Chapter 7

Light's eyes opened at the sound, he wasn't sure what it was, but it had awakened him. Then he was aware of movement next to him and looked over at L who was moaning in his sleep, his face etched in distress and was moving his arms and legs. He wasn't surprised, L hadn't slept well since he had that horrific nightmare, and add the high emotions from their talk, he would have been surprised if it hadn't happened. He sat up and slowly moved his arms so they encircled L's moving body without startling him. Then he pulled him closer to his own body until he was lying against him, softly talking to him, telling him he was safe and he loved him. After a few moments L calmed down, his eyes still closed in sleep, his face relaxing as his head lay against Light's chest. He held him for a few moments more, then turned and looked at the clock. It was nearly five, and he knew the detective would probably be awake soon and hungry. He carefully released L from his arms and got out of bed, putting on a robe and heading for the living room and his cell phone.

He called room service for pots of coffee and tea, and something sweet that would hold L over until they got to the restaurant It would be early morning in Japan but he knew Watari would be up and that he would want to know that what he had suggested had indeed been correct, and that he was sure things were going to get better.

"Good-morning Light, I hope you have good news to tell me," Watari said when he answered the phone.

"I do," Light answered quietly keeping an eye on the bedroom door he had closed when he walked out, "Your text yesterday proved invaluable. I got him to talk today, and it was as brutal as you suggested it might be, but he admitted feeling so much better afterwards."

"And you? How are you feeling?" L's guardian asked and Light sighed.

"I definitely was not happy with what I heard, but I understand so much more now. If I'd only been honest with myself I could have avoided so much of this, I'm so sorry for that."

"The things he said, they have not changed your feelings for him?" Watari asked carefully and Light shook his head at the phone.

"Oh God no Watari why would it? This whole thing is my fault, if anyone has the right to walk away it's L." he said.

"That's good to hear," Watari said, "But this won't end his anxiety but it should make it lessen and perhaps shorten the duration. I know it had to be difficult but knowing L would never sit on a doctor's couch it had to be you and I'm proud you did it as well as you did."

"I love him Watari, there's nothing I won't do for him, you know that," he smiled as he looked towards the door again, "And tonight I'm going to celebrate by taking him to the most explosive fireworks show I can find." He heard Watari laugh on the other end.

"Excellent choice, while I on the other hand shall continue to be referee to the Terrible Three." He said laughing more and Light joined him.

"Better you than me! Thank you for your insight Watari. My original plan was to work on our relationship ourselves, that we had to stop bothering you so often and yet you still helped so much."

"You did the work Light, all I did was offer a few suggestions. You knew what the problem was as well I did. Now, please excuse me I fear a food fight may be ensuing," he said and closed the call as Light laughed again.

"Light?" Light turned at the sound of L's voice, quickly dropping his cell phone into the pocket of his robe. L stood at the doorway of the bedroom still naked from their nap and rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. Light grinned as we walked over to him.

"Not that I'm complaining about the view," he said as he walked, "But I'm expecting room service in a few minutes and this sight is for my eyes only!" he walked into the bedroom and pulled another robe from the closet and helped a still groggy L into it.

"I'm sorry, I still seem to be partly asleep," L said as he got into it, "I woke up and you weren't there and for a moment I panicked because of our…discussion."

"Why would you panic over that, you should be glad we had it," Light asked.

"Because I was afraid that I might have said something to really hurt you, I can't remember everything I said, it's rather foggy in my mind for some reason." L answered and Light took him into his arms.

"I'm not going to deny that some of it was painful to hear L, but like I told you before there's nothing you could have said to really hurt me unless it was you no longer loved me and you didn't say that. The most important question is do YOU feel better?"

"I do feel better, but I also feel like I've run a marathon," he said and Light smiled at him.

"I'm not surprised because you did if only emotionally," he said and leaned down to kiss L, his hands inadvertently moving towards his neck as he went to hold his face. L froze, taking a sudden sharp intake of breath and backing away. Light stopped and removed his hands quickly.

"I'm sorry , I didn't mean to get so close to your neck," he said apologetically and L shook his head.

"It's okay," L told him as he regained control and leaned forward to kiss him, "Hopefully soon it won't matter anymore."

"Why don't you get dressed while I wait for room service?" Light suggested and L nodded, and then moved forward suddenly grabbing Light's face and kissing him deeply. He then grinned at Light's surprise and then turned and walked into the bedroom to get dressed. Light stared after him until the knock at the door snapped him out of it.

By the time L joined him he had everything laid out. L had coffee with his snack and Light had tea and they sat and talked about where they wanted to go for dinner. L stood up with his coffee cup and walked to the balcony to see what animals were roaming. Light looked through a couple of brochures and then smiled after checking the one for Epcot.

"If you could have dinner in another country tonight, which would it be?" he called to him as he crossed the room towards the balcony. L cocked his head to one side, his thumb at his mouth as he tried to understand the question.

"If I could pick a country to have dinner in tonight? Is that even a legitimate question?" he asked and Light laughed.

"Trust me. Which would it be?" L continued to stare at him in confusion, then sighed and answered.

"I would go to England, I have missed some of the sweets I grew up with," he said and Light nodded.

"England it is then. I'm going to go get dressed and we'll leave as soon as I finish." He said and went into the bedroom to change taking the brochure with him so L wouldn't see it, and to also call the concierge to get them a reservation at the Rose and Crown Pub in Epcot, loving the fact that he knew L was staring after him in confusion.

Half an hour later their bus had arrived at Epcot and they were walking through the gates. Light grabbed a map and figured out where they needed to go while watching L marvel at the huge dome sitting in front of them. He walked over to it for a closer look, stepped back and looked up at it's size again turning to Light when he joined him.

"This is an amazing piece of architecture," he said, "It appears to be a pentakis dodecahedron made up of isosceles triangles. What is it used for?" Light dug through the brochures to find an answer.

"Well, according to this there's a ride in it called Spaceship Earth. As to why they created it to look like that, I don't know," he answered. L listened as he continued to admire the dome, then turned and smiled at Light.

"I have to admit to seeing things here I never expected to and thus am enjoying myself," he said and then sighed as Mickey Mouse bounced by waving at the crowd apparently on his way to a photo op.

"However, there are still costumed rodents," he added and Light laughed as he and L continued to moved along.

"Later tonight we'll watch some Mickey Mouse cartoons so you'll stop saying that," he suggested and L nodded.

"I will do so for a purely fact finding reason," he agreed as Light rolled his eyes, "Did you watch these cartoons often as a child?" Light shrugged at the question.

"When I was very young I remember watching them, but that didn't last very long as schooling and studying became a priority,' he answered and L gazed at him for a moment, his thumb coming to his mouth as he thought.

"It is interesting how much of our lives reflect each other. I do not believe in fate as such, but it does seem we were somehow manipulated to be together. Neither one of us has ever met anyone even remotely like each other." Light stopped walking and turned to him.

"Why do you think I'm working so hard to make sure we stay the way we are? No one knows me like you do or has ever understood me the way that you do, Ryuzaki. I can't begin to imagine my life without you." L smiled and nodded.

"I feel the same way obviously or I wouldn't have allowed you to drag me into the land of four foot mice," he moved closer to Light and grabbed his hand not caring about the crowd around them, "I love you, Light Yagami." He whispered and Light smiled back, squeezing L's hand.

"You know how much I love you," he returned wishing he could kiss him but knowing it couldn't happen where they were. There would be plenty of time later. L released his hand and they began to walk again.

As they continued walking, L noticed they were walking past several interesting attractions. He looked over at Light who was walking very determinedly towards a destination unknown to him.

"Is there someplace in particular we are headed for?" he asked, "As there are several attractions we have passed that looked interesting." Light nodded.

"Yes, we are headed for England for dinner just as you wished. We'll check on those attractions later we have time." Light answered.

"How is that possible?" L asked and Light smiled at him as they continued to walk.

"We are heading to what is called The World Showcase. England is part of the showcase and I understand it is very well represented." L snorted at the idea, holding his nose in the air.

"Oh, I see. Representations are never equal to the real thing," he stated.

"Give it a chance, Ryuzaki. You have been surprised by many things here, I'm sure it will live up to your expectations." Light told him as they would their way towards the area where the World Showcase began. L huffed at him skeptically and turned towards where they were heading. They walked beside a beautiful lagoon where ferries were transporting people from one area of Epcot to the Showcase.

The first area in the showcase was representing Canada. L and Light walked past beautiful gardens, 30 foot totem poles and a mountainside waterfall, but it was the architecture that made L stop and pay attention. The buildings were beautiful, perfect in every way to Canadian architecture that he had to stop and look at several of them up close.

"Impressive isn't it?" Light asked him as L stood back and looked up at the main building.

"I must admit I am impressed; it appears they studied very carefully and recreated perfectly," L said then added, "I am quite looking forward to see what they have done with England."

"There's a movie about Canada they show that's in 360 degrees with screens all around you. I think that would be interesting to check out later." Light said as he read the brochure. L nodded but his attention was taken by the beginnings of England he could see ahead of them.

When they arrived Light stood back and watched L, wanting to see his reactions to what he could see was a very well reconstructed British town. He'd lived there long enough to be able to appreciate how perfect it looked, but he waited to see what L thought.

L looked down at the cobblestone street then back up at the buildings; noticing the different types of architecture as they appeared on the street. He recognized Tudor, Georgian and Victorian style buildings, but the one that amazed him the most was the recreation of Hampton Court Palace in all it's regal splendor. He turned to see Light leaning against a red Call Box, and a big grin on his face. He made his way through the crowd over to where his partner stood, his face reflecting the excitement he was feeling.

"I take it everything meets with your approval?" Light asked him and L nodded quickly.

"It is quite remarkable Light, more than I imagined it could be. Do we have time to look around a bit before dinner?" Light looked at his watch and nodded.

"Yes we have a little time, reservations aren't until 7:30."

"Good. There appears to be a sweet shop just down the street, I really want to see what they have!" L told him and began to head in that direction quickly.

"Don't wait for me or anything," Light called after him laughing and found he had to sprint to catch up.

L peered into the windows of several shops before selecting one to go into, one called The Tea Caddy. Light followed him in and looked around at the shelves of British tea and teapots and other types of things used for tea. He watched L make his way to shelves that were laden with British biscuits and chocolate bars and then gasped as L began to fill his arms with boxes and bars of all types.

"Ryuzaki what are you doing?" he said as he got to him and L turned only to hand him several of the boxes.

"Do you know when the last time was I had Jammie Dodgers or Toffee Crisps? I have missed these, and I wish to buy as many as possible." He stated and continued to load Light's arms with them.

"But Ryuzaki…."

"Look Light, Curly Wurlies!" L cried grabbing at least a dozen of them.

"I can't hold anymore, Ryuzaki." Light complained and L stopped piling long enough to appraise the situation.

"Fine. Then go purchase those and once you've got those in a bag come back and I'll give you more."

"No...Ryuzaki…it's 90 degrees outside...all the chocolate will melt before we get them back to the hotel!"

"Then have them sent to the hotel directly, must I think of everything?" L said and pushed him towards the cashier as he continued to look at the shelves to see what else he wanted. Light made his way over to the cashier and unloaded his arms onto the counter. The young woman behind the counter looked down at the pile of sweets and then back up at him. He shrugged his shoulders and reached for his wallet.

"He hasn't been home in a long time and misses his favorite sweets," he offered and she smiled nodding.

"Oh, this I can understand," she said smiling and began to ring up the items.

Twenty minutes later they were outside of the shop heading for the restaurant, having requested the purchases be delivered to the hotel, which included a beautiful new teapot for Watari and several boxes of tea. L had kept several sweets for immediate eating in a small bag he clutched in his hands, as he ate a strawberry jam filled biscuit.

"Don't eat too many of those before dinner," Light warned and had to laugh at the look of disdain he got for his efforts.

"Do you really think that will be a problem?" L asked him.

"I'm sorry, I forgot who I was talking to," Light answered and then stopped walking as he realized they were in front of the restaurant, "Here we are The Rose and Crown" he said and opened the door. They walked into the building and were immediately immersed in the world of a British pub.

L could only remember being in one a couple of times during his younger years when Watari was introducing him to the world before his work made it harder for him to do so. But as he looked around he found the atmosphere familiar to what he remembered and it comforted him. They were shown to a table outside on the patio after they walked through the pub, passing a woman at the piano who was singing and engaging the crowd to join her in the chorus of whatever it was she was singing and many people seemed to be willing to do just that as the area erupted into song.

They were showed to a table outside on a beautiful patio that gave them a phenomenal view of the lagoon. L looked around enjoying the view almost as much as the one from his balcony.

"What do you think?" Light asked him and he nodded.

"It is most agreeable Light," he said and opened his menu, "However, I must wait and see how they prepare the food before I make any final judgments." He said and began to peruse the menu.

"Why would they call something Bubble and Squeak?", Light asked, "It sounds like someone's cooking rodents!" he said and L smirked.

"Around here that would require a rather large pot," he answered, "But it is called that because of the sound it makes while cooking."

"Sounds completely unappetizing," Light complained and looked up to see a smiling waitress looking down at him.

"Good evening, gentlemen," she said staring at Light and L covered his eyes with his hand, sighing in exasperation, yet another female finding his Light delectable. She offered to get them drinks and Light ordered wine for himself and then asked L if he would like his favorite drink. L's eyes got impossibly wider and nodded happily at the suggestion. Light ordered it for him and requested extra cherries, which made L even happier. When the waitress walked away to fulfill their order L watched her as she turned and smiled at Light before getting out of sight.

"Perhaps one day we will get a male waiter who doesn't make eyes at you," he grumbled and Light shook his head.

"I think it's all in your head, Ryuzaki," he answered with a smile.

"Of course with my luck we will get the only gay male in the restaurant and that would be worse!" he added and Light chuckled behind his menu.

"Have you decided what you want to eat?" he asked the still pouting detective who perked up a little at the question.

"I believe I would care for a bowl of the potato and leek soup first," he said completely surprising Light.

"Soup? You?" he asked and L nodded.

"They offer one I enjoy, it has a sweetness to it with all the cream and butter they use to make it. Watari makes it for me for lunch on occasion at home, but of course you're usually working on the days he does that. Also I don't eat the potatoes or the leeks, just the soup part," He answered and Light laughed.

"I see. I find it hard to believe that in five years I've never seen you eat it." Light stated and L smirked.

"You see, I can still surprise you after all this time!" he said and Light nodded.

"So it seems," he answered and decided on what he wanted to eat.

Just as their appetizers were served, the lights lowered and there was a general murmur among the crowd and L looked up with a frown.

"I hope they fix whatever the problem is, it makes it difficult to eat when you can't see your dish," he complained.

"Perhaps something special is about to happen," he suggested just as an announcement began.

"I can't hear you Light, the announcement is too loud!" L said and Light shook his head. Obviously he wasn't listening to it but that was okay; it would be that much more of a surprise since he didn't. Suddenly the lights went completely out around the lagoon and L dropped his spoon.

"Is that some kind of power shortage? And did he say something about enjoying this?" he looked around just as a loud pulsing beat began and suddenly a large ball of light flew across the sky over the lagoon and suddenly exploded into a huge firework. Light looked over at L who was staring with his mouth open and grinned happily, he had succeeded in surprising him with something and he was speechless. He watched the colors and lights of the fireworks as they played over L's face enjoying the patterns they made on his pale features.

They watched together all the mind blowing, colorfully beautiful explosions of all shapes and sizes, orchestrated against exciting music. It seemed to all come to a wild end about five minutes later, with round after of round explosions one after the other and a huge plumage of fire directly in the center. When it was quiet and people began to applaud, L finally looked over at Light, his eyes still wide with amazement. Before he could say anything they watched as a huge brilliantly lit globe of the world moved up from where there had been fire before, spinning slowly, and on either side of it beautiful fountains. Each of the continents on the globe began to show films of people and events as the globe rotated slowly. As it continued to spin, the once darkened areas of Epcot were lit up with the lights around each building. Fireworks began again around the globe in earnest, in rapid succession until what appeared to be the finale exploded loudly over the lagoon and all the lights around the globe went out. As people began to applaud, Light reached over and grabbed L's hand, seeing that the reclusive detective had been moved by the display. L held his hand tightly, just as the globe began to spin again, more fountains appearing around it, as it continued to spin it began to open until it was opened wide, and a huge plumage of fireworks erupted from it's middle, to be followed by more fireworks all around it, and with a huge finale it was over and the lights came on again.

All around them people erupted into applause and screaming, and they finally released their hands and joined the crowd in applause. When it had calmed down L looked to Light, his face still bright with excitement.

"There are no words that can adequately express what I feel after that display," he finally said his eyes shining and Light shook his head.

"Don't worry about it, your face is saying everything for you." He answered.

"Did you know this was going to happen when you decided on this restaurant?" he asked and Light nodded.

"I knew there was supposed to be an excellent fireworks show, but honestly L I had no idea just how great it was going to be. I thought it would be a great way to celebrate our breakthrough earlier." L smiled broadly at him just as the waitress brought their dinner and refilled their drinks.

"You found it a cause to celebrate and I was afraid it was going to cause a rift between us," he said he picked up his fork between his thumb and forefinger.

"I told you that wasn't the case," Light reminded him as he began to cut a slice from the steak he ordered, "Now eat, I want to get you back to our room as quickly as possible." He said with an evil grin, his eyes telling L exactly what he meant. L felt a rush of arousal sweep through him and began to eat his chocolate cake in earnest.