My first and probably only Deathnote fanfic I'll make. I love L to death, and you won't believe how sad I felt when he died! It didn't help watching him die more than once when I watched the live movies. But anyway, I think this idea came to me while thinking if L and I would make a good couple or not. That led me to thinking what type of girl L is into. And then after that is just slowly developed into a story and here it is!
Okay, this obviously took place after L's death but before the manga/anime ends.
2004-L's headquarters-Japan:
L was in deep thought. Everybody's going to panic if he doesn't figure out who killed Watari this minute! The shinigami Rem! That had to be it!
"Everyone, the shiniga-" L picked up his spoon to get some more sugar for his drink but he stopped.
"Huh? What's wrong, Ryuzaki?" Soichiro asked when he saw L's strange behavior. L dropped his spoon as he started to fall off his seat. Light reached over and caught L before he hit the floor.
"Ryuzaki?!"
Everyone stared in horror. L stared at Light,
"Light Yagami…!"
L looked up at Light's triumphant smirk hidden from everyone else's view.
"I knew it…" L felt cold.
"I wasn't wrong…" his eyelids began closing.
"I…but…" L's eyes completely shut and his body fell limb.
"But…now I'll never get the chance to…tell Onshu and ask her to…" L didn't hear the screams and panic of the people around him anymore. His heart stopped beating.
20 days later-The Wammy's House/Wammy's Orphanage-England:
The transmission was finally done. The message appeared on the cell phone's screen:
L is dead
Mr. Roger could not believe it has come to this. He got up from his chair and out of his office and grabbed a hold of a blonde boy,
"Mello. And Near, come to my room," he said looking at the blonde boy and then the white-haired boy playing with a puzzle.
"What is it, Roger?" Mello almost demanded.
"…L is dead."
The puzzle was stopped being put together.
"Dead?! W-Why?!" Mello exclaimed. Near continued to finish his puzzle as he waited for Mello to calm down. He puts in the last piece.
"If you can't beat the game, if you can't solve the puzzle, you're nothing by a loser," said Near and dumps the pieces off to start the puzzle over.
"So then which of us did L…?" Mello wanted to asked.
"Neither of you, yet…He can't choose now that he's dead."
Mello didn't like that answer, at all.
"Mello, Near…How about you two work together?"
"Yeah, sounds good," said Near putting the puzzles back together again but twice as fast. Near himself didn't care as much as Mello. He sat quietly and listened to Mello angrily storm out of the orphanage. Roger sighed.
"…Roger? What about Onshu?" Near asked calmly.
"I wish I knew, Near. Ever since she left the orphanage, I don't have the slightest idea of where she's gone and how to contact her." The old man sighed.
"…If I run into Onshu in the future, I'll tell her. If she comes back to you first, don't tell her. She needs someone like me, L's heir, to tell her what has happened," said Near and dumps the puzzles over again.
"Be gentle when you do, Near."
"I will…"
2009-The Wammy's House/Wammy's Orphanage-England:
"I've been away for so long…"
A figure stood before the orphanage she came from, Wammy's Orphanage. Her long black hair was flowing in the wind along with her long brown and furry vest with cute doll-like figures sewn onto it over her white T-shirt. With long black baggy pants and flat black boots, she picked up her suitcase and walked into the orphanage.
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"I'm looking for Near and Mello…" was the only thing she said to the little girl. She pointed to the office,
"Only he knows," she replied and went to play with some puzzles. The girl walked into the office and took off her black sunglasses to reveal her emerald green eyes.
"It's been a while, Roger…"
Near was playing with his robots and blocks. A giant robot was destroying the city until he heard a call. He was handed an earpiece,
"Hello? Yeah…I see…very well. Yes, I'll have someone pick her up and bring her here….yes, alright, goodbye," Near took the earpiece off.
"Please, go pick up my old 'friend,' Onshu…" said Near giving a light order.
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Mello stood by the train station building. He took a big bite out of his chocolate bar giving off a big 'crack' sound. Then he saw her. Mello walked up from behind on his old 'friend.'
"Don't move or turn around," he said behind her.
"…Is that you, Mello-Kun?" she asked without turning her head.
"Yes, (crack!), I heard you were going to see Near. What business do you have with him?" Mello asked,
"Nothing really; what business do you have with me?"
"Nothing… (crack!)" Mello would've continued the conversation, but he saw one of Near's men coming towards them,
"I'll give you a warning, Onshu, you will be hearing unfortunate news," said Mello and backed away and disappeared. Onshu realized that the man was sent by Near so she got into the car with him.
My name is Onshu. I will not be revealing my real name, mainly because I can't even remember what it was. I've lived in that orphanage for as long as I can remember. I just remembered one thing, and that was 'onshu' or 'love and hate.' I would always play with Near-Kun and Mello-Kun when I was still there and when I was younger. I especially love putting puzzles together with Near. Puzzles are my strong points; but deduction is my worst. That is why, there was one person that I've always looked up to and admired. But I was never good enough for him…
One day, I left the orphanage. I left to improve myself. Now that I have, I've returned to where it all started only to find that everyone I was looking for is not there anymore. I didn't want to look for Mello-Kun because that would only cause trouble between us. My only option was Near-Kun because I reached a dead end. Now that got me thinking…have I improved at all since I left?
Onshu took off the item that covered her eyes and she rubbed her eyes after that long car ride,
"I assume Near-Kun wants this to be kept secret?" she asked and was lead inside. Near stuck out like a sore thumb playing with his toys on the floor,
"Near-Kun, you haven't changed much," said Onshu,
"Neither have you and I don't need to look at you to know that. Take a seat wherever you want and make yourself at home," said Near as a spaceship just crashed into the robot.
Onshu dropped her suitcase and jumped onto a chair near Near and sat cross-legged on it.
"Thank you. Things have changed since I was gone; care to fill me in, Near-Kun?" Onshu asked and puts her elbow on the arms of the chair and then she had her chin lie on her fist.
Near stopped playing and turned around and started playing with his hair and pulled a leg up to his chest,
"I will, but I need to know if you even know what terrible thing has happened a few years ago," said Near in his monotone voice.
"What?" Onshu asked calmly. Before anything else can be said, another call came in…from L.
"This is Near, go ahead," said Near.
"Near, it's L…"
Right after 'this is L' part, Onshu blinked and listened. Sweat began form,
"Yes, of course…very well," Near ended the conversation and turned his attention back to Onshu who looked pretty pale.
"Near-Kun…that wasn't L. That couldn't be, that's not L! Not the L I know!"
"…I see you've improved your intelligence a lot while you were gone. Or is it simply you know L more than any of us? Either way, you're right that this isn't the L you knew. I hate to be the one to break this to you, and I'm sorry to say this to you but…The L you once knew…is dead. He was killed by Kira."
"……"
Onshu dropped out of her sitting position and fell onto her knees on the floor in shock. Her eyes widened and stared at Near hoping he'd say something like 'I'm kidding.'
"No…no that can't be true," Onshu wanted to beg and plead to Near,
"L…Ryuzaki-Kun can't! No he can't be dead! Near-Kun! Tell me it's not true! Tell me L-San's not dead! Near-Kun please!"
Near didn't budge. He only watched as Onshu cried her eyes out.
"He can't do this to me…L-San…WHY?! Why did you do this to me, L-San!? You promised you won't die!" Onshu screamed and cried.
"You said you'd tell me your name…" Onshu whimpered.
A lonely little girl of age 6 sat in the corner of the room putting together a 1000 piece puzzle. She finishes it after finally putting in the last piece. She only arrived a couple of days ago, but so far, made no friends.
"I heard L-San is here!"
"No way really?!"
"Yes, only for a bit. He wants to check on his possible successors! But he won't even let any of us see him."
"…L?" Onshu repeated. Onshu, now filled with curiosity went around the orphanage to look for this 'L.' But even if she does find this 'L' person, how will she even know it's him or her? She walked and ran around looking anyway. It's got to be someone she hasn't seen before. Her answers came to her when she heard talking in a certain office. She took a peak through the slightly opened door. All she should see was Mr. Roger and that he was speaking to someone but she couldn't see who.
"Near and Mello are doing very well. So is Matt."
"I see…anyone else?"
"Not really, everything is the same. Oh, except for this new girl that just came here a couple of days ago. We don't know what her full abilities are yet, but she proves to be pretty unique and gifted like the others."
"Really? Hmm…what's her name?"
"She's called Onshu. The poor girl doesn't even remember her real name or her past."
"And that is why she is here. Onshu eh? Did she pick that name?"
"Hard to say, when I asked her for her name, she replied that she doesn't remember. I asked her if she knew any name that's any way at all similar or familiar to her real name. She said all she remembered was the word 'onshu' and that's what all the other children started calling her."
"Onshu…onshu means 'love and hate' in Japanese. That's not just a coincidence either……hey, whoever's listening outside better learn to show some respect because eavesdropping is very rude."
Onshu wanted to run away right then but didn't. She slowly pushed the door a little bit more and shyly entered.
"I'm sorry…" she replied in a whisper.
"So…you must be Onshu."
Onshu looked over at the person Roger was talking to the whole time. His dark hair, and his simply plain way of dressing, not to mention his usual way of sitting and eating, made this guy stand out to Onshu. The guy didn't even glance at her; he was too busy eating the strawberry off his cake.
"Y-Yes, I am…"
"Onshu, shouldn't you be playing with the other kids?" Roger asked.
"No…I finished my 1000 piece puzzle though…again," said Onshu. The strawberry was eaten and the rest of the cake was to follow next. He finally tuned to face her but he kept his sitting position in tact.
"Hmm…you don't look like a gifted child. I'd say your IQ in this orphanage is only above average compared to the others. But nothing too special…"
Onshu pouted,
"What's that supposed to mean?!"
"I mean…(bite and swallow) You look too…normal."
"So what?! You're so rude!"
"Hm, yes, you're right. I forgot to introduce myself…" he said and puts down his cake back onto the table with all the other sweets.
"That's not what I meant!"
"Oh? Then I guess you don't need to know who I am-"
"No wait! Um…I'm Onshu. May I have the pleasure to know your name?" Onshu asked politely and bowed.
"…No."
"What?!"
"Well not my real name at least. Call me…L."
"L?"
"Yes, you really can't remember a single letter?" L asked and picked up another cake, now a different flavor.
"O-Of course I can!"
"Alright then, we know each other now. Now what do you want?" L asked and took off the toppings first. Onshu gave another pout,
"You're rude!"
"No I'm not. I'm just telling the truth. You on the other hand, were eavesdropping. You're the rude one, Onshu-Chan," said L.
"…"
"Now…why don't you join me I in game of chess now that you're here?"
Onshu looked at L. Was she just invited to play?
Onshu's fist hit the floor,
"Near! Tell me everything you know! Everything that's related to L's death and who Kira might be! Tell me every single detail! I'm going to kill Kira if it's the last thing I do!"
Near stared at her for a brief moment,
"Very well…"
"I will avenge you Ryuzaki-Kun…I will kill Kira for you! I won't let Kira get away with this! I will Ryuzaki-Kun…I will…"
Onshu: Age 8
"L-San!" Onshu was carrying a sketchbook as she ran towards L to catch up with him,
"Why didn't you tell me you came back?!" she demanded.
"Because you weren't supposed to know," L replied after taking a lollipop out of his mouth.
"I'm not? But…I missed you, L-San…"
"You did? Even though you lost that chess game with me?" L asked with a light tone of surprise in his voice.
"Yes! Pleas stay a bit longer…" Onshu begged…cutely begged.
"Only for a little bit…" said L in his usual monotone voice.
"Yay! Let me sketch you, L-San!" said Onshu and grabbed his hand and started pulling him back. L let her drag him as he puts his lollipop back in his mouth.
Onshu walked around, she only remembers going to Japan once but remembers nothing about it. All she remembered was going to Japan once before she lost the rest of her memories and ended up at the orphanage.
"Alright, I know Near-Kun didn't tell me everything. He, like Mello-Kun, treats this like a game and I've just became a player too so I know for a fact Near-Kun didn't tell me everything like I wanted him too. He left something out. Now it's up to me to find out what it is and kill Kira."
Onshu continued down the street and looked up at the large screen showing Sakura T.V. and all the Kira supporters in it.
"My first question is…who is Kira?"
Onshu continued on her way to find a hotel to stay at. When she finally got a room, she dropped her belongings and jumped on the bed to lie on her back.
"Let's see…if what Near-Kun has told me is the truth then obviously this death notebook is the source of Kira's powers. So without it, he's powerless. Unless…unless he gives it to someone else to use. So from all the information he's given plus the data he's provided me on paper…"
Onshu rolled over and reached for the packets of papers on the floor that Near gave her to look over. Like one player helping another but not enough to give this new player an advantage. Onshu briefly looked over the packet but then dropped it on the floor next to her again. She rolled to her side and waited for her tears to form again.
"Ryuzaki-Kun…" she sniffed. She couldn't concentrate. Not after finding out something as terrible as the death of the one person she cared about the most, didn't help her concentrate at all.
"Why? Why Ryuzaki-Kun? Why…?"
Onshu: Age 10
"L-San?"
"Hn?"
The two were sitting under a cherry blossom tree playing chess again. L made his move and got another piece from Onshu leaving her only six pieces left while L still has more than half of his left.
"What's your real name?"
"Not telling," L replied and kept his eye on the chess board, waiting for Onshu's move. While waiting, he reached over to the picnic basket to get out some sweets to eat.
"Why not?" Onshu asked and moved her rook.
"Why should I?" L countered and took her rook with his queen.
"Because I want to know…"
"I want to know your real name too," said L and waits for Onshu who always seems to take her time.
"But I don't remember it…"
"A name for a name, sorry," said L after Onshu finally made her move.
"…" Onshu looked down at the grass, saddened.
"Checkmate. Want to play again? I'll walk you through it this time," said L not noticing how upset Onshu is.
"We've been playing chess the whole afternoon," said Onshu,
"I'll just play by myself then," said L and started putting the pieces back together. Onshu watches him,
"Will I ever know your real name?" she asked just as L finishes putting the pieces back on the board.
"…If you want to know that bad, then I'll give you a chance. If you can tie with me at something, such as chess, I'll tell you my name. But every time you lose, you have to treat me to sweets. Don't even think once that you can beat me at something. You'd be 80 by the time you even come close to beating me at chess," said L pointing his new lollipop at her.
"Okay! Deal! But I can only afford those common candy, is that okay? And what do you mean I'd be 80?! You're so mean!"
"I told you, I'm not mean, I'm just telling the truth…"
L puts the candy back in his mouth. That offer brightened her day at least, now she had a chance to find out L-San's real name!
"So, if I want your name, you need your memories back, right? Maybe I should try scaring you every time I come over or something," said L and watches Onshu finish her move. Onshu ignored that comment.
"L-San…"
"Yes?"
"Never mind…"
L only shrugged as he made his move and then waited on Onshu,
"It's your turn, Onshu-Chan," said L.
"Huh? Oh! S-Sorry!" Onshu stuttered and looked at the playing field in front of her.
"Is something the matter, Onshu-Chan?" L asked, a bit concerned.
"It's just that…is it wrong for us to be, well, you know…see each other like this?" Onshu asked and L tilted his head.
"Why not?" he asked.
"Because! Because…you're older than me," said Onshu in a sad voice and avoided L's gaze.
"So?" L asked, "Other children here are older than you."
"But I don't care about the other children because they're not my friends! You're the only friend I have and you're…what? 10 years older than me?!" Onshu exclaimed. Onshu covered her mouth after she realized she just yelled at an 'elder.' L didn't seem fazed by it though.
"…I'm you're friend?" L asked.
"O-Of course you are!"
"…Thank you. I feel special now, Onshu-Chan."
"L-San…" Onshu said in a whisper. Did L even have any friends? Does he get lonely? Does he have anyone to talk to when he's troubled? Who does he spend time with? Who does he play with? Himself? Well that does explain why he plays chess against himself at times.
"Okay L-San! Lets play again and I'm not planning on losing again"
A small curve was seen across L's lips.
"We'll see about that. And by the way, moving that knight won't do you any good," L pointed out.
"Damn it!"
"What a potty mouth for a little girl."
"I do not have a potty mouth!"
"How will I know your real name now? I can't play chess with you if you're dead, baka!" Onshu scolded in her head. She sat up on the bed and wiped her wet and dry tears away.
"L-San…if I kill Kira, will you tell me your name?"
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Notes:
-Onshu's a young adult/older teenager, like Near and Mello.
-The name Onshu: I wanted to follow the pattern of K, L, M, N. Kira, L, Mello, and Near. So I used O. Onshu was actually my OC's name for my Yu-Gi-Oh! or Yu-Gi-Oh! GX story if I ever make one. But Onshu was the first word I thought of that had some meaning behind it for the story. I believe it's a Japanese word meaning "Love and hate."
-Onshu's Chinese and has a Japanese word for a name and has green eyes, I know, it's odd. But that's how it is okay?
-From what I've seen, L looks a lot younger than he really is. L is much older than Onshu so that's why his personality is remained the same. Note that I won't reveal his real age or name to anyone. Especially for those that hate spoilers, but mainly because I know true and hard-core L fans can easily find out.
-Baka: Japanese for stupid/idiot/fool
Please R and R! Thank you!
