No matter what L tried he could not get Light to calm down. L tried asked questions about what happened, just to be met with muffled cries or straight out sobs. So L did his best to just try to be there for Light. L was trying his best to wrap his head around this situation, but currently there was just too much information. Perhaps it was in his best interests to be distracted by the hysterical teen. So that's just what he did. He couldn't understand what was going on inside Light's mind, couldn't began to even try; but if Light just found out that he was committing murder against his will, L could understand the struggle Light was going through right now. To be chasing one enemy, just to find out that enemy is yourself. L didn't know what to do either, he wanted more information before attempting an arrest and he didn't even want to arrest Light. What he needed more than anything was help. Unless something outside his control was going on. Like that strange voice declaring the world wasn't fit for humans. That couldn't have been Light, could it?

L made it back to the task force headquarters with Light in tow. Both of Light's wrists were handcuffed behind his back, a safety precaution in case something came over him again and he tried to kill L. Light understood and didn't reject being handcuffed. L thought he would have made some smart remark if not for the melancholy mood that had settled over the teen.

L considered themselves fortunate when they encountered none of the other task force members. L was not in the mood to explain what was going on and he assumed Light wasn't feeling the best to be around others. L also didn't want to deal with Soichiro if he saw his son handcuffed and decided to freak out on L. It was best if none of the others learned about the mission they went on tonight, Watari would find some story to cover them. In the meantime, L had to figure out what was actually going.

L had sat Light down on the couch in their room with a comfortable blanket tossed over his shoulders. He prepared tea as quick as he could. Light had calmed down a great deal, he was now speaking in coherent sentences and replying to questions. L didn't ask him anything about what happened; but as he sat down on the foot rest and curled into his usual position, Light probably saw in coming.

The teen looked down at the floor, waiting for L to asked a question. L didn't, he was waiting for Light to say something. This silence dragged on for what felt like forever, until Light finally said something.

"I did something stupid."

Light didn't look up from the floor, he felt like shriveling up under L's intense gaze. Yes, L probably wanted him to elaborate, but he wasn't going to until L asked him to. Another couple of second passed, until L broke the silence again.

"What did you do?"

L's voice wasn't as hard as Light expected it to be, so he risked a glance upward. Those dark, wide eyes were focused on him, but not accusingly. They were full of concern and worry, which surprised Light. He knew that he began to think of L as a friend and L said he thought of him the same way, but he really didn't know how much he meant it. Seeing those emotions in his eyes showed Light that he really did think of him as a friend and was concerned about him.

"I-" Light's voice cracked and he looked back down at the ground, "I made a deal with a demon."

Light explained to L about how Lucifer had showed up one day when Light was extremely bored. He explained how stupid he was and accepted his deal, not taking the demon serious enough. The demon somehow caused him to forget everything, but something had changed. He remembered.

"This is all my fault, I started this. I don't know how to fix it," Light said, tears threatening to spill out of his eyes again. He looked into the tea he held, disgusted by the image of himself looking back.

"Light," L stated, his voice calm and soothing to Light's ears, "you made a stupid decision, but it would have happened to anyone. That's what demons do. We can fix this. We can stop Kira."

Light looked at L, confused by his last sentence, "But, aren't I Kira?"

L shook his head, "Light Yagami, you are not Kira. However, that thing inside you is. We will separate the two of you, because Light Yagami is not Kira."

Light made eye contact with L, seeing the determination inside the detective eyes. He believed him.

"Damn it!" Lucifer screamed, trying not to lose it.

His plan had failed, Light Yagami had not fallen to him. He was so close. Light was on the edge of his sanity. But that stupid detective L got in his way! If not for him, he would have had Light for himself, free to take over the world.

Asmodeus chuckled, enjoying herself way to much, "Did you not see how much stronger their souls are when they're together? You're not taking that one when L's alive."

Lucifer glared at her, efficiently turning her amusement off, "I noticed that when they first met, but someone didn't do a very good job of keeping him out of the way!"

Sathanus cringed when Lucifer turned his icy glare in his direction. Sathanus knew that he and Belzebub were supposed to stall L at the club while Asmodeus took care of Light. Sathanus was not prepared to deal with L being so frantic to get to Light.

"It wasn't my fault, Belzebub didn't help," Satanus muttered, turning an accusing eye to the demon of envy that was standing next to him.

"Hey don't put me on the spot! I wanted the leading roll, it wasn't fair," whined Belzebub.

Satanus didn't hesitate to punch Belzebub straight in the face.

Lucifer sighed, what did he expect, "Satanus, I have a job for you."

Satanus looked up, excitement growing on his features, "what is it?"

"I need you to kill L."

A/N: Eeek sorry it's really short. I intended it to be much longer, but that was a good spot to stop at. Man, today is great. I got this chapter done and I got a chapter on my story for NaNoWriMo done. Any mistakes are because i'm an engineer, not a writer. Reviews are much appreciated!

xx

Jay