Hello there. Long time no see, eh? Well I missed writing for this site so here I am.
You might want to know that I am a huge manga/anime fan so this story is a Death Note inspired fic.

This chapter might be a tad confusing but the beginning of it is set to present time as it transitions to two months before.

Anyway, I don't really know exactly where I'm going with this, but I hope you enjoy nonetheless.

By the way, when I say 'Kira', I mean killer. It's no one's specific name.

"There's always the chance you could die right in the middle of your life story."

Survivor—Chuck Palahniuk

She ran, ran as fast as her weak body, but anger filled heart could withstand. She wouldn't stop until she had Kira on their knees, begging for mercy. She had the target on lock, and ran even faster. It was as if luck was on her side today because Kira ran toward a dead end. She smirked as satisfaction ran through her. Slowly, she came to a stop and just glared at Kira.

Panting heavily, she said "You know, I was completely oblivious to your little game in the beginning, but now," she tapped her head and continued, "it's all so obvious. I really don't know how I was so stupid to not know it was you all along."

Kira tried to escape by running away, but Clare swiftly took out a gun from her holster.

"Don't even think about it." she said.

"One bullet in this pretty little gun travels up to seventeen hundred feet per second. Now, do you honestly think that if you try to run, you'll escape unharmed?" Clare said humorously.

"I don't think so." Clare motioned the gun toward the dead end of the wall and Kira obliged.

"You won't kill me, I know you won't. I'm your friend." Kira said nervously, playing with the hem of their shirt.

"Well, friend," Clare said while putting emphasis on 'friend', "you seemed to easily kill your friends. The people that have been by your side through everything. It should be fairly easy for me to shoot you right now, correct?"

"Then...then think about your future! Yes, your future! You'll then go to jail if I end up..dead." Kira shifted their eyes from left to right, up and down.

"You took every single thing away from me; I have nothing. So quite frankly, I don't give a shit about my future" Clare said, the tears in her eyes blurring her vision.

Clare started to walk closer toward Kira, "I must admit, this was quite the little game of yours. Well thought out, even. You were always such a smart person; too bad you went and did all of this."

"None of this was a damn game! Every single person that I killed was a menace to society. It's no wonder this world is a goddamn forsaken place. I just had to rid it from these people! To then create my perfect utopia" Kira said defensively.

"You are no one to judge people's choices or decisions. You're no god." Clare bobbed her head to the side.

As Clare tauntingly put the gun directly toward Kira's neck, a piercing "Clare!" was heard. Both Clare and Kira turned to look at the yell's direction, and what they saw was…

TWO MONTHS EARLIER

Clare's giggle was music to Eli's ears. He spun her around as they both laughed with tears in their eyes. Tears of happiness, of course. After six, insane years of dating, Eli had finally grown the balls to propose to Clare. Without a doubt she said yes, and immediately started to think of their wedding.

"Whoa, slow down there, crazy" Eli said teasingly. "We have more than enough time to plan for the wedding."

"But Eliii, it takes years to plan one! Even for both of our simple tastes! I mean, there's the cake, the bridesmaids, the maid of honor, the rings, the location, the-" Clare was then interrupted by Eli's lips.

He gave her a light peck just to tease her and then proceeded to grab her face gently with both of his hands, "Look at me, there is plenty of time. Don't you worry."

Clare couldn't help but crack a smile and agree with him. She always did.

"Besides, me quitting the position I had at the FBI kind of backtracks things a bit. I have to find a new, stable job for us to kind of, you know, survive" Eli chuckled as he walked into the kitchen. "You did want me to get a safer job anyway."

"Yes, I did, and you know why. Almost every day you were shot at. God forbid something happens to you and we have children by then, what the hell would I say to them?" Clare walked toward Eli and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Kids, daddy was too busy trying to be a superhero that he carelessly encountered his kryptonite." Clare shuddered. "Yeah, I don't think so."

"Alright, fair enough" Eli smirked, putting his hands gently on Clare's hips and pulling her toward him.

Just as Eli dove in to kiss her, the house phone obnoxiously rang. They both groaned from their sexual frustration as Eli reluctantly went to answer it. Clare decided to go lay in bed as Eli was heard greeting the person on the other line.

"Hello?" Eli says impatiently, looking at Clare as she teasingly walked upstairs.

"Yes, Elijah Goldsworthy, please?" a low, baritone voice answers.

"Speaking." an exasperated Eli banged his head against the wall, wanting to bang something else.

"Ah, Eli, didn't recognize your voice for a moment there. It's Chief Langdon. "

Eli quickly then perked up and quickly responded, "Yes, sir, what can I do you for?"

"Look, I know that you resigned just a few days ago, but…we really need your help on a case."

Taking a seat, Eli sighs, "Sir, I can't help. I resigned for a reason, which reason being, by soon to be wife would kill me if I did go on this case."

"Oh trust me, I understand that. But, we need you. I know for a fact that you're the only one that can solve this."

"I'm sure that I'm not the only brilliant mind there" Eli smirked, knowing that it wasn't true. He was, for a fact, the smartest out of everyone.

"Well, you're not but, anonymous killers are your specialty after all."

Eli's instincts triggered, automatically hearing 'anonymous killer'.

"I'll do it," he said enthusiastically, "Tell me more about this killer."

"Well great!" Chief Langdon boomed. "I must warn you, we have never dealt with someone like this. This person's…sadistically brilliant. At first, we didn't see anything out of the ordinary with these deaths, they were just heart attacks. Gradually, it became more suspicious. Same time of deaths, notes with similar wording about suicide in the victims' pocket, absolutely no fingerprints, no DNA, no evidence left behind of someone's doing."

As Eli listened intently to Chief Langdon, Clare called out to him, "Eli, you've been on the phone for a long time, who is it?"

Eli disregarded Clare's voice and brought his attention back to the Chief.

"Still want to work on this case?" Langdon asked.

"Oh yeah, this bastard's mine. Only problem? Telling Clare." Eli nervously bit his lip.

A boisterous laugh came out of Langdon as he said, "Well good luck with that one. I'll send you a file of everything you need to know."

As they both hung up, Clare came in to the room and asked, "Tell me what?"

Eli's eyes widened in surprise, "Well, um, you see, I kind of, sort of, agreed to..." as Eli discreetly got quieter, he blurted "work on a case."

Eli shut both of his eyes tightly and slowly opened one eye when Clare didn't say a word. She just stood there, hands on her hips and eyebrows quirked up.

"You agreed to what?" she asked in a tone that Eli couldn't detect.

Looking at Clare straight in the eyes, Eli clearly stated, "I agreed to work on this one last case. "

Puckering her lips and looking downward toward the floor, Clare asked, "Because?"

"Because I'm the only smart one working at out bureau?" he said in an attempt at making Clare laugh.

Well that didn't work.

"Because they really need my help with this. Please understand" Eli said pleadingly.

After several minutes of deliberation in Clare's head, "Fine, you can work on it." A big smile was suddenly plastered on Eli's face.

"On one condition" Clare continued. "I get to come with you to wherever this case is happening. Deal?"

Eli frowned, knowing that Clare simply agreeing was impossible. He knew that she was too stubborn to even argue with about a compromise. He had no choice, but to agree with her conditions. Nodding, he took a seat at his computer chair and started to open up his email for the file that he was awaiting.

"Great! I'll start packing" Clare said smugly as Eli internally groaned.

As Clare sprinted upstairs to pack, Eli grabbed his laptop and followed her.

"So apparently this case is in Toronto. " Eli and Clare both turned to each and they both had a genuine smile on their faces.

"Looks like we'll be able to visit some friends and family and tell them about our news?" Clare said hopefully.

"Absolutely! I'll make sure of it" Eli said reassuringly. Clare smiled warmly.

"It'll be a long flight from Vancouver to Toronto. I'll call Alli and see if she can pick us up at the airport!" Clare happily ran off to get her cellphone.

Eli shook his head and chuckled at Clare's eagerness. It was as if she were a little kid again.

Clare dialed Alli's number, knowing it by heart from the days she would call her crying after a fight with Eli.

"Clare! It's about time you call! How have you been?" Alli yelled her little heart out.

Clare moved her cellphone away from her ear, waiting for Alli to calm down. She laughed, "I'm fine, Alli. Better than fine, great. How are you? Haven't spoken to you in a while."

"And whose fault is that?" Alli said accusingly. As Clare was about to respond, Alli interjected, "Never mind that. I'm doing very well. I'm just here at The Dot, with the everyone of course."

After graduating from Degrassi, the majority of Eli and Clare's graduating class went to the University of Toronto and from there, they've just always kept in touch and hung out. Even after graduating from UofT. They couldn't shake the custom of going to The Dot, so they simply never stopped going.

"That's great. Listen, Alli, Eli and I are flying to Toronto tomorrow and-" Clare couldn't finish her sentence when Alli started screaming out of joy.

"Are you serious? Clare, that's amazing! Why wait to tell me?" a confused Alli asked.

"I'll explain everything when I see you, I promise. Can you pick us up at the airport tomorrow morning?" Clare asked, biting her nails from nervousness.

"Of course I will! You can always count on me." Alli said in a comforting tone."Thank you. See you then." Clare to Eli, she wasn't surprised to see that smirk across his face."Are you ready?" Clare asked as she slowly climbed on top of Eli.

"When am I not?" Eli said as they both giggled.

The Dot—Toronto

As soon as Alli hung up her cellphone, she let out a piercing squeal.

Jake, Adam, Fiona, Imogen, Connor, Wesley, Drew, Dave, Bianca, and Owen abruptly turned to look at Alli as they all simultaneously asked "What happened?"

"Guys! Clare and Eli are coming here tomorrow! Isn't that great?" Alli screeched out loudly.

Definitely great all right. Damn Eli's coming here to find out who I am, I bet. Such a shame to kill him if he gets in my way. Not under any circumstances will I let him uncover everything that I am capable of doing. Especially him finding out about the Death Note. I must admit, Eli is almost as smart as me. That doesn't matter. Many have tried, all ended up dead.