A/N: Hehe, I managed to completely lose this chapter since I saved it in the wrong file and I was looking all over my computer for it…but I finally found it!

Disclaimer: I only own Alexa and don't worry…s/h/it won't be harassing you much longer.

Looking back, Light wasn't sure exactly how it had happened. Somehow, in the midst of that whole stupid party, he had gotten scandalously drunk. Perhaps he had started drinking to drown out his misery and make dealing with Alexa slightly more bearable. It certainly wasn't to "settle his nerves" as L had suggested. Light remembered very little of the evening, but what he did remember was embarrassing. He had apparently kicked off his stupid heels and had danced with several people.

Light woke up the next morning with a splitting headache only to find that he was lying in bed naked. Light ground his teeth. Stupid, stupid perverted L.

"Ah, you're awake."

Light grabbed a handful of sheets and squeezed them tightly in his hands. Maybe it would keep him from doing the same to L's neck. "Why did you have to undress me again?" Light demanded. "I'm not a doll. I won't wear anymore of your stupid outfits. That red dress was bad enough. You're not going to get me into a corset, you hear me!"

"There is no need to shout at this early hour," L said placidly. "If Yagami-kun prefers the red dress he can certainly wear that. I did not think he particularly liked it."

"I don't!" Light screeched. He ground his teeth. L was being deliberately obtuse. He had to know that Light hated dressing like a woman.

L tipped his head to one side. "Yagami-kun does not strike me particularly as the type who would dress in such flashy attire. He is a business-person at heart." L stepped to the closet and unveiled a gray pencil skirt and a ruffled blouse.

"No!" Light shouted. "No skirts, no dresses, no girl clothes! I refuse." He crossed his arms over his chest. "There is no fucking way I'm wearing any of that."

L looked puzzled. "How do you expect to work for me when you are not in your proper uniform?"

"I'm not working for you," Light insisted. "You're a fucking pervert and I don't care how much you're willing to pay me. No amount of money is worth the humiliation. You know…I don't know why I'm even bothering to argue with you." He shook his head sadly. "After all, you kidnapped me and brought me here against my will. You say you'll let me leave, but I know that's a lie. Why have I even put up with this so far?"

"Yagami-kun wants to work for me?" L suggested.

"No," Light snapped. "Now, I'm leaving whether you give me permission or not. I don't need your approval since I never agreed to be here in the first place!" He snatched up a nearby shoe and flung it at L's head.

L dodged the shoe easily and stared as Light bolted out the door, still absolutely naked. "I really wouldn't do that," he murmured.

"Just watch me," Light hissed. He slammed the door behind him.

L waited. Mere seconds later, Light was backing slowly back into the room. Tony was right behind him, a gun pointed directly at Light's chest. "Okay, okay," Light said nervously. "I'll stay."

L smiled faintly. "Welcome back, Yagami-kun. Now, since you will be working for me now, you need only choose what position you want." He inspected the gray skirt and blouse. "If you prefer to be my personal secretary, you can certainly wear this. It would be a fitting outfit for you."

"No," Light said vehemently. "I'm not going to be your secretary, you sick fuck. You're probably imagining all these perverted things to make me do. There's no way I'm spending any time alone with you."

L shrugged. Light's accusations didn't bother him. "If you do not want to work with me, you'll have to either take a job cleaning or interacting with our clients."

"What kind of business is this anyway?" Light hissed. "Surely your clients don't want to be served by men dressed in drag unless they're sickos like you." He scowled, struck by an unpleasant thought. "This isn't some brothel, is it?"

L wrinkled his nose. "Certainly not. Our customers are all safely convinced that our employees are all female and I would hate to disabuse them of their beliefs. No, sex with customers is quite out of the question."

"Then what the hell is this place?" Light demanded. He flopped back down on the bed, wrapping the sheet around his body.

"This is a hotel built around a candy shop," L said pleasantly. "If you wish to run the candy shop, that can also be arranged." He examined Light intently. "You would look excellent in that ruffled pink dress."

Light shuddered. "No way."

L sighed. "Then I don't know how to deal with you. If you want to interact with the customers like the majority of our staff, you need to choose a period costume and immerse yourself in character. If you wish to run the candy shop, you need only wear that ruffled pink dress I described."

"Do I have to wear a dress if I decide I don't want to see any of your damn guests?"

L shook his head. "You would have to dress as a maid."

"Aw, hell no," Light growled. "I'm not wearing a damn dress."

"Then obviously you should be my personal assistant. You need only wear a skirt, not a dress. Besides, it is not pink and has only a minimum of ruffles."

Light closed his eyes and sighed heavily. "As long as you promise not to make me do anything perverted."

"You have my word, Yagami-kun."

Light eyed him suspiciously. So far, L hadn't been all that great at keeping promises. But surely a shaky promise was better than outright refusal.

L smiled and nodded briskly. "We must get you ready at once." He set the outfit down on the bed. "We have already taken the liberty of shaving your legs and arms for you while you were unconscious, but you will need to see Elizabeth so she can complete your transformation."

"Do I have to?" Light complained. 'I'm not going to be interacting with your guests."

"Yes, you have to," L insisted. "In this hotel, all my employees must seem female. Get dressed as soon as you can. Elizabeth will arrive in a few minutes."

After L had left, Light contemplated the attire set out for him. Better than the red dress, but still completely unacceptable. Of course, he couldn't make a break for it with Tony standing guard. But he really didn't want to remain L's employee forever. He had to think of something.