AN: Ok. I'm sorry it took me so long to post this ch. but I was sick the entire week and couldn't focus. I'm sorry. But I'm all better now. YAY! Lol. Well here's the 7th ch. of Music Therapy, hope y'all like it.
P.S. I HATE FANFICTION! I HATE FANFICTION! I HATE FANFICTION! That is all.
Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note or Breath by Breaking Benjamin, and yes, all of the songs will be by Breaking Benjamin.
Ch. 7
It was eight o'clock in the morning, the only sound the clacking of keys on the task force members' keyboards. It was a peaceful and all around good morning, until suddenly, Matsuda burst threw the door, disrupting the once peaceful environment.
"Look everybody, look! Ryuzaaki and Raito are on the front page!" yelled Matsuda happily while waving a newspaper around. L and Raito then turned to look at each other, horrified expression on both of their faces.
"Oh, hand it here Matsuda." Said Soichiro, standing up to retrieve the paper Matsuda was holding. In that moment, L's and Raito's eyes got even wider, as they both rushed forward.
"No!" screamed L and Raito at the same time, startling the whole entire task force. They all looked at Raito and L with curious expressions on their faces, not sure what could have gotten such an out-of-character reaction from the two geniuses.
"What? What's wrong?" asked Soichiro with a worried expression. The two geniuses looked at each other, not sure what to say, before turning back to Raito's father and babbling out the lame excuse that Ryuzaaki didn't trust newspapers, and that what ever the article was about was probably rubbish anyways, and so he should just throw it out and not even bother with it.
Soichiro gave them a funny look before turning to the paper and reading it anyways. The farther along he got in the article, the wider and more shocked his eyes became, before finally he finished and looked up at Raito and L. He opened and closed his mouth a few times, making him look like a fish, before finally spitting out, or rather yelling out, what he had to say.
"What is the meaning of this? Are you two…are you two… Oh my gods I can't even say it!" Raito's eyes got even wider as he realized what his father was trying to say.
"No father! We are not… together! It's just some stupid rumor that the media came up with because of the handcuffs." Stated Raito, trying to calm his father down.
"Then what about what you said? That Ryuzaaki was the girlfriend, what about that?" replied Soichiro, still wide eyed and flustered. Raito rolled his eyes for good measure before responding.
"It was just a joke father, payback for Ryuzaaki because he wouldn't take off the handcuffs. It was nothing true, just a joke." At Raito's explanation, Soichiro visibly calmed down and nodded his head. Raito sighed and lent against the side of the desk.
Though L didn't show it, he was relieved as well, he sighed quietly before telling everybody to get back to work. As L sat down next to Raito at his computer, he thanked whomever was up there that Watari was open minded.
Raito sat next to L, relinquishing in the peace and quiet once again, getting back to what he was thinking about before he was rudely interrupted. Breath, the last song that L had recorded. He had come up with all of the things that he thought that the song could mean the night before, but was too tired to actually think on it any more than he already had, so now, here he was, choices narrowed down, and this is what he had come up with, and it made his heart stop.
I see nothing in your eyes,
And the more I see the less I like. (Sometimes L doesn't see "Raito" in his eyes and the more he sees of it the less he likes)
Is it over yet, in my head? (L is wondering and hoping that the case is over and that it is all just in his head)
I know nothing of your kind,
And I won't reveal your evil mind. (L's never met anyone like "Raito" and he won't reveal that he is really "Kira", yet)
Is it over yet? I can't win. (L is hoping that the case is over because he isn't sure he can win, not sure he can bring "Raito" to justice and have him executed)
So sacrifice yourself, and let me have what's left. (L's asking "Raito" to give up being "Kira" so that he doesn't have to bring him to justice)
I know that I can find the fire in your eyes. (L knows that "Raito" is in there somewhere and that he will fight "Kira")
I'm going all the way, get away, please. (L is saying that if "Raito" doesn't win and give up being "Kira" that he will do what he has to and bring him to justice and L is begging "Raito" to please win or get away and stop being his friend)
You take the breath right out of me.
You left a hole where my heart should be. ("Raito" takes the breath out of L because L loves "Raito" but "Kira" is hurting L, is breaking L's heart)
You got to fight just to make it through,
'cause I will be the death of you. ("Raito" has got to win against "Kira" because if he doesn't, L will bring him to justice.)
This will be all over soon.
Pour salt into the open wound. (L is sort of demanding that this case be over because it hurts him so much to see "Raito" like this that it is like putting salt into an open wound.)
Is it over yet? Let me in. (L is hopping that the case will be over, he wants "Raito" to trust him and let him in.)
I'm waiting,I'm praying, (L is waiting and praying that "Raito" will win)
Realize, Start hating. (L wants "Raito" to realize that "Kira" is wrong and not really him, and to start hating him and bring him down)
Raito went around, and around, and around, trying to think of a different meaning to the song, especially the line 'You take the breath right out of me. You left a hole where my heart should be.' He tried again and again to find a different meaning to that line, but every time, he kept coming back to the conclusion that L loves him, "Raito". It wasn't the only one meaning that fit, but it was the best one, and every time he thought about it, it made his heart skip a beat. Why? He didn't know.
Raito looked over at L typing away at his keyboard, his wide, black, panda-like eyes focused on the screen in front of him. Could this awkward, anti-social, stoic, insomniac detective really be in love with me? Raito stared at L, studying him, taking in everything about him, from the crouched position, to the baggy clothes, to the shaggy, black hair. Watching as he paused and brought his thumb to his mouth, nibbling on it, before returning the hand to the keyboard to type something else. Watching as he paused typing to look over at Raito with a curious, but cute? look on his face. Watching as his lips moved to form words, once again bringing his thumb to his mouth. Could he really be in love with me?
"Raito-kun, Raito-kun." Said L as he reached out to shake the brunette from his thoughts. Raito snapped out of his thoughts, blushing once again as he apologized for spacing out. "What where you thinking about? You were staring at me for five minutes."
"Oh nothing. Nothing. Just thinking about stuff, nothing of importance." Replied Raito, blushing once again.
"Raito-kun is lying to me, I am 99 percent positive. Maybe it was something having to do with Kira? Planning your next move?" L teased in a serious tone. Raito rolled his eyes, typical L.
"No Ryuzaaki, I'm not Kira, so I wouldn't being thinking about that. But if you really want to know," L nodded his head at this, "I'll tell you later." L pestered Raito for a few minutes, trying to get it out of him then, for L is a very curious person. Some people even called it nosey, Misa even went as far as to call it perverted, though he was no such thing, at least when it came to her he wasn't. He never said anything about seventeen-year-old, brunette, geniuses though. But anyway, after trying, but failing to get Raito to tell him what he was thinking, he settled for Raito telling him later.
Now when L didn't know something, or was refused access to someone's thoughts, he had the bad habit of concocting his own story of what the info or thought was. So he started thinking about what it was Raito could have been thinking about, that could have grabbed his attention so thoroughly.
Hmmmm. It couldn't have been about the Kira Case, or else he would have told me, even if he was trying to hide something from me, then he wouldn't have offered to tell me later on, so it can't be that. He could have been thinking about school, friends, family, his personally life, but that wouldn't have caught his attention so thoroughly. Then maybe he was thinking about my lyrics. That would explain why he was so captivated, and why he was starring at me. Wait L, you don't know if he has even figured them out yet. Don't get your hopes up. Oh what am I saying, the kids a freaking genius, of course he's figured them out. That's it, he has figured out the songs, or well at least has some idea.
L was then pulled out of his thought by Raito's voice, "You know, you don't have to think so hard on what it is, I will tell you. Just not right now." Raito teased L, smirking at him, an amused look on his face.
"How does Raito-kun know that I was even thinking about that? I could have been thinking about the Kira Case." L replied.
"You could have, but you weren't, besides, you were starring at me. I'm not stupid Ryuzaaki and you know that." Raito smirked some more as L nodded his head.
"Well I have this bad habit of thinking up what it is that people could have been thinking, or know, when I don't know things, or when people don't tell me things." L smirked at Raito before adding that his imagination always came up with much more interesting info, than what the info actually was. Raito rolled his eyes before replying to L.
"I will tell you, just not right now, so be patient. Jesus Ryuzaaki, childish much?" sighed Raito, leaning back in his chair.
"Raito-kun must remember that I did say I was childish-" L started before Raito interrupted him.
"I know, I know. You say it all the time, but just because you admit it, it doesn't make you any less childish." Raito smirked at L, teasing him was so much fun, before smiling at him. L smiled back and they both turned back to focus on there work, as a pair of red shinigami eyes stared at them from the back of the room.
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The rest of the day went along with the usual bickering and teasing from the two geniuses, but finally, the rest of the task force had gone home, and they were finally left alone. L stood up from his chair and reached his arms into the air, stretching, cracking his back in the process.
"Is Raito-kun hungry? Watari has made some Italian pasta if Raito-kun wishes to partake in some." Asked L, standing with his hands in his pockets, looking expectantly at Raito. Raito looked up at him and nodded.
"Sure Ryuzaaki, that sounds great." Raito stood up and followed L into the hall. As they got onto the elevator, Raito wondered when L was going to ask about what he was thinking, he knew he hadn't forgotten. As they exited the elevator and walked to the kitchen Raito asked L if he was going to eat any of the pasta.
"No, Watari just bought me a new Strawberry Cheese Cake, I cannot give up eating Strawberry Cheese Cake, for some pasta. Though I like pasta, cake is better." L smiled as they reached the kitchen.
Raito opened the refrigerator and pulled out the pasta, putting some on his plate before putting it back, and placing his plate in the microwave. L reached in and pulled out a magnificent looking Strawberry Cheese Cake, setting it down on the table and taking a bight right out of the whole cake.
As L put the bight into his mouth he got this look on his face, like he was experiencing pure pleasure. Raito tried to contain his laughter, but he just couldn't help it, and he busted out laughing.
"What is Raito-kun laughing at?" asked L, his head tilted to the side with a curious look on his face, making a strand of hair fall into his face. Though Raito thought the action was cute, What the hell? Why do I keep thinking of L as cute? he couldn't stop laughing.
"You looked like you just had an orgasm when you ate that cake." Replied Raito when he had calmed down enough to get words out. Raito's reply seemed to just confuse L even more, as he looked even more confused than before.
"Well eating cake is like eating a piece of heaven-" L was interrupted as Raito busted out laughing again, this time even louder. L frowned, finally understanding what Raito was laughing at, and told him that his pasta was ready, so Raito-kun better shut up and eat it, before it gets cold and some how winds up in the trash can. Raito then shut up, fearing for his foods life, and sat down and ate.
It was a relatively quiet and relaxing meal, the two geniuses sharing each other's company. Finally when they were both done eating, L popped the question, what was Raito-kun thinking about so intently this afternoon? Raito put his napkin down and took a calming breath before answering.
"Well I was interpreting your song lyrics." Raito paused, waiting for L's reaction. All he got were wide, deep black eyes blinking back at him.
"Well, Raito-kun, what was so troubling about my lyrics, that it had you so captivated?" asked Ryuzaaki, already anticipating the answer. Raito sighed again, not sure he wanted to tell L what he was actually thinking about.
"Um, well there's this one line that I'm having trouble interpreting. I always keep going back to this one answer, but I'm not sure it right." Replied Raito. Raito paused again, trying to get his thoughts in order.
"And what do you think it means?" asked L, bringing his thumb up to his mouth to nibble on it.
"It's the line in Breath where you say, 'You take the breath right out of me. You left a hole were my heart should be." Raito paused again, and L nodded, prompting him to continue, " I think you are saying that you… well that you love me basically." Raito starred at L, waiting for him to say something.
"And you want to know if this is true?" Raito nodded, his heart speeding up. "Well, I do." Raito's eyes widened, not really expecting L to answer so straight forward.
"You…you do?" L nodded, still nibbling on his thumb, "As like a friend, or as…as a lover?"
"Well Raito-kun, what do you think?" questioned L, wanting Raito to fill in the blanks on his own.
"I don't know!" yelled Raito as he threw up his hands in frustration. L starred at him, eyes not blinking, just watching, before closing them.
"Well then, this is a waste of valuable investigation time now, isn't it?" L started gathering his cake and fork, getting ready to put up. "Come on Raito, lets get back to work." Raito blinked before standing up and protesting.
"But…" L ignored him as he walked to the sink to put his fork in, and turning to the refrigerator to put up his cake. Raito stood there in shock as L then turned and picked up Raito's stuff and put them away as well, before walking towards the hall, dragging Raito along as well.
Raito was quiet the entire ride down to the investigation floor, and as L walked out of the elevator, he smiled, thinking to himself. Good, he's starting to understand. What are you going to do Raito, when you figure out the whole truth? This entire plan all boils down to you. It's all up to you.
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AN: Ok, ch. 7 is done. WOW!! And it's my longest ch. yet. YAY!! Lol. Well I hope you enjoyed it. Also, I wrote my very first one shot, y'all should go check it out and review. It's called Moments. It's L/Light. YAY!! It's based off a song, but isn't a song fic. Well thank you all for reading. Love y'all.
Raine