Should Had Never Happened.
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Author: I hope you enjoy this. This might be an spoiler to those who have not read the novel Death Note: Another Note; The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases. I had that book purchased since 3 months ago and had read it 12 times to have a better understanding. Yes, some parts of the novel are paraphrased here but not all since I consider making my own words and creativity since it is a "Fan" fiction story. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I Do Not Own Death Note: Another Note Nor It's Characters.
Warning: emotional, spoiler.
Chapter 1: Decision.
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Naomi Misora knew that the serial killer, B, was Rue Ryuzaki. She noticed before making a call to L about the mission. That is why you find her in front of the room 404 where Rue Ryuzaki had been assigned to keep watch if the murderer where to come back for either of the two victims with the initials B.B. She hesitated on opening that door but she knew she had to stop whatever Rue Ryuuzaki was planning to do next. She went for the door knob, only to find that the door wouldn't open. A thumb turn lock!
She aimed the gun.
Infinity.
Seven in the cartridge plus one in the chamber, a.45. And shot two shots until the turn lock gave out and she pushed her way through, knocking the door down. She saw Rue Ryuzaki there, eyes widened while holding a gallon of gasoline on one hand. Naomi aimed her gun toward him, refusing to back down.
"Rue Ryuzaki, I'll arrest you for committing the three murders and false identification." She inched closer to the other, B just smirked creepily at her.
"Over my dead body." B laughed. A cynical laugh. An Shinigami's laugh which sent cold shivers down Naomi's spine. "Kyahaha... Kyahahaha..."
Naomi was at arm's reach until B made a swift to pour himself of gasoline but with Naomi's quick reflexes, she kicked the gallon out of his hand and it spilled on the carpeted floor. Of course, B expected this. Naomi knew of that.
But she didn't thought he would reach for the lighter he had on his pocket and let it drop when she tried to retrieve it from him. He was too quick for her and she ended crashing into the wall. She saw B aiming for the broken door and she sprinted after him, kicking his legs from under him. B wasn't no fool.
He also had quick reflexes. But his are much more advanced than Naomi's capoeira.
He placed his palms on the floor while swinging his right leg to kick Naomi's gun out of her reach. Naomi cursed until she dodged a flying kick to her head.
This... She knew perfectly that the one who assaulted her in the alley, was B himself. She thought that perhaps he was testing her and she wouldn't notice a thing about who she fought with. But now that Naomi Misora, a suspended FBI Agent, came to put all the occurred events and pieces of information gathered together, came to the conclusion that Ryuzaki was the serial killer.
She had asked herself how Ryuzaki had managed to come up with better reasoning than her and it all made sense that he, was in fact, the serial killer B.
All along, Naomi Misora had done nothing that Ryuzaki had not manipulated her into. There was no point now in going back as far as the similarity between 'q' and 'b' they had discovered in the book-shelf message, but her conclusions about the date of the murder had changed shape dramatically while she was talking to Ryuzaki, and the notion that the third murder looked like a had led her to that from the moment she noticed the watch was missing. He had brought up the wedding ring, he had pointed out that the head and arm and leg were different lengths, he had suggested the walls as sides of the clock. And he also brought up the fact that she knew capoeira that she remembered well that she had never mentioned about it with him.
Now here she was, dodging his kicks and him to hers. She had forgotten about the lighter until black smoke came into her vision. She coughed, waving her hands to keep the intoxicating smoke away from her. A slight movement caught her attention and just in time she swung her leg to catch B's. B put up his palms in front of him to avoid the impact of his fall and he turned his head to look at the coughing woman who flailed to keep the smoke away from her nose. He turned his head a bit slightly in a very odd angle that either you freaked out or wish to not even do such movement.
The hot, raging flames engulfed the entire room, surrounding both Naomi and the serial killer. Naomi coughed more hoarsely, placing her arm over her nose but even that was futile.
B stared, grinning maniacally at her.
Taunting her.
And then, to Naomi's surprise, B dashed toward the engulfing flames of hell. She sprinted after him, tackling him down with her weight while B clawed to get her arms off him.
"Not this time.." Naomi murmured. Remembering that time where she couldn't pull the trigger on a thirteen-year old boy. Her eyes watered, not because of guilt, but because of the smoke inside her lungs. She could hear and even feel how B's body trembled as he coughed. Naomi did not want to kill another human being because they killed other human beings. She knew she had to stop the criminals but faced with an thirteen-year old criminal actually affected her mentally.
Justice.
If no one stops the criminals from killing other innocent lives, justice is not made.
Justice not made brings more chaos and conflicts that would led humanity to crumble apart.
Naomi understood that. But now that she's hovering over the serial killer, B. Naomi wanted to believe, even wish that maybe... just maybe, she could change him. If L can handle the criminal cases and make justice, then that is changing the fact about the criminals being held out of reach of innocent lives. Naomi coughed, glancing at B's back, he started to crawl toward the flames. Naomi's weight was slowing him down but he still kept going.
"You know...-cough-... Misora... Justice is not always what it seems to be..."
Naomi clenched her arms around the body beneath her, stopping him from advancing further.
'If justice was not what it always seemed to be... then what is justice?'
Naomi coughed, dragging the killer towards herself, handcuffing his thin wrists.
'It is true that when justice is made... the person doesn't change... it makes it more worst... But if we, humanity, had the power to change others just by simply not making justice... what would benefit out of it?'
"Power... no... something -cough- we can change... something we can control..." Naomi murmured. "There is a chance... you can change.."
"Kyahaha -cough- cough-... Humanity are the worst creatures than wild animals, Misora... It's like saying... you want to change the past...than rather changing the future.."
He's right. Naomi knew that and it terrified her that she even agreed with him.
Wait...
Changing the future..
Means changing the present event and if the present event is changed, the future did also!
"... Broken minds... leads to dark paths.." Naomi murmured again. B had his eyes wide even though she couldn't see him. He was hearing words. Words that he would not want to hear anymore.
"... How can you basically explain something you already done than something you tried to do but fail?... that was your case..." B said.
Naomi knew that too. Her case about the thirteen-year old criminal. But she wasn't going to let B manipulate her further. She got on her feet, bringing the captive with her.
"-cough- I won't hand you over... I've made my decision... and I'll prove my reasoning true... People like you... can actually change..." With this said, she hauled herself and B out of the room. Naomi's words clicked something inside of B to cause to freeze while Naomi limped them toward the emergency stairs.
'There is a way... I know there is... L... Let me prove this fact... B... Let me try...' Naomi thought, gathering courage to keep going. She glanced at B's face, which was blank.
Naomi knew that her words had affected his already broken mental stability. She was certain that she can prove her fact.
She can do this.
She won't hand B over to L until she proves her reasoning to be satisfactory.
No death penalty.
No murders.
'I might not be justice but... I do have an idea that justice could be made and I will need L's approval...'
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To Be Continued...
Author: Very short chapter, I know. But you all get the idea what this chapter means. Naomi Misora is planning to change B to prove the fact that criminals like him can change without any torture implanted on them. Well, do stay tune for the upcoming chapter and please review. Thank you.
Ciao Mio Amicos.
-Raiden out-