Fear is The Enemy
By: .Cute
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

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It was dark. Everything was dark. Everything was silent. He couldn't hear a sound. And…it was cold. Very cold. Light Yagami wondered vaguely why it was cold, but then his thoughts were interrupted by a sharp pain in his leg. He tried to open his mouth to moan in pain, but found that he couldn't move. Panic shot through the man as he tried to find something, anything within the darkness that surrounded him, but he couldn't see anything. Then a single thought broke through the pain: 'L..' Light felt his panic start to rise, but before it could take hold of his heart, he felt something being placed on his face. It felt like a mask. Light tried to raise a hand to take it off, but found that he was suddenly very tired. His panic disappeared, along with his strength as Light fell, once again, into unconsciousness.

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When he awoke again, Light could only manage to open his eyes. For a minute, everything was blurry and out of focus, as if he were looking through fogged up glasses. But then he blinked a few times and his sight started to clear.. He was able to recognize what he was staring at. A ceiling. A blank, white ceiling. Light blinked again, his mind having trouble, for some reason, wrapping around the fact that he was staring at a ceiling. Wasn't he supposed to be dead?

Light tried to remember. Yes. He was sure that he was supposed to be dead. Hadn't he died in Aziz apartment? Light's heart gave off a sudden jerk as he remembered his last moments of consciousness. He remembered activating L, ordering him to forget about his phobias and his activation code. He remembered trying to finish ordering L to forget him, but he was so tired, he wasn't able to. And he remembered the look of confusion on L's face as the older man looked down at him. Almost as if he didn't even recognize him.

Light's heart sank as he closed his auburn eyes tightly, as if in pain. L had forgotten about Light's feelings, he was sure of it. Light tried to hold back the tears that threaten to spill. At the time, when Light thought that he was going to die, he'd been fine with L forgetting their relationship. He hadn't wanted L to suffer the grief of loosing a loved one. It would have been better for the detective to loose a friend than a lover. But now…Light bit his lip softly as his tears fought against him. Every kiss, every touch, every moment they spent loving each other…that was all gone. Light felt his heart breaking as he let out a shaky sigh. L had forgotten. And all that was left of their relationship was Light's memories. Sure, L still remembered him, but only as a friend. And not even a best friend.

Light let out another sigh and opened his eyes again. 'Maybe...it's for the best,' he thought sadly. 'Maybe it's best for L to forget all about what we had and the whole Aziz mess.' Light knew that Aziz had hurt L. He didn't want to believe it, but he knew it to be true. Maybe it was for the best if L forgot about it all. That way, he wouldn't have to remember the pain. Maybe…L would be happier this way. And thats all Light wanted. All Light wanted, was for L to be happy. Light shook his head slightly, trying to forget about his aching heart for a moment, and tried to sit up. He let out a soft gasp as pain shot up his left leg and his right arm.

Then, surprising him, a voice reached his ears. "Don't try to sit up Light. That'll only make the pain worse." Light tried to smile as he turned his head over to his right. It took him a moment, but he managed to turn his head enough to face the doorway to his room. Standing at the doorway, Soichiro Yagami smiled down at his son, a coffee in his hands. He looked as if he hadn't slept in days. "Dad…" Light was surprised at how scratchy his voice seemed, as if he hadn't spoken in weeks. Soichiro smiled and moved into the room, sitting down next to Light's bed and placing the coffee on a little bedside table. "Light, I'm happy you're awake." Light blinked. "How long was I out?"

Soichiro raised a hand to run it through his son's hair, like he used to when he was still a child. "You've been asleep for three days." Light let out a shaky sigh. "Wow…" They were both silent for a moment, before Light shifted slightly in his bed. "Hey, Dad? Do you think you can lift up my bed a little, so that I can sit up?" Soichiro nodded and within a few moments, Light was slightly higher than before. He gave his father a look. "A little higher?" Soichiro shook his head. "Sorry Light, but the doctor wants you to stay down for awhile." He motioned to Light's leg. "They had to put you through surgery to remove the bullet in your leg, which caused quite a lot of damage. And the knife in your shoulder caused some damage too." A look passed over Soichiro's eyes as he spoke. "You lost a lot of blood. They didn't know...if you'd make it."Light tried to smile. "It's okay Dad. I'm okay. I'm fine now." Soichiro smiled as well and nodded. "Yes. A little busted up, but it's true, you're okay." Then the man looked over to Light's left and his smile grew. "And now that you're awake, Ryuzaki can stop worrying so much."

Light's body froze. His auburn eyes grew wider and his heart skipped a beat, the heart monitor he was hooked up to showed it, as he took in his father's words. 'Ryuzaki? Here?' Soichiro went on. "Ever since you came to the hospital, he hasn't left your side for a moment." Light felt tears start to fill up his eyes as he turned to his left as quickly as he could. It was then that he finally noticed the soft hand holding his. Light felt his tears escape him as he took in the sight before him. There was L, sitting in one of the hospital chairs, fast asleep, his right arm cradling his head. The other hand was firmly attached to Light's hand. Soichiro, unaware of his son's tears, went on.

"You own him your life Light. If he hadn't called Watari when he did, you probably wouldn't be here today." Soichiro's voice grew softer. "He...cares about you very much, doesn't he?" Light's heart skipped another beat, once again showing up on the heart monitor, and he turned away from L to stare at his father through tearful eyes. Mistaking his son's tears, Soichiro's smile grew wider and he nodded. "Ryuzaki told me. He told me about what was happening between you two." Light remained silent, his tears still streaming down his face. Then, Soichiro raised a hand and ran it through Light's hair again. "Light. If he makes you happy, then I'm happy. That's all any parent wants. For their children to be happy." Soichiro chuckled softly and looked over to L again. "You know, now that I see it, you two do make quite the couple." Light chuckled too, though his tears still fell. L...remembered him? He was in shock. It...was too good to be true.

But though his shock, a small smile managed to reach his face. "Thank you Dad. You...you don't know how much that means to me." Soichiro nodded once. He knew and he understood. Then, startling Light more, they heard a soft moan from the sleeping detective and Soichiro noticed suddenly that Light must have been hungry. "Why don't I go get you something to eat?" Light turned away from L for a moment and gave his father a smile. "Thanks Dad." Soichiro winked, then was up and out of the room, letting Light's attention fall back to L.

He smiled softly as L's beautiful onyx eyes fluttered open and he let out a sigh as they looked over to him, shock replacing the drowsiness in a second as they realized that Light was finally awake. "Raito-kun!" Immediately, L was up and out of the chair, rushing to Light's side, his grip on his hand tightening. Light let out a soft chuckle as more tears filled his eyes. "L...I'm so happy you're here." L, noticing the tears right away, mistook them for tears of pain and worry filled his eyes. "Are you in pain Raito-kun? I can call for a nurse." Light shook his head slightly, his tears falling as he held onto L's hand tightly. "You remember..."

L blinked for a moment, not understanding Light's words before realization dawned on him and he smiled. "Yes Raito-kun. I remember. I remember you and the feelings we have for each other. I didn't forget. You were afraid that I might, since you wiped my phobias away. I remember you activating me Raito-kun, and I remember waking up to see you unconscious." Light saw tears begin to fill L eyes. "You can't scare me like that Raito-kun. I though, for a moment, you were dead." Light was silent. Slowly, L leaned forward until they were inches apart. "It was not a hundred percent Raito-kun. The chance of me forgetting about us wasn't one hundred percent." His eyes went soft as he whispered, "I love you Raito-kun." Tears escaping him, Light leaned in to kiss L forcefully, desperately. He poured all his fears and worries into the kiss, showing L just how afraid he was. How afraid he was of L forgetting. But L remembered.

Slowly, the two pulled apart for air, but when L made a move to go sit back down in the chair, Light shook his head and pulled L down. "No. I want you to lay with me." L frowned and glanced over to Light's leg. "But Raito-kun, you're leg..." "Don't worry. You'll be careful. I trust you." Light smiled up at L, his eyes filled with happy tears and L smiled back, his heart filling with love. "And I trust you Raito-kun. With everything I've got." Slowly, carefully, L climbed into the hospital bed and rested his head on Light's chest, being careful not to disturb his leg or his shoulder. Light, wanting L to be close, wrapped his good arm around the older man, hugging him tightly.

"I thought...you seemed so confused when you snapped out of it, I thought..." L sighed softly, his body finally relaxing after three days of anxiety and stress. "I remember waking up Raito-kun. I was confused. I was confused because...I wasn't afraid." Light glanced down at L's mass of black hair. "You weren't afraid of what?" "Of being alone. Before you activated me, and I have no shame in saying this for it didn't stem from my actual feelings, I was so afraid that, if you died, that I would be alone." Light thought about that for a minute, but decided that it didn't bother him. L's fears weren't his own. They were planted there by Aziz.

L went on. "But after, when I woke up, for a moment I was simply shocked. I wasn't afraid of being alone. Mind you I was still terrified of you leaving me, but that was it. I wasn't afraid of being alone. I was just afraid for you. That you would die." L raised a hand to grip Light's hospital gown slightly. "And what's more, after you entered the hospital, Soichiro came in, screaming at me, asking me what had happened to you. And I wasn't afraid. His anger didn't scare me. Raito-kun." L lifted his head to look Light in the eye. "Thank you Raito-kun. You've freed me. You've saved me."

Light smiled softly and held onto L's form tightly. "I thought I'd lost you." L shook his head before resting it once again on Light's chest. "You will not loose me that easily Raito-kun." Light's smile grew. "Good. And you're ribs? I remember Aziz hit you very hard." L shook his head again. "I'm fine." A comfortable silence filled the room, the only sound coming from Light heart monitor. Then, softly, Light whispered, "What now?" L looked up from Light's chest. "Hmm?" Light was staring at the ceiling. "Aziz is dead. The Kira Case is solved, right?"

L nodded. "Yes. Though we never found out how he killed, we found more than enough evidence to connect him as Kira. The case is solved." Light nodded, still not looking at L. "So what are you going to do now?" L sighed softly and looked down at Light's chest. "Because the case is solved, I have no more reasons to stay in Japan." Light's heart fell. L continued. "And because of the many Kira followers who will most likely want my head, it has been decided that I move back to England and go into hiding, at least until things calm down." Light's heart started to break. L was leaving Japan. "Oh."

L nodded. "Yes. Watari had already bought the three plane tickets. First-class might I add." Light was silent for a moment, before he looked down at L. "Three tickets?" L looked up at the younger man and nodded, confusion entering his eyes. "Yes Raito-kun, three tickets." A playful gleam entered his eyes then as he understood Light question. "Raito-kun, you are coming with me, right? You did not think that I would just leave you." He let out a small laugh as he watched the relief wash over Light's face and he laid his head back down on Light's chest. "No, unfortunately Raito-kun isn't getting away that easily."

Light also let out a soft laugh as he relaxed, his mood turning from serious to playful. "But L, what about my things?" "Watari and I will pack for you." Light's smiled grew. "What about my parents?" L scoffed. "Raito-kun, you're of age. I don't think they can stop you. Also, they've agreed to you coming with me, for you're own safety." Light laughed again, then lowered his voice. "What if I don't want to go?" L looked over to Light, a small smile on his face. "Does Raito-kun want to stay here?" Light stared at L for a minute before he shook his head. "No. I want to go with you L. I want to be with you always, be your support and your shield. I love you." Light leaned down to kiss L gently. "So, it looks like you're stuck with me." L's smile grew and he kissed Light's neck softly. "I wouldn't have it any other way Raito-kun."

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A/N: And it's finished! (sniffs) I promised myself I wouldn't cry! Fear is The Enemy is over, my reviewers. I hope that you liked the ending. I can't write a sad ending to save my life! ^_^ But anywho, though this fanfic is over, I have many more ideas! This is not the end of me! And who knows, I might just write a sequel! ^_^ But that depends on the reviews! So once again, thank you reviewers. I couldn't have done it without you! And now, cake! (hands out cake to everyone) Goodnight everyone!