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Just a Word

'for those that want to change'

Just a Word © Iland Girl

Death Note © Tsugumi Ohba

Prologue

'Close'

Run.

Every instinct in me was telling me to run.

Run away! Don't go in there! Turn around and bolt!

Every fibre of my being, right down to the core that warmed me, was begging for me to turn and go the opposite way. Every thought that crossed my mind said this was the dumbest decision I had ever made.

The red alarms that something was very wrong in the building had given me a first hand account of the nightmares that had plagued me. The blearing sirens another reminder that this was not a drill, and most definitely not a nightmare.

This was real.

Still I bolted down the halls; swinging through doors and up stairs and down them. I tried to find someone, anyone, that was alive. Finally my footsteps cease as I come across a room full of ashes. My heartbeat quickens as I try to get into the control room where Watari usually hides. The door is locked, so I slam my fists against it in a desperate fashion.

"Watari! WATARI!" I cried until my vocie started to crack. When there was no answer I ran to the main room. The largest room of the building was a lot bigger than any others and centralized, which meant it was a good distance from the control room near the basement.

By the time I got up to the respective floor my eye were blurry and my lungs prepared to cease their activity.

No... No...

I had bought us time.

Was it not enough?

Finally my whole body slammed into the correct door as I exited the stairwell. I wasn't a religious person, nor did I beleive a God would care, but I was crying, begging for what I was worth, that I wasn't too late.

I grasped at the handle, finding purchase finally and began to work on wiping my bleary orbs. They would do me no good in their current state.

With a heave that weighed on my heart more than my hands, I managed to force open the stairwell door. The room inside was not much different with a red glow and a horrible smell.

It wreaked of death.

I stared, for possibly longer than I could fathom, at the people currently in the room. Everyone was accounted for, unfortunately two were not standing.

You know how people say everything slow down when you go into shock? Well it's a lie; everything speeds up so quickly you honestly can't tell if you're standing or sitting anymore.

I stared at the messy mop of black hair, cradled in the arms of a monster. My heart was sputtering as if it were on it's way to it's own heart attack.

Heart attack.

"One day I will be gone."

No...

"No..." I whispered while taking a step forward, finding myself closer to the men than I had last anticipated. I stared at the unmoving body that laid limply in that bastard's arms.

"And the world will seem a little bit smaller."

I dropped to my knees beside the other man. My trembling fingers reached over to his dark mane. I gently cupped his cheek, already getting colder.

"But that's alright, I suppose."

"L."

"Because it means you've yet to see your own horizons."

"L!"

And that, my lovelies, is my prologue.

While I can understand why people might be put off by having L die in this first chapter, I rstrongly recommend you stick around.

My biggest thing about Death Note was the peeve of killing L off when it was obvious he didn't need to be. The story was virtually over and L knew he was gunna die in the investigation. I'm 90% certain he came in knowing he had lost the battles before they began but refused to lose the war. That really made me mad because L hates to lose. His death was a huge flaw, in my opinion, to his character. He knew he was dying and still went along with it. That really didn't sit well with me. I went into the anime knowing he was gunna die because I had heard all about it. So I thought he died at the end taking Kira down... Nope, I was hugely dissappointed. While I was pleased with the appearance of Mello and Near I really do think they should've just had a spin off to themselves.

Light was L's opponent and greatest mental block. L had developed a friendship to Light, something he had never had before, so it was deeply personal and difficult for him to overcome it. It felt more like through out the last few episodes L was already dead and just waiting. Which peeved me off so bad. The live action was so much better of an ending in my opinion, albeiit still a sad one...

I also have a slight peeve with L romance novels. I mean don't get me wrong there are nice ones, but c'mon. The guy is pretty messed up. While it may be hilarious at times most of the time I find him to be crazy and that is why I love him so freakin' much. He breaks the mold.

So before anyone asks: No, this is not all romance novel. Yes, there will be some hints at it, but I highly doubt more than maybe a kiss will come from this. Yes, there will be a lot of friendship and very close ties.

After saying all of that, I really hope someone reviews.

Iland Girl