The Shinigami Wing Deal Ch 18 it's Personal
A/N: Do not own.
***
"Light are you up yet?"
"Mgh...?"
Light awoke in his bed... in a familiar tangle of long limbs, feathers, and claws...
That's right.
Ryuk had snuck him back into his room late that night and when his mother had came to check on him he had made up some story about having a migraine headache and needing to lie down all afternoon.
"Come on sleepyhead!" Sayu shouted on the other side of the door. "You must be well-rested by now!"
In actuality he had only gotten at most four hours of sleep last night, all told.
Light's hands moved to his neck. It still felt... odd knowing the collar was there. Light ran his fingers along the collar. He was owned... safe... protected. It was a promise. Master will take care of me... Ryuk...
Light turned when he felt the eyes on his back-yes Ryuk was already awake... and staring at him.
"What?" Light demanded.
"Hyuk. Just admiring the view."
Light blushed as Ryuk affectionately stroked him with his claws.
"You're going to be late!" shouted that oh-so-annoying voice on the other side of the door reminding him that he had certain obligations to attend to and that he couldn't just stay in bed with Ryuk all day like he would rather be doing. "LIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!"
Mind still foggy with sleep Light thought: Just give me a pencil and a scrap and I'll make everything quiet!
Light blinked slowly as he woke up a bit more and with dawning horror reviewed his thoughts...
Your sister, Light, she's your sister! In polite society we do not murder our sisters-no matter how annoying they get-it is generally looked down upon...
Light groaned upon feeling how his right hand was twitching again. Here he thought he was over this. But even though he was through with using it... It was still trying to use him.
Light dreaded having to explain away these post-Death Note withdrawal tics if, or rather when, they came to L's attention. Though maybe it would be better to just play ignorant and let them come to the conclusion that there was something neurologically wrong with him (which was in fact true).
Light slowly moved... and blushed deeper when he felt Ryuk's hardness brush against him.
"Master..." Light was still very sore from yesterday-but he just couldn't stand the thought of Ryuk suffering without…
"What your sister said…"
"If we're fast..." Light argued. "The shower?"
Ryuk laughed. "You've got yourself a deal."
Light pulled on some boxers and a nightshirt and wrapped a towel around his neck to hide the collar as he made his way to the bathroom.
"Hey Light, are you feeling better today?" Sayu asked when he opened the door.
Light grunted an affirmative and attempted to push past but his sister eyed him critically. "You look like shit."
"Gee, thanks Sayu..." Light grumbled. "Watch your language."
"Are you sure you're feeling okay? Are you feeling dizzy?"
She had apparently noticed the way he was staggering along. He would have to work on that… he had a meeting with L this afternoon.
"I'm fine. I sprained my ankle yesterday."
Sayu smirked. "Run a marathon?"
Shit! No, she can't possibly be suggesting...
"Ryoko, right?"
Oh yes, his fictional girlfriend. "As a matter of fact, yes."
"Kinky."
"What?"
"Oh nothing."
I suppose he'll tell us when he's ready. Sayu smiled knowingly as she walked by... and slapped him on the ass.
Holy GOD!
As Light grasped the doorframe, trying to avoid collapsing in pain, he had to once again remind himself that killing his sister would be wrong.
***
Light had barely got the bathroom door closed when Ryuk attacked him. No time for foreplay. Ryuk shoved him down onto the bathroom tiles. Light managed to crawl into the shower and get the water running before Ryuk took him again-far faster and rougher than usual.
He thought he was in pain yesterday...
Light whimpered as Ryuk pounded into his sore ass-he was so tortured between pain and pleasure that he thought something inside him was going to snap... until he could no longer tell the difference. It hurt so much… it felt so good. Light wildly clawed at the tiles, mewling and moaning without concern of what the neighbors (let alone what his family might think), eagerly swinging his hips with each thrust until it built up, violently, inside of him.
So went a very intense twenty minutes in the shower.
Ryuk withdrew and admired the sight of Light undone beneath him panting hard, sopping wet, the water cascading down over his hair and wings (the wings which he had again managed to force out of him when they came) he was shuddering and whimpering madly "Don't stop! Please don't stop!"
At the sight; Ryuk just couldn't control himself. He grabbed Light roughly and held him against him.
"Ten more minutes?" Ryuk suggested.
Light keened in approval as Ryuk took him yet again.
***
Light hurriedly got dressed-he was so late! The collar disappearing under the folds of his black turtleneck… Light ended up skipping breakfast in his rush to get out the door.
***
Light looked up exhaustedly from his study notes as he felt a tap on his shoulder... oh the bell rang-he was supposed to be getting to his next class...
The one currently invading his space was his classmate, Yamamoto.
"Oh hey..." Light began tiredly. He really needed to get some caffeine into his system.
"Light, what's going on with you?" Yamamoto asked with some concern.
"Huh?"
"You were late this morning, that hasn't happened since… well, never. Are you feeling alright? Are you studying too hard?"
"Well I-"
Before Light could even begin to formulate an appropriate lie Yamamoto suddenly clutched his chest and collapsed.
"Yamamoto? YAMAMOTO?"
***
"The records indicate that he was picked up last night for tagging." Ide informed the younger man who was sitting nearby the ambulance shoulders drooped, face in his hands.
Light wasn't particularly close to Yamamoto. He was just another of the sheep he went to school with, a regular fixture in his life that he never really related to (no fault of his of course...)
Just, a familiar background piece... that was now gone forever.
Because of Kira.
This isn't my fault. Light told himself. I didn't do it. It was this Imposter. This other Kira.
Light clenched his fist.
He killed my classmate for VANDALISM!
Light liked to believe that even in the height of his madness he would have never have gone that far...
As Ide watched the hot-shot consulting detective / high school student mourning the loss of his friend it really hammered home-Light may be a genius that could give L a run for his money, he may be an arrogant bastard-but he was still very much a child. Yes, he was seventeen-almost an adult, but there was just something about Light-an... innocence, a naiveté, yet untainted by this world...
Ide was beginning to understand why the Chief had tried to shield him from... this...
The Chief's son was so... soft-hearted that he was actually ill-suited for detective work.
(Meanwhile Ide's hand wandered on its own accord to land on Light's shoulder, an unconscious and, on Light's side unwanted, attempt at "comfort." )
It actually put the way he tirelessly, manically, solved cases into perspective…
It was obvious now Light suffered from that affliction Ide affectionately referred to as Rookie Fever-that he actually believed that if he worked really hard he could fix all the problems in the world.
Ide would expect to see it in someone like Matsuda, but Light was a genius-Ide had assumed that he knew better.
Ide wondered if he should be the one to attempt to give Light a reality check-or if Mr. Know-It-All Super-genius would even listen to him, a mere mortal, if he tried.
"Ide," Light began as he stood up and turned to leave, his voice was calm, controlled, stoical... "There's a meeting this afternoon."
Ide remembered hearing something but it was all very secretive...
"With L," Light clarified. Seeing Ide's look of distaste Light pressed on quickly. "Can I count on your division to give this investigation your full cooperation?"
"To do what exactly?"
"We are going to catch Kira, of course!" Light's eyes flashed with determination.
Yes, Ide decided Light had Rookie Fever bad, in fact it was infectious, because when Light said it, it seemed not only possible-but a certainty.
"Yes... I'll see what I can do."
***
"It's time I made a full disclosure," Light addressed the assembled detectives and the others back at the NPA through an audio-only live feed. "To those who haven't guessed I am the consulting detective known as Light-bringer." There were actually quite a few gasps of surprise at this announcement. "I felt it was necessary that I come forward now for two reasons for one, I intend to fully cooperate with this investigation. I can only hope that for the sake of this case-for ALL of Kira's victims and for the good of humanity we can put our differences aside and agree to do the same... The other reason is because L has accused me of being Kira."
There was a loud outcry from his audience…
L watched dumbstruck as Light outed himself and stole his thunder. L had expected Light to put on some ridiculous charade of having a "Light-bringer" speak to them through the laptop… but no, it turned out the laptop communication was "entirely for his benefit" just for the sake of keeping L's identity a secret from the rest of the police that L chose not to not confide in (the security was prescreened and authenticated by Watari of course...)
"As such, it would no longer be appropriate for me to take your cases."
There were many more cries of protest on the NPA end. Because of the pause in Kira's judgments there had been a sudden swelling of the crime-rate that had yet to go down with the "reappearance" of Kira. The NPA was currently overwhelmed with cases and their newest trump card had just been taken away from them.
"I can only hope that by working with L I can clear my name."
There were even more protests on the NPA end (and L was sure he even heard some calling for his head) and quite a few from his own Taskforce as well...
"Don't worry. I'm sure by working together on this we will catch Kira! I'll be back working with you guys in no time. Thank you, and let's all do our best to bring Kira to Justice!"
L grimaced. Not interested in politics my ass!
***
The Chief approached his son after he made his announcement for a predictable father-son chat...
"Light… I'm disappointed that you lied to me," Mr. Yagami said sternly.
"I know, I'm sorry dad, I just wanted to help..."
Mr. Yagami sighed. They grow up so fast... "But I suppose there is no reason for me to forbid you from working cases. But I do not like this... Be careful around Ryuuzaki. He has made some... less than professional comments about you..."
"I have to do this dad-to clear my name."
If it weren't for Ryuuzaki you would never need to... Mr. Yagami thought angrily. There is absolutely no way that Light is Kira!
Confident that he had now learned the extent of his son's secrets Mr. Yagami glared daggers at the detective-as did most of the room.
L was certain that if Light just said the word they would all come after him with torches and pitchforks.
Damn you, Kira.
***
Light knew he was in for it later from the moment he set foot in L's hotel room-because every available surface was covered in apples.
Ryuk grinned. "You know, I've changed my mind. By all means, visit L as much as possible," Ryuk laughed as he resumed counting.
L came up to him as Light moved to his corner to begin working...
"Nice speech."
"Thanks," Light nodded.
L took note-that confident swagger was back to Light's movements, but not just that... he was kind of... uh... walking funny...
"Is Light-kun alright?"
"I sprained my ankle," Light lied not expecting L to buy it any more than Sayu or anyone else who had asked him today.
At this point Light was getting a distinct feeling of déjà vu and decided to sit down and concentrate on his work before L decided that he too wanted to slap him on the ass.
L smirked as he observed Light Yagami. Yes, because a sprained ankle causes one so much pain when sitting down...
Light felt all the eyes on him as he reviewed the information on "the return of Kira" and knew that it wasn't just L he had to worry about but the entire Taskforce-someone was always standing too close, finding some excuse to touch him... asking if they could get him anything! And the worst part was that they all thought that they were being so subtle.
Meanwhile Ryuk groaned as he floated above him trying, in vain, to avoid seeing (and smelling) the apples...
"So what do you make of it, Light?" L demanded rather than asked.
Light got up out of his seat, his bangs covering his eyes, as he announced "There may be more than one person with Kira's power."
"With Kira's power? What do you mean by that Light?" demanded his father.
"At the very least I don't think that this message came from the Kira we're familiar with," Light explained. "Up till now Kira would never have punished these types of criminals. He would never have punished someone for a crime like... vandalism. And if Kira needs a name and a face to kill then how do you explain the deaths of criminals whose names were never broadcast?"
"It's the same..." Aizawa sweat-dropped.
"That's exactly the way L-I mean Ryuuzaki said it!" Matsuda said in awe.
"That's exactly right!" (Light wasn't sure how even this room full of idiots missed the obviously sarcastic tone to L's "praise.") "We are also assuming there's a Second Kira."
"So you knew, Ryuuga, I mean Ryuuzaki? You were just testing me?"
L rubbed the bridge of his nose as he felt the other detectives in the room again shooting angry looks his way.
"It wasn't my intention to test you."
SURE it wasn't...
"If only I came up with the Second Kira Theory it wouldn't be too convincing but since both of us came to the same conclusion-you've been a great help. Thank you Light-kun... It's decided then."
L turned abruptly to the assembled detectives.
"It is obvious that this individual sympathizes with Kira. He may even be willing to obey the original so if we were to script a message..." L looked at Light innocently "Would Light-kun play the part of Kira?"
"M-me?" Light stammered. Ryuk paused in his amused counting when he heard the worry that crept into the voice of his mate.
"Yes," L said mockingly "I don't know of anyone else who could do it..."
Naturally Ryuk looming behind him rumbling out a low warning growl went unseen and unheard by L.
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