He forced another laugh at the "suicidal" remark, even though the word caused his tightly controlled anger to flare for only an instant. He didn't like the implication that he didn't know what he was doing, even though in this case, it was at least partly true. To wander around by himself at night with strange creatures running around was suicidal, but--
And that was when what Light assumed to be Hikaru's friend arrived, but whatever distraction he felt at that or at the sword the blond was wielding was immediately swept away when he heard his voice. Immediately he froze, and, apparently forgetting himself entirely, he narrowed his eyes and gave the boy a long, piercing stare that was quite at odds with his earlier innocent look. It sounded crazy, but aside from a few minute differences, the two of them sounded exactly the same. Even Hikaru and Kaoru had more of a disparity between their voices, and they were twins! What were the chances that two completely unrelated people would have such similar sounding voices?
He was so caught up in this mystery that he didn't notice the cats until they were already attacking. Reacting as quickly as he could, he grabbed the closest person (who just so happened to be Hikaru) by the arm and yanked him out of the way while trying to dodge the strike himself. It was a very, very near miss, and Light swore he had felt the cat's claws catch on his pant leg, but otherwise he seemed to be all right.
Once he was sure of that, he brought his flashlight around to shine it on the nearest cat, still determined to see the thing even though they were under attack. He didn't catch much more than a glimpse, but what he did manage to see made his eyes grow wide. So there really were monsters...
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And that was when what Light assumed to be Hikaru's friend arrived, but whatever distraction he felt at that or at the sword the blond was wielding was immediately swept away when he heard his voice. Immediately he froze, and, apparently forgetting himself entirely, he narrowed his eyes and gave the boy a long, piercing stare that was quite at odds with his earlier innocent look. It sounded crazy, but aside from a few minute differences, the two of them sounded exactly the same. Even Hikaru and Kaoru had more of a disparity between their voices, and they were twins! What were the chances that two completely unrelated people would have such similar sounding voices?
He was so caught up in this mystery that he didn't notice the cats until they were already attacking. Reacting as quickly as he could, he grabbed the closest person (who just so happened to be Hikaru) by the arm and yanked him out of the way while trying to dodge the strike himself. It was a very, very near miss, and Light swore he had felt the cat's claws catch on his pant leg, but otherwise he seemed to be all right.
Once he was sure of that, he brought his flashlight around to shine it on the nearest cat, still determined to see the thing even though they were under attack. He didn't catch much more than a glimpse, but what he did manage to see made his eyes grow wide. So there really were monsters...