I am a Disclaimer. Yes, I have a hard life, but I'm here to tell you that this author does not own Death note or its characters. Trust me; I would know if she did.
McFuzzy: Tadah! I'm back everybody! That wasn't too long of a wait now was it, (almost 2 weeks, ahahah…)? So, I was reading back on some of my old chapters and I was like, "Oh my goodness, I suck at writing steamy scenes." As such an observation has dawned on me, I have decided to actually write a bit better, myeeees.
Light: You, write better? Ha!
McFuzzy: Yes, indeed. I've actually been watching the series yet again so as to get into character a bit more. I think I'm making Light a bit more stupid than he is which is bad and ooc. So congratulations to me for actually continuing a story; this is my tenth chapter and I feel very accomplished!
Light: Yeah, your e-mail is completely bogged with reviews.
McFuzzy: And what lovely reviews they are! Can you believe that people are actually adding my story to favorites? I feel happy, so very happy! No, but seriously, thank you for taking the time to review me, y'all; I really love it!
Light: How sweet, (pukes).
Ryuuzaki: People only read it because of me.
Light: What!?
McFuzzy: Yes, Ryuuzaki, we all love you dearly.
Light: What about me?!
McFuzzy: Well, you are evil, and while people are attracted to that aspect in character development, not many people can avoid the fact that Ryuuzaki's character is one of the most intriguing and creative in anime history, or at least I think so. You're too good looking, Light; I'm sorry.
Light: Then why don't you just forget about me, then!? Who needs Light?!
Ryuuzaki: Raito-kun is essential to one of the things people most like about Death Note, which is the dramatic and intense rivalry between you and me.
McFuzzy: Okay, I'm sorry, but this is an extremely long intro, so on with the story!
Light: I hate my life! (cries)
Chapter 10 – Stay Mellow --
The sunlight was just breaking through a misty layer of clouds, and the ground was wet from a random downpour. Light looked up to the skies and saw the formation of a rainbow peek its head through the clouds.
He looked over to Ryuuzaki who was walking beside him, pulling his sweater up from the now emerging sunlight. They were walking to the Café near Ray Penbar's house so as to meet up with the rest of his crew.
Light remembered planting a large fist in between Ryuuzaki's eyes after he had kissed him. He still had the mark, and it made Light smile thinking that it was his work.
Sometimes Ryuuzaki could be strange, but he was just too strange now. Light wasn't exactly sure if he was playing head games or not, but he still had it firmly set in his mind not to allow this stranger to defeat him, if that was even his goal.
He wondered what Ryuuzaki would gain through such physical contact. Maybe try to lure me into love then break me?
Light put a hand to his lips and blushed. Ryuuzaki's lips were rather soft, surprisingly enough.
Neither of them said a single word until they got there. When they walked in, Light viewed his teammates sitting at leather-bound seats and sipping on coffee.
Matsuda seemed to have ordered something sweet off of the menu. He watched Ryuuzaki's eyes light up and rubbed his temples as he saw Ryuuzaki skulk over to where Matsuda was sitting.
"Come on, everybody." Light motioned for them to come. They all herded outside of the shop with a couple of grunts and left Matsuda to pay the bill.
"Alright, we should make our way to Ray's house an-"
"I made a promise by the side of the road that I would bury my God damned halo… I got a heart made of black linen!"
Light leaped about ten feet from where he was and gritted his teeth. He plucked the phone out of his pocket before it could ring anymore.
"Mikami…" He put the phone back in his pocket. The last thing he wanted to do was listen to an obsessive stalker. He noticed everybody blankly staring at him, accept for Ryuuzaki, who was shoving a piece of cake in his mouth.
"Let's just go..." With that, Light led his herd to Ray Penbar's place.
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They were about a block away from Ray's house, which was in plain view from where they were.
"Ryuuzaki, are you sure he's still in there?" Ryuuzaki whipped out his laptop.
"Affirmative." They all descended upon his house.
Light was the first to knock on his door. No reply came. He knocked again, everybody just standing around him. When the knob on the door turned, they all backed away, ready for open fire.
Light frowned and kept his composure as he fondled the gun strapped in his belt. He watched as a taller black-haired man peeked out the door with a curious look on his face. When he smiled at them, they all relaxed.
"Can I help you?"
"I'm from the police agency in Tokyo. I was wondering if we could ask you some questions about the recent car-jacking. It seems as if the surviving victim remembers your presence at the scene of the crime."
"I see." He opened his door wider and motioned for them to come in. "This might take a while, so just make yourselves at home.
Light's mind was turning furiously. He didn't know if he should go inside this potential-lunatic's house. He seemed normal enough, but he could have been putting up a front, and Light knew all about that.
He looked to Ryuuzaki, and almost as if he was thinking the same thing, he nodded at Light, making him feel much more comfortable with the idea. Light nodded and went inside, the rest of his team following behind. Light noticed that his house smelled like cinnamon.
Ray lead Light into a small dining-room area with a quaint dining table. They all sat, Ryuuzaki scooting uncomfortably close to Light. He decided not to fight it.
"You probably know already that I'm Ray Penbar. You couldn't have found me any other way, I suppose. It's nice to meet you all." Light rolled his eyes.
"You're with the FBI, right, Ray?" He nodded. "I'm assuming that you were assigned to investigate a potential car-jacking scene, correct?"
He nodded again, glancing at Ryuuzaki who was blankly staring at him.
"I have already deduced that you are not the person that my team and I are looking for judging by the fact that you haven't killed the only surviving victim that knows your whereabouts. In order to remove yourself completely from suspicion, there would be no point in keeping him alive, even if it did mean lowering your suspicion; this is completely unnecessary considering that no one even knew you were involved besides him, unless you believed that someone else knew. Considering that no one else is alive, I've deduced that you are not our suspect. However, we were informed that there was another person involved in the conspiracy. Do you remember someone else?"
The entire investigation team just gaped at Light. They didn't even know he didn't consider Ray a suspect anymore. Ryuuzaki didn't even flinch.
"N-not that I remember… what was your name?"
Light was a bit shocked to hear him ask that question. He wondered, maybe he kept Mikami alive as to lure any possible threat to his house and eliminate them.
However, this would be a problem, because it would lead suspicion strait to him if a bunch of people wound up dead right after visiting him.
He already knew that the killer needed names to kill his victims, this had been proven by a publicity stunt they had tried earlier; it confirmed that the killer was in Tokyo at the time.
Light also knew that he didn't kill by contact, but by some long distance method without hands and without drugs.
He didn't want to take any chances, so he used an alias. He hoped that his team would keep their mouths shut.
"Oh, me? I'm Tsunda Ranmaru."
"Right. Like I said, Tsunda-san, I'm positive that there was no one else there besides the men that have already died, the victim, and me. His name is Mikami, or something like that, right?"
So, Light thought, he knows who Mikami is.
"What is your relationship with Mikami?"
"Just some guy that I got to know. I had gotten up with their gang in a guise of wanting in on the profits, when my real intention was to find a lead on a large Yakuza deal that will take place later this month. They were happy to accept because they needed the help."
"Just before I left, Mikami had started to retaliate; the other two victims were already dead. I was given specific orders to come back alive with information, so I decided to leave before they killed me for some odd reason. The situation had gotten too bloody for my liking, but I'm surprised Mikami is alive. He is alive, right?"
"Yes, very much so. You are positive that there was no one else that could have gotten away, right?"
"Absolutely not. I have my FBI report here, if you want to look at it." Ray stood up and walked out of the room.
He heard shuffling and a bit of banging, but he returned with the reports, which were a bit crumpled. Light looked over them thoroughly, and saw that his alibi checked out completely.
"I was also bugged, if that helps to prove my point. There were no other voices than the afore mentioned. Who wants tea?"
Light could tell that his team was disappointed, but their eyes sparkled in the mention of tea. He was confused.
Ray had told Light that no one else escaped accept for him and Mikami, and Mikami said that there were two hijackers that fled the scene. One of them was lying, and Light couldn't be sure who. Light considered his options.
Ray had a tag on him, he had a very sturdy alibi, and he was a considerably nice guy.
He nodded to Ray as he set a cup of unsweetened tea by Light.
Mikami, on the other hand, was a rape victim, the only survivor, a nice guy, and in the hospital.
He was watching Ryuuzaki place sugar cubes in his tea. He stopped at twelve.
Little did Mikami know, he had Mogi place a bug on him so he would never be out of sight. Now Light was beginning to feel like the stalker.
He also figured that Mikami's inaccuracy was due to traumatic experiences, or something along those lines. However, the two were Light's only leads, and he didn't want to opt out any of them being a mass murderer.
There was also a strong possibility that Light was chasing two dead ends, and it frustrated him because he was pretty sure that was the case.
"Thanks for your help, Ray-san. If you find out anything new, just contact me and let me know, okay?" He wrote down his number on a napkin, slightly feeling like a whore for doing that, and exchanged numbers with Ray.
"Tsunda-kun, I believe it is already six in the evening. We should get going."
"Already?" Ray frowned. "It's not often I have company. You have a hotel or something, or are you going to take the train back?"
"We've already arranged for a hotel, Ray-san. Thank you again for your help." Ray led them out of the door with a smile and closed the door behind them.
Light let out a noise of frustration.
"Well, that sucked." Aizawa folded his arms. "What now?"
"Let's have dinner. I'm starved!" Everybody scowled at Matsuda. Light figured it wouldn't help to have empty stomachs and high tensions, so for one on his life agreed with Matsuda.
"Good idea, Matsuda." Everybody gasped. Light just smiled. "Lets go have dinner."
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Light and his team were sitting at a dining table at one of the restaurants in their hotel. They were all eating and chatting considerably, even after the disheartening event, but Light figured they needed the time to relax.
He decided to go back to the station as soon as possible and get details on recent killings, deducing some things from there. He was honestly too tired to think.
He noticed that Ryuuzaki was uncomfortably close to him as usual, and he was shoving a fork-full of cheesecake into his mouth.
"Is Raito-kun feeling well?"
Light turned his head away realizing that he was staring at Ryuuzaki. He nodded his head in response and picked at his food. He couldn't think straight, and he wasn't hungry, either.
"He hasn't said much lately."
"I'm just thinking, Ryuuzaki." He put his fingers to his temples. This was just frustrating.
Then it hit him.
His stomach got butterflies and he felt strange. It wasn't his normal feeling when the undead were around; no, it was something different.
He looked around him to see if he could find the source of the problem. The feeling he had was just so strange. He remembered that it was the feeling he got when he had first met Ryuuzaki.
That means there are… vampires?
His eyes darted to meet Ryuuzaki's, while still keeping a composed expression, and he noticed Ryuuzaki staring right back with wide eyes.
Light searched his expression to see if Ryuuzaki felt it, too. He was immediately relieved when Ryuuzaki nodded his head slightly.
"Everyone, if you will excuse Ryuuzaki and I, we have some important business to attend to." They both stood up.
"We'll see you in the morning, Raito-kun!" Light rolled his eyes as he noticed Matsuda had had too much to drink, along with everyone else. They didn't take too much interest in their departure.
Light turned to Ryuuzaki as they were walking back to their room. Ryuuzaki had already expressed his desire to not bunk with the other teammates, so Light had to book a separate room just for the two, instead of getting him his own room.
Light hated bunking with his own teammates as well, and he wanted to save on costs; it was coming out of his own wallet.
"What's going on Ryuuzaki?"
"I'm sure that Raito-kun has already found that there are other vampires in this building." Light nodded in triumph.
"He remembers the conversation he had with Ryuuk, right?"
"About the Fukouka clan of vampires?"
"Indeed. The leaders are here to speak with you, I presume." Light stopped in mid-step, a bit shocked.
"How do they know me, or where I am, for that matter?"
"I told them to meet us when Raito-kun decided to fight a wraith." Light scowled and continued to walk.
"Tell me, if I can't kill a wraith then how am I supposed to kill the best vampire hunter on Earth?" They reached the door to their suite.
"I will tell you later." With that, Ryuuzaki turned the door handle and entered the room. Light looked around and noticed it was pitch-black, but he could see fine.
When they reached the bedroom, they found two men sitting on the bed, one in a strange lounge position and the other sitting.
Light noticed he was wearing goggles, and the other had longer blonde hair and a prominent scar running through the left side of the face and through his chest a bit. The man was wearing very revealing clothes.
"So, the God of Death decided to show after all!" The blonde jumped off of the bed and went over to look Light in the face. "You're nothing like that last Death God." He smirked at Light's face.
"As nice as introductions are, we are on a restricted schedule, Mello-san." Mello scowled at Ryuuzaki.
"Can you believe I've known this guy for over eight thousand years and he still calls me 'Mello-san'?" He practically spit his words. He looked at Ryuuzaki. Eight thousand years, huh? Light noticed the other was still sitting on the bed.
"This is about N, right?" They all looked to Light. "I mean, you wish for him to be removed from Fukouka?"
"Exactly! That little brat has been running around Fukouka practically sniffing us out! I can't even drink fuckin' blood! I'm going to perish with this guy around!" The guy on the bed nodded.
"Mello-kun gets crabby when he hasn't eaten in a while." Light smiled; Ryuuzaki was the same way. "I'm Matt, by the way." He seemed completely uninterested.
"So how exactly am I supposed to kill this guy?" Light had folded his arms around his chest. The scene was getting interesting.
"You're basically mortal, accept for a few things I guess, but you have the ability to get close to this guy."
"You want me to what?" Light was taken off guard.
"You heard me you little shit! Get close to him; become friends with him. Hell, fuck him if you have to. We can learn all of his secrets, and you can help us take him out. Of course you won't be able to kill him yourself because of law and all that shit, but we can do the killing for you."
"Why can't you just kill him without me?" Light was a bit pissed now. He was supposed to get close to some freakish vampire hunter and then kill him?
"I think Raito-kun doesn't understand the situation. N's family is an ancient line of vampire hunters. He is brutal, brilliant, and worst of all, patient. Contact with him could mean certain death for any vampire, including me."
"Jeez, Ryuuzaki, you make him sound like a saint! All he's saying is that this guy is out for one thing, and one thing only; revenge."
"Revenge? For what?" Mello looked at Ryuuzaki. Light was confused.
"It isn't important, kid. Just stick with the friggin' plan and help us get rid of this guy."
"How do I even know where to find him? This is ridiculous!"
"We have memorized his scent, Raito-kun. We can find him anywhere within fifty miles." Ryuuzaki itched his foot, which was bare.
"We'll keep in contact. For now, just find out where he is an get acquainted with him. Trust us, it's part of our plan."
Light saw Mello grab Matt and say something under his breath as they morphed through the floor. Light sighed and turned to Ryuuzaki.
"You knew about this so called 'Plan' of theirs, didn't you?" Ryuuzaki nodded. "Is there any other way?"
"I'm afraid that any other possibilities would end up with Raito-kun dead or in jail, not to mention other vampires. I assure Raito-kun that this is the most logical conclusion we have surmised."
"Fine, then. Tomorrow I will tell the investigation team to have a day off in Hakata, and in the mean time you and I will search out the whereabouts of this N guy. I'm supposed to make friends with him?"
"If you want to call it that, Raito-kun. Your job will be to observe and feign trust. I feel that it will be simple for you to accomplish."
"I understand. We should sleep until then, or at least I should."
"Very good. Having Raito-kun tired and incoherent is a bad condition for our circumstances."
Light yawned and stretched out his body onto the bed. He felt Ryuuzaki lay beside him.
"I thought you didn't sleep." Light was happy it was dark because he was blushing.
"Raito-kun has bad dreams when I'm not here."
"I think I'll be okay." Light turned on his side.
"I must insist, especially so that Raito-kun can get sleep."
Ryuuzaki wrapped his arms around Light and drug him close to his body so that Ryuuzaki was practically spooning him.
"Ryuuzaki!" Light struggled in his position and tried to tear Ryuuzaki's arms off of him, but his grip became more brazen. In one swift motion he flipped Light onto his back and he sat on top of him, straddling his waist. He pulled Light's hands above his head and thoroughly pinned him down. Light struggled beneath him.
"What the hell are you doi-" Before Light could finish, Ryuuzaki covered Light's mouth with his own, smothering Light's protests.
He snaked his tongue inside and began wildly kissing Light, feeling Light kiss back. Light was still trying to push Ryuuzaki off of him, but the things that man could do with his tongue were magic.
When Ryuuzaki gently ground his pelvis on Light's, Light let out a deep moan into Ryuuzaki's mouth, blushing hard for letting himself give in. He had to stop this. He pushed Ryuuzaki off of him, panting slightly and wiping away the trail of saliva from his mouth. Ryuuzaki was on his back, breathing hard and looking at Light.
"I like kissing you, Raito-kun." Light was sure his entire body was beet red, but he decided to let it pass, rolling on his side.
"Goodnight," he huffed out. This was getting crazy.
Light wasn't sure why he was hard because of a vampire, no less a man. Light knew he wasn't gay. He convinced himself that Ryuuzaki was just weird, and left it at that.
"Goodnight, Raito-kun." He one again put his arms around Light. He growled to himself and decided to just let it slide.
Easing his mind, he let himself fall asleep in Ryuuzaki's arms for the second time, and he had no guilt about it.
-End Chapter 10-
The song on Light's phone was "Heart Full of Black," by Burning Bridges.
Whew! That was my longest chapter yet, folks. I am really sorry for not having updated for the past two weeks, but I've just been so busy!!
The fourth was a blast, by the way. I hope you all enjoyed it! I'll update sooner than last time, hopefully!
I think that Mello and Matt were a bit ooc, but considering I stopped watching the anime after a certain point, (cough cough), I haven't seen them much. I did do a little research, so they shouldn't be too bad. That goes for Near, as well.
Right then, hugs and kisses; I'll see you next week!