Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note.

No one knows who leaked the information. Sachiko and Sayu are eating dinner together, alone at a table set for four. Then the first rock comes smashing through the window. It catches Sayu a glancing blow on the head, but she stumbles to her feet and doesn't seem too badly hurt. They huddle together beneath the table and wait for the police to force everyone away from the building. At some point Sayu falls asleep on her shoulder. The paramedics come in to check them for shock, they shine lights in Sayu's eyes and look worried.
At the hospital Sachiko holds her daughter's hand and cries 'not another child, please, anything but that.'


Misa sits obediently still as her new manager fusses over her. Misa doesn't like the way she pulls at clothes that are already perfect.
"Remember to look sad."
"Misa will."
she takes a deep breath and steps into the press conference. She lets the tears come as she answers every question. Her manager declares her 'perfect' when she leaves. At home in the bed she once shared with Light Misa raises trembling fingertips to wet cheeks, "but Misa's tears are real and Misa's Light is gone. How can anything be perfect?"