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Chapter 10: Acedia II
Ryuk watched as the man settled the pen on the desk and set aside the stacks of papers in front of him. The man stared at him. He stared back, before snatching some grapes from the fruit bowl on the desk near him, and putting it in his mouth. He frowned a few moments after. Apples are way better.
"Ryuk." He looked up at the man who was trying to contain his annoyance. "You are telling me that you have already met Yagami Light." He said, and Ryuk just nodded. "THEN WHY IS HE NOT HERE?!" the man roared, and Ryuk flinched a bit. He scratched the back of his head and smiled sheepishly.
"Well, I forgot. And it was too tiresome to go back to talk to him." He replied, and watched in amusement as the man before him gritted his teeth. The man clenched the pen in his hand so tight that it snapped into two. Ryuk restrained himself from chuckling when he saw the man's red face, an indication that the man was in extreme rage. He also noted the way the man's hands were quivering in anger. Oh, how he loved making the man angry!
"Ryuk." The man started, his voice surprisingly scary enough to send shivers down Ryuk's spine. Ryuk just stared, then raised his hands to cover his ears. "GET YOUR ASS OUT OF HERE AND FIND THE DAMN MAN!"
Ryuk immediately stood up and went out of the room. When he was sure he was far enough from the room, he let out a loud chuckle. The man was really funny, he thought. Well, it was mainly one of the reasons he agreed to the deal. He wanted to ease his boredom, so here he was, letting the man order him around.
He was debating with himself whether to obey the man. He knew he should, but wasn't it too tiresome to go around the city again to find the young man?
He shrugged. He could just walk around the city to find some very good apples. Maybe he'd find the man by chance.
He wasn't really a believer of fate or coincidence.
But relying on it would be much easier.
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"Waaahhhh! Why is that freak with you again, Light! Misa-misa does not like him!" Misa screamed, making the other patrons in the restaurant look at them curiously. Light sighed. Here we go again… He wasn't actually planning to let L come with him, but the man adamantly refused to let him go and meet Misa alone. So here he was, with a scowling Misa in front of him and an expressionless L beside him.
"Will you calm down, Misa? Can't we have a quiet lunch date for once?" Light said, sitting down. He was glad he chose the table in the farthest end of the restaurant, giving them a little more privacy for the blatant display of tension between his two companions. L gave him a small smile before swiftly taking his seat beside the brunette.
"Why are you sitting beside my Light, you freak! That is supposed to be my seat!" Misa shrieked, trying desperately to tug L away from the seat. Light watched as L just blinked at the blonde. The man refused to budge, and Light almost chuckled in amusement.
Misa, noticing how stubborn the weird man was, used all of her strength to pull the detective. She smirked in satisfaction when the chair wobbled and lost its balance, then watched in horror as the man grabbed Light's sleeve for support, sending both men to the floor with a loud thud. Loud gasps from the other patrons were heard in the background.
"Light! Are you okay?!" Misa hysterically asked, reaching out to help him. Light glared at the blonde, then got to his feet. He then took L's arm and pulled him up. Both men sent an irritated look at the blonde, who was now nervously playing with the hem of her blouse.
"Misa." Light said, with an unmistakably terrifying cold voice. "Sit down."
The blonde girl sent a dark scowl towards L's direction, before sitting down across Light's previous seat. A waitress arrived and fixed the mess created by the commotion. When both men were already seated, the waitress nervously asked for their individual orders. After getting the orders, the poor waitress scurried away, not wanting to experience more of the thick tension between the three.
Light closed his eyes and tried to calm his nerves. It would be bad if he was to lose his temper in public. Especially when Misa was with him.
"Light…" He heard Misa say, and he opened his eyes to look at the girl. "I'm sorry… I didn't mean to… I mean, it was because he's stubborn…"
Light sighed.
"Okay. Let's just eat in peace." Light said. He looked at L who just stared back at him. He knew the man was trying to restrain his irritation, masking it with his stoic expression. But Light could still sense it. He turned to Misa.
"I forgive you." Light said, and Misa's face lit up. "Though you still have to apologize to Ryuuzaki." He added. Misa looked at L, who was waiting for her to speak.
"I'm sorry, Ryuuzaki-san." Misa said, scowling. L just nodded.
The waitress arrived with their orders. Light watched as L ate his cakes silently. Misa was back to her bubbly self and was already telling him about some senseless stories about other people in the entertainment industry. He pretended to listen to the girl as she chatted, while studying the detective beside him.
Why was the man so silent? Maybe the detective's still angry at the blonde girl. She sent him flying to the floor, after all. It was both humiliating to L and him. Because the panda just decided to grab him for support. Great. His knee hurt because of the painful contact with the hard floor but he knew L must have been hurt more. L was so thin and frail-looking that he wondered whether there were still any muscles left to cushion the bones from the hard cement. Was he okay? Maybe the man was aching all over? He stared at the man worriedly.
The man turned to look at him, catching him staring, and smiled. He raised an eyebrow before immediately turning his attention to his still chattering girlfriend. The man, with his brilliant deductive skills must have known by now what he was thinking. He heard the man chuckle in amusement and he felt the blood rush up to his cheeks in embarrassment. He had just been caught staring, and the man was teasing him!
"Light, what's wrong? Your face is red." Misa said, blinking at him curiously. Light told the girl it was nothing before glaring at L, who was still smiling at him teasingly. He then turned to his food and quickly ate the rest of it before standing up and excusing himself.
"I need to go to the restroom." With that, he left, with a Misa gaping curiously at him and an L, who was smiling knowingly.
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L chuckled when Light stood up and excused himself to go to the restroom. He wasn't expecting that kind of reaction. He was actually anticipating for a proud Light who would stubbornly deny that he had just been caught staring. This was Light, after all.
L gave himself a triumphant smile. It was really amazing to make the man blush and even so make him excuse himself from the table due to extreme embarrassment. Ah, how could he draw other interesting facial expressions from Light? The young man proved to be more alluring when he's looking embarrassed.
"Why are you smiling creepily like that?"
L turned his attention to the scowling blonde.
"Would you really like to know, Amane-san?" He replied, restraining himself from giving the girl a mocking smirk. Misa eyed him darkly.
"You were thinking dirty thoughts involving my Light, aren't you?" She replied, glaring.
L was surprised. The girl wasn't a complete idiot, after all. He decided to say nothing. Misa took that as a yes and began pounding hard on the table in fury, drawing nervous looks from other patrons. Well, Light wasn't here and he never cared about what people said to him, so he just let the girl do what she wants.
"Ahhhhh! Stop thinking about him! I'm the only one who could think about him!" Misa screamed. L saw a waitress who was nervously standing near them, perhaps deciding whether to reprimand the idol or not. He smirked at the blonde.
"I am free to do whatever I want, Amane-san. I have my own brain and it definitely isn't designed to follow your orders." He replied, before finishing his third slice of cake. There was still another slice. He brought his fork down to the strawberry fruit on top of the slice and poked it, then plopped it into his mouth.
"Ha! But poor you! Light is only thinking of me!" Misa said, folding her arms over her chest, perhaps trying to intimidate him. A pity she wasn't succeeding.
"Really?" He asked, and smirking at the blonde, he added, "Because I seem to always feel his gaze on me. Didn't you notice that a while ago?"
Misa scowled darkly. Maybe the girl also noticed? He would have to congratulate the girl for the good observation. Or perhaps for even having observation skills.
"You're dreaming." Misa replied, her voice surprisingly dripping with venom. "I will show you that Misa's the only one for Light!" She added, and as if on cue, Light appeared and walked towards their table.
L watched as Misa stood up from her seat and latched unto Light's arm. And with a smirk directed to him, she rested her head on the brunette's shoulder. He saw Light gave the girl a puzzled look. After a few moments of silence, he saw Light raise his eyebrow. The man seemed to realize what was going on. Impressive. Light then turned to stare at him. He just stared back.
Misa seemed to notice the staring between the two and decided to cut in, much to L's annoyance.
"Ne, Light." She started, smiling seductively at Light. Light turned to look at her and blinked in confusion. L narrowed his eyes. "You love me, right?" She added, before directing a challenging glance at L.
L stared at her before staring at Light, anticipating his reaction. He was silently asking the brunette to deny it and pry her hands away from him. Light turned to stare back at him before smirking at him.
"Of course, Misa." Light replied, and with a quick movement, he captured the blonde's waiting lips into a kiss.
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Light entered the rest room and looked at his face in the mirror. His face was flushed due to extreme embarrassment! And L saw all of that! He was sure the man's ego would be inflating by now. He, the Yagami Light, who never blushed, just did because he was caught staring! Caught staring! How embarrassing!
He combed his fingers through his brown locks so as to calm himself. He was losing his cool. All of this because of that damn weird panda! He cursed the man in his head. He wondered why he excused himself from the table. He could have just denied that he was staring, or perhaps tell the man he was just wondering about something.
But no. He instead blushed (and the man noticed it) and was so embarrassed that he couldn't stand the man's knowing smiles any more.
He sighed. What was really happening to him? He was Light Yagami! Acting was his forte. And a simple masking of embarrassment wouldn't be too hard for him, was it? No. He knew it wouldn't work on the detective. L could see through him. L could understand his thoughts in a single glance. Was it due to his brilliance? Or was it due to the strange connection he developed with the man after living with him for a while now? Or maybe it was just because their minds work in the same way? Aargh!
He combed his fingers through his hair again. L was really confusing. So as the strange connection that he was starting to feel with the man. For now, he would have to calm himself and regain his composure. He wouldn't want the man to continue giving him knowing smiles.
After checking his appearance at the mirror, making sure that he was not flushed anymore and not looking embarrassed, he left the restroom and walked towards their table. He saw Misa scowling at L, who was just wearing a stoic expression. They were talking about something. And he had a feeling it was about him.
He strolled towards them. As soon as he arrived at the table, Misa stood up, sneaked an arm around his and rested her head on his shoulders. He stared at the blonde, wondering what the hell was wrong with her. When the girl threw a smirk at L's direction, he suddenly realized what was happening. He turned his attention to the detective and stared, and L just stared back. He was trying to read the detective's thoughts when Misa interrupted.
"Ne, Light." He turned to look at the girl who was now smiling seductively at him. What the hell? "You love me right?" The girl added.
Light just stared at the blonde. He blinked at the girl when he noticed that she wasn't looking at him, but instead at L, who narrowed his eyes. He resisted the urge to chuckle. The girl was silently challenging the great detective L. L stared at him, perhaps waiting for his reply. He stared back at the detective, before smirking. He knew the man wanted him to say no. But he would like to tease the man for once. He wondered whether he could break the stoic expression on the man's face.
"Of course, Misa." He replied, before leaning towards the girl's face and kissing her. He felt the girl tensed a bit, and heard the other patrons gasped then giggled. He drew back almost immediately, leaving Misa gaping at him in shock. The girl then squealed in delight and hugged him tightly.
He sighed. Was that a good idea? Maybe not. Then he turned to look at the detective. The detective was trying to hide his shock but the widened eyes betrayed him. He almost smirked. He successfully made the man lose his calm demeanor. Congratulations.
He watched as L lowered his gaze and set down his feet on the floor. He pushed the chair back and stood up. L gave him one last stare and slowly walked out of the café leaving him confused. He heard Misa let out a triumphant squeal, and he restrained himself from snarling at her.
What was that all about? L's face was so… sad. He did not expect that. He was expecting a pout or a scowl. But he did not expect the man to stand up and walk out of the café, leaving him an image of the hurt expression on the pale face. Was he really hurt? Did he go overboard?
He stared at the last slice of cake that was left untouched on the table. L must have been really affected by what he did. He turned to look at the girl beside him who was smirking triumphantly. The girl then tugged at him to sit down. He obliged and Misa started chatting right away. He forced a smile on the blonde girl and pretended to listen to her chattering.
He spared a glance to the door of the café before letting himself be immersed on Misa's senseless stories.
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"What happened, Light?" Matsuda said, as soon as Light stepped into the investigation room. He eyed the surroundings looking for the weird panda, but he was not inside. He sighed and turned to Matsuda.
"Where's Ryuuzaki?"
"Well, he came here a while ago and told us to continue working. I asked him what's wrong with him since he was acting a little weird but he just said nothing and walked out of the room. What happened, Light? I thought he was with you." Matsuda replied.
Light sighed. He flashed a fake smile to Matsuda.
"Don't worry about it. He's in his room. We'll be discussing the case in private so please just continue your work." Light said, and gave a genuine smile when Matsuda and the rest just nodded in understanding.
He then calmly walked out of the room and strolled towards L's room. He stopped in front of the mahogany door. He sighed loudly before knocking twice on the door.
"L?"
Silence.
Light massaged his temples. Why was he here again? He should just let the man sulk. But then, the uneasy feeling inside him just kept on bothering him from the moment L walked out of the café that time. He knocked again. He knew the door wasn't locked so he should just go inside, but he decided not to.
He turned and was about to walk back to the investigation room when suddenly, the door opened. He turned towards the door which was now left slightly opened. He entered and saw L standing near the window of the room, staring outside.
He sat down at the bed and said nothing. He wasn't sure what he was supposed to say. Should he apologize?
"Light-kun." L suddenly said, startling Light out of his thoughts. He turned to look at the detective who was still facing the window. "I apologize for suddenly leaving you. I just need to calm myself a bit. You do know the reason for that, don't you?" L turned to look at him. Light stared back and said nothing. Of course he knew.
After a long moment of silence, Light lowered his gaze and sighed loudly.
"I was just teasing you. You don't have to take it seriously." Light said. He wasn't exactly trying to apologize. He just wanted the man to know.
"I know." L replied, making him look up at the man again.
"Then why are you brooding?" He asked in return.
"Because you kissed her. It was the first time Light-kun kissed someone in front of me." L replied, without averting his gaze. Light's eyes widened in shock. The man was brooding over that? There was no fucking way he would believe that. "Besides, Light-kun said he loves Misa. Even though I knew you were just teasing me, I was still hurt by the words." L continued.
Light closed his eyes in defeat. The man was sulking because he was hurt. The man was hurt because he had just told Misa that he loves her (even though he was sure he doesn't). In front of L, who was extremely attracted to him. Was it just attraction? Or was the man really in love with him?
"L." Light said, making L blink at him curiously. "Are you… in love with me?"
L sighed and turned to face the window again.
"If this was merely an attraction, Light-kun, do you think I would choose to mope over something as stupid as a kiss instead of working?" L replied. The detective then turned to look at him. "Do you think I would be hurt like this if this was merely an attraction?" L asked, demandingly.
"No."
"Then yes, Light-kun. I am in love with you. Extremely so." L said, then
strode towards Light who just stared back, shock written all over his face.
Light's mind was in turmoil. The man had just confessed to him. Was he
supposed to feel happy? Angry? Scared? Because he did, all three emotions were
filling him along with disbelief. He hadn't actually expected L to blurt those
words- to admit that he was in love with him. Yet, at the same time he had
known, and maybe even hoped for it.
"Light-kun." Light looked up, taking in a sharp breath as he saw that L
was only millimeters from his face. Dark obsidian orbs gazed at him, and Light
knew that if he did not move, they would completely entrap him. Immediately,
Lights face began to heat, and eyes widen as he felt the uncontrollable urge
to both back away and to close the distance between them.
"What do you feel towards me? Do you häte me because of my love for
you?"
"I-I don't know." He averted his eyes, attempting to calm the pounding
of his heart. L's eyes were so intense and filled with emotion that he did not
know how to respond. His calm, cool and collected persona seemed to be taking
a vacation, leaving the stuttering, confused and conflicted man that was here
now. Why was it that L could affect him this way- why was this happening to
him?
The thoughts were interrupted when L leaned forward and captured his lips in
a língering kiss. His eyes widen slightly, sucking in a breath threw his nose
before attempting to push the detective away. However, his arms have been
pinned under the dark haired man's strong embrace. L's lips against his were
tender and tasted sweet, but not in a way that was unpleasant. He could become
addicted, Light thought, if he didn't stop this soon. L nips his bottom lip
then, and caught off guard Light moans. Immediately L takes advantage of the
slight opening, and works his tongue inside.
Light wasn't suppose to let this happen- wasn't suppose to let this man, L,
do this to him. But as said male's tongue explores and caresses the inside of
his mouth, shivers of pleasure shoot threw his body, clouding his mind with
sensation.
Letting out another pleasured sound, Light finally conceded. He knew that if
he tried to fight now- tried to end this- that his body would drive him insane
from desire. So he would let it do the talking- let his mind take a back seat
and let pleasure and instinct and L lead the way.
Feeling the kiss deepen, he let his arms snake around L's upper back, finding
that L allowed the movement and even encouraged it by loosing his embrace
enough to free the pinned limbs. With the new mobility, Light brought one of
his arms up higher and around L's neck. Seemingly encouraged by the
cooperation, L attacked his lips and even more, and Light, moving by pure
instinct now, fought back. For a moment their tongues clashed, but in the end
L arose victorious. After that, L pulled back and broke the kiss with a deep
breath, Light letting out a sound of protest before joining him in regaining
lost breath.
While Light continued to breathe heavily, L brought his lips onto Light's
neck, bringing another pleasured sound. At the same time, the dark haired male
also presses their hips together slightly, and with a sharp gasp of bliss Light
becomes aware of his steadily growing arousal, along with L's. Groaning at the
sensation, Light slowly rocks his hips with L's, pulling a similar reaction
from him.
With L sucking and nipping down his neck and the building pressure in his
groin, Light soon found himself un-able to remain upright and soon found
himself being straddled by the older male. His eyes clouded over in bliss then
at the position, and the large amount of pressure L's body was causing his
groin, and for a moment he became lost in it, forgetting who this was and what
they were doing. It took only a moment, however, for L to push him farther on
the bed and undo his belt. So it was to the sensation of cold air encasing his
lower half and the exposure of his half-hard member that he remembered this,
and forgot about his previous decision.
"L, I- Nah-"
Once again, any chance of a true objection was foiled by L, this time by his
hand grasping Lights quickly growing arousal. Kissing the brunétte gently, L
rested his face in the crook of Light's neck, kissing and sucking the shoulder
as his hand experimentally tightened.
"Ah-! L, stop-" Light's apparent request was deluded by the wanton look
on his face, and the fact that he was not making any physical effort to stop.
However, feeling L smirk against his neck, Light did feel the urge to suddenly
kick him.
"Light-kun... is so… cute…" The lips on his neck turned gently and
teasing, and Light managed to scowl slightly.
"Sh-shut up... "
The slight banter between them ended then as L began stróking Light's now
fully hardened member. Light's mouth opens in a drawn out moan, hips arching
into the touch and hands wrapping around L's frame tightly. The pale
detective's fingers were creating a tight, burning sensation in his gut which
grew with every stroke, And with every stroke, came another needy sound or
gasp.
"G-god L, ngh- " Both Lights words and thoughts were becoming broken,
overcome by the bliss encasing his body and the lips devouring his neck. While
Light was lost in the pleasure being brought to him, L continued in his
tion, increasing the speed of his strokes and free hand moving up Lights
ruffled shirt to caress and feel the skin and muscle underneath. He knew
exactly what he was doing, and exactly how Light would respond.
The mouth on Light's neck lifts to meet his once again, muffling his moans
and sounds of extäcy, and in return Light kissed harshly back. Light was not
suppose to enjoy this, wasn't even suppose to let this happen. However, his
body's desire for L and the pleasure he was causing him was too much to deny.
L's strokes have become even more forceful and fast, and Light can feel
pre-cúm slicking his member and increasing the friction around him. The
tightening in his gut is becoming unbearable, and he can no longer respond to
L's kiss, heart pounding, blóod on fire and breath frantic as he feels the
powerful coil begin to unravel. Faintly, he feels L break the unresponsive
kiss, instead grabbing one of his arms and pressing Lights hand forcefully
against a hard, hot lump of denim. But before Light can contemplate this, the
hand frantically pumping him tightens forcefully and he is sent crashing over
the edge.
"Aggh- L-!"
With a cry, Light arched his back and thrusted into L's hot and tight grip,
shóoting his essence and overcome in a white bliss. Not a moment later he
heard L groan deeply and shudder, pressing forward into Light's denim gripping
hand which suddenly becomes covered in moist warmth.
Riding out their órgasm's, both males finally slump in a contented
exhausted; Light back onto the bed, and L on top of Light. They lay there
gasping for breath for quite some time, reveling in the sensation of post-
órgasm and the warmth of each others bodies.
Breath calmed somewhat, Light finally takes note of his hand, pulling it away
from the mysteriously softened lump and clenching it, feeling that it retained
a warm, sticky and moist residue. It took a moment for his hazy mind to make
the connection, and immediately Light is wiping his palm on the bed with a
small sound of disgust. He can feel L smirking in his shoulder, and hear the
slight rumble of laughter emanating from him.
"You could have warned me, you know..." Though soft, it is obvious that
his tone is annoyed. He frowns slightly in displeasure, and deepens it when
L's chuckles do not cease. Had he the energy, Light would have pushed the dark
haired man off.
"I do not think that Light-kun would have been able to comprehend it, at
the time." Seeming to do the exact opposite of Lights desires, L shifts to
better lay himself on the brunétte, wiping his own hand off before embracing
the exhausted male. Things were quite for several moments more, before Light
found something else to comment on.
"How the hell did you come with so little stimulation?" He felt L chuckle
in his ear, and then the man finally rolled off him. Light turned to look at
L, who was now staring at him in amusement.
"Seeing Light-kun in that state, hearing his moans and feeling him
underneath me is more then enough to bring one to órgasm ." Though the
reply was spoken in a factual tone, L was smiling.
Light felt his face heat up and immediately looked away.
"This doesn't mean anything, L." He started. L snuck an arm around his
waist in a type of half embrace. Light turned to glare at him, attempting to
pry the man's hand away from him and failing.
"Really?" L said, as he scooted closer to Light, burying his nose on the
brunétte's brown locks.
"Yes. You just helped me release some excess body fluids." Light replied,
as he stopped pushing the man away from him. It was futile after all. The man
laughed and said nothing. "Let's go back to work, L."
"Let's stay like this for a while, Light-kun." L mumbled.
Light sighed quietly, inwardly thankful for the excuse to rest. He was still
tired from their activity.
"This is a practice of sloth, L." Light spoke, then with a teasing tone
he added, "Gluttony, Greed, Lúst and Sloth. How many of the seven déadly
sins are you planning to commit?" Light closed his eyes.
He felt L shift a bit and plant a kiss on his temple before settling down
beside him.
"I will keep on committing them until Light-kun falls for me."
"Keep dreaming, L." As he said this, Light heard L laugh.
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Ryuk stared at the tall building in front of him. Why did Yagami Light enter this building? And what was this enormous building for?
He turned to walk away. It was just pure luck that he happened to see the young man enter the building. He fished out an apple from his pockets and took a large bite.
Would he tell his master about this? He pondered for a while then smirked.
Of course, not. It would be too boring if the man would find Yagami Light immediately.
He took another bite on his apple before resuming his walking.
AN: Hmm.. I hope you liked the chapter. I was planning to make them go all the way, but I'd like to save some for the net chapter. Ahaha Please look forward to it.
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