A/N: Chapter 10!
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Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note; neither do I own Fruit Loops.
WARNINGS: LxLight/LightxL action (YAOI), L's real name, Language (Mello), and OOCness and whatever.
"Where in the world…?"
L sat up and surveyed his surroundings. The last thing he remembered was sitting on Light listening to Moonlight Sonata with the blindfold on. Now he was in his room, but that meant-!
"Damnit! I fell asleep on Light and he went home!" L let out a disappointed sigh and went to the kitchen for breakfast (Fruit Loops with Marshmallow's since Watari was probably still sleeping). Half way to the kitchen, as he passed through the main area, he saw that the bed was pulled out of the couch.
Is Watari sleeping in here? For what purpose? He crept over to the over side to get a peek at the old man, but alas. It wasn't Watari. It was Light! What in the world is Light doing here? Didn't he go home?
Just then, Light let out a groan and sat up. He stretched his arms up toward the ceiling and yawned. Wait! Stop the world! Light had bed head. This shall go down in the history books. Light blinked a couple times to make sure he wasn't imagining L standing beside him, just staring.
Blink Blink Blink-
Nope still there.
"AHHHHHH!"
Thump!
"Is Light-kun usually this… jumpy in the morning?" Of course L already knew the answer to this from the surveillance cameras.
Light sighed, sat up from the floor, running his fingers through his hair trying to tame it a little bit and said, "No, only when I wake up and someone's three feet away, staring at me. Speaking of which, why were you staring?"
"I expected Light-kun to go home after I shamefully fell asleep on him. It's quite the shock to see you still here on my couch. Plus you had bed head and I had to commit this moment to memory."
"I stayed to make sure things went well with the headphones and such. Make sure you were ok. And I do not have bed head! Now let's get some stinking breakfast." Light stood up and grabbed L's hand, dragging him to the kitchen. "Now tell me what you want and I'll make it."
"Oh? Light-kun is now my personal chef now? Maybe it should storm more often!" L grinned as he sat himself on one of the kitchen chairs.
"Do you want me to cook or not?" Light tried to control the irritated twitch of his eye.
"…Yes please. Pancakes- with chocolate chips in them! And whip cream with chocolate syrup and a strawberry on top!"
"…L you know- never mind. I'll make it for you, but don't expect me to drive you to the hospital when you go into a sugar coma!"
"I would never expect you too, Light-kun. That's what Watari is here for. But I would ask that you'd come with."
"Poor Watari. Having to put up with you for all this time. It's a good thing we met and the man can finally relax a little."
"Watari enjoys taking care of me though." L said as he watched Light pour the pancake batter into the skillet. He watched Light cook the pancakes for about fifteen minutes and finally, they were done. Twenty minutes if you count the time it took Light to add all the extras L wanted. When Light sat the plate in front of L, L started salivating.
"Let's eat!" L shouted and began to dig in. Light made himself some eggs with bacon and a mug of coffee. He put some off to the side for Watari too, but with a cup of tea instead of coffee.
"Mmm! Light-kun! You'd be the perfect house wife!"
"L, you are really testing my patients right now."
"No! It's a compliment! You're a great cook, very neat, are very organized, and very pretty."
"L, I hate you sometimes."
"There's Light-kun's girly temper." L said with a tiny grin, taunting Light.
"Eat, L. Eat before I shove it down your throat and you choke."
L didn't argue, he wanted food and it was getting cold while he talked. He was stuffing the last piece in his mouth when Light leaned across the table and wiped the corner of L's lip with his thumb. He pulled it back to reveal a bit of whip cream on the tip.
"Sorry, it was bugging me," Light offered as an explanation. L watched as Light lifted his thumb to his lips and swiped his tongue across his thumb, taking the fluffy white cream into his mouth. Light in turn felt extremely embarrassed when he saw L staring at him with strange look.
"That's quite alright, I'm done now anyways." L could only think about the previous scene that was currently running through his head. He knew Light saw the look he was giving him. L hoped that maybe, just maybe, luck was on his side and Light didn't understand what the look meant and wouldn't question it, because then the explanation would be…awkward.
Luck was on his side because Light didn't say a word as he gathered their plates and took them to the sink. He leaned on the counter watching Light scrub the plates and rid it of (what L thought to be imaginary) filth for almost twenty minutes. Neither noticed when Watari snuck in, got his food, and crept out slyly giving them alone time.
"…Light-kun, did you, by chance inform your mother you stayed?"
"…Crap!" Light ran to the living room, swiftly jumping over the back of the couch, grabbed his phone and called home. L hid behind the couch to listen in on what they were saying.
"Mom! I'm ok, I stayed at Ryuuzaki's and forgot to tell you!"
"Yes, I'm fine."
"No, I'm not pregnant! Seriously mom? I'm a guy!"
"Why do you sound so sad about that? Wait is that Sayu's depressed sigh? SAYU! Get off the phone now!"
"Ok…bye mom. Love you too." After Light hung up he breathed out a sigh of exasperation. "You came come sit down, L."
"You knew I was here?" L asked popping up from behind Light.
"Of course I did, I'm Light."
"And very arrogant. Now don't you have school today?"
"Ah! Damnit L! Why didn't you remind me sooner?" Light shot up from the couch that he just realized was probably put away by Watari while they were eating. Sneaky old man. He began rushing to find his clothes and comb hair when Watari walked in with his clothes freshly washed and pressed.
"Here you go Light. Go to the shower and get changed, we'll make up an excuse for your tardiness. I doubt you'll be affected by what you missed and that will clear up everything else."
Light smiled big, showing his pearly whites "Thank so much Watari!" He grabbed the clothes and dashed to the shower to get clean and primp himself. L went to his room to change clothes, he felt no need for a shower yet, and after all he took one before he picked Light up yesterday. Which means he could wait till at least later tonight, but when he walked in, Rem was waiting.
"It's coming soon. Are you positive you'll get the Death Note and burn it in time?" Rem asked crossing her arms.
"Yes, there's only a slight chance someone will get it before me. And if Light-kun does get it, I'll know for sure and take it from him. If someone else gets it, I'm near certain I'll find them quicker than before. Plus now I know what to look for and what to do and not to do."
"Tch, fine. I have to go make a visit now. Goodbye." Rem headed for the wall till L interrupted.
"Rem, where do you always go?" He'd be insane to not be suspicious of the Shinigami. They are literally Gods of Death. He can't tell from her voice of her expressions just what she's planning.
"I'm…keeping an eye on someone for my old friend."
"Ok, Light-kun should be done soon, so I must go anyways. Bye, Rem." Rem said nothing as she left. L oddly felt she was telling the truth about where she was going. It was just a gut instinct, but that had saved him and served him well many times. And just as Rem left and L was heading for the door, Light walked in.
"Hey, thought I heard you talking to someone, guess not. Ready to go?" Light gave him a quick once over. "Really? You're not going to shower or even put on something more…tasteful?"
"There's no need for the shower as of yet. Plus I find these clothes are comfortable and I don't have to spend a lot of time to find matching clothes. I'm saving valuable time, Light-kun. Now let's go before you miss the entire school day." L grabbed Light's hand like Light did earlier and dragged the younger man out the door and too the car. They chatted on the way, sometimes Watari would butt in to stop some of their 'heated debates' and things were normal.
When they dropped Light off, it was around lunch time and you could see people scattered across the court yard eating and gossiping and being teenagers. Light grimaced at the sight. Lunch for him was always the worst part of the day. People he didn't care for chatted at him and he'd pretend to pay attentions nodding and saying trivial things that were well timed. He couldn't even daydream like in class or actually work out there without being interrupted.
"How about, we sign you in then take you for off campus lunch? We can go to the café real quick and drop you off in time for your next class," L suggested placing a hand on Light's shoulder after seeing Light's unhappy scowl and tense muscles.
"That'd be really great actually. Thanks L." L thought it was totally worth it just to see Light smile at him like he is now, his eyes filled with pure happiness. L felt Light's shoulders slowly relax a bit and Watari walked into the school and headed to the office to sign in Light.
L kept his hand on Light's shoulder wondering why the muscles still felt so knotted. This boy had too much stress compared to others his age- this seemed to make L sound old to himself..
"Would you like a shoulder massage? I'm actually quite good at them and it could help with your tense muscles right now."
"Are you sure you aren't going to paralyze my muscles and drag me away somewhere to kill me and hide my dead body?"
"I could, but no, I was making a serious offer."
"Okay then." Light shifted so his back was facing L completely.
L kneaded Light's shoulders and Light let out a satisfied groan. Light probably would've been embarrassed if he had noticed the noise, but it felt so good he didn't hear himself.
L could not believe how…suggestive Light was being today. It seemed like the brunet was doing it on purpose. But that couldn't be, Light believed he was straight- even if L hoped otherwise often now. Unless… unless Light found out about L's feelings and was rubbing it in- he could be taunting and teasing L. No, Light wouldn't do that this time around, maybe before when he had the Death Note he might've even used sex against L, but not here. He simply had no reason to. L was just being…insecure. What a strange thing this was for him. All these new feelings he was having were confusing and this newest one, this new one was horrible.
L saw Watari heading toward the car and drew back to his spot, leaving Light.
"Thanks, you really are good at that. If you ever find the detective business slow, you could make a fortune as a masseuse."
"I think that's one of the greatest compliments I've ever received from you, Light-kun."
"Well…it's true, you know. So, just take the compliment and be happy!" Light snapped at L.
"Thank you, Light-kun. You're infinite kindness makes me incredibly happy," L replied in a monotone voice and a serious face.
"L, Light, we've arrived at the café." Watari said as he opened the door for the two.
They stopped, looked at Watari, looked at each other, then finally said, "Thank you, Watari." The genii went inside to 'their' booth and got their usual orders of coffee and tea and cake and whatnot. The waitress nodded and headed to the kitchen to deliver their order.
"So, Light-kun, I still don't understand why you still go to school. You could be in college right now; you could've skipped two grades by now I'm sure."
"Because, Ryuuzaki," since they were in a public area (even if this particular booth hid 86% of their conversation from prying ears) he used L's previous alias, "I need to take these classes for my résumé and need the high school degree with my college degree. You know I want to join the police force like my dad and become a detective, much like yourself. Imagine, one day us working together on a case!"
"If you want to become a detective so bad, drop out and join me. Become my partner. This is a serious offer."
"Ryuu-I-but-really?" Light fumbled out the words, he was going into to shock.
L was offering to work together. L! The world's greatest detective! His childhood hero! But it's incredibly sudden and Light knew accepting this would ruin his future if he ever had to leave L. He'd have to disappear and become anonymous. That meant he'd probably never see his parents or sister again. He wouldn't be able to join the task force like he'd be planning since the time he could think for himself.
On the plus side though, if he did take this, he'd never get bored. He'd be mentally challenged everyday and have a new case to work on. A never ending supply of things to keep his mind busy, with the added stimulation of conversation with L. He'd get to spend more time with L too that means, the one person he could honestly call a friend- an equal. He'd get to leave this monotone life of boring school work that wasn't challenging at all.
"You don't have to give me answer right now Light-kun. Think it over before you decide. I don't want you rushing to an answer and regretting it. This would mean cutting all ties here and taking on an alias, like myself. Only me and Watari for company. It would be very different from your life here. But I can promise we'd work as partners, not you working under me, but with me. Besides, I already have Watari as the Watson to my Sherlock." Light couldn't help the laugh that busted out after L said that with a smile and a wink.
"Thank you, Ryuuzaki. I know this is an amazing offer. But I do want to think on this, how long are you staying here? Wait, why are you in Japan in the first place? I haven't heard of any case big enough to catch your eye." Light couldn't believe this was just registering in his head. Why didn't he think of this in the first place? He couldn't be losing his touch. He just couldn't.
"I'm…on vacation."
"Vacation?"
"Yes, Watari has been trying to make me take one for quite a while, so I'm relaxing here and just doing very minor cases. Nothing too important."
"I never pegged you as one to take a vacation without some kind of hidden motive." Light looked at him, a look that said 'Spill it, now.'
L tried to mask his face to look innocent, "I don't know what you mean, Light-kun. I simply decided to spare Watari's feelings and I wanted to come to Japan specifically to see the beautiful cherry blossoms."
"Ryuuzaki, its fall. You aren't going to see them. You should know they bloom in the spring, which means you're lying."
Luckily, for L, the waitress started over, interrupting their conversation which saved L from having to answer. She set down the plates, not bothering to hit on Light this time. All the waitresses had given up on him; they'd never get replies, though sometimes they'd get a slight glare from Ryuuzaki. They were betting those two liked each other and were betting on when they'd confess. They also took amusement pondering on who they thought would be seme. So far, based on orders and such, they were betting Light. Ryuuzaki seemed too cute to be that type of assertive in their minds.
"Enjoy." She said and walked away, back to the kitchen.
"Let's eat!" They both dug into their food, Light being neater as he ate, while L had icing everywhere. Like usual Light would laugh at L, calling him childish and wiping his face and L would maturely stick out his tongue. Their lunch continued easily, conversation flowing like a river and laughs coming from their lips every now and then. Until Watari sent a message to L's phone saying they had to get Light back to school, they had five minutes left of lunch, eight till the late bell would ring. Light set the money down on the table, not bothering with the change, and walked out the door with L in tow.
When they arrived at the school Light sighed and opened the car door. Then Light paused while he was half way out of the car, "Ryuuzaki?" he slowly turned back in to face the car.
"Yes?" L looked over to see what Light wanted, that's when he felt a pair of lips pressed against his cheek.
"Thanks for taking me to school and letting me stay over," Light threw him a smirk and exited the car, leaving a certain man very pink in the face.
When the door was closed, L told Watari to drive them home, "No problem, Light-kun."
A/N: First off, can I point out that this is my one long chapter? I'm quite proud. Seriously over 3,000 words! Only slightly less than chapter 8. More yaoi cuteness, still feeling like it's rushing and everything is too random, but hey, it's my first attempt ever at a multi-chap fic. ^.^
ATTENTION!
With school starting, I'm losing time to work and my mind gets distracted. My muse also seems to be dwindling in size. Hopefully to make an awesome comeback soon, in the mean time this means I have no idea how regularly I'll be updating. I know I'll have on up in a week's time for sure, but after that…not so sure. Sorry, please forgive and attempt to understand! Thanks for reading, bye!
As for why this one was late, well I've had two family death's and was at a funeral today and so things were hectic. But here's the new chapter! :)