http://kirabepraised.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] kirabepraised.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] paixaorpg2008-06-29 12:34 am

A Sweet Reunion [Active]

Character(s): L, Light.
Content: First meeting after their deaths.
Setting: L's hotel room.
Time: Evening.
Warning(s): Talk of death, general dislike floating around, insanity.

It was a world inhabited by so many weirdos, Light had difficulty keeping track of the way he was walking. It wasn't as if the change in scenery from dying on the grimy staircase of an old abandoned warehouse to walking at a brisk pace through what appeared to be a glittering city was about to phase him - he simply wouldn't let it, not when he knew for certain that he was around - but Light was undergoing changes that no teenage boy ought to ever experience, and getting jostled between the crowds as he made his way through Paixao wasn't helping his concealed wounds in the slightest.

It was understandable, to him at any rate, why he arrived at the Haja O Que Houver in a foul mood, clutching the inside of his left forearm as his bruised, rotten flesh ached without relent. It was easy enough to ignore the pain and put on his sweetest smile for the staff, beaming graciously when he was directed up to the appropriate room; the fact he saw pity in their eyes as they gazed upon his ragged clothes only incensed him all the more, and he rapped loudly, once, on the hotel door before letting himself in without ceremony and leaning back on the wood as the latch snicked shut. He took his hand away from his sore arm, indignant at the thought of appearing weak before the other man.

"L."

Come out, come out ...

His heart thundered against his ribcage.

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-06-29 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
There was a visitor. L didn't get visitors.

He had been spending most of his days staring listlessly at the small, electronic journal, not sure of what moves to make. There seeemed to be no crime for him to investigate, nothing strange so far...that is, except for the high amount of magic about the area. Something he never could believe in, and yet...here it was.

He rose slowly from his seat in the bedroom and slowly made his way over to the sitting room, where the entrance to the apartment was. He was expecting NiGHTS, or someone similar, but instead...found Light.

Without missing a beat, he said, "I take it you saw the room I made for you. Lovely, isn't it?"

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-06-29 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
L said nothing, but instead swayed slightly on the spot as he observed Light carefully, waiting for any sudden movements. Here HE was, still looking alright...save for the tattered clothing. It was a story that could wait for after the "tearful" reunion was over and done with.

He could feel his stomach turning. God, how this boy- this man, now, he supposed- had managed to best him. After all his careful planning, he was still alive...no, scratch that, he could have died, he had died...but there were people still alive....

L dismissed his brain just long enough to say curtly, "I hoped I'd never see you again. Let's be honest." Not that every part of him wasn't sick, but that this was his last ounce of self-control...he was using it, but it wouldn't be long before he'd have to sit down for a while.

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-01 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, didn't he look ill.

L could see right through him, for the most part. His words and tone seemed genuine enough, but the act was a bit too melodramatic, even for Light. If he was going to play along, he'd be playing into Light's hands...If anything, unless Light still had the Death Note on him, they should be able to trust each other. If Light pulled a similar stunt, then he wouldn't be able to get away with it as quickly. L had died once, and didn't think he could die again, not when this place seemed like an afterlife. He and Light were stuck here, in the same hell.

It seemed alright. L reached a hand into his black mess of hair and scratched it, still staring at Light unblinkingly. "We can still be friends, if you'd like. I have no objections."

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-01 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Now he was being honest; even L could tell that much. But what good was it to him if he was trying to mend their relationship; did he still have a plan in mind? Was this all some clever ploy to kill him once again, AND possibly turn the tables so he didn't end up here? Besides which, if this was the afterlife, why was he here with Light, of all people? L was a good guy, wasn't he?

He...wasn't dead after all.

L continued to lie, even after Light had spilled the beans; the shields were up, and he wasn't going to bring them down anytime soon. "Hate is a strong word," he said simply, turning his back to the other man and moving slowly over to a nearby chair.

LATE REPLY AHOY also spoilers; I might be a bit clumsy if they talk about the ending.

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-07 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
L was quiet through Light's outburst, but his heart had begun to pound a little faster. Some part of him, some part that hadn't budged since after he had died, was beginning to stir. He felt his muscles tense for a fight, if it would come to such a thing. How sad, that this ingenious man was now breaking down before him when he hadn't lifted a finger.

"I didn't visit you," L said, sitting down and staring at the wall. His fingers fidgeted slightly, but he gripped his curled legs to still them. This was the last time he would want to show Light that he was on high alert, ready to strike if need be. "I came straight here."

He paused, then said very quietly, "I wouldn't have wanted to visit you."

L meant it in a good way; he didn't want to watch Light at what must have been his darkest hour. People were ugly when they smashed into pieces; it was the last thing he wanted to see, especially right after he had been murdered by the very man he chased. If Light thought he had won, well...they still had to be fighting, or else he and this murderer wouldn't be here together.

A single tear rolls down my cheek. :(

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-07 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Who has Light had to talk to, besides L? He wasn't much of a conversationalist; he would have been flattered if this wasn't Light doing the complimenting. Without turning away from his examination of the wall, L simply replied.

"Yourself, Light. And..." Here he raised a finger into the air, as if punctuating his point further. "That shinigami that followed you around. I'm certain he made a better friend than I may ever be."

L knew he was right. He didn't want to turn around in fear for what might be waiting there. He kept his gaze focused and steady, forcing himself to erase his mind in order to focus better. The last thing he wanted was to stay here with him (the sparks would fly), but as it stood, he wasn't going to deny him. He wanted so badly to turn him away, but what would happen if he did so?

For the first time in forever, L was just the tiniest bit frightened.

"You can sleep in the spare bedroom. It's down the hall." He moved the finger in the air to point to the room farthest from his.

Don't be creepy, you. XD

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-08 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
The closer Light got, the more L had to coax himself into remaining steady. He lowered the hand pointing towards the spare room (the diversion wasn't working) and lowered it to his leg, where it continued to grip his pants leg. Oh, weren't words so precious in this situation; never had he felt pressured to say the right thing at the right time. Hadn't Light always made him feel that way: pressured? L was saving the lives of criminals for once, just to get a chance to persecute this evil, evil man. There was no loathing, only a sense of problems unsolved.

And solving problems were his specialty.

He looked up into Light's eyes, noting the emotion raging through them dryly as he attempted to log down all the information he was receiving. So the shinigami did not help humans, but he had been murdered by a shinigami. Light had seemed awfully happy at the sheer convinience of it. Was it merely the Hand of God, a happy accident, or had it been the result of a very carefully planned path to take?

L would have loved to comment on this. He would have loved to tell Light just how much he was appreciating this point of weakness, how much information he was storing away for later. They had nothing left to lose, now. It was just them and this crazy city. Didn't Light know that he was now giving everything away? He still underestimated his greatest enemy, didn't he?

No words escaped L. Instead, all he did...

Was open his mouth and let out a small laugh.

Of course you are :D

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
The punch hit L square in the face. He barely staggered from the punch, letting the pain sink in a little.

Not this again.

Without another second spared, he rapidly pushed himself off the chair and swung one foot towards Light's abdomen. How easy this was without handcuffs; he would feel free, if this murderer was not still here with him.

Look who's talking, um...gramps!

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
Right before L was punched, he managed to notice Light favoring the other arm. Even in fighting-

And then he was knocked back to the ground, the air swiftly leaving him. He let out a shuddering gasp, looking up to face Light again. Nursing his injuries could come later.

"You're still giving out weaknesses," he said calmly, shaking a finger. "You have a lot to learn. I can certainly teach you a thing or two."

With that, he kicked Light in the face- hard.

While replying to this, a friend sent me L's theme. Coincidence or COINCIDENCE?

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-13 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
Blood. L had rarely seen blood in person, only in pictures or when he himself got injured. The sight of it dripping onto the carpet, staining it, the sight of it actually in motion, made him halt. The cries got to him afterwards.

Having landed in a crouching position after the kick, L's fingers dug into the ground at the sound of Light's screaming. He felt no pity; in his opinion, Light had only brought it upon himself.

But his shinigami flesh...it was difficult to look at. How had Light even done such a thing? Was this a new element of the Death Note L had failed to discover before his death?

Was Light simply putting on a show to gather pity from the man? No...L didn't like to show pity. Light knew that.

"Sorry. I had no clue," he said quietly, standing up again and watching Light writhe.

While replying to this, I was in too silly a mood to normally play L. But I did.

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-14 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
It was almost as if a switch in him had been turned on. L turned to the kitchen and shuffled over to the sink to fetch a cup of water. "Yes. I had almost forgotten you were injured."

Why was he going completely numb at the sight of this? It wasn't as if he hadn't seen gruesom scenes like this before.

Maybe it was because Light was a shinigami now.

The hot water spilled onto his hand and burned him, but L failed to notice. He moved back into the sitting room, where Light was, taking his sweet time in arriving. Carefully avoiding the blood spot, he held out the glass of water for Light.

"Avoid bleeding on my good carpet, please," he said, still watching Light without budging. "Lift your arm off the ground, if possible."

As I replied to this, I was trying to ignore the bazillion huge insect bites on my legs. >_>

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-17 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
L only had a second to react to the glass being thrown at his head. He put his hands up quickly and moved his head to the side, but even so, the glass hit his arms and shattered, a few pieces falling to the ground and cutting his bare feet. There wasn't a lot of blood, luckily, but L wasn't going to move easily for a while.

Slowly, he put his arms down by his side...only to find Light passed out on the ground.

Light had been overwhelmed by the sheer sight of him from the beginning, it seemed. How this would take some getting used to! Was he simply going to pass out every second he got? In spite of Light's flustered behavior just before his eyes had closed, L somehow thought of this as one big cop-out.

Hell, the detective could face him with a straight face.

Daintily picking up his injured feet, he made his way over to Light and bent over his face. He stuck a finger out and prodded him a few times, just to make sure he was gone.

Then, carefully, he began to lift him up into the air in order to drag him over to the couch.

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-19 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
L never had time for nothing more than a planned (sometimes unplanned, if he was working hard enough) snooze during the night hours, but there was no way he was sleeping soundly until he sorted everything out.

He sat on the couch in front of one of the bigger windows in the apartment, looking out on the town below. There was no one around at this time of night, yes, but the lights outside blazed still. L kept the apartment dark, letting his mind work in the quiet of the early morning hours.

There was the issue of how he and Light would live together. L had always relied on someone else to do the mundane chores of living for him- cooking, cleaning, shopping, and the like were tasks not suited towards him. Of course, now the detective was completely on his own, having to take care of himself.

But now that Light had agreed to living here, wouldn't it be so much easier to let him do the work while he tried to make a life for himself?

He rose slowly and dragged himself over to where Light's new room was. L's body was exhausted, both from the fight and otherwise, but still, he managed to tug his bandaged feet across the carpet to the closed door. He pushed it open with one finger, sticking a head inside to look upon the other man.

"Pssst. Light."

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-20 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, you're awake," L said in a light tone, beginning to close the door slowly. "It's one in the morning, in case you were curious."

There was no clock in there, after all.

L moved back to the kitchen, rustling noisily in cabinets for something Light could eat. He was hungry, wasn't he?

All there was to be found were sweets, but L picked up a cupcake anyhow and began to make his careful way back to Light's room. Sugar was good for you.

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-21 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
L stood where he was, still halfway to Light's door, staring at it with the tip of his index finger in his mouth. "You waste no words," he muttered before turning around, making his slow way back to the kitchen.

At least Light wasn't screaming anymore; L's ears thanked him for that much. At least he was making himself at home and wasn't putting up much of a fight. He had lived with him once, he could do it again.

L perched atop one of the coutertop stools, watching Light rummage around inside the kitchen with a tinge of amusement. "The coffee's in the third cabinet to the left of the fridge," he said, pointing to it with the index finger not in his mouth. "Second shelf up. I'm sure you'll find plenty to suit your tastes."

He didn't want to do any analyzing right now; there was no need. All he had to do was keep him calm and as content as he could get for now.

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-26 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
L looked at the cheese with mild uninterest. Did Light really expect him to follow through with this?

Nevertheless, it'd be a lot more interesting than simply watching Light cook pasta. He slid off the seat, gingerly placing his injured feet on the floor, and moved over to the sink. L may have no interest in appearences, but he was no germ factory.

He turned the sink on and took his time washing his hands, counting out twenty seconds quietly as he scrubbed them thoroughly with soap. L didn't care if Light got annoyed; he was helping him feed himself and he should be grateful. This was L's apartment, after all.

They were going to play by his rules.

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-27 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
He finished washing his hands and made his way back to where the block of cheese sat on the counter. Glancing over to where Light sat and noticing him reading the newspaper, L stopped for a second.

What did he expect to see?

He turned back to the cheese and began to grate it slowly and carefully.

"See anything of interest?" he said loudly, forcing himself not to turn around to eye Light's reaction. Surely this would reflect on Light's current emotional state without making L do any work. He was only going to listen, not look...listen, and not look...

Grate, grate, grate...

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-27 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Really? No..."

Grate, grate, grate...

"...murders?"

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-27 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Grate, grate, grate...

Grate, grate, grate...

"You seem to be so interested in killings, Light," L called over his shoulder.

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-27 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Grate, gr-

L instinctively moved his head away from the pasta, looking at it with unveiled disgust. "Honestly, we're not very good friends," he said, "We don't know anything about each other."

I mean, seriously...it was taking enough of his control to even touch the cheese. Who did Light think he was?

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-07-31 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
The act Light was putting on only served to annoy L further. This was absolutely foolish, wasting time trying to get L to like him. Did he truly believe L was merely going to throw the past aside, forget about his own death, and give Light a hug?

L was starting to wonder why he offered Light a place in his home. It was the least he could do, of course, but it didn't mean he was going to kiss Light's feet sometime in the near future. (Or the far future, for that matter.)

L turned his eyes away from Light and focused on the cheese once more: it was almost entirely grated up. Picking up the block and resuming grating it up, he said, "You know I don't like pasta. Some friend you turned out to be, hmm?"

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-08-03 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course I can. It's very good for you."

At least he was still holding on to his crackpot notions; it was a sign he hadn't lost himself. L finished grating the cheese and backed away from the counter. "You can use that now. I'll just go over here."

[identity profile] judicialiet.livejournal.com 2008-08-18 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"This is my apartment, Light. I make the rules."

L sat down and turned to the window. "I'll stay for as long as I want."