A/N: Presenting Chapter 4
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WARNINGS: LxLight/LightxL action (YAOI), L's real name, Language (Mello), and anything else that manages to slip in.
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What am I going to do with it? L pondered. He knew exactly what he wanted to do. He wanted to go back and save Light and keep him by L's side permanently. But should he? Should he take the risk of making things even worse? Should he risk more people's lives for his own personal reasons?
"I'm not entirely sure yet, Rem. I'll take this home and think over it." L said as he stood up, tucking the notebook in the waist band of his jeans, covering it with his shirt. "For now, I must go gather up the kids and act like nothing's wrong. I won't be able to speak to you in their presence, so please excuse me if I seem rude."
Rem nodded in understanding. She followed him up to the park where he met up with the three kids. L pulled out his phone and sent a call to Watari, telling him to come pick them up at the park.
There was only a three minute wait until a dark nondescript car rolled up in front of the park. L slouched over listening to Mello's colorful explanation of what happened at the park. While Matt nodded his head at random points, pretending to pay attention, while playing his PSP. Near walked closely beside L with a slight smile, he apparently had fun today too, or he was happy to finally be heading home. And Rem hovered behind, watching all the interaction with amusement.
When they arrived home, L went straight to his 'room'. His room being the place with all his work equipment: laptops, files, a couch, and a fridge. The only thing not meant for work was the king sized bed, pushed to the corner of the room, long forgotten. A door at the other end of the room led to a medium sized bathroom with a shower and a bathtub, with a rubber ducky on the floor.
L walked to the couch and sat on his feet, knees tucked to his chest. He brought his thumb up to the corner of his lips, nibbling on it in thought. He was thinking over the notebook he currently hid under his shirt.
L sighed, maybe he should ask Watari…no, that wouldn't accomplish anything but a stern look and a lecture about leaving the past in the past and moving forward, forgetting about the notebook. Then that would lead to the burning of said notebook.
L got up and walked over to the fridge, opened the freezer, and got a slice of the pre-cut ice cream cake. He started eating the cake slowly to avoid brain freeze. He really didn't need one of those right now. He took his place back onto the couch and began thinking:
On one hand, if he used the notebook and things went perfectly, he'd save all those that Kira killed, get a new friend and partner, and that would mean solving cases faster and thus saving even more lives. But if this went bad…L didn't want to think of it.
But he had to.
If it went bad, the possibility of L dying were at stake again. And that would mean Watari, Roger, Near, Mello, Matt, heck, all the Whammy kids would be in danger. Not to mention the world. Without him some of the worst villains would still be running amuck, killing even more innocence. And Kira would, as he wished, become a God to the world.
L was, for the first time in a long time, beginning to doubt his judgment. He sat here debating what could possibly be the fate of the world (if he may be so melodramatic), and he was thinking about taking the risk. What was the world coming to?
L pulled the red notebook from his waist band and set it out on the coffee table before him. He did a once over on the rules and closed it again.
Why can't this be easy! L thought to himself. He heard someone coming down the hall and quickly stashed the notebook under the seat of the couch. The steps drew near and there was a light knock on the door.
"Yes, who is it?" though L was 95% sure he knew who it was- you just can never be too cautious.
"Watari, I need to speak with you, L." Ah, he was right. He knew Watari would come to check on him after he quickly disappeared behind the door of his room.
"Of course, come in, Watari."
Watari strolled in casually, a concerned look in his wise eyes. He walked over in front of L and began.
"L, are you feeling alright? You went up to your room pretty fast. Is there anything you want to tell me?"
"No, I'm quite ok, Watari. I was just feeling hungry for ice cream cake as you can see-"L gestured to the empty plate and fork on the table in front of them. "-so I came up here."
"L, you know I know you better than that. Besides, there's plenty downstairs in the fridge, where you could've eaten with the children."
L sighed, something that seemed to be happening more often now. He knew how well Watari knew him, which is why he'd figured the older man would've left him alone. But now, of all times, Watari decides to be Watari- the father, instead of Watari- L's accomplice.
"Watari, if it was of major importance, you know I'd come to you first." L felt a little bad for lying to Watari, but some things had to be kept secret. "Trust me, Watari, everything will be fine. Everything will go as planned. Promise."
And with that, L made up his mind. He was going to use the notebook. No matter what his mind said, his emotions won. With that statement- that promise to Watari and himself.
"Ok L, I trust you, I always will. But remember come to me whenever you need help. I may be old, but that only makes me wiser." And with that Watari threw L a wink and walked out.
L couldn't help the chuckle that escaped his lips after the older (and wiser) man winked at him.
Once he made sure he could no longer hear anyone's footsteps, L pulled out the Time Note from the cushion. He looked around, he hadn't seen the Shinigami Rem since he and the kids had entered the car. He thought that it (he knew it was rude to call Rem an 'it' but he couldn't tell with the androgynous Death God) would hang around as much as Ryuk had and annoy him for apples or something of the sort.
He walked over to his desk and grabbed one of the pens in the cup beside his computer, then headed back to his previous spot. He pulled of the cap and began to write.
October/10/2003 – 12:00 P.M. – L Lawliet minus 1 year.
A/N: Yes minus one year, he gets an extra birthday! Light will be 17 and L will be 24. I believe that should be right…if it's not…just go with it. Kay? ;)
Everyone keeping up so far? If so I must be doing pretty well! Annnnnd...*drum roll please*…Light will finally make an appearance!
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