I don't own Death Note, "Tear in My Heart" by Twenty One Pilots, "Lots of Laugh" by Hatsune Miku, "Dressed in Black" by Sia, or the fake song sung by the emo kid. Maybe I'm too happy about that…

Light sat down in the booth of the café, sipping the chai tea latte that his favorite waitress had delivered to him. It was a bit too…sweet. He frowned, waving over the blonde waitress.

"Excuse me, Misa," he called softly. Misa's pigtails swished as she turned to look at him before she smiled, sauntering over to Light. She was pretty, Light could give her that. However, she was a little too air-headed for him to want to take her home or even on a date. Other customers agreed strongly with Light, and that was why Misa never got many requests, except for when the brunette was around, because he was always nice to her.

"I was wondering if maybe you could get me another latte, please? This one's really sweet." Light blinked at her, and Misa found herself blushing.

"Wait…" she paused suddenly, pondering an idea. "Ah! I'm so sorry Light, I must have given you the wrong drink! You see, someone else ordered a really sweet chai tea latte and I must have gotten it confused with yours…"

Light sweatdropped. Just then, a boy - that was the best way to describe him without using 'man' - softly cleared his throat. "Miss Amane? My chai tea latte's not sweet enough."

Golden eyes shot up to meet deep grey, widened and staring uncomfortably into the depths of Light's soul. The boy had terrible posture but was clearly tall, and he had a lanky figure that Light couldn't stop staring at; he was so attractive it wasn't even funny. The boy smiled before turning slightly towards Misa. "I'm sorry, I couldn't see that you were helping another person. I'll go back to my table, okay?"

"I-if you'd like to, we could share this table…" Light stuttered. His tanned cheeks began to turn red. What the hell was he thinking?! What if the other boy wasn't gay or at least bisexual like Light was? What if he said no? That would be kinda awkward - a boy asks another boy to share a table with him and he refuses, likely thinking very homophobic thoughts.

To Light's surprise, the boy nodded. "I'll just have to go and get my things," he replied, and without another word he slunk back to his table. Misa squealed, already knowing about Light's sexuality.

"Ooh, Light, are you going to take him to bed with you?" she teased. Really, that girl had the mind and habits of a five-year-old. Misa winked and briskly walked back to the barista, Rem, to make the boy and Light more lattes.

A thunk on the table regathered the brunette's attention. He looked up and saw the same boy from before. He never seemed to notice Light and instead crawled into the booth, bringing his knees up to his chin and rocking forward on the balls of his feet. Still not looking up at Light, he began to speak.

"Firstly, I think we should start with introductions. My name is Lawliet, but I'd prefer it if you called me Ryuuzaki." After this statement, his eyes came up to meet Light's.

Shit! Light had been caught staring again. He blushed slightly before replying. "My name is Light Yagami, son of the Chief of the -"

"Pfft." Ryuuzaki snickered. He smiled again, trying to appear kind, but he laughed yet another time instead.

"I'm sorry, Ryuuzaki, but I'd like to know what's so funny." Light's voice was strict. Ryuuzaki only laughed again.

His shoulders shook with the effort. "Light-kun, what is Yagami spelled backwards?" Ryuuzaki asked, face turning red.

"What's Yagami spelled backwards? That's Imagay."

Misa had appeared in the midst of the conversation and burst out laughing. Sudden realization hit Light. Yagami…Imagay…I'm a gay? he thought.

"Misa, you're fucking kidding me," Light said, pouting a bit. Ryuuzaki caught his breath and looked up just as he did so. He blushed at the adorable look on the brunette's face.

A raspy voice came over the speakers, and Ryuuzaki's attention was brought to the stage. Huh, weird, he thought; he'd never really noticed the stage when he'd come in. It had been one of the things he'd noted but set in the back of his mind. "The stage will be set for performances in five minutes."

"Ryuk…" Light muttered.

Ryuuzaki looked up. "Not you, Ryuuzaki, that's just the name of another waiter here. He's the one who just made the announcement," the brunette stated.

"Damn straight, Light." Ryuk's raspy voice sounded from just behind Ryuuzaki. The raven jumped, clearly startled, and Light simply laughed.

"Payback's a bitch, ain't it Ryuuzaki? And…I'm not even finished with you yet."

Light's words repeated in his head, sexy enough to make him shiver. No, Lawliet's mind chastised. There's no way a hot piece of ass like Light-kun is gay, right? Also, what payback?

"What are you talking about, Light-kun?" he asked simply.

"Basically," Ryuk started, "Light volunteered you to sing for us. Look, we're already getting customers to do our performances."

Ryuuzaki startled. "What?! But I can't even sing, and…" His voice fell short when he snuck a glance at Light. The brunette was pouting again, golden orbs actually tearful. He gave a soft glance towards Ryuuzaki, and oh my gods, he's smexy when he gives me puppy eyes, Lawliet thought.

"I'll play your stupid game then," he groaned. Customers were already awaiting the first performance, and Ryuk chose an emo-looking boy in the front to go first. Needless to say…Ryuuzaki now had another reason to hate emo music. The song that the boy sang was basically a tune about slitting his throat and other forms of suicide because Mommy wouldn't let him buy a toy when he was little, therefore she hated him.

Next came a boy-Lolita type, singing a Hatsune Miku song about making a game where she could escape the terrible outside world and hang out with a pink rabbit who loved her. The boy wasn't half bad, really - he could hit certain high notes in the performance that both Ryuuzaki and Light thought could never be sung by a guy.

Rem came over to help Ryuk drag a drunk girl off the stage after the Miku performance. She wanted to sing something more Nicki Minaj, whoever the hell she was, and shake her ass around until she threw up, but no one wanted their innocence to be shattered like that.

Rem herself came onto the stage. Her song was written by a singer named Sia, and it was apparently called "Dressed in Black." Lots of people clapped, but Misa clapped the loudest for her best friend. …Something told Ryuuzaki that Misa and Rem were a couple.

Light shoved Ryuuzaki onto the stage with the help of Ryuk. A few seconds passed…then a few more…and Light realized that Lawliet had no idea what to sing. Once again, Rem took the spotlight, but this time she'd be L's drummer. Ryuk handed him a guitar, and suddenly the raven whispered something into the ears of both Rem and Ryuk.

Five seconds passed, then:

"An-nyŏng-ha-se-yo!" called Ryuuzaki. Apparently that was Rem's cue to start playing, because she proceeded to do so.

"Sometimes you've gotta bleed to know that you're alive and have a soul!" Light looked up, but Ryuuzaki's eyes were closed in the heat of the moment.

His midnight-black locks were flipped out of his pale face as he sang, practically teasing Light. Ryuuzaki sang the next part of the song before delving straight into the chorus.

"But it takes someone to come around to show you how…She's the tear in my heart, I'm alive; she's the tear in my heart, I'm on fire. She's the tear in my heart, take me higher than I've ever been…"

Lawliet's pale grey eyes opened and stared directly at Light as he sang the next part. "The songs on the radio are okay, but my taste in music is your face! And it takes a song to come around and show you how…"

The crowd joined in on the chorus, and Light got jealous. How dare they take away the unique sound of Ryuuzaki's voice…since when was the performance for you? He could be talking about Misa, for god's sake! Light hissed at himself.

He glanced up from his sulking when he heard the crowd die down. Ryuuzaki was singing a different part now, staring directly at Light, and the customers were beginning to notice who Ryuu was practically eye-fucking. He also noticed Rem, purple hair waving as she slowed down her playing to suit the mood of the next verse. "Oh, oh-oh-oh-mmmm…You fell asleep in my car, I drove the whole time, but that's ok. I'll just avoid the holes so you sleep fine. I'm driving here, I sit, cursing my government, for not using my taxes to fill holes with more cement. You fell asleep in my - car, I drove the whole time. But that's ok, I'll just avoid the holes so you sleep fine. I'm driving here, I sit, cursing my government, for not using my taxes to fill holes with MORE CEMENT!

"Sometimes you've gotta bleed to know-oh-oh, that you're alive and have a soul-oh-oh, and it takes someone to come around to show you how…"

Ryuuzaki flipped his hair again, drawing in all of the attention. "She's the tear in my heart, I'm alive; she's the tear in my heart, I'm on fire. She's the tear in my heart, take me higher than I've ever been! My heart is my armor, she's the tear in my heart, she's a carver. She's a butcher with a smile, cut me farther than I've ever been, than I've ever been, oh than I've ever been!"

He took in his surroundings, noting the crowd practically crawling on the stage to get to him. His grey eyes spotted Light alone at the table, completely mystified. With a smirk, Ryuuzaki began to finish his song. "My heart is my armor, she's the tear in my heart, she's a carver. She's a butcher with a smile, cut me farther…than I've ever…been."

Ryuuzaki handed the microphone to Ryuk and helped Rem off the stage. Slowly he walked over to Light, whose golden eyes refused to meet the charcoal ones studying him. Ryuuzaki grabbed Light's hand and began to drag him to the hallway leading to the bathrooms.

"Did you enjoy playing the game, Light-kun?" he asked.

"…" Light slowly began to smile. That's when Ryuuzaki leaned forward and captured those perfect pink lips.