Chapter eight:
L glances back spotting Mogi heading towards him. He takes a shuttering breath and prepares to step out but decides to talk to them from where he is. "Get away from this place." He says trying to make it sound like it's echoing from an unknown place in the castle.
"No way! We are here to bring you back with us." Light responds. "Come on L don't think that just because now that we know you have powers doesn't mean we're going to turn our backs on you or think of you any differently."
L can feel Light's eyes on him like it's melting the ice he is hiding behind. He dashes out from his hiding spot and heads for the stairs going up them.
"Wait L!" Light calls then quickly speaks to the team. "Please let me try talking to him alone. Just wait down here for a minute." He then turns back to L. "You don't have to protect us we're not afraid."
L glances back to Light and the team still going up the stairs only to look back to where he's going after about three seconds.
Light chases after him up the stairs going to the second floor L is now on. "Please don't shut me out again. Please don't slam the door." He gets to the second floor but sees L moving to stairs leading to a third floor.
L glances back for a second as he starts climbing the stairs then he looks to where he is going.
"You don't have to keep your distance anymore." Light follows L not noticing or caring about taking note of the stairs behind him also leading up but just facing the other way. "Because for the first time in forever we all finally understand. For the first time in forever we can fix this hand in hand."
If they were on the second floor the team would get a minute or so of a glance of the two running up more stairs through a purposefully made space in the wall to make rooms have some style.
"We can head down this mountain together! All of us!" Light pauses a second then continues up the stairs going after L. "You don't have to live in fear."
L walks into a room that is the first room he made and the room he stood in as he created the castle. He has his hands linked together hovering over his chest with his back to Light not wanting to face him.
Light stops at the door way for a moment watching L since L stops walking by the middle of the room so he's not far. "Because for the first time in forever we'll be right there for you."
L feels like crying as he thinks about the worst where he accidently hurts someone. He quickly puts on a calmer mask but it comes out worried and fearful. "Light." He looks at Light with his side now facing Light and his face facing Light so his eyes can look at him. "Please go back home." He turns to fully face Light.
"Wow." Light gasps in amazement at how beautiful L looks as he takes his looks in and he thought L couldn't get any more gorgeous but seems the detective is full of surprises. He focuses as L keeps talking.
"Your life awaits you. Go enjoy the sun and live your dreams." L tells Light.
"Yeah but-" Light takes a few steps forward reaching towards L.
L won't let him finish putting up his hands to by his shoulders flat palms facing Light. He takes a step back as he does this and he closes his eyes. "I know that you mean well. But just leave me be." He opens his eyes then he turns so his back is to Light heading to a pair of double doors leading onto the balcony. "I may be alone but I'm alone and free."
Light follows him as L opens the doors walking out to the balcony.
L stops in the middle of the balcony with Light just stopping from his jog over. He looks to Light. "Just stay away." He turns back to the inside of the castle heading inside. "And you'll be safe from me."
Light bites his lip for a moment then let's go of it walking into the room standing just inside the room a little from the doorway. "Actually we're not." He lets L, who is standing by a wall but a little towards the more open space of the room.
L stops and looks over his shoulder. "What do you mean you're not?" He asks the brunette.
"I have a feeling that you don't know!" Light says taking a few steps closer to L. He links his hands by his stomach.
"What do I not know?!" L asks in a kind but demanding tone turns so he is mostly facing Light but still has his side facing Light. His fists clenched slightly at his sides as he straightens a little but not much as he his slouch stays with him.
Light watches L. "Tokyo's in deep deep deep snow." Light explains doing a gesture with his hand where his palm is lying flat pointed to the ground while being at level with his chest. He does the motion as brining his hand down a little every time he says 'deep.' Then he links his hands by his stomach again.
"What!" L says softly in surprise and slight confusion that also is written on his face as his stance slouches fully again but is still tense. He takes a step back.
Light lowers his hands. "You kind of set off an eternal winter. Everywhere." He tries to tell L what's going on while trying to not get him to panic much.
"Every where?" L says softly almost like it's mixed with a breathy 'you're kidding right?'. His emotions are making his powers react and snow starts falling inside the castle making the team look up at the snow seemingly coming from nowhere.
"But it's ok you can just unfreeze it." Light says confidently.
"No I can't." L takes another two steps back shaking his head softly for a moment then looks down to his hands for a moment before looking back to Light. "I don't know how."
The snow falls with more snowflakes coming down and mainly where L and Light are the snow starts moving like a wing is making them start to swirl like a tunnel as they fall.
The team and Watari head upstairs to find out what exactly is going on and also the team wants to make sure nothing bad happens to Light….. or L.
"Sure you can. I know you can!" Light takes a step forward looking confident at L. "Because for the first time in forever you don't have to be afraid." He hears L speaking while he's half way done his sentence but he pushes on.
L turns around walking towards a coelom that's attached to the wall as the snow starts swirling like a tunnel is made almost like a protective barrier; the wind picks up making the snow storm on the inside of the castle look worse but Light tries to push past the wind trying to get to L. "Ohhh. I'm such a fool I can't be free!"
The wind picks up a little and the team with Watari make it to the third floor and see what's going on but watch not seeing any danger yet.
"No escape from the storm inside of me!" L looks to his hands for a moment then looks to one side of the snow storm inside the castle.
"We can work this out together." Light starts to reach for L but stops and tries to work to him through words.
"I can't control the curse." His voice has a touch of panic in it.
Even with the wind slowly picking up Light doesn't give up and backs away from L.
The team with Watari is watching seeing the snow swirling almost like a tunnel of protection around L as Light tries to stay generally close to L. They can hear both L and Light speaking.
"We'll reverse the storm you've made." He keeps his attention on L even with the snow storm hitting him as it swirls in the wind that makes it into a barrier like way as the snowflakes fall.
"Light please you'll only make it worse!" L had a hand resting against the opposite shoulder but he throws his hand down in a fist not creating anything but the snow storm that's acting as a barrier gets worse. He looks away with his side facing Light and his panicked eyes seem to shake slightly. He smooth's his hand over his hair stopping at the point where he looks like he could be gripping his hair in panic when he's not though his panicked look makes it look like it is.
"Don't panic." Light tries to calm L. He brings up his hands to try to block the wind from his face a little as he continues to try to get closer to L though mostly staying in the general same area.
L brings his hands down after a second of in their position throwing them to rest at his sides clenched in fists as he turns to face the coelom he now stands in front of. He looks at his not perfect looking reflection there almost like he's angry or fearful. "There's so much fear!"
"We'll make the sun shine bright." Light keeps his eyes on L.
L spins around to face Light still looking panicked and fearful but also serious. "You're not safe here!" He tries to warn Light again.
By now the wind is picking up the snow that's on the ground making it fly a little on clouds of white before slowly settling again until picked up once again.
The team and Watari are lucky enough to just be standing outside of the wrath of the worse parts of the storm as they continue watching though the two are a little hard to see in the snow.
"We can face this thing together." Light tries moving closer with the storm still going resisting him trying to make him go sideways instead of forward.
"I~" L holds the I and sometimes it sounds like he's repeating the hold without missing a beat. He lowers his head to grip it for a moment closing his eyes as he spins so his back is to Light. He lets go of his head still keeping his eyes closed as he raises his head a touch from the lowered position while he spins so his opposite side from before is facing Light. He turns again to face Light but his eyes are still closed and what Light's saying is more or less reduced as L's voice is a little louder. He straightens a touch since he hunched down a little more when he lowered his head. He repeats the I still holding it a little but this time it sounds like it's going to be in a sentence. He spins around in a circle on the spot quickly with arms raised to his head hands in fists and the snow all quickly going to him swirling into him. He spins around facing the coelom and Light lowers his hands. "Cant!" He says the word can't as he slams his fists onto the coelom in a frustration manner. He sends out the snow he had taken in as almost like close together spears to create half a circle around him with some points moving faster than others. He lowers his head between his arms.
Little does he know that as the snow disappears within a certain range not everyone was a safe distance away…
Light is struck in the area of his heart by one of the spears and the snow disappears as if going into him while the spears that missed him disappear a little behind him kind of area. He takes a few steps back bringing his hands to slightly cup where he was struck. He feels like his body is growing weaker and he falls to his knees moving one hand to help support himself. "Ah." He gasps softly with his head lowered. He continues to try to keep himself up but is feeling rather weak.
L is panting slightly but he gets control of his breathing. He raises his head a little slowly and turns around only to see Light's condition as the team with Watari rush over to help Light. He gasps in horror, fear and a little panic bringing his hands to his mouth as he gasps. He moves back till his back's against the coelom then he slides down to a sitting position on the floor with his knees bent up almost like his normal sitting position.
Light gets up with a little help then stands on his own. "I'm fine." He assures them and looks to L who is looking horrified, fearful and panicked. "It was an accident. There was no way he would have known."
L lowers his hands from his mouth to by his throat and he stares at Light as well as the others.
The team looks to L still blaming him for hitting Light though he is also blaming himself.
Before anything else can be said L brings his arms quickly up to his face as if to shield it as he lowers it slightly.
Snow swirls and makes a human like buffed up monster looking thing made completely out of snow with rocks for eyes and a mouth that is able to open and close. The snow beast stands between L and the team.
"That's a big snow man." Matsuda says.
It picks up Light, the team and Watari taking them out of the castle then leaving them by the stairs to go across the hole outside the castle. It stays by the castle protecting the closed entrance.
Light tries to go back towards the castle but Watari stops him. "We can't leave him like that! It was an accident I swear."
"Light we will come back for him but right now we need to get you looked at by those who know how to heal those hit by magic before we can help him." Watari reasons. "You won't be much help to him if you don't do this."
Light tries to get to L but is feeling a little weak.
"Your hair's turning white!" Matsuda gasps.
Light blinks and checks his hair the best he can but a strand of his hair has turned white well it's more a light brown that's almost white color.
"It's starting." Watari says concerned. "The way you were hit by his powers you'll freeze inside out. Your hair will turn white and it'll keep going through your body making you weaker as well as cold. Until your body is frozen like something carved out of ice that looks like a real person. We need to get you to those that know how to heal people when this happens before you freeze inside out."
Light reluctantly agrees and the group leaves heading over the bridge of stairs stretching across the hole.
Light glances back and sees the castle's coeloms crack on the inside like the inside is shattered but the castle stays intact.
The group notice Light stopped and they too stop. They look to the castle noticing the cracking going up the coeloms until all coeloms from top to bottom are shattered inside while the castle stays intact.
A snow storm starts and the wind starts blowing.
"You said his powers react to his emotions right?" Matsuda looks to Watari.
"Yes." Watari confirms. "By the looks of how things are reacting it's most likely he has a strong bad emotion at the moment. We need to get going before the storm worsens which by knowing his powers may not be too long." He takes the lead again as the group continues moving again.
Soichiro shares a glance with Mogi. "It's time we send back up. He needs to be captured and locked away where we can make sure he won't use his powers to hurt anyone." He opens his cell and dials the number needed.
Light and Watari are far enough ahead they don't hear Soichiro's words but the members of the team that did don't stop Soichiro as they don't see any other way to ensure safety of others if L can freeze people inside out.