Yes, testing is finally done! Eh, I didn't do as good on chem as I would have liked to, but my entire class pretty much sucked at it. The class taught by the other teacher, however, did good. Hmm, could it be our teacher's fault? Maybe. Anyway, now that testing is done, I can really get back to writing these two! I'm excited! Oh, spoilers for L's name in here, in case you don't already know it.
Light slowly came out of the grasp of sleep. He felt the sensation of something being run slowly through his hair. He let his eyes flutter open, stirring slightly. The hands playing with his hair stopped for a second, then resumed. Light was aware that his head was in L's lap, and L was running his fingers slowly through his hair.
"Good morning, Raito-kun."
Light smiled. This was truly a good way to wake up. "Morning, L. Any reason you're actually sitting correctly today?"
"It would be difficult to have Raito-kun's head in my lap if I sat in my usual arrangement, would it not? Besides, it is worth it to have Raito-kun close to me." L reached over and grabbed a Hershey's kiss, popping it into his mouth and sucking on it. He had a whole bowl of them sitting on the stand next to the bed. "Would Raito-kun like to do something today?"
"What did you have in mind?"
"How does dinner at a nice restaurant sound?"
Pretty good, actually. L and Light hadn't really spent a lot of quiet time together recently, what with moving into a new house, the release of L's book, the construction, and the redoing of the library. "Sounds good."
They migrated downstairs for a quick breakfast, which consisted of eggs and toast for Light, and a piece of cake for L. Sprinkles came scampering into the kitchen and hopped up onto Light's lap. Light slowly stroked his head while he munched on his toast.
"I am glad to see you two are getting along," L remarked.
"Hey, he IS kind of cute, L. Besides, he's fun to play with. Plus he makes you happy." L smiled. Sprinkles hopped from Light's lap to L's, where L resumed petting him. Suddenly, a funny thought struck Light. L's name couldn't be just L, could it? "L, is L your FULL name? Or just part?"
L looked at him, a bit of suspicion shining in his eyes. "Why does Raito-kun ask?"
"I was just curious. If you don't want to tell me, you don't have to."
L paused, then said, "L Lawliet."
"L Lawliet?" L nodded.
"Most people would just settle for knowing I'm L, Raito-kun. They wouldn't ask if that was my full name." A glimmer of amusement could now be seen in L's eyes.
"Hey, I was curious and wanted to know. Can't blame me for that." Sprinkles hopped from L's lap and bounded out of the room. Sheesh, that kitten was hyper. Couldn't sit still for more than a few minutes. L got up and it looked like he was going to go after Sprinkles, but instead he made his way over to the cabinet and opened it. A stricken look passed over his face.
Light was instantly worried. "Are you ok?"
"I am...out of cookies. This has not happened in a very long time."
Light snorted. Typical of L to get him all worked up and worried over cookies. "Can't you just order more, L?"
"If I did that, they would not arrive until tomorrow." L turned to face him. "Would Raito-kun like to escort me to the store?"
"Will Chiyo be accompanying us?"
"No."
"Then yes."
Light blinked. He blinked again. Was he really seeing this? Did they really make stores like this? Well, apparently they did, and it figured L would know exactly where it was. When they had gotten into the limo, they ended up driving for over an hour and a half, passing quite a few grocery stores that they most likely could have gotten cookies at. Multiple times, Light had asked where they were going, to which L always replied, "The store, Raito-kun."
Light had heard of candy stores. They were actually pretty fun to walk around in, actually. One could find quite a few tasty treats in a candy store. Bakeries, also. They had all different kinds of sweet pastries and cakes. However, Light had never been in a store such as this. Pretty much, it was a junk food store.
On one side of him, all he could see was candy. Lollipops, chocolate bars, licorice, peppermint patties, you name it, he bet they had it. Directly in front of him was a bakery-type setup, with cakes, cookies, all the things you would find in a bakery. And on his other side, they had prepackaged sweet junk food, like Oreos and boxes of donuts. He was pretty sure that he could find the sugar cubes L was so fond of somewhere in this store, too.
He followed L over to the bakery, where he picked up A LOT of cookies. Then, he took off to look around the store. Light followed, a bit curious as to what he might find. Walking into the candy section of the store, Light saw expensive gourmet lollipops and peanut butter cups. He also spotted jawbreakers, something he hadn't had in a long time. Walking over, he picked one up. They were delicious, but if you licked them for too long, your tongue would start to bleed. Light decided to buy one. Why not?
Up ahead, L had a growing stack of candy in his arms, along with his cookies. He looked like he couldn't hold much more, and yet he was still browsing the shelves, picking up whatever caught his interest. Shaking his head, Light walked over and helped him out, taking half of the stack. After about another fifteen minutes wandering the store, they headed to the counter and checked out. The clerk looked floored by the amount of candy and assorted other sweets they were buying at one time, but chose not to say anything and simply checked them out.
The ride home was filled with the sounds of candy wrappers being undone as L slowly began to devour his massive amount of sweets. Light licked slowly at his jawbreaker. He didn't have them often, so he was planning on savoring it.
SSS
L was content right about now. He was sucking on one of the gourmet lollipops he had purchased at his favorite store and reading a book. Light had his head on L's shoulder, also reading. Sprinkles was stretched out across both of their laps. Soon, they would be leaving to go on their date.
L had made reservations at a very nice restaurant that served some very good sweets. It also had good food in general, so he was sure Light would be happy with his selection as well. He glanced away from his book at Light, and smiled when he saw Light still eating his jawbreaker. He was taking his time with it, it seemed. Sometimes L liked to eat his sweets slowly too, as was demonstrated by the fact that he had been sucking on the same lollipop for over an hour. Had he wanted, he could have easily finished it forty-five minutes ago.
The sound of the Moonlight Sonata suddenly flowed across the room. L smiled. Back when Light had still lived in his dorm, he had had it set up to play at nine, both AM and PM. Now, he had it set up to play at six, just in the afternoon. It was about the only time you could bet on both of them being mellow enough to actually sit and listen to it.
Today, however, it meant that it was time to break up the cozy little scene and get ready to go to dinner. L stretched and snapped his book shut. Light straightened up and closed his book as well. Sprinkles, sensing the end of his peaceful resting arrangement, got up, stretched in that way that cats do, with his tail up in the air, forepaws stretched out in front, and sprang down from their laps. He made his way into his room, and soon the sound of him eating could be heard.
Both L and Light stood and made their way up to their room. Swiftly, Light rid himself of the more comfortable clothes he had been wearing, in favor of his usual outfit. L didn't bother changing, or grabbing shoes, for that matter.
Finally, both were ready, and they headed downstairs and out the door to the waiting limo.
SSS
Light was curious as to where they would be eating. He didn't bother asking L, though – he would never get a straight answer, he was sure. He was better off waiting until they got there to find out.
Pulling up to the restaurant, Light glanced around. There was actually a line out the door of people waiting for a table inside to become available. Light thought he had heard L say he had made reservations, and he hoped he had, because if not, they weren't eating here tonight.
The building in itself was impressive. It was larger than you'd think a restaurant would need to be – but with all these people lined up outside, perhaps they did need all that space for table. L got out of the limo, and Light followed, trailing after him to the line of people. L breezed by them, which meant they had reservations, thank God. L told the person at the door that he had reservations for two, under the name Ryuuzaki. Checking a list, the man nodded and led them inside.
Inside, the color scheme appeared to be gold and white, and the place was brightly lit. Tables were scattered across a large middle seating area, but there were also tables along the walls. Two walls were built up around these tables, in front of and behind them. They were led to one such table.
Once they were seated, Light realized that this arrangement offered quite a bit of privacy. The table was set far back into the the little space created by the two walls. And, there was a curtain you could draw across the front opening, so you could completely close off the outside world. Once the man had left, L did just that, reaching over and drawing the curtain closed.
"So, what does Raito-kun think of this restaurant?"
"I'm impressed. It's pretty big, as far as restaurants go. Plus, what with the line of people out the door, I'm assuming that they have good food."
"They do. Their sweets are especially delicious." Light smiled. Leave it to L to classify the worth of a restaurant by how good its sweets were. Leaning over, he gave him what he had intended to be a chaste kiss on the lips. However, it ended up turning into a bit of a make-out session. They were so involved, they didn't hear the curtain being drawn back ,and only realized their waitress had arrived when she cleared her throat. Light broke away abruptly, turning to look at her.
"Sorry about that," he said. "We didn't hear you come in." She was staring at him. Very intensely. It was beginning to creep him out a bit. Usually only L looked at him that intently, and that was just L being L. Finally, a look of realization dawned on her face.
"Oh my God, you're Light Yagami! I KNEW I recognized you!" Light smiled.
"Raito Yagami," he corrected gently. "Nice to meet you." He never let people who saw him at the reading call him Light. He still hadn't confirmed with the media that he was the one L dedicated his book to. Still, she looked a bit flustered at meeting him.
"I LOVED the way you read L's book. It was as if you had gotten inside his head and knew the exact way he wanted it done." If only she knew. Suddenly, an idea seemed to strike her.
"Oh wow, is that L?" She said, turning her attention to him.
"You may call me Ryuuzaki," L said. He hadn't told her he wasn't L, but that was the way she would take it.
"Oh. Ok. Of course, that could just be a name you go under, couldn't it? An alias?" L just smiled indulgently.
The waitress seemed to remember what she was supposed to be doing. "Oh, sorry! My name's Lily, and I'll be your server tonight. What would you like to order?" They both placed their orders, and waited patiently for the food to be delivered. When it was, Light dug in eagerly, finding that he was starving.
L had been absolutely right. They had delicious food. The people lined up outside had good reason to be. He found himself savoring every bite, as he had been savoring his jawbreaker earlier. He made a mental note to get the name of this restaurant so he could recommend it to Chiyo and her boyfriend. After the meal, Lily appeared again, this time with L's latest book under her arm. He looked at it quizzically.
She giggled nervously. "I like it so much, I usually bring it to work with me to read during my breaks." Light could sympathize with that. He was, after all, an L fan himself. "Anyway, I was wondering if you'd maybe sign it?" Light found this rather ironic. Here this girl was, asking him to sign the book, when, if she simply looked one foot across from him, she could have the author sign it instead.
Still he agreed, and she handed him her book, along with a pen. Then she darted out of the booth to get their bill. Light was about to sign it Raito Yagami, then paused. Why not sign it Light? This girl could never prove she hadn't simply signed it herself, or that it was indeed Light Yagami who had signed. At best she could start a rumor that could never be proven, so why not? Light signed the book Light Yagami. L motioned for him to hand the book over. Light grinned. Obviously, L had come to the same conclusion. She would never be able to prove that is was indeed L who was in this booth, and who had signed her book. He swiftly signed his signature gothic L under Light's name, and snapped the book shut.
Quickly, they paid the bill, having already easily calculated the price plus tip in their heads, and departed the booth. They paused just inside the doorway, watching Lily enter the booth. They heard her shriek, and they darted outside to the limo, hopping in. As the limo pulled away, they saw Lily come running out of the restaurant, looking for them. Not seeing them, she slowly returned inside, a smile on her face.
"Well, that was interesting," Light remarked.
"Yes. Of course, now there may be rumors about Raito-kun and myself flying around by morning."
"I doubt she'll tell anyone. She'll probably keep it her own little secret, between her and maybe a few of her friends. Anyway, it was worth it."
"Yes, it was," L agreed. Sometimes, it was fun to take a little risk in order to brighten someone's day.
SSS
L slowly stroked the top of Sprinkles' head. He was once again reading, with Light leaning against him. This time, though, they were in bed, and not on the couch in the living room. Today had been fun, and he was glad he had asked Light out on the date. He smiled, thinking of Lily. They had, perhaps, brightened her day in a very nice way. And, so far, no reports had come on about a sighting of Light Yagami and L in a restaurant, so L was beginning to think that Light was correct, and she'd keep it to herself.
He heard Light's breathing become rhythmic and realized he had fallen asleep on his shoulder. Smiling slightly, L gently maneuvered him under the covers of the bed, and spent the rest of his night reading and watching Light sleep.
So, what did you think? I know it has, again, been a week since my last update, and I'm sorry! I hope this chapter was good enough that it's ok? So, question for today: Know any good video games for the DS, Wii, or PS3? I've beaten all mine again since school was out. I even went back and beat all the old Pokemon games and Harvest Moon games, and now I'm bored. Can anyone suggest a good game?