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WARNING:

This one shot may contain triggering content. In my personal opinion this is low key and isn't too bad, but if you are extremely sensitive around themes of violence/abuse, then I advise you skip this chapter.

Other than that, please enjoy.

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You were sitting silently in the living room, staring down at the scar on your arm from...the past, shall we say. You've tried to forget about how you got it, and every day you wished that you would wake up and it would be gone. Because a reminder of what your life was like a mere few years ago staring at you in the face every day wasn't something particularly fun, or that you wanted wanted to endear. You think of this as you continue staring at the thin long cut, and you let out a long sigh as you rub your temples.

"(y/n), I'm back."

You hear the person who's home you were currently crashing at call out from the small foyer down the hall, causing you to snap out of thought.

"O-oh, Riyuzaki. You're back so early."

The male tilts his head at your comment once he stops before you, soon drawing his deep dark eyes over to a small wall clock near the kitchen.

"...No?"

He states confused as he looks back towards you. Upon looking at the time as well, you only then realize it was already 11:30 at night. You had spent hours just blankly staring at your arm.

"Ah...I um...I must've lost track of the time..."

You say as you pull your shirt sleeve down to cover the grim reminder of your past experiences. Before you can look back up again, you feel a gentle touch on your shoulder, making you jump as you instinctively move backward. Another reaction from the past that you desperately wanted to get rid of.

"(y/n)...is everything alright? You're very jumpy this evening."

Riyuzaki asks as he takes his hand off of you.

"S-sorry. It's just I'm not used to a touch from another person being....Gentle."

You mumble, and you hear him take a quiet step backwards before you look up towards him.

"It's ok, really. Don't think you did anything wrong."

You say as you smile a little, and he quietly walks over and sits next to you, making sure to give you space.

"(y/n), if you don't mind me asking...what Do you mean by 'not used to a gentle touch'?"

You tense at his words and you press your lips into a thin line, shifting your seating as you take a deep breath.

"It's ok if you would rather not go into it. I'm sorry, I was being intrusive."

He mumbles as he looks towards the ceiling.

"No...it's ok. It would probably be better for me to talk about it."

You say as you look towards the place near your shoulder where the scar sat.

"Are you sure?"

He asks softly as he brings his knees up to his chest.

"Y-yea."

The atmosphere is silent for a little bit, but you break it by letting out a long sigh before you begin telling your story.

"Well...Ever since I was little, I've been treated...unfairly. By my parents especially for a lot of my childhood. Hell, I don't even remember half the stuff I had done to deserve most the things I endured. And the worst part is I would always be made to apologize. But it didn't really stop there, I mean, I suppose It wasn't all bad and I thought that it was over, and to be honest I did grow as a person from what happened to me as a kid. But the truth is it had only just begun. It got a lot worse."

L was completely silent as you told your story, seeming to empathize with you on a personal level. You hadn't even noticed that he had begun holding your hand.

"Worse how?"

He asks as he inches closer, probably knowing what would come next. You had flinched when he touched you after all.

"Well um...After I moved out of home, I made a stupid decision to immediately move in with my boyfriend at the time. I thought I was in love with him, so I let his...shall we say...outbreaks, slide for a really long time. He um... H-he used to..."

You stammer as your breathing becomes jumpy, and you feel your eyes burning with tears. Before you can even finish, you feel two arms bring you in for a tight embrace, completely silencing you.

"Shh...I understand. You don't need to finish."

He whispers as he draws you in a little closer. After a few moments of silence as you slightly calm down, L lets out a small sigh before he speaks again.

"(y/n)...Words can't describe how sorry I am to hear this... You're so brave and strong...I would've never thought..."

He continues as he squeezes you palm very gently.

"Really, it's ok. I'm just glad it's over. Eventually I built up the courage to go get help, and I haven't seen him since."

You answer as you feel the tears begin to slip down your cheeks again.

"Can I assure you something?"

He asks out of the blue, causing you to look upwards.

"S-sure."

"For as long as I live, I will never harm you, or let anyone else harm you. You're safe with me, ok?"

He says, and you nod in response as you look down to your thighs.

"(y/n)..."

He sighs as he gently cups your cheeks with two cold and smooth hands.

"Do you trust me on this?"

He asks as he uses his thumb to draw away some hair from your eyes. You stay quiet as you  fidget with your hands, and his expression changes for only a second before he backs slightly away.

"I understand if trust is an issue for you. It is for me as well to be honest, but..."

You tilt your head at his incomplete sentence, and he brings his other hand over to meet yours. Once he had your hand in both of his, he brings it up to his chin and exhales deeply as he closes his eyes.

"You're the first person that I've ever fully trusted. I know we only met around a year ago, but I want you to know how I feel for you."

He says as he opens his eyes again, but only slightly.

"It means a lot to know that you care."

You say, your voice slightly breaking at the end of your sentence.

"Of course I care. I care because I l-..."

He pauses before he finishes what he was about to say, and he lets out a quiet sigh before speaking again.

"Because you're important to me."

He says, seemingly using the word 'important' to cover up something else.

"I...I'm glad to hear it."

You answer as you wipe your eyes and smile just a little.

"Please don't cry."

He says as he backs away a tiny bit, only to plant a small peck on each of your eyelids, then on your nose.

"Riyuzaki I...."

You say, but stop midway through your sentence because of his lips suddenly upon yours. It only lasted a split second, but it sure felt like an eternity as you remain in complete surprise.

"(y/n)....Please, call me L from now on."

He says as he pulls away and looks towards you.

"I...O-ok."

You stammer as you look down, still not exactly sure what to make of what just happened. After a little while of nothing happening as you continued staying close, he moves your shirt sleeve a little. He must've noticed your scar.

"What's this?"

L asks as he traces his thumb across the still healing wound.

"Ah...um, well, it was broken glass. Though the circumstances for me receiving this little reminder were...Lets just leave it at...psh, I don't know. It was my ex. He did this to me."

You state as you pull your sleeve down, honestly feeling as if your privacy was being sort of invaded. You knew that L's intentions were completely good, it's just he could be a little less nosy. But what can you expect from a detective, the worlds best no less.

"Well, it seems you've had your fair share of hardships. From now on I promise to protect you."

L mumbles as he holds you close, letting you listen to his calm heartbeat.

"Thank you Ri-L, I mean. But I need to ask, why are you being so kind? I'm sorry it's just...Nobody has ever gone this far to make sure that I was okay."

You respond as you sink into him.

"Because (y/n)...I..."

He starts, and you shift a little as you give him your full attention.

"...It's because I love you."

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A/N:

Hello there everyone, I hope you enjoyed this chapter despite the sort of dark theme around it. Anywho, I hope the person who requested this one is satisfied with what I came out with! Sorry it took a bit to update.

Again, suggestions are always welcome! I'm currently working on one right now, but it would be awesome if people continued sending me ideas because I'm running low. Thanks!

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