Au: soulmate AU where there's a handprint on your body where your soulmate will touch you for the first time.

It was quite surprising you hadn't been bullied for the placement of your soulmark to you. Since you had a big black handprint on your cheek. It was so obvious, so clear, you just had to wait for someone to mindlessly touch it and have their hand fit.

You went though your whole life and not a single person touched your cheek and had their had fit. You we're still on the hunt. Sometimes you wondered... would you ever find him?

"Hey L!"

The detective sighed, turning to face the blonde.

"What?" He said.

"I'm going on a bakery run? Wanna come?"

Even if he wasn't the biggest fan of Misa's shopping trips. It was to a bakery, so he'd accept. Although it was probably best he put in day clothes and didn't go out in his pyjamas.

"Sure, just let me change first"

He got up, went up to his room and dug around for a new white shirt. Taking off the old one revealed a black handprint on his chest, over his heart. No one had ever touched it. He didn't think anyone ever would. After changing he met Misa downstairs and off the two of them went to get some pastries. Misa has a handprint on her arm, he sometimes wondered if Light has touched it, if they were really soulmates. Lights was on his lower back, he wondered if Misa touched it...

"Why the sudden love for sugar? Didn't you yourself say cake makes you fat?" L asked.

"Well it's kind of a cheat day, because I've been on a diet for months now" she replied.

Fair enough.

"Well... why me? Why'd you ask me to come? Don't I annoy you?"

"Oh you do, but you have good taste when it comes to deserts so you can help me pick"

The relationship these two had was strange. They got on each others nerves, but also listened to the tea the other had to spill. They may annoy each other but they both secretly crave drama. It was about midday, the hottest point of the day but it wasn't too hot. Rather warm but not that bad, not a cloud in sight.

But that meant the streets of japan were busy, not really L's scene, but there was cake involved... so...

"God I wish it wasn't so busy" L complained.

"I mean same... but it's not that bad" Misa replied.

They rounded a corner and headed for a staircase. There was a girl heading upstairs, with (h/c) hair, wearing what seemed like a band shirt. L and Misa didn't think much of it, just another passer by. But then, it all happened so fast.

Two teenage boys came sprinting up the stairs, obviously running from something. They shoved the girl out of the way, right into L. Loosing your balance, both you and the much taller boy lost your footing and ten two of you went crashing down the stairs. Misa just watched in confusion as to what the fuck just happened. The two of you lay at the bottom like a crushed frogs, the boy having landed on top of you. Just as you landed a store owner ran past, yelling to stop the two teenagers. So obviously they'd robbed the place.

"Ow..." you mumbled.

The boy propped himself up on one hand and used the other to turn your head to face him, noticing blood on your forehead.

"Sorry... are you ok?" He said.

You seemed to have tried to impulsively stopped the fall by putting your arms out and they'd landed on his chest. You opened your eyes, looked up at him and froze.

His hand was on your cheek.

"Oh my god..." you whispered.

He gave you a confused look.

"Look under your hand..."

He moved his hand, and his heart jumped. A black handprint, just the size of his hand, right where he'd touched.

"No way..." he mumbled, looking at the mark, then where your hand was.

On his chest. He placed his hand atop yours and made it grab his shirt, pulling it down to stretch the collar. And you saw a black handprint, right where your hand had been. At this point a couple passerby's has realised what has happened and stopped to watch as the realisation hit both of you.

A teary eyed smile broke on your face and you threw your arms around him, pulling him into a hug. You didn't care your head was bleeding, or the fact you were casually lying at the bottom of some stairs in public with a boy on top of you. You'd found him your soulmate. He had the same mindset, accepting the hug and embracing you back.

"I found you... I can't believe I found you..." you smiled.

"I was beginning to think you didn't exist..." he replied.

Misa ran to the bottom of the steps, a smile on her face having witnessed a massive moment in the life of the detective.

"Oh my god! RYUZAKI YOU FINALY FOUND HER!" She exclaimed.

He stood up, pulling you up with him.

"So ryuzaki is your name?" You smiled.

He glanced at the people watching.

"More or less... and you?"

"(Y/n)... more or less" you giggled.

"Now as much as I'd like to gush over you... we should probably fix that blood dipping down your cheek..."