Owl for L!

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

Ryuuzaki,

Finished!

If you're not doing anything, wanna come around? I've got something for you.

Matt

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"That's right. Cigarettes do have that affect." He climbs on to the broom, at the front. "Maybe if the cold air wakes you up a little, yell and we can land and switch places. But it is really best that you do not, I think."

L has no interest in plummeting to his doom; even though he can't technically die, heights are bad enough as it is.

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"I think being able to breathe is a key part of sports," Matt agrees.

He gets onto the broom behind L, then hesitates. Because Mello had asked, and Konata, and even Near had joked about it, and he isn't sure but he doesn't to make L uncomfortable nevertheless...

"Do you have a - like, a personal contact thing?" (He already asked this when they were making their way back from Slytherin the very first time, which is why he can't remember doing so.)

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"Not really." With strangers, maybe. With people he doesn't particularly like. If it's threatening. Then it gets to be a problem, but this is Matt, and he isn't any of those things, even a little bit.

"We have done this before, anyways. I am comfortable, as long as you are." He gives Matt a nervous look, over his shoulder.

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"Okay. Good." Matt looks... perhaps a little nervous too. THe relief doesn't cancel that out.

"And last time, you know..." Last time L had his arms around him, and people have different comfort zones, and he really doesn't want to make L uncomfortable. That would suck. "Anyway, this is fine."

So he climbs on behind L, sliding his arms around his waist.

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"Don't fall off," murmurs L, and then kicks off the ground with an abruptness that is only half revenge for the blender ride Matt put him through last time. Hard enough to make him forget about being uncomfortable and focus on just holding on.

"Oh, the goggles do help." Matt might be forgiven for missing that. It's said quietly, and they're still going upwards fast enough that there's some wind.

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"Whoa!" Matt laughs, arms tightening instinctively. They've taken off quickly enough (and unexpectedly enough) for his stomach to jump, and it feels good - fantastic - fast and high and for a moment he doesn't even feel tired.

It takes him a moment to realise what L's said. "They're useful, see?" As if this is the sole reason he's been wearing them constantly for years.

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L makes a corner that'll head them out over the forest. It's deep, mysterious, and beautiful, and he's heard there are centaurs, unicorns and the like in it.

He makes a point of going in fast, swooping arcs. The idea is to get Matt out of his head, a little, and that's probably the way to go about it.

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It's working. Matt laughs or whoops at the crest of each arc, as if they're on a rollercoaster, and once or twice his breath hitches.

It's sort of fun being the passenger sometimes.

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L drops them a little lower, so that if they wanted, their toes could probably skim the tree tops.

"It's a bit like the Hobbit." In more ways than he knows. "Miles of dark woods."

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"And the giant spiders."

Yeah, Matt's heard about those.

"Does that make us Gwahir, then? We should keep our eyes open for Dwarves in trees."

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"There are giant spiders?" The broom raises up a few feet. No sense getting into trouble.

"Oh my."

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"According to one of the portraits. She might have been pulling my leg, though. The way things have been going, I'd believe it if someone told me King Kong was in there."

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"I think he might be shorter than the trees. So we would probably know. But I would not rule giant spiders out, and I have no interest in becoming food."

That's the problem with this castle. Too many things likely to maim.

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"Yeah, fuck death-by-giant-spider," Matt agrees. "I guess it could make for an interesting story, if you survived."

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"Should I push you off?"

Since they're coasting, he's confident in his ability to look over his shoulder and give Matt a smile to show he's joking.

"You could find out."

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Matt snickers. "Maybe some other time. When I have my gun. Or, like, an assault rifle."

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"If that was the premise for an action movie, I might actually watch it." Assault rifle vs giant spiders. "In fact, it probably already has been. Hold on."

In aid of not getting too far out, he's turning them around in a gentle curve, going back and upwards, climbing easily.

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"I think giant spiders have been in a few. I don't watch movies much, though."

It's the same problem as watching sports: if he's going to be sitting staring at a screen, he wants some control of the little figures running about on it. It's why he prefers hacking to spying, too, and where most of his mistakes come from.

"Are you enjoying it?" Matt asks after a moment, referring to flying.

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"I think I am. It is much easier than it looked." Yes, L, good job on reminding Matt that he's soaring through the sky with someone who's never really been off the ground in this kind of circumstance before. Well, he hasn't killed them yet. "Maybe I will need to go flying more often."

He isn't having near-death experiences this time, either.

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Matt doesn't mind; L was in his place, after all, the first time he went flying.

"It's fun," he says, stifling a yawn. "I know I'll be flying quite a lot." Pause. "Flying a broomstick through London could be interesting..."

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"And dangerous. And noticeable. Although maybe if you picked the right time of day, at the right altitude..." He leans forwards a little, and they pick up some speed. Definitely heading back towards the castle now.

He doesn't seriously want Matt to topple off.

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"So was the motorbike thing." You can hear the grin in his voice.

It's very, very tempting to rest his head on the back of L's shoulder right now. Very tempting. But he doesn't.

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L gave into it last time, as Matt may recall, but only for a split second, before he caught himself.

"...maybe we should? If you do not mind my company, I mean." He tacks the second part on as a hasty apology, he shouldn't have assumed.

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"You want to come flying in London?" Matt sounds surprised, but pleased. "Hell yes. And hey, we could do some sightseeing stuff, if you want."

He sort of remembers L mentioning that.

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"I could look for charms to make us invisible, so we do not accidentally reveal the existence of magic to the masses. I am a bit afraid of flash mobs."

But if that works out, then yes, London and flying might not be bad.