Disclaimer: ...Still not mine.

Echoing Ripples

Drop a rock into a pond, the ripples stretch far and wide. [but as it reaches the surface it just bounces right back.

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i. the first time

"..."

The two men stared at each other.

"So...Take it off." Raito told him, fiddling with the buttons on his jacket.

L glared at him defiantly, "I already told you I can't. It's-"

"-what? Significant to the case? Ryuuzaki, none of this has even the slightest relevance to the case!"

L sighed, "Look I know that Raito-kun might feel a little uncomfortable-"

"Uncomfortable!?" And here comes the release, "You keep me bound, chained, and entrapped in a room for god knows how long-

"6 weeks, 5 days, 3 hours, and 2 minutes to be exact." (1)

"-bug my house with hidden cameras,stalk me and my girlfriend for who knows how long, make me believe my father was going to kill me, accuse me daily that I am a mass murderer, and to top it all off handcuff me to yourself! Of course I'm fucking uncomfortable!"

"...Is Raito-kun done ranting yet?"

". . ."

"Raito-kun?

"...Ryuuzaki...just take off the goddamn handcuffs so I can take a bloody shower already!"

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ii. the sacrifice

"I never meant for this to happen."

When Raito says that in the empty room- (one that was filled with fallen sugar cubes, bed sheets that were covered with lust, echoes of screaming and moans, and a friendship that was never there to begin with) -he wonders when had he had stopped- started?- lying.

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iii. the phobia (denial remix)

Honestly this shouldn't matter.

(because the lines that separate lust and hate should, and shouldn't-doesn't- matter.)

Really this is all Ryuuzaki's fault.

(because everything always is.

But when Misa accidentally falls from a stool- (not unlike him, but so completely different.)- Raito is plagued with thoughts of a raven-haired not-lover, insomnia stretching into the wee hours of the morning, moans that never was, and the movement of falling.

(because this really shouldn't hurt the way it does.)

(1)- Yeah I'm just pulling out numbers out of my ass... I didn't wanna bother looking up how long he was there. Too lazy.

Note: ...Holy crap, did I just write three drabbles!? My insperation muse is apparently on a roll...

Anyways, this...thing... was originally suppose to be a one-shot drabble fic, but I changed my mind and shoved it here. Mind you, I have no beta, so if there's any errors tell me...

Also, if you are a beta for the DN fandom, and does not mind yaoi, yuri, het, gen, etc the please CONTACT ME. I'm in need of one.

Thank you.

(PS: By the way... for all those people thinking dirty thoughts in the first part...raise your hand.)

Dedications:

Only Human by narcissus in theory

(because this drabble fic needs all the love in the world. It's for those writers looking for deep, angsty, meaningful, and insightful drabbles. RxL + MxM)

A Tithe to hell by ningensucker

(because it may be long [try reading the livejournal one but it's made of the stuff that we all love in Raito and L. Defiance, hate, lust, and a tinge of love. RxL)

True Elision by Ezan

(because this story is so sickeningly morbid, but at the same time IC, deep (REAL deep), realistic, and so...so...feeling and it's just one of the best fanfiction out there. RxL)

The Tetris Effect by Acey Dearest

(because Matt and Misa are probably the most sanest relationships out there...but this fic makes it twisted and real. ...Shameless publicity of MattxMisa)

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