Author's note: Well I deliver what I promise. Nice and explicit. See how long the chapter is and how much shmex there must be within! Tell me whether this time was better or worse than their first time. Or just whether this chapter sucks or not. When there is shmexings involved I'm always 'specially nervous about how it is received.

You'll notice that this chapter begins with an entry in L's 'Journal.' There will be more on that later ;) It would in fact be written in Latin or a mixture of languages and I did considering doing so with the translations underneath but in the end I decided there wasn't much point. But just know, really it wouldn't be written in English.

The Hours and Minutes

The Hours and Minutes are trickling away so quickly…

Are you frightened? Are you excited?

That laughter and terror and the smiles in your sheets.

We'll carry this forward and take everything down as it comes.

It's a difficult game, yes, but I've been playing for a long time, Love, and there's no one better than you and I. With our smiles and lies, our poker-faces and our tricks. We count all the cards. We cheat every system. We'll split our tactics, we'll calculate every move.

You and I, Love.

There's nothing more enthralling than to play with you. There never has been. And together we'll multiply our victories. Our achievements shall escalate. Our game-play shall excel.

It's worth it to cut my losses. To shred my best cards. To intermingle all I have with you and risk, and risk everything I have. To throw those chips, those cards, those tricks in with yours and face the chance of losing them all to you.

Because I can see them together now. And perhaps you will end up taking more, pulling it across the board to your side and leaving me lacking forever. But I can see them together now. I see the massed worth; the combination we make. And maybe it will be ours. Maybe we can play together.

And win.

- L's Journals, Friday morning, October 22nd

"I don't understand this!" Soichiro Yagami roared at the gaunt young man that stood hunched before the team.

"I have given you sufficient instructions," L replied, "there is nothing to misunderstand Yagami-san. You are free to leave for the weekend. Enjoy it. On Monday we shall be making an arrest."

"Yes you've said that already!" Soichiro threw back violently, the words handled roughly and spat across at the detective. L tilted his head to one side and a slight smile twitched his lips. He could remember the time towards the beginning of the investigation where the chief had been the perfect associate. He was a resourceful and inteligent man that L had been able to make very good use of. And he had been as dedicated and loyal as L could have wished. He had always been the 'yes man' of the team, defending L's decisions no matter how extreme they seemed, and agreeing with his every command.

It amused him how the man had very much changed his position now, viewing the young detective with fresh eyes full of suspicion and dislike. The transformation an entertaining one that had taken place since the man had learnt about the new relationship between the detective and his eighteen year old honour-roll son.

"How can you expect us to accept this information when you won't reveal whom it is that we shall be arresting on Monday," Soichiro continued, "or what evidence it is you have been recently investigating and compiling by yourself."

"I…I kinda agree with the chief," Matsuda said quietly, "since the investigation team formed we've been working together. I don't understand why you've suddenly decided to start with-holding information and investigating privately again L." L gave Matsuda the kind of glare that was given to a small child that was singing, or rather screaming, loudly in public and whose parents were doing nothing to restrain it. Matsuda nervously glanced toward Light, possibly for support or explanation. Light met his gaze blandly for a few seconds then smiled at the young man and slowly licked his lips whilst parting them softly. Matsuda looked away quickly, embarrassed into a suitable silence.

"I am not with-holding information," L said, "I will be holding a brief on Monday morning during which I shall give you all the necessary information. If everything is in order and you agree with my plan then we shall proceed to the arrest on Monday evening. However currently things are in too delicate a situation to progress in this point. The best thing for you all to do is to prepare yourself.

This measures are both for convenience and to ensure your absolute safety."

It was at this point that L could have done with a co-operative Chief Yagami to go, 'when we started this investigation we agreed to trust L blah blah blah we know we can trust him blah blah blah we should just do what he says,' however Soichiro Yagami still had those violent eyes fixed on L.

"Do you expect Light to be workingwith you during this time though?" Soichiro demanded. The stress on the word 'working' was slight, very slight, but it was actually audiable. To only four of the men there did the slight stress mean anything however.

"I have already informed you that Light shall be staying with me until this branch of investigation has run its course, Yagami-san," L said calmly, "this is for a number of reasons but I can tell you now primarily it is actually for his own safety. He is also aware of more information currently than the rest of the team but that is also for the same reason."

"What do you mean?" Soichiro responded, "are you saying that Light is in danger?"

"He is not in danger now," L replied, "none of you are. I am ensuring it. But I will ask you to trust me for now and simply be patient until Monday. There is nothing more I can tell you now. Please, enjoy your weekend." This time L's tone was even more dismissive. There was a short pause and then Matsuda decided to make the first cowardly move and promptly turned tail. Once Matsuda had shown adherence to L's wishes the other members of the team followed suit. Only Soichiro stayed, unable to shake his hesitation.

"If Light is in any kind of danger I deserve to know," Soichiro said softly.

"Please leave Yagami-san," L said quite bluntly, "I assure you; I shall take care of your son."

Perhaps it was simply shock at the blatant undertones of that statements that silenced the chief's tongue. He turned to Light who met his gaze with a re-assuring smile,

"Please Dad, enjoy this time. You have been working very hard." Soichiro stared at his son long and hard as if trying to see through the perfect façade that Light had so carefully constructed. That was impossible however; it was far too well formed. He said his goodbyes to Light, with a sigh and a worried look and giving L a parting glare he left the building.

A soft silence decended once again on the empty room. L crossed the room to negotiate with the technology. After a few moments of watching him Light turned and made his way through the building, up to L's own room that the man now shared with him.

He walked across the room and stood by the window. He looked out at the city, sprawled out so small beneath him. He rested his hand against the glass and watched as all the minuscule mortals made their erratic progression across the face of the earth.

Slowly he became aware of a shadow falling across him as L came to stand behind him. He didn't say anything and so the two of them stood in silence for a few moments. Then he felt L lean close to him and then the sensation of L's lips on the back of his neck.

L's arms slowly snaked around the boy's shoulders. With a sigh Light leant back into L's embrace. L held him tightly and continued to kiss and caress his neck. Light felt his lips move to the side of his neck, L turning his face into the warm curve and kissing the most sensitive part.

"Let's make love now," L murmured softly into Light's ear, "Kira,"

Light sighed again as L began to undo the buttons on his shirt, the dexterous fingers working quickly. He turned round to face his lover and then took the man's mouth with his own. They melted into one another, Light's arms wrapping tightly around the other man's narrow form and L's fingers twisting in Light's hair.

L's fingers ran back down Light's form to finish their work and divested him of his shirt. Light followed L's lead and pulled the other man's shirt up and over his head before dropping it carelessly to rest on the floor beside his own.

Resuming the kiss Light pushed his fingers hard into L's sides, in the smooth hollows underneath his ribs and as he felt the man tremble he raised L off his feet to carry him across the room to the bed. L was quite light, a gangly being of bones and awkward limbs, but his dead weight of natural body mass hung heavy if Light tried to lift him unexpectedly. He tumbled with him onto the bed, the broad mattress creaking underneath them.

L brought up his knees automatically and Light crawled forward inbetween them. L reached up to ran his fingers over Light's face thoughtfully and for a few moments they both just lay still, staring at each other. Then Light leant forward to gently kiss L once more. L moved forward, his hands running up and down Light's chest, he pushed Light back and they both churned up the sheets as they wrestled playfully with one another.

Finally they caught their breath, sprawled awkwardly across the large bed. Light lay on top of L, pressed tightly to him. Light lowered his head gently to press his mouth to L's throat and then run his tongue down the man's chest in a smooth line between his ribs, down to the threshold of his pelvis. L's breath caught softly as Light ran his tongue across his hips and right down to the skin just underneath the waistband of his jeans.

Light moved back up, trailing kisses as he went, up to cover L's left nipple with his mouth and suck wetly at the small nub. L murmured appreciatively, his legs wrapping around Light's and his hand reaching down run up and down Light's thighs.

L's nipples were pale shaded things, at most a very very pale brown, almost the same colour as L's white skin and more like a shadow against his chest. L's left one stood out more now as Light regardeded, slightly more flushed, hard and glistening. He moved across to the other kissing it gently before pulling it into his mouth and running his tongue around it. He could taste the heat rising in L's skin. L's fingers slipped under the waistband of Light's trousers. Light could feel that he was hard underneath him through the harsh denim of L's jeans. He pressed himself closer to L and felt him gently move his hips, only slightly, to grind against him, languidly displaying his growing hunger for contact and friction.

Light raised his head up and reached out his fingers to run through L's tangled black hair. L regarded him breathlessly, his eyes glazed softly with desire. Light's eyes mirrored his own, his lips moist and parted, his forehead moist with sweat. The manifestation of desire, both in each other and in themselves, was still a new phenomena. It fascinated them. Light leant close to stare into his lover's eyes and see that beautiful glittering. Then their eyes slid closed and Light tilted his head to lean in and kiss L again.

Light felt a hard spidery feeling underneath him as he moved his tongue against L's talented one and realised that L's fingers were carefully undoing his belt. There was a metallic clinking sound as it was unbuckled and then the swift feeling of L pulling it through the loops and hurling it to one side. Light drew back from the kiss as L's hand pushed at his chest. L pushed him back and Light rolled off of L to lie to the left of him. L turned to lean over Light, lying on his side and running his eyes over Light's body.

He ran his index finger over Light's chest then leant down to kiss at the young man's throat, then neck. Light turned his head to bury his face in L's hair, to immerse himself in the scent and breathe heavily against his ear. L fingers wandered down and began to undo Light's trousers.

The material slid down Light's hips and L ran his fingers back up to pull down Light's underwear too. L drew back to better strip the boy beneath him. Casting aside both articles of clothing he left Light exposed, naked and flushed staring up at L.

L smirked, running his fingers down Light's body, down to his hips and his golden-brown pubic hair. His finger's skirted around Light's erection to run down Light's legs and playfully tug off his socks. Then he moved closer, to lean over him, so that he could stare down at Light's expression.

Light stared up, into L's heavy gaze, into his wide black eyes and then stuttered in his breathing as he felt L take his throbbing length into his hand, curling his fingers firmly around the shaft. Light felt a warm flush spread across his face at the vocal indiscretions that he couldn't suppress but L gazed down at him with a tender, stable expression. He brushed away the shame from Light's skin as he pushed back the strands of hair from his face. Light gasped and shivered as the tremors of pleasure shook his hips. L brought his face down close to Light's, so close that L's eyes were all that consumed Light's vision and his breath touched L's pale lips. His breathing stuttered again and a whimper escaped him as he felt L's fingers tightening around him and stroking firmly at a faster pace.

L breathed softly at Light's reaction, his breath fanning the heat of Light's face and Light saw one strand of his black hair, wet with sweat slip down across his forehead. The tight coil of arousal tightened in him and he felt the pulsing need throbbing between his legs grow.

He reached up to try and pull L close to him, moaning his name as he did so. L drew his hands away as he moved over Light and reached out to pull the covers over himself, hanging the sheets over his head and then reaching down to unbuckle his jeans. Light sat up to kiss at L's chest and shoulders as the other man wriggled out of his jeans and underwear.

L turned his face to kiss Light fully on the lips and then pulled the boy upwards, pressing their bodies together, wrapping his legs around Lights and making the tips of their erections touch. Light gasped and pressed his hips harder against L's until they were pressed firmly against one another, from base to tip. L gripped Light tightly and Light felt himself trembling at the contact.

The physical shock always hit him, even though he had touched and felt and tasted so much of L's flesh by now, whenever they slowly, coyly, peeled back the layers that hid them and then lay exposed, bare before one another, staring straight into each other's eyes, and they touched – there – right there – against one another –

Light could feel himself shuddering all along his spine, he couldn't help it. It was like his brain hemorrhaged when it happened. He was reduced to a shivering, sweaty, limp body. He was nothing but the thundering bundle of nerves that reached down into his pelvis, feeling the throbbing of L's own hard, pulsing member against his.

He ran his hands down L's sides and then down over his hips, his theighs, his legs, relishing the bare skin and pulling him down, coiling his own legs around L's and bringing him closer.

L moaned softly and he proceeded to cover Light with kisses, his warm lips on Light's cheeks, his damp hair brushing against his skin.

Light moved his trembling hand to push between the tight tangle of their hips and biting L's lip as he kissed him he tightened his fingers around both their members, squeezing them tight. L tilted his head, pulling at where his lips were caught in Light's delicate mouth and made a noise that akin to a rough purr. At this point though Light's senses were so mangled that he thought the sound was only a roar in his brain as the pleasure tore through him from that sweet place in-between his legs.

The shuddering was so bad that he couldn't keep a hold properly though, his grip sliped and he was only feebly clasping L to him. Light was used to the spasming now, used to how it meant that all he could do was like there, his body shivering, completely overwhelmed. L kissed him tenderly and brought his own hand down, brushing Light's aside and then taking the two of them in a grip so tight that it made both of them gasp.

L's hips were moving against Light's now, the hard pelvic bone grinding against Light's and pushing him down into the bed, restraining him. He reached up tremulously to clutch at his lover, grasping at his back and waist. L's lips claimed Light's again, kissing him wetly as he began working them in long, tight strokes. Their lips parted and Light whimpered, his mind splintering with pleasure, as he felt a few drops of pre-cum trickle from L's head and down his own throbbing length. The trembling had completely consumed him and there was only strength in his hips now as he bucked upward against L, thrusting impulsively against the other man. He felt himself growing wet as well and whimpered again as he heard L panting harder and increasing the speed of the strokes.

L was moving his hips harder too; he had pushed his torso up and was supporting himself with his left arm while his right was occupied in long tight strokes and his hips swung back and forth in hard thrusts. It a perfect, experienced movement that pushed L's pulsing dick against Light's so tightly and rubbed at it so forcefully.

Light moaned and reached up to tangle his trembling fingers into L's hair. This was all he wanted now, this was all he could feel – this sweet blistering friction – so hard, so tight.

"OH," he whimpered – OH – another wet bead of pre-cum spilled from L's head and trickled down Light's length – OH GOD – His hips shuddered again forcefully against L. L was panting heavily above him, he had brought his knees almost all the way up and he was thrusting in a fast, purposeful, pistoning motion now. Light could also feel the familiar feeling of L's toes curling and flexing against his legs.

"Light," he panted, leaning closer so that Light could feel those shallow breaths upon his face, "Light," Light managed to open his eyes and fix them upon L, whose glistening black eyes, underneath the damp fringe of disheveled hair, held his. He gasped and felt his hips shuddering again. L moaned and leant down a little closer still so that he could see clearly into Light's eyes.

"Stay with me Light," he whispered huskily, as he stared down at his lover, "stay with me," Light kept his eyes on L's, as L panted and groaned as the friction caught them at a sweet spot Light let out his shuddering whimper and felt his breath catch in his throat. They felt the breaths on each other's faces and saw the spikes of pleasure in each other's eyes. Light lips were parted and trembling, his heart thundering as he and his lover fell perfectly into sync.

They both moved faster, gasping and groaning, as the sensations escalated. Light could feel the pressure building now, the coil tightening and L whispered again, his voice distorted and thick,

"stay with me Light, stay with me." Their bodies quivered violently, the sensation shuddering through the skin from one to another. Light could feel the tense throbs that were pulsing up their hard lengths, increasing in intensity and each tight thrust, each stroke pushing them forward. L's eyes were wide and he was panting heavily. His hips were wet with sweat as they thrust against his.

He wasn't whispering the request anymore but it wasn't necessary, they were perfectly in time, every gasping breath, every whimper. Light's hands went down to grip L's hips, the fingers twisting round his thighs as he felt the tightness, the throbbing grow stronger, pushed further toward the edge. Close – so very very close.

They gasped together as another thrust sent a hot pulse through their members. Then another long thrust – Light wrapped his legs tightly around L's hips and crushed his shuddering pelvis into his – L's toes dug into Light's legs. Another swift stroke and they were both wet with the moistness that came just before – only a split second to gasp – and then one final stroke pushed them into the explosion of ecstasy as they both came, ribbons of semen splattering each other's stomachs.

Light felt the trembling run through his body as he gasped for air. He reached out shaky arms feebly to try and pull L down to him. L lowered himself slowly, his breathing gradually slowing page. He gently wrapped his arms around his lover, cradling Light as the boy lay limp and trembling. He kissed his cheeks softly and ran his hands up and down Light's back and sides in a gentle motion.

Slowly Light curled around him and the two lay still apart from the caresses.

"Lawliet," Light murmured softly, into L's cheek, before turning to kiss him. He reached out to push L's damp hair out of his face and look into the man's soft, wide black eyes tenderly. "You make me feel like a child," he whispered, "I've never even felt like a child before, no matter how young I was. But when we make love you make me feel like a child. You make me feel lost. Consumed."

"I know," L replied, "I know, I feel the same." He kissed Light softly on the lips.

"I know…it sounds strange…" Light murmured uncertainly.

"It's okay, I understand," L said quietly, running his hands up and down the boy's back, "I understand."

Well If that was rubbish then...I'm sorry..

Thankasou everyone who reviews me! You're the bestest peoples that ever did live ever. Wuggles! And if you asked me for this so very politely and nicely then do review again to say whether or not you're happy with what I delivered like the lovely little fangurlies you are! X

I know Light's a little pathetic in the shmexings this time but what can I say? It just happened. He got all harrassed by the tremblings.

Anywho he's gonna be all together in the next chapter shmexing (cough)

Yup some really sexy sex in the next chapter (cough) with Light being...the dominant one (cough cough) and being on top (cough cough cough) Yup...

(Looks exceedingly shifty and suspicious...)