Chapter twoooo. c: It's kinda short. But then again, so was Chapter one. Blah. =.= I'm getting really lazy. School's coming! I should make the most of the little time I have left!
Then again, I'm going on family vacation in a week… Definitely be seeing more from me then! :D
GAH! Itallics never work! D The entire last chapter was supposed to be all slanty like. Oh well.
Then, without further adieu, here's chapter two. "I could make it December, every day. But you're so blind, it might as well be May."
Lul. That rhymed. X3
PS. Mild violence may occur in this chapter. *points to rating* Yeah.
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Light was starting to become aggravated at the constant privacy he wasn't getting. Even after being let off of the handcuffs by L, the detective still watched him like a hawk. Even now, he's almost resting his head on Light's shoulder.
Black, tired eyes watched Light's hands curiously as he typed on the keyboard. L looked up, cocking his head slightly.
"What is Yagami-san doing?"
Light sighed. "I'm looking up the more recent news."
"Why? We're completely up to date on all Kira investigations right now, Yagami-san."
"I know, I'm looking at other news headlines." Light's eye twitched; he couldn't be left alone for five goddamn minutes?
"Kira should be Yagami-san's one and only mindset right now. Or are you trying to pull my attention away from Kira by focusing on other news so you can go back to killing?"
Light repressed the urge to tackle the detective down and strangle him, letting his anger out with a harsh sigh. "I'm not Kira, Ryuuzaki."
"That's what you say. 7.08%"
"Ryuuza-"
Light was interrupted by the harsh vibration of a cell phone rattling off on the glass next to Light. The sound increasing Light's aggravation, he picked it up, reading the flashing screen.
"One new text message…?" L peeked over his shoulder curiously as he opened the phone to check. The number was blocked, but the message was slightly strange.
Give the phone to Ryuuzaki.
"How does this person know…?" L ignored him, plucking the phone from his hand and holding it in his odd fashion. L stared at it intently, as if something were going to immediately pop out at him and reveal who sent it.
Light shrugged, turning back to the main Channel 5 News page. He scrolled over to Recent News, clicking the tab; his eyes widened at the picture he saw after clicking.
Mass Murderer Escaped From ConfinementOne of two cellmates was found inside cell 6D on November 16, 2007. One, a man convicted of vehicular manslaughter sentenced 2 weeks ago, was found dead on November 16 due to a torn throat. With no weapons in sight, the only culprit was the man's escaped cellmate, who might have taken the weapon with him. Suspicions of the cellmate increase when a large red B, painted on the wall in the dead man's blood, was found. (Above)
Light's eyes trailed back up to the picture where indeed, a large red B was drawn on the wall just above a vacant bed. The letter was written in a very Old English style, much like the way the letter L used was written. A body could barely be seen in the corner of the photo. The brunette shook his head, continuing the article.
The primary suspect is Beyond Birthday, an extremely psychotic and violent serial murderer, responsible for 23 reported deaths, and most likely many more unreported. He managed to escape from his cell on November 16, taking all records of his appearance, including security tapes of his cell (which he allegedly never left). Beyond Birthday was serving a life sentence in a jail block in Tokyo, Japan. The only thing this murderer left behind was this Wara Ningyo , which was found next to his deceased cellmate's body when he was found (picture below)
Light looked at the Wara Ningyo picture. It was a cheap straw doll one could buy at a toy store, with threads around the head and limbs to give it a sort of human form. A red string was tied around the doll's throat- Light couldn't help but think it had something to do with the dead man next to the Wara Ningyo.
Officials send out a very serious warning to all residents and tourists of Tokyo. Do not go outside alone at night, as Beyond Birthday is known for being extremely elusive. Refrain from going into alleyways or any place ill lit. No one knows where this serial murderer is hiding.
Further information pending, but can only be found first at Channel 5 News.
-Hitomi Tarado
Light shook his body, the story sending a chill down his spine. He's no stranger to killing, but couldn't imagine doing it with a weapon- or even worse, your bare hands.
"Ryuuzaki, have you heard about-?"
He was interrupted by the phone L had taken vibrating again; L's sight had never left the phone. He hurriedly snatched it up, holding it normally this time. The detective's brunette partner wheeled over to see the message.
There was no text, only a picture file attached to an empty message. This piqued both Light and L's interests. L opened the picture file, already wide eyes widening even more.
It was a wara ningyo, nailed to a wall. A piece of paper was nailed with it: there was a simple Old English B on the paper. Underneath the doll, in peculiarly red 'ink', was.
B is Back.
Light gasped slightly; after reading the article, that letter sent a strange chill shuddering through him. He looked over at L, who was staring at the doll and B with slightly watering eyes.
"Ryuuzaki, what is th-…Ryuuzaki?" the detective was still staring at the picture, the large black letter hooking his normally lifeless eyes.
"Ryuuzaki? Ryuuzaki! L!" he finally snapped out of his trance at the call of his real 'name'. The looked at Light, a slightly unnerved looked about him.
"Oh…hello, Yagami-san."
"Don't play that shit with me. That picture…what just happened?"
"I'm not sure what you mean," L replied quickly.
Light narrowed his eyes. "The picture…what does it mean?"
L simply jerked his head in the direction of Light's computer.
"As you have been reading, Beyond Birthday, a convicted serial murderer, has escaped prison."
"I know that! What does he have to do with you? How'd he get this number?"
"Yagami-san is asking too many questions. Beyond Birthday has nothing to do with me," L said, with the most miniscule note of hurt in his voice.
"And he was probably found a way to send this message globally to most cell phones…as a warning, perhaps."
Light said nothing. He was almost convinced that the message had nothing to do with L…
Until the phone vibrated again.
L hastily checked the inbox, finding another empty message with a file attached. L frowned, opening the file slowly.
It was another wara ningyo. But that wasn't what made it unsettling. Written directly onto the straw doll in red were the words:
I'm coming for you
Next to the doll was a large Old English letter L.
Light looked at the detective both nervously and accusingly.
"I thought he had nothing to do with you?"
the detective was silent, staring at the screen with a stiff expression. He swallowed, clearing his throat.
"Yagami-san, please listen to the warnings and do not go outside alone, night or day."
"O-okay."
"Please go and tell the others."
Light nodded awkwardly, getting up and walking over to Matsuda, Soichiro and the others.
L sighed, closing the phone. No matter how pressing it was, the Kira case would have to wait.
"B, I always wondered what happened to you…" the insomniac muttered, wrapping his long fingers around the cell phone and holding it to his chest.
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It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon, a perfect summer day in the middle of November. Light took in the fresh air with a very welcome smile.
He had begged L to let him outside, for at least 15 minutes, or we was going to go insane. It was too nice a day to just spend inside or on the roof. So, armed with a knife, gun, two cell phones, and mace, L permitted him 20 minutes to go outside of the HQ, thinly disguised as a school student. Hs school bag carrying the gun, mace and one cell phone thumped against him passively as he walked out of the local café, a good five minutes wasted standing in line for coffee. He looked around the street, just happy to be outside among normal people.
Light walked along the sidewalk, slightly happy that the number of people was thinning out; he'd never really enjoyed crowds. It was probably because he was starting to come near an alleyway, which of course no one was keen on being near at the moment. But as he approached the alley he noticed a black haired man, back facing him, extremely familiarly dressed.
"Ryuuzaki? Is that you?" he approached the man, who hadn't turned.
"Ryuuzaki!" Light reached out a hand and placed it on the man's shoulder; he gasped when, out of nowhere, the man's knees buckled and sent him colliding with cement.
"Wha- Ryuuzaki!" Light rushed to L's side- he was sure it was L now, he was the splitting image of the detective- and kneeled down, hovering a hand over his mouth to check for breathing.
The brunette didn't noticice L's eyes barely open for a split-second; he only noticed L wrapping his thin arms around his neck.
"Y-Yagami…san…"
"Ryuuzaki, are you okay? I'll get you back to headquarters and Watari-" he said, panicking more than he really should have. He picked the detective up bridal-style, hurriedly walking back to their headquarters.
"I…" L whispered weakly, reaching long fingers into his sleeve like a magician hiding a handkerchief, something bright flashing from out of L's sleeve.
The brunette stopped in his hasty return to HQ when he felt a light prick on the back of his neck. He suddenly felt very lazy, and the detective in his arms began to feel very heavy…
He dropped L, who regained his footing effortlessly, and slumped over, right into "L's" arms. L opened his eyes, red irises glinting maliciously as he dragged a losing-consciousness Light into the alleyway, feeling along the brick wall with his shoulder for that door.
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L checked the computer's clock; it was exactly 1:20pm. He narrowed his eyes.
"Yagami-san should have been back by now." He looked over at where the other detectives sat, watching for news on either Kira or Beyond Birthday.
"Matsuda-san, Aizawa-san. Please search the streets surrounding this building for Yagami-san in three minutes." L ordered. If Light didn't return in those three minutes, there was going to be some hell to pay.
"Yes, Ryuuzaki."
"Okay, Ryuuzaki!"
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When Light could finally open his eyes, everything was dark. Cold. His hands were tied above him, to some sort of bar attached to the wall. His feet were tied to separate posts, and he himself rested on an old mattress. When his eyes adjusted to the darkness and his mouth didn't feel full of cotton, he attempted to talk nervously.
"W…where am I?"
No answer.
"Hello…?"
Still no answer…but Light could feel someone in the room. He could hear their soft breathing, even over his increasingly loud and ragged breaths.
"A-answer me!"
"No need to shout."
Light's heart skipped a beat at the sudden and eerily familiar voice.
"R-ryuuzaki?"
"Try again."
"…" That voice sounded much too much like L.
"L, stop…stop screwing around. I can tell it's you."
"O-ho, that's the answer I wanted to hear!"
Light could suddenly see them, clear as day; two piercing, bloody orbs floating at the foot of the bed, staring at him. They slowly moved towards Light, their owner soon coming into focus.
It was L, but a truly malignant and…insane aura coming from him. He wore the same simple clothes, had the same hair, the same bags under his eyes- and the eyes were the only thing keeping this strange man from being the world's greatest detective. The eyes sent shivers through Light's body. They blinked, rarely, unlike L. The L clone moved closer to Light, climbing on top of the boy with cat-like gracefulness. There was a ghostly white, vicious smile on this man's lips.
"Ooh, so you do know L?"
Light swallowed, but said nothing. The man narrowed his eyes.
"Answer me!" He hissed. Light quickly nodded.
"Hmph…not a very obedient puppy. Where is L?"
Light stared into his eyes, glaring. "I don't know who you think you are, but you have to right to-"
A hand tightened around Light's throat, cutting off his threat. The man laughed.
"You obviously don't know who I am. That's okay. Dumb dogs can learn," he released Light's neck and reached over to the small bedside table, picking up a small scalpel and pressing the point to the corner of Light's eye.
"The hard way. Now…how's my L been doing, Yagami Light?"
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L checked the digital clock again; 1:53. Where the hell had Light gone? He went to the news website to check for any killings that might have been caused by Kira during Light's "absence".
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"You're so uncooperative…" The man mumbled.
"Most have usually given up by now. Oh well," he grinned down at Light's cut up, yet defiant, face, taking the scalpel and gripping Light's shirt collar.
"It's been a long time since I've been able to have any real fun."
Defiance melted into fear almost instantly as the man tore his shirt open effortlessly. Holding the scalpel against his collarbone, the man laughed.
"Do you have anyone important in your life, Yagami-san?"
Light flinched at the way this freak said his name: just like L.
"…Maybe."
He chuckled, pressing the scalpel into Light's skin.
"Is it a boy or a girl?"
"Why do you ca-augh…" The man began to drag the blade down his chest.
"Just curious. You seem much too pretty to have a girlfriend." He grinned, stopping the blade and leaning closer to Light's face.
"You can tell me."
Light stayed silent. The man ignored the silence, gripping Light's chin roughly and leaning even closer to him.
"You have beautiful eyes…" he chuckled maniacally, pressing the blade forcefully right underneath Light's eyebrow.
"Would you mind if I took them?"
A sudden lump formed in the brunette's throat.
"Or," he trailed the blade down to Light's jaw.
"Should I just take your entire face? Surely, L would like me much more than a faceless you…"
"S-stop it…"
"Ready to talk, pretty boy?" he dug the blade into the base of Light's ear, slowly making a long gash along his jaw.
"Y-yes!"
The man smiled, stopping the incision as he reached Light's chin.
"Please talk, then. Where's L?"
Light stopped himself. He couldn't tell this maniac. What would happen to L, Matsuda, Aizawa, Mogi, his own father? He couldn't put all those people at risk. But his position was growing close to unbearable; he wasn't susceptible to pain.
"Talk, damnit!" he held the blade to Light's neck. The brunette shook his head.
"I can't…L would…"
"Oh, you're doing this for L? Are you L's new plaything?"
"No, I…"
"I swear, if you don't tell me where his right now, I will find out sooner or later. And you'll be dead!" he snarled, turning the blade in his hand and piercing through the clothes and skin of Light's arm. "And when I do find him, precious L is going to be maimed to the point of death! And it'll be all your fault!" Light let out a small whimper as the man began to drag the knife down his arm.
"If you don't want L to be hurt too bad, just tell me where he is."
Light shook his head, holding back tears and screams. The man hissed, reaching over to the table and digging through his things.
"Then we're gonna have some fun today, aren't we, Yagami-san?" the man said as he pulled out a neddle and a spool of thread.
"But we should definitely stitch those cuts on your face up, first."
Light's eyes widened dangerously as he threaded the needle.
"W-who…who the hell are you…?"
"Goddamn, you're slow! I'll give you a big hint: B." he said, chuckling maniacally as he pierced Light's skin with the needle, running through the wound and bringing the string slowly along with it. Light yelled uselessly at the pain as the string ran through his skin.
"Don't worry, only five more cuts to go." Beyond Birthday said as he jabbed the needle through Light's wound again.
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"We haven't seen him anywhere, Ryuuzaki."
L nodded gravely. "Please return to headquarters, if you will."
"Yessir."
L hung up, staring at his reflection in his tea. Light was probably out there, with B, and it was all his fault…
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"Much better!" B said as he finished screwing with Light's face. He cut the bright red thread and grinned, leaning down and admiring his work.
"Very professional. You still not gonna answer?" Light shook his head.
"Fine. Just tell me one thing. What is L to you?"
"L is…a friend." Light whimpered cautiously.
"A friend?" B brought out a razorblade, holding it up and admiring it.
"How much of a friend?"
"We're…good friends." He whispered, very slowly. It hurt to move any muscle in his face.
"Have you touched him before?"
Light raised an eyebrow, wincing at the pain. He couldn't read this psychopath's eyes as they bored into him, waiting for an answer.
"I…well…yeah, as f-friends and co-workers…"
B reached up, gripping Light's wrists tightly.
"No one can even touch L but me, you slut!" he snarled at Light, gouging 5 deep gashes on each of Light's palms, marking the letter B on each of his hands. Light yelled at the sudden pain, grinding his teeth in agony.
"Now you can't touch L without making him think of me." He said, grinning.
"Ohh, it's only 2PM. We have a whole day of fun ahead of us, Yagami-san!" BB laughed, looking over at his arsenal of belongings.
"What next…" B grinned venomously, leaning down over Light until they almost touched, running a finger over the handicraft stitches on his cheek.
"Maybe…I should just have my way with you, right now? I'm sure that would be humiliating and painful," he giggled as Light's eyes widened and his abused body stiffened.
"Aw, I wont be that cruel. Lets just get on with the piercing, shall we?"
"P-peirce-"
"We'll pierce your nose first, old school style." B held up a large, dull, rather rusty looking safety pin, grinning.
"It'll only hurt for a while," He said as he marked where he was entering and where he was going to finish; starting at the tip of Light's nose and going up until he got to the top, where his eyebrows met.
Light closed his eyes and braced himself.
"Oh, you'll want to watch this, Yagami-san," he said as he forced the dull pin in through Light's skin.
Halfway through, Light snapped. "I-I'll tell, I'll tell you!!" He half-screamed, half-choked as he tried and failed to hold back tears.
B stopped, grinning like a madman.
"Wonderful."
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O Not that BXLight, is it? Blah…LXLight comes in the next chapter, when Light returns with all those…injuries.
I did this mostly 'cause I love B and HATE Light. But I love the pairing LxLight. XD Sorry, Light fans. D:
It's not actually that violent, now that I go back and read it. It's also frightfully long. XDDDD;;
Welp, the next chapter will probably be just as long. Maybe shorter.
Kay, don't forget to review, review, review! It makes me update sooner, AND it makes me happy! Even flames make me happy sometimes. :D
~X,
Novyuku
"It's 3:18, mouth tastes like the corpse of every pregnant teen. The minutes are hours, the hours are days."
I do not own Death Note or Bring Me The Horizon. They both belong to their respective owners. This is fan-written, and I strive to make no money whatsoever off of this piece of (awful) literature.