My salsa makes all the pretty girls want to dance and take off their underpants-my salsa ohoho!
D12/Eminem-My Band
(No not MY band. My band is Asylum Angels. My Band is the name of the song haha!)
Chapter 14: In the name of the father...
Light blinked, his lover staring at him with solemn eyes. Lawliet was completely serious?
The small phone that was still suspended between L's long fingers and his ear crackled again with noise.
"Please answer me L. It's urgent." The brunette paled, his gaze flickering between the mobile and the dark black that was staring at him so gravely.
'Lawliet's...father! W-what! I knew I should have expected it but L with a family-why in the fuck am I so surprised!'
"Watari...why is this so urgent?" Lawliet whispered quietly into the mouth piece.
"It involves...him." Was the yielding answer. The pop idol, who was previously content with just eavesdropping, instantly clicked.
'Him? Who the fuck is him! Is he an old friend or-' an overdramatic gasp '- an ex lover!'
Light quickly crushed that theory. He knew that he was the raven haired man's first male lover. Or was he? Was this whole relationship built on lies! Was it-
"What? He is a clever boy."
"But he is easily influenced when it comes to you remember that L."
"Well he will be fine."
"He saw the news, remember he knows how to read in Japanese. Don't fail him."
"Fine Watari! But there is no problem. He is smart enough to control his life."
"He wants to see you. His career is only just getting on its feet. He wants to see his brother."
L gritted his teeth irritably. He always had a plan when it came down to the crunch, Light was a perfect example of that, but he wasn't expecting this. Why would he suddenly want to see him? As Watari said, his new career was only just beginning and why would he want to put that in jeopardy?
"L he doesn't just want to see you. He wants to see the boys as well."
"Well considering that you know my current situation, you do know that I am in a relationship now right?"
"Yes. With your homosexual partner. We have all seen the papers Lawliet!"
"Then you may understand why-"
"There are no excuses. We will be arriving soon."
"What! Whe-"
"I will phone you when we arrive. Goodbye."
The phones dial tone rang incessantly.
Both men stared at the two mobiles, one in two neat pieces and the other beeping on the fluffy blanket. Soft sepia eyes flickered as they ogled the raven haired man whose head rested in his long hands. The younger man could hear his lover muttering under his breath, distressing murmurs slipping through the older mans mouth.
"What! How did he get my number! How does he-what the hell is talking about bringing him here! The boys will be pissed! Oh my god the boys! They probably think that I set this up!"
"Lawliet...? Are you alright?"
"I-I think I...need some cake..."
...
The fated call arrived not to long after both men returned from a photo shoot, which was roughly thirteen hours after the first disaster had come through. L wouldn't even touch it as it vibrated in circles on the bedspread.
So Light, hoping to reverse some of the damage caused by L's out of character incompetence, answered the phone for him.
"Hello, Lawliet Wammy's phone, Light speaking." Lawliet sniggered at Light's smug tone. Light was so proud of being able to speak English so well. If he wasn't an idol he could manage being a secretary hands down...and perform his sectorial duties from under the table. L snapped from his dirty thoughts quickly remembering that Light, his gay lover, was talking to his father. Shit.
"Ah, I suppose that you would be more comfortable with me speaking in Japanese, true Light-san?"
"Hai. That would be greatly appreciated." The brunette mumbled, a faint blush colouring his cheeks. As much as he hated to admit it, he might have been able to speak English well, but it seriously didn't mean that he could understand it as fluently as he would have liked. A positive sound of approval was heard.
"Okay then Light-san-" the older man was now speaking fluent Japanese. Cleverness must run in Lawliet's family. "-could I please request that you put L on the line? "
"Oh. Hai. That's perfectly okay. Nice speaking to you." The phone swiftly changed hands and L was once again holding his small grey phone to his ear.
"Hello Watari." L said glumly. "I assume that you need to be picked up from the airport...?"
"Yes that's right. We are at the Narita international airport. Please meet us at terminal you."
"No! Wait!" Lawliet cried loudly as he prayed that Watari wouldn't hang up on him.
"Yes?"
A loud sigh of defeat was easily audible from the older dark haired man.
"We will send a cab. At the present Light and I are unable to collect you." Light gave the other man a strange look. The two weren't in that bad of a position. They could dress themselves whenever they felt like it.
"That sounds fine. We will see you soon L. Goodbye."
...
"L? Oi, Lawliet! Are you at home or what!" Matt banged on the apartment door as loudly as he could. The blonde behind him huffed with exasperation.
"That idiot would usually be back by now wouldn't he?" Mello asked as he leant against the wall, grimacing as he kicked at the dirt on the floor. Matt narrowed his eyes at his friend. All Mello had done since they had left their apartment was whine and bitch. He had even told Matt off because the redhead had insinuated that Mello should use his tongue for more interesting things than just chocolate.
Matt banged on the door again before a key slipped into the lock and the lanky teen at the door was pushed out of the way by an eerily grinning Lawliet. The door swung open to reveal a dank and dusty lounge room. L frantically crossed the room, completely ignoring the two aggravated teenagers who still stood at the entrance. Light stood awkwardly behind the situation before he shuffled into the apartment warily behind the others.
"Lawliet! We need to talk to you-"
"Not now." L waved the two away dismissively.
"Don't blow us off!" Mello cried out angrily. Matt sniggered at the improper mental images that slipped into his mind at those very words. Mello shot a scathing glance towards him as if he had read the other teens mind.
"I am giving you a notice to leave right now. I will be having at any moment. And as much as I hate to admit it, my house needs cleaning." In the most mature and adult way that he knew, he attempted to shove the two out of the door, until Matt swung around and grabbed L's thin shoulders tightly.
"We need to tell you something." Matt said in full seriousness. L's dark eyes looked pleadingly towards his auburn haired lover who only shrugged unhelpfully.
A long sigh.
"What is it Matt."
"I think that you may want to sit down."
...
As L made himself comfortable on his own sofa, Light skittered around the place in a wild attempt at cleaning. He mentally giggled at the occasional "Oh eww!" and "Was this a strawberry!".
Both Mello and Matt sat themselves on a rather small loveseat.
Loveseat? Mello thought Rather convenient if I say so myself.
That was directly across from their elder. Matt lit a cigarette within seconds of placing himself down.
"Well boys what is it?"
"Erm...if we told you that we had both found relationships, what would you say?" The blonde muttered nervously, the baby blue of his eyes watching his idol with respect. Needless to say he was terrified about admitting what he-
"I would be happy for you both." Mello glared. How dare his thoughts be interrupted like that! That was just absolutely obnox-
"Well what if I told you that we were in a relationship with each other?" It was so easily done. Mello had been fretting for hours on how to tell, but Matt just said it as casually as if it was "Oh L had I told you that I smoked? Aw I thought I had." Which coincidently he had when they were fifteen. And L was defiantly not impressed at that moment after Matt's confession back then.
But Lawliet was smiling when he felt the courage to meet his gaze. The raven haired man even emitted a small laugh, which sent a shiver down everybody's spine including Light who even paused from his ruthless scrubbing of the kitchen bench to shudder.
L may have been nice on the eyes but his laugh was plainly sinister. It reminded Light of a mad scientist, or of a detective with his prime suspect in shackles. Light's assessments of his boyfriend's disturbing laughter were quickly de-railed by the thought of shackles and chains.
"I am not surprised in the least. I am rather thrilled in actuality."
There was a large gush of air from the teenager's direction. Mello grinned with relief.
"That's fantastic. We knew that you couldn't be biased considering your relationship with Light Yagami. " The strange glimmer of admiration that had glowed in Mello's eyes on the night of Light's concert had entered the blue orbs again.
If the sparkles in Mello's eyes exited from anywhere else he would probably start throwing up glitter.
Light interrupted the conversation easily as he began to polish down the coffee table, which in actuality he had assumed was frosted glass, was actually dried caster sugar. His golden eyes widened in surprise. Now that he was dating L, what was he in for?
"So," Light said in his silkiest voice "I assume that this has been going on for a while now?"
It was a not so innocent question in a guiltless guise. Matt didn't miss the beat.
"I don't think that that is any of your business." He said as his face suddenly heated up. He was in no way embarrassed about his relation, in the love of his X-box no. But there was something about trusting his 'brother's' lover that made him cringe.
Light twitched internally. He knew when he wasn't wanted.
"I suppose that I'll go and clean your bedroom Lawliet. I'll leave you three to talk."
L raised his hand half heartedly in a weak protest before he let his arm drop to his side. He watched Light walk away absolutely fuming and took a moment to drink in the image of the pop star's perfect butt, which bobbed left and right in a nice rhythm with each step.
"Back to Earth Einstein." The blonde teenager interrupted rudely. Matt nodded in agreement.
"So who are your visitors?"
L instantly paled again.
"Uh well. They wanted to see you as well so I suppose you could stay...if you guys want to."
"Who would want to see us?"
With the most convenient timing known to man, a loud knock rumbled through the wooden door.
Each man in the room at that time had completely different thoughts.
Matt was contemplating how long this meeting would be in a hope that he could drag him feminine boyfriend away for a quick round of no-themed sex. Just a quickie with no obligations except for Mello blurting out random facts about chocolate and leather in the afterglow. He wasn't interested unless Mello brought up the subject of guns, which excited him immensely sometimes even giving him the motivation to go again.
Mello was biting his tongue with discontent as he tried to read Matt's mind, which proved unnecessary as his blue eyes caught the swell that was bulging evidently in his baggy jeans. Baggy jeans can only hide so much. Not that Mello was looking there, no. It was just noticeable is all.
Lawliet on the other hand was biting his fingernail anxiously as he stood up and walked to the door. He knew who stood on the other side of the door. He wasn't nervous, no! He just didn't think that it was an appropriate time for them to show up! Maybe in another year or so-or even at the end of the year would do! It was October! Why not wait a few more months!
Light was peeking his head around the corner of the hallway, sulky as he was and as nerve ridden as he need be, he knew that L's father was on the other side of that door. He had his family, but Lawliet just seemed like a person he wouldn't have or need a family. He glared intently on the raven haired man's hand as it enclosed the doorknob and twisted, opening the door in one large swing.
All eyes were on the elderly man whose moustache covered majority of his mouth, almost completely hiding the wide grin under it. He pushed his wide glasses up the aged bridge of his nose. There was a few stale moments between the aged man and the slouched male who looked up at him before L was pulled into a tight hug.
Two loud pops indicated Matt and Mello's jaws dropping concurrently and a roar of welcomes flowing from the two.
"Oh my god! Watari! Long time no see!"
"Shit! Has it nearly been a year? Wow!"
Light pulled on his fitted jacket suit and straightened his tie before he stepped into sight. Watari lifted his light, wise eyes to the incredibly handsome male that stood before him. Graciously his hand extended and clamped around the young models firmly.
"Afternoon sir. I'm Yagami Light. It's a pleasure to meet you." Light placed one of the phoniest smiles he could manage on his well defined face.
Watari wasn't buying it. Yet he fought on and returned the smile.
"It's a pleasure. I am Quillish Wammy."
Light nodded. L laughed his nervous laugh again before gesturing towards one of the armchairs. The elderly man raised his eyebrows considerably before walking amiably towards the plush armchair and sat himself down.
L coughed loudly. "Is he here?" he asked, clearly directed at the mature man who was shuffling himself into his plump armchair.
"Yes he is here. Actually in fact-" Watari raised his voice slightly as he called through the still open door "-he is standing right outside of the door right now."
"Please come in. The apartment will get cold if you insist on letting the draft in."
Light, Mello and Matt watched the door curiously, wondering who else could have come with L's father. Mello seemed to be the first to click on as he pulled his arm away from his lover's shoulder and pointed toward the door speechless, as the person everybody had been so secretive about poked his pale head around into sight.
A young adult, no older than sixteen- seventeen at the most- shambled into the house awkwardly, his onyx eyes lifting self-consciously towards everybody in the room, his beautiful white hair framing his face delicately. His large white shirt hung near his knees blending in superbly with his white slacks that dragged on the floor.
"Hello Near. Long time no see." L smiled again (he really hoped that it wouldn't become a habit.) as the young boy watched him with his bottomless eyes.
"Hello L." Near replied amidst the yells that suddenly surrounded him.
"Holy hell! Hey Near! How are you?" Matt asked whimsically.
"What in the fuck are you doing here to! I thought that you were old enough to look after yourself!" Mello didn't want to sound to angry, but by god he was shocked.
But by far the most disturbing thing was the silence and unyielding resentment that the auburn haired man suddenly felt. He knew this kid. He was-
"Nate River." L shot his lover an amazed look. How did he know his name-
"Light Yagami." The pale boy nodded in recognition.
An awful stillness cut the air supply from everybody's lungs before it dawned on Lawliet.
Light was a pop star, a man who revelled in the attention he gained from his fun and light-hearted tunes. Whereas Near, or Nate River, had only just managed to climb into recognition in the music business.
Light was an internationally acclaimed popstar.
Near was a hauntingly beautiful up and coming alternative soloist.
All hell is about to break loose.
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Okay now my taste in music is strange. Yes but broaden your horizons and accept Near for his metal talent! Some examples of the Alternative genre is Mindless Self Indulgence's 'Shut me up' which is Lawliet's ringtone, Kings of Leon's 'Sex on fire', Grinspoon's 'Chemical Heart', and even Paramore.
I prefer Alternative metal, like System of a down and actually Metal like Breaking Benjamin.
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ!
Yes last chapter I did warn you all why I won't be updating for at least a month after this chapter (you never know, I may actually gain access to the internet in this time.) But do not say I didn't warn you! My school holidays go for two weeks but due to a spell of luck I will be going on a holiday to Sydney for an extra two weeks. Now nobody reads these anyway but I thought I would still shout you guys out!
And also a wonderful thank you to the fantastic review I got from vertically-lacking about this story. I almost fangirl squealed as I read it. Well I basically did so T.T'.
And also thank you teB360 for the idea on Near's profession.
Until next chapter!
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