Always and Forever

Alternate

Chapter 1

Protected

Everyone had gone, but I remained. I held L in my arms and cried silently.

"It wasn't supposed to end this way L. I wish I had died in your place. Without you, I'm already dead. I will find the boys, and we'll destroy Light. That is my promise to you. I'm so sorry I couldn't save you. You have to know I tried-"

"And succeeded."

My eyes went wide and my jaw dropped. L opened his eyes and looked at him. All I could do was stare at him. My husband had just come back from the dead, I didn't know how to react.

"I don't know what happened, I don't know what you did. But here I am." he said.

I still couldn't believe it. He took my hand and put it over his heart. I could feel the strong beat beneath my fingers and I slowly looked into his eyes again. Tears filled my eyes and I started to smile.

"Oh my god!"

He pulled me into his arms and held me tight.

"The others can't know you survived. We have to go through with the funeral. I have an idea."

He pulled away and stroked my cheek with a smile.

"I love you Nyamo."

MY smile grew and I laughed a bit.

"I love you too. So much."

I kissed him hard on the lips and he responded enthusiastically. I heard someone coming and pulled away. L laid back down and closed his eyes. I looked up at Mogi.

"Nyamo, we need to prepare for the funeral."

I nodded.

"I was his wife, I'll do it. It's just something I need to do."

"We understand. We'll all be there."

I smiled at him.

"Thank you Mogi, thank you for everything. You've always been such a good friend to me."

He smiled sadly.

"And you too. I just wish it didn't end this way. You had the happiness you always wanted. Then it was just ripped from you."

I looked at L and stroked his hair from his face.

"I'll find happiness again. I know I will. But after the funeral I have to leave. I promised L I would go to find his successors. You mustn't tell anyone this. Well except Aizawa. And when you hear from the successor, you can know that I'll be with them."

"Understood."

"And be careful Mogi. I know that Light is Kira. Believe me, I know. And I know you don't want to believe me. So just be careful. Oh and keep an eye on Matsuda. When you find out I'm right it's going to hit him and the chief the hardest."

He nodded.

"You're a wonderful woman Nyamo. And I know Ryuuzaki saw that in you. We all did, and you were the only thing he needed in his life. He loved you more than his own life. He once said the only thing he was afraid of was losing you. Everyone always felt happiness when we saw you two together. Despite everything you've been through, you've always been the sweetest person I've ever known. Never let go of your compassion and love for the people around you. Ryuuzaki wouldn't want you to become cold. And this team will always be here for you."

I smiled.

"Thank you Mogi. And just in case I never see you again….thank you for everything."

"We'll see each other again."

I nodded and he looked at L.

"Do you need any help?"

I shook my head.

"No. I want to do it myself."

"Alright."

He left after that and L sat up. He smiled but then his eyes went wide. I turned and saw my bag floating in midair. I pulled the apple from my jacket and my bag dropped. I smirked and the shadow came forward.

"I don't know your name, so I'll just call you apple shadow. This is going to be the last time I give you an apple for a while. But please, don't tell Light that my husband survived. If you will do this then move to the left until I say stop."

He did so and I smiled. I threw the apple into the air and he got it. I smiled and nodded.

"Until next time then my friend."

It moved closer to me and moved a few paper so they spelled,

"Won't let him hurt you."

I smiled and looked at him.

"Yeah, I'll have a lot of apples for when I see you again."

I could feel his excitement and nodded my head. It pushed another piece of paper towards me. I picked up and the shadow was no longer a shadow.

"Hiya! Name's Ryuk."

I smiled a bit.

"Ryuk. Very interesting."

"No, you're the interesting one. You never disappoint. Especially when it comes to Light."

I smirked.

"Then I'll be able to entertain you a lot more. I won't stop until I bring him down."

He laughed.

"This'll be fun."

"Indeed. Now you'd better go now before Light comes back."

He left and I looked at L.

"I told you, he likes me. Its always a good idea to be on good side of Shinigami. I can see him now. The page he pushed forward was a piece of the Death Note."

"Are you sure that's a good idea? A Shinigami technically killed me."

"You have to trust me. Now we need to get you out of here. I have some old friends at the funeral home."

"You have the strangest connections."

I laughed and we stood up. I looked into his eyes and touched his face with my fingertips.

"I thought I'd lost you." I whispered.

"No, I'm right here."

He pulled me to his chest and I closed my eyes.