Not hearing my footsteps I feel at ease. The secured corridor mirror imaging my every move. The industrial steel door slides open for me. "N, I wasn't expecting you so soon."
"You can stop lying Kira. You called me here, of course you were expecting me."
"You're good."
"I have a story to share with you, Light Yagami. A story of my past, L's past, Mellos past and Matt's past too. Would you like to hear it?"
"I get the feeling, N, you will tell me no matter what I say."
"Well done Kira. I was planning on telling you no matter what you said, in memory of those before me. Matt, Mello, L, and, most importantly, in memory of her. L's only love, Matt and Mellos first crush, and my older sister figure. The kids at Wammy's nicknamed her Little Miss L. She was his true successor. She had everything. Matts tactical skills, Mellos emotion for everything he did, and the brain power I possess."
"She sounds like a female clone of L."
"Indeed it seemed Kira."
"You speak highly of her, and with much respect. Do you think things would have been different for the Kira case, had she have still been alive?"
"No doubt we would have caught you faster, and Director Kitamura would probably still be alive too, as that was majoritively Mellos doing. After L's death, I suspect, Mello, Matt and I would have all worked together under her guidance. Mello would never have said no. In fact there was only ever one time he did say no to her." The pictures flash through my mind, 'Kill me Mello! Please! Do it!'
'NO! I'm not killing you! I could never do that!' the not so empty lot echoes their screams. 'Mello! Quickly! Do it!!' Tyres screech along the concrete as a diversion while she is abducted. Tears form in the corner of my eyes. "N, I thought you didn't have emotions."
"You are mistaken Kira. I have them; I just choose not to use them. Very different."
"What did she look like? Little Miss L."
"She looked just like L. Dark rings constantly wrapped around her eyes from lack of sleep, black hair scruffed up in a mess, clothing never too flashy, just normal. After her death, everything L did, he did in her memory. 'Eru-sama, what will you do when I die?'
'If. If you die I will dedicate everything to you.' Those exact words Kira."
"Sounds like he really cared about her."
"He loved her Kira. Do you know what love is? I don't think you do."
"You're right, N, I don't know what love is, but, correct me if I'm wrong, you don't know what love is either."
"Ah, you've caught me Kira; I don't know what love is. I have no understanding of it, such a complicated emotion. It even baffled L at times. Like when he first met her."
"Humour me, N, tell me the story."
"For the four geniuses you killed, and for her, I will."
"Four geniuses I killed?"
"L, you planned to have Misa Amane kill again, thus, shinigami Rem, to protect Misa, killed both L and Watari. Two, if I'm not mistaken. Matt, he was cornered by your men, who shot him enough times to kill a full grown African elephant, thus, making you indirectly responsible for his death. Three, correct? Mello, one of your many 'devoted followers' wrote his name on piece of one of the many death notes the human realm once possessed, thus, once again, making you indirectly responsible for his death. Four geniuses. Four. You were, indirectly responsible for the deaths of four of the six, only, people I ever cared about. You are a monster Kira, and I despise you with all of my emotionless heart."
"I feel so honoured, N, you have an emotion for me."
"Don't kid yourself; you're not the only one."
"Tell me the story, N. I want to hear it."
"I will Kira. For the memories."
"For the memories."
"It was a grey day at Wammy's..."