Star-Crossed Lovers
"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt".
- Shakespeare (Measure for Measure.)
The trivia questions had offered Light a grave insight into the supposedly brilliant minds of his pupils. However, the intelligence he gleaned from the majority had been of miniscule proportions . Only Ryuga and Takada had shown promise. Perhaps, they would be the only ones to pass his course.
The following afternoon Light was in his apartment and seated on a black-leather couch as he graded papers. So far only Takada and Ryuga had managed to pass the test and all the others had failed miserably. The police chief and criminology instructor named Light Yagami began to feel resentment toward the youths he was teaching. Indeed, it was a given that most of them were only a few years younger than himself, but their mentality was far behind. The reality of how dim-witted these aspiring law enforcers were merely intensified Light's sense of responsibility as Kira. If those inhabiting the justice system became too idiotic to tend the criminals, then he would strive even more to make sure his new world wasn't contaminated by evil-doers.
Suddenly the melody of the moonlight sonata began to resound throughout the corridors of his home. Light glanced at the cellular device whose ring-tone had broke his somber train of thought. He flipped open the phone and in an overtly calm manner said :
" Hello?"
"Liiiight, its your Misa-Misa." she chirped merrily.
"Misa?"
" Yes, Light?"
" Why are you calling me? I'm busy grading papers."
" Oh! My Light is such a hard-worker, but all work and no play means no fun for Misa-Misa." she whined.
" Now is hardly the time." he remarked.
" Light, you promised Misa that we would do something fun tonight." she interjected.
Light sighed. He remembered that he did say something along those lines to the troublesome model a few weeks ago. He marveled that the silly girl had actually remembered that.
" Alright Misa." he responded reluctantly.
" Yay! Misa-Misa will be at Light's place in ten minutes." she joyfully stated before hanging up the phone.
Light grumbled quietly to himself. The blonde really had not mastered how to be courteous on the phone. She was always calling him at all hours of the night and she was always demanding that he devote his time to her. The worst bit was that she would usually hang-up without saying goodbye. It was always just a finishing statement and then 'click'. She had truly proven to be a nuisance, but a useful one at that.
Light continued to grade papers. He hoped that he could finish before the peppy model appeared on his doorstep. However, when ten minutes had passed and the blonde was still nowhere in sight, Light felt that something must be wrong. Usually, the blonde was exceedingly punctual when she was going to meet or visit him. If she said five minutes she would be there in three and if she said ten then she would be there in eight. Yet, fifteen blissfully uninterrupted minutes had passed and there was still no sign of Misa.
Light hated having to wait for the girl so he withdrew his phone from his pocket and began to punch in her number. Just as he finished dialing, his doorbell rang. Light immediately hung-up his phone and walked toward the door hoping she wouldn't notice the missed call from him. He knew he wouldn't be able to bear it if the blonde began to babble about how heartwarming Light's concern for her was.
Light opened the door, but Misa was nowhere in sight. Instead he came face to face with a riveting pair of owlish onyx eyes that bulged out from under unruly black locks. Ryuga flashed him an impish smile and waved .
" Hideki-kun, what are you doing here?" he asked in surprise.
However, before the raven could reply a blonde head popped out from behind him. There stood Misa dressed in some skimpy black Lolita clothes garnished with a few chains and spiky skulls. There was bright cheerful smile on her face as she lunged forward and wrapped her arms around Light's neck. She nuzzeled her face into his chest and sighed contentedly. Meanwhile, Light continued to eye the pale youth that uninterestedly gazed at the scene he was presented with.
"Misa, what is my student doing here and with you?" Light asked.
Misa tightened her hold on her boyfriend and looked up into his murky amber orbs.
" Misa-Misa spotted him on the street as she passed a candy-shop. Misa-Misa would have liked to spend all night alone with her Light, but when I saw him all alone I felt bad. So I thought he could go clubbing with us tonight and meet a nice girl. Then afterward Misa-Misa could have Light all to herself." she explained.
" Misa, I would rather not take one of my students with me to a club. Think of my reputation." he remarked.
" Light, lets not argue. Lets just go." she stated as she grabbed his arm and began dragging him along.
Ryuga followed the two silently, but Light could feel those obsidians settle warily on him. Light perceive that the night would draw to an unpleasant end. He would either be sexually harassed by Misa or held liable for some mishap involving his student, who may or may not be underage. Also, Light still suspected that Ryuga might, in fact, be Ryuuzaki and having his ex tag along with he and his girlfriend wasn't very clever.
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Hours had passed since the three of them had left Light's apartment and it hadn't taken them long to arrive at the nightclub, because Misa had been so insistent that they go straight there.
Upon their arrival a stern, burly bouncer checked their identification to make sure they all met the age requirement. Light was twenty-two and Misa was a few years older so there was no problem there. However, all eyes turned to Ryuga , who was currently digging around in the spacious pockets of his loose-fitting jeans . A few seconds later the raven's hand surfaced with an ID. The bouncer glanced at the card , back at the youth, then nodded. Ryuga supposedly met the age requirement, but how the raven did was beyond Light's comprehension since the age limit was twenty and above due to Japan's alcohol consumption laws. Light doubted the boy was actually twenty and suspected the youth had obtained a fake ID. Yet, even though Light was a police chief he had no inclination to call the boy on it.
Light had taken noticed of the way the youth had held his ID simply his thumb and his forefinger and he recalled that Ryuuzaki had held items in the same strange fashion. His former British flame had always held things as if he feared he may contract something akin to the bubonic plague from them. It was all a rather ridiculous spectacle to bear witness to, but Light's attraction to his ex had never been diminished by such oddities. In fact, he had been further intrigued by his queer compulsions. Now, similar eccentrics were appearing in this Ryuga character and Light found himself amused in a way only Ryuuzaki had previously entertained him. Light hated to admit it, even to himself, but he truly did miss Ryuuzaki. Misa for all the worth of her shinigami eyes and her intense devotion was no match to the happiness he had once known with a far younger and less experienced lover in England.
Inside the club were numerous multicolor strobe lights that flashed their hues in a brilliant frenzy all across the room. In the center were gathered myriads of people swaying provocatively to the beats infiltrating the room. To the sideline lingered a bar stocked with seemingly endless supplies of alcoholic beverages . There was one sharply dressed male bartender who was currently delivering a martini to a slender Asian woman , who sat with her legs crossed atop one of the countless wooden stools.
As Misa took in the sight of the wild dancers and the steady rhythm of the music she turned to Light and began begging him to join her on the dance floor. However, Light wasn't too receptive of any idea which meant being crammed amidst strangers drunk on both alcohol and pheromones, while Misa invaded his personal space in vain attempts to seduce him.
" Misa, I have no rhythm unless I have previously acquired several drinks." he stated.
The blonde looked up at him with evident disappointment and began to make pouty faces at him. Light was unfazed by her exploits.
" But Misa wants to dance!" she exclaimed.
Light shoved her in Ryuga's direction and as she bumped into the pale raven he clarified his actions.
" If you want to dance so badly, then take our guest, Ryuga-kun, I'm sure he wouldn't mind."
" Who's Ryuga-kun?" Misa questioned as she looked at the raven quizzically.
As Misa uttered the question Light realized the meaning behind it. Ryuga wasn't his real name, but then why would he need an alias. Light was now certain that Ryuga and Ryuuzaki were one in the same. .
" Ryuga-kun, is my student and our guest tonight, Misa, don't tell me you forgot his name already." Light interjected.
" Silly me, I did." Misa laughed as she playfully hit Ryuga's shoulder. Those onyx eyes leered at the model in an alert manner and even though his stoic face showed no expression Light sensed that the other had suddenly began to feel uncomfortable.
" So why don't you go dance with him, Misa?" Light asked hoping he would persuade the blonde to leave his side for a moment. He was feeling thoroughly annoyed and he needed to think about this recent gain of information. The fact that Light was now certain Ryuga was Ryuuzaki and that neither of those given names may be the boy's actual name was noteworthy.
" Ryuga -kun, told Misa-Misa before we went to Light's house that he had two left feet and wouldn't be able to dance. I even felt bad afterward because he had to reveal to me such a personal medical condition."
Ryuga's pale thumb now rested at his mouth and halfway covered the smirk that spread across his lips.
Light however mocked his girlfriend's idiocy vocally by laughing.
" Misa having two left feet is not a medical condition." Light asserted
" It's not?" Misa inquired with a puzzled expression.
" Misa it is impossible to have two left feet. I actually have a right and left foot like any normal person. However, 'having two left feet' is a phrase people use when they feel their dancing technique will not meet expectation." Ryuga clarified.
" So you can't dance?" Misa inquired.
" Actually, I dance quite well. I merely lied because I did not want to be a third wheel on you and sensei's date." he admonished.
" You shouldn't lie, Ryuga-kun." she chided.
" Perhaps, not." he retorted blankly.
" Now, you'll have to dance with me to make up for it." she announced.
" You wish me to view this as a punishment?" he questioned with a smile.
Misa huffed and looked at him in frustration.
" No it's an atonement for your evil deeds against a Good Samaritan, which I was trying to be."
Both males were astonished by the model's sudden increase in vocabulary. Ryuga blamed it on Light's influence and Light blamed the possibility on the blonde's attraction to watching subtitled American films. Misa had once claimed that she loved the United States materialistic culture and that was what inspired Light's deductions on her uncharacteristically inflated jargon.
The auburn-haired youth watched with fading interest as the lively model pushed the pale and contrastingly lifeless Ryuga across the dance floor and into the crowd.
A few moment's later, Light situated himself on one of the barstools and ordered himself several rounds. It wasn't long before the drinks began to take their toll. His mind was a consistent whirl of thoughts and his mouth a fountain of unrelated words. Most of the listeners did not mind chatting with him in his overly amiable state. They would ask him questions about his sexual preferences on his ideal mate and other personal questions and before he knew it complete strangers of both sexes were hitting on him. He had of course openly admitted to previously having a male lover, but that was beside the point. Light was beyond fraternizing with unworthy peons and especially when Misa was around. Lord, knew what manner of fits she would launch at him if she even suspected he was interested in another.
Speaking of Misa the blonde had currently ended her tirade over the dance floor with Ryuga as her accessory and was swiftly approaching him. She pushed her way through Light's entourage of admirers and placed a chaste kiss on his lips. Light discerned apparent disappointment on the faces of all the onlookers, including Ryuga's. Light felt his anger rile when he suspected that the raven was jealous of Misa's affection. Ryuga was undoubtedly Ryuuzaki, and Light wanted the boy's heart to only be filled with emotions for him.
" Light, Misa-Misa's manager just called and told her to meet her at the studio for a last minute photo-shoot." she stated.
Light surfaced a façade of concern for his girlfriend as he drew her into his arms. There was no way he would permit the raven to harbor romantic conceptions of Misa. Misa was his useful toy and Ryuga was the individual he really wanted.
" As much as I hate to part with you for the rest of the night, I know your job is important, Misa. Another night can be ours, perhaps?" he said warmly. Inside he resented the awful taste of those artificially sweet words.Yet, Misa was fooled and shivered with excitement as she placed another kiss upon Light's lips.
" Of course, Light." she winked.
Ryuga, if I can't win your heart by the end of the night, then I 'll continuously crush your feelings for Misa.
Much to Light's relief it didn't take Misa long to successfully depart from his sight. Likewise, all of his other admirers had wandered off after the scene with Misa. Meanwhile, he was stuck in a club with Ryuga, who was currently staring unabashedly at him. Light didn't much appreciate the analytical stare he was receiving from the youth because it didn't hold enough emotions for his own satisfaction.
"Ryuga?"
" Yes, sensei?" the boy deadpanned.
" It's rude to stare." Light stated droningly.
" Indeed, Light-sensei." the raven remarked.
" So stop." Light retorted.
" Is, sensei, unaware that Misa's lip gloss is smudged across his lips?" Ryuga questioned.
" W-What?" Light stammered as he leapt from the stool and intended to head in the direction of the nearest restroom, however the brunette found that his alcoholic intake was impairing his footwork. Ryuga also noticed this and move forward to assist his instructor. Ryuga draped Light's arm over his shoulder, allowing the brunette to lean on him as a necessary form of support to complete his journey to the lavatory.
Once the two men made it to the restroom, Light successfully removed the remnants of Misa's kiss and was overtly aware of Ryuga's reflection, which stoically peered at him in the mirror. Light turned around quickly and grabbed the youth by the shoulders.
" How come your always looking at me?" he pried.
The boy just gazed unblinkingly at him and Light couldn't bear the other's silence. He shook the raven slightly hoping that the action would erupt a steady flow of words . To Light's immense disappointment Ryuga remained unfazed and wordless. A few more moment's passed and the two male's never broke eye contact. Finally, the younger looked away and cast his attention to the floor.
" Light, you've had too much to drink." the other stated as his lips began to tremble.
The brunette noticed that no honorific had been added to his name and that youth had not referred to him as his sensei. The raven had simply called him Light. Ryuga, no, Ryuuzaki had spoken intimately to him. This realization caused a fire to blaze inside the older man's stomach. His sole attention was now focused on the blushing young man in his hold. He pushed the raven against the nearest wall, earning himself the fierce concentration of those deep, obsidian orbs.
Ryuga immediately recognized the desire burning in those golden, amber orbs. He knew the passion that currently solicited him in Light's features. He had known Light's wantonly impassioned expression on numerous occasions when he had been Ryuuzaki. He had lost his innocence under the influence of that hungry gaze that told raven he was wanted, needed, and possibly even cherished. He had fallen pray to the deceptive promise he had once deduced from those soft, pleading eyes. Yet, now he didn't have anything to give. His body had surrendered its only treasure to this man long ago and his heart….
Well, his heart was an empty void that had ceased to exist the day Light left him. Contrarily, Ryuga wondered if his heart no longer existed then how was it possibly beating so quickly now that he was forced to once again withstand Light's attention.
Light….why?
Why'd you leave me?
Why are you here now?
Those were the questions running violently through the raven's mind. Those were the worries that plagued him during and after Light's four years of absence. He couldn't understand the mutiny that his heart was now presenting . No, it didn't matter that he was genius, because it was his heart betraying him and not his mind. Those two organs were seperate entities that adhered to entirely different callings.
Light wouldn't relent. He wanted Ryuga. He needed his Ryuuzaki. Yet, Ryuga refused to succumb to the temptations that were proffered in Light's shimmering eyes.
Surely one of them would have to surrender...
Light's plush lips descended onto Ryuga's and a soul-searching kiss ensued. Yet, while Ryuga didn't push the other away, he likewise didn't reciprocate the kiss. However, Light wasn't about to lose to the other's resistance so he turned his head to assault the raven's lips full on. In the process the brunette succeeded in infiltrating Ryuga's mouth with his tongue. Light's move caught the younger male unprepared and his instincts went into overdrive at the rapturous sensation of the other's moist muscle mercilessly plundering his orifice. Ryuga's hand moved of its own accord and imprisoned itself in Light's smooth auburn tresses. There it lingered to soothingly caressed the older male's scalp. Light took this as a white-flag of defeat and jerked his head away from the other, only to settle a voracious gaze upon the ebony-haired male.
Perhaps, it only matters that you're here now, Light.
Perhaps, my heart knows a wisdom of it's own.
Perhaps, when it comes to love, the mind is the fool.
Perhaps, I am thinking far too much...
Their eyes met and both of them sensed a stirring in their loins. They both had been stimulated by recent show of affection
" Ryuuzaki." Light purred softly.
The youth's eyes narrowed as the name slipped passed the brunettes lips. Light had recognized him, and that meant Light cared enough to remember him, but if that was the case then how come he had never returned.
" My name is Ryuga." the raven replied.
" Or so you say…but I know you're my Ryuuzaki." he answered
" No, I'm not." the other stormily interjected.
" Very well." Light remarked with a smirk. The brunettes finger's curled around the waist of Ryuga's jeans and he tugged the material down easily with one quick pull. Light arched his eyes brows when he noticed that the other had gone commando. Ryuga's quirks truly were interesting to behold
" No underwear." Light mumbled.
Ryuga shivered at the sensation of cold air that flitted across his groin and thighs. Light had fully removed the other's pants and was currently crouched on his knees in front those boy's nude display. Ryuga held his breath in eager expectation, but quickly exhaled when Light did not go for his arousal but instead lifted his right leg and placed a kiss on his pale knee. Light delivered a breathy trail of kisses that surged upward along the inside of Ryuga's thigh until he came to the area that loomed dauntingly close to the raven's groin. It was there Light observed a familiar scar. The amber eyes locked with an inquiring pair of onyx ones and he flashed a warm smile.
" This mark betrays you, Ryuuzaki." Light clarified.
Ryuga silently cursed himself as he recalled that Light had previously bitten him as a marker to the loss of his virginity. Indeed, he had been temporarily outwitted. He remained silent and daren't argue now that proof had been presented against his deception.
" Now, I should mark my Ryuga." Light stated huskily and the raven didn't quite comprehend the meaning of the other's words. A pair of teeth penetrated the flesh of his left leg and a trickle of blood eased down his thigh. Soon the wound would heal and his left leg would bare a scar to match the one on the right.
Ryuga in a daze from the pain was nearly oblivious to the sound of zipper being undone. Since there were no other occupants in the bathroom, the raven quickly concluded that source of the noise had been Light. Ryuga looked at the auburn-haired man and noticed that he had successful removed his erection from its clothed confinement and was now positioning it at his entrance. Ryuga immediately pushed the fervent drunk away and scrambled on his jeans.
" Your drunk! I can't do this!" he yelled before he stormed out of the restroom leaving a stunned, sexually aroused, and drunken Light alone in a public restroom.
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Later that night Light lay asleep on the black-leather couch in his apartment. After the expidition that occurred in the bathroom, the raven had faithfully waited around for Light and offered to help him home. Ryuga, had only done this because he feared Light's safety. Maybe just maybe, his heart wasn't at a complete loss. Otherwise, he would have unconcernedly left the man to his own devices.
Ryuga was perched in his strange manner beside the couch as he stared in wonderment at the masculine beauty of his sleeping companion. The raven remained transfixed to that spot the entire night. He daren't even blink, in fear, that the brunette may role off the couch or that he would miss a moment of the delectable sound of Light's unconscious murmurs.
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