L tasted faintly of strawberries and Earl Grey, tongue warm against Light's own as he responded to the brunet's kiss. The young mage felt desire rise up inside him, a burning hungry thing that made his skin tingle as a heat spread through his limbs. The power within immediately tried to grasp on to what he was feeling and climb to the surface again.

"L…" He gasped softly against the mage's lips in fear. No! I'm going to hurt him…I'm going to-

But then he felt L's hand return to his chest and it receded. Within moments, the other man had sought out his mouth again. He gave a sensuous swipe of his tongue along Light's lower lip before taking it between his teeth and tugging possessively.

The brunet couldn't help the moan of pleasure that escaped him or the shiver that ran through his body from the Necromancer's power, cool as the grave where his fingers splayed lightly across the center of his chest.

Maybe I don't have to be afraid with him. Light smiled against the other man's lips at the thought, able to relax and enjoy himself as they continued to kiss, delving deeper, wanting more…

*ahem*

Light broke the kiss, head whipping in the direction of the sound. His eyes were wide as saucers, breathing heavy as he looked at the older gentleman in the door holding a tray with coffee and tea service. The man raised an eyebrow at L, pursing his lips.

To the raven's credit, he simply shrugged and made no efforts to remove himself from where he was crouched on the chair in Light's lap as the older man set down the tray. Light startled as he felt L's lips brush against the lobe of his ear.

"Is this making you uncomfortable, Light?" He whispered teasingly. The man's voice reverberated through his body, rubbing him in all the right places. The young mage bit back a groan.

So, we're still playing games? Light felt a spark of excitement. Good, I so rarely find anyone worth playing with… He turned his head so he could gaze deeply into the other man's fathomless dark grey orbs, their lips brushing as their heated breath mingled.

"Are you an exhibitionist or a voyeur L?" The brunet murmured hotly, his tongue darting out to catch the Necromancer's upper lip before retreating.

"Is it that you like to watch?" Light whispered, smirking as the man's pupils dilated wildly with desire. He heard the door click shut as the older male hastily left.

"Or is it that you like to be watch-" The young man's words were cut off as L's lips crashed into his own once more like a tidal wave that would leave nothing in its wake.

"God, the mouth on you…so fucking hot," L muttered in between devastating kisses that left the young man breathless. Light let out a huff of laughter, practically giddy as his head fell back against the seat cushions and the mage's talented mouth began to travel along the column of his throat.

All he could think was how good it felt…like L had placed a key into a lock and opened up something wonderful inside of him, while the same time slamming the door to trap the darkness within.

I've never…this is… His hands unclenched from the armchair and drifted to run up along L's legs, fingers pressing into the soft denim to knead the man's strong thighs ever so slightly as he made his way higher.

The Necromancer groaned softly, shifting to settle more solidly in Light's lap. The younger mage blushed wildly as he was suddenly far more acutely aware of how hard he had gotten. L leaned back to view him, eyes dark with lust as he ran his thumb across Light's kiss swollen lower lip and rolled his hips. The grinding of their clothed erections together left little doubt in Light's mind regarding how affected the older mage was by him as well.

"Can I try something?" L murmured softly, looking to Light for acknowledgement.

"Okay." Light nodded but quickly panicked as L sought to remove his hand from his chest, grabbing it to hold it there. "No!" Light cried out, his eyes full of fear. "I'll hurt y-"

"Trust me to help you contain this." L calmly replied. "And just know that you really can't hurt me that way." He assured Light with a smile. "I'm one of the few people you can't drain because of my ability to control beings of death magic."

But you said to my father that I wasn't just a creature of death magic, so how can you be sure? Light thought worriedly as he slowly released the man's hand and returned his own to L's hips.

"Now, I want you to describe what you're feeling…any surges of magic or power that come upon you…anything." L leaned in to press a soft kiss to his lips once more. "There are no right or wrong answers. This is just me trying to better understand what we're dealing with so I can support you, okay?" He murmured to the brunet.

Light nodded and closed his eyes as the other man lifted his hand away, ceasing the soft thrum of magical containment that he'd hardly noticed anymore once they'd begun kissing.

Silence.

The only sounds in the room were the breaths they took as they waited for the other shoe to drop. Light peered at L cautiously, slowly opening both eyes.

"Maybe, I-" Then he felt the power begin to creep slyly at the edges. L may have slammed the door shut on it, but the energy that roiled inside him saw the openings available now and escaped through the cracks like smoke. Light's eyes widened and by the look on L's face, he could feel it too.

"Describe it Light."

"It's…"

Need to be fed… want to be used… The power breathed out like a living thing. Choose well…or the choice will be taken…

"This…I…" Light's voice cracked as the energy inside him grew stronger. "It wants to..."

"I think the magic wants…to have a purpose." He murmured in surprise. The energy slowly began to fade, as if pleased with his answer. The young mage looked at the Necromancer with fearful eyes.

"Power tends to corrupt…" Light whispered.

"And absolute power corrupts absolutely." L finished.

"The previous Angelus…they all let this power corrupt them." Light said quietly as he gazed at the mage before him with determination. "I refuse to let that happen to me as well…will you help me?"

"Absolutely," L replied with a smirk.

xxx

"So the short term plan is to stay together at all times?" Light asked as the other man set a cup of coffee before him and began to add cubes of sugar into his cup of tea. "What about when I sleep or shower or-"

"I will simply have to sleep in the same bed as you Light." The raven replied, trying to maintain a serious face. The young man's jaw dropped open slightly, hand paused in surprise as it hovered above the coffee cup handle. L was just having too much fun teasing him to stop now. "And I personally have no problem with nudity…but if you'd like me to promise not to peek-"

"What?!" The brunet squeaked, face bright pink as he had what L could only describe as an adorable little tantrum as he shot out of his chair in outrage. "But, but…that's-"

"You are so cute." L chuckled, as he dropped the last sugar cube into his tea.

"I am not cute!" He growled out, leaning down to bang his hands on the table between them, nose scrunching sweetly. L reached out to bop it with his finger and smiled innocently as he picked up his tea, watching the livid expression on the young man's face carefully.

"Okay Light, okay." He replied in a mollifying gesture. The brunet huffed and crossed his arms, pouting as he settled back in his seat…

Fuck…what a drama queen, but so passionate. Dare I say that I like it? The Necromancer couldn't help the words that flowed out his mouth in the young man's presence, it was like his internal filters were erased around him.

"Would you feel better if I called you sexy instead?" L teased in a low seductive voice that had the blush in Light's cheeks turning even rosier as he looked away.

"No." He scowled, even though a slight smile reluctantly tugged at the corner of his mouth at the flattery. Light leaned forward to pick up his coffee, bringing it to his lips to quickly try and hide it as he gazed over the cup at L. The raven bit back a grin of his own and took a sip of his tea.

"There are several other things I would like to try to help better focus your own control of the ebb and flow of this power and to assist in finding uses for it, other than its instinctual purpose of…"

"Death and destruction?" Light whispered. L nodded in acknowledgement.

"Like last night in the park, what you did was direct it towards Gaia magic that then elevated to Spiritus Vitae magic." The raven continued excitedly as Light's eyes widened. "Those trees were completely devoid of life, but you were able to give back what you'd taken from the Earth."

"That is a gift Light." L reassured the young mage. "A beautiful one." He smiled at the brunet, who had a hopeful expression on his face.

"You are so much more than death and destruction. We just need to find a better purpose for your magic and until then, we'll do everything we can to monitor and contain it through things like meditation and my magic." He gazed at the young man intently.

"I am literally your fail-safe if things go haywire and the power within you tries to go nuclear right now Light, but I promise I will never be far from your side." He murmured. "I will not let that happen."

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