A/N: It's my birthday, it's my birthday! -dances around- XD WOOT!! Haha anyhow! Sorry I took so long in updating, but I wanted to update it on my b-day as a gift from me, to all of you guys!
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Chapter 7
Light turned in his bed feeling like shit. Opening his eyes, the first thing that greeted him was the still raining sky outside his window. No rays of sun could shine though the thick curtain of clouds, and it caused darkness as if it were still evening. Light felt so tired, he thought it was just four or five a.m., but to reassure himself, he looked at the cat-shaped clock on the small table next to the bed. Well, the reassurance he waited didn't come since it was seven a.m. and in one hour he had to be at work.
" Hell no...." He whined and pulled the blanket over his head, trying to hide under it. He had never really been a morning person, and since L was in the hospital, he didn't have much motivation in going to work. Whether the case he would have to solve be concerning the shinigami realm or not. It was boring, it was stressing, and he always watched the clock, counting the time for when he could go and visit L. It was even more boring since Ryuk was with Misa, but he didn't miss the ugly looking shinigami.
Every morning he got up for one reason, seeing L up and healthy again. Well...as healthy as one that eats nothing but sweets can be. He sighed, this time he couldn't dream about his L....actually...he dreamt about nothing. He was so tired yesterday, running that much and behaving himself, then trying to defend himself from the flooding questions asked by his co-workers.
He slowly rose into a sitting position and grimaced.
"Uhh." His head hurt and he felt somewhat weird. "Great...I caught a cold." Luckily, he knew how to fake good health. He was an idol in school, a genius in fact, so he learned to cover things like these.
He pulled the blanket away and got to his feet, stretching his arms up to the air in order to make the stiffness in his muscles go away. He went to the bathroom and washed his face in cold water then began to change his clothes.
"Shit!" He cursed as he looked at the clock, it was seven sixteen. He turned to leave quickly, but before he could take a step, he stopped. Returning his gaze to the night table where the picture of him and L, along with the rest of the task force , was. He had a strange feeling that something was going to happen today. He didn't know whether it was good or bad, but he felt a little tense.
"Ohayou L-koi." He smiled at the picture. How he wished he could say this to the actual person instead of an inanimate object. He looked at his bed imagining L lying there, face resembling a sleeping angel with a smile playing at his lips. This was Light's dream, to wake up next to the man he loves.
As he imagined how he would go to him, lay on the bed next to him and wake up with a kiss, it was too much for him to bear. He shut his eyes for a second to calm himself and exited his room.
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"See, it wasn't that bad visiting Ryuuzaki now was it?" Aizawa asked, much to his annoyance. Why couldn't he just shut up?
"Aizawa...would you please just leave me alone?" Light gritted out.
"Oh, of course, but it's good to know that you outgrew your childish state and aren't so stubborn anymore." He grinned. It really was nice to see that Light actually cared for the great detective.
"Aizawa, don't you have a case to work on?" Mogi asked suddenly, and the other eyed him and nodded.
"Yeah. I guess I'll get started on it now then..."
"Whatever..." Mumbled Light as he reached fro a stack of papers that consisted of cases that needed to be handled, as well as some little information others had gathered of 'Kira', but Matsuada's voice stopped him.
"I know it is had for you...the hardest out of us all." The bulkier man said in a serious tone of voice. Light snapped his head up to meet Matsuada's eyes in disbelief.
"Eh?"
"What Mogi's trying to say is that Ryuuzaki will be alright. You just have to stay by his side and he'll definitely come back." Matsuada smiled, and before anyone could answer, the always bouncy and chirp Matsuada disappeared into another room, leaving him alone in the room.
Light just sat there dumbfounded. Did Matsuada and know? Impossible! Matsuada could never....not him...that was just....out of the question. And he was sure that he didn't make any mistakes, they couldn't possibly know. He arranged everything every time. Okay, previously they caught him there, but still....Light sighed. How could Matsuada possibly know what was going on? It was somewhat scary to tell the truth.
He had always feared losing to L, being exposed as Kira. No, well now the thing he most feared was losing L himself. He would spend a week or a year with Amane Misa if it meant seeing L healthy again.
The day went slowly, and Light tried really hard not to sneeze. No, he definitely lose to this stupid cold, he could manage. Everything is fine....no..that's a lie, not everything. The strange feeling inside of him, this anxiety grew by the second. He was sure today something would happen.
When he was finally done with all the work he had to have done for that day, Light dashed out the room, completely forgetting of the others. He quickly called a cab and told the cab driver where to take him.
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The sound of the elevators could be heard as he stepped out of the metal death trap(I hate elevators). Nurses and Doctors alike went in and out of room, as always. Yet, despite everything looking like it normally did, Light was still anxious. This feeling inside of him had yet to vanish, it was still there, as persistent as he was. He stopped in front of L's room and took a deep breath.
Opening the door, Light stepped inside and almost lost the grip on the rose he held in his hand as well as his balance, his eyes growing wide in shock. L's bed was empty, the only thing covering the mattress were the milky white sheets over it. The machines that once kept L alive were all unplugged, the screens that once showed L's pulse were now pitch black. The cranes and flowers that he had once brought there were no where in sight, and neither were the rest of L's other stuff. The room looked untouched, as if no one had lied there before. Silence laid there...dead silence.
Death...death...did his L...?
Light felt like he would faint right there and then. No, it can't be true! No! He wouldn't accept this, never. He wanted to run out to ask a nurse, but he was unable to move. His muscles were tense, his body trembled from shock, from unshed tears. No, he was even too shocked to cry. His mind was totally blank. He just kept standing there staring at the empty bed in silence, trying to acknowledge the fat that L wasn't there.....that L is not there anymore.
What happened? And it L died, why wasn't he informed? His trembling hands reached for his cell phone, this was all the movement he could do at the moment. He dialed his fathers number and listened to the singing sound.
"Moshi moshi." He heard his father say on the other line.
"Da-dan...?" Light couldn't hide the desperation in his voice. All the fear he had, he didn't even know what he was saying anymore, or how he was acting.
"Light?" Soichiro asked worriedly. "What's wrong son?"
"Di-did you visit L..to-today?" His voice trembled and he didn't even realize he had called L 'L' again instead of Ryuuzaki again.
"We did visit go there today, why? I'm sorry he's still the same. We br-"
Light hung up and looked out the window brokenly, eyes unblinking. He looked but he didn't see anything. His sense were numb, all of them.
Where is my L? Where??
He slowly found the strength to exit the room, still feeling like he wasn't really conscious. He became aware of a couple of kids gathered together, each one of them crying their hearts out; one was trying to hide it though. Near them stood an adult dressed n all black, much like the three kids.
Watari? Mello?...Matt..Near?
Light thought. The faces of the people were too far to be recognized though, but it was all Light could think of now. So it was true...L had passed away. Memories rushed to him and he shook his head. He remembered the few times L would smile, his voice, everything he ever did. He they slept in the same room and L would stay up all night next to him, the warmth radiating from him so comforting.
At this moment Light began to wonder when this love for L had started. Maybe he had always been in love. This thought made his heart clench in his chest...all he had ever done was hurt L by being so cold towards him, thinking of a way to kill him.
I am sorry L...so sorry!
He felt his legs become weaker than before and he leaned against the wall to support himself. The rose slipping through his trembling fingers. It was just a dream....a nightmare...he wanted to die.
Yagami-san?" A nurse suddenly called his name, but he was too lost that he didn't realize it.
"Um...Yagami-san..?" The nurse tried again and this time Light looked at her and swore he had seen her before. Oh, that's right, now he remembered. This was Misa's friend that had gotten hurt. So she was a nurse here? That was rare, Misa having a nurse friend that is.
The girl seemed really concerned for him. Her eyes shone such worry. "Do you want me to call a doctor Yagami-san? You look pale, are you alright?" The girl spoke.
"Where is he?" Light asked hoarsely. "Did he...die?"
The girl looked at him questioningly.
"Die?..Oh! You mean Ryuuzaki-san!" She chirped.
"Did Er...Ryuuzaki die?!" Light demanded causing everyone to turn and stare at him. The nurse standing in front of him gave out a startled gasp. The man's face was so different from all those pictures Misa had shown her, and the video recordings. This was not the man he had seen.
"No...no...Ryuuzaki-san is alive. He was transported into another room because he got better all of a sudden. The machined were no longer necessary." She ranted on nervously and caught the relief wash over the other's face.
Light felt as if a weight had been lifted from his heart. The strange feeling finally gone, and he felt like cryin, but he controlled himself. His L is safe, he was still there with him, he wasn't gone. He was so happy to hear that, nothing in this world could make him happier! Not even being told that Misa had runoff with Matsuada and his sister had decided to become a nun.
He looked at the crying family and saw that they weren't Watari and the other three. He felt sorry for them, but he couldn't help but be selfish. Selfish because he couldn't really care. All he caed for was his L being better. He took deep breaths and looked at the girl who smiled at him kindly. He couldn't help but smile back at her.
"Please take me to his room." His normal voice returned to him once again.
"Of course, follow me please." She said and watched as her friends crush picked up the fallen rose, a small smile playing at his delicate lips. She found it a little strange, but she didn;t thinnk much of it.
"So he woke up?" Light asked hopefully as they walked down the hallway.
"No, I'm sorry Yagami-san, he didn't. But his life functions returned to normal and so the machines aren't needed anymore." The girl answered and stopped in front of another door.
"He's in there." She smiled once more as she motioned to the door.
"Thank you..." Light hesitated. He just realized he didn't know the girls name. Did Misa mention it to him at any point?
"Tomoko." The girl introduced herself. "Akihita Tomoko desu." She bowed.
"Yoroshiku. Ne, Akihita-san, can you leave us alone?" He asked as the girl was about to follow him into the room.
"Hm? Oh, sure! Sorry." She exclaimed while scolding herself mentally. Of course he would want to spend some alone time with his friend.
"Arrigatou." Light smile and disappeared into the room, closing the door gently behind him. The girl hurried away, ready to call Misa. It's no wonder Misa liked him, she herself could die from that smile. But he wasn't exactly her type, she already had someone else she liked.
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In the room L waited nervously. He was actually very proud of himself, he couldn't wait until Light came to visit him. He had taken a step to healing. He was so happy, he wanted Light to come quickly.
'I hope you come Light-kun...I hope you'll be proud of me.'
The L in the box was now able to walk freely, he saw the door shining but he couldn't really go close to it. Every time he tried, his energy vanished. But he was glad he could at least walk around in that dark box which was somehow not so dark anymore.
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Light stepped into the room and looked at the bed near the window. There he was, his love lying now without those cruel annoying machined surrounding him. L really looked like he was just deep in sleep. His chest rose up and down as he breathed. One half of Light's heart was smiling, L is better! But the other one was crying. He still looked the same, he was still unresponsive. But Light believed that he was hearing every word, feeling everything and he was not so unsure of their bond anymore. At times he thought that if L woke up and forgot everything, he wouldn't confess his feelings. Now he became more and more sure that he would confess. Somehow he felt that L would return his feelings. Without words or actions....he felt that the bond between them didn't need words. Now he managed to convince himself he wasn't only selfishly pretending to be L's lover, the other wanted to be his too.
"L..." He said in a soft tone.
'You're finally here Light-kun!' L felt so happy right now. 'I am closer to you by one step Light-kun. With you next to me, I will heal, I know it.'
He felt Light sit at the edge of the bed and caress his face. It was strange but he felt that he could see Light's outline mentally. It felt so good, if he could have he would have purred.
"You scared me so much!" Light stated and L felt the other take his hand and squeeze it tightly.
'Scared...?' L tilted his head. 'Why?' He wondered.
As if hearing L's unspoken question, Light spoke. "When I went to your room it was completely empty. I thought for a moment that you had...died. Oh gods L, I felt so terrible."
'I'm here Light-kun, don't you worry.' He wished nothing more than to hug Light and comfort him.
"Then a nurse told me you were alive and better. I was so relieved and happy. I knew you could make it L. You really are strong...I'm so proud of you." Light said with a smile.
'It is not me who is strong Light-kun...it is us. Without you I am not strong, I can only manage because you are here for me...because you love me.' A smile crept to L's lips. 'You are my strength Light-kun.'
"And don't think I forgot to bring you a rose and crane. This time the crane is made out of a two colored paper...two in one, like us." Light chuckled. "The colors are orange and white because...you are both my sun,warmth,energy, and my purity, the only thing keeping me sane." Light smiled even more and leaned down to kiss the older boy.
L's heart soared and sped up. He felt he was getting better again, and walking to the door was so easy now. But, of course, he still couldn't reach it. It was only a few meters away now though. L cracked a smile, eyes shining brightly. He hadn't been that close to the door before.
He wanted to kiss back, to tell Light not to end it, to tell him how much just a simple kiss helped him.
'You are my sun and purity too Light-kun. When I wake up, I will read to you my own poems to you...the poems I thought out while I was lying here. I just can't write it down at the moment...but I am certain I won't forget them. They aren't complete yet, I'm sorry to say, but I'm sure I can complete them soon. It will be my poems for you.'
When Light pulled away, he leaned his head next to L's.
"I think Matsuada suspects something..." He whispered. It made the L in the box look up startled. He didn't want others to find out because he feared that they would take Light away from him. And in his state, he had no possibility to show resistance. He feared ti the most.
"But don't worry, he won't make trouble for us. And I'm not even sure he actually knows....it's Matsuada we're talking about."
'Don't judge a book by its cover Light-kun, you might regret it later on. But...if he doesn't know..then perfect. The most important ting is that you stay by my side, I wouldn't bear it if they wanted to keep you away from me. I have never been in lover before you Light-kun, and I know you are the other half of my soul.'
"But you know, even if the whole world knew of us, no one could ever make me leave you or break us apart. I believe you love me too, and I owe it to us. Too bad L, you can't make me go away even if you wanted it. I have become your stalker." He laughed and if L could, he would have joined in.
"Silly Light-kun.'
Light talked about a few more things. Being happier and happier as he convinced himself that L would wake up soon, but visiting time ended. It always ended too soon in both their opinion, and so Light had to go.
"I really hope I can hear your voice soon L." Light said as he raised himself from his sitting position.
'I hope so too Light-kun.'
"See you tomorrow. I love you." Light smiled after giving a short goodbye kiss.
'I love Light-kun too. Come back soon.' L felt like a teenager in love. Well, from what he has read it seemed like he was one. He should bee depressed because he is currently lying for more than ten weeks in a hospital, unable to respond to his surroundings, but instead he felt happy all over and could jump around from hyperness. He waited for the day he could run into Light's arms and return all the love he got from the other man.
'Thank you Light-kun, thank you so much.'
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"Moshi Moshi, Misa?" Tomoko said to the phone as she laid on her bed.
"Tomoko?" The girl asked sleepily. "Do you know what time it is? Misa Misa needs her beauty sleep!"
"I met Yagami-san today." She smiled wide, her eyes shining.
"Eh? What is Misa Misa's Light doing over there again? Is he ok?" Misa asked frantically.
"Oh he's fine, just visiting a friend." Tomoko rolled her eyes. "But anyhowders! Man Misa, you have got some good taste in men! He was drop dead gorgeous." Tomoko sighed and heard Misa gasp on the other end.
"Tomoko isn't thinking of stealing Light from Misa Misa is she?"
"Don't worry, I already told you I had someone I liked, sheesh."
"But you never told me who!"
"It's a secret."
"Awwww, Tomoko is so mean!! But can Tomoko tell Misa Misa who Light's friend is?"
"I never told you? ...stranger...but sure." Quickly Tomoko pulled the phone away from her ear as she heard Misa shriek in delight. Damn that girl had some vocal cords. Annoying ones at that...
"His name is Ryuuzaki..I don't know much about him..."
"Ryuu...zaki... He sounds familiar."
"He's a friend of your boyfriends, it's not a mystery that he's talked about Ryuuzaki at least once."
"You're right. Why is Ryuuzaki in the hospital?"
"He got hit by a car, he's now in a coma."
"How sad, Misa Misa feels sorry for him. I want to see him!"
"You can't!" Tomoko panicked. "I was told that no one other than those signed up could go see him, let alone know about him. I don't understand why, but you can't!"
"Please Tomo-chan!! Pleeaaassee!!" The blond pleaded. "You know how Misa Misa is, Misa Misa will tell everyone if you don't bring her to him." She smirked.
"....Okay Fine! But just once!"
"Just once, Misa Misa promises!"
They talked for another half hour about anything, though Misa spoke mostly about Light, before they hung up.
"Tomorrow will be a good day!" Misa smiled happily as she eyed the posted of Light she had made on her wall. "Wait for Misa Misa darling!"
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Light threw his shoes away and collapsed on his bed. What a day! But L was better, that is the most important thing. He winced as he remembered the feeling he felt when he had thought that L had died. He never wanted to feel that wretched pain again. He was too tired to change his pajamas, he just pulled the blanket to him and hugged it tight. He forgot about his cold and he didn't feel the urge to sneeze anymore.
"Eru-chan, I hope one day I can hug you instead of this." He nuzzled the fabric, daydreaming that it was L, and so he fell asleep with a smile on his face.
A/N: I had you worried for a bit there didn't I? HahaXD Sorry bout that! I wanted to know how you all reacted to thinking L was dead! Anyhow!! I hope all of you enjoyed this chapter!! Please leave a review for me! I love them dearly!!!