♚ : 24
— Sorrowful Closure —
Years passed. There were times when you thought about giving up on everything; giving up and ending it all. But you planned to keep your promise to Lawliet. All you wanted now was for Light to be captured.
“Can I talk to you?” a certain voice asked.
You were getting a little tired of Light’s voice.
You sighed. “What is it?”
He put his hand against the wall, making it awkward. His face was inches from yours. You tried to turn away slightly.
“What do you want, Light?”
“I’m sorry for your loss. I know how much you loved him.”
You tried not to show too much emotion. “That was years ago. I’d rather not talk about it, if that’s fine.”
“Then why don’t we talk about…” he put his hand on your cheek, “us?”
“Excuse me?”
He put his face closer to yours, making an attempt to kiss you. You turned your head just in time, though he still managed to give you a peck on the cheek.
“Cut it out.”
“What, don’t you like me?” he had an evil grin on his face.
You responded with silence and a glare.
He finally pulled away. “Well, that’s just too bad.”
He’s just trying to make me vulnerable towards him so that I’ll be on his side, isn't he, you thought as Light walked out, but I’ll never let that happen, Lawliet.
“Today’s the day,” you whispered to the picture of him in your hotel room.
Light would be captured thanks to Near, L’s successor. You were sure he had gathered enough evidence to bring this case to a close.
“Hey! We’re going to meet with Near now!”
“Be right there!”
You turned back to the picture briefly.
“Wish me good luck,” you sighed, then dashed out the door.
* * *
“Fine. We’ll wait for thirty more minutes,” Mogi agreed reluctantly.
You stared at Near’s mask of L’s face. It was quite odd. He wanted to make sure nobody was outside, specifically Mikami Teru. Mikami Teru, the person Light chose to be the next Kira.
“What! So you just expect us to sit here and watch when we’re going to get killed!”
“Yes.”
Near’s voice was like the thirteen-year-old version of L’s. You wondered if they were related in some way.
“How can you be so calm at a time like this!”
“No one is going to die. Speak of the devil, he's here."
Multiple gasps were heard from the SPK and the task force.
You could sense Mikami’s presence. He began writing names down in his Death Note; you could hear him scribbling down something.
Twenty seconds…
“If it isn’t too much trouble for you, Mikami, I’d like for you to come in here and join us,” Near said ever so calmly.
The door creaked open.
Thirty-five seconds…
Light kept checking his watch. He really is Kira. There was no doubting that.
“Well, Near. It looks like I win.”
“Forty!” Mikami shouted.
Everyone had terrified looks on their faces. Yet none of them died. Mikami turned to Light in horror.
“Why didn’t they die?! God, I did everything you told me to!”
God? you thought in disbelief.
That was when two of the men from the SPK ceased him. Near explained everything; all of the evidence so accurately that you wanted to smile in slight content.
Light’s eyes widened. “This is all a trap! Near framed me!”
Mogi placed his hand on Light’s shoulder. “There isn’t any use in lying. Just give it up already.”
“Near didn’t frame you, Light.”
“Who do you think you’re talking to?” Light sneered at you.
“I…” you realized that your hand shook in anger.
“I’m talking to the monster that murdered the only man I’ve ever fallen in love with.”
“He was in the way. Don’t you idiots understand what kind of place this world has become? He had to be sacrificed, don’t you get it? I was going to become our savior!”
You got closer to him and gave him the death glare; the one that you’ve wanted to give him ever since Lawliet’s death.
“Savior! You call yourself a savior! You’re nothing but a crazy, vile murderer! My love for L was what kept me happy, Light! And you took that; you snatched that one thing, Light! That one thing!"
Near put his hand on your shoulder and pulled you back.
“That’s quite enough. Now isn’t exactly the right time to be doing this.”
“I’m sorry, Near.”
A few tears had escaped from your eyes.
“I know how angry you are. But for now, I’d like for you to just hold it in,”
“Fine.”
Light continued to blabber on about how he would have made the world a better place for everyone.
But Mastuda had shot him before he could pull out his watch. He persisted until Light had fallen to the ground, barely alive. Yet Light still managed to get up. The door screeched open; light from the sunset poured in.
“Don’t waste your breath going after him. He’ll have to stop running eventually.”
Near was right. After a while of searching for him, we found him on the stairs of a power plant. He was lying there, covered in blood. His eyelids were half-closed. Mogi morosely walked over to shut them completely. He was dead.
* * *
“So Light is gone,” Matsuda said, looking like he regretted giving Light so many gunshot wounds.
“I wish that Light could’ve lived; could have just left this whole Kira thing behind,”
“This case is finally closed after all this time.”
Matsuda sighed again, looking towards me sadly along with the others. “I guess this is goodbye, isn't it,” he said.
“It was great working with all of you for all of these years. Good job, everyone. We really did kick butt on this case. Stay safe, you hear?”
You tried not to sound too sad as you started to walk out.
“Hey,” Aizawa began.
“Yes, Sir?”
“We’re all sorry that you lost Ryuzaki. He must have been very important to you.”
You smiled, brushing away a stray tear streaming down your cheek. “You have no clue, Sir,”
* * *
“So, he’s dead,” you stared Lawliet’s tombstone, “Light is dead,”
To your surprise, you felt slight sadness when saying this. You really wished that Light hadn’t become this monster.
“I’ll miss it here. Especially since I’m leaving all these memories behind,"
You got choked up, preventing you from being able to easily talk. “I-I love you. I love you so much,” you dropped to your knees, bringing your hands to the ground as well. Tears splattered. “I’m never, ever going to forget you. I promise... I promise, Lawliet,” you repeated.
The necklace that he gave you had caught your eye. Continuing to sob, you traced your fingertips around the pattern.
“I’ll come back to visit someday, but since it’s so painful right now... especially now..."
You sat down in front of the noodle shop as your final stop before leaving. It was the same place that you and Lawliet had reunited.
Looking to the side, you saw an odd man, and an odd feeling of deja vu washed over you.
Messy hair, black bags around his eyes. You laughed and stared up at the sky.
“Well Lawliet, I guess your death really did drive me insane,”
“It is you,” he grinned.
That voice…
You took another look at him. It was that smile that reminded you of the creepy grudge girl so many times before!
“GAH!” you dropped the bowl of noodles onto the street. “Lawliet?!”
* * *
A/N: TO BE CONTINUED… (Cries because the next chapter will be the final one!) I hope you guys have enjoyed the series so far! I love you all!