Breathe in.
L was dying.
He was having a heart attack.
There was a 40 percent chance that this was because he over-worked his already pretty frail body.
But the other 60 percent, which was more likely, was because Kira had found out his real name.
Breathe out.
He could feel his heart stop, his body beginning to shut down, and his brain malfunctioning.
Really, his inability to think was the worst part.
He could feel his reasoning ability plummeting with each millisecond that passed, the very core of his brain beginning to cool, and he felt he couldn't comprehend or focus on anything.
It terrified him.
Breathe in.
Even in his weakened and panicked state, the obsidian-eyed detective couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow penetrating his very soul. The wretched feeling quickly spread throughout his whole body, numbing and cold.
Light-kun was Kira.
Kira was killing him.
Light-kun was killing him.
Light.
Breathe out.
By now L was sure that his brain was only at 30 percent at best. The blood had already stopped flowing and he had lost all control over his own body. So, naturally, it wasn't his fault for what he did next.
He stared hard at the man who had doomed him, the man who he had once loved, the man with the snarky grin on his face and a triumphant gleam in his eyes.
He stared at Light, and he cried.
Breathe in.
The insomniac's eyes never blinked as the tears ran down his face. His lip never quivered and he never averted his melting gaze. Tears simply spilled down his face and splattered onto the ground.
Satisfaction warmed him, if only for a fraction of a moment, when he saw the look on Light-kun's face turn to one of horror and sorrow.
Then L truly looked at the other's face and his already broken heart shattered.
Breathe out.
His brain was now barely working at 11 percent. Subtract a measly 1 percent from that and he would fall unconscious. In his current state, however, he would surely never wake up. He was still alive enough that he wasn't stupid.
But now, as he looked at the crazed man desperately clutching his wrinkled white shirt tight, begging and sobbing, he had a thought. One that might just save his sanity.
Breathe in.
Maybe dying wouldn't be too bad.
Breathe out...
Tabbie: Well, now, that was pretty dramatic, don't you think?
L: ...there is only a 20 percent chance that I would cry. /nibbles thumb thoughtfully/ Then again, if I really was in love with Light-kun-
Tabbie: -which you are!
L: -then I might cry. I'll change that to 30 percent. But in reality there is a 0 percent chance I would cry. I wouldn't give that damned Kira the satisfaction.
Light: .../mutters a string of very creative curse words under his breath towards L/
Tabbie: Eheh... well, that was nice. ^^; Anyways, what do you guys think?
Light: Should she write it from my perspective?
L: There's a 33 point 3 repeating chance that she'd rather just keep it a oneshot.
Tabbie: Or I could continue, where L doesn't actually die due to-
L: -there's a 1 percent chance that will happen. Once your name is written in the Death Note you WILL die, and-
Tabbie and Light: L, SHUT UP.
L: /chews his thumb nail/ But, at the same time, I guess the Death Note could be countered somehow, or if it was destroyed before the person actually died... but this is of course not possible, well I guess I'd say there's about a point 2 percent chance that this could actually happen, but what evidence do I have? I'd have to go out and gather everything needed including a Death Note before I can test my hypothesis, and 50 percent says that I would either end up killing myself or setting myself up in flames which would also result in my timely death, so I'm just going to let it rest and decide on yes, that is a possibility.
Tabbie and Light: /sigh/
L: ...then again, what can I really prove? Again, I'd need to test it, and the statistics show that the Death Note cannot be countered, although what would happen if an owner of a Death Note's name got written in someone else's Death Note at the same time the first person wrote the other person's name? It's very unlikely, only point 1 percent chance of happening, but it could, in which case they would both die... or would they survive, and wind up with their souls bound together? And another thing-
Tabbie: /hiding under her bed with pillows in her ears/ Don't forget to review, and add your reply to my proposal!