Light's P.O.V.
All I could see was a white ceiling. Drifting in and out of conciousness, I could hear unfamiliar voices and beeping noises. When I finally fully woke up, the first thing I saw was panda-like eyes staring into mine. I screamed.
Ryuuzaki/L's P.O.V.
I was sitting uncomfortably in my normal position on a chair next to an unconcious Light-kun. They had told me that he would wake up soon, and would need to stay in the building for at least a week for the physical injries. I was told he should start seeing a therapist. I was also told he would have to take an assesment to see his mental health state. I said that I would be his therapist. They said okay. As all of this was going on, I was in a daze. Maybe it was from lack of sweets, or because of my mental state, but I was in a sort of fog.
That was before he woke up.
I had heard some stirring, so naturally I leaned over and watched Light-kun for movement. As soon as he opened his eyes, he screamed like I have never heard anything scream before. I have to admit, he sounded like an irritated female for a moment before he realized what was going on and snapped back into reality. He looked around the room, and then back to me.
"L?" He asks.
"Yes?"
"What happened?"
"You were taken to the buildings medical facility on the 5th floor after I found you bleeding and unconcious in the task force headquarters." I didn't say anymore than that; I didn't want to upset him.
"...What happens now?" I was caught a little off guard by that. He sounded scared, almost childlike. Certainly not the Light-kun I remembered. I didn't really know what to say to that, either.
"What do you want to know?"
"Well...do the others know? What happens from now on? What do you know?"
"The rest of the task force thinks Light-kun is sick and they are not allowed to visit for security reasons. We will stay up on another floor together for as long as I think you need to and as long as you need to recover. For now, though, you need to stay in this medical facility. The doctor will be in shortly to ask you a few questions."
"...You never answered my last question."
"What did you mean by it?"
"Goddamnit, L, just answer the question! Stop trying to protect me in my 'fragile state' and give me the goddamn truth! Do you think I'm crazy? Do you know everything? Are you going to send me to a fucking nut house?"
"No. I'm not sending you to a 'nuthouse', and I don't think you're crazy. As for what I know, judging by the scars, you were cutting yourself long before you ever considered suicide, and what happened earlier was intended to be a cutting session, but you made a split second decision not to stop there."
"Okay." We sat in scilence for a few moments, me wondering if I had gone too far with that little snap, him pondering the information he had been given.
"I know something." His voice startled me.
"Alright, would you care to share?" I responded in a monotone.
"I'll show you." Suddenly he glanced down at my leg and pulled up my pants before I could stop him. I gasped in horror and jumped back before my mind caught up with me. I quickly pulled it back down just before a doctor came strolling in with his clipboard. Light-kun knew I was a cutter, too. My mind went into overdrive at this point. I wondered how he knew they were on my leg. How had he guessed that I was a cutter, like him? What would he do now?
"Mr. Ryuga?" My head snapped around at the sound of my alias.
"Yes?"
"Mr. Yagami is free to go around the building now, but no further. I do not recommend he go swimming or participate in any rough physical activity for awhile. I also recomend someone be with him at all times, so nothing... um... happens."
"Yes, I understand."
The doctor strolled out and I returned my attention to the teen in the bed.
"...How did you know?"
Light rolled his eyes lazily. "Easy. The wristband, the bathroom trips, the edginess before the trips and calmness after. Usually, someone wouldn't suspect anything,but I know the signs when I see them. I do it too, after all. Plus, you had me under suspicion for the same thing. Anyone who's paranoid about finding out if someone's a cutter has some type of experience with it themselves. You were also sitting a bit off, so I guessed you'd tried somewhere else, like your legs."
My heart was still beating faster than ever when he finished. "...I see." Was the only thing I could manage to choke out. After a moment I was able to calm down enough to talk more. "So... um... do you want anything?"
"No. Just wake me when I get released." The teen rolled away from me and shut his tired brown eyes.
"...Sure, Light-kun. Anything for you." I whispered as soon as I was sure he was asleep.
A/N: Okay, I apologize SO MUCH! I AM SO SORRY I HAVE NOT UPDATED. GOMENASAI! I got hung up on all of my little one-shots and I used all of my writing energy on that, plus there was end of the year crap, etc. Also, about my previous A/N, I meant I USED to. Completely forgot that little detail. XD Anyway, I had this mostly done, and I was like "Okay, I'm getting it to a suitable point and uploading it. Or else people will hate me. T.T" XD lol but I AM sorry for that. I'm starting the next chapter right now, I swear. Sorry!
-Misty
