L: Ace-chan, you have been a very bad girl.

Ace: *glare* Shut it, L.

Light: I mean, really, do you have to torture us so much?

Ace: It's not my fault I started this one months ago and never put it up, okay?

Mello: And why the hell am I not more involved in this?

Ace: Because my friend and co-author, Cali Ride, gave up on the story. Her profile info is h.net/u/2313126/, just in case anyone was wondering.

Mello: Blasphemy! Right, Matt?

Matt: *without looking up from video game* Yeah, sure, whatever.

Ace: Anyhow, if you do something author-related for this story, you have to include her too, okay, okay. But since she has given up, and I'm not even too far into the story, I will announce right now that if someone would like to annoy her to start it up again or volunteer to take Matty's part here, it would be much appriciated.

Prologue: Life Sucks And Then You Die, Right?

L

I never asked to die. But the truth was, I made a mistake. It was a wonderful, glorious mistake, but a mistake all the same. It was a mistake I'd never meant to make, but made all the same. I fell in love. I, L Lawliet, fell in love. Yeah, yeah, laugh all you want. It could happen. I do have feelings deep down inside, but I normally put them aside for the sake of the case. The one time I didn't do that, it resulted in my death.

Who is it that I fell so hard for? Well, the truth is, he never even knew I cared for him. Yes, that's right. It's a him. I am gay. So what? I bet you have all had at least one dream where you were kissing someone of the same sex. If not, then that is just downright creepy.

I fell in love with…

Oh no, I can't tell you yet. It would ruin the story. Though, I don't think there is a story after death. Life just is, at that point. Muu isn't really interesting. Not without the one you love. I can tell there are many people looking around for me, but I ignore them all. They aren't the ones I'm looking for.

The one I'm looking for will die long before his time should rightly come to its end. Until he arrives though, I have nothing left to do but wait. Wait for life. Wait for love. Wait for meaning in this dull world again. There is only one thing I want in this life, one thing in the world.

I want Light Yagami to love me.

Matt

Mello was everything to me. And so I died for him. I gave it no second thought. If it preserved his life-span, I'd do anything. Everything. Give it all up. And so, quite obviously, I did.

Mells was worth so much more than I was. He could be anything, everything he wanted. I'd give him anything he wanted. I couldn't say no.

So what if he looked a bit feminine? So what if he had a really really short temper? He was Mello Keehl. He was my best friend. He was the one I loved more than anyone else. And, thankfully, he loved me back.

Though I realized that just a bit too late.

My life. My love. The only one who really knew me-despite the cliche. This was exactly everything that Mello was to me. He was the only one I'd ever want. Ever. Past. Present. Future. Non-negotiable. Sorry for the rest of you gays out there, but Mells and I-we're out of the market.

And really, that's what's best for everyone, right? At least...at least I could be with him in death if I couldn't in life. It was euphoria. It was perfect. It was short lived.

Stupid Shinigami.

Ace: Come on, Light. You can do this.

Light: Do I have to?

Ace: No.

L: I'll do it, Ace-chan! Ace-chan does not own Death Note. Furthermore, if anyone pushes any of the lovely buttons down there, I will personally give you some of my (cough, Mello's, hack) chocolate.

Ace: Thank you, L. You may partake in cake now.

L: Yay, cake! *noms on cake contentedly*

Ace: Until next time!