Title: Gun to the Head
Summary: Love is like a gun to the head.
Pairing: one-sided Misa/Raito, implied L/Raito
Warning: mild spoilers. Possibly alternate ending. Implied shounen-ai.
A/N: I would like to thank Ookari for encouraging me to write. Without her, I would have never thought about writing a Death Note fan fiction. I would also like to thank Siruru for the quote.
Prologue – Masquerade
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"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts..."
- William Shakespeare
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When was her entrance to this play, this hunt for Kira? Was she born to meet him? Or was it when her parents were murdered in cold blood? Perhaps, it was when he thoughtlessly killed her parents' murders.
Those events were out of her control. She did not decide for them to occur.
This was what she decided: to help him. To submit to him. To worship him. To love him.
Him.
Her beloved. Her Hero. Her God. Her everything. He was the center of her universe.
Him: Yagami Raito.
Kira.
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When was his entrance to this play? Was it when he picked up the Death Note? Was it when the idea of a utopia entered his mind? Perhaps even before then, when he became the best in the nation – when the thrill of winning was taken away from him. He was at the peak, without a worthy opponent.
He was bored, vagrant, and restless. He needed a challenge.
Utopia.
He needed someone to provide him the thrill of winning.
Him.
He was the ideal opponent with their minds so alike. He was worthy of his time.
Him: Ryuzaki.
L.
He had pawns that he could manipulate to bring himself closer to his goal.
Her.
His devoted follower. His "lover".
Her: Amane Misa.
Second Kira
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He spent most, if not all, of his life imposing justice upon this world. Why did he join the hunt for Kira? He wished to rid this world of criminals, to make this world a little more just.
The Kira case was special, but only in the sense that it was more difficult due to the involvement of super-naturals.
Death Notes.
Gods of death.
Shinigami eyes.
The existence of those hindered the progression of this case. They were beyond logic.
He was a challenge. He provided him with the only case he couldn't solve.
Him.
The most difficult opponent he had ever faced.
Him: Yagami Raito.
Kira.
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All three of them had different variations of the same goal. They had different approaches and different ways to justify, but ultimately it was the same. They knew their goal and they knew what they were, and were not willing to sacrifice.
A thousand years from now, none of this would matter. They would be viewed no differently as actor and actresses in Shakespeare's plays.
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Thank you for reading! Even though there is nothing much in this prologue, I still wanted you to know how I view the characters. Feel free to point out any mistakes I might have made. If you have any questions, you can message me or leave them in the review.