Light rode in the front seat of his fathers police cruiser and sulked the whole way home. "So how did everything go?" Soichiro asked. "Fine." Light replied. "What did you do?" "Work on the computer mostly. Played with the kids a few times." "Ah, okay." Soichiro said. He parked the cruiser and Light jumped out, shutting the door behind him. He opened the front door and walked into his room, locking the door behind him.

"So! How was your vacation?" Ryuk said, sprawled out on Lights bed. "It was fine." Light said, "I almost forgot about the death note."

"Did you find out what his name is?"

"What who's name is?"

"Uh... L's name? You didn't get it?"

"No... why?"

"I thought you wanted to kill him!?"

"W-Why would I want to do that?" Light said, horror in his voice. Ryuk stared at him, dumbfounded. "Are you delusional or something? Is something not working in here?" He tapped Lights head and pulled away. "I'm fine." Light said, sitting at his computer desk. "What? You changed your mind suddenly? What is wrong with you, am I missing something important?" Ryuk said.

"I... I don't want to kill him, Ryuk." Light said, staring at him. He stepped back and said, "I don't like where this is going." Light looked down and grabbed the death note from the first drawer, opening it and placing it on the desk. "You wouldn't understand anyway." He said with a small sigh. Ryuk laughed and hovered over him. "I think I know. I know that look on your face." Light kept his head down and wrote.

"You like him right?" Light stared at the page and stopped writing, keeping his head down to hide the light blush that spread evenly across his face. "I got ya." Ryuk said with a laugh, "What happened to Misa?" Light only shrugged. "How much do you like him?" "If I give you an apple will you shut the hell up?" "It depe-" "Three apples." "Okay!" Ryuk yelled. Light stood up and unlocked his bedroom door, walking down to the kitchen.

He took three apples from off of the counter and climbed the stairs, handing the apples to Ryuk who scoffed them down without a word. Light locked his door and sighed, sitting down at his computer desk again. He folded his arms on top of the desk and rested his head in them, closing his eyes.

It felt as if someone shot him through the chest and the hole grew bigger and bigger, clawing at his heart. A small cry escaped from his chest and he bit his lip to make it stop. He missed L already.

Hours later after tennis, Light sat at an open window in his room, letting the chilly midnight air flutter across his face. "You're not gonna sleep?" Ryuk asked, laying down on the floor. "I'm not sure, maybe later." Light replied, tracing the window frame with his finger. "Ryuuzaki-kun..." He whispered, folding his arms on the window sill and resting his head in them.

Light stared at the clock for hours until the alarm went off. He jumped back and shook his head, standing up. I didn't sleep? He thought. He slammed down the alarm button and took a pillow from off of his bed, hugging it tightly. There was suddenly a disturbance outside his door. "Light get up! Breakfast is ready you lazy good for nothing!" His sister yelled, hitting the door with her fist. Light growled and reached over, unlocking the door and jerking it open. "I'm up." He mumbled.

His sister pulled his arm. "Well then get up!" She yelled. Light smacked her arm away and crawled over to the edge of the bed, letting go of the pillow and standing up. His sister screamed as she saw his face. "What?" He asked. "Y-You look dead!" She replied.

Light shrugged and rubbed his eyes. They both walked down the stairs and sat at the table. Light placed one elbow on the table and rested his head in his hand, closing his eyes halfway. All of them ate except for Light, who wasn't paying any attention at all. "Light, why aren't you eating?" His mother asked. He didn't reply, he spaced out and was drifting off.

"Light honey?" She said, tapping his shoulder. He stirred and sat up, shaking his head. "Where am I?" He asked looking around, "Oh... Sorry. Can I be excused?" His mother nodded and he stood up, walking outside. He took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on, walking along the sidewalk. He stumbled to the right and smacked right into a pole, falling to the ground. "Crap." He mumbled, rubbing his head.

He stood up and continued walking, trying his best to stay awake. He next slammed into the front door of a familiar building. He cussed under his breath and opened the door, walking into an already open elevator. He rode up to the 24th floor and opened a white door, taking only two steps and tripping over Jun.

He plopped onto the floor, landing with a thud, and whimpered trying to sit up. "You're just trouble..." Light mumbled, talking to Jun. He chewed on Lights shirt sleeve and barked, running around. "Osuwari." L said from the kitchen doorway. Jun sat and watched him with obedient eyes. Light looked up and grinned half-heartedly.

"Ryuuzaki-kun." He whispered. He stood up and ran over to him, tackling him down to the floor and hugging him tightly. "Please, please, please! Don't ever let me leave you again, I thought I was going to die." Light said. "I know how you feel." L replied, "How was your night?" "It felt like hell. Please think of a good excuse so I can stay with you." Light begged.

"I could probably think of something... And what's with the sunglasses?" Light had a confused look on his face for a second then looked down. "It's nothing." He replied "You didn't get any sleep did you?" L said. Light laughed nervously and took the sunglasses off. "I thought I fell asleep."

L traced the pale shadows under Lights eyes with his index finger and grinned. "You should go to sleep." He said. Light stared at him, "But I don-" "Go now or I'll tie you up and bring you back home." L said, pointing to the bedroom door. Light grumbled and marched into the room, sitting at the edge of the bed.

"Lay down..." L said, pushing him down to the pillow.

"I don't wanna, please let me stay up."

"You need to sleep."

"So do you and I don't see you sleeping."

"That's because I work a twenty four hour shift, no more talking."

"B-" Light was cut off by L's hand covering his mouth. "Sleep." He said with a serious tone. Light rolled his eyes and clung to L's arm, sighing with a smile. "I missed you so much..." He whispered. He instantly passed out seconds after and turned over, hugging the pillow tightly. L smiled and pushed Lights hair away from his face, walking out of the room and slowly closing the door behind him.

He walked into the kitchen, seeing Near playing with a toy truck on the floor. "What are you going up here?" L asked. Near looked up and grinned, "I'm waiting for Light." "He's sleeping. He probably won't be up for a few hours, why don't you play with Mello or ask Matt to play with you?" "I don't wanna." Near said, crawling all over the floor.

L shrugged and sighed, looking to the left. He took the last piece of chocolate cake and sat down, eating it slowly. Light. He thought repeatedly. Hours passed by and Light finally woke up; it was almost 5 p.m. He quietly opened the door and sneaked around the corner, seeing L sitting peacefully on the couch. He took one step and pounced, wrapping his arms around L.

"Hi!" Light yelled. L couldn't hold his balance and fell off the couch, dragging Light with him. "I see that you're awake." L said and Light nodded, burying his face into L's shirt. "I don't ever want to let you go." He said, "You're so warm and it feels so good. And you smell good too! Like coconut and lime." "You're a little hyper this morning aren't you?" "Yup!" Light said, laughing.

They both stood up and Near ran out of the kitchen, tackling Light. He held his arms up and Light picked him up, hugging him tightly. "You didn't say good bye when you left." Near said. "I'm sorry, I was kind of dragged out." Light replied. "We gotta new game downstairs! You gotta help us, we can't beat it." "Okay." Light said, following him down the stairs.