Later that day after the boys left, L and I went over to see the house that his dad gave him.

Let me tell you. When I say this place was nice...it really was awesome. Huge, and it had that Euro design to it. Inside it had 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, an ultra-modern kitchen and more space that one person needed.

"Do you like it," he asked me.

"Yea, it's great -its huge, but you don't seem all that surprised by this. "

"Really? Well, I wasn't expecting him to give me this place. He usually keeps his "vacation" homes to himself."

"You've been here?"

"Only a few times, he likes his privacy and this is where he spent it. I guess all my times of whining that I wanted it really paid off." There was another faint sadness in his voice.

"L?"

He quickly turned around and flashed a "I just stole your cake" smile, "Wanna take a tour?"

He's off the hook this time. "Sure."

"Any thoughts," L asked after we saw the whole place.

"Yea, I like the living room area the most, aside from the kitchen. I like the bay window looking out onto the front lawn, the sheer size of the space itself. You could fit one of those...um...what do you call it? Sectional couches! Yea, one of those in here and it'll still have more than enough room for a loveseat and recliner if you wanted.

Black would be nice or charcoal gray. The kitchen is pretty done up already, so all you really have to add is a little table set in the breakfast area and maybe some stools at the counter. The bathroom on this floor should be like a crème and burgundy combo to match the sink and toilet. Oh, and the awesome game room. You could go wild in there. Well...the Brothers would when they come over. The dining room, well, I don't pay too much to dining rooms. I guess you could go with the traditional mahogany furniture...I don't know. Also, about the-w-why are you looking at me like that?"

"No reason in particular, just admiring your interior decorating skills."

I blushed a little at that.

"No need to be shy Light. I was hoping you would give me some insight on this kind of thing. I'm not good at decorating. Mihael, Mail, and dad always did that stuff."

"Seriously?"

"Yes."

"You honestly like my ideas?"

He smiled a devious smile that scared me, my face showed it. There was no way I was having sex in an empty house. If that's what he wanted he was out of luck.

He smiled again and threw some mags at me. I hesitated to look at them but noticed a house on the front of one so I took a gander. They were called House Beautiful Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, and British House and Garden.

"I found these in the cabinet, do your worst."

Once L and I finished picking out ideas, calling movers and installation experts to come in and change things, he was ready to leave, so was I. The day that he gave me the mags, he asked if I could stay with him, as in move in.

"I want you to live with me Light. I need you."

Of course it took me a half of a blink to say yes.

"What about your family? What will you tell them?"

What else: the truth.

So the morning when L was leaving I sat my parents down to break the news. I was so focused on dad's reaction that I didn't speak for a while.

"Um..." Sayu said.

"Oh, sorry," I didn't want this to end up like L's situation but if it did I was more than willing to walk out of their lives if they wanted me to. I had L. I didn't need anyone or anything else. "We have to talk about the things I've been going through these last couple of days."

"Finally, I was wondering when you would come around to that. Ever since Aoi and-"

"This has nothing to do with Aoi, ma. It's about me and L."

"Are you two in trouble?"

I smiled to myself, "No, quite the opposite actually."

"Huh?"

I took a deep breath. "We have been seeing each other for the last couple of months."

"That's no surprise, you see him every day. For the last year or so-"

"No, ma...We have been dating."

"..."

"..."

"..."

I knew I would get that reaction.

"You're...intimate with him?"

"Yes...and I'm in love with him."

I watched my father shoot up and pace the room. I jumped, thinking he was about to hit me. "You're gay?"

"Yes...I mean, it's not like I like guys...it's just him. I don't know if that makes it any better, but I just can't stand the thought of another man touching me...just him."

"Ok. Ok, Light. I can't hear-", he forcefully sighed.

I understood him.

It was quiet for a long while before Sayu spoke up. "I don't care. You're still my brother and I love you."

I smiled at her and her at me.

"...this is very sudden."

"I understand mom. I know it's a lot to take in and I'm not forcing anything on you, I just wanted to tell you...you know?"

"Why so suddenly," she asked almost in tears; I could see she was having a rough time with this.

"Well, because I'm moving out of the house soon to live with L."

"..."

"I see. Do you think that's a good idea? I mean, it's a very drastic move for such short amount of time."

"I want to be with him dad, I have to be. He means so much to me and just thinking about not being next to him all the time, kills me."

He nodded.

"I'll of course still be in school. I was going to drop out but he made me promise I wouldn't."

He nodded again, and then spoke up, "Is he the reason you broke up with Aoi?"

"In a way I felt for him while I was with her, so I thought it would be fair to break things off if I wasn't sure about what i wanted. Then again, the way I feel isn't something that develops out of thin in air. This is who I am."

The room was silent for a while before my dad added in. He sighed, "I do not accept this way of living Light."

"I understand."

"...But, you're my son. That's something I cannot change. I won't try to either."

"Thanks dad."

"I know you," he smiled, "once you set your mind to something, there's no way to stop you...so I want you to go on and do what you want. If you need anything, please call us."

"I will." I was about to hug him but decided against it. Instead I shook his hand, kissed mom and Sayu before getting into the car with L.

"Ready?"

I smiled, "Ready."

He pulled off heading to his new house- our new house.

The movers had finished setting everything up this morning so we didn't have to do much. I didn't bring all of my clothes; I would get the rest tomorrow.

I was happy to think that. 'Tomorrow'- there was one, and L was in it. I couldn't ask for anything else.