Annnnd we're back! Hello! Medical issues, school, and theatre has definitely gotten me busy. But! That's what's summer is here for, I finally have some free time!

I've written this just now, listening to the song above on repeat. It's an hour past midnight.

Enjoy, my lovelies.

(1628 words)

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Finally.

It was becoming a time where you could finally breathe without fear of your bandages loosening, of laughing so hard that you might reopen the scabbed wounds from that bullet.

But it was getting better. You were getting better.

Everything was finally..okay.

Or was it?

Now that you were healing and finally able to be independent, L was taking his own focus on work much more. Things were getting worse, Light's behavior was only getting more intense and Near was hard at work alongside L, of course.

He didn't talk about it much. He knew you didn't want to hear it, you couldn't possibly bare the amount of anxiety that would pile up on you if he told you.

Ah, and of course. More work meant less time with you. Perhaps it was wrong to be a little selfish. I mean, you do live together, after all, but still! One can't help but be a little clingy..

But now? What's happening now? In this very moment?

It was..dark.

No..It was night. Your eyes had only just opened as you had awoken from a rather peaceful slumber. But it was not morning and you felt unusually cold..

You sat up to flutter your eyes and wince as they adjusted to the darkened room, reaching out a hand only to find..nothing. L was not there beside you.

He was busy again..Maybe you had gotten too used to the extra attention since the..incident, you missed him even if he was still there. Sometimes one can never have enough attention. It's like a drug; an addiction.

Getting up, a slight pain came to you. It was the wound. Though mostly healed, you were still in the midst of a dreaded healing process that still took much time to recover from. But you were somewhat able to move independently, so that was a go.

Nonetheless, you managed to carefully make your way out of the room. You treaded lightly, keeping your hands out; one to hold unto something and the other to be there to shield you if you fall.

It was quiet for the most part, though the more you managed to make your way through the hall, the more you could hear the soft and subtle clicks of a mouse and taps of a keyboard. Ryuzaki typed so fast, it was almost unreal.

Making a slight turn towards a certain room, there he was.

God, he was beautiful. It was dark in the room, but the light illuminated his face just for you to see him. His messy raven hair covered his eyes as he seemed so concentrated on the screen that he had yet to notice you.

Quietly, and carefully, you treaded your way behind him. Your arms carefully found their way to gently wrap around his frame, your chin lowering to rest upon one of his shoulders. He didn't react. Finally. His scent, his warmth. It gave you ease once more. A sigh escaped from you whilst your eyes closed.

"Y/n, You're out of bed..It's three in the morning, love." L was the first to break the gentle silence between the both of you. His voice was so soft.

"The bed was cold.." You spoke even softer in return, nuzzling your cheek ever so slightly against his own.

"Is that really your reasoning?" He asked as he typed away.

"I-I missed you.." It was obvious, of course. L just wanted to hear it from you. You couldn't hide that.

"Ah. There it is."  A soft chuckle escaped from him as he sat back a bit, finally turning his attention from the computer and back over towards you. Your eyes met his own.

A gentle smile grew upon his pale lips as he pressed a peck to your temple before his arms slipped around you to lift you up from the floor with ease, and lower you down to straddle his lap.
Another soft sigh escaped from you whilst you only proceeded to wrap your arms around him once again, burying your face into the crook of his neck. He smelled of sugar and pine. He was so warm.

"That's better, isn't it?" L smiled a little more, sitting up a bit as his hand went back down to the mouse. You nodded.  "Are you hurting at all?" He asked as his slender hand felt up and down your bad, it gave you the most calming sensation as tingles traveled down your spine.

"A little.." You of course admitted

"You should have stayed in bed, my love..I didn't plan to be here long..I just-..it's busy."
Even L had a hard time explaining of what was going on. Too much. You knew.

What happened all those years ago was a..disaster to say the least. It was like the most complicated rollercoaster ride. It had its good moments..and then it's bad. So many terrifying experiences and things you wish you had never seen. 

"Busy..?" You asked ever so slightly, pulling back to let your head now rest upon his shoulder so your eyes could look up at him.

A tired sigh escaped L's lips whilst a hand came up to ran back through his soft messy locks.
"There was-..an attack at the SPK headquarters..I suspect that Misa Amane was watching through television to identify and murder whoever she seeks..but, it was all most likely targeted towards Near." L calmly explained as you listened with widening eyes.

"What..? But-..But how?" You asked

"Light and Misa reside here in Japan, but the SPK headquarters is located in America. New York. The attack was televised all over, all from followers of Kira. Light advised Near to retreat, but he knows better than to listen. I made sure he kept his face covered at all times." His eyes then looked down at you, just sitting there in his lap as he sat in the chair normally for once.

His fingers then came up to gently tuck a piece of hair back behind your ear.
"Light has now taken the place of 'L'..but it's quite ironic..'L' is now Kira."
With another soft sigh, he leaned over and pressed a soft kiss to your forehead.

"Light is L..? How are you going to get him..?"
You asked him once more, and L could only give you than gentle smile of his

"Time will tell, my love. Patience is dire in times such as these." That's all he said. Just those words, nothing else. Perhaps time will tell and finally give peace to you and L and the world.

It was silent for a small moment. You just took it all in. Everything was still happening. All this mess. But L was here now. He was back. Perhaps things were nearing an end after all. But who could really know?

"L.." You finally spoke up, and his dark eyes looked down into your own.

"Yes?" He asked, his head even tilting a bit to the side.

"I love you."

Another small smile appeared upon L's lips. He always looked at you with the most loving expressions.
His hand then came down to gently take a hold of your chin with two of his fingers, tilting up your head ever so slightly for him to only then lean down and press his lips against your own for a small moment.

"I love you more than you could ever know.."
L spoke in a tone soft enough to even then just about pass as a whisper.
"When this is all over..I'll never let any danger come your way again..It's going to be just us..and only us." He promised to you as his thumb rubbed gently over the soft skin of your cheek. "I want to marry you, y/n."

Your heart skipped a beat. Your eyes widened as you sat up just a bit.
"You-..You do..?" You asked in a whisper, studying and taking in his every expression.

"Oh..I do..Making you my wife would make me the happiest man in the world..There's nothing I'd ever want more."
He spoke smoothly without hesitation, his gaze was so gentle.

"L.." Your eyes filled with tears, but you didn't cry. You just looked into his gaze, finding yourself lost within it with ease.

"When Kira is given justice..I'm all yours..forever. I promise.." L gave you his word, letting his thumb come up to gently swipe a fallen tear escaping from you.

"I-I wouldn't want anything more.."
You really wouldn't. Hearing that was like a dream come true.

L only gave you that smile before leaning down and pressing a soft kiss against your forehead.
"Come, my love. You're too tired to be up at this hour." He said softly before carefully getting up from his chair with you in his arms, beginning to walk back down into the hall.

"Will you stay this time..?"

"I'll hold you all night, Y/n."

~💜~

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