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Gasps for air grew louder in the buzzing silence. L’s ears ring so loudly he squirmed, his hands spasming against the cold, porcelain surface of the toilet. His knees dug desperately into the tiled floor. He felt the cloudiness that swamped his brain turn into a mist, suddenly becoming fully aware of his surroundings, the stinging feeling of his throat filled with bile, his mouth and teeth ached. He desperately closed off his airway just to not smell the contents that had just spilled from his body. Without a word, or even a sigh, he flushed the toilet, weakly lifting himself to his feet and brushing the taste of vomit out profusely. His mind was clear once more. L was aware that once him and Light were handcuffed this task would prove difficult to achieve. He already had light sharing a room with him for the first couple of days (With unwavering supervision of course) just to get the stubborn man used to this environment, that was the least he could do, although accommodating Kira so nicely shouldn’t even be a concern.
“Finally you’re out, I’m not sure if you’ve forgotten, but since i’ll be staying with you I also need to use the bathroom once in a while” Light muttered passive aggressively as he approached the bathroom door. L’s eyes held a firm gaze on Light as he pushed past the detective into the bathroom. Light stopped in his tracks as his nose scrunched and he stumbled back slightly out of the bathroom. His nose immediately detected the overwhelming indescribable odor of a distinct fluid. It wasn’t horrible, but it wasn’t pleasant. He could immediately recognize the disturbing and nausea inducing scent as he turned to l. “Are you okay?” He asked as he sprayed Febreeze into the air, masking the smell that reminded him of the last time he’d fallen sick.
“Yes Light-kun I’m sure you are aware it is flu season and Matsuda-san hasn’t fully recovered I must have caught the sickness from him.” L excused as he rummaged through the drawers. “Use the restroom as it is the last time Yagami-kun will be using it alone” L said flatly as he jingled the keys loosely between his thumb and index. Light’s nose scrunched in disgust as he closed the bathroom door silently.
The toilet flushed and the door carefully creaked open. Light dreadfully trudged to the edge of the bed as he surrendered his wrist to the Raven-haired man. “There has to be a better way to do this” He groaned. “I’m not pleased with having to do such a thing myself Yagami-kun but it is very much necessary as well as efficient.” Light rolled his eyes at this, accepting fate. “Let’s head back to the main room, we have plenty of sleepless nights ahead of us.” L passed Light swiftly, causing Light to jerk forward once the chain had reached its limit. The two men stepped out from their elevator, Light slightly discombobulated from the sudden tug. Everyone stared silently at the linked chains ringing. “Interesting..” Chief Yagami said slowly and carefully as his eyes narrowed to Aizawa, Matsuda, and Mogi, seeing their expressions were identical. “Now that this is in place, it’s time to see if the killings will continue.” L lifted his knees to his chest as he sat in his chair.
Light pulled up a chair next to him, leaning back and rubbing his wrist which was already starting to become sore. “As for any new suspects, I looked through the files we’ve received, Yotsuba appears to have strange activity that could be a cause for concern, so we can research more into that. “ L announced, everyone nodded in agreement and proceeded to their previous activities while Light and l began their new lives.