I have returned! The crises seem to have been partly resolved, at least for now. Well, anyway, this school year has been fantastic so far, and now that I have time, these two won't get out of my head. So, it's time to write them again. Oh, short lemon in here – it's meant to be short. It's my second, so I'd love your opinions. Also, this chapter is dedicated to L for his birthday. Oh, and please tell me if I made any grammatical errors so I can fix them. They bug me horribly, and this chapter was done fast, so it's possible there are a few in here.

Light let himself slowly flow into a conscious state. Opening his eyes, he blinked and tried to discern his surroundings. He was tucked into their bed, with L watching him from his perch on the other side. As usual, he had candy – a lollipop.

"Did you tuck me in?"

"I could not let Raito-kun freeze all night long." Because it was summer, L was obviously exaggerating, but it was a sweet gesture, and Light smiled.

"Thank you, L."

Sprinkles leapt onto the bed and affectionately rubbed his cheek against Light, who smiled and stroked the top of his head gently. Light had a feeling that he was unnaturally happy. He was always starting his day out perfectly, it seemed, with his famous lover in bed with him, and an adorable kitten waiting to warm his lap.

"This is perfect."

"What does Raito-kun mean?"

"Every morning, I wake up next to the person I love, in a mansion, knowing that I have a kitten and friends and a purpose, and it's just...perfect."

L gave him a genuine smile. "I am glad Raito-kun is so happy. It makes me happy as well." L leaned over and kissed him. It slowly morphed from a gentle touch into a smoldering fire. Sprinkles, sensing the shift in mood, jumped from the bed and scampered out the door.

L broke the kiss and began to nip and lick his way down Light's neck. Light moaned and brought his his hands up to thread through L's hair. Suddenly L displayed his well-hidden strength by yanking Light up and onto his lap, forcing their groins together. Light slowly rocked into him, groaning at the contact between their clothed members. L quickly rid him of his shirt and turned his attention to Light's nipples, tweaking them gently with his fingers before replacing them with his mouth.

"Mm...L..." Light moaned, tightening his hold on L's hair. L's hands continued to wander downward until he reached Light's pants. He deftly undid the button and zipper before pushing them and Light's boxers down Light's hips. Light rose up quickly to let L rid him of his clothes.

"Not...fair," he panted. "Take off your clothes." He illustrated his point by yanking off L's shirt. L's pants quickly followed, and he let out a shameless moan when their unclothed cocks came into full contact. He reached over to the nightstand and quickly uncapped the bottle of lube they kept there, squeezing a good amount onto his hand. Reaching between them, he took both of them into his hand and began to stroke.

"L!" Light pushed back into L's hand desperately as he ran it along their members. "No more teasing. Hurry up!"

Obligingly, L reached under Light and slowly slipped one finger into him. Light panted and pushed back onto it as L moved it within him. Quickly, L added a second and third finger, searching for the one spot that would make Light beg.

Light suddenly gasped and jerked in L's lap. Grinning, L moved his fingers back into the same place every time, until Light was a moaning mess in his lap.

"L...please...now..."

"As you wish, Raito." Light shivered visibly. L only took off the honorific in moments like these, and it never failed to affect him. L withdrew his fingers slowly. Light positioned himself and sank slowly onto L's cock, moaning at the feeling of being filled.

"Light...." L groaned. Light locked eyes with him and began to move slowly, reveling in the friction between them. L had different ideas and slammed upward, striking Light's prostate. Light moaned and moved with him, creating a frantic pace. Both knew that it wouldn't last long. L reached between them and began to stroke Light in time to his thrusting. Suddenly, Light tensed and shouted L's name, coming between them. His muscles clamped down on L, who groaned Light's name as his orgasm rushed to meet him.

Panting heavily, Light laid his head on L's shoulder. "Love you."

"I love you as well, Raito."

Slowly, Light rose off of L's lap and sat back in the bed. "Now we need to take a shower." L grinned and got out of bed, displaying himself in all his naked glory. Light's eyes traced his form, his cock giving an interested twitch. The downfall (or was it?) of being a teenager – even after sex you wanted sex. L offered him his hand, and Raito took it, interlacing their fingers and rising from the bed. They walked down to the bathroom together, and hopped in the shower, where a kiss quickly turned into another session of making love.

SSS

L stepped out of the shower contently, pulling Light behind him. Snatching a towel from the nearby rack, his gently began to dry Light off, starting with his hair and making his way down. When he was done, Light took the towel and repeated the favor. They each wrapped a towel around their waists and made their way out into the kitchen.

L grinned when he found Chiyo waiting for them with pancakes piled high with syrup and cherries. "I figured you two would be hungry. What took you so long?"

"I made love to Raito-kun, followed by another session in the shower."

"L!" Light yelled, fixing him with a death glare.

Chiyo laughed. "Yeah, I thought that that was what was keeping you. Anyway, I'm just stopping in. I have to go meet Damien."

"How did you even get in here?" Light asked.

"Well, the door was unlocked."

"No, it wasn't."

"It is now."

"Is Chiyo implying that she picked my lock?"

"Maybe. You should get a better security system."

"Chiyo forgets that no one knows who I am, that I live in a relatively secluded location, and that I did not count on my friends picking my locks."

Chiyo just grinned in response. "Anyway, I came over here to ask for some advice." L heard Light groan.

"Oh, this is going to be good."

"Do you guys have any advice about sex?" Light promptly went into a coughing fit. "What? You guys obviously do it often, as stated by Ryuuzaki." She fixed him with her gaze. "So, do you have any tips?"

"God, Chiyo, are you asking this because you're planning on having sex with Damien?"

"Maybe."

"Raito-kun, I should hope it is Damien she is inquiring about, and not another male."

"I don't even want to think about this. The mental images..." L watched in amusement as Light appeared to shudder.

"Oh yeah? Well, I have to picture you two...actually, I don't mind that." Light stared at her incredulously.

"Chiyo, please do not say anything else. You're scarring me. I may not be able to have sex again."

"Chiyo, I mus t request that you do not say anything more. I rather enjoy sex with Raito-kun."

"L!" L grinned. It was always fun to rile Light a bit. Still amused, he pulled out a chair and sat down, happily adding sprinkled and whipped cream to the top of his pancakes before beginning to consume them. His thoughts quickly wandered to the new book he and Light were writing.

It was all going smoothly. The characters were developing their personalities, the plot was coming together, and, overall, it was very successful thus far.

Of course, he had to run the fact that this book was being co-written by his editor. He had learned in the past that it was best not to spring things on him.

Beside him, Light was munching on his pancakes, shooting looks at Chiyo, who kept looking back innocently. A feeling of extreme happiness stole over L. He had a boyfriend that he loved, and a friend, both of whom he could trust with his secret. He had a book that was bound to be the biggest seller he had ever written. It seemed that his life was just about perfect right now.

SSS

Light could not believe that Chiyo had actually asked him that. Could not BELIEVE it. As she flitted out the door, he shook his head. Damien had better be happy with her, no matter what. If not, he'd have two very angry boys to deal with. Light smiled. He and L had taken up the role of her older brothers, it seemed.

Turning his head, he watched as L slowly pet Sprinkles, who was in his usual spot atop L's shoulder. A sudden thought struck him. "L, have you ever had pocky?"

"Pocky?"

"How could you of all people have not had pocky? It's a Japanese candy. It's pretty good."

"That is a high endorsement, coming from Raito-kun. We shall have to acquire some."

"Come on, then." They quickly made their way to the nearest mall (avoiding the sex shop at all costs) and wandered into a candy store.

"Pocky is a bit hard to find over here, but I bet these guys will have it." As he thought, they did. L bought one box of every flavor. Light thought that that was a bit silly, since he didn't even know if he'd like it, but, as it was L, he was pretty sure he'd like it. Plus, he had millions. What was a couple bucks wasted on pocky to L?

They paid and left the store, returning to the limo. As soon as the door was shut, L ripped open a box of chocolate pocky and slipped the end of a stick into his mouth. He made a very contented sound and began to suck away at the chocolate. Smiling, Light leaned over and bit off a piece at the other end. Slowly, they ate away at the pocky until they were down to last little bit, and their lips brushed in a chaste kiss. They repeated this a few times until the limo arrived back at the mansion.

SSS

L wasn't sure why he hadn't tried pocky before, but he sure wished he had. He found it...delectable. Scrumptious. Although it was fun to eat it quickly, biting off piece after piece and devouring it all, it was more fun, he found, to savor it, and suck at it slowly until he had all the cream licked away.

Currently, he was sucking on a piece of pocky and watching Light type. They were working on their book again, and, as before, Light was superb at writing. Sprinkles was nestled on his shoulder, purring happily. L was thinking of getting him a playmate. It would probably be best to inform Light of this before he acquired a second kitten. He had been fairly accepting the first time L had brought home a pet, but he wasn't so sure he'd be as lenient a second time. Perhaps he'd get a white kitten and name it Vanilla.

As Light handed the laptop back to him, the door opened suddenly. L was really going to have to invest in an alarm system if people insisted on barging in. However, as expected, it was only Chiyo.

"Liiiigghhht!"

Light looked up. L continued to type, focusing the rest of him attention on the unfolding scene. "What do you need, Chiyo?"

"Who said I needed anything? Can't I just come over to visit my good friend Light?"

Light glanced at the clock. "At 12 am you're just popping over to visit me?"

"Well, I was fairly sure that at least Ryuuzaki would still be up, and that you might be." She glanced at L. "Oh, L, you like pocky?"

L smiled. "Raito-kun was kind enough to introduce me to pocky today. It is delectable."

Chiyo cocked her head. "Why do you still use the honorific? I was reading about it today. Surely, if you wanted, you could drop it."

"He does drop it when-" Light cut himself off. "Um, never mind. Anyway, what did you want?"

"Well, I'm having a party tomorrow, and I forgot to invite you."

"You could have asked us to come tomorrow morning, or called," Light pointed out. L felt that Light had a decent point. He calculated that there was a 98 percent chance that Chiyo wanted something else out of this exchange.

"Well, I did have another reason for coming over here." Calculations correct, as always. "I realized that I didn't have any cake. I need two, and I have to assume that there are no bakeries open at 12 am."

L quickly passed the laptop back to a startled Light who, nonetheless, started to type. "Chiyo has come to the right place. I have many cakes. I suppose I could part with two."

Chiyo grinned. "I was positive you'd have a couple." L helped Chiyo select two cakes from his stock, a marble cake and a red velvet cake. After she departed, he returned to helping Light write their book.

"I take it Raito-kun and I will be attending the party tomorrow? Chiyo informed me that it will be at seven o'clock, but that Raito-kun and I are welcome to arrive early."

"Yeah, we have to go. She'd murder us if we didn't."

"I find it highly unlikely that Chiyo would me Raito-kun and I simply for not attending her party."

"It's an expression. Anyway, it's getting late. Would you like to go to bed?"

"Certainly, if Raito-kun is tired."

They returned to their bedroom, and L watched as Light got settled and fell into a deep sleep. Quietly, he slipped under the covers as well, yawning and wondering what kind of experiences he'd have at Chiyo's party. L curled himself around Light, and, for the first time in a while, succumbed to sleep.

Hmm, I was planning on doing something a little bit different in this chapter than what actually happened, but seeing as how it was for L's birthday, I decided not to. You'll see what I mean next chapter. Another note: I wasn't even planning to put a few events that occurred in this chapter in here, but then I realized that it set me up perfectly for next chapter. I think that this proves that sometimes my subconscious is smarter than me. So, question for today: Have you ever gotten reeaallly bored, to the point that you do something completely random just to alleviate it? I have:

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