The woods behind the orphanage [L x Reader] • Death Note [Discontinued]

Chapter 18 | lured in

It'd been a few nights since he'd been down to the gateway, babysitting the boys made him rather tired. For once he felt like he was getting more sleep than usual, but he didn't want to just leave you hanging so tonight he went down to the gateway to catch up.

It was a hot night, sticky and humid. But L being L, still wore his usual long clothes. He knew you were in the area when he heard your voice echoing in the distance, each time you sang it was either a sea shanty or a lure call, and judging the love story and magical melody of your voice this one was a lure call.

"His hair it hangs in ringlets, his eyes as black as coal
My happiness attend him wherever he may go..."

This was one he knew. Everyone knew about jolly sailor bold, even humans. So when he took the boat out onto the river he knew all he had to do to find you was follow the sound of the familiar song.

"From Tower Hill to Blackwall, I'll wander, weep and moan
All for my jolly sailor, until he sails home"

Last time he got trapped in one of your lure calls he ended up halfway into the river in almost a trance like state, he didn't even need to think about where he was going the song was like a magnet that pulled him toward you. You could call for him just by using a lure call... very clever.

"My heart is pierced by Cupid
I disdain all glittering gold
There is nothing can console me
But my jolly sailor bold"

The feeling of being swept up in a lure call was haunting, yet addicting. No thoughts, just the beautiful melody of an angelic voice calling out for you. A state of calm, like the feeling when you're not quite awake yet and comfortably lying in bed.

He could listen to your lure calls forever, but when the singing stopped he suddenly snapped out of that trance and found himself in a part of the river he'd never been before.

"Wow, those songs are powerful..." he muttered to himself in awe at how fast you pulled him here without him even realising it.

Hearing the water move around the edge of the boat, he looked down to find you popping up to the surface.

"Boo" you teased.

"How do you do that? I swear I blinked and suddenly I'm here" L asked, leaning against the side of the boat to talk to you.

"Magic my dear, it's all in my DNA" you replied.

You propped your arms up on the edge of the boat, making it tilt slightly. Looking up at L, you found he looked better rested than usual.

"You've been sleeping more" you commented.

"The kids wear me out. By the way is there some kind of anti-nightmare magic I can have? Mello keeps waking up in the middle of the night from reoccurring nightmares" L asked.

You thought for a moment, wondering if such magic existed.

"I feel like I've heard of it before... but water magic and love spells are my area of expertise. I'll look into it for you, can't have your baby all tired and grumpy now can we?" You said.

"I've only been babysitting them for about a month, they're hardy my babies yet" L replied.

"You said 'yet' that time. So they have the potential to be your babies?"

"...they may be growing on me"

You knew he'd soften up eventually, exactly like when he met you. You noticed the first few meetings you had with him he was rather stiff and skeptical, but over time opened up and became softer and more playful. And judging from what you saw when you took a look up in the human realm, him willingly playing games with them meant he was slowly opening up to them.