Chapter 9

A/N- Hey guys its me again! Still no one else voted on my poll so I had to choose for myself. :( Please review guys, I've been feeling less motivated recently because I've been getting less and less reviews. I wanna know what you think of it. Anyway, here's chapter 9 of Back to Wammys!

L looked at the boy unconcerned but a gentle wave washed over him. He gestured for Matt to sit down on the bed behind Light, so they wouldn't disturb the caramel haired man.

L sat down, for once not in his crouched position, next to Matt. He shuddered slightly as he felt some of his intelligence walking away from home, but relaxed and put his hand on the boys shoulder.

'Matt, this may be a phase. Many teenagers go through phases where they're attracted to the same gender and it's completely normal. There's no need for alarm.'

Matt looked up through his auburn hair, his eyes sad. 'It's not though, I've felt like this for years. I've just never had anyone to talk to. Not even Mello or Near would understand.'

The detective smiled. He brought his hand to the boys chin and gently forced eye contact. ' You'd be surprised Matt. If they're really your friends then your sexuality shouldn't change anything.' He patted the boy's shoulder then got up, relieved to be out of the unfamiliar position. 'Now you'd better be going. The others may have noticed your absence. You also have lessons in the morning.'

Matt smiled and rolled his eyes. 'Thanks L, I feel a whole lot better now.' And he walked through the open door.

Meanwhile, Near lay awake, staring at the ceiling. Being a very light sleeper, he'd woken up and noticed Matt leaving the room. He had a pretty good idea where Matt had gone, but was unsure of the purpose. He sat up and looked around. Sure enough, Matt's bed was empty. The sound of footsteps told Near that his friend was fast approaching, but he stayed sitting up. When Matt eventually walked through the door, he was startled to see a little white figure sitting up, grey eyes boring into him. 'Ahh, nice to see you've finally returned Matt.' he spoke, analysing the gamer.

'W-what do you mean? I've been to the bathroom!' Matt stuttered indignantly, but giving himself away from the blush spreading across his face.

Near smiled, 'You never were a good liar. Do you want to tell me where you've been and let this be the end of this, or do you want me on your case 24/7 until I figure it out for myself? Either way, I find out.' This had Matt cornered. He couldn't get away without telling him, everyone knew that Near was L's top successor. He sighed, before sitting on his own bed.

'I went to see L. About something... Personal. Happy now?' He said hurriedly, before turning away from his friend.

'Funny how this is the first time you've ever went to see L in the middle of the night, the day that we find out he's gay. Is that a coincidence? I think not.'

Matt's head whipped around, his eyes full of fear and fury. 'Don't tell anyone. This is my business and I'd thank you to stay out of it.'

'Who is it? Me or Mello?' Near responded tonelessly.

Matt sighed, he was tired of the interrogation, he just wanted to sleep. 'I don't know,ok?' He muttered bitterly. 'I'm going to sleep now, goodnight.' With that he crawled under the covers and turned away from Near.

The albino continued to ponder through the night. If this kept up, he'd have eyes like L!

The next morning was rather blurred. The whole of Wammys House was buzzing, L's birthday was the very next day. It seemed Watari had managed to get L out of the building, probably accompanied by Light. The couple had taken themselves down to the ice rink nearby, courtesy of Watari.

'Are you sure about this?' L glanced worriedly at his boyfriend, who was lacing up pearly white skates on the detective's feet.

'You'll be fine, really! It's easy you'll pick it up in no time!' Light coaxed, pulling at the bows before diverting his attention to his own skates.

L attempted to stand up, only failing miserably and falling down in his butt. 'Light-kun, if I can't stand up on normal ground, I'm hardly going to stay upright on the ice!' he whined, rubbing his sore behind as he stumbled to his feet.

Light glanced affectionately at his boyfriend, smiling. 'You won't fall over, I promise. I'll be there to stop you. But you'll have to stand up straight or you'll find it much harder. And put this hat on too, we don't want you getting a cold for you birthday!'

'Just what have you got me for my birthday?' L probed at Light, looking sceptical.

'Surprise. Watari is arranging it for me now.'

The raven haired man groaned, he hated not knowing things. He stood up again, this time standing up straight. Several sickening cracks echoed through the room. 'I haven't done that in a while!' he exclaimed, then became amused. Light's face really was a picture, L was now a head taller than him.

'Yeah, I should have told you, I'm 6 foot 2", just I lose some of that height when I slouch.

Light just stolen there, shellshocked, before standing on his tiptoes and planting a kiss on his boyfriend's unexpecting lips. He slid his hand into L's and pulled him forward. 'Come on, the ice awaits!'

The second L put a foot on the ice, he fell, flat on his face. Luckily, the rink had been reserved so Light was the only one to witness this. In a split second, Light was above him, picking him up. 'Are you alright?' He exclaimed, worry streaked across his face.

'Yes, yes, I'm fine, just a bit wet.' He replied, brushing himself down.

Light pulled L to the end of the rink, where there was a bar for him to lean on. 'I'm going to teach you how to skate. First we'll go around the entire rink, just holding onto the edge. You need to get used to the ice and find your balance.

L edged awkwardly along, clinging onto the bar for dear life. Light was carelessly gliding around him, not wavering even slightly. Damn Light, why did he have to be so good at everything? Although, L had beaten him at tennis.

After a few laps, the detective was gaining confidence, and was no longer relying on the bar to keep him upright. 'Now, I teach you how to move. Spread your feet to about shoulder width, and move them away from you one at a time in long strokes.' Light demonstrated this flawlessly, before coming up behind L to support him. 'Let go of the rail, I've got you.'

With reluctance, L released his grip on the metal bar and wobbled slightly, but Light was true to his word and didn't let him fall. Slowly, he began moving his feet one by one, and was moving, if only at a snails pace.

An hour later, L was wobbling about by himself in the middle of the rink, trying (and failing) to keep up with Light. He was rapidly gaining confidence and was actually beginning to enjoy himself. The hat had come in handy, it was quite cold in there, not to mention cute. He loved the way the panda ears wiggled whenever he shook his head.

Soon the two of them were skating up and down, hand in hand. 'See, I told you you'd pick it up!' Light smiled triumphantly squeezing the detective's hand.

'What can I say? I'm naturally talented!' L smiled, and stuck his tongue out at Light. 'Bet you can't catch me!' He cried, releasing his hand from Light's and speeding off ahead. Light laughed before skating after him, catching up easily.

'That's not fair!' L whined, 'You've been skating for years, I've been skating for two hours!'

'Which is why I can do this.' Light scooped L into his arms and twirled gracefully and kissing him. They both felt slightly high from the rush, and this was when Light decided that they should go and warm up.

Mello, Near and Matt were once again in L and Light's room, transforming it for the final time. They'd came up with the idea together, and were all pretty excited about it too. Mello and Matt set up several enclosures, using wooden fences and some sort of wood putty. (Mello's idea) They put 2 in each room, meaning there was 6 in total. One by one, they brought the animals in, firstly the baby tiger, which was placed in the kitchenette, along with a giant panda. In the bedroom was an enclosure full of kittens, another containing chickens. The bathroom was full of fans and air conditioning devices, making it freezing cold. There were the same penguins from last time,along with a dozen fish swimming about in the bathtub. They'd really gone all out on this one, even taking the liberty to add signs and make maps. They didn't bother to make alibis this time, instead they dressed up in zoo keepers outfits and stationed themselves. Mello was running admission, anear was feeding the animals and caring for them, and Matt was the tour guide.

L and Light sat in a cosy cafe, sipping hot chocolate and eating cookies. Both had rosy cheeks and were talking about the day ahead of them.

'So what do you usually do for your birthday?' Light asked, sipping his drink.

'Well usually we just have a party. As a kid I'd go trick or treating, but after that, Watari just gave me candy. My guess is we'll see Wammys House turned into Willy Wonkas chocolate factory.'

Light cocked an eyebrow. 'Oh? Where did you get that idea from?'

'I heard Watari and Roger talking about it earlier.' Typical.

Light simply smiled and kissed his boyfriend. 'Are you excited? You're going to be 26 after all.'

'I guess so, there's going to be a lot of candy so I can't exactly be bored. Plus, you'll be there with me.' He smiled, and picked up the two now empty mugs. He glanced at the plate, only one cookie left. Both men reached for the cookie at the same time, instead touching each other's hand and smiling. 'We half it,' Light proposed, snapping the cookies in half and giving one half to L.

They eventually tore themselves from the dream they were living and, left the cafe, greeted by Watari. They were driven back to the orphanage, and got quite a surprise when they walked through their bedroom door...

Longest chapter yet :D I hope you guys enjoyed, I sat for two hours straight and typed this. If I get 5 or more reviews on this chapter, I might just include a lemon (don't expect wonders) making the rating an M. Please read and review, I hope you enjoyed!

~HelixLawliet