Disclaimer: Myeeessss, my precious is not mine! Death Note is not mine, or its characters, shhhhhh, myeeeeees.
McFuzzy: Oh, it is a glorious day! I'm writing another chapter, in spite of a terrible book that I'm reading which clouds my mind with angry, angry thoughts.
Light: You always seem pretty angry to me…
McFuzzy: It's the Scarlet Letter! My GOD! I cannot stand this book! I understand that Nathaniel Hawthorn is intellectual and all, but he completely bogs the literature down with excessive use of the dash and semi-colon. Also, he beats around the bush a lot, and I really despise him for that. Even when I bought it, the guy told me he hated it! It is a sign! Okay, I'm done ranting.
Ryuuzaki: The Scarlet Letter is a much cherished book of the American Literature. I do not see why intellectual writing is a problem.
McFuzzy: Well, as I do admit the plot is nicely thought out and the inner torment of each character really helps to develop the puritanical mood, the writing itself is just terrible. I can hardly follow it because I get bored. If you like this book, that's awesome because I guess I just don't have the patience for it. Really, I don't want to offend anyone, I just despise this book; though, I should be talking about my own writing.
Light: Nobody likes your writing.
McFuzzy: I've been trying this new thing where I'm not listening to Light. It's been working nicely.
Ryuuzaki: I do this often, as well.
Light: What!? Hey, pay attention to me! I'm the main character of this story!
McFuzzy: So, the weather has been nice recently.
Ryuuzaki: Yes, I agree.
Light: What is wrong with you people!?
McFuzzy: I suppose I should start the chapter now. Here you go!
Chapter 12 – Dating Death --
Light was sitting in the lobby of the hotel where he met N. He felt rather strange pretending to be gay, let alone taking out a vampire hunter to dinner.
It was simply unethical.
However, there he was, sitting there in the lobby-room of a hotel planning the demise of a very famous killer of the undead. He silently laughed to himself.
He had gone back to his hotel earlier that day to get ready fro his "date," and while he was showering he noticed the charm that Ryuuzaki had given him. He had hardly even remembered that it was there.
He was rather grateful Ryuuzaki had given it to him because he could hardly feel the pain of an undead around anymore. As he sat in the lobby's seat, he fingered the necklace that draped below his shirt when he let go of it.
He wondered if N would recognize it if for some reason he took off his shirt. He smirked at the idea; he was going crazy.
It was ten minutes to eight. Light wondered if the man would even show up, considering his rude behavior.
He couldn't feel Ryuuzaki's presence, either, which made him uncomfortable. If Light could feel him, though, he was sure N could as well.
His head suddenly popped to the entrance of the hotel, where he saw N slouch through. He was wearing what looked like pajamas.
Light stood up and gave him a smile. "Hello, Near-san. You look…" he searched for a word to say, "nice."
"Let us go, shall we?" Light followed behind N as he hastily walked out of the doors, entering a limousine, Light following afterwards. He gaped at N; he didn't expect him to be rich…
Light slid onto the upholstery of the limo and watched as N climbed in next to him. He pulled his legs up to his chest and started to fiddle with his hair, staring blankly forward. This was too strange. He was just like Ryuuzaki, accept for a few tweaks. He observed N more closely. He had the dead eyes, the baggy clothes, the weird posture, and the fidgeting. He was like Ryuuzaki's younger brother.
"Staring is considered rude." Light jerked back, realizing that he was gaping at N. "Furthermore, the reality of the situation is more than it seems. You see, I know for a fact that you aren't human."
Light's eyes widened. His deduction skills were like Ryuuzaki's as well, unfortunately for him.
"However, I know that you aren't like you're little friend."
"What do you mean, 'my little friend'?" Light was shocked. He hadn't realized he would figure things out so quickly.
"I'm sure you know who I'm talking about. You call him Ryuuzaki, correct?" Light nodded, mouth agape.
"You can smell my pulse, can't you?" N looked at Light and nodded. He was still twirling his hair. "Also, I've noticed that you've been looking at my chest a lot. You can sense the charm?"
"Precisely. Do you mind if I look at it?" Light pulled out the necklace from under his shirt and let N take a good look at it.
He smiled. "Very clever, Ryuuzaki. Unfortunately for you, this charm doesn't hide you from… certain things, like it does with most." The limo hit a bump and Light bounced up, causing N's grip on his charm to rip it off his neck, sending a piece of metal soaring into the air. N still held the skull in his hand.
"I suppose I'll let you keep this. It will still work with it in your pocket." He handed it back to Light who put it in his jacket. He wasn't sure where this was going to go; the conversation, that is.
"Do you mind if I ask why you even bothered to meet with me? You've obviously seen through my guise."
"Indeed. Actually, I'm surprised Ryuuzaki let you do this. He knew this would happen, I suppose. If that is the case, I will play along with his game."
"You mean to tell me that you're using me as a link between you and him?"
"Indeed." Light cursed at Ryuuzaki in his head. Well, if he had things planned out like this, he might as well go along with it, too.
"Tell me, Near, how can you feel Ryuuzaki?"
"He is a vampire. I'm sure that should have been established between you and me already." He looked at Light as if he was an idiot. Ryuuzaki didn't push his buttons like N did.
"What I meant to say was, you have to be something other than human in order to feel his presence and mine."
"Naturally, I am." Light rubbed his temples.
"Which is?"
"You tell me, Raito-san. Can you feel me as well?" Light thought about his question and realized that he felt just like Ryuuzaki, also adding to the uncanny likeness. He was a vampire?
"You're telling me that you're a vampire? Isn't that hypocritical of you; to hunt undead and let yourself live?"
"For one thing, I know that you are undead and I haven't killed you. Also, I cannot kill myself until I have finished my goal. Keeping you alive is essential to this." He bit his thumb. Light was afraid to ask.
"This goal would be…?"
"Revenge." Light felt like smacking his head on a table. He already knew from Mello that he wanted revenge.
"I know that. But for what?"
"I need you alive to get to you're friend, Raito-san. He is the reason I am alive, and also the reason I hunt vermin such as yourself."
"R-Ryuuzaki? What did he do?" Before Light could get a response, the Limo stopped and the driver opened the door for Light.
He stepped out and gaped at the restaurant in front of him. It was fabulous… right before he remembered it was his treat.
"Right this way, Raito-san." N escorted Light through the front doors and spoke with the host. He had even reserved seats. He wondered when he had the time to do that. When they sat down, N immediately picked up where they left off.
"As I was saying, my revenge with Ryuuzaki has to do with the fact that I am, indeed, a vampire."
"You don't mean… Ryuuzaki bit you?"
"Very good. I thought you were just stupid." Light scowled. "About eight-thousand years ago, in fact. My family line ended with me, naturally."
"There's something you're not telling me. None of this explains why you act exactly like Ryuuzaki. Also, I'm assuming this is when Ryuuzaki first turned into a vampire because a certain… other, had also mentioned knowing Ryuuzaki 'about eight-thousand years ago.'"
"It seems I have underestimated you're capability." The waiter came by and got their orders from them. He noticed that N didn't order anything. He can't eat, of course. "I was Ryuuzaki's subordinate, that is, before he got bit. My job was to take his place when he died or got killed." He twirled his hair around.
"Why would he get killed? Did he need a reason to expect to be killed?"
"Yes. He was a very famous vampire hunter back in his day. I'm sure you wouldn't know some of them, since most vampire actions are considered fictional to humans. This was cause, however, to need subordinates in case anything happened to him. His job was incredibly important."
"You were one of his subordinates. I'm guessing Mello was, too… and that other guy…"
"Matt." Light saw Near's eyes narrow at the mention of their names.
"You see, Raito-san, Ryuuzaki got bit one day when he was just about twenty-six, and seeing as how he was a virgin, his pure blood was infected with that of a vampire's, turning him into one himself."
"Why would he bite you?"
"He didn't."
"Then why are you seeking revenge?"
"Don't get the wrong idea. Ryuuzaki did cause me to become a vampire, but not directly." Light raised an eyebrow.
"You see, the other subordinate that you mentioned, Mello, knew that Ryuuzaki was a vampire. Surprisingly enough, he asked Ryuuzaki to bite him. Ryuuzaki didn't mind because his expectations were placed on my shoulders; he didn't even want to consider Mello. I suppose that's why he allowed him to become a vampire; his emotions got in the way of everything. However, Mello didn't like me, and he knew my blatant wishes of not becoming a vampire, so he bit me about three years later after having taken Ryuuzaki's place, ruining my purpose in life and my future."
"You act like him because that was your purpose in life?"
"Precisely."
"Why not just kill Mello?"
"Mello was created from Ryuuzaki. If I kill the leader, then everybody he bit in the past will die as well. You could call it killing two birds with one stone."
"Mello bit Matt, too?"
"Yes, I'm afraid so. However, I'm still trying to decipher what you are. To be purely candid with you, Raito-san, since you are the only link to my vengeance and the only thing of my interest at this point in time, I have decided to keep you around."
"I feel so honored…" Light spit out those words.
"If you're a vampire, then why can you walk around in the sun?"
"You are very observant. This would be for the same reason that Ryuuzaki can eat sweets. However, I can only be in the sun for one hour a day. Likewise, Ryuuzaki can only taste sugar, and not the bread, dough, or other disgusting ingredients in his confectionaries. These are our limitations."
Suddenly he had felt Ryuuzaki enter the conversation, and he could tell Near could feel him too.
"He's right on cue." Before Light could ask what he meant, N leaned across the table and snatched Light's shirt, tugging him into a brief smooch on the lips.
He released his grip on a very bewildered Light and smirked in Ryuuzaki's direction. For some reason, he could feel Ryuuzaki's presence become more substantial, and his sense was fiercer in his stomach than it had ever been.
It was at that point he knew exactly what N was doing. He planned to take Light away from Ryuuzaki so that he would have the heads up, using Light as a hostage of some sort for terms; after all, Ryuuzaki's duty was to protect him.
Unfortunately for N, he was too sharp to be caught up in this game.
"Sorry, N, but as you can see my 'little friend' is here to get me." He smiled deviously at N and left money on the table. "Thanks for giving my wallet back by the way. Let's keep in touch."
With that, Light took out a piece of paper from his wallet with his phone number on it and set it on the table. He had a few things planned himself, and he wasn't going to let this guy win. He would use his "position," as some kind of an upper hand on N, because he needed Light to get to Ryuuzaki.
Things were going to get turbulent.
Light exited the restaurant, thanked the waiter, and stood on the sidewalk. It was already dark out, and the air was a bit chilly; summer was passing quickly.
He looked around for Ryuuzaki, still feeling his presence, but he couldn't find him, realizing that he probably didn't want to talk around N.
He called a cab and went back to his hotel.
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Light unlocked the door to his apartment and stepped inside. It was pitch black, as usual. He waltzed into the living room to find Ryuuzaki sitting there, his legs to his chest and his thumb to his mouth.
Light could almost see the guilt coming off of him, like a dog that just took a crap on the carpet. He mused to himself.
"Ryuuzaki." He didn't turn his head, knowing very well Light was looking right at him.
"Yes, Raito-kun?" Light walked over to Ryuuzaki and bent over to look him in the eyes. When their eyes met, Light sent a flying fist right in between his eyes, making Ryuuzaki fall over.
"You bastard! You knew this was going to happen all along, didn't you?!" Ryuuzaki shifted his weight and used his leg to jab Light in the stomach, making him fall onto the ground and clutch his stomach in pain.
Ryuuzaki leaped into the air and landed on Light, flipping him over swiftly so that Light was lying on his stomach, and Ryuuzaki was straddling his back, holding Light's hands behind his back.
"Is Raito-kun mad at me?"
"No, not really…" Light shifted under Ryuuzaki to get more comfortable. Ryuuzaki lightened his grip. "I just wanted to make you think so." He grinned evilly.
"Raito-kun is very deceitful." He saw Ryuuzaki give a crooked smile.
"What are you planning to do now? Obviously what Mello wanted me to do isn't going to work out."
"Not necessarily, Raito-kun. Mello-san did not vocally express to Raito-kun what his real plans were."
"So he lied? You've planned this all along."
"Exactly."
"Ryuuzaki?"
"Yes, Raito-kun?"
"Would you get off of me?" Light shifted under his weight and scowled at him.
"I didn't like it when Raito-kun kissed N."
"What?"
"Raito-kun promised that there would be no kissing."
"Sorry Ryuuzaki, I didn't expe-" Before Light could finish, Ryuuzaki turned Light just enough so that he could rub his lips up against his. His breath was hot and heavy against Lights lips as he blew lightly over them. Light's cheeks were burning; he actually wanted Ryuuzaki to kiss him.
Almost as if in cue, Ryuuzaki delicately placed his lips on Light's and gave him a smooch. Light pouted at the brief nature of the kiss, but was cut off again by lips on his, this time licking gently at his lower bottom lip.
As Ryuuzaki did this, he flipped Light over all the way so that he was on his back this time. He still held Light's hands above his head, but Light didn't seem to be struggling much.
When Ryuuzaki re-straddled his hips, Light opened his mouth in surprise and Ryuuzaki took it as a chance to snake his tongue in.
He let their tongue mingle fro what seemed like an eternity. Light had his eyes closed, gasping slightly under the touch of their tongues, even though he tried desperately to hold them back.
He noticed that Ryuuzaki didn't even try to lessen the intensity of their kiss. Light finally had to turn his head aside for air; he thought he was going to suffocate.
He was breathing harshly under Ryuuzaki, who didn't lighten his grip on Light, still very close to his face.
Before Light even noticed, Ryuuzaki transferred Light's hands into one of his and used the other to slip under his shirt, gently caressing his stomach and naval area.
"Unh! R-Ryuuzaki! What the hell are you doing?!" Light arched up slightly as Ryuuzaki ran over one of his nipples. He couldn't believe how sensitive he was acting with Ryuuzaki. He was never like that with Misa, or any person for that matter.
"I'm touching you, Raito-kun." Light moaned as he finally took a nipple in between his fingers and began to twist and pull on it.
"Y-yes I know that! But why-ah!?" Ryuuzaki gave a sharp tug and Light began to frantically struggle beneath Ryuuzaki. Somehow, Ryuuzaki had managed to pull Light's shirt up over his head so that his full, panting chest was exposed to Ryuuzaki's eyes.
Light couldn't help but gape at the somewhat hungry expression on his face. He felt strange and vulnerable and mostly confused.
He couldn't understand why Ryuuzaki was doing this.
Without answering Light, Ryuuzaki bent down and began to bite and suck on his jaw line, slowly grazing lower to capture an already hard nipple in his mouth.
Light started to panic; he was letting Ryuuzaki win!
He started to thrash underneath of him and was finally able to sit up, pushing the man off of him forcefully. He pulled his shirt back down, noticing how hard he had become under Ryuuzaki's ministrations.
He blushed hard when he saw Ryuuzaki's bulging groin. It's big…
Light couldn't believe he thought that as he mentally hit himself.
This was bad, very bad.
He tried to gain composure and thought of what to say.
"What's wrong with you?" Light stood up to walk over to Ryuuzaki, giving him a hand to help him up as well.
He watched as Ryuuzaki put one hand in his pocket, a thumb in his mouth, and his posture slouch terribly.
"Hmm. It seems as if I have fallen in love with Raito-kun."
End chapter 12
Oh, I know! What a cliffy! I'll try to update soon folks! I do love reviews. They keep me writing with a smile on my face!