A/N: Hello all! Yeah, I haven't posted anything new to my InuYasha fanfiction in FOREVER, and I'm really sorry! It may not ever be continued (-gasp!) simply because I have lost interest in it. Again, sorry. BUT! I have this Death Note one-shot to make up for it! :D Enjoy! Please comment!
"The old warehouse?"
"Yes."
And the call was over.
Light Yagami stood at the doorway of the warehouse, waiting for the white-haired boy. He checked his watch, counting down the seconds until he knew Near would show up. "Four… three… two…"
"Hello, Kira."
Light scowled.
"Have you brought your payment for the month?" Near inquired, twirling a string of hair around his index finger.
The brunette reached into his jacket pocket, pulling out a thin piece of plastic with the words 'Toys R Us' printed in large white letters. He sighed. "Of course. How could I forget?"
He handed the card to Near, who took it without even looking at the giver.
TWO MONTHS LATER
Light waited impatiently for Near to meet him. He began pacing back and forth across the front door of the warehouse, checking his watch every three seconds, sighing angrily that time didn't pass any faster.
"Yagami." Near held out a hand. "Payment?"
Light reached for the gift card he had placed in his back pocket, finding it empty. He checked it again, then his three other pants' pockets… then his jacket… Nothing.
He looked up at the expectant Near, still holding his hand up to take his usual monthly payment – one $50 Toys R Us gift card. "I swear I had it a few seconds ago… it must have fallen out of my pocket when I walked here or something. Can I give it to you tomorrow?"
The boy genius slowly brought his hand back to his side, disappointed. He had really wanted the new Megabot that had just recently been put on the shelves. Near simply turned around and walked away from Light Yagami.
THREE WEEKS LATER
"Well, Near. It looks like I win."
There was complete silence.
Matsuda looked around cautiously. "We're still alive. It's been over a minute… and we haven't died!"
"Didn't I already tell you that nobody was going to die?"
Mikami looked dumbfoundedly at Light, then at the killer notebook. "But… why? Why won't they die?" He looked back at Light again. "God… I did everything you told me!"
"Rester, Gevanni, get him now!"
Mikami yelled as the two shoved him against the wall, reflexively putting the handcuffs on his wrists. The Death Note fell to the ground.
"Gevanni, the notebook please." Near held a hand up as the agent brought the book within his grasp. He held the notebook up, names facing the Task Force. "If you didn't believe me earlier, see for yourselves. "I can confirm that the first four names are definitely the names of the SPK members. The second four are the names of your team. The only name that hasn't been written down is Light Yagami."
The brunette glared.
"If that weren't enough, Mikami also addressed you as God, and said he did what you asked him to." Near lowered the notebook slightly. "It's settled."
And that's why Near proved that Light Yagami was Kira.