Death Note: The Game
Pairing: L x Raito
Rating: T
Summary: AU, L x Raito. Matt gets L and Raito to try out his new virtual world that he's created. But, wait, what? How come they can't get out of the game?!
AN: Here's the second chapter. Thanks to the few reviewers who reviewed the last chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note.
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Yagami Raito sat on the ground, his back against the bricks that made up the well. He let out a sigh and glanced over at L, the raven-haired detective who sat crouched beside him. Raito tore his gaze away from the man, and went back to staring at the ground as he thought. He was running over everything he knew about the game.
So far, he had fallen from the sky, L had caught him, they had gotten a ride to town by a kind man named Roger, who pointed them to the hotel. They got to their room, and then Raito went out to find some sort of save point.
He found it, talked to Matt, who explained a few things about the game (like the land was called Akena), and when he came to he realized they were stuck in the game.
Now, all he had to do was figure out how to get out. L was more anxious than he was, so he was obviously running the same things over in his mind. The brunette let out a sigh and got to his feet.
"Maybe we should just play the game as we search," He suggested, holding out a hand to help L up. To his annoyance, L ignored his hand and got up by himself. Raito huffed and dropped his hand to his side.
"That sounds like a good idea," The best detective in the world nodded, and started walking. Raito walked up behind him, and they walked down the dirt road. Raito turned to ask L where he was going, when he suddenly bumped into something.
Or someone.
On the ground, sitting on her tiny butt, was a girl who looked about five years younger than he was. She was groaning as she got up, brushing the dust off of her.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Raito said as he knelt down and smiled apologetically. The little girl looked at him and nodded. She had medium long, brown hair tied up into two short pigtails. She wore a slightly dirty pink dress and brown boots.
"It's okay," The little girl said in a tone that made her seem way older than she looked. Raito blinked as the girl looked at him. He tilted his head to the side.
"What is it?" He inquired, and the girl blushed and giggled. "Are you a knight from Fort Rankin? You're really handsome!" He could suddenly feel L staring at him with a grin on his face, probably internally laughing at him. Raito suddenly felt really awkward.
"Fort Rankin?" The teen asked, and the girl blinked at him.
"You're kidding, right?" She asked in a tone that made him feel stupid. He frowned and looked at her.
"Just tell me," He suppressed a sigh. This little kid was acting like a schoolgirl with a crush one moment, and then a full-grown lady with an attitude the next. She blinked.
"I never thought I'd have to actually explain this to anyone, but Fort Rankin is the biggest human-city in Akena," She said with a somewhat bored expression. Raito frowned. She said human. Obviously there were species other than humans who were either out to destroy the land, take over or domesticated.
Typical fantasy game.
Raito smiled at the little girl, not risking to ask her anymore questions, at the risk of being dissed by an eleven year old. Well, he wasn't sure how old she was, really. She looked around there. He patted her on the head and stood up straight again.
"Well thank you for your help," The teen said. The girl nodded. "No problem. I'm Linda, by the way," She grinned, waved, and then ran off into the direction she was heading in the first place.
Raito nodded as a goodbye. He turned to look at L again, who nodded, before they set off down the road again. Raito glanced at his clothes. So, these clothes were probably similar to those of which the knights of this Fort Rankin wore.
If this was anything like a typical fantasy game, Fort Rankin would probably be their next destination.
Nodding to himself, Raito tilted his head slightly to the side as he spoke to the black-haired detective walking beside him.
"My guess is that our next stop is Fort Rankin," The teen said, to which L nodded. "I agree with Raito-kun. It's big, so there must be something happening," L replied. The two were at the door of the inn when they heard the scream of (most likely) a villager. Both their heads snapped to the direction it came from, which happened to be the entrance to the village.
They nodded to each other before running into the direction of the scream. Raito noticed he didn't have any weapons, and neither did L, but he decided that he could use his fists.
Or not.
They had found the source of the scream. A girl with blonde hair with portions of it tied up into two small pigtails. She had bright blue eyes and wore an expensive-looking silk dress.
And in front of her stood a large ogre.
Yeah, an ogre.
Not a small one, either.
They both stopped in their tracks, staring in horror at the large creature. It was quite ugly, with green skin, warts, poor clothing and a large club. Raito was about to take a step back when he saw the ogre snap his head forward at the girl. She looked frightened. Raito shook his head, shaking away all of his fear, and charged forward.
He jumped up, surprisingly high, and punched the ogre in the face. He landed on the ground as the ogre took a step back from the impact. L soon joined him at his side and they both stood in front of the girl.
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An angel in a human's body had saved Amane Misa.
He had fair skin, beautiful auburn tresses that framed an adorable face. His eyes were sepia, and his current facial expression making him look like a knight in shining armor. Though if he worked for her, he would never let that beautiful face in harms way. If a mere spec of dirt touched it! My, that would be horrifying.
So, Amane Misa stood there, mouth agape (because of her rescuer, not because of the giant ogre), as she watched the beautiful man and his companion (that's what she decided to call the less attractive man) fight off the ogre.
With just their hands. Why didn't they have weapons? Oh well.
She shook her head, a small growing on her lips.
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They were unarmed, so all L and Raito could do was try and divert it's attention. Raito had punched it quite a few times, and his knuckles were hurting. The ogre's skin was tough. And green and rough and gross. He shivered, telling himself he needed to wash his hands after.
Raito shook his head and turned back to the ogre. He ran forward, dodging the ogres club as he swung it down on him. He jumped up onto the club, quickly ran up the length, and jumped up to punch the ogre in the face again. As it's head was tilting back, L ran forward and kicked it hard in the ribs. It fell back with a loud groan.
And didn't move.
Raito blinked. That was it? He'd figure something of that size would hold out longer. He shook his head and turned back to the blonde girl.
Wow, she is really creepy.
When the brunette turned around, he was met with the girls' small grin. Why was she smiling? She was about to be attacked by an ogre. L took his place at his side. After a short moment, the blonde blushed, squealed, and then ran forward towards Raito.
"Agh—"
"Oh my goodness! I was so scared! Thank you so much for coming to my rescue, brave knight!" She said as she clung onto the teen, arms around his neck and not touching the ground. Raito struggled to keep his balance. He smiled nervously and slowly pried her off of him. He didn't want to seem mean.
"I-I'm sorry, but we're just travelers, no need for the formality," He said, a little short of breath. The girl suddenly gasped and took a few steps away.
"Oh my! I completely forgot to introduce myself! I'm Amane Misa," The blonde said, making sure to drag out her last name. Raito blinked, suddenly remembering about his girlfriend. Huh. That was weird. He had totally forgotten about her. And why was she in the game?
Misa blinked after the two did not react to her. "Did you not hear me? I said I'm—"
"Amane Misa, yes." L said as he brought his thumb to his mouth. The blonde huffed and folded her arms across her chest.
"The Amane Misa." She continued, as if trying to hint something. The detective and the teen just stood there, slightly confused. Misa looked at them and raised an eyebrow.
"You really don't know who I am?" She asked, to which the two nodded simultaneously. She looked at them for a long time. "How strange. Well, if you really don't know, I suppose I'll have to introduce myself," She said in a tone that sort of pissed Raito and L off, like she was all that.
Okay, so Raito sometimes talked like the too, but that's beside the point.
Misa fixed the top of her dress, cleared her throat, and performed a curtsey in front of the two as she spoke. "My name is Amane Misa, daughter of the Great Duke of Fort Rankin," She stood up straight again, and Raito, finally understanding everything, nodded.
He bowed slightly to her. "Nice to meet you, my name is Yagami Raito," He said formally, to which Misa blushed and held back a squeal. Raito then motioned towards L. "And this is—"
"Rue Ryuuzaki," The black-haired man cut in, voice emotionless. Misa smiled. "Nice to meet you too!" She then gasped, as if realizing something. "Hey! We should all be friends!" She grabbed both of their hands and spun in a circle, dragging the two along with her.
"Let's all have fun together!"
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The detective, the blonde, and the teen all sat in velvet-covered seats inside of an elegant wagon. Compared to the other one they had hitched a ride off of, this seemed way more luxurious. It had silk curtains with gild trim, the shape of the cart was slightly like that of a pumpkin, the wheels were white, and two strong white horses pulled the cart along the dirt road.
"I'm glad that you have accepted my offer of coming to my home. I'm sure father would love to meet the brave men who saved my lives," Misa said as she smiled, glancing at L shortly before turning her gaze towards Raito. She looked at him, a hidden meaning in her eyes, but Raito didn't catch it. She sighed and straightened her posture in the seat as Raito nodded and smiled.
"It would be an honour. By the way," Raito said as he held a finger to cheek. "How long is the ride to Fort Rankin?" Misa blinked and looked up at the top of the cart before answering.
"About twenty hours," The blonde said, to which Raito almost coughed. Twenty hours? That was almost a day! "We'll be stopping at small towns along the way though, so we won't be stuck sitting inside this small cart all day," She added, with a hint of relief in her voice.
Raito nodded. He supposed this was relevant to the plot. There must be something going on at Fort Rankin. The young genius blinked. Wait, they were in a virtual game, where they were themselves, and not role-playing as characters. He stared up at the ceiling. In games, if you weren't supposed to go somewhere yet, it would usually stop you, or something would block your way. But since he was himself, he could go anywhere. That would mean that he wouldn't know where to go, since there could be a billion different things going on.
He chewed on his bottom lip. If that was true, then how would they find the right thing to do? How would they get back to the real world? What if they couldn't?
All of this finally began to sink in. He inwardly started panicking. How come he didn't realize this before? What if they got stuck in the game forever?
"Raito-kun?" Raito snapped out of his thoughts and turned to face the owner of the voice. He was greeted with a pair of very large eyes.
…
"Gah!" He scrambled away, realizing how close L's face had been to his. He couldn't fight back a blush that had slowly crept its way to his cheeks. He could hear Misa's squealing.
"Wh-What? And you don't need to get so close, it's called personal space, Ryuuzaki!" He coughed into his hand nervously as he straightened himself out again. The detective simply cocked his head to the side.
"Raito-kun was nervously chewing on his lower lip and staring off into space. He's usually attentive to things around him. Is Raito-kun feeling okay?" L blinked as he straightened his head out. "You're face is flushed. Maybe you have a fever?" A pale hand made its way over to the teen's forehead.
Raito's eyes widened as he flushed even more. Sometimes L was too adorable. The way he talked in third person like a little kid—Wait! No! What the hell is wrong with him? He shook his head vigorously, shaking the hand away from his forehead. He looked at L and smiled.
"No I'm fine," He smiled slightly. The blonde female in the cart looked at him with a worried expression. "Are you sure?" She asked, pouting.
Raito nodded, flipping his hair out of his eyes and flashing her a charming smile. "Yes, thank you for worrying, but I'm fine," He said in a low voice, hoping that it was enough to make her swoon and faint.
And it worked. Misa blushed furiously until the heat in her head was too much and she blacked out. L looked at Raito and blinked. Raito grinned sheepishly at L. The detective simply smiled back (which was a tiny tug upwards of the lips) and went to stare out the window.
Raito glanced over at L, who apparently felt eyes on him, for the detective glanced back. Raito instantly turned away. Wait, why did he just turn away? That probably made him look weak. He groaned, mentally kicking himself over that mistake, while he stared out the window. He hated looking weak.
As the carriage continued to move, the brunette looked at his clothes again. They were practical, and comfortable. He needed a weapon of some sort to go with his outfit though. Preferably a sword. Yes, a sword is most likely a weapon he could easily attain. Games like this always give you swords as your first weapon.
The carriage suddenly shook and came to a halt, making his upper body fall forward a bit. He caught himself and looked out the window to see what was the matter. He could hear the horses going wild, and the driver was trying to get them under control. Raito and L quickly stepped out of the cart and looked around.
"Another ogre?!" Raito groaned. The ogre was standing in front of the cart, holding one of the white horses that had been pulling the cart along. The driver has hurriedly got out of the drivers seat before the ogre threw the poor creature into the cart. L grabbed the man and pulled him back while Raito's eyes widened.
"Misa!" He said as he ran in and grabbed Misa, pulling her into his arms as the ogre brought his fist down onto the cart. The brunette took a step back as the ogre took a step forward. "Watch over Misa," He heard the detective say from his side, making Raito turn to look at him. He was leaning forward slightly, his face showing determination. The emotion made Raito stare at him in awe. He actually looked really cool and heroic, but Raito would never admit that,
He held Misa in his arms and stood in front of the driver as L ran forward and landed a few blows to the ogre. L had just landed on the ground when a large hand suddenly wrapped around him and picked him up. The green creature let out a battle cry as it tightened it's grip, making L let out a scream.
Raito froze. He had never seen L in so much pain. He had never even seen him in any pain. He set Misa on the ground and ran forward.
"Ryuuzaki!" He cried as he ran up to the ogre, jumped, and landing a punch right in the middle of it's forehead, making it loose it's balance and fall backwards. It's grip loosened and the detective dropped to the ground, coughing. The brunette ran to L as the ogre struggled to get up.
"Ryuuzaki! Are you alright?!" He said panicked as he helped him up. He nodded, coughing. "Yes, I'm fine, thank you, Raito-kun," L stated, his voice starting out raspy, but getting clearer. Raito exhaled in relief, his muscles also relaxing. L took notice of this, pondering over why Kira would be so concerned over his health. This was just a game after all.
As L was pondering over this, the ogre had gotten up and was coming towards the pair quickly. Raito stood his ground beside L. The raven-haired man took a step forward, and closed his eyes.
Matt, wherever you are, help us with this… He opened his eyes, and was blinded by a light in front of him. He squinted his eyes, struggling to keep them open. Something was forming in the light, from what he could see, so he held his hands out, ready to catch it.
When the light died down, a sword lay in his hands, conveniently matching his black and white attire. He took a hold of it, having taken lessons at one point of his life (Though he quit early, for the instructor told him he wasn't holding it right), held it firmly in his hands and charged forward.
Raito watched as L jumped up, and horizontally sliced through the ogre's neck, causing him to fall back, blood oozing out of the wound. It was silent for a while, only the sound of heavy breathing could be heard, when Raito ran up to L.
"Ryuuzaki!" He said as he stopped in front of him with a smile. "That was awesome! Just like in a video game!" He grinned, reminding L of a certain redheaded kid. Raito looked childish when he got talking about video games. It amused the detective. Said detective grinned at Raito before falling onto his knees on the ground. He was quite exhausted.
"How did you get the sword?" Raito asked as he kneeled down beside L and placed a steady hand on L's shoulder. L looked up to him.
"I asked Matt, and it appeared in front of me," He replied. Raito's eyes widened.
"So, we can communicate with him?"
"I'm not sure. But what I do know is that we will have to continue our journey on foot," L aid as he motioned his head to the broken carriage. The brunette frowned, and looked over to where Misa and the carriage driver were. The driver was holding the blonde in his arms.
"Well then," Raito said as he helped L up. He steadied L before talking a step forward and staring down the road dramatically.
"Onward! To Fort Rankin!"
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AN: Well, here it is! I hoped you liked it!
I'll be working on the last chapter of my story "The Strongest Structure" and it will be up shortly.
Hopefully.