Fear is The Enemy
By: .Cute
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

Disclaimer: Hey guys, I'm back again and ready to roll. Yay! ^_^ So, this chapter is inspired by a dream I had last night. It war very vivid and sad. But, I enjoyed it because it shocked me out of my writer's block! Yay again! But enough random stuff, let's get on with the fic. Some OOCness on Light and L's part, but it's not that bad. I do not own Death Note, though I wish I did. ^_^ Enjoy! Oh yeah! And I have changed the rating of this fic from T to M, for reasons that will be later explained in this chapter! ^_~ Okay, now you can enjoy!

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Good night, Dustin... Good night, Dustin... Good night, Dustin... That single phrase kept repeating itself over and over in Light's head, which was throbbing quite painfully. 'Where...what?' His mind still dazed from whatever Aziz had pumped into him, it took Light a moment before he could remember what had happened before he'd blacked out. The employee, the manager, Aziz grabbing him from behind, the drugs being pumped into him. Light let out a small moan as he started to wake up from the drug induced sleep.

'Kira...Aziz...he's here,' he thought as he started to stir. 'He was here all along.' Panic hit him. Where was he? Was he alone? He couldn't hear anything. Gathering up as much strength as he could, Light lifted his head from the hard, cold surface that he'd been laying on to see that he was still in the employee break station. He was on the floor. And, as far as he could tell, he was alone. With a sigh, Light laid his head back down on the floor and mentally scolded himself, which was quite impressive seeing that he was still dazed from the drugs. 'How could I've been so stupid? This was all a trap.' He let out another soft moan and tried to move but he couldn't. Though there was no rope or chains binding him down, Light still couldn't move. His entire body felt heavy, like he was made of cement.

He sighed again. This wasn't good. He'd let himself fall right into Aziz's trap, never thinking twice about it. He'd been so anxious to get that information from the employee, to catch Kira and to be with L that he'd acted too rashly. He didn't think that maybe the employee was lying or that she was working with Aziz. No, all that Light thought about was getting back to Headquarters so that he could be with L. 'L...' What was going to happen to L now? What was Aziz planning? Light couldn't focus on the answer, his head was throbbing too painfully. Light let out another groan and this time, someone answered. "Are you waking up Light?" Light felt his heart stop with fear and he lifted his head again to see the man with black hair and cold blue eyes smiling down at him. "You don't look that good puppet." 'Aziz...'

Light opened his mouth to speak, to curse, but all that came out was another groan. Aziz chuckled softly. "Oh that's right. My babies are flowing through your veins, silly me. I forgot." Aziz laughed again, this time a little bit louder. He was dressed in all black, as far as Light could tell, and the smirk on his face and the gun in his hands made him look like a casual version of the Grim Reaper. "You must be feeling a little bit dizzy and tired Light. Am I right?" Light didn't even bother to try an answer this time. His pride, damn it to hell, wouldn't allow it. So instead, he slowly shifted away from Aziz's gaze, giving him the cold shoulder. Aziz made a noise similar to a whine. "Puppet, don't do this. You don't want to do this."

Aziz walked over to Light and kicked him hard in the back. Light let out a raspy cry. He tried to move, to get away, but his limbs were still cement. Aziz let out a soft sigh. "See? Look what I've done? I've hurt my puppet." Light turned back to Aziz, a glare on his face and he tried to speak. "Why?" It came out as a rough whisper, but it came out. Aziz blinked at Light then let out a laugh. "Oh! You mean why did I kidnap you and inject my babies into your blood stream. Silly me, thought you meant something else." Aziz laughed some more and knelt down to sit next to Light's body, his expression almost childish. "Well Light, as you know, I'm Kira." Light stared at Aziz with wide eyes. 'This guy's totally off his rocker!' He just openly admitted to being Kira. He was crazy! Which meant that Light had to be careful.

Aziz went on. "So, I won't tell you how I kill people yet and I won't tell you how I got control of L's mind as well as yours because I want L too hear it too and I don't want to repeat myself, but I will tell you why I kidnapped you." Light's heart stopped. 'He wants L to hear it too?' What was this freak planning? Aziz let out a sudden sigh and raised a hand to pet Light's auburn hair softly, as if he were a dog. Light flinched with disgust and his glare became fiery. If Aziz noticed, he ignored it. "Would it be too corny if I told you that my father never loved me?" He laughed again, his laughter starting to get on Light's nerves.

"Maybe, but it's true! My dad hated me! He said so himself. He would always look at me like I was scum. He was smart, though most of his brains are gone now, and I could never be good enough for him. He hated me. So did my mom. She hated me why more than my father. She always called me her little mistake and how I ruined her life and how she'd always hoped that I had died inside of her, that sort of motherly stuff. She hated me too. That's why I killed her."

Light must have looked shocked, which he was, because Aziz looked down at him and smiled. "Oh, don't look like that Light. I killed her quickly, if that makes you feel any better. Hammers kill really fast and without much pain, except that first blow. But by then she was already knocked out." Light felt like he was going to throw up and he shivered slightly. Aziz sighed again. " I should of killed her slowly but I'm just too nice of a person. Well, anyways, back to the story. I killed my mother and then, after I was done beating the mass of blood and flesh that was once my dearest mother, I moved on to my father." Aziz stopped stroking Light's hair and started to play with his gun.

"My father deserved more attention. My mother was a whore so she deserved the hammer, the quick death. But my father deserved something better." Light let out a raspy cough and he struggled to move again. He didn't want to hear anymore of Aziz's sick story. Aziz noticed this and he smiled again, putting the gun back into his jacket. "Light, you don't want to know more about me?" Light didn't answer and Aziz let out a fake sob. "Oh Light, I'm hurt. Hurt to the point where I could cry." Light coughed again, his mouth was so dry, and he whispered, "You're a sick man, you bastard." Aziz glanced at Light with cold blue eyes and he smirked. Light felt his blood go cold.

"Light, you shouldn't talk to me like that. I don't want to kill you, after all. I still need you to get to L." Light let out a small gasp and his heart skipped a beat. Fear hit him square in the chest, almost knocking the wind out of him, which was joined by rage, and he looked up at Aziz with blazing eyes. "Don't you dare touch him!" Light's voice started to grow, his energy starting to return to him. "You bastard! If you lay a single hand on him, I'll kill you!" Aziz watched silently as Light struggled against his invisible bonds with a small and distant smile, as if Light's whole display amused him. Light tried to get up from the floor, not caring if Aziz would beat him right back down. He had to try and warn L. He couldn't just lay there, helpless, while Aziz went after L. He had to at least try and get away.

Aziz continued to watch Light struggle for another minute, almost like he was watching a movie, before he got up from the floor and wrapped his arm around Light's waist suddenly, pulling the man up off the floor as well. Light held in a surprised gasp and, to his complete disgust, he was forced to lean on Aziz for support. The same man who planted phobias into the mind of the one he loved. He felt like throwing up again. When he tried to pull away from the mass murder, Aziz simply held onto Light tighter. "Sorry Light. Can't let you go yet. First, we have to take care of that mind of yours."

Light felt his heart begin to pump faster at Aziz's words. Light started to struggle again. "No, you bastard, no! I won't let you..." Aziz smiled. "Dustin Rhodes." Light's body froze up for a second, then slowly eased down, leaving him relaxed in Aziz's arms. "I'm listening." Aziz laughed softly. "It was nearly impossible for Dustin to hope when..." Light's gaze was locked onto the floor, his voice dull and without emotion. "There wasn't anything to hope for." Aziz laughed again, this time louder and he raised his other hand to gently stroke Light's face. "Don't worry Light. I didn't pump in enough drugs to kill you, like I said earlier. I only pumped in enough that now, if I tell you to kill L, you will." Aziz stroked Light's face and moved up back to his hair. "No more disobeying now Light. Tell me if you understand." Light turned to face Aziz and his eyes were blank, like an open book waiting for Aziz to fill it in.

"I understand."

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A/N: (gasps) What is Aziz planning? Why did I end this chapter so soon? Because I'm running out of time, that's why. Sorry about the rushed chapter guys, I just had to get this out and school's almost over! And I'm sorry if this chapter totally sucked but I promise to make the next chapter better! ^_^ You can tell me how bad I did in your reviews! Chapter Twenty-Four coming soon! See ya!