TastyCakes

Thank goodness for the weekend. An actual weekend. Due to his little awkward out bust in front of the task force the other day, Raito's father suggested that he take the weekend off for himself. Which allowed him to sleep in for the first time in a long while.

"Hnn..."

Yawning a bit as he rolled over onto his side. Unknowingly coming face to face with a new bed partner who stared at him with wide dark eyes. Sucking at his thumb in his sleep.

"Mmm... hm? AH!"

"Eh... Yagami-kun... Five more minutes."

Raito would instinctively flail about and kick the sleeping angel off the bed as he fell to the floor with a loud thud. Though it didn't seem to be enough to wake him. Peeking over the side of the bed as the detective just rolled back over, curling himself into a ball and sucking on his thumb.

"What the hell are you doing in my bed?!"

"Hnn... Apparently, I'm on the floor Yagami-kun."

With a bit of a stretch and a yawn, the Tenshi sat up and looked to the over pale face of his bed mate.

Given another hour or two later. The sleepy future God of the new world would be seen wandering down the stairs in a pair of boxers. Though he wouldn't do this knowing that someone was home. No. Father was working. And Mother was with Sayu out looking at colleges for the weekend. So no one was home.

"Oh! Yagami-kun!"

"Gah!"

Quickly dodging out of the way as Raito tried to hide himself behind one of the chairs by the kitchen table.

"W-what are you doing?!"

"Making waffles for Yagami-kun of course."

"...Waffles?"

"M'hm. From scratch! Ryuku-kun and I have been watching the food network this morning."

Seriously, if someone was watching his life right now Raito would be the star of some crazy sitcom. Taking a deep breath as he sighed and took a seat at the kitchen table.

"Ta-da!"

Wandering over to the table, wearing a frilly pink apron and smiling like a complete idiot, Ryuuzaki handed over a plate of waffles. Covered in a mountain of powdered sugar.

"...What is this?"

"Breakfast!"

"...The waffles are under the sugar, right?"

"Yagami-kun... doesn't like... my...cooking?"

"Uuh... I um... Well, you know I don't like sweet things as much as you do Ryuuza- Hey wait a minute!"

". . ."

Standing there with his head down as his hands would frantically tug and pull at the bottom of his pink cooking apron. Making the slightest of sobbing noises as a sniffle was barely heard.

"Are you crying?"

"N-no."

"Ryuuzaki?"

Regretfully, the boxer clad young man would reach over and pick up the bottle of syrup sitting on the table. Knowing that he'll have to double scrub his teeth after this confectionate breakfast was over with. Blinking as he took a piece onto his fork and looking over as he was watched closely as if every movement was being judged.

". . ."

". . ."

A total sugar rush in just an instant. How in the world he managed to swallow it down, he had no idea. Oddly enough, be found himself smiling, though that could have been the sugar taking it's effect over his facial muscles.

"Well?"

"...It's uh... it's good."

". . ."

"Could I uh... get some milk?"

"Of course Yagami-kun!"

Almost skipping off back into the kitchen to retreive said beverage.

"What's with the mood swings..."

Raito would yawn again, looking down at what he still had yet to finish. This would be a long morning.

Needless to say, breakfast was an adventure all in itself. But the morning did continue. After finishing breakfast, Raito made sure to brush his teeth and extra three minutes longer then normal. Then it was time for a shower. Then dressed. But as for the rest of the day, he really didn't have much planned.

"I suppose I could see Misa-chan..."

Thinking that over for a moment as he just shook his head. Walking through his room and out onto the balcony as he looked around. Maybe just enjoying his days off would work too. Life had been pretty hectic lately.

"Speaking of hectic... where did he run off to?"

Quirking a brow as he turned to look back into his room for a minute. Almost expecting a sudden surprise but apparently not. Attention back outside now as he looked down to find the missing little housekeeper sitting on the lawn.

"What are you doing down there?"

Of course, trying to keep his voice a little low. It would look funny if he was talking to nothing. Now sort of tilting his head a bit, he got no response. Something was interesting down there. And so, he would have to go check it out himself.

"Ryuuzaki I was just calling you a minute ago, what are you doing?"

". . ."

"Are you listening to stuff again?"

No response. As he sat on the ground, hugging at his legs in that all to familiar style. Eyes focused closely onto the ground fro some reason.

"Uhm... Ryuuzaki?"

"Shh."

Raito blinked, stepping over next to him as he lowered himself down and tried to figure out just what was so interesting to the detective.

"What are you doing?"

Lowering his voice to just about a whisper as the other would turn his head slightly and look over at him with a fairly blank expression.

"I'm trying to hear the grass grow Yagami-kun."

Speaking simply, as if it was something so obvious.

"You've been listening to things a lot lately, but... why can't I hear it?"

"Because humans are too busy living to take the time to notice these things."

"Yes you said that before, but what does it mean?"

Apparently there would be no listening to the lawn today. Raito seemed to be curious about the aspects of the afterlife. And do Ryuuzaki would just have to try and explain it to him then, now wouldn't he?

"Yagami-kun might no understand, but being dead does have it's ups and downs."

"Alright, so I'm listening then."

He might have looked a little out of place. Sitting on his lawn by himself but he was curious. Maybe if he understood a little more of the whole death prospect, he could come to this 'realization' sooner.

"Why is Yagami-kun so nosey all of a sudden? You didn't seem to care before."

"Yea well, I got nothing else to do today. And I'm curious. You never really explained this much to me. I wanna try and understand you more."

"...For what purpose does Yagami-kun wish to understand me?"

"Like I said, I'm curious. It's not like people get to talk to the dead very often. What's it like?"

He actually had to think of that for a moment. It was true, with death you suffer from slight memory loss and at times he often forgot what he was doing or talking about int he first place. Hopefully that wouldn't be the case now.

"Days go by a lot faster. Colors look more vibrant... brighter. Almost like having high definition contacts in or something."

"What about this listening to everything, what's that all about?"

"It's hard to explain. Everything seems to have some sort of sound. Grass makes a funny squeak noise."

"So is that why you where watching the sun set the other day?"

"Exactly."

"What does it sound like?"

"It's not really a sound, more like a feeling. It's different when the sun rises and sets. But it's a good feeling all the same."

The only reason this didn't seem to make sense to Raito was because he was in fact a living being. That was his only reason. Though it didn't come in clearly for him at all, it was still interesting to hear Ryuuzaki talk about it.

"You said something before... that you don't feel things. Right?"

"Yes, that's one of the down sides I've come across. In the state I'm in now, I don't feel anything. Unless I possess a living body, then that's a different story."

"Like with Misa-chan?"

"Yes. Unfortunately I can't enjoy my snacks unless I inhabit someone. When I do, the taste of things is so much better then if I were alive. And I don't feel full, so I can keep eating as much as I want."

The Tenshi would smile softly, sort of brushing the hair back from his face a bit. The lighter haired boy would sigh. It sounded a little depressing, not to be able to sense things that a living body would take for granted.

"Raito..."

"Hm?"

At first not realizing that the sudden change of familiarity. Turning his head as he looked over to the hunched over fallen angel. Still clinging onto his legs as he stared at the ground. Probably listening to the grass again.

"I'll probably have to leave soon."

"I thought I had to come to realization about something important first? You can't just up and leave."

"Does Raito wish for me to stay with him?"

See, told ya it had some slight dramatic undertones.

Sadly yes. I think I may be drawing it to a close.

After the next chapter or two of course.

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