L woke up to the familiar scream of the children. At least that's what he considered them to be. He rolled out of bed giving the ceiling a death glare. He was not used to so much sleep, and now it was affecting him. L ran his fingers through his thick, black hair before wandering out of his room.
He'd allowed his successors to reside with him for the time being. He thought Light would have fun messing around with the people he considered family. It's funny how less than a year ago he'd been trying to kill all of them…
Anyway, they'd have a party, even though L detested the idea. He didn't mind it. He knew Light would have fun, and that's all that mattered.
Mello ran past L sending L back into his room. Light and Matt followed behind him. Near slowly walked out of his room Linder and Gevanni walked behind him.
"Good morning, Ryuzaki," Near muttered rubbing his eye.
"Good morning, Near," L returned the greeting. "How long have they been awake?"
"Too long in my opinion. They're acting like children."
"Well, it wouldn't be the first time. It's different to wake up to noise, but at least they're enjoying themselves." L and Near began to walk down the hall in hopes of tracking down the other boys.
Mello had been running in a complete circle for about an hour with Matt and Light following after him. Of course, Mello wasn't even close to being out of breath. He'd dealt with a lot more physical training while he was in the mafia. He never even thought to slow down when he saw Light and Matt panting behind him. He soon was ahead enough so that neither of them could be seen.
Mello stopped when he saw four heads bobbing in front of him. The abrupt stop made Mello fall to L's feet. He smiled nervously, "Good morning, Ryuzaki… Near."
"What kind of trouble have you gotten into this time, Mello?"
Mello got to his feet as Matt and Light stopped in front of them, as well. They were both pale and were panting. They caught their breath and automatically jumped on Mello.
Light retrieved a piece of paper and a lighter from Mello's pants. Mello didn't have pockets because the leather on him was already tight. There was no reason to waist time with pockets when he could stick things in the folds of his pants… except his gun. His gun was always kept in his back pocket, unless he remembered to wear a holster. Light threw the lighter at Matt.
L rolled his eyes, "Would you stop acting like children?"
Light smiled as he stuffed the paper into the pocket of his black, cotton pants. "Good morning, Ryuzaki."
"Did you sleep well, Light?"
Light nodded, "I'm sorry we disturbed you."
Mello groaned, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please forgive me!" Mello usually imitated Light to make both him and L angry. He succeeded almost every time. "C'mon, Light, man up some! Light Yagami never asked, he'd do."
Light made the assessment. He smiled sheepishly, "Thanks, Mello. I'm glad you're trying to help, but I don't think I'll be able to act completely normal ever again. I mean, it's not like I can force Ryuzaki to do anything, and we did wake him up…"
Mello rolled his icy blue eyes. "He's too soft on you, Ryuzaki… and he's stupid too. I pulled out 'Mini Mello' and he didn't even flinch!" Mini Mello is Mello's gun. His first gun to be exact and it was the first thing he bought after he left Wammy's House.
"I know you wouldn't shoot me, Uncle Mello."
Oh now that is a laugh, L thought to himself. "Let's just forget about the problems Uncle Mello's caused."
"Hey, it's not like I plan these things out."
Matt rolled his emerald eyes, "We know that much, Mello."
L added, "Especially since you thought pulling a gun on Light would solve any of your problems."
Mello grumbled to himself under his breath. Mello dragged Light a little further down the hall. Only a little to be away from the crowd but not enough to be unheard, "I don't want you makin' me look like an idiot."
"Yeah," Light smiled at Mello, "we can't help that you're such a dumb ass."
"Shut up, shit head!" Mello shouted back.
"Make me, fuck face."
"Cock sucker."
"Pussy eater."
"Nipple biter."
"Ear licker."
"Pussy!"
"Pansy!"
"You've gotten better you little bastard," Mello smiled ruffling Light's hair.
Light and Mello usually showed affection towards each other by shouting verbal slurs. It just made their friendship stronger. However, you could see distinctive shades of pink highlight Matt and L's faces.
"Mello," L growled not caring about his blushing, "I told you I didn't want you teaching Light those vulgar words."
Mello ignored L,"I think your husband's calling you. He must get anxious about seeing you with another guy."
Light flashed his gaze down the hall. "Funny, I was going to say the same thing to you."
A deep shade of red shaded Mello's cheeks before he clenched his teeth. He snarled, "Don't you say shit about Matt."
Light thought for a minute. He turned to Mello and smiled, "I'm just kidding. Don't get so emotional." Light walked over to L entwining his fingers with his. "Can we go outside today, Ryuzaki?"
L sighed forgetting about their remarks. "Of course."
Near stared with an emotionless expression that looked almost like boredom. "I'm going back in my room."
Mello scoffed, "Why, are you still tired?"
"Quite the opposite. I think I'm going to play for a few hours."
Gevanni had a slight twinkle in his eye. Linder simply glared like she usually did. They all three turned and disappeared in Near's room.
Mello and Matt busted out laughing. Matt wiped his eyes, "...What the... hell!"
"...What a fucking... moron!"
They continued to laugh until they could hardly breath. They were left panting with a familiar glare piercing through them. They gave sheepish looks to L.
"Why are they laughing, Ryuzaki?" Light asked pulling on L's arm.
L shook his head, "Nothing. Come on, let's go."
Mello and Matt straightened up. Matt gave Mello a stern look as L and Light stared to walk off. Mello sighed before calling to them. "Umm... Light, why don't you go ahead of him? Me and Matt need to talk to him."
Light stared blankly for a moment turning his head slightly. He smiled brightly, "Alright! Don't take too long alright?"
When Light was out of sight L turned to face Matt and Mello. "I knew there was a reason you came."
"Can we go somewhere private for this?" Matt asked knowing that they thought Light would be eavesdropping.
L lead them into his office. Mello pulled Matt down on the couch with him. Matt didn't really struggle and let himself rest against Mello. L sat in his usual chair in front of the computer. He turned to face them pulling a thumb up to his mouth.
"The sister's acting now," Mello put it bluntly.
L bit down on his thumb. "Sayu? What could she want?"
"She wants to see Light," Matt said. "She doesn't believe he's dead. I think that time we kidnapped her has put her on edge. The doctors said that she never fully recovered from it. I don't think the fact that both her parents are dead helps much either."
"So Light's mother died? From what?"
"Drug over dose," Mello said, "it wasn't very long ago. I think she was upset when Soichiro died, but not at a breaking point. When we said Light died she caved."
Matt cut in, "You have to understand she had to cope with both the deaths of her husband and son."
Mello nodded, "She was really trying to pull through for Sayu, but couldn't take it. She swallowed all types of medicine. We caught her when we had the house under surveillance. We caught her in time and rushed her to the hospital... She pulled the IVs out of her arm and took off her oxygen mask. She was hell bent on killing herself."
L stared at his knees for a moment. "So, what about Sayu?"
Matt rolled his eyes. "She calls the NPA every day. She doesn't believe Light's dead. She keeps calling to see him. I mean she loves Light. I guess if she knew he was Kira she wouldn't be this obsessed about seeing him."
"Well, tell her he's Kira," L said.
Mello glared, "L, you know we can't do that."
"I know," L thought for a moment. "What should we do?"
"... I think we should see her. Light should see her."
L gave Mello a pleading look.
"Look L, I know you don't like it, but Light should know the truth."
"I know, but he'll hate me for not telling him."
"He'll hate you even more the longer you wait."
L scratched the back of his head, "Alright. I guess I should do this now then..."
Matt smiled, "I'm sure he won't hate you. He'll be upset for a while of course, but he could never hate you."
Mello jumped up, "C'mon he's gotta know."
L stood up and walked towards the door. "Thank you..." L let himself out. His thoughts were pacing frantically in his head.
Light was sitting under a tall oak tree. The leaves were in a pile on the ground revealing the different shades of orange, red, and brown. Light closed his eyes as he felt a cold, steady breeze blow across his face. The leaves made a nice, comfortable resting place.
"Light…" Light looked up to see L standing over him. Light smiled as he pulled him down into the bed of leaves. L stretched out beside Light on his back.
"It's cold out, Ryuzaki," Light said snuggling into L's chest. "They kept you for a while is something wrong?"
L remained silent. His bangs were in front of his eyes no revealing how worried he was.
"Ryuzaki?" Light could tell he was upset, but why was he?
"Light," L started not meeting Light's eyes, "I haven't been completely honest with you. I did this because I wanted to protect you…"
"What are you talking about, Ryuzaki?" Light was deeply confused. He tried to see L's expression while he was talking, but it was Ryuzaki, he hardly showed any emotion.
"My real name is L Lawliet," He replied. "I met you in Japan about ten years ago. There were many murders going around all around the world. They were mostly heart attacks, but there were others who had different deaths. I went to Japan because I was investigating and trying to find the person or persons responsible… Light, I'm a detective. One of the three greatest detectives the world has ever known: L, Eraldo Coil, and Deneuve. I am them. "
"Why are you telling me this, Ryuzaki?" Light never asked about L's work. He thought it was too personal, so he never thought to ask.
"We figured out that the killer was alone, at least for that time being. He was a high school student. He had a vast amount of knowledge. The world knew him as Kira.
"I agreed with Kira, to an extent. I agreed with the fact that he only killed criminals because he thought the world is a rotten place. However, he killed innocent people who tried to oppose him and wanted to be uplifted as a god. I knew it was a childish dream. The fact that still remained was how did he kill? He didn't have to even be near the person to kill them; he just needed a name and a face.
"I found it hard to believe when there were more people gaining Kira's power. Some didn't need a name just a face. I investigated and found the identities of each of them. Now, three of them are dead and two are alive."
"Only two? Well are they in prison?"
L shook his head.
"Why? If they're criminals then shouldn't they be? They killed people and you just let them go free?"
"The… the second Kira was a girl. A model named Misa Amane. She wasn't the smartest person, but not as dumb as you'd be lead to think."
"Misa Amane? Isn't that that actress in that lame romance move we watch not long ago? She's a really good actress! She's really cute. She doesn't seem like the type to murder hundreds of people."
Neither do you… L thought silently. "The weapon they use was a simple, black notebook. If you wrote a person's name in it they would die. It was hard to believe at first, but we knew it was true. Mello, Matt, Near, and I worked together with our different teams in order to catch Kira."
"But you did catch him right? He didn't slip away did he?" Light's eyes sparkled hearing the story.
"We caught him and confiscated the notebook. Death Note was sprawled over the leather cover. We took Kira into custody and locked him in a cell until we figured out what to do with him. He was my best friend and I didn't want to see him die. I would stare at the Death Note every day trying t think of an idea to save him. I thought if I could take it away he wouldn't kill, and the shinigami couldn't kill him… I burned it.
"We had to rush Kira to the hospital afterwards. He'd fainted. I was worried. He was my only friend and I couldn't have him die."
"He did die, didn't he?" Light asked, "I mean he had to. I've never seen him, have I? You shouldn't get attached to the criminals you're investigating, Ryuzaki."
"I know," He smiled solemnly, "but I loved him… more than anything and I wasn't going to let him die knowing that. About a week later he woke up with no memories about anything: his name, his family, or even me."
"…You mean I-I'm Kira?" Light felt a knot forming in his throat.
"You were, but not anymore. Kira died along with your memories."
Light jumped upfront the leaves. He couldn't help but start pacing, "… So I killed all those people? I'm the reason we have shows like 'Kira's Kingdom'?" Light cradled his head in hands as he fell to his knees. "I'm a monster."
"No, Light," L sat up and placed a hand on his shoulder. "You could never be a monster… Power corrupted you, that's all. It happens to everybody. It's human nature…"
"And you took me here. Why didn't you just let me die?" Light could feel the tears trickle down his face.
"I told you, light. I love you so much and I never want anything bad to happen to you."
"You mean you loved me. I'm not who I used to be so how can you still have feelings for me?"
"Because even without your memories you're still just as interesting, just as amazing. You have changed, but you're still you in some way not just in looks. You're still intelligent and sympathetic. Maybe more than you were, but you are. I love answering your questions and how different your reaction is for each one. I love everything about you, Light."
Light wiped his eyes, "I- Ryuzaki, just- I can't do this!" Light jumped up and ran inside.
"Light wait!" L shouted chasing after him.
Light ran upstairs to his, and L's, room. He locked himself inside and a=sank to the floor. He hugged his knees to his chest letting his tears fall.
L knocked on the door, "Light, it doesn't matter anymore. I know it's hard to understand, but it's over now. I'm sorry I lied, but I didn't want to see you upset. Please come out, Light." L could hear Light sniffling, but he made no effort to open the door. L sank to the floor in defeat.
Matt poked his head out of the office. He walked to L with Mello behind him. "So… does he hate you?"
"No, but I think I do," L leaned his head back on the door.
Matt sat on his right, Mello his left. "Did you tell him about Sayu?" Matt asked.
L shook his head.
"Hey, don't worry about it L," Mello said. "He'll come out sooner or later. Let's not resort to wrist slitting okay? Do you want us to get you something? We'll do whatever you—"
"Just go," L muttered silently feeling the tears spike in his eyes. L looked up and saw them both looking at him sadly. "You asked me what I wanted, so go."
Matt and Mello reluctantly stood up and walked hand-in-hand down the hall way. When they disappeared L slammed his head back against the door. He could feel the stinging feel more like burning now that the tears made their way down his face. "Damn it…"
L and Light rested against the hard, wooden door that night. Little thoughts echoed through their heads. Neither could sleep, but Light couldn't find the courage to face L and L couldn't get into the room without Light unlocking the door. At that moment, they both were lost…
Wow. additude changed. lolz no lemons yet and I'm enjoying every minute of it :P but WTF! it's funny how a mood can go from happy to serious in a matter of seconds...