No Man Is an Island Side Story 7
Title: No Man Is an Island (Side Story)
Rating: As with the main story it will start out about PG-13 then rise later.
Warnings/Notes: Do I need to warn for DeviouslyEvil!Light or is that just understood? There is some slight adult stuff going on, but I don't think anything worth locking. Actually, I'm more of a fade to black girl most of the time so I don't think any of this will be locked after all. I might change my mind, but for the moment it seems safe to say the story won't go above PG-15.
It was strange how fast the years passed. Time stayed constant, he knew that, and yet one's perception could make a moment seem to draw out forever or a make a year fly by so quickly that it left a person stunned.
The world changed around him, and for the most part he did his best to remain unaffected. He couldn't allow himself to dwell on whether he agreed or disagreed, because this was simply the way things were now and Mello dealt with reality. He didn't mind shaking things up, when necessary, but he also wasn't ready to question his actions too closely. If he did he might feel responsible and he couldn't afford that at this point. He acted, followed through, and sometimes that meant there were things you did did your best to avoid thinking about.
Four years nine months and here they were It still surprised him a little that working with, for, Kira wasn't as big a change as he'd expected. He was still expected to study whatever was put in front of him and then to share it in some way. He was expected to follow certain rules and perform certain duties. The one major difference was Light allowed him quite a bit of freedom, well within reason. His wardrobe and appearance was the biggest example of where the older boy left him to his own devices. At first he'd went as crazy as possible, just to get a reaction, but all that Light had done was shrug and comment, 'I meant what I said about respecting you. Part of that is letting you make your own decisions whenever possible.'. The looks of disdain at his choices did reveal the other boy's displeasure, but true to what he'd said Light never made any moves to force him to change. He'd calmed down a bit, though his clothes were still mostly leather, very tight, and very revealing.
Also, another difference was on his eighteenth birthday the older boy had come into his room with obvious intent. He had been direct, determined, but somehow he'd managed to make it clear that Mello was free to push him away with no repercussions. When he didn't he couldn't tell if Light was surprised or not. They'd been lovers ever since. Speaking of which he was quite bored and when he was bored, being a young man in his prime, his mind went to very particular places.
He gave a mischievous grin as he sauntered over to where Light was sitting at his desk his eyes never wavering from the computer screen. Mello carefully positioned himself so he was sitting in Light's lap and he was turned to face him. "All work and no play makes Light a dull boy." He leaned forward and nibbled gently on the edge of the other boy's lips.
"All play and no work makes one a mere toy." The older boy responded not seeming at all phased by Mello's attentions. Whether the older boy was truly annoyed at the interruption did not show on his face, or in his tone.
"It can keep for a little while, can't it? I can think of a more pleasant ways to spend the rest of the day."
"No, it can't. And if you are bored you can recite that passage I wanted you to memorize." Light said his tone disaffected almost as if he was a teacher and Mello simply another student.
He sighed and started to speak. "No, no. I want it in the Greek." He rolled his eyes and started to stand but Light put a hand on his knee holding him in place with a smirk. Mello shook his head as he started over somewhat glad that at least there was the promise of more later.
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A few days later there was talk of upcoming elections in several countries. "You know I think you're best bet would be him." He gestured to the picture. "He's a Kira supporter, but not a fanatic, and that's what you need. People who like him will very likely start to agree with his opinion about you."
"Maybe. I'll be watching him." Light was working with the Death Note so he had only looked away for a split second. Somehow Mello always felt like if it was a choice between him and that book he'd be out on his ass so fast that the dust wouldn't even have time to clear.
"You know..." It was time, past time actually, that he brought this up. "Not that I mind all of this research you have me doing and everything, but I hate to break it to you, we don't know how long I have. I mean yeah I'm younger than you, but not by that much, and that has been halved so you might be doing all this having to find someone else before you know it." He tried to sound matter of fact about it, but the truth was he still felt all the little insecurities he'd dealt with growing up, and there wasn't any Matty to make him feel better.
"You don't have to worry about that, at least if I'm correct." Once again he didn't look up from the book.
"What the fuck do you mean?"
"I think L gave you back the time you lost." He sounded almost dismissive as if the conversation couldn't hold his interest.
"But he...I mean could he even do that?" And why would he have? if Mello was really as much of a disappointment as he felt L wouldn't have had any reason to do something like that.
"I am not completely sure, and we have no way to prove it, but other Shinigami can extend a human's life, so why couldn't he? True, the way it actually happens, the rules behind it, may be different, but I think it is possible."
"And you expected him to do it, didn't you?"
"Of course." Mello could actually hear the smirk even if he couldn't see it.
"Well, that doesn't mean anything. So I have the years back, doesn't mean I have that much longer than you."
"Maybe. I'll deal with it if I have to." The older boy actually sounded annoyed that his 'private time' was being interrupted and for some reason he found that hilarious.
Rating: As with the main story it will start out about PG-13 then rise later.
Warnings/Notes: Do I need to warn for DeviouslyEvil!Light or is that just understood? There is some slight adult stuff going on, but I don't think anything worth locking. Actually, I'm more of a fade to black girl most of the time so I don't think any of this will be locked after all. I might change my mind, but for the moment it seems safe to say the story won't go above PG-15.
It was strange how fast the years passed. Time stayed constant, he knew that, and yet one's perception could make a moment seem to draw out forever or a make a year fly by so quickly that it left a person stunned.
The world changed around him, and for the most part he did his best to remain unaffected. He couldn't allow himself to dwell on whether he agreed or disagreed, because this was simply the way things were now and Mello dealt with reality. He didn't mind shaking things up, when necessary, but he also wasn't ready to question his actions too closely. If he did he might feel responsible and he couldn't afford that at this point. He acted, followed through, and sometimes that meant there were things you did did your best to avoid thinking about.
Four years nine months and here they were It still surprised him a little that working with, for, Kira wasn't as big a change as he'd expected. He was still expected to study whatever was put in front of him and then to share it in some way. He was expected to follow certain rules and perform certain duties. The one major difference was Light allowed him quite a bit of freedom, well within reason. His wardrobe and appearance was the biggest example of where the older boy left him to his own devices. At first he'd went as crazy as possible, just to get a reaction, but all that Light had done was shrug and comment, 'I meant what I said about respecting you. Part of that is letting you make your own decisions whenever possible.'. The looks of disdain at his choices did reveal the other boy's displeasure, but true to what he'd said Light never made any moves to force him to change. He'd calmed down a bit, though his clothes were still mostly leather, very tight, and very revealing.
Also, another difference was on his eighteenth birthday the older boy had come into his room with obvious intent. He had been direct, determined, but somehow he'd managed to make it clear that Mello was free to push him away with no repercussions. When he didn't he couldn't tell if Light was surprised or not. They'd been lovers ever since. Speaking of which he was quite bored and when he was bored, being a young man in his prime, his mind went to very particular places.
He gave a mischievous grin as he sauntered over to where Light was sitting at his desk his eyes never wavering from the computer screen. Mello carefully positioned himself so he was sitting in Light's lap and he was turned to face him. "All work and no play makes Light a dull boy." He leaned forward and nibbled gently on the edge of the other boy's lips.
"All play and no work makes one a mere toy." The older boy responded not seeming at all phased by Mello's attentions. Whether the older boy was truly annoyed at the interruption did not show on his face, or in his tone.
"It can keep for a little while, can't it? I can think of a more pleasant ways to spend the rest of the day."
"No, it can't. And if you are bored you can recite that passage I wanted you to memorize." Light said his tone disaffected almost as if he was a teacher and Mello simply another student.
He sighed and started to speak. "No, no. I want it in the Greek." He rolled his eyes and started to stand but Light put a hand on his knee holding him in place with a smirk. Mello shook his head as he started over somewhat glad that at least there was the promise of more later.
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A few days later there was talk of upcoming elections in several countries. "You know I think you're best bet would be him." He gestured to the picture. "He's a Kira supporter, but not a fanatic, and that's what you need. People who like him will very likely start to agree with his opinion about you."
"Maybe. I'll be watching him." Light was working with the Death Note so he had only looked away for a split second. Somehow Mello always felt like if it was a choice between him and that book he'd be out on his ass so fast that the dust wouldn't even have time to clear.
"You know..." It was time, past time actually, that he brought this up. "Not that I mind all of this research you have me doing and everything, but I hate to break it to you, we don't know how long I have. I mean yeah I'm younger than you, but not by that much, and that has been halved so you might be doing all this having to find someone else before you know it." He tried to sound matter of fact about it, but the truth was he still felt all the little insecurities he'd dealt with growing up, and there wasn't any Matty to make him feel better.
"You don't have to worry about that, at least if I'm correct." Once again he didn't look up from the book.
"What the fuck do you mean?"
"I think L gave you back the time you lost." He sounded almost dismissive as if the conversation couldn't hold his interest.
"But he...I mean could he even do that?" And why would he have? if Mello was really as much of a disappointment as he felt L wouldn't have had any reason to do something like that.
"I am not completely sure, and we have no way to prove it, but other Shinigami can extend a human's life, so why couldn't he? True, the way it actually happens, the rules behind it, may be different, but I think it is possible."
"And you expected him to do it, didn't you?"
"Of course." Mello could actually hear the smirk even if he couldn't see it.
"Well, that doesn't mean anything. So I have the years back, doesn't mean I have that much longer than you."
"Maybe. I'll deal with it if I have to." The older boy actually sounded annoyed that his 'private time' was being interrupted and for some reason he found that hilarious.