sorry for the late update again...i could not even begin to offer a good excuse...my humblest apologies...

since i received several death threats for not putting Light in the previous chapter...i made more Light for this one...hope you Raito lovers out there would be satisfied? :)...enjoy...

Light was glad to get home. The function had been a bore with all his relatives telling him about their expectations of him, how he was the pride of the Yagami family and so on.

Light hated it when they did that. Can't they see that he just wanted a normal life? Can't they see that he was a teenager? A brilliant one no doubt, but still a teenager.

Light's thoughts were interrupted when his cell phone rang. His heart sinking, he looked at the name on the screen. Sure enough, flashing there was: Misa.

Light groaned and was about to answer it when he stopped himself. There was something wrong. How on earth did Misa get his number? Sure, she had called before but he had never really thought about it. He realised that he hadn't given his number to her for obvious reasons.

Looking at the ringing phone, he decided that he didn't want to know.

He switched the phone off and lay back in his bed. He hadn't seen L all day except at school and he found himself missing the other boy. He smiled at the thought that just a few weeks ago, L didn't want anything to do with him. Now, they were nearly inseparable.

There was a knock on his door, interrupting his thoughts. Frowning, he opened it to see a very annoyed Sayu with the house phone.

"Misa," she said shortly, pushing the phone into Light's hands and running back downstairs.

Light gave a mental sigh and raised the phone to his head.

"Hi, Misa," he said in a falsely cheerful voice.

There was a silence on the other line, but Light can tell that Misa was there because of her very fast breathing. The silence stretched on, making Light very uncomfortable.

"Misa?" he prompted. "Are you there? Is something wrong?"

"Is something wrong?" the whiny voice that he had come to hate spoke at last. "You didn't answer my call, that's what's wrong!"

Light rolled his eyes. "Sorry about that, Misa. I was busy."

"Liar."

Light blinked in surprise. "Excuse me?"

"You are lying to me, Light Yagami," hissed Misa. "You switched off your phone when you saw it was me calling and then just lay down in your bed doing nothing! I don't call that busy!"

"How did you…" began Light, shocked.

"Look out your window," snapped the girl.

Light did and nearly got a heart attack. Misa was perched on a tree across the street facing his room. She was now giving Light such a dreadful glare that sent chills down his spine.

How the hell should he handle this? Light thought of an excuse, but decided against it. Misa would probably see right through it. He decided that he'd tell her the truth, well, part of the truth anyway.

"Um…why don't you come in?" he suggested meekly.

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Misa sat on Light's bed, eyeing him with steely eyes. Light fidgeted uncomfortably under that gaze.

"Misa," he said at last. "What do you think of our relationship?"

Misa's eyes widened in surprise. Clearly, she had not expected that question. Light could see her thinking it through. That nearly made Light laughed. Misa thinking things through?

"Well…Misa Misa thinks that its fine…" began the girl, frowning as she thought. "Our relationship is fine except that Light-chan can be somewhat distant."

She paused. "But Light-chan has been even more distant lately. Is Misa Misa not cute enough for Light-chan? Did Misa Misa do something wrong? Did…"

As Misa continued to list off the possibilities, Light felt as though that annoying way she kept referring herself in third person and that whiny voice grating on his nerves.

Misa Misa needs to shut up.

"Misa…" he said.

"…perhaps Light-chan is bored with Misa Misa?"

"Misa."

"…maybe Light-chan suspects that Misa Misa is seeing someone else?"

"Misa!"

"…or maybe Light-chan is seeing someone else…"

"MISA!"

Misa fell silent and looked at Light coldly, sending chills down his spine. He realised that Misa had been rambling on purpose just to get him riled up. It scared him. It was unusual for Misa to be playing mind games.

Regardless, he had to tell her the truth.

"We're going nowhere, Misa," he said bluntly.

Misa merely stared back at him with those cold eyes.

Light was unnerved, but pressed on.

"We're just not…we're…" Light racked his brains for the correct word. "We just don't click with each other."

"What does Light-chan mean?" asked Misa in a falsely sweet voice that made Light shudder.

He took a deep breathe.

"Misa, this fake relationship that we have, its over," Light said calmly.

There was silence between the two of them. Light looking at Misa boldly and Misa looking at him right in the eye calmly.

Then, she snapped.

"You bastard!" she shrieked. "I gave you everything! My love, my attention…even my body! Now that you've nailed the famous Misa you've decided that you want to move on to some slut?"

"What do you mean you gave me everything?" snapped Light. "You practically stalked me! What's that shit about you giving me your body? You raped me, Misa! Granted, you were drunk. But you stole my virginity!"

"Oh yeah?" sneered Misa. "But you weren't complaining when you screwed me the next morning!"

"You were threatening to kill yourself!" shouted Light. "It was non-consensual, but I had to stop you from doing something stupid!"

They both glared at each other, both refusing to back down.

"Who's the bitch?" asked Misa coldly at last. "Who is it that you chose over me?"

Light wanted nothing more than to strangle Misa right there and then, but managed to restrain himself.

"I didn't choose a bitch," he said in an even colder voice. "I chose someone who understands me, cares for me and…loves me."

"Who is it?" snarled Misa.

Light snorted. "Do you really think I'd tell you? You'll probably try to bribe him to stay away from me or murder him outright…"

"Him?" said Misa, shocked. "Him? You dumped me for a guy? You chose another guy over me?"

Light gazed at her coolly. "I didn't know you could be so perceptive, Misa."

Misa leaped off Light's bed, bounded across the space between them and planted a big slap across his face. Light merely continued to look at her coolly, a part of his face red where Misa had struck.

"You're a disgusting fag," hissed Misa.

"You're an insane stalker," retorted Light, gesturing to the door. "Please leave and never darken the doorstep of my home ever again."

Misa looked as though she wanted to murder Light right there and then, which wasn't far from the truth. But instead, she stomped out of Light's room and left.

Light felt a sense of achievement, but it was dampened by a feeling that something else was to come. Knowing Misa, Light doubted that she would give up just like that.

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"Good to see you again, Watari," said Anezaki, turning in his office chair to greet the other old man. "Do have a seat."

"Thank you," answered Watari, sitting down facing Anezaki.

He studied Anezaki curiously. The other man had aged well, though his head was now devoid of auburn locks that Watari remembered, his skin still had a healthy glow about it in contrast to Watari's own. Though Anezaki was nearly in his mid seventies, he still retained his good looks. A shadow of it, but enough for Watari to remember how he used to be like.

Watari tried to avoid walking down that particular memory lane again. It would do him no good.

"Thank you for looking after my grandsons while I was gone," he said.

Anezaki looked back at him with hard eyes while he poured out some tea.

"You mean your grandson and his two half-brothers," he corrected, placing a cup before Watari.

Watari frowned. "To me, Near and Mello will always be my grandsons though they may not be related to me by blood."

Anezaki said nothing, sipping his tea.

"Returning this early," he said ponderingly. "I assume that means you've apprehended him?"

Watari shook his head. "I found him alright…but too late. He died two weeks ago."

Anezaki raised his eyebrows at this bit of information.

"STD?" he asked.

Watari nodded.

"So L will never meet his father," said Anezaki. "As will Near and Mello."

Watari bristled slightly at this. "Do not call that man their father. He does not deserve it! He sleeps with their mothers to con them out of their money and runs off!"

"But nonetheless," said Anezaki, unfazed by Watari's outburst. "His blood runs through their veins. Are you upset that you couldn't bring him to prison?"

Watari looked away. He could not stand to look at Mamoru in the eyes. The eyes that had once captivated him, flooding with emotions but were now cold and analytical.

It was entirely his fault.

"Why did you call me here?" asked Watari in a weary voice.

"There's some important information that my…source has," answered Anezaki. "But he would only tell me if you were here as well."

He turned to a dark corner of his dusty office.

"Ryuk-san," he called. "You can come out now."

Watari eyed his grandson's English teacher with surprise. The tall, gangly, pale and ebony-haired man grinned at him.

"Let me guess," said Watari dryly. "Being a detective is your part-time job?"

"Nope," answered Ryuk, grinning broadly. "Being a teacher is."

"What's the information you have for us, Ryuk-san?" asked Anezaki impatiently.

Ryuk grinned and took out an apple.

"Are you familiar with the name: Kira?" he asked, biting into it.

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"So you broke up with Misa?" asked L, happiness creeping into his voice despite the anxiety he was feeling. Light really did care for him!

"Yup," answered Light's voice across the phone. "So now we can officially be together."

L felt happy but worried at the same time.

"Raito…" he began hesitantly. "What about your reputation at school? Your friends? Your social standing?"

"L," said Light, sounding amused. "I couldn't care less about what other people think of me. For your information, the only real friend I have at school would probably be Takada."

"What about me?" asked L, slightly hurt.

"Ah," said Light. "You're different. I want you to be more than just my friend. I want you…as my boyfriend."

L felt himself blush. Light wanted him to be his boyfriend! But with Kira around, L felt afraid to give Kira an opportunity to hurt him.

"L?" asked Light, sounding concerned by L's silence. "Are you okay? Is something wrong?"

"Raito…" said L. "I want to be your boyfriend more than anything else…but…I'm afraid."

"Why?" asked Light, disappointed.

"Because of what happened to me before," answered L, taking a deep breath. "Because Kira is back."

"What?" said Light, shocked. "I thought he was dead?"

"So did I," said L sadly. "But apparently, Near and Sayu met him this afternoon after school. Near's description matched with Kira perfectly. I've no doubt that he's back."

"You think he's after you?" asked Light, anger seeping into his voice.

"I'm fairly certain," answered L. "He probably wants to finish what he started. But Raito…that's why I can't be with you for now. It would give Kira an advantage over both of us if he knew…"

"I'll protect you, L," said Light. "You know I will!"

"I've no doubt about that," said L, flattered and happy that Light cared so much about him. "But I don't want to take any risks. I hope you understand. It would tear me up if Kira got to you."

"I understand," said Light, sighing. "So what do we do about Kira?"

L had been thinking about that for sometime as well.

"I don't know, Raito," he said honestly. "I really have no idea."

"Well, we'll think of something," said Light soothingly. "I know we will. Hey, I have to go, Sayu's calling me."

"Goodbye then, Raito," said L.

"See you soon, L," said Light, hanging up.

L immediately felt a sense of loneliness once Light hanged up. He decided to go down to the living room to be with his brothers.

Going downstairs, he was greeted with an amusing scene. Mello and Matt were making out on the couch in front of the TV while Near tried to block out the view with his teddy bear.

"Mello, Matt," said L severely as he entered the room. "You're going to scar Near for life if you do that."

"Come on, bro," said Mello, detaching himself from Matt. "Its not like Near is a kid or anything. He's old enough, plus he has a girlfriend."

"No I don't!" cried Near, his cheeks flaming.

"Yeah right," said Mello, grinning as he lifted a breathless Matt into his arms. "Since I wouldn't want to scare little baby here, I'm going to continue in my room."

With that, he carried Matt off to his room.

"You don't think I'm a baby, do you?" asked Near anxiously.

"Of course not," answered L smiling. "But you will always be my baby brother."

Near pouted, making L laugh.

"Oni-chan?" asked Near quietly once L subsided. "What about Kira?"

L immediately became solemn. He sat down on the couch in his crouched way. He truly didn't know what to do with the situation. But whatever it was, he would handle it. Somehow, he would overcome the ghost of his past.

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so there...what is Kira and Misa going to do?...will i update faster?...that depends on my workload...but i'll do it as fast as i can...please bear with me...

next chapter coming soon...