A/N: Chapter 6! Never thought I'd make it this far! x3 Sheesh, I have such a low self esteem!
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WARNINGS: LxLight/LightxL action (YAOI), L's real name, Language (Mello), and all the other hoopla that goes on.
Disclaimer: I finally own Death Note! - Ok that's a lie, I don't really. Read on!
"I was simply researching a case and he came up as a suspect, and his level of genius shocked me. I then decided to come here and see if he is as smart as his IQ score claims. He could even be in line to become a successor or a partner of sorts." L finished explaining to Watari. What he told Watari wasn't a lie, but it wasn't the full truth either. Light had been a suspect in a past case and L was fascinated by the boys intelligence. And maybe L did want to be partners with the young man.
"Ok L, I'll go along with whatever you choose to do. Just please choose wisely and stay safe." Watari sighed; there was no point in arguing over this. Watari could tell L had his whole being set into this and Watari couldn't argue when L got this devoted to something.
"Thank you Watari, now if you don't mind I'm going to my room to study some cases and check up on the boys."
"You're checking on the boys?" Watari was perplexed, L usually left them to their own selves and minded his own business.
"Yes, I feel as if I neglect them too much, and that might come back to haunt me someday. Excuse me."
Watari could only stare as L slouched down the hall of the hotel to his lair.
"So, Rem are you sure the note book will be dropped in the same place?"
"Yes, but like you said, you don't even know where it was dropped previously." L and Rem were in his room discussing their next moves and what precautions they should take. L had just gotten off the phone with the boys and all was well. Mello was ecstatic that L called just to check up (Holy shit! Guy's it's L!), Near didn't seem to care (Hello.), and Matt was playing a game from what he heard (Hey.). L also asked how some of the cases he gave them were going.
Because L was on vacation he was restricted to the number of cases he was allowed to work on. And the world's three greatest detectives couldn't all disappear at the same time; it would be too risky for his identity and too great a risk for the world. So he loaded up his successors with them. They didn't mind one bit, so why not?
"Ah, but I've been thinking about places it could've dropped and which places make the most sense. Judging by the time of his first kill he got the notebook, it was after school, but his parents said he was at home on time and didn't leave his house afterwards. This means he found it along his route home from school, which I have cameras monitoring as of now."
Rem was impressed. Of course she shouldn't have expected less when she was sent by the King Shinigami with full understanding of the situation and her mission. As the King said she was to give the notebook to L and have him go back and reverse everything done by Light. Because of him the dead to living ratio was thrown off and too many humans knew about the Death Note for the King's liking.
"Now, all I have to do is wait for November 28th and quickly go out and pick it up before anyone else. Namely Light." L went over to his desk and started to open some easier case files to pass the night. "This is going smoother than I originally expected, though that might have to do with Light's willingness to talk to me. I didn't expect him to actually hear me out or anything, though I suppose that since he's not trying to hide from the law that he's more open. This is the real Light."
After finishing up a rather boring and easy case, L decided that he'd try to get some sleep (no matter how out of character it was) because he was determined to beat Light in this round of tennis and thus would need all the advantages he could get. L curled up on his bed, pulling up the covers and laid there until he fell asleep.
The next morning, L got up and ate his breakfast with Watari. He had pancakes with lots chocolate syrup, a ton of whip cream, and a cherry on top, already cut up into bite sized pieces. Beside his diabetes on a plate was his tea with all 10 cubes of sugar. Watari had given up on trying to get the boy to eat a regular, healthy breakfast a long time ago.
"So, how are the boys doing over at Whammy's?" Watari said, trying to strike up a conversation.
"Near is doing well, didn't talk much. Mello was raving about how cool it was that I called and Matt said hey. I'm still trying to convince Near and Mello that if they work together they will be better than me. Alas my efforts have been in vain thus far." L let out a dramatic sigh to punctuate his point.
"When did you get so smart about people, L? Before you'd never call to keep them in line and to assure their faith and devotion, let alone help them realize their potential together." Watari didn't mean to sound rude, he knew L would understand the real importance of what he was saying.
"I don't know. A dream perhaps, where I had to lose something important to realize what I was doing wrong. And when I woke up I got wiser." L peeked a look up at Watari to see if he was buying L's story.
"Well, that was some informative dream. Good thing you do sleep occasionally."
"I suppose it is a good thing, on occasion, but not when it's unnecessary or a waste of valuable time."
"Yes, yes I know you prefer to work over sleep. And I usually don't really try to stop you, unless it gets really bad."
"Well if that's all, I'm going to head back to finish up the case before I go to meet Light-kun."
"If you require anything just call, I'll get you 10 minutes before I get the car ready to leave for the court."
"Thank you, Watari." Watari watched L leave the room and gathered up the dirty plates and cups.
"That boy gets odder and odder with every passing hour." He let out a chuckle, "But that's L I suppose, it makes him, him."
THUMP! WHACK! THMUP!
L and Light were hitting the ball back and forth L would smack the ball against his racket with all the force he could muster up and Light would serve it back with just as much gusto.
The score was 6-6, so far it was tie 15 to love, Light was in the lead. This would determine the winner after nearly three hours of play.
When Light showed up at the court in his matching tennis outfit, he expected an easy win. He almost pitied Ryuuzaki because the man didn't know he was up against a junior high tennis champion from 1999 and 2000. But when L gave the first serve, Light quickly snapped into shape and realized that he shouldn't take this game lightly. He mentally cursed for not practicing and getting his muscles stretched and in practice.
L was determined to win, he realized he had the advantage of experience, but Light was quicker. L noticed by the time the score was 2-2 that they had a crowd of watcher just like before, but it seems Light hadn't notice. Light was staring so intently at L he probably wouldn't have noticed if a giant truck on fire were about to crash down on him.
"I will win the bet, Ryuuzaki. And when I do you are treating me to an exquisite dinner at the most expensive restraint in Kanto."
"Light-kun seems to be confused, for it is I, who will be coming out of this victorious. And when I do, he dresses like a homeless man for a day. This means no shower in the morning or brushing his teeth." L knew he was being cruel to the OCD Yagami boy, but he couldn't help it if he found the idea humorous.
Meanwhile Light was seething over the idea, in one meeting this man was able to tell just how nit-picky Light was about his appearance. And furthermore, the man was using this against him! With this in mind Light ran forward to meet the ball and smashed it across the court. L drove for it, but his hit wasn't strong enough to make it over the net and the ball bounced harmlessly into the net.
Everyone was cheering for Light, while said boy walked over and held out a hand to help his partner up.
Light smiled his pretty boy smile at L, a victorious, smug glint in his normally warm brown eyes. "Well, seems like I'll be eating well tonight," he chuckled pulling L up to his feet.
"So it seems, but I was close and there will be more matches to come I can assure." L dusted off his pants, acting nonchalant about his implication of having intentions to see Light often. Luckily Light didn't seem so adverse to the idea...or he didn't notice the implication. Probably the former, L hoped.
"I hope you'll practice up for next time then, and I'll think of a better punishment instead of just expensive dinner."
"I think this is the start of a great rival-friend relationship, Light-kun."
"That it is, Ryuuzaki. That it is."
A/N: So how was that? Aren't those two the cutest? Sorry if the bets were lame I have a better one for L if I decide to have them bet again. And if you could tell me if things are moving too fast or slow? Much appreciated.
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