"Reeeeeem," Misa whined. "I'm worried about Light. I mean, I can't see his lifespan, so I don't know when he's going to die. What if he just gets hit by a car or something? I won't be able to tell him goodbye!" She lay across her bed, idly kicking her legs in the air behind her.
"Misa, for the last time, I'm not allowed to tell you the date of anyone's death. Please don't ask again," Rem said, stoic as ever.
"But it's not fair! I want to make sure my darling Light lives a long, fulfilling life. What about that rule about spelling someone's name wrong? If I do that, he won't die, right?"
"If a person's name is spelled wrong in the Death Note four times, that person cannot be killed with the note. He could still die, just not by a Death Note. And there's another rule, If a person's name is spelled wrong purposefully four times, the owner of the Death Note shall die," the shinigami explained slowly.
"But Light would still live if I did it on purpose, right?" the girl asked, a thoughtful expression on her face.
Rem narrowed her eyes. "Misa, I wouldn't let you do that. I would kill him myself before you had a chance to finish writing," she said darkly.
Misa sighed exaggeratedly and flicked open her Death Note. Rem moved closer, ready to snatch the notebook away if necessary.
"Relax, will you? I'm just going to get rid of the criminals on the list Light sent me," Misa muttered, standing up and going over to her laptop. Rem drifted behind her, saying nothing.
Misa hummed absentmindedly while she wrote down the 23 names, scheduling one per hour as Light always had her do for the past few weeks. Right before she closed the notebook she got an idea. Without a pause, she scribbled down, Light Yagami never dies.
Rem glanced from the words on the page to Misa's face with shock.
"Misa... what did you ju-"
"Problem solved! Pretty smart, eh Rem?" Misa asked, cutting her off and grinning brightly.
"Not exactly, Misa..."
"So, Light-kun. What's your opinion of the newest tape?" L asked, looking at the teen standing next to him.
Light grinned mentally. "Ryuzaki, it's obvious the Second Kira is intimidated by our presence and has decided to-" he stopped mid sentence and put his hand against his chest, eyes bulging.
"Light-kun?" the detective watched as Light dropped to the ground and stopped moving. "Watari, send for an ambulance immediately," he ordered.
"Light!" Soircho shouted, rushing forward to his son's side. Mogi also stepped forward and reached down to check for a pulse.
"Dead..." he said quietly.
AN: My first semi-serious Death Note fanfiction. If I get a couple reviews I'll probably continue this with a bit more of that dark, dreary theme we all love. I'll try to make it better than this chapter, as this is mostly just an idea I'm posting up here. SO, review please. C'mon, you know you wanna hit the shiny button!