Futatsu no Tsuki
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Enemy
Futatsu no Tsuki
Chapter 7
Light watched wordlessly as his brother sped away on foot, the 4-minute-younger-than-him teen rounded the corner before the thought to stop him cropped up. His brain seemed slowed under the onslaught of Yue's unexpected revelation - his brother was against Kira. His brother, with whom he shared the same written name, was against Kira - against him. Ryuk's abundant laughter drilled deeper into his ears as his rational mind sped through the pros and cons, the repercussions of Yue's return and anti-Kira stance. The lag between his rational mind and emotional being, along with his slowed understanding, he thanked as a blessing - he didn't think he could have stopped his skin from paling if the revelation and it's meaning assaulted him all at once.
Yue, his brother, now his enemy - an enemy who would be living in his house, a brother who had had a habit of sneaking through his things before. This kind of person would be living under the same roof as his death note, and after 5 years of separation, Light didn't know if familial ties would bother Yue at all.
Worse, Yue was an enemy he could not kill. Unlike L whom he'd just have to plan right to make suspicion of his death not fall on him, Yue would be impossible to kill. Not just because his death would devastate their entire family after the pain of that 5 year separation - but because writing Yue's name in the death note would be writing his own name in the death note, and there was no guarantee he wouldn't picture his own face while writing it.
"Seems Yagami-kun's brother might have a grudge against Kira." L intoned as he brought his index finger to his bottom lip, still eyeing the direction Yue had stalked off towards. The next moment he flicked his gaze back to Light, ignoring the part of his thoughts that told him to follow Yue.
"Hmph. Whether he has a grudge against Kira or not, our father will make sure Yue doesn't get involved, he's only just returned after 5 years. Mother will be overprotective of him as well." Light shrugged and turned away, his feet taking him closer to the campus gate, the cherry blossoms twirling through the air. The echo of Ryuk's laughter pounded on his ears, yet he ignored it - dismissing it as just an annoying habit of the Shinigami's.
He failed to notice or care if L followed him or not, the multiple revelations today wore him out and he needed to think alone.
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L tilted his head as Light disappeared from his view, his thoughts flipping through the Yagami brothers' conversation. Every word he remembered, each glare and expression - that rare animated quality in Light's expressions when dealing with Yue intriguing. The fact that the younger Yagami expressed a genuine desire to apprehend Kira and the information about the boys' homeroom teacher from before Yue's disappearance both enriched L's investigation plans with new avenues.
'Though, what Light-kun said was correct, Yagami-san will most likely not let Yue get involved with the case - using Yue to investigate Light will be pushing it. There is also the possibility that Yue would choose family over capturing Kira….that just leaves with the revelation about that teacher they mentioned - coercing sex from students, with Yue being a victim….if this teacher dies in the next few days then more suspicion can be placed on Light.'
"Um…Yue Yagami….he seemed familiar, like I met him before…but where…." L began strolling further onto campus grounds aimlessly, his thin and pale fingers taking out his cell phone. Everything that had occurred called for an alteration in plans - a need to speak with the younger Yagami brother. He held the cell phone close to his ear using only his thumb and forefinger, barely a ring rung before the other end picked up. "Watari, yes, there's been a change in….ah, so his wife has already called him. Yes, it is understandable….he can take time off to see his son, no one in this investigation will begrudge him that."
'Souichiro Yagami knows his younger son has returned and wants to see him….it must be the mark of discipline in his job that explains why he waited for me giving my ok instead of rushing to his family. Such a member of the police force….' L felt intense appreciation for the police chief's desire for justice, though part of him frowned - the same part of him that shouted in his thoughts to tell what he'd overheard about Yue's teacher to Souichiro; to inform the chief about the sex coercion and….something else. Something else nagged at him, though this something stilled his tongue and only remained as a wordless whisper in his thoughts.
Those pale cheeks and those rich caramel eyes…the words 'I saw him before' burned into the forefront of his thoughts, demanding his attention even as he continued the phone call; his feet bringing him further onto campus grounds.
"I'll seek out a meeting alone with Yagami-san's youngest son, to determine how his arrival will affect things….I'll call you back when I wish to be picked up." L concluded and pressed the end button on the cell-phone, his dark eyes gazing ahead at his surroundings. He froze as those dark orbs locked on Yue standing by a storage building, the 18 year old's stylish black hair accenting the teen's pale cheeks and the uniform jacket still worn about the slim teen's waist - the image mingled with another one in his memory.
L suddenly craved strawberry cake and hot chocolate, a cool chill rushing down his spine.
'Two years ago….in the States….that night….' The detective felt his body grow warm, and his chest heavy with held back breath as a swarm of images toppled into his present thoughts. 'Yue was….Yue was….that person….that….' L pressed his forefinger against his lips, eyes widening a millimeter more as he stared at Yue. He licked his lips unconsciously and then swallowed, his skin growing a degree hotter as he noticed Yue's skin grow red. The teen hadn't realized he was there yet.
"After two years…."
Those words drew his attention, forcing his legs to approach closer to the black-haired teen, his detective intelligence unneeded to deduce the meaning of that utterance - he knew it. He felt the meaning in his body, that revelation as sudden as his realization of where he'd seen Yue before.
'Yue remembers me from that night….' L focused his attention on the teen's face as his suspect's brother noticed him and turned his head.
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Souichiro felt the muscles of his face tighten as Watari informed them that L would seek out a meeting with Yue before he returned - a meeting to judge how the younger Yagami brother's arrival would affect the investigation.
'If he involves Yue in this investigation…if he tries to use Yue to find evidence that Light is Kira….' The surge of anger and indignation that rushed through Souichiro threatened to overwhelm him; he pursed his lips and clenched his teeth to prevent the words from escaping.
"Ryuzaki-san is meeting with Yue? But…." Matsuda glanced at Souichiro as the man turned away so he faced the curtained windows. "Light-kun is his suspect for Kira, why meet with Yue…."
"Obviously Ryuzaki is thinking about using Yue to spy on Light, that…." Aizawa, having crossed his arms while Watari informed them of L's change of plan, unfolded them and slammed a fist on the coffee table.
"Please calm down." Watari requested as he watched the taskforce's body language and expressions - the responses he expected the moment he heard L's decision to meet with Yue. "Ryuzaki is meeting with Yue to see how his arrival will affect the investigation - whether he'll help or hurt it or be neutral to it. At the very least, Ryuzaki must determine the risk of Yue siding with Light if Light is Kira."
"Yue…siding with Light…." Souichiro blinked as the thought darted through his thoughts along with memories of his younger son. His clenched fist tightened before he relaxed it and sat down on one of the chairs near the table. "Since Yue will not be home at least until Ryuzaki is done talking with him, I will remain here until Ryuzaki returns."
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"Ryuk, why are you still laughing like that? It's annoying." Light glared at the Shinigami once they entered an area of the campus grounds that did not have many people nearby. He had switched his destination away from the school gate once he remembered he had to force Yue to go directly home in order to not worry their mother. Further, he had to determine if L would tell Yue anything about the investigation (he cursed himself for not realizing the danger of L using Yue sooner).
"Your brother's reaction was very interesting. How he quickly hurried away when…."
"….I inquired about his friend being a criminal killed by Kira. So? What's interesting about that? Though it is ironic and makes things difficult for me, it's not something to keep laughing about."
"Hahaha…." Ryuk second laughing fit subsided quickly before Light could comment again. The Shinigami flexed his wings and drifted so he hovered right behind Light; his red eyes taking in the image of the college student's brown hair and uniform-clothed back. 'It'll serve you right not letting me finish my sentence….your brother Yue bristled and hurried away after I brushed by him slightly….heheheh, I heard rumors from other Shinigami about occasions where the twin of a death note user was able to sense the presence of their sibling's Shinigami….and it seems it might be true in Yue's case.'
"You'll have to admit, Light, that things will get more interesting from now on. It'll be dangerous for even you to write your brother's name in the death note if you ever have to, even Shinigami have been known to make mistakes with people who shared a name or looked similar in the past."
"Ryuk, I am not foolish enough to attempt writing Yue's name in the death note. For more than the reason you stated. However, if it does become necessary, I can figure out a way to trick someone else, who doesn't know me, into writing Yue's name in the death note. Like with the FBI agents."
"Oh. So you don't have confidence that your brother would be on your side if he knew you were Kira? But you got so worked up during your conversation - especially when the topic of that homeroom teacher came up, your eyes gleamed like when you write down the name of a very hideous criminal in the death note…."
Light froze and inhaled sharply, instinctively bristling as the briefly forgotten thought pushed itself back to the forefront of his consciousness. That teacher…Hirose….never before did he feel so intense a desire to write a criminal's name in the death note, even his desire to kill L came second. Yet he couldn't….couldn't kill that poor excuse for a teacher with a heart attack. If Ryuga, L, hadn't overheard his and Yue's conversation, he could kill Hirose in an accident, but doing so now could give L the idea that Kira could kill by other means rather than just heart attacks.
'It will have to be through an illness - one that will take an extended period of time to kill him. Perhaps cancer….or something like AIDS - no, that will just give needless worry to mom and dad if they find out what that teacher did to Yue….safest would be cancer since every family medical history has some form of cancer somewhere in it. Other hereditary diseases could cause needless suspicion if there is no medical history of it in Hirose's family. Besides if the disease is not possible for the teacher to have, that'll run risk of him dying of a heart attack. Cancer is safest.'
Light glanced toward where the school gate was in the distance, his thoughts on how to deal with that teacher concluded. Next he had to figure out what he'd do about L, and how he'd go about finding out exactly why Yue wished to capture Kira. He gritted his teeth before schooling his face to hide his thoughts - though Yue had been a troublemaker in the past, he couldn't imagine his brother becoming friends with a criminal.
It remained a slim possibility that Yue had known a FBI agent, but that was less than 2% likely. The person killed by Kira that Yue mentioned had to have been a criminal. Yet….yet why would Yue return to Japan just because Kira killed one criminal he'd known? Perhaps…Yue could've have had a relationship with a criminal, but Light seldom wrote women names in the death note since their crimes were relatively minor - and those he did write were ones he knew his brother would never be involved with.
'It isn't impossible that Yue was involved with a male criminal…but to be involved with a criminal in the first place….especially if it is one whom I wrote the name of in the death note….Yue only just returned, so it's likely a criminal who died recently, however the criminals whom I killed recently had all either been in prison for years or had committed horrendous crimes I know Yue wouldn't tolerate. However….though it is highly unlikely….could one of the criminals I killed have been falsely convicted or charged?'
He bristled again and shook that possibility away - locked it deep where he hid any doubt that had struggled to arise since he first became Kira.
'No, no…that's impossible. But then why would Yue feel so strongly about the death of a criminal? I never knew him to have a strong sense of justice….but….' Yue's appearance flashed in his thoughts while he thought, along with the sense that there was something he'd overlooked. Something about Yue's appearance, besides his age, was different than his memory of his brother. Some change to his physical appearance….
"Ah! That scar!" Light felt the outburst spill forth from his lips before he could help it, and he quickly checked his surroundings with his peripheral vision for anyone who could've overheard it. He heard Ryuk hover next to him with an inquiring 'eh?' 'It's that scar around his ear….the one Yue received from his accident 5 years ago was lower - closer to his neck and collar bone. The scar around his ear he must have gotten after he ran away….'
'Perhaps, the criminal Yue mentioned had helped him in the past…maybe protected him…wait….' Light froze as one of the criminals he killed before the surveillance surfaced in his thoughts. A criminal who had had a clear shot of being paroled at his parole hearing mere months in the future. That criminal's previous criminal record and the preliminary investigation as well as statements by his previous victims' families had all pointed to the certainty of his guilt - hell, the criminal had even plead guilty to his most recent murder….
Yet new evidence had arisen nearly guaranteeing him his parole - evidence that came from an undisclosed source. Perhaps….perhaps that source had been….
'But why would Yue bother investigating someone who plead guilty to first degree murder? It was not like the criminal was protecting the real culprit….'
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"Is this chance or did you follow me?" Yue inquired as L approached him, his caramel eyes half-lidded as he drunk in the black hair and eyes, along with the pale skin, of the detective. "Ryuga-san?"
"Chance. Though I cannot say I did not want to meet with you again." L tilted his head as he studied Yue's expression - only a foot gap remained between them, with the younger one still leaning back against the storage room. "There is something I wish to discuss…."
The detective's words were cut off by the thin, soft lips pressing down on his, while lithe arms pulled him close. The sensations produced familiar and warm - nearly hungry as they gave way to a few seconds of blank thoughts. L heard Yue open the storage shed door and pull him inside the dark room, but his mind grew blank - his body remembered that night two years ago.
The door shut and Yue pulled him close against a wall of heavy crates - the hungry kiss lasted 1.3 seconds longer before L pulled away.
"Yue-san, Yue, I simply wish to talk….not reenact that night two years ago. I…." L stepped back a quarter of a foot as he waited for his eyes to adjust to the darkness. Slivers of light snuck in from the spaces between the door and wall, and the door and floor. L glanced at them, adjusted eyes quickly taking in the unused space surrounding the door as his finger made it back to his lips.
"Ryuga-san, why not do both? It must be something like fate…to meet each other again….the probability of such a thing…."
'Is higher than you think….'
"Yue-san…."
Chapter 7
Light watched wordlessly as his brother sped away on foot, the 4-minute-younger-than-him teen rounded the corner before the thought to stop him cropped up. His brain seemed slowed under the onslaught of Yue's unexpected revelation - his brother was against Kira. His brother, with whom he shared the same written name, was against Kira - against him. Ryuk's abundant laughter drilled deeper into his ears as his rational mind sped through the pros and cons, the repercussions of Yue's return and anti-Kira stance. The lag between his rational mind and emotional being, along with his slowed understanding, he thanked as a blessing - he didn't think he could have stopped his skin from paling if the revelation and it's meaning assaulted him all at once.
Yue, his brother, now his enemy - an enemy who would be living in his house, a brother who had had a habit of sneaking through his things before. This kind of person would be living under the same roof as his death note, and after 5 years of separation, Light didn't know if familial ties would bother Yue at all.
Worse, Yue was an enemy he could not kill. Unlike L whom he'd just have to plan right to make suspicion of his death not fall on him, Yue would be impossible to kill. Not just because his death would devastate their entire family after the pain of that 5 year separation - but because writing Yue's name in the death note would be writing his own name in the death note, and there was no guarantee he wouldn't picture his own face while writing it.
"Seems Yagami-kun's brother might have a grudge against Kira." L intoned as he brought his index finger to his bottom lip, still eyeing the direction Yue had stalked off towards. The next moment he flicked his gaze back to Light, ignoring the part of his thoughts that told him to follow Yue.
"Hmph. Whether he has a grudge against Kira or not, our father will make sure Yue doesn't get involved, he's only just returned after 5 years. Mother will be overprotective of him as well." Light shrugged and turned away, his feet taking him closer to the campus gate, the cherry blossoms twirling through the air. The echo of Ryuk's laughter pounded on his ears, yet he ignored it - dismissing it as just an annoying habit of the Shinigami's.
He failed to notice or care if L followed him or not, the multiple revelations today wore him out and he needed to think alone.
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L tilted his head as Light disappeared from his view, his thoughts flipping through the Yagami brothers' conversation. Every word he remembered, each glare and expression - that rare animated quality in Light's expressions when dealing with Yue intriguing. The fact that the younger Yagami expressed a genuine desire to apprehend Kira and the information about the boys' homeroom teacher from before Yue's disappearance both enriched L's investigation plans with new avenues.
'Though, what Light-kun said was correct, Yagami-san will most likely not let Yue get involved with the case - using Yue to investigate Light will be pushing it. There is also the possibility that Yue would choose family over capturing Kira….that just leaves with the revelation about that teacher they mentioned - coercing sex from students, with Yue being a victim….if this teacher dies in the next few days then more suspicion can be placed on Light.'
"Um…Yue Yagami….he seemed familiar, like I met him before…but where…." L began strolling further onto campus grounds aimlessly, his thin and pale fingers taking out his cell phone. Everything that had occurred called for an alteration in plans - a need to speak with the younger Yagami brother. He held the cell phone close to his ear using only his thumb and forefinger, barely a ring rung before the other end picked up. "Watari, yes, there's been a change in….ah, so his wife has already called him. Yes, it is understandable….he can take time off to see his son, no one in this investigation will begrudge him that."
'Souichiro Yagami knows his younger son has returned and wants to see him….it must be the mark of discipline in his job that explains why he waited for me giving my ok instead of rushing to his family. Such a member of the police force….' L felt intense appreciation for the police chief's desire for justice, though part of him frowned - the same part of him that shouted in his thoughts to tell what he'd overheard about Yue's teacher to Souichiro; to inform the chief about the sex coercion and….something else. Something else nagged at him, though this something stilled his tongue and only remained as a wordless whisper in his thoughts.
Those pale cheeks and those rich caramel eyes…the words 'I saw him before' burned into the forefront of his thoughts, demanding his attention even as he continued the phone call; his feet bringing him further onto campus grounds.
"I'll seek out a meeting alone with Yagami-san's youngest son, to determine how his arrival will affect things….I'll call you back when I wish to be picked up." L concluded and pressed the end button on the cell-phone, his dark eyes gazing ahead at his surroundings. He froze as those dark orbs locked on Yue standing by a storage building, the 18 year old's stylish black hair accenting the teen's pale cheeks and the uniform jacket still worn about the slim teen's waist - the image mingled with another one in his memory.
L suddenly craved strawberry cake and hot chocolate, a cool chill rushing down his spine.
'Two years ago….in the States….that night….' The detective felt his body grow warm, and his chest heavy with held back breath as a swarm of images toppled into his present thoughts. 'Yue was….Yue was….that person….that….' L pressed his forefinger against his lips, eyes widening a millimeter more as he stared at Yue. He licked his lips unconsciously and then swallowed, his skin growing a degree hotter as he noticed Yue's skin grow red. The teen hadn't realized he was there yet.
"After two years…."
Those words drew his attention, forcing his legs to approach closer to the black-haired teen, his detective intelligence unneeded to deduce the meaning of that utterance - he knew it. He felt the meaning in his body, that revelation as sudden as his realization of where he'd seen Yue before.
'Yue remembers me from that night….' L focused his attention on the teen's face as his suspect's brother noticed him and turned his head.
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Souichiro felt the muscles of his face tighten as Watari informed them that L would seek out a meeting with Yue before he returned - a meeting to judge how the younger Yagami brother's arrival would affect the investigation.
'If he involves Yue in this investigation…if he tries to use Yue to find evidence that Light is Kira….' The surge of anger and indignation that rushed through Souichiro threatened to overwhelm him; he pursed his lips and clenched his teeth to prevent the words from escaping.
"Ryuzaki-san is meeting with Yue? But…." Matsuda glanced at Souichiro as the man turned away so he faced the curtained windows. "Light-kun is his suspect for Kira, why meet with Yue…."
"Obviously Ryuzaki is thinking about using Yue to spy on Light, that…." Aizawa, having crossed his arms while Watari informed them of L's change of plan, unfolded them and slammed a fist on the coffee table.
"Please calm down." Watari requested as he watched the taskforce's body language and expressions - the responses he expected the moment he heard L's decision to meet with Yue. "Ryuzaki is meeting with Yue to see how his arrival will affect the investigation - whether he'll help or hurt it or be neutral to it. At the very least, Ryuzaki must determine the risk of Yue siding with Light if Light is Kira."
"Yue…siding with Light…." Souichiro blinked as the thought darted through his thoughts along with memories of his younger son. His clenched fist tightened before he relaxed it and sat down on one of the chairs near the table. "Since Yue will not be home at least until Ryuzaki is done talking with him, I will remain here until Ryuzaki returns."
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"Ryuk, why are you still laughing like that? It's annoying." Light glared at the Shinigami once they entered an area of the campus grounds that did not have many people nearby. He had switched his destination away from the school gate once he remembered he had to force Yue to go directly home in order to not worry their mother. Further, he had to determine if L would tell Yue anything about the investigation (he cursed himself for not realizing the danger of L using Yue sooner).
"Your brother's reaction was very interesting. How he quickly hurried away when…."
"….I inquired about his friend being a criminal killed by Kira. So? What's interesting about that? Though it is ironic and makes things difficult for me, it's not something to keep laughing about."
"Hahaha…." Ryuk second laughing fit subsided quickly before Light could comment again. The Shinigami flexed his wings and drifted so he hovered right behind Light; his red eyes taking in the image of the college student's brown hair and uniform-clothed back. 'It'll serve you right not letting me finish my sentence….your brother Yue bristled and hurried away after I brushed by him slightly….heheheh, I heard rumors from other Shinigami about occasions where the twin of a death note user was able to sense the presence of their sibling's Shinigami….and it seems it might be true in Yue's case.'
"You'll have to admit, Light, that things will get more interesting from now on. It'll be dangerous for even you to write your brother's name in the death note if you ever have to, even Shinigami have been known to make mistakes with people who shared a name or looked similar in the past."
"Ryuk, I am not foolish enough to attempt writing Yue's name in the death note. For more than the reason you stated. However, if it does become necessary, I can figure out a way to trick someone else, who doesn't know me, into writing Yue's name in the death note. Like with the FBI agents."
"Oh. So you don't have confidence that your brother would be on your side if he knew you were Kira? But you got so worked up during your conversation - especially when the topic of that homeroom teacher came up, your eyes gleamed like when you write down the name of a very hideous criminal in the death note…."
Light froze and inhaled sharply, instinctively bristling as the briefly forgotten thought pushed itself back to the forefront of his consciousness. That teacher…Hirose….never before did he feel so intense a desire to write a criminal's name in the death note, even his desire to kill L came second. Yet he couldn't….couldn't kill that poor excuse for a teacher with a heart attack. If Ryuga, L, hadn't overheard his and Yue's conversation, he could kill Hirose in an accident, but doing so now could give L the idea that Kira could kill by other means rather than just heart attacks.
'It will have to be through an illness - one that will take an extended period of time to kill him. Perhaps cancer….or something like AIDS - no, that will just give needless worry to mom and dad if they find out what that teacher did to Yue….safest would be cancer since every family medical history has some form of cancer somewhere in it. Other hereditary diseases could cause needless suspicion if there is no medical history of it in Hirose's family. Besides if the disease is not possible for the teacher to have, that'll run risk of him dying of a heart attack. Cancer is safest.'
Light glanced toward where the school gate was in the distance, his thoughts on how to deal with that teacher concluded. Next he had to figure out what he'd do about L, and how he'd go about finding out exactly why Yue wished to capture Kira. He gritted his teeth before schooling his face to hide his thoughts - though Yue had been a troublemaker in the past, he couldn't imagine his brother becoming friends with a criminal.
It remained a slim possibility that Yue had known a FBI agent, but that was less than 2% likely. The person killed by Kira that Yue mentioned had to have been a criminal. Yet….yet why would Yue return to Japan just because Kira killed one criminal he'd known? Perhaps…Yue could've have had a relationship with a criminal, but Light seldom wrote women names in the death note since their crimes were relatively minor - and those he did write were ones he knew his brother would never be involved with.
'It isn't impossible that Yue was involved with a male criminal…but to be involved with a criminal in the first place….especially if it is one whom I wrote the name of in the death note….Yue only just returned, so it's likely a criminal who died recently, however the criminals whom I killed recently had all either been in prison for years or had committed horrendous crimes I know Yue wouldn't tolerate. However….though it is highly unlikely….could one of the criminals I killed have been falsely convicted or charged?'
He bristled again and shook that possibility away - locked it deep where he hid any doubt that had struggled to arise since he first became Kira.
'No, no…that's impossible. But then why would Yue feel so strongly about the death of a criminal? I never knew him to have a strong sense of justice….but….' Yue's appearance flashed in his thoughts while he thought, along with the sense that there was something he'd overlooked. Something about Yue's appearance, besides his age, was different than his memory of his brother. Some change to his physical appearance….
"Ah! That scar!" Light felt the outburst spill forth from his lips before he could help it, and he quickly checked his surroundings with his peripheral vision for anyone who could've overheard it. He heard Ryuk hover next to him with an inquiring 'eh?' 'It's that scar around his ear….the one Yue received from his accident 5 years ago was lower - closer to his neck and collar bone. The scar around his ear he must have gotten after he ran away….'
'Perhaps, the criminal Yue mentioned had helped him in the past…maybe protected him…wait….' Light froze as one of the criminals he killed before the surveillance surfaced in his thoughts. A criminal who had had a clear shot of being paroled at his parole hearing mere months in the future. That criminal's previous criminal record and the preliminary investigation as well as statements by his previous victims' families had all pointed to the certainty of his guilt - hell, the criminal had even plead guilty to his most recent murder….
Yet new evidence had arisen nearly guaranteeing him his parole - evidence that came from an undisclosed source. Perhaps….perhaps that source had been….
'But why would Yue bother investigating someone who plead guilty to first degree murder? It was not like the criminal was protecting the real culprit….'
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"Is this chance or did you follow me?" Yue inquired as L approached him, his caramel eyes half-lidded as he drunk in the black hair and eyes, along with the pale skin, of the detective. "Ryuga-san?"
"Chance. Though I cannot say I did not want to meet with you again." L tilted his head as he studied Yue's expression - only a foot gap remained between them, with the younger one still leaning back against the storage room. "There is something I wish to discuss…."
The detective's words were cut off by the thin, soft lips pressing down on his, while lithe arms pulled him close. The sensations produced familiar and warm - nearly hungry as they gave way to a few seconds of blank thoughts. L heard Yue open the storage shed door and pull him inside the dark room, but his mind grew blank - his body remembered that night two years ago.
The door shut and Yue pulled him close against a wall of heavy crates - the hungry kiss lasted 1.3 seconds longer before L pulled away.
"Yue-san, Yue, I simply wish to talk….not reenact that night two years ago. I…." L stepped back a quarter of a foot as he waited for his eyes to adjust to the darkness. Slivers of light snuck in from the spaces between the door and wall, and the door and floor. L glanced at them, adjusted eyes quickly taking in the unused space surrounding the door as his finger made it back to his lips.
"Ryuga-san, why not do both? It must be something like fate…to meet each other again….the probability of such a thing…."
'Is higher than you think….'
"Yue-san…."