Chapter 5: Friday
Friday was a sunny day for Light. Not only was it actually sunny outside, but everywhere Light went the people seemed brighter. Near had actually said hello to Light before Light had said anything to him! It was truly a miracle sent from above!
On the downside, Misa even happier then she already was before… Light shuddered at the thought.
Light trotted off to homeroom trying to picture Mello genuinely happy. Light's normal picture of him was either scowling or smiling deviously. The few times Light had seen Mello happy was on the stage, (but it could have been acting, he was in the drama club after all.) and a couple other times when Light spied on Mello and Matt's cottage. Sadly, Light had picked up the habit of looking in on people's personal lives from his sister.
Anyway, the sight of the two boys battling out pillow fights like Genghis Khan and Attila the Hun was always heartwarming. Light always chuckled at the memory when once in the middle of truly Spartan pillow battle; Mello had put his hand on Matt's shoulder and led him to another room without saying anything. Light smiled. And Mello was the one to call Light gay.
It was probably just Mello's way of making him self seem better then Light. Light knew Mello was only in denial. Calling Light gay was Mello's way (A/N: lol, that rhymed) of convincing himself that he himself wasn't gay.
Great. All this talk of homosexuals had put Light in a somber mood. Walking into homeroom and seeing all the cheery faces of his fellow pupils, well it just made Light feel worse. Even L was gaily dropping sugar cubes into his thermos of coffee. Light sat down next to L at the table and opened his book.
"Good morning Light-kun." L said mildly, fingering two sugar cubes.
Light ignored him, preferring to concentrate on Clarice running through Buffalo Bill's creepy basement, trying to find the crazed transvestite serial killer in the dark.
When Light didn't respond, L frowned, releasing the sugar cubes from his hand, letting them melt to their doom in his coffee.
"Why doesn't Light-kun say good morning to me today?" L growled slightly.
Flipping the page loudly, Light snapped, "Hello L."
L's hand dashed forward. His long fingers pried the book from Light's hands before he could react.
"What was that for L?!" Light exclaimed.
"Light-kun is not answering my questions." L slipped Light's bookmark in his page, putting the book on the table beside his thermos.
"I'm not a suspect being interrogated, L. I don't have to answer all of your questions."
"It was only a polite inquiry." L said in between gulps of coffee.
Light sighed. "Fine L. I'll tell you. I'm just sort of pissed about Mello calling me gay all the time. I'm sick of it." It was an impassioned speech.
L leaned forward grabbing Light's hand. "I don't mind if Light-kun is gay."
At first Light was stringing together some colorful phrases, all of them cursing L's social retardedness. Then, thinking L's words through, Light began to chuckle. As the chuckle deepened and grew, Light slapped L's hand away. Light threw back his head and full out laughed.
L looked almost offended, but that didn't stop Light from guffawing maniacally.
"What is wrong with Light-kun?" L muttered, his eyes dropping to his thermos. When Light's laugh finally died down in his throat, L looked up.
"L you idiot. I'm not gay! And you taking my hand like that, and then telling me you had no problem with it! It practically admits you're gay! I bet you're even infatuated with me!" Light had yelled all that, and all heads had turned to L.
When L first came to this school everyone rightly thought he was an eccentric genius, and thus some how concluded he was the cause of all mayhem. For a while L was the hottest topic of gossip, but when no scandal revolved around him, he was quickly tossed aside. Now that Light believed L was gay, well, the whole school would simply follow suite and think that as well.
"Please Light-kun, this is becoming ridiculous."
Light crossed his arms. "You're one to talk, L." Light smiled, snatching back his copy of The Silence of the Lambs.
As Light read the rest of homeroom, L pointedly ignored him, crunching loudly on innumerous sugar cubes. Now that Light thought about it he really did feel guilty. Although the plan to reveal L's sexuality itself was cunning, it was also cruel.
All during algebra Light wrote and apology letter. On his way back from the pencil sharpener, Matt saw Light writing in a trance like state.
"What…" Matt started. Hearing Matt, Light whipped around in his chair, grabbing Matt's wrist. But then his face fell and his grip loosened. The egotistical Light Yagami began to beg.
"Matt, please, you can't tell Mello! You understand, right?! L and I will never hear the end of it if Mello finds out! I'll do anything Matt, just don't tell him." Light's voice was strained. It was a true miracle indeed that Mello didn't hear the mention of his name, or the teacher didn't hear Light pleading, for that matter.
Matt nodded slowly, as if contemplating Mello's wrath versus Light's. Deciding to be a child saint, Matt nodded more firmly now. Fingering a bit of fur on his vest, Matt said, "Sure Light, I won't tell Mello. You don't have to do anything either, I don't mind."
Light sighed a sigh of immense relief. "Thanks so much Matt, I owe you."
Matt nodded, heading back to his seat next to Mello. With one eye trained on his writing and the other on Mello and Matt, Light was able to keep up with his writing and spy on Mello and Matt. It was clear from Mello's facial expressions and Matt's fidgeting that Mello was questioning the goggle-eyed boy.
Thankfully a minute later Mello turned back to his work. Light saw Matt pause and then turn back to his own work. Thanking Matt's abilities of deception, Light focused on his apology letter.
The End
The yaoi sequel of Vems is soon to follow! Look for a story titled Lockdown