A/N: I don't own Death note. Oh, my god. Thanks for the reviews. I love them all. XD
Chapter 13: Funeral
Light had never seen L act so irrational in all the time that he had known the eccentric detective. Of course, Light had also never seen L be personally attacked before by an enemy. Once Light and L arrived back at the hotel, Light had managed to fall asleep in the only bed while Ryuzaki sat quietly at a desk.
When Light woke up in the afternoon, L was stilling sitting in the same exact position. L must have stayed up all night. And what disturbed Light even more was that L wasn't even sitting is usual, odd way. It was like L had become completely indifferent to the world…
In an act of desperation, Light searched through the snack bar and selected a bag of candy. Light held the candy in front of L, "Here, Ryuzaki."
To Light's horror, L declined, "Thank you, Light-kun but I'm not hungry."
What?! How the hell can L refuse candy? Light insisted, "It's good."
"How would you know? You hate candy," L expressed no emotion whatsoever.
"Well, I've seen you eat it before. I know you like it," Light persistently laid the bag of candy on the desk.
L just blankly glanced at the sugary substance, "Light-kun, what time is it?"
Light tuned toward the digital clock next to the bed, "It's one o'clock."
"I see. Then the funeral will start soon."
It's already time for Watari's funeral? The man was still alive less than 24 hours ago… Light nodded, "Okay, so we need to get ready to go then."
"No, I'll go. You can stay here," Ryuzaki stood up.
Now he's actually willing to leave me alone? Light reminded him, "What about monitoring me?"
"Light-kun, contrary to what you believe, the world doesn't revolve around you," L meanly replied as he headed to the door.
Light glared at him, "I'm coming. I worked with Watari too, you know. I should be there."
L stopped in front of the door, "Then get ready."
Damn, he's in a shitty mood. Light hurried into the bathroom and quickly got dressed in all black.
Light and L exited the hotel room and met with the investigation team in a black van. The chauffer drove them across town toward the cemetery. Normally, Light gazed out the window but instead he kept an eye on Ryuzaki the whole time. L isn't acting like himself at all. I hate this.
"Light-kun, stop staring at me," L ordered in front of the entire investigation team. Then L gave Light a nasty look, "If you're going to be at Watari's funeral, I want you to stay out of my sight."
Light was in shock. How could he say that to me? Light returned the scowl, "Quit lashing out at me. This isn't my fault."
"No, but it almost was. New Kira just beat you to it. I know you were about to have Rem kill Watari then myself. And if your plan wasn't interrupted, my successors would have been your next target."
Damn it, he does have a point. Light simply began his lie, "I'm not Ki-"
"Not today, Light-kun. If you say that, I may hurt you." L seriously warned.
Light sighed and dejectedly turned away to look out the window. The van drove past the entrance to the British cemetery. Part of Light wanted to ask if Watari was British, but he kept his mouth shut. L hates me right now. And I don't even blame him.
The van came to a stop and they all exited the vehicle. There was a small crowd around an empty grave with a coffin that was about to be lowered into the Earth. L, Light, and the investigation team stayed at a distance while a pastor prayed in English. Soon the coffin was lowered and buried.
Once the crowd dispersed, L strolled toward the Watari's grave and kneeled down in front of it. Light and the others stood behind L.
Then a man, who Light had never seen before, walked up to Ryuzaki. The older middle-aged man spoke in English, "Hey, L."
L solemnly answered, "I'm going by Ryuzaki in public right now."
"Oh, sorry. Ryuzaki, I came to tell you that M and N are safe, so are all the other orphans. Watari hid them all in a secret cellar near the orphanage. Then he purposely acted as a decoy and led New Kira to the empty orphanage. New Kira was so furious that he carved a message into Watari's back."
"What did the message say?" L sounded so miserable. It caused Light to feel sick to his stomach.
"The message was in English and it said, 'You're next, L. I'm going to take your only Light and leave you in darkness.' No one is really sure what it means."
"Did he capitalize 'Light'?"
"Yes. Actually he did," the British man seemed surprised.
L turned around and glanced at Light. Light held his head down. They both knew what the message meant, even though neither of them said it aloudNew Kira was coming after them next; for L's life and Light.
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After about an hour, L still sat in front of Watari's grave. The British man had left about twenty minutes ago and even some members of the investigation team were beginning to wander away. The cloudy sky was starting to darken, threatening to rain.
"I'm so sorry, Ryuzaki," Matsuda announced tearfully before turning to leave. Mr. Yagami paid his respects as well then headed toward the black van.
Light firmly stood behind Ryuzaki, refusing to leave without him. The sky thundered in the distance and rain droplets began to fall. Then gradually it began to pour rain while strong winds caused the temperature to feel increasingly lower.
Light stubbornly stood by L, even though he was soaking wet and shivering.
L insisted, "Light-kun, you don't have to force yourself to do this."
"I want to," Light replied with an unusual honesty. For some reason, Light couldn't bring himself to leave Ryuzaki. Not like this, not when L was in the most miserable condition that Light had ever seen him.
Ryuzaki sighed, "Come sit with me, Light."
Light knelled down beside L and soon noticed that his shivering had stopped. Then Light realized, Since I'm sitting next to him, L is blocking most the wind from me. Damn it, why is he caring for me at a time like this?!
Light tried to stand up but L's grabbed a hold of his hand, "I don't want you to get sick."
"Shouldn't you be more worried about yourself? You didn't even want me here," Light reminded him while stayed kneeled down.
"I didn't want you to come because of the possibility that New Kira could have found out about this funeral," L explained, "The last thing I want is for New Kira to catch you too."
Light watched L with wide eyes. L continued, "I promised you; I won't let New Kira get his hands on you."
"Ryuzaki…" I don't get it! You know that I'm Kira! I've tried to kill you, so why?! …Why are you trying to save me? Light gazed down and noticed that L has still holding onto his hand. Even more strangely, Light didn't want him to let go.
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L could have stayed longer in the rain but it seemed to be taking a toll on Light. Finally, L stood up to leave while pulling up Light by his hand.
Matsuda headed toward them with an umbrella over his head, "So are you guys ready to go now-?" Matsuda stared down at their hands.
Light frantically withdrew his hand from L's grasp, "Yeah, we're ready."
L just smirked and walked with Light back toward the van. The investigation team was already in the van, ready to go. L and Light entered then sat beside each other. They were both soaking wet compared the fairly dry investigation team.
The black van drove off back toward the hotel. L noticed Light amusingly sitting even closer to him than the day before. If L moved his hand only one inch and his hand would be in Light's lap.
Somehow, L felt a lot better now. Light had really impressed him today. Instead of acting like his usual egotistical, conceited self, Light had done something selfless. Sometimes L wondered if Light even had the ability of being selfless. But judging from Light's commendable actions today, he was defiantly capable. L smiled.
The van parked by the hotel and they all strolled up into their rooms. Once L and Light entered their hotel room, L went into the bathroom to change clothes. He also grabbed some towels and tossed one to Light.
"Thanks," Light started to dry himself off. Then the teenager opened the closet, "Oh, shit."
"Hm?" L peered into the empty closet.
"I don't have anymore clothes," Light sounded frustrated, "What the hell am I supposed to wear to sleep in?"
L opened a drawer, "You can have some of my clothes." L pulled out a white shirt and some plaid boxers.
Light looked horrified, "You expect me to wear your boxers?"
"They're clean," L teased him, "Are you just not a boxers kind of a guy?"
"What is that supposed to mean?!" Light snatched away the shirt and boxers and rushed into the bathroom.
What did I do with myself for entertainment before I met Light? L waited for Light to come out of the bathroom.
Light barged out with a sour look on his face, L tried not to laugh. The white shirt was very loose and baggy and covered up most of the boxers. Light complained, "There's no way that you can wear this shirt, Ryuzaki. It's huge."
"Maybe you're just small," L suggested, knowing that he had purposely chosen an extra large shirt.
"I'm not small," Light snapped, "This shirt is ridiculous, it almost reaches my knees."
"I know, it looks like a dress," L couldn't help himself. He needed something to cheer him up.
Light turned bright red in his amusingly flustered way. Then Light grabbed a rubber band off the desk and used it to tighten the white shirt.
L's black eyes widened. Now Light had the white shirt tightly pinned back, showing off his nice figure.
Light claimed, "There, now it doesn't look like a dress."
L nodded just so Light would keep his shirt that way.
Next, L sat at the desk in his special way with only his feet touching the base of the chair. L turned on the laptop, intending to scroll through a British News website but then he spotted his email account. L's smile faded. Grief was strange like that, one second you're fine then the next you feel terrible again.
L clicked on the email account and found the email that Watari had sent. He regretfully read over the email one last time. He didn't give Watari an answer and now he never will…
Light leaned over him and gazed at the screen, "Ryuzaki, how did you meet Watari?"
L turned off the laptop and stood up, "Why do you want to know?"
"I'm just wondering," Light defended himself, "It's not like I could use it against you even if I wanted to. The orphanage is gone and so is Watari."
True. It wouldn't make much of a difference if I told him now. L sat down on the only bed with his back leaning against the wall, "I guess I could tell you."
Light sat next to him with his back to the wall and his legs stretched out toward the end of the bed. Since Light was stretched out, his tight shirt came up a bit, revealing some of his stomach. L had always been good at spotting details.
L decided to explain from the beginning, "I met Watari when I was six. Whoever my parents were, they abandoned me. And I spent my early childhood in a run-down orphanage on the bad side of town until Watari found me."
Light's wide eyes intently watched as L continued, "The first orphanage I lived in told everyone not to adopt me. They were all sure that I was autistic or had some chemical imbalance in my brain. So I was labeled as defective. But Watari realized that I was actually intelligent and took me out of there. He brought me to the orphanage for gifted children and in a matter of a few years I began to work as a detective."
L solemnly concluded, "Watari is the closest thing I ever had to a parent."
Light seemed affected by the story, his gaze softened when he looked at L. For a second, L wondered if Light had discarded his Death note again; Light looked so…caring. It caught L by surprise.
Unexpectedly, Light announced, "We'll catch that bastard, New Kira soon. Especially if he comes after us next, he won't stand a chance." Light got himself situated underneath the covers.
"Confident as always," L also got under the covers and flicked a switch by the bed, causing the lights to turn off. Since the moon shone through the window, everything was still faintly visible.
L laid beside Light in the Queen sized bed. L had to admit that if it wasn't for Light, he didn't know how he could've made it through today. L glanced over at Light who had his eyes closed and already seemed to be asleep on his side. Light must have really worn himself out today.
L also shut his eyes while lying on his side. But then he felt something move into him. L opened his eyes to see Light's face nuzzled into his chest and Light's entire body in alignment with his own. Again? Who knew Light could unconsciously crave so much affection. It's probably because when he's awake, he tries not to allow it. The boy's own arrogance deprives him…
Light will be angry when he wakes up, especially if someone finds us like this. L contemplated his options.
In his sleep, Light gripped L's shirt, "Ryuzaki…"
What? Now, he's calling out to me in his sleep? Is he dreaming about me? L allowed Light to cling to him.
Well, it's obvious what he wants. L curled his arm over Light's shoulder and held him closer. Light reacted by digging himself into L's arms. I'll just wake him up before someone sees us.
L adoringly gazed down at innocent, unconscious Light in his arms. Light really had helped me out today.
"Thank you, Light-kun," L bent down and kissed his precious friend on the forehead.
End of Chapter 13
Awww. Let's see what happens in the morning. Hehehe.