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

Chapter 25 | discovery

A/n: just because this is a more chill story doesn't mean there won't be a little bit of drama ;)

How do sirens express their love? Many ways. But one way was creating a custom lure song for their lover.

And so you leaned up against L's boat docked at the shoreline and and with a scroll of parchment in your lap you pondered on lyrics for this song of yours.

The lament of Lawliet.

He loved your singing of the lament of Orpheus so much, you figured you'd take some inspiration and write him his own lament. And I when you sing it at the correct tone and tune and the music fills the air and he hears it, it'll draw him right to you. No matter how far away, he'll hear it and find you. That way if you're ever separated, all you have to do is lure him back in.

The pencil scratches the parchment as you hum the tune, making sure all the words fit and sounds just as you wanted them to. The only other sounds around you being the rustling of leaves in the wind and occasional water bird diving for fish.

For him, you'd write your heart out. For him, you'd tell the story of your love through song.

Land above, hear my plea
To see my love beside me.
Land below, under the sea
His anchor weighs upon me.
Fasten my shell upon his glee 
So he may stay connected to me.

My human boy.

Close enough, his heart I can see
No doubts to betray the better of me.
A single kiss is all it would be
That beautiful smile shall stick with me.

Ever on.

Calm rivers
Winds a lee
But now the suns upon us
He's forced to leave
Without me.

Until next time
until next time
until next time
until next time, Lawliet.

Perfect. The day you'd spend by his boat brain storming lyrics and making sure they fit the tune had paid off. And now you'd written a lure call, just for L. Hopefully he liked it, hopefully it worked. Next time he came to visit you'd have to sing it for him.

Satisfied with your work, you rolled up the scroll and placed it in the boat for when he came back. You often hung around the area even when he wasn't here, just because you liked knowing it was where he dwelled on his visits. Stretching out your arms and getting off the side of the boat you landed back in the water with a splash and shook the hair from your eyes when you surfaced.

Floating on your back and looking up at the clouds you couldn't help but wait in anticipation for him to return. Even though you knew he couldn't come down here in the middle of the day, you still found yourself waiting for his arrival. You needed to pass the time, keep your mind off him for two seconds.

Ducking under the water, you figured you'd head out to sea for the rest of the day. Maybe you can keep yourself occupied there, watch the reef life or something. Swimming up the river, passing some other water creatures on the way you made your way out to sea. The fresh water became salty, and the blue tinge of the ocean filled the surroundings.

Although your efforts to distract yourself seemed futile. Thoughts kept popping into your mind as you swum, all coming back to L.

'I should show him this reef'
'I haven't taken him for an ocean swim yet'
'Maybe I should get him a wetsuit to stay warm in the colder waters?'
'What's his favourite fish?'
'Has he swum with dolphins?'

It was impossible to keep him from your mind. Ever since that kiss...

He was just as sweet at the sugary treats he adored. His nerves were cute, and his awe was adorable. His first kiss was stolen by a siren and that siren was you, what an honour to have kissed the worlds greatest detective.