras here… why?
As L opened the door, he was shocked into silence.
The view was amazing! The clouds had darkened, making the appearance that the threat of rain was imminent. Even though the sky had turned a dark navy color, the sun was still high in the sky, shining with its caged freedom.
L's eyes followed a stray sunbeam and felt his eyes widen as his jaw dropped a bit. Raito was staring up at the sky in a trance, as he hadn't noticed L yet. L used this advantage and openly stared. Raito's mahogany eyes had a wanting in them as he viewed the open sky. The young detective imprinted the image into his head.
Maybe he'd draw it later.
When Raito finally looked at L, his eyes didn't show any shock.
'Oh I get the 'blank eyes of doom' again? He can stare at the sun with want and not me...not fair...wait what?! I'm jealous of the sun? Note to self: tell Matt not to buy candy for me anymore...' Because of his inner monologue, L didn't notice that Raito had walked towards him until he was a mere three feet away.
"I suppose Raito-san wants me to leave" L asked.
Before he turned, he saw Raito shrug. Turning back to Raito, he watched as the boy sat on the floor next to his bag. L walked in the same direction and sat with his knees against his chest. He sat close enough to respect Raito's space, a thing he wouldn't usually do...
"Why is Raito-san still here? I thought he would be home by now" L asked, looking at his toes, not really caring as Raito looked at him with a weird look.
"Is Raito-san wondering why I sit like this?" L said in a childish voice.
Raito slowly nodded
"I think 40 better when I sit like this" L stated, as if it was a fact among the world.
Raito rolled his eyes with a slight smile tracing his lips. L found himself flushed at the playful move Raito made, but willed away the slight pink color to disappear before Raito could see it.
Thunder was heard after a moment and L saw Raito jump slightly at the noise
"Would Raito like a ride home?" L asked, hoping to find out where the student lived.
Raito raised a brow at him that basically said, 'Do you think I'm stupid?' L sighed but refused to give up
"How about I drop you near by then?" L reiterated, hoping the younger man would accept his offer
'Hmm. If he tries to follow me I can always lose him, besides I don't want to be caught in the rain...' A chill ran down Raitos spine 'Ew... even the thought is disgusting!' Raito thought as glanced at L who was looking at his feet...
"Well Raito-kun?" Both men froze instantly; both went into their thoughts for a moment
'Did I just call him Raito-kun...where did that come from? I need more cake...' L thought as Raito was having somewhat similar thoughts
"Ryuuzaki just called me 'Raito-kun' ...and I like it...after today I have to stay away from him! He could find out!' Raito screamed in his head. When the two finished their mental monologues, Raito simply nodded his head and they both stood up and walked down to the school entrance to see a black car waiting for the two of them. Raito couldn't remember seeing the car in Tokyo; maybe the man was from another country?
"This is our ride Raito-kun" L explained happily. He and Raito stepped into the car only to be greeted by a redhead wearing goggles, smoking a cigarette, and playing a PSP along with a blond wearing leather and munching on a chocolate bar
"Matt. Mello." L gave each a nod, even though he had no idea why they would be there when he should have had a ride with Raito-kun...
L slapped himself mentally. He needed sugar now!
"Mello, can I have a chocolate bar." L wasn't asking, he demanded it.
Mello gave him a glare but gave him one nonetheless.
Raito stared at them with disinterest. After ten minutes, Matt took his eyes away from his screen and looked at Raito.
"Who are you?" Matt said as Mello looked over to him also. L sighed quietly.
"This is Raito Yagami, please don't fight" L said as he decided to watch from the side lines as he ate his chocolate bar.
"Why didn't he introduce himself? He has lips and teeth unless he lost them already." Mello replied, not really listening to L's last part of the sentence
"He's mute, baka" Matt said as Mello glared at him
"How would I know that?!" Mello slightly raised his voice making Raito wince because of his poor sensitive ears. This did not go unnoticed by L.
Mello turned back to Raito and evilly grinned.
"So he can't say anything back? No sass?" Mello said with joy clearly coming in his voice.
'Somehow, I have a feeling this won't end well...' L and Matt thought as they watched Mello and Light.
Matt nodded to Mello's question.
"Then pretty boy, how's school with girls? You've got to be popular with them you look perfect but with that hat, you look weird. Tell me, what's under there?" Mello said with a gleam glowing in his eyes, Raito felt his anger slowly rise.
'Forget it! It's just a blond! He knows nothing about me! Yeah sweet control...' Raito thought to himself. When he snapped out of his thoughts he saw Mello's hand heading to his hat 'Ok, screw control!'
Before Mello's hand could touch him, Ratio took a hold of his wrist pulling the other boy to him, twisting the arm enough to make it hurt and not break. Mello yelped loudly.
"LET ME GO!" He yelled, hurting Raito's ears even more.
Raito let go, he looked at the other three people in the car. Mello was rubbing his arm glaring at him, Matt was so surprised he almost dropped his cigarette, and L stopped eating his chocolate! All three just stared (or, glared in Mello's case) at him.
Raito, having had enough, tapped on the window lightly. L asked the driver to stop and Raito quickly exited the vehicle and walked out of view.
Matt suddenly burst into laughter.
"What's so funny?" Mello snapped as he and L stared at Matt as if he gone insane.
"You were being so cocky and thought he couldn't fight back! If hadn't let you go, who knows!" Matts laughter subsided and L found himself slightly chuckling.
Mello glared at them.
"Why did you have to choose him L?!"
L stared with a puzzled expression on his face.
"Raito-kun? As what?" L said as both Mello and Matt rolled their eyes.
"As your boyfriend" Mello and Matt said at the same time. L's eyes widened and he almost choked on the chocolate.
Death by chocolate...
Not really a bad way to end it.
"Raito-kun and I aren't like that!" L protested but the two other boys smirked.
"You like him, though, don't you? L, I thought this would be impossible for you! Why don't you try to catch him!" Mello said forgetting the fact that the same man had twisted his arm.
"He is part of my case!" L yelled slightly.
"Can't he be both?" Matt asked. L thought about it. When he didn't reply the three of them stopped talking all together. They arrived at the hotel to see a boy around Mello's and Matt's age, with snow white hair and pure black eyes, stacking sugar cubes.
"L, I want a toy." L sighed.
"We will go after I have some cake." L replied.
"...Yes"
When Raito got home he saw that Sayu had been reading a manga. He peered over her shoulder to see the title was 'Death note' Maybe he'd have a look at it later, just in case.
"Raito! How was school today?" she looked him and saw a glint of something she hadn't seen in her brother in a long time, joy. Before she could ask any more questions, he went out of the room.
'I want to know!! Raito's expressions are hard to read but I can still find them!! This calls for a special dinner!' Sayu put on her coat and put 50 dollars in the coat pocket, she wrote on a note for Raito she was going into town. Nothing could go wrong, right?
Sayu headed out the door having no idea what would happen.
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When Near decided L had enough cake, he dragged L to a toy store in town. He got a Chinese horse figure. It was ruby colored with the kanji for Justice painted across its entire body.
Leaving the store, they saw a girl around Near's age. She had dark brown hair to her shoulders and chocolate-brown eyes. Holding bags of food with her, it looked as though a familiar man was harassing her.
L's eyes widened. Osamu Tse. The man talking to the young girl was a criminal that had escaped from jail only yesterday. He was originally arrested for murdering young children.
This was bad.
L grabbed Nears hand and rushed toward the two.
"Please, I don't have any money." L heard the girl say as he saw the man hold up a pocket knife and cut her arm past the jacket she wore
"AHH!! Stop it!!" L grabbed the man's arm and kicked him hard in the stomach, causing him to double over in pain. Near took the girl's hand and went some where to hide.
He only hoped L would be safe.
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When Raito got out of the shower, which he really hated, he could tell his sister wasn't in the house. He quickly put on clothes and saw a note on the counter saying she went out shopping.
The teen could feel a bad feeling come over him. He instantly left the house and headed towards town. A few blocks from Sayu's promised grocery stop, Raito observed a small crowd running towards some commotion down the street. He stopped when he recognized the two people fighting, Ryuuzaki and the murderer who just got out of jail. Raito ran, without thinking, into the man toppling them both over.
L stared at him with surprise.
"Raito-kun?" Raito nodded, he and L took a fighting stance as the man stood up. Instead of fighting, he quickly grabbed Raito by the throat.
"Tell me, Kid, how would you like to meet death?" He gave out a dark chuckle.
Struggling to breath, Raito kicked and scratched at the man but nothing broke the iron grip. Suddenly, Raito felt himself go limp until another urge went through his body.
'Don't you dare die! You have too much to live for right now! What about Sayu?! Don't you care about her!' The voice inside Raito's head made his eyes snapped open with a red-lint to them. He placed his hands on the man's arm and dug his now claws into the arm until blood dripped onto the cold floor. Screaming the man dropped Raito to the ground in pain.
"WHAT THE HELL!? I'LL KILL YOU!" The man took his arm, put pressure on it, and took off running.
When Near and the girl were sure that it was over, the girl's eyes widen and she dropped her bags as she ran to Raito.
"Onee-san! I'm so sorry!" Sayu started to cry uncontrollably.
L and Near had no idea how to make her stop crying as they had never really paid attention to the emotions of females. Raito rolled his eyes and pulled her to his chest, making her crying decrease but she was still sobbing and shaking. Raito sighed quietly as he softly purred softly enough for Near and L not to hear. Sayu instantly relaxed, shocking Near and L, when she stood to stare at them and bowed.
"Thank you for saving me. My name is Sayu, please let me repay you." she said looking at the ground, L couldn't believe it! He had found both of his runaways in one day! Should he take them both back now? L looked at Sayu and Raito's face, he sighed, he could give them a few more weeks.
"It's ok" Near said surprising L and Sayu. Raito just watched as Sayu started to blush.
'Wait, blush? Don't tell me...' Raito nearly choked, as his little sister proceeded to hug the white-haired boy. Sayu stopped when she looked at her brother who was glaring at her.
"I still love you too, you know" Sayu said as rolled her eyes. She picked up the bags she had dropped and started to walk away.
"Onee-san, you coming?" Raito shrugged, meaning he'd be there in a little while.
"Near, why don't you go wait in the car for me." L said without taking his eyes off Raito. Near simply nodded and went to the car from earlier.
"Raito-kun, care to explain why Sayu-san was outside walking alone?" L asked.
He knew Raito wouldn't let Sayu outside, with Raito knowing who L was. Raito looked down in shame, making L feel slightly guilty for rebuking the teen.
'He helped Sayu. Ok, I've got to swallow my pride now.' Raito thought as he gave a bow to L who was so shocked his mouth dropped open and he gaped at the teen.
"Is Raito-kun thanking me?" L knew he was but he wanted see, to make sure. Raito nodded as he stood up straight, a slight flush of embarrassment on his cheeks.
'Raito-kun is very shy... I wonder how long it will last' L thought as Raito's flush went away 'Oh, so soon?' L added, but when Raito smiled at him brightly he felt his heart give a jolt.
"Will you answer me a question?" L asked wanting to calm his racing heart.
Raito gave a nod.
"How is Raito-kun mute?" L's question shocked Raito. Only one other person had ever asked him that. Raito looked at the ground between them.
"I see, Raito-kun cannot answer me" L turned around to the car but stopped dead in his tracks when he heard something.
"My voice should be forbidden. I don't want anyone to die because of my mistakes, Ryuuzaki." The voice was deep, yet comforting. When L turned to see who said the hypnotizing voice he saw no one.
'Is my head playing tricks on me?' L shook his head at the thought but for some reason it felt like the voice had belonged to the mute runaway.
End of chaper two!
Rei- I know I said in my last chap I wanted 15 reviews but I really wanted to write it!!. So I will put aside my selfish needs... Oh and I would love to thank my beta 'Kitsune55' THANK YOU!! I will update more often! but one thing for me being selfish...I will give you a cookie if you review!! bribe with cookies mahahaha again please review or the slower the update!! .