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Chapter Seven: Power Play
Seduction is a technique that has been long used in both history and fiction.
From Cleopatra to James Bond.
Sexual domination allows power, to trick someone into giving themselves over to shows the utmost trust and allows people to be used.
Some may say it holds more power then giving someone your name.
Power was something that Raito craved, it was like a drug for him.
The ability to click your fingers and have someone fall at your feet, to be seen as a god, to be able to control people.
He yearned to have such power.
There was one person he wished to overpower more then most though and that was L.
The Detective had always refused to agree to his views, had fought against him, had used his own tricks back against him and had always been so bloody stubborn. It both infuriated and delighted him.
He wanted nothing more then to win, to have the man either limp in his arms or writhing underneath him.
The man had already died in his arms once and now Raito was going to fulfill his carnal desires.
Raito was going to win and he knew L wouldn't go down so easily but the chase was half the fun.
*****
A week had passed before Raito returned to the investigation with his father, he had taken several days away after his little stunt with the camera.
If L had worked out what he'd been up to then he'd be fuming and if he hadn't then staying away from him for a little while may incite a desire be with him.
It was exactly what he needed, oh he wasn't going to lose this time around. For one thing his desires were simpler. To prove his innocence and to possess L.
Yes, that was what he wished to do.
As he stepped into L's current hotel room, the room was mostly quiet apart from a few murmurs and the sound of clicking keys. The other officers looked up as they entered but Matsuda was the only one to greet them.
"Morning Chief, good to see you back with us Raito-kun." His tone was enthusiastic and cheerful and all the brunet could do in response was smile back as his father nodded and went to join Mogi.
The young officer looked around for a few seconds before he sighed and sidled closer to the teen before he stage whispered,
"We haven't had any new leads lately and Ryuzaki has been sulking...maybe you could help cheer him up?"
Why the hell had he moved so close to whisper so loudly?
"I have not been sulking Matsuda, I have merely been too depressed to work on the case, I have no clues to who the killer is and they appear to have gone into hiding, it is just extremely frustrating."
Not a hint of annoyance in his tone.
It appeared that no one other then Raito could get an honest reaction out of the black haired man.
The thought almost made him smirk.
That was when L turned to Raito.
"How nice of you to join us again Yagami-kun, your absence was highly notable, tell me, do you have any theories on why the killer has gone into hiding because I doubt it has anything to do with the investigation."
Though his posture remained the same and his expression blank there was something bitter about him.
It appeared that Raito had underestimated L's annoyance if he discovered what he had been up to. Ah well, maybe he could use it to his advantage.
"I expect the killer is planning on killing within the alloted amount of time that the original Ripper killed, they did so with the first two murders. It would make sense with their action's so far," he explained with a small shrug.
L thought over the other's words for a few minutes before he nodded,
"Yes...that would make sense...it is a good job we have you on the team Yagami-kun, otherwise I would have to go to the trouble of hiring a ripperologist."
Once again though he looked and sounded blank his demeanor was mocking.
It was really starting to piss Raito off now.
Still if he questioned him with the other task force members around then he would just ignore it. He would need to get the Detective alone.
He could always ask him if he wanted to go to a local bakery?
No, he wouldn't agree to go and anyway Watari served cake on demand anyway.
It appeared he would just have to wait until the other members of the task force left, what a bore. His father would be surprised but he'd let him, he wanted the case solved as much as the other members of the task force did.
*****
The daylight hours faded away and as evening came the members of the task force left, they usually stayed but they all needed rest and decided to return home. It was as Soichiro Yagami was pulling on his coat that he noticed Raito hadn't moved.
"Aren't you coming Raito?"
The brunet shook his head,
"No, I thought I would stay and try and help Ryuzaki shed some more light on the case...it's going no where after all," he answered, it was a satisfactory excuse for the officer so he left the hotel room, leaving Raito and L alone together.
Watari had disappeared into another room about five minutes prior to the task force leaving so the teenager was likely to have limited time.
Straight away he turned to the young detective sitting across from him and with a frown he spoke up,
"Is there a reason you've been in a foul mood with me all day Ryuzaki?"
The man looked up from his laptop for a few moments before his obsidian gaze returned to his computer screen.
"I have been in a 'foul mood' with everyone today Raito-kun, I don't know why you feel yourself to be so special." Back to using his first name again, he wasn't doing into be friendly though, neither of the pair thought themselves to be friends. No, they were more like rivals yet they weren't. As this time around L wasn't trying to catch the brunet, he was trying to catch another killer even if he did accuse Raito of being the murderer. The man had only used his first name to be derisive.
There was nothing Raito would gain from killing whores, sure, they were committing a crime but he'd never focused solely on one type of criminal before and if he still had the death note he wouldn't be doing so now.
No, it was the fact that L had somehow retained some of his memories without knowing it, that was the only reason he believed Raito to be the killer.
He'd questioned Ryuk about it several times but he had never answered him, he had just avoided the question and asked for apples.
Stupid shinigami.
Still, he couldn't let his thoughts drift so much when around L, that could be dangerous.
"You're just annoyed that you haven't got anything on me from the cameras," he retorted with slight frustration in his tone.
The other simply looked back up at him,
"Oh, no, I have certainly seen more then I wish too due to those cameras but nothing that can be used to convict you for the murderers. I am interested to know though, were you aware you were being watched when you had your girlfriend over that first night? As you certainly seemed to be making a show of everything that night," his tone was slightly dry.
Raito feigned surprise,
"You what? There were already cameras in my house that night...if I had known...you should have told me when they were being installed," he allowed his anger at the other to slip into his tone so his act was more believable.
"Really? You were unaware of the cameras? It sure didn't seem that way, unless you usually flaunt yourself in front of no one, which I find highly doubtful."
He had definitely seen through his act.
Still he'd find his way around it and there was only way he could think to do that.
He could fool him as he had Misa and Takada in the past.
Raito was no fool though, he realised that Ryuzaki wouldn't be so easy to fool, he wouldn't fall for the younger that easily. He could do it though, he was sure of it.
So he got to his feet and moved over to the other sofa which the older man was sitting on, he slid closer to the other so their legs were gently brushing.
"Okay then, maybe I did know that the cameras were there but I was only trying to make you jealous by using Misa," he replied coyly. The other tried to move further away from him but the arm of the sofa blocked his escape.
"What are you trying to do Yagami-kun? I have already told you that I will not be controlled so cease your actions."
Raito just smirked and maneuvered himself so he was leaning over the other, his hands placed on either side of his head, pinning him.
"I'm not trying to control you...L...I just want to satisfy myself."
With those words he leaned down and pressed his lips against the others in a hard kiss, he didn't expect a reaction though as the other kissed back. In his surprise he let his guard down for a moment and Ryuzaki was able to kick Raito off of himself.
As the other fell back against the table, knocking the laptop on the floor, the pair glared at each other.
"I am not going to fall for your games Raito-kun and I will repeat that phrase as many times as necessary for you to get it, now go home, I don't wish to see you at the moment."
Raito clambered to his feet, glowering bitterly at the other,
"Then you should also know that I don't lose Ryuzaki and I won't give up until you've fallen for me."
His cold, harsh words echoed throughout the room as the teenager stormed out.
Things were not going to plan for either of them.
Watari returned to the room as Raito left,
"Did something happen?" he asked, worried for both his ward and the young Yagami boy.
Something just didn't seem right between the two young males.
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Lots of Raito and L interaction this chapter, yes?
Yeah, I'm slightly worried I somehow made the pair OOC but at the same time I don't think I did so yeah XD.
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