Monkey: Here goes nothing lol (there are some flashback scenes that aren't indicated but if it's not in Paris, then it happened in the past lol.)

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"I'd like to order two of every dessert on the menu."

Light stared incredulously at L. "Y-you can't be serious."

L handed the waiter serving them the menu and fixed his gaze on the beauty in front of him. "I never joke about dessert."

"But what about dinner?"

"This is my dinner."

Light blinked. "But…"

L smirked. "It is cute of you to worry, but this is how I live my life." He noticed the waiter looking at them, a little amused, a little curious. "What are you getting?"

A blush spread across his cheeks as Light apologized to the waiter for the wait. He ordered his dinner and gave the menu back before turning his attention to L.

"Matt, we need to talk."

The redhead who was playing something on his PSP paused it to look a little wide-eyed at his dad who stood under the threshold of his room. Matt was already in bed but his bedtime wasn't for another half hour yet. "Am I in trouble?"

Light sighed as he walked in and settled down beside his son who made a bit more room for him by wiggling over. He put an arm around Matt and watched as his son turned off the game. "Not exactly. I am disappointed you ditched school but there's something else I have to tell you."

Matt honestly looked a little worried so Light kissed the top of his head to dispel some of his fears.

"I'll be going on a date with L this weekend."

Matt furrowed his brows, thinking. "Like a date date?"

"Yes? He's taking me to Paris."

"When do we go?"

Light hesitated. "It'll just be me and him."

Matt looked down at the PSP in his hands, his fingers fidgeting with the buttons. "You're leaving me?"

"No, I would never leave you." Light put both arms around him and moved him so his son sat curled in his lap. "If you don't want me to, I won't."

Matt didn't meet his gaze. "Are Mello and Near going?"

"No. If we do go, the three of you will stay with Sayu for the weekend, but we will leave Thursday night. L and I thought that for our date we might try getting to know each other a bit more, just us two." Once the words left his mouth, Light realized how horrible he sounded but while part of him wanted to call the whole thing off, the other, more selfish part of him wanted to go through with it.

Matt tossed the PSP to the side, watching it bounce harmlessly on the mattress and settle. He finally looked up at Light who held his breath. Matt could feel Light's heart racing in his chest and he felt bad that he was making his dad worry like this. "Will you be happy if you go with L?"

Light's breathing attempted to return to normal but he didn't know what was the right thing to say. Yes, because it was Paris and a date with L and he liked L, he was smart and funny, he was also a single father and he understood him but Matt was his everything and if Matt didn't want him going, he wouldn't. He knew L would understand.

That might just make him like L more.

Finally, Light rested his chin on top of his son's head. "Yes, it would, but not if you weren't ok with that."

Matt liked L. He was funny and he made his dad laugh, and he didn't treat him like a child. L looked at Matt like he was an equal and he even put him on the same intellectual level as his own genius sons. The only other person Light ever saw outside the family and Stylin' Cute was Mikami and Matt did not like him at all. "I want you to go."

Light gently pushed Matt a bit so he could see his son's face. "Are you sure?"

The redhead gave him a shy smile with a tiny nod. "I want you to be happy."

Light couldn't help but grin at him, bringing Matt close and hugging him tight, placing a kiss on the top of his head. "Thank you."

"A sleepover with my friends and aunty Sayu sounds like fun too."

Light chuckled. "Yes it does."

"Boys."

Mello and Near paid no mind to their father as they chilled in their room while they played a game of chess. They normally didn't like to because they took so long playing each other but it had been quite some time since they last played. Also, Mello bet Near twenty bucks he'd win. Near was looking to buy a new action figure with it.

"Boys."

The voice made them jump, instantly turning to see their father walking into their room, his attention half on them, half on the game.

"Yeah?"

"I'll be going on a date with Light this weekend."

"And?" Mello asked, seeing Near discreetly move a white piece. Mello frowned, trying to figure out his next move.

"It's in Paris."

"Sweet, where are we staying?"

"Just Light and me."

Near watched Mello move his black bishop. He shook his head. "So then are we staying with Watari?"

"Sayu."

Both of the boys' full attention snapped back to their father. "Matt?"

L rolled his eyes at them, they only perked up when they thought of Light's son. It could prove to be interesting what their friendship would be like if they were still friends when they were older. L knew he would muse about that later with Light. "Yes, Matt too. The three of you will be staying with Sayu while Light and I leave Thursday night."

"Does this mean we aren't in trouble for ditching?" Near blurted out and Mello would have reached over to smack his head but he didn't under the watchful gaze of their father.

"I take it you two wanted to stop Light and Mikami from having lunch together?"

Mello's jaw dropped. "How did you know?"

"I know everything." L looked up at the ceiling and continued nonchalantly, "I would have done the same thing if you had not."

The genius boys shared a look and a grin.

"Regardless, you two will behave or there will be consequences. Are you alright with staying with Sayu and Matt?"

"Yeah!"

"Good. Be sure to have your things ready by Thursday." L turned to walk out of the room then stopped just as he reached the threshold. He glanced back, "By the way Mello, you have lost."

He walked out, smirking when he heard his oldest son cursing loudly and his youngest cheering, demanding a new toy.

"Sayu, I'm leaving you with the most important thing in my life, do not make me regret this," Light pulled his little sister to the side, his hands on her shoulders and two pairs of caramel eyes stared into each other.

She huffed, rolling her eyes good naturedly. "Gee, way to make me feel special."

Light kissed her forehead. "You know I love you but this is the first time Matt and I have ever been away from each other for more than a few hours and I know we'll be a phone call away but I'm a parent and worrying is what I do."

Sayu couldn't help the grin that spread on her face as she hugged him. He set his chin on top of her head and sighed. "Don't worry Light. You and L have fun, Matt will be fine." They pulled apart a bit. Neither mentioned that it would be the first time the two siblings would have so much distance between them too. "Honestly, he'll miss you but he probably won't even know you're gone, he'll be too caught up with—"

The doorbell rang and Sayu raced over to open it.

"Boys! If I hear about the two of you doing anything out of line or being bad to Sayu and Matt I will personally drag you to a military school on the other coast." L warned as his children giggled in front of the front door.

Sayu lives a few minutes away by car from Light in a small apartment that Light helped her buy as soon as she was old enough to move out. She loved living with Light and Matt but the three of them went through a bit of a rough patch a few years back and Sayu decided she needed to move out to make things less stressful for Light. He hadn't wanted her to leave but eventually he gave in so long as she found a close place so he could help her if something happened.

Matt and Light occasionally visited her apartment and the sleeping arrangements were always Light and Matt in her room with the bigger bed and she would take the guest room (the boys had aggressively protested the first time until she threatened to sleep on the couch so they can have the beds for themselves). This time, Sayu had no idea who would sleep with who and where. It promised to be an interesting night.

"Hi Light! Hi Sayu!" Mello and Near raced each other to Light with Mello as the winner who dodged a kick from Near. L trailed behind them, carrying all their things. They all heard Near and Mello race into the apartment to hunt Matt down. L set their things by the couch then walked back to where Light and Sayu now were after she closed the door.

"There is still time to opt out if you feel like you cannot part with Matt, I will understand." L said as they heard the three little boys laughing with each other.

Light, biting his lower lip, avoided his gaze and walked over to the boys in the guest room, seeing them on the bed, dogpiling on top of a laughing Mello. He watched them with a fond expression on his face. He turned around only to find L standing right beside him with a similar expression.

"I would love to go with you, but next time let's keep our date in the city," Light finally replied, going off to give Sayu some last minute tips. L watched him leave, amused, wondering if Light realized he'd just set up a second date before even having their first.

The Yagami siblings sat down at the couch with L joining them shortly after, taking a seat beside Light. Sayu was going to be made responsible for three young boys for three days, she was going to need all the help she could get.

"Ok, so you know Matt, generally a good kid," Light began, raking a hand through his hair. No one would believe him if he said he wasn't nervous about leaving Matt for a weekend to fly to Paris for a date with L so he didn't bother trying to hide it. "He's allowed to play video games but restrict him to no more than two hours a day. Make sure he does his homework. He's not very fussy about what he eats and his bedtime is eight-thirty."

"Near and Mello do not have a bedtime but I suggest enforcing the one Matt has so the three of them get to bed early."

Light nodded, appreciating how focused Sayu was in learning how to take care of three kids. "We left you a list of things you need to watch out for and what things you make sure they get. You have my emergency numbers but seeing as I'll be nine hours away, I won't be of any help if something happens."

"Chill, Light, I think we'll be fine." Sayu waved her hand dismissively and Light took back his earlier thought with a slight shake of his head. "If it becomes too much for me, I'll call Misa and Kiyomi that way we can each take a kid."

A small, hesitant frown settled on Light's face. "Sayu, if this is asking too much—"

"No." She immediately denied with a seriousness that momentarily surprised L and Light. "After all that you've done and everything we've been through, this is the least I could do." She smiled when she saw Light blink away some tears. "Besides, they're just kids. Even if they're crazy smart, they'll just be goofing around and being silly, I have things under control."

The two men briefly wondered if those would be her famous last words.

Sayu reached over and patted Light on the knee a couple times. He placed his hand on top of hers and kept it there.

"Thank you."

"Your bravery is admirable but I feel it is necessary to warn you to be constantly alert for any sign of trouble." L bit the tip of his thumb thoughtfully. "My sons also like to fight with each other a lot, please prevent them from murdering each other."

Sayu giggled. "I think we're good there, Matt has them in the palm of his hand."

Light and L exchanged glances, wondering if that was truly a good thing or not.

"Dad!" Matt raced into the living room and jumped into Light's lap. L's boys were right at his heels and looked to want to do the same to L but he was sitting in his idiosyncratic way with his knees up to his chest. The raven haired man sighed before sitting normally and the kids jumped into his lap as well.

"Are you gonna bring some souvenirs?" Matt asked.

Light ruffled his hair. "I'll see what we find."

"When you come back, can we set up a sleepover so Matt comes to our place?" Near looked expectantly at L who glanced at Light. The younger man nodded, bouncing Matt slightly on his legs.

"We can wait until you are out of school."

"A summer sleepover, it's gonna be so fun," Mello said as he and Near high-fived then got simultaneous high-fives from Matt.

The six talked for a bit before L noted the time and gently patted Near and Mello's bottoms so they'd get off him. They scrambled off and he stood, turning his attention to Light. "It is time we head out."

Light kept his mouth in a firm line and slowly stood up, holding Matt as the redhead wrapped his tiny legs around Light's waist. The eight year old thought himself a bit too old to be carried like this while still awake but this was the first time he'd be away from his dad and he didn't want to let go. Matt wrapped his arms around Light's neck and buried his face into the space between his neck and shoulder. Light brought a hand up and placed it on the back of his son's head.

Light kissed the side of Matt's head. "You be good. I love you."

Matt nodded, not saying a word as he tightened his grip around his father's neck. Light didn't worry because he could hear Matt's whispered "I love you too" that no one else could hear.

Sayu felt emotional watching them, remembering when Matt was a baby and Light took care of them both. She saw her brother set her nephew down and he walked over to her. He hugged her tightly. "Take care of them."

"I will."

In the meantime, L looked down at his own sons. He placed a hand on top of Mello's blond hair. "Do not burn the apartment down." He placed his other hand on top of Near's fluffy looking white hair. "Do not let your brother burn the apartment down." The boys grinned and nearly tackled him down in a hug. L stumbled a bit but returned the gesture.

Light let his gaze trail on each of the boys that were now standing with each other. "Watch out for each other."

The boys grinned, nodding excitedly.

Matt looked like he was debating something before he shyly walked over to L and gently pulled on the bottom of the detective's shirt. "You're gonna take care of my dad, right?"

L lowered himself to Matt's height and stared into Matt's chocolate colored eyes. "With my life."

The intensity with which he said it made Light's heart skip a couple beats. Matt seemed satisfied with that answer and gave L a quick hug before dashing back to his friends.

L stepped closer to Light. "Ready to go to Paris?"

Caramel eyes stared into obsidian ones, amused. "You never do things halfway, do you?"

"Never."

With one last goodbye, Light and L took the brunet's stuff to the parked car outside Sayu's apartment where Watari was patiently waiting at the wheel.

Light gave the older gentleman a big smile once he and L settled into the car and Watari drove off. "Thank you so much, for all of this," Watari would also be flying their private jet over to Paris, "we're really lucky to have you."

Watari glanced at L through the rearview mirror. "I like him better than you already."

L brought the tip of his thumb to his mouth to hide a smirk. "So do I."

They left Sayu's apartment at six in the evening and arrived at the airport by six fifteen, their flight leaving at seven. Light thought it was surreal seeing Watari piloting the private jet while he and L were the only two passengers. Light chose the window seat and watched the scenery pass by for the first few minutes until finally turning to look at L who had been watching him, entertained.

"What?"

"Light, have you ever been told that you are adorable?"

A flush spread across his cheeks and he turned to face the window again. "Not really."

"Well you are."

"Thanks?" He cleared his throat then looked down at his lap where his hands were resting. He started fidgeting with his thumbs and asked, "So is this normal for you?"

"Going on dates?"

"Oh, I meant flying around everywhere on your own private jet." A caramel gaze briefly flitted over to the detective.

L chuckled softly, cutting Light some slack and looking at the ceiling. "The answer to your question is yes, with my job this sort of thing happens far more often that I would like it to. Usually, I find another pilot so Watari can stay and watch the boys but sometimes it is necessary he comes with me for some of these jobs, which is when I desperately try to find a babysitter who has not heard of the terror that my sons are." L shook his head. "The answer to my question is no. It is not often I find someone who catches my attention."

Light could see his flushed face reflecting on the window glass from the corner of his eye and resigned himself to being unable to control that. They fell into a comfortable silence, knowing that they would have all the time they wanted once they landed in Paris to talk about anything that came to mind. After about an hour, Light yawned, drawing L's black gaze to him.

"You should sleep. I will wake you when we get there."

Light shook his head to rid himself of the desire to rest. He hadn't realized how much constantly putting Matt to bed at the same time then only staying up for just a bit longer himself had really become ingrained in him. "I'm alright."

"If I bring you a pillow and a blanket will you sleep?"

"But then you wouldn't have anyone to talk to and it's a twelve hour flight."

"Nonsense. I can go chat with Watari, he always has so much to say."

That made Light very curious but he yawned again before he could say anything. L unbuckled himself and went rummaging around in the overheard compartment, pulling out a white fluffy blanket and a light blue pillow. He set them up for a mildly protesting Light but in the end he gave in and made himself comfortable. They said their goodnights and for the first two hours, everything was fine until Light started moving around. L watched him curiously until Light moved enough that he switched from leaning against the pillow to leaning against L's shoulder.

The raven haired man stared until Light got comfortable again then huffed softly. "Light, you have no idea what you do to me," he whispered, stretching his legs out and wondering if he would be better off sleeping for a bit too.

By the time they reached Paris, L had already slept for a surprising five hours and Light was still out cold. They landed at the airport Le Bourget and roughly half an hour later, they were walking into the Hotel Eiffel Trocadéro by four thirty in the afternoon. L went to get their keys for the room since Light felt shy to use his average French. Both of them were polyglots but Light didn't feel comfortable to use most of the other languages since he felt he was pretty mediocre at them. L and he had had a brief conversation in French ("Comment vas-tu?" "L, je parle un peu français, mais mon accent n'est pas bon." "Light est très mignon." "L, tu n'est pas drôle." "Tu est souvent timide." "L, s'il te plaît.") as they were getting out of the plane but Light still preferred if L went and did the official things himself.

When they got to their room, L frowned. "I apologize, Light. I thought I set up the chambre de luxe but this must be the chambre de luxe avec vue." The room was really nice but there was only one bed.

Before L had a chance to turn around and walk back to the reception desk, Light spoke, "Well, it's ok, I don't mind if you don't mind."

They looked at each other until L nodded. "Then we will keep it. We should get our things settled so we can eat after."

"Great, I'm hungry."

"Then let's go to L'Astrance when we finish."

And now here they were, waiting for their food and sipping on their sweetened teas.

"What do you think of Paris so far?"

"I think it's amazing." They decided to walk from their hotel, crossing the Pont d'léna bridge, over the Seine river, Light stopping for a bit halfway through to just admire this in the evening. L told him they could explore a bit more tomorrow in the daylight but Light couldn't help it. He took a few pictures on his phone, even managing a selfie with L and the close by Eiffel Tower in the background. Light discreetly set that as his contact picture for L. They reached the L'Astrance restaurant, surprising Light to discover that L had made a reservation for them. It seemed L had everything planned. "I never would have thought that I'd have the chance to come here."

L fiddled with the straw in his tea. "I can show you the world."

Light smirked. "Shining, shimmering, splendid?"

L's smirk matched his. "Are you calling yourself a princess?"

The brunet took in a deep breath and looked away. "You win this one."

They talked for a bit more about anything, Light's birthday, how L became a detective, how they reacted upon knowing their sons had IQs as high as themselves. Books, movies, funny stories. It was a nice ambient.

Their food came, Light's looked delicious and honestly, so did L's but Light could not imagine that L would be able to put away that many slices of cake and treats.

"Feel free to take whatever you want," L had told him.

Light had initially declined, but a plate of strawberry tart caught his attention. L noticed and when Light wasn't looking, the detective silently pushed that plate towards him. Light looked at him, a little sheepish but happy.

When they finished, they slowly walked back to the hotel, chatting softly with each other.

Things weren't awkward when they reached their room. Light went into the bathroom to change into his pajamas while L did the same in the room. Not like there was any real need for it, but they went ahead and did it anyway. Light sat down on the left side of the bed and pulled his phone out, calling Sayu's phone.

Overall, the first night was what Sayu would call a success. The boys ate their dinner, she made them do their homework because then they would have more free time on the weekend and they settled out their sleeping arrangements. Sayu and Matt would take her bed, Mello and Near would take the guest bed. The brothers had originally wanted to sleep with Matt but after ten minutes of trying to see who it would be, they agreed that they were getting nowhere fast and he was better off with his aunt. They knew they could sleep in since there was a nationwide staff development day which meant no school for any of them.

Today, everyone took turns taking a shower after they all gathered for breakfast (assorted sugary cereal that Light would cringe at) and now at lunchtime, the apartment was tranquil.

And Light and L thought she wouldn't be able to handle it.

Her phone rang from the kitchen. Recognizing Light's ringtone, she dashed to it before the boys could get it. "Mon frère! How's Paris?"

"Great, can you put us on speakerphone?"

She did and called the boys to her. They all went to the sofa and huddled around the phone.

"Hi dad!" Matt exclaimed happily. He had received a goodnight text from Light the night before but he really missed him.

"Sup dad," the brothers said.

"Matt! I miss you!" Light wanted to hug his son but couldn't and settled for leaning into L who took a spot right up against him.

"Near, Mello, I don't miss you." L deadpanned. Light flicked his knee and L had the urge to take a hold of his hand but refrained for now.

Mello scoffed across the phone. "Yeah, whatever dad."

"We know you're a softie," Near added, his tone mocking.

"Lies."

"Sayu, everything going alright?"

"For now, yeah, everything's been great. And you boys? Don't do anything I wouldn't do!"

L faced Light, their faces separated by just a few inches when Light looked back. "I feel that list is quite short."

"It is." Light confirmed. Caramel eyes slightly widened after staring into black ones for so long, their owner almost missing what Sayu said.

"Meanies!"

"Alright, well it's getting late, so L and I are heading to bed. Goodnight! Love you!"

"We love you too!" the other end chorused. "Goodnight!"

They hung up and Light leaned down, turning off his phone and the light on his side of the room. He turned to his side to face L who was still sitting down. "Are you going to sleep?"

"In a bit. I really enjoyed our date."

Light nodded. "Me too." He bit his lower lip, debating something, then sat up, gave L a quick peck on the lips and pulled back, smiling. "Goodnight, L."

The detective blinked in surprise. He watched the brunet lay back down and closed his eyes, his breathing evening out soon after. L waited until he was sure Light was asleep.

"Goodnight. I think I have fallen for you."

Monkey: Wow I was so out of my league with that Paris date lmao. Also, I took French last semester for the first time and did pretty well but honestly it's summer and have forgotten most of it, so my bad if the French is terrible, just roll with it please! Unless it's super bad, then tell me lol. Did you guys watch the drama? Light and L at a concert with music playing in the background and they only have eyes and ears for each other lmao. I'm hoping they do the whole handcuffing bit from the anime/manga, that was fun lol.

So what did you guys think? I was gonna add a couple more scenes but this is already really long and I need to sleep lol so until the next chapter!

Thanks for reading/reviewing/favoriting/alerting! It makes me so happy!