Monkey: Hi, wow it's been a while. Ok so this story is roughly halfway done. I know, I'm so sorry I took so long to update! Good news is, this is the last super fluff no plot chapter because the next chapter should start up the plot. Well, the attempt at a plot haha. Also, for the French in here, ironically in the time it took me to update, I took another semester of French so now I've taken French for a year but as it is winter break and I haven't been actively using it, I've forgotten all of it and tried my best. But if it's really bad someone please correct me on it and I will fix it right away lol. That being said, thanks for reading those of you who are still around! And thanks to all of you who have been favoriting/alerting/reviewing this story, you guys are so great. Also, this chapter goes back and forth with the present to the date in Paris for a bit, hope that won't be too confusing lol. Alright, have fun! Oh and Happy New Year!

"Honey, hold still," Light chided as he attempted to fix his son's hair.

The boy pouted and paused his game. Neither knew what was up with his hair that morning, it just refused to cooperate with them. Light gave up and went to hunt down the hairspray. They were in his bathroom and as Light dug around for the hair product, Matt went back to playing as he kicked his legs from atop the bathroom counter.

"Aunt Sayu's seen me at my worst, I don't think she'll mind if my hair's a bit off today," Matt offered, sticking his tongue out in concentration as he went back to beating an enemy.

"Yes but I want you to look nice." Light found the can at last (contrary to popular belief, he didn't use any products in his hair no matter what Sayu said) and stepped back to Matt. He placed his hand on his son's forehead to shield his eyes and sprayed.

The redhead sneezed cutely.

Light did his best to style Matt's hair and in the end, it looked stylishly messy with the front slightly swept to the side and Light considered that a success. He softly patted Matt's bottom to get him off the counter and the redhead sped off. Light watched him go with a sigh.

Today was Sayu's birthday. She was turning twenty-one and she was going to have a tiny gathering at her apartment before going out drinking with some of her friends later in the evening.

He couldn't say he approved but so long as she was responsible, he hoped it would be ok. Besides, if things went wrong, then Light would pick her up. His phone beeped in his pocket, startling him out of his reverie. He smiled when he unlocked the screen and saw it was a text from L.

Unsurprisingly, L was the first to wake the next morning after having gone to bed a few hours after Light.

L stayed up reading The Faerie Queene (he couldn't wait to discuss it with Light who had already expressed his dislike of The Faerie Queene but appreciated Spenser's smaller works, like The Shepheardes Calender and Muiopotmos) with a dim light, occasionally glancing at the sleeping brunet who tended to move around in his sleep. The detective was worried Light was having a nightmare but his features were soft and he looked to be in complete peace. Twice L heard Light mutter, "Matt, please put the game away," and, "go to sleep Matt."

L pulled the cover a bit higher on the brunet after he shifted a little closer to the center of the bed. Honestly, it wasn't really big enough to fit the two of them with room to spare but so long as they didn't roll off the bed, they'd be fine.

When morning came, L opened his eyes only to see Light's sleeping face mere inches from his own. He drew in a quick breath but made no other movements to avoid waking his bedmate. At some point in the night, Light had shifted closer to him, nearly sharing a pillow. L's arm somehow wound up loosely wrapped around the other's waist.

L blinked the sleep out of his eyes but stayed watching Light a bit longer.

The brunet's breathing pattern changed slightly, making L think that he'd wake up soon but he didn't.

The raven-haired man gently lifted his arm up from Light's waist, his arm getting caught in the sheet over them, forcing L's hand to rest on Light's hip again.

L froze when he felt soft, warm skin under his fingertips. Light didn't help when he unconsciously shifted closer to L, his tranquil breathing blending in with his own. L smiled softly. He didn't know what cosmic deity had been in his favor to meet this guy, but he was glad for it.

His fingers twitched before L tried once more to free himself from the covers and this time he was successful (though regretful) and managed to carefully sit up and quietly get out of bed. He glanced back to see if Light had woken but the younger man merely moved around, closer to the spot L had just vacated, as if searching for the warmth.

L went about his morning routine as quietly as he could.

Eventually, Light's breathing pattern changed again and the brunet slowly started to wake. He shifted under the covers, bringing them up a bit to hide his face from the sunlight streaming into the room.

"Good morning, Light." L was already showered and dressed, using a towel to dry his hair.

"Ah, L, morning." He gave him such a soft smile that L couldn't help but stare at him. "Is something wrong?"

"Light, are you aware that you wake up looking as perfect as always?"

A faint red dusted Light's cheeks. "Don't be ridiculous." He brought up the blanket to cover his whole head.

L laughed. "Well, it is another day in Paris, what would you like to do?"

Caramel eyes peeked out from the blanket. "There's so many things I'd like to do but I'm fine with whatever you'd like."

"I would like to spend the day with you."

Light smiled, lowering the blanket a little. "Is that all?"

L thought for a bit. "Yes."

Light slowly let the blanket fall, pooling around his waist. "Then, maybe we could just go sightseeing?"

"Tu vas parler français aujourd'hui?"

Light blushed. "Oui, je vais parler seulement en francais, est-ce que tu aimes quand je parle autre langue?"

"Toutes les langues sont tres belles quand tu les parles."

"Tu es fou."

"Oui, mais seulement pour toi."

With a blush that went to his ears, Light stood up and stammered a reply ("J-je dois me laver, je serai rapide,") as he gathered his clothes to hop into the shower, quickly shutting the door behind him. L let out a snort as soon as he heard the water running.

"Tu es très, très mignon, Light."

They made the most of the weekend, going to as many places as they could without overwhelming themselves, eating delicious food and the two of them speaking French to each other. Light was still shy with his accent but it seemed he was becoming more relaxed with L. At one point, Light saw something in a window display and unconsciously took hold of L's hand to drag him towards it. Even after they went into the store to buy what had caught Light's attention, once they stepped out, Light took L's hand again as if it were the most natural occurrence in the world.

At night, they called their sons and just before they fell asleep, Light turned to face L.

"Thanks for all this."

"You are very welcome. I am glad being here has made you happy."

Light leaned over and gently kissed L. "It has."

L chased him a bit as Light pulled back, kissing him again. Part of L wanted to bring Light in closer until there wasn't any space left between their bodies, but for tonight, this was perfect. "Goodnight."

Light rested his forehead against L's. "Goodnight, L." He pulled back with a smile that L could see even in the dark, and laid down, turning on his side, closing his eyes. He was asleep within seconds.

L gave a tiny sigh. It was a good night indeed.

"Open the door!"

L rolled his eyes. A part of him hoped that his sons would one day get along with each other but he realistically understood that it was a pipe dream.

"Near!"

"There are other bathrooms!"

"My shampoo is in this one!"

"If you would just shave your head this wouldn't be a problem!"

Mello raised his fist to pound on the door again but a hand took hold of it. "Boys, you two are being ridiculous." L softly knocked on the door with his knuckles. "You two are brothers. Share the bathroom."

"He hogs the mirror though!" Near said from inside.

"You flushed my toothbrush down the toilet!"

L pinched the bridge of his nose. "Near, are you done?"

"Yeah."

L did something with the doorknob and it opened, revealing Near covered in a white fluffy towel. L took two steps into the bathroom, picked up his son and walked back out. "Mello the bathroom is yours. Ten minutes."

"But that's not fair!" Mello glared at the albino who stuck his tongue out at him.

"If the two of you are not ready in fifteen minutes you are not going." The finality in his voice kicked Mello into gear—the blond raced into the bathroom and shut the door. L calmly walked Near to his room and set him down. "Fifteen minutes."

The boy in the big towel nodded and L made his way back to his own room, sighing. He shut the door behind him and leaned against it.

Honestly, these boys would one day mean the end of him.

He wouldn't trade his sons for anything—well… no, no he wouldn't, but he had to wonder where they got all this incredible energy from. L was generally laidback and their mom was adventurous but nothing like this.

He thought back to Light and Matt, both so calm and such sweethearts.

Mello's loud cursing rang out from the bathroom after a particularly loud crash. L turned around to open the door but Mello called out that he was fine. L shook his head and walked to the desk where his phone was charging. Maybe texting Light would do some good.

My house is chaos and I feel like the universe must be punishing me for the crimes of a past life. I hope your morning is going better than mine.

He sent the text then hopped into his own shower to get ready for Sayu's birthday.

It was interesting to see how much things could change in such a short amount of time due to meeting some new people.

L had, up until a few months ago, been generally apathetic to his life. He loved his wild sons and he enjoyed his job of hunting down criminals smart enough to evade capture only to be tracked down (quite easily, he might add), by himself. The mother of his sons occasionally came by and while there wasn't any malice between them, they usually left each other alone and things were good that way.

Life was a routine but it was one he was so accustomed to that he had no problems with it and figured life would stay like this, at least until his sons were well into their teens.

And then Near and Mello decided to destroy that routine by bringing Light into his life.

L stepped out of the shower with a chuckle as he thought about the wording of that sentence.

Light, with his cheerful disposition and ability to see the good in everyone. He was so incredibly smart and he always put all his loved ones first. With his son Matt, the shy little genius L knew could easily rival Near and Mello but instead he was sweet and adorable and got along well with them. With Sayu, the Yagami wild-child who loved her family and had seen some tough times with them but didn't let it make her jaded. L wondered if that was a Yagami family trait. With Misa and Kiyomi, such friendly girls who cared about L and his sons instantly and who just wanted everyone to be happy.

And it wasn't just all good, either. L liked the flaws that came with these new people in his life. Light's ability to see good in people blinded him to the fact that despite being his best friend, Mikami was not a good person. Matt was too shy, incapable of really making friends and desperately latched onto Mello and Near because they were just like him. Sayu was aware of what her brother did to raise her and tried so hard to be independent so Light wouldn't worry but it would only make him worry more. Kiyomi and Misa, they wanted Light to settled down with someone, would they have latched onto anyone (other than Mikami) who showed some interest in Light?

L raked a hand through his wet hair, fingering the ends of it as he took the length into account. Maybe it was time to trim it soon.

He dressed and walked over to his phone, a small smile on his lips at seeing he had a message from Light.

Ahahaha, you make it sound so bad but they're angels. My morning has gone alright, I had so much trouble with Matt's hair today but I think we got it now. I bet today will be fun and I'm excited to see you again.

L looked fondly down at the phone.

It would be their first time meeting up again since their trip to Paris.

Me too. After Sayu's party, would you like to come over? Both you and Matt.

L barely had enough time to pick out a pair of "nice" shoes before he steeled himself to journey into the outside and face his sons, when his phone beeped.

We would love to.

L pocketed the phone, checked to make sure he looked decent and braced himself to open the door.

It was silent outside.

"Boys!"

"Did you have a good time?" L asked as the two gathered their luggage and made their way through the airport to see their sons again.

They were holding hands and L felt Light shyly squeeze his hand. "I had an amazing time, thank you for the incredible experience." Light's caramel eyes locked with L's black ones and L nodded. Light returned to scanning over the mass of people, trying to find their families.

"Out of curiosity," L began as he also looked for their relatives, "any future dates, would they be better in or out of the country?"

Light grinned. "Either works but maybe next time if we leave the country we can take the boys with us?"

"Deal."

"Dad!" a voice called out in the cluster of people. They recognized that voice.

Soon, a blur of red dashed through the people in front of them came barreling into Light who let go of L's hand to immediately wrap around the red blur.

"Welcome back! I missed you so much!"

Light maneuvered Matt around so he could pick him up. "I missed you too." He kissed his son's cheek and looked at L.

"True to my word, I brought him back in one piece," L said to the redhead, spying his sons racing towards them as well.
Matt buried his face into Light's neck and shyly peeked at L. "Thank you."

"Yo dad!" Mello called out, appearing in front of the three. "Did you bring us back anything good?"

"I'll be happy if he brought us anything at all," Near commented, his white hair popping up just behind Mello.

L rolled his eyes. "You just want me for my things."

The boys grinned.

Light hid a laugh in Matt's hair. "You're all so funny."

"The funny thing is you think they are joking," L deadpanned. "I thought I told you to wait with Watari and Sayu. What if you got lost?" He turned his attention back to his boys who tried their best to look innocent.

"We would've just created a giant spectacle of ourselves to draw attention." Near replied, his brother nodding along.

"I will not have you corrupting Matt."

"Don't worry, we'll keep him out of trouble!"

"I am not worried about that, I am worried about the two of you getting into trouble." He placed his hands on the tops of Near and Mello's heads. "Be good and help us bring our stuff."

"Oh, that's alright, I'll just set Matt down—"

Near put up a hand to stop the brunet.

"We got this," Mello told them and he and his brother took hold of all their baggage and they all slowly made their way out.

"Light!" Sayu yelled with a wave as soon as they stepped outside of the airport. She ran towards them (in five inch heels) with a huge grin on her face then nearly tackled Light and Matt down. "I'm so glad you're home!"

"I hope my sons were not too much trouble?" L asked when she smiled at him too.

"Nah! They were great!" Sayu stepped away from Light to briefly hug L as well. "You ever need a babysitter when I'm not working, you can come to me." She patted him twice with a sweet smile.

L narrowed his eyes at his sons. "Do you two just pretend to be monsters when you are with me?"

"Yep," came their immediate reply.

Light snorted at their antics, the boys grinning at L who tried to flick the back of their heads only for them to dodge in time. He felt Matt shifting in his arms. Matt rarely let himself be held now that he was getting bigger but this probably came from being away from each other for so long.

"I brought you back some souvenirs," Light whispered to the redhead after kissing the top of his head again.

"I'm happier with you being back."

Light's heart swelled. "Next time, l said we could all go for a trip."

Matt nodded into Light's chest, squeezing him just a bit more.

"Sayu, honestly, I can't believe you're not ready," Light sighed with a small shake of his head. He and Matt had just let themselves into her apartment with Light's spare key, Matt carrying the presents for Sayu. Light was in Sayu's room, trying to wake the birthday girl up who should have been up hours ago. He left Matt in charge of making sure the living room was clean enough to accept company. Light would compensate him later with a really big piece of cake.

The sleepy brunette groaned into her pillow. "It's too early."

"It's one in the afternoon."

"And on my days off," Sayu yawned, "I get up around four."

Light gently shook her. "Your guests will start to arrive soon, why didn't you just have your party later in the day?"

"Because I'm gonna get so smashed later in the day, it was better to make my peace with the people who know me in the daylight."

"Yeah," Light rolled his eyes, "alright little Miss Badass, I'll be sure to let everyone know you were too lazy to get ready and couldn't go out drinking tonight, especially given that you have a tiny tolerance so you'd be gone after three shots of anything and half a margarita." Light pulled her blanket off her and shook her some more.

Sayu whined. "You're so mean." She sat up, rubbing her eyes then stretched her arms out. She missed the fond look Light gave her when her actions reminded him of when she was really little. "Ok, I'm up, I'm up." Light stifled a giggle at her bedhead. She noticed and frowned. "Shut it, we can't all look as gorgeous as you do when you get up in the morning."

Light smirked. He sat down on the bed beside her and gave her a hug. "Happy birthday, Sayu."

She squeezed him tightly. "Thanks, bro."

He ruffled her hair. "Go get ready, Matt and I will take care of things in the meantime."

She jumped off the bed and rushed into the shower with a laugh. She raced out as quickly as she went in, looking sheepish. "I forgot my clothes."

She went into her closet and pulled out a cute skirt and top and made her way into her bathroom, only to come out seconds later again. "I forgot a towel."

Light shook his head. "Good to know you'll never change." He got up and went to the living room to help Matt.

"Did she wake up?" Matt asked, washing some dishes. Light relieved him of that duty and instead had him drying the dishes.

"You'd think she'd be excited to be celebrating her twenty-first but it looks like she'd rather sleep."

Matt giggled. "That sounds like her."

The two of them finished up quickly then gave the apartment a final run through. When they finished, Sayu still hadn't come out of her room. Light went to sit on the couch and Matt sat beside him.

Matt leaned his head against Light's shoulder. "I didn't bring my games."

"Good, you'll be playing with Mello and Near today, then we'll go over to L's place." The brunet rested his head on top of the redhead's.

"Like a sleepover?"

"Hmmm, sure, but we'd have to ask L."

The doorbell rang.

"Well speak of the devil." When Light opened the door, L and his sons were there, the two boys holding big presents. "Hi." He and L locked gazes. They didn't tell their sons that they had become closer in Paris, but they felt they didn't need to do anything different for now because things were going well between them. They instead opted for smiling at each other.

"Hi Light, hi Matt!" The boys chorused.

"Hi guys," Matt replied with a wave.

"Is Sayu awake?"

"She's getting ready." Light stepped to the side so the newcomers could walk in, closing the door behind them. Matt shyly tugged on the bottom of Light's shirt. "Oh right, L, you invited us over tonight, does that mean we could have a sleepover?"

L looked down at his sons. "I think that sounds like a good idea."

Mello and Near grinned, putting the presents down and crowding around Matt, each taking a hand and dragging him to the living room, all chatting away about the fun stuff they'd be doing tonight.

"Thanks, L."

"Light, you do not need to thank me for everything. I am happy if you are happy."

"You're too kind to me."

L stepped closer to Light. He opened his mouth to speak when the doorbell rang and Sayu came running out of her room.

Light averted his gaze from L with a shy smile and stepped back to open the door, revealing Misa and Kiyomi who were also carrying presents.

"Hello everybody!" Sayu exclaimed happily and dramatically, "finally the gorgeous birthday girl has made her appearance. I am twenty-one today, applaud me." She posed for them and Light took out his phone to take a picture of her as everyone applauded her. "Alright, let's keep this party super chill since I gotta save up my energy for later tonight when I get epically shitfaced—" Light cleared his throat. "I mean, well no, that is what I mean, sorry bro, let me have this one." She gave a beautiful smile and everyone couldn't help but be charmed by her.

The party was small but fun, full of food and cake that Light and L brought along, the eight just having a good time with each other. Sayu had other friends, but she decided to keep this get together with just her family and closest friends, the others she'd meet up with later when they went bar hopping.

Sayu met up with Light in the kitchen while he was making chocolate and strawberry milkshakes for the boys.

"Today is a good day," Sayu sighed with a smile on her face. "Think mom and dad are partying it up there for me?"

Light handed her a piña colada before kissing the top of her head. "Of course they are." He glanced at the drink in her hands. "That one's yours, there's alcohol in it. Don't let the boys try it." He winked at her then returned to making milkshakes for the under aged people in the apartment.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

Sayu skipped out of the kitchen, careful not to drop her drink, and went over to where Misa and Kiyomi were talking to L. She whispered to them that Light was making piña colada's and the adults went into the kitchen.

Light rolled his eyes and told them to wait until he was done with the milkshakes for the boys.

In the end, it was around six in the afternoon when the girls left, Sayu cheering excitedly for her night out drinking with her friends. The remaining five went over to L's house.

"Oh wait," Light spoke up as he walked up to the front door with L. "We don't have any supplies."
"Do not worry about a thing, Light, I am sure we have everything you need." L said, unlocking the door to his large house. It was large by Light's standards and it was large by anyone's standards, for being a house that only had three people, four if one included Watari.

The first thing Mello and Near did was drag Matt up to their room, eager to show him their game collection. Matt picked up one of his favorite games and asked if they could play it. Near and Mello practically tripped over themselves in their haste to get everything they needed so they could play.

In the meantime, Light and L were in the living room, Light sitting on the couch and L following right after.

"This is such a nice house," Light commented, caramel eyes looking all over the place.

"Thank you, I will give you the tour later. I just hope you will still think that in the morning when my sons are raising hell."

Light rolled his eyes fondly. "They're angels."

"This is their natural habitat."

"It could be interesting."

L looked up the stairs, making sure the boys weren't nearby watching, and leaned over to kiss Light. The brunet startled, but raised a hand to L's neck, bringing him just a little closer, deepening their kiss just a bit more. L reached over to cup Light's cheek, thumb lightly stroking it when he heard the boys yelling upstairs, opening the door and saying something about dinner.

Light sighed into the kiss and lowered his hand, pushing L back slightly with the other. They shared a look that lasted long enough for the boys to reach the top of the stairs and make their way down.

Light stood up. "Well, what should we make for dinner?"

"Spaghetti!" the boys yelled out as soon as they reached the bottom of the stairs. They were sporting large grins on their faces and Light looked at them fondly.

"Really?" L asked.

"With lots of meatballs!" Mello cheered, racing into the kitchen.

The other two followed after and Light turned to look at L. "Let's go make dinner."

All was going great a couple hours later; dinner was made, was served and currently being eaten at the table. Mello and Near were fighting over why Mello got to have more meatballs on his first serving while Light was reminding Matt to wipe his face when he made too much of a mess with the sauce. L was watching them, thinking that this was something he would like to see from now on, when the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it!" Mello and Near yelled out. Light was up before L was, acting on instinct and following them just before they opened the door.

Outside stood a beautiful woman.

Mello and Near stared at her, while she stared curiously at Light.

No one spoke for a couple seconds until Mello blurted out, "Mom?"

Monkey: Hi, see? I'm attempting a plot here lol. So things could either go really well or really bad, what do you guys think? Is this even the plot or will the plot start later? Will Mikami make a reappearance? Unfortunately, yes lol. It's late and I tried going over this but any mistakes are mine, I will go back to fix them later. Oh and any book/collection of poems/literature/whatever mentioned in this story is something I've read so if anyone ever wants to talk to me about some of these-like Light sharing my dislike for The Faerie Queene-then feel free to do so! Though I'm more active on my twitter and tumblr which can be found on my profile lol. Thanks for reading! Hopefully I'll update soon! (Hopefully before the spring semester starts lol.)