R & R please. 8D
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The Next Morning
Light could feel his heart flutter throughout the morning— when he took a shower, when he brushed his teeth, when he got dressed, and on his way to class. Mikami caught up with Light on his way to first period, and they walked together.
"Jesus, you look like you've won the lottery or something. What's going on?" Mikami asked as he looked at Light's illuminated face.
"Can't a guy be happy?" Light smiled.
"Of course, of course…but, I've never seen you so effervescent." Mikami's face underwent a series of recognition. "Ah, did you meet someone?" Light did not answer but smiled a coy smile and looked up to the sky anxiously.
"You did! So, who is the lucky lady?" Mikami asked in anticipation, still staring at Light's face but not having Light return the stare.
"No one." Light's smiled disappeared.
"What? Don't act so childish. You know you can tell me anything!" Mikami gave Light a nudge on the shoulder.
Light didn't have to tell Mikami anything. A guy with dreds, a Guns N Roses tee, and long shorts ran up to Light and patted him on the back. He yelled in a stoneresque voice, "Way to go, bro!"
"Excuse me?" Light said, intrigued, wiping off the area of his back where the stranger touched him.
"Yeah, man!" The stoner just yelled, and faded into the the campus with his other druggie friends.
Mikami was just as in awe of the encounter as Light was. But his awe faded quickly.
"You never know what to expect from those stoner guys. I always wondered how they manage to stay in school…"
Light didn't respond. He was distracted by all of the piercing stares he was receiving from people he'd never seen before in his life. A gaggle of girls passing by looked at Light and whispered violently to each other. Another group of jock-guys were chatting boisterously with each other, and Light could have sworn that he read their mouths to be saying "What a fucking faggot," and while they said it, were looking directly at him.
He desperately asked Mikami, "What's going on?" But kept his eyes scanning the perimeter for other outlandish encounters.
"What do you mean?" Mikami said, looking at his watch. "Ah, shit, I have to fly. Class is starting right now! See you, man." He ran off.
Light was more aware of his surroundings than usual as he walked into the building of his first class. His first class was mellow, and he didn't notice too many people staring at him. In the next class, a sassy girl actually came up to him and said, "If you ever, you know, change your mind...let me know." She even had to audacity to wink at him. Before Light could ask "What the fuck?" she was gone.
Most of the guys in this class steered far away from him, as if he didn't bathe for a month. So, he sat in the far back of the lecture hall. Some people snickered and looked back at him, but no one confronted him. Light chose to ignore it.
On his way to his third class of the day, a short, effeminate-looking guy stopped Light in his tracks. He put a hand on his hip and looked Light dead on in the eyes.
"You know, I've never seen you before. I can't believe I missed knowing your hot little ass." He winked.
"Okay, what the fuck are you talking about!? I've been getting shit all day, and have no idea what's going on." Light said indignantly. You could hear his voice tremble.
"Oh dear…" The guy said, biting his lip.
"Well…out with it!" Light was basically yelling into the guy's face.
"So you didn't intend to send out that steamy," He fanned himself, "Oh my god, steamy sex tape of you and that delicious Professor Lawliet?"
Light stopped moving, and breathing. His feet were glued to the ground. He was so shocked, and so angry at the same time.
He breathed in and said slowly to calm himself, "And where did you see this?" He couldn't fathom such a thing would happen to him.
"It was sent to me in an e-mail. I had to pay, like, ten dollars but it was totally worth the money. Here's my phone number in case you are interested in making some sort of…fun tape with me." He smiled, placed a piece of paper in Light's pants pocket and strutted away. Light hadn't moved from his position.
Light didn't know who did this or how this happened, but was determined to find the source. Light wasn't the sensitive type, he didn't wallow in embarrassment. He was practical. He racked his brain to remember who hated him, or who was sly enough to do such an invasive deed. He went through a mental list of past hateful friends, family, and acquaintances.
The last person he thought of was...
-Misa? She's probably pissed about me breaking it off with her—she was damn obsessed with me. But she's a complete airhead. You know, Professor Lawliet is more like me then I had imagined. Could she have wanted to replace him with me? Was Misa that observant? Did she notice that we were together? Were we really that obvious? Holy FUCK."
Light looked at his watch, it was one minute until Professor Lawliet's class would start. He sprinted into the nearest building and ran down the hall—his mind spinning. He thought to himself-- "Misa, I can't believe this…is it really her? What's going to happen to Professor Lawliet? This is complete and utter bullshit…"
He swung open the doors to the large lecture hall and everyone started clapping. Some people even gave him a standing ovation. He froze. He whipped his head to the front of the room—Lawliet wasn't there. Lawliet was never late to class.
So, basically erupting, he screamed "Shut up—ALL OF YOU!" They stopped. Mostly everyone in the class was facing him, judging him, and interrogating him through their interested eyes. But one person was not looking at him. He ignored the horde of anxious eyes and stared directly at the back of a blonde-haired-pigtailed girl—namely, Misa. She was merely doodling in her notebook, smirking evilly underneath those bangs, and trying to disappear amidst the crowd.
As he made his way among the desks, walking angrily toward Misa, the lecture hall's doors swung open. A young woman, who was chubby and muscular all at the same time, said aloud in a self-important voice, "The Dean would like to see Mr. Light Yagami, in his office, right now." Light stopped moving and turned toward the woman.
The class started to clap again, some people even hollered.
"SETTLE DOWN." The woman yelled in a hoarse voice, and everyone did settle down. "While Professor Lawliet is unable to be present, I have acquired a Teacher's Assistant to teach this class for the day." The class moaned and groaned.
Light looked back at Misa's head, which was still not turned around, shook his head in disappointment and stormed out of the hall.
He followed the woman to the Dean's office and saw Professor Lawliet sitting in the waiting room, with his head between his legs and hands folded behind his head. At the sound of footsteps, Lawliet sprung up.
Light's and Lawliet's eyes locked, but Lawliet was the one to look away in shame. Light took a seat next to his Professor.
"I'm…sorry this had to happen." Light said, patting his lover's right thigh.
"Oh, I'm sorry too." Lawliet said in a monotonous tone. He down-casted his eyes. The shame he felt was written in bold letters on his face.
Before they could exchange any other conversation, the Dean, a tall man with gray hair, a clean-cut suit, and a cocky smile entered the waiting room.
"Would you two please come into my office?" He said, not even looking at them, and then going back to take a seat on the unnecessarily huge chair in his office.
Light entered, sat down, Lawliet shut the door gingerly behind them and took a seat next to his partner.
There was silence for a moment, then the Dean started, folding his hands on the top of his desk, "As you are most likely aware of, there was a leakage of a sexually explicit video starring Mr. Light Yagami," He motioned to Light, "and our very own, respected professor, Professor Lawliet." He motioned to Lawliet, who cringed at the word "respected."
"It has been sent to the entire Freshman Class through an e-mail, and has even required a fee to view the pornographic film." He sighed heavily, and continued, "Whenever a faculty member is given the job of advising a student, a personal relationship of a sexual nature, no matter if it is consensual or not, is inappropriate. The integrity of our educational institution has undoubtedly been put in jeopardy. "
Light finally spoke up, "But, we did not send this tape out! Someone invaded our privacy and did this without our consent!"
"Well that person will have to face consequences, but this situation with you two is more serious." The Dean said, sternly.
"I am of legal age. I don't understand why this is such a big deal!" Light's voice started to get louder.
"Listen, Yagami," The Dean was getting fed up with him, "The integrity of our University is now faltering because of you and your lover" He pointed at Lawliet, "So, I am going to have to let Professor Lawliet go."
Lawliet twitched and spoke up, "Excuse me? I've been working here for many, many years and have given so much of my time to this University..."
"Well, you have done enough. Your time is up." The Dean said, smirking a bit.
"WHAT? YOU CAN'T DO THIS!" Light slammed his fist on the table. "I know what this is about," he narrowed his eyes, "I bet if I were a woman you would only suspend Professor Lawliet from his job…but firing? That's ridiculous! You prejudice pig." He spat on the desk.
"Now, now Yagami, you need to relax. It is University rules. Maybe you should have read your handbook before you came to this school. I thought you were more intelligent than that? I am going to have to suspend you for your actions now and for your disgusting exhibition on that video!" He looked proud.
"Well," Light smoothed out his shirt and cracked his neck from side to side. He knew what to do to alleviate the situation. "I will not go out without a fight. I, Light Yagmi, am suing your school, and suing the person who unlawfully posted this video of me and Professor Lawliet."
The Dean wasn't expecting this kind of rebuttal. "W-what? You can't…" His eyes looked afraid.
"Oh, I can. I know exactly who to ask. Your school's best lawyer-in-training...and the perpetrator, Miss Misa Amane, whose family has been donating their money to this school for years upon end."
"Miss Amane? How do you know this is true? She would not..." The thought of losing money was unfathomable for the Dean. Amane was his main contributor. He couldn't lose her. Lawliet was also intrigued from this new part of information.
"Believe me." He smoothed his hair. "I know what I'm doing."
Lawliet and Light exchanged glances. They both smiled in unison. Lawliet stood up and wrapped his arms around Light's waist, and they proceeded to make out with the Dean watching in shock, awe, and even fear for what was to come.
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I wrote a lot for this chapter, haha. xD
The next chapter is probably the last.
Who will be victorious?
Stay tuned. (;