Hey! It's been a while since I updated. Not really much I can say. When I got home and sat infront of my computer I decided that I felt like typing on my story, so obviously I did.

I'd like to say thank you to anyone who read and especially to those who reviewed. I'd also like to dedicate this chapter to my best friend for listening to me ramble and encouraging me to write even though I'm too embarrased to let her read anything that I write.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Death Note and unfotunatly I never will...

Chapter 4

Neither of the geniuses had said a word to each other all day. They were both too embarrassed to face the other, especially with the rest of the task force present. It hadn't made the situation any better when Raito's father had commented on the fact that he hadn't seen Raito drink chocolate milk in weeks. Both of them tried hard not to blush at the mention of said milk.

The team didn't seem to think of their silence as peculiar and they worked though the day as if it was any other normal day. It wasn't just any normal day for L. He had had his first kiss with his only Kira suspect. His mind had gone into overdrive and a few emotions had been added to the mix as well. He knew deep down that if Raito was Kira then kissing him was just plain wrong, but L thought he had been so adorable with a chocolate milk mustache. The embarrassment on Raito's face had looked so innocent and cute as well.



L glanced at Raito from the corner of his eye and watched the teen spin his pen as he glanced over a Kira website. The corners of his mouth twitched upwards slightly in a very small smile as he watched the absentminded teen.

Raito knew that L was watching him and he was having a hard acting like he didn't know it. There was no way in hell that he was going to face the detective now when even making eye contact would change the hue of his cheeks. He was currently trying to figure out what was going on in his and L's minds. Was the detective gay? More importantly, was he himself gay? I must be since I did kiss a guy and enjoy it… or maybe I'm not gay. Maybe I just have a thing for insomniac detectives with sweet tooth's… He wanted to glance at the detective, but decide against giving himself away by staring. He needed to think more. He knew that they would have to speak to each other eventually, but for now he at least wanted to wait for the rest of the task force to leave.

The day dragged on for both of them and if the task team hadn't finally called it a day at 10:12, Raito would have smashed his head onto his desk. Thirty minutes after the team had left, to Raito's dismay; neither of them had said anything. After a while, Raito began to count the seconds that passed by on his ticking watch. After 1093 he snapped.

"Ryuuzaki?" Raito asked in a bit a business like tone, keeping his eyes glued to his computer.

"What is it Raito-kun?" L was more than relieved to finally be talking to the teen.

"Uhh… I t-think we need to t-talk" Raito said after a short pause. L noticed the stutter and uncertainty in Raito's voice and found it out of character and cute at the same time.

"Talk about what, Raito-kun?" L asked innocently. The chance to tease the teen was too good to pass up and it was beginning to make him less embarrassed about the situation.

"About the uhh… incidents that have been happening while we've been around s-sugar lately." Raito stated, trying to regain his cool and not blush. He wished that his mind would stop repeating said incidents in his head every two seconds.

"I'm not sure I follow" L stated, almost bluntly to the frazzled Raito. Raito's cheeks became a bright shade of red and the detective was mentally laughing at him. Raito knew he wasn't a ten year old, discussing this stuff should have been no problem to him, but that wasn't the impression the pink on his cheeks were giving.

"The uhh… l-licking and the k-kiss…"Raito answered quietly after a few seconds of silence, is face now redder than ever.

"The what, Raito-kun?" L asked with big eyes. He knew he was pushing his luck a bit, but he just could not resist seeing Raito stumble over his words in embarrassment. Raito, his mind 

dulled by emotions finally realized that he was being teased again and the hue of his cheeks returned to normal.

"What did I tell you about teasing me Ryuuzaki?" Raito growled with a scowl. L stopped mentally laughing after being caught. He looked at his feet and stared at them for a moment before replying"

"I apologize Raito-kun." He said quietly, his head still hung with shame. Raito's features softened at the insomniac's apology.

"I'll let it slide this time Ryuuzaki, but please refrain from teasing me again." Raito said calmly, expecting his pen. He wasn't really going to let it slide; he knew that he would take revenge eventually. Raito seemed to momentarily forget what they were talking about and reached for his chocolate milk. He had put a bendy straw in it earlier to prevent anymore milk mustaches, even though the straw made him feel a little bit childish. He took a quick sip of the chocolate milk and placed it back down on his desk.

"Raito-kun?" L asked him.

"Yes Ryuuzaki?" Raito replied returning his gaze to his computer screen.

"Can I have some of your chocolate milk since my glass seems to be empty?" L said, giving his best puppy dog eyes. Raito couldn't resist the look and silently handed L his glass. The detective gave him one of his rare smiles and Raito's face lit up as his heart skipped a beat. L sipped from the drink slowly and Raito watched him, unable to look away. When he was finished, L placed the glass down on the desk and looked up at Raito.

"You know Raito-kun, that was an indirect kiss" L stated without hesitation. Raito could feel his ears burning with embarrassment, but he saw his chance for revenge and had to take it.

"I guess it was Ryuuzaki. To tell you the truth though, I've always preferred a direct kiss." With that said Raito leaned forward and gently met the detective's with his own. The slightly startled L responded to the kiss immediately after quickly gathering his wits, and their lips moved together as if they had been kissing for months. After a few short minutes of being in heaven, they broke the kiss for air and locked eyes.

"Never mind what I said earlier. There's nothing to discuss about the licking and kissing" Raito muttered to the older man. With that comment, L kissed Raito on the tip of his nose, surprising the teen enough to make him jump out of his chair and fall to the floor.

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I really like the mental image of L teasing Raito and making him all frazzled. Thanks to anyone who read and especially to my heros that review. It's never to late to be a hero. :D