Summary: Raito never regained his memory of the death note and 8 years later, L and him are still working together. But as Light finds out that even though L was raised at an orphanage, he's not an orphan. And when he is introduced to L's mother, everything is thrown for a loop.

Disclaimer: I do not own death note. Neither do I own the cities of London and Manchester, though that goes without saying.

"Raito-kun didn't have such a great time, did he?"

Raito looked up at L, who was sitting opposite him in the train. They had said their goodbyes and left quite early in the morning. Angel had insisted they swapped numbers and Esther had hugged him for what seemed like a millennium. She'd even managed a small tear. So they had left, with promises of returning sometime soon, and ever since, Raito was on edge. He couldn't even sit properly, with L sitting right in front of him. What could he say? He went over the basic information in his head. He knew he liked L. All that twisting in his stomach hadn't been because of friendly adoration. Neither had it been fear of L molesting him because he was gay. Because so was Angel. And angel had even molested him a little bit. Raito's stomach, however, had been fine. It wasn't the divorce either. Right now, he couldn't care less about it. It was just a natural progression of a bad marriage. So was what he felt for L; A natural progression. Maybe, he thought, if he hadn't gone on this holiday, he wouldn't have known. Maybe he would have repressed all he was feeling. Maybe he'd become one of those men who were married, but satisfied themselves with other men on the side because they can't face not being 'normal'. Not that Raito was completely comfortable with who he was. No one turns that easily. But it felt like less of a burden. The conclusion was that this vacation had in fact been the best thing he'd ever done.

"It might surprise you." He smiled at the other man. "But I did."

"Really?"

"Really."

The rest of the journey continued in silence and in Raito's head, a plan was forming. Well, a plan was trying to form, but he did not know how to tackle this situation. So L fancied him. He knew that much. But as far as Raito knew, the fancying was only physical, and if they were to turn their relationship into a physical one, there was a risk of it becoming 'friends with benefits'. Raito decided he didn't want that. He couldn't have it. So he'd have to talk to L. Great.

So, three days back into normal life, and Raito's plan wasn't doing too good. He'd been anxious and nervous, and hadn't been able to do his job properly. People at the office had been surprised when he'd started dropping things. And Raito, being the perfect man he was, never used to. He'd also become snappy and irritable.

As he was wrestling with a computer that refused to do what he told it to do, his phone rang, causing him to jump.

"Hello?" He snapped.

"Raito-kun?" Misa sounded almost scared. Maybe he'd sounded a little harsh there.

"Hey. Noticed you moved out." He sank back into his chair. Yes, yesterday when he'd come home, all of Misa's stuff had vanished mysteriously.

"Yeah, Thought it'd be better that way. Easier. Less stressful."

"I get the point."

"So. I'm eating lunch in Covent garden and I think you should meet me there in half an hour."

"I don't even have a say in this, do i?"

"No. See you then, Raito-chaaaan!"

And then she hung up. Raito stared at his phone in confusion. But then again, this was Misa, and that woman would never take no for an answer. Ever.

Said and done, half an hour later, Raito was sitting in a small café, waiting for his soon-to-be ex-wife. And five minutes later she arrived; her hands full of bags with expensive designer brand logos printed on them. Yes, she had been shopping. That was the only thing they had in common, he thought – their love for shopping.

"Sorry I'm late."

She sat down, trying to fit all the bags on the floor without having them stand too far from the table. It seemed like an impossible task, but finally she succeeded.

"Long time no see." Raito offered a smile.

"Yes. How have you been?"

"I don't know. Overwhelmed."

She nodded and called a waitress over. Tea and a Caesar salad for her. Black coffee and lentil salad for Raito.

"I needed to talk to you." She sighed. "I feel pretty bad about what I said. Not that being gay is a bad thing, but I just made assumptions and I'm sorry."

"It's ok."

"I still regret it."

Raito was very confused. "You mean… you want to get back together?"

"Oh god no!" Misa laughed and quickly put her hand over her mouth. "That sounded a bit insensitive, didn't it?"

Raito couldn't help but chuckle. "Nah, it's fine."

"I could see you were unhappy in this marriage, you know. And it might surprise you, but so was I. I thought it was better to, you know, split."

"Yeah, I guess."

"And don't take this the wrong way..." Misa attacked her food almost viciously as soon as it came. "…but I need someone who can give it to me on a more regular basis."

"Give it to you?"

"I'm a woman, Raito. I have needs."

"Oh."

"I still can't understand how you could go so long without having sex."

"I don't really understand that either, quite frankly."

"I guess we weren't really the best match there."

Raito nodded. "So is there someone else?"

"You really want to know?"

He sipped on his coffee. "Sure."

"Well, you know Matsuda…"

And he almost dropped his cup. "Matsuda!?"

"For your information, Raito, he's a very sweet guy."

"Yeah, but he's an idiot."

Then again, when thinking about it, it was kind of the perfect match.

"Yes, he might be a bit awkward, but I like him."

"That's good."

"What about you? Have you told him yet?"

Raito paused. She couldn't know, could she? Well, apparently she could, because she started grinning like the Cheshire cat and pointed a finger at him

"Aha! I knew it!"

Raito was speechless.

"You're surprised that I knew? Well, it was just a hunch, but it's actually pretty obvious now that I think about it."

"I didn't even know."

"So are you together now?"

"No."

"Why not? You should, you know. Mister L is a great guy and you should grab him while you still can."

"I thought you hated each other."

"Well, he hated me because I was with you. And I hated him because he hated me because I was with you."

Looking at his watch, Raito realized he'd been here for longer than he thought. "I need to get back to work now, Misa."

"Me too. Well, back to my shopping."

"You're doing more shopping?"

"Of course!"

They parted ways outside the café, with promises to keep in touch, but not before setting a date for finalizing the divorce. And heading back to the office, another weight was lifted off Raito's shoulders. Misa wasn't actually that bad. It was only being married to her that was, and he couldn't really blame her for that. Well, not entirely.

Day five, and Raito was getting sick of himself. He hadn't yet tried to make anything happen with L. This was almost ridiculous. They had actually had quite a lot of alone time together. L had even been to his apartment. Besides being slightly more tense than usual, Raito hadn't even hinted towards what he felt. Then again, L hadn't been acting that different either. And now, Raito doubted himself. Because what if L didn't feel like he did? Then he would ruin everything.

Deciding this was an emergency, Raito reached for his phone. There was only one person he knew that he could talk to about this.

"Raaaaito-chaaaaan. Geeenki shteruuu?"

Raito was dumbfounded. "I didn't know you spoke Japanese?"

"I don't. Esther just taught me that."

"It's a rolling r. like rrrrr."

"Fuck you."

"You wish."

"I do. In fact, I just had a wank thinking about you."

"… you didn't."

"Maybe."

Raito shook his head, laughing to himself. Angel was batshit crazy. For real.

"I sincerely hope you didn't."

"Well, it's for me to know and you to never find out. What's your business, sexy?"

"I need some help."

"Erectile dysfunction?"

"No. Wait. What?! No!"

"Ok. Then what?"

"I need to… tell someone something, but I don't know how."

"About your erectile dysfunction?"

"My dick is perfectly fine."

"Bet it is."

Angel was unbelievable. Then again, the banter kind of helped with the nervousness.

"Ok. So. I have this person that I like and I need to seduce him… her… it." Damn.

"Darling. Lawliet hardly needs seduction. Just jump his bones, I'm sure he'll be pleased."

"How do you know it's him?"

"Because everybody knows and don't deny it."

"How come everybody knows?!"

"Because it's obvious. Ok. So invite him over, treat him to some sweets, but not cake because that's too filling, and then you can touch him a bit. No, actually, sit next to him and start kissing his neck. Because that's sexy."

"I can't just start molesting him when I don't know if he wants it."

"Oh, honey, he wants it alright."

Raito could hear some rustling, and Angel murmuring. Clearly there was someone else there.

"Look, babe." Angel chirped. "I have to go. I've got a package to deliver. Just do as I say and don't worry about it, ok? Seeya!"

Why did people always hang up on him?

Raito threw his phone on the sofa. Then he picked it up again, before throwing it away a second time. After repeating this pattern for a good five minutes, he took a deep breath and finally pressed speed-dial one.

"Raito-kun!" L picked up quicker than Raito thought he would.

"Hey… So, uhm, what are you doing?"

"Nothing special."

"Busy?"

"No."

"You want to come over?"

"I'll be there in five."

He was cut off again, and it took a while before he realized what L had said. Five minutes!

He got up and ran to the bathroom, quickly sorting his hair out, before running to the kithen. Just as he found the sweets and alcohol, the doorbell rang. Raito quickly put the sweets in a bowl, carried that, two glasses and the wine to the living room table and then hurried to open the door.

L looked absolutely amazing. Then again, he looked like this almost every day. Raito simply left the door open and went into the living room, knowing that L would follow. They sat down on the sofa and Raito poured them some wine, offering L the sweets, which the man devoured with joy.

"Your apartment looks empty." L commented.

"Misa moved out."

"So it's final."

"Yes."

"I thought, because you had lunch with her today, you might get back together."

"You knew?"

"I always know, Raito."

"Oh. No, we just had lunch. Chatted a bit."

"What did you eat?"

"Lentils."

"Ew."

The room fell silent, and Raito noticed that he was drinking quite a lot. Hell, liquid courage was as good as any. L seemed to enjoy his wine as well, having put some of the sweets into the glass.

They talked about nothing and everything for a while, and when Raito felt like he was drunk enough, he decided it was time to put Angel's plan into motion. Realizing how risky this was, he quickly swallowed his fear and put his glass down on the table before leaning his head on L's shoulder.

"Are you ok?" The older man asked, putting down his glass as well.

"Yeah. I'm good." Raito turned his head a bit, his lips brushing against L's neck.

He'd expected L to jump in surprise. Or maybe even run away. He'd at least expected the other man to question his action, but all L did was letting out a humming sound. Raito started to place small kisses on the soft skin, occasionally grazing it with his teeth. The L moaned. That, Raito decided, was the sexiest thing he'd ever heard. Wanting more of that, he shifted slightly, letting one hand run down the front of L's shirt, before turning at the hem to sneak up underneath.

Suddenly he found himself lying down on the sofa, L's mouth covering his own, and it felt so fucking good. Ken had absolutely nothing on L. This kiss was the best he'd ever had. Heart hammering in his chest, Raito responded to the kiss eagerly. This was so right. He wondered why he hadn't realized it before.

And suddenly, he was wearing no shirt. Neither was L. This man had to be a magician. Well, either that, or Raito's mind was so clouded he couldn't even register what was going on.

And two hours later, Raito had had the best kiss of his life and also the best sex of his life. He also knew how L looked naked, How it felt to have a cock up his arse and what rimming was. Raito decided that he had gained a lot of knowledge in a very short time.

He could feel L moving beside him. This was the moment of truth. This was when L would either declare his love or say that they should definitely continue on as fuck buddies. The third option was that L would regret it, but Raito found that unlikely. No one would say no to him. He was sexy and all that.

To his surprise, instead of doing one of these things, L decided to kiss him on the mouth briefly and then snuggled up close to him.

"Finally" He said, and Raito was confused.

"Finally?"

"Yeah. You figured it out. Good job. Only took you forever."

"Figured out what?"

"That you love me."

"Oh."

L sighed happily and nuzzled Raito's neck.

"So wait. You knew?"

"Yes, I did."

"Since when?"

"I don't know, really. A couple of years ago."

"A couple of years?!"

"Mhmm. Imagine my surprise when you decided to get married."

"So why didn't you do anything about it?"

"I did. Christmas, remember? But you didn't seem like you had figured it out yet, so I decided to let you come to me instead."

"What if I never did?"

"I knew you would."

Raito chuckled, toying with L's hair. "Has anyone ever told you how conceited you are?"

"Yes." L kissed him on the cheek. "All the time."

The end

So it's over. Ack. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted :D

1. Lentil salad is amazing
2. For those of you who didn't know what Angel meant by having a package to deliver, figure it out. haha.
3. "genki shiteru?" is of course "you alright?"

Please review if you want to! It makes me happy and stuff.