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Chapter 14: Change
Light felt something warm lying half way on top of him. By instinct, Light pulled the warmth closer. But then he realized whatever was on top of him was steadily breathing. What the hell?
Hesitantly, Light opened his eyes and realized many shocking things at once. First of all, L lying on top of him. Secondly, Light was cuddled up in L's arms. And thirdly, the shirt that Light was wearing had been rolled up, exposing his stomach to L's touch.
Oh…my…God. This can't be happening! Light stayed still for awhile because he was so stunned. But when Light felt L brush across his bare stomach, Light snapped back into reality.
Light frantically tried to push L away, "Ryuzaki, get off of me!"
"Hm," L didn't budge.
"Ryuzaki!!!" Light cried out, but still no response. Shit! That's right; he didn't get any sleep on the night before the funeral! No wonder, he's out cold.
Light tried his hardest to shove the older boy off. But to no great success, mostly because Light hadn't eaten much of anything yesterday; his whole body was weak from the lack of food. Damn it! It was also difficult to push Ryuzaki off because both of their bodies had become so intertwined during the night.
"Come on, Ryuzaki!" Light desperately called out, "Please! Get off of me!"
Then Light heard foot steps coming toward their hotel room door. No! I can't be seen like this! Light was practically begging, "Please! Ryuzaki!!!"
L's eyes slowly opened then he sleepily sat up while still on top of Light.
Then the door to the room swung open. Matsuda strolled into the room then stood completely still in shock.
Light was lying stretched out on the bed, panting from all his screaming. And L sat on top of Light with his hand on Light's exposed stomach.
Matsuda indignantly declared, "Oh, there's nothing going on, my ass! You know guys, it's one thing to be having hot, steamy, man-love sex. But to lie about…" Matsuda shook his head, "You should be ashamed."
They both blankly stared at Matsuda until L asked, "What?"
"It's about time for you both to come out of your over-sized closet," Matsuda walked into the hallway, "Mr. Yagami!"
Fuck, No! Light kneed L in the groin then shoved him off the bed.
L crashed onto the floor, "Ow! Light-kun, that hurt."
Light stood up, "What the hell is wrong with you?!"
Ryuzaki loudly claimed, "Don't you even think of blaming me! You were the one pulling me on top of you!"
Just as L said that, Mr. Yagami appeared in the doorway next to Matsuda. Light nearly died as he watched his father stomp into the room with an obviously furious expression on his face.
Matsuda noticed the over-sized clothes that Light was wearing, "Light, whose clothes are those?"
Shit! Light nervously stuttered, "I…it's nothing…really."
Matsuda folded his arms, "I bet their Ryuzaki's. You know like how girls sometimes wear their boyfriends' shirts in the morning."
L corrected Matsuda, "Actually, I gave them to Light, last night. His own clothes were-"
Matsuda triumphantly cut him off, "Aha! So I was right all along! You two thought you could trick me but I showed you! See, Mr. Yagami, I told you so."
Mr. Yagami glared at his son.
Light insisted, "This is a misunderstanding. Dad, I can explain-"
His father ordered, "Light, just stop it." Mr. Yagami headed toward L, "How long has this been going on, Ryuzaki?"
L sighed, "This truly is a misunderstanding. You should let your son explain."
Mr. Yagami snapped at L, "Damn it, Ryuzaki! Just answer my question! I know that you've been obsessing over my son all this time, you even had him drop out of college just so you could watch him 24/7! So when did it start?! Was it after you watched footage of Light getting undressed when he was only seventeen?! Or was it when you chained yourself to him so he couldn't escape?! Or-"
L looked insulted, "Mr. Yagami, I'm going to have to ask you to stop this. You're being unprofessional."
Light's father crazily shouted, "I'm being unprofessional?! You slept with my son!"
Ryuzaki looked taken aback by how Mr. Yagami worded that.
Once again, Light attempted to set everything straight, "Matsuda just caught us in an awkward position. Nothing happened, I swear. I would never-"
"Knock it off," Mr. Yagami disappointedly shook his head, "I already know, Light."
Light objected, "No! I'm telling you the truth! I'm not ga-"
"Ryuzaki showed me the lie detector results," his father unexpectedly added.
"What?" Light felt his heart skip a beat.
Light's father scornfully added, "I know that you're not attracted to girls. At least that's what the lie detector concluded anyway. Next thing I know, you're doing only god knows what with Ryuzaki!"
Light muttered, "Nothing happened-"
Suddenly, Mr. Yagami smacked Light across the face, "Damn it, Boy! Quit lying to me!"
Matsuda gasped and L looked infuriated. Light could feel some blood trickle down from his mouth. His father had never hit him before, ever.
L protectively stood in front of Light, "Mr. Yagami, I'm going to have to ask you to leave."
"That's fine with me," Mr. Yagami coldly glanced at Light, "When this is done, don't come back to my house. Live with Ryuzaki, he obviously wants you." Light's father stormed out of the room.
Matsuda guiltily turned to Light, "I'm so sorry. I didn't think that he'd do that. I'm sure that he didn't mean a bit of it. Just give him time." Matsuda rushed out of the room after Mr. Yagami.
Light sat down on the bed, feeling defeated. I can't believe my own father said that to me… He actually hates me now?
"Light-kun, I'm sorry that you had to go through that," L sat next to him. Then L wiped the drops of blood off Light's face. Light allowed it, he didn't even care anymore.
Light's head hung down, "He hates me."
"Your father over-reacted but we can't assume that he hates you," L placed an arm over Light's shoulder. "Even though, he did act irrationally and unfairly toward you, Light-kun."
Light distraughtly glanced up at L, "Why did you show him the lie detector results?"
L seemed regretful, "Your father demanded a copy of the results so I gave it to him. I thought that it would relieve him since according to the test, you weren't Kira. I didn't expect him to scrutinize over the questions that I asked about Misa."
Light nodded then straightforwardly asked, "Ryuzaki, do you really think that I'm…gay?"
"Light-kun, do you want the truthful answer or the one that will appease you?"
"I can't have both?" Light sighed.
L paused before admitting, "No."
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Later that day, L had everyone transported into a new office building in London. L insisted that they should settle down at the new workroom, just like the one they had in Japan. The new workroom looked like a minture replica of their old one. The investigation team all sat down at the table. While Light and L sat down at their computers, in front of the large flat screen television which covered almost the entire wall.
Light tried to ignore the awkward situation. The whole investigation team was giving him disapproving looks, except for the naive Matsuda and accepting L.
Since the morning from hell, L had been the only one openly kind to Light. Everyone else just tried to avoid him… At least L bought me more clothes, Light aimlessly searched through some news websites. That saves me from some embarrassment.
Light's face still stung a little, where his father had hit him. Light's father still hadn't apologized and he probably never would. L had been doing his best to keep Light and his father separated.
Then Light recalled when L had intervened after Light's father had struck him. Great, so now L is trying to protect me from my own father?! Does L think helpless or something?! Light remembered when L called him a child. He really does think I'm some weak, defenseless child! I don't need his help! I don't need his PITY.
Light angrily glanced over at L who sat beside him. It's all his fault that I'm in this situation anyway! Even if he wasn't lying when he said that I had pulled him on top of me… Why the hell did he allow it?! Why didn't he stop me from making a complete fool out of myself?! Light cynically concluded, Oh, that's right, it's because I'm some child that he enjoys toying with!!!
"Light-kun," Ryuzaki turned to face him, "Is something wrong?"
Of course, something's wrong! You're wrecking my life! "No,"Light gazed back at the computer screen. But then a Breaking News bulletin appeared on the news website.
Light immediately clicked on the bulletin then announced, "New Kira attacked again! Someone turn on the TV!"
Ryuzaki hastily turned on the large flat screen television. On the British News channel, a male reporter explained in English, "Another prison has just been attacked and it is mostly likely the work of New Kira. Fifty inmates have died of heart attacks within the last twenty minutes. Before each convict died, they wrote part of a sentence on a wall in their own blood. It is believed that all of these fragments of sentences form together to make a message. But at this moment it has not been decoded yet."
L quickly typed on his computer then told Light, "I have received pictures of all the dead inmates' sentences. I will send a copy of them all to your computer."
Light nodded then quickly opened the email containing the pictures.
The investigation team who did not understand English, anxiously watched. Mr. Yagami demanded, "Light, what's going on?"
Ryuzaki quickly snapped, "So now, you want to speak with your son? Why don't you get on a computer and find a Japanese News website. New Kira's messages are always in English anyway, you can't help us decode it."
Mr. Yagami furiously sat down at a computer. Light glanced over at L, surprised by how L spoke to his father.
L insisted while scrolling through the pictures, "Light-kun, don't get distracted. I need your help decode this."
"Right," Light immediately started to skim through the pictures of the sentences written in blood.
Within ten minutes, Light and L had the whole message pieced together. New Kira had the sentences arranged in an order that coincided with the numbers on each of the inmates' uniforms from least to greatest. Also all of the fifty inmates had regularly been in the prison yard, where people could see them without even entering the prison building.
L read the entire message aloud in Japanese, "First Kira, I believe that it is time for us to meet again. I thoroughly enjoyed our first meeting and I will come see you again. After all, we both want the same thing. Come join me, First Kira. Together we will create a perfect world, just like the one you dreamt about. I will not harm you, I swear. I'll even aid you by killing L. All I want is your companionship, Boy."
Boy? Light felt sick. Why is he so intent on having me?
L seemed to be thinking the same thing, "Why would he call Kira 'Boy'? It's as if New Kira is acting superior to him."
Matsuda blurted out, "So what?! This is really, really bad. What will happen when they team up?!"
"I don't think that the First Kira wants to join him," L deduced, "This message may seem civil but it has an under tone that seems threatening."
Light nodded "I agree with you. New Kira even sounds condescending toward the First Kira."
"Is that right?" L glanced over at Light, "What do you think happened at their first meeting?"
I suppose I could answer truthfully in an underhanded way. "I think that the New Kira had the original Kira in an uncomfortable situation. Also since New Kira only needs a face to kill, he has an advantage over the original. If the original Kira does not know the New Kira's name then he can not kill him. But it may be safe to assume that the New Kira can kill the original…"
L looked worried, "I see. Do you think that the New Kira will resort to death threats to have the First Kira join him?"
"It's a definite possibility," Light admitted.
The investigation team all appeared to be shocked by this. Meanwhile L turned his chair so he would be directly facing Light.
L suggested, "Light-kun, I don't think that you should leave this building for awhile."
"What? Ryuzaki, I have no reason to hide," Light claimed.
"Yes, you do. New Kira is looking for you."
Light lied as always, "I'm not Kira."
L insisted, "Light-kun, I promised you that I would not let New Kira get his hands on you again. I'm telling you for your own safety, you should stay hidden."
"Damn it, Ryuzaki! I don't need your protection!" Light snapped.
L looked stunned, almost even hurt. "I'm trying to help you."
"I don't need it! If you're so sure that I'm Kira then why do you want to help me?!"
"I already told you, because I-" Ryuzaki gazed over at the investigation team. "Come with me into another room, Light."
Light was slightly relieved. At least L had enough sense not to say that in front of Light's father. L led Light out into the hallway then down to another isolated room.
As soon as they both entered the room, L shut the door, "Light-kun, why are you being so hostile?"
"Because you shouldn't be protecting me. I thought you believed that I was Kira?"
"No, I know that you're Kira," L corrected him. "But I also made a promise to you, Kira, as a friend which I intend to keep. I will stay by you and make sure that you're never alone with the New Kira again."
Damn it! I've tried to kill you for crying out loud! "New Kira has already seen my face. Even if he actually does come looking for me, he'll see your face too if you're next to me."
"That's an inevitable danger, I suppose," L shrugged the threat off.
Light couldn't believe what he was hearing. It infuriated him. "What the hell is wrong with you?! Are you actually willing to die for me?!"
"I'm keeping my promise to you," L stubbornly answered.
Light shouted, "I don't want you to protect me!"
L sounded frustrated, "Why does this bother you so much?!"
"Because I care about you!!!"
After Light confessed that, L and Light stared at each other in shock. Suddenly, L stepped forward and grabbed Light's hand.
L pulled Light toward himself and pressed his lips against Light's. Without thinking, Light threw his arms around L's neck then kissed him back. The kiss deepened as L pushed in further. Light's back thudded into the wall as he vehemently pulled L in. All the emotions, feelings that they had been built up between them, finally released itself in this kiss.
Light felt dizzy as L continued to taste him. Until Light broke off the kiss in a gasp. L moved down to kissing the younger boy's neck. Light panted, "Ryuzaki…we can't-"
"Just. A little…longer," L kissed him again. Light was unable to think, he just gave in and kissed back.
They continued like this until Light's mind began to clear up. At the same time, they both eventually pulled back.
Light leaned back against the wall, feeling his heart race inside his chest. Light looked up at Ryuzaki in horror, finally realized the gravity of the situation, I…kissed L.
L reached out his hand, "Light?"
"Stay away!" Light backed into another wall and accusingly pointing at L, "I see what you doing, this is all part of some plot isn't it?!"
"What?" L looked genuinely confused by him.
"Yeah, this is just another one of your mind games, isn't it?! That's all this is. You're trying to trick me. Get information out of me," Light raved.
"You think that I actually planned all of this out?"
"Of course, you did because otherwise I'd never…"
"Kiss me?"
Light looked appalled by how L openly stated that.
"Look, Light, this wasn't part of some demented scheme. You were a willing participant just I was and you shouldn't blame me for it," L stepped closer to Light and held out his hand again.
Light spitefully slapped his hand away then dashed out the door. He rushed down the hall and took the stairs down to the first floor. I hate you, L! I hate you more than I ever had before! How could you do this to me?! Once Light exited the building, he continued to run off down the street.
L's words played in the back of his mind, 'you were a willing participant just I was-' Shut up, L! No, I wasn't! Light remembered back how he dug his nails into L's back to pull him deeper into the kiss. And how good it felt…
Light collapsed on the sidewalk, landing on his knees and hands. I…and L. We kissed… And I… I allowed it… Light furiously hit the sidewalk with his fist. I liked it!
It was different from all the times when he had to consciously force himself to kiss Misa. He kissed L, without even thinking…and he liked it. Light hit the concrete ground.
"Light?" a male voice came from above him.
"Damn it, Ryuzak-" Light stared up, then stayed completely still in alarm.
A tall man with blonde hair in black cloak stood in front of him. The man appeared to be in his late-twenties. The man's dark brown eyes gazed at Light with an almost sick pleasure, "I found you."
Light slowly backed away, "…New Kira."
End of Chapter 14
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