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What Hurts the Most - Rascal Flatts
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She knew.
She had always known.
Always.
She would be the one to make sure L survived.
She would be the one to die for him.
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I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
That don't bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out
I'm not afraid to cry every once in a while
Even though going on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again I pretend I'm ok
But that's not what gets me
Ice filled her eyes, fire coursed through her body, red flashed before her sight. "Don't move, Shinigami." Kagome wasn't going to be denied in her life mission.
Rem wasn't willing to back down in her love. "I am leaving now, Miko, and I will be taking my DeathNote."
"No. It is precious evidence to L and you won't be taking that from him!"
Their audience watched with rapid attention.
. . . Rem gave her an ultimatum. "Do not deny me farther, child, or I will touch you."
What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do
"If it means helping L capture Raito, then so be it!"
Rem caught Raito's eyes and knew it was all his fault. He would pay for his audacity.
"Kira, I am afraid I will not be killing L for you. I told you I would kill you if anything were to happen to Misa, and it has. You foolishly ignored the miko. Now pay the price!"
The world darkened to just himself and Rem in Raito's fury at being denied. "If you give up now, Rem, Misa dies because of you!" Forgetting himself, Raito tried to convince her. "You are the one who said you would do anything for Misa!"
L watched with satisfaction as Raito finally slipped. Kagome never took her glare of the female shinigami. Her hand never quivered from it's place on the DeathNote. She knew.
"Th-that can't be true! Raito can't be Kira, because he spent over 50 days in jail!" Matsuda would not accept the truth. Soichiro didn't know what to think.
"Your fake rules will not save you anymore. I will watch your death with satisfaction, Kira!" Rem would make certain to save Misa, before returning to the Shinigami World.
"Misa is going to die because of your incompetence!" Raito took menacing steps towards the insufferable shinigami. His intimidation technique didn't work on her.
"It is because of you that she came to this situation! I will be the one to save her!" Misa would not suffer in her death. It was the last protection Rem could give her.
"Not if that bastard still lives!" Raito pointed without noticing his audience. How dare she!
It's hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go
But I'm doin' It
It's hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I'm alone
Still Harder
Getting up, getting dressed, livin' with this regret
But I know if I could do it over
I would trade give away all the words that I saved in my heart
That I left unspoken
L couldn't help but to smile at how everything was being solved so nicely. He even got the evidence he needed! Going unnoticed, blue electricity flowed from the DeathNote to the hand pinning it on the table. Kagome steeled herself for what was coming. She had always known.
Red exploded before his eyes. Fury sped through his body. Reason left him entirely. "I am Kira! You cannot deny me!" He would never back down.
Aizawa and Mogi moved to surround Raito without hesitation. They were there to capture Kira, first and foremost.
Matsuda fell to his knees. He had believed in Raito.
Soichiro grasped at his heart as it shattered. His whole world fell before his eyes.
This was enough for L. For L, this case was finally closed. Catching Wataris' eyes, he gave him the signal.
What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do
Before he knew what happened, Raito was on the ground, with Watari restraining him.
"Yagami Raito, you are under arrest." L was relieved that he would be able to go home now. A year was too long for his taste. Kagome watched the shinigami. It was only seconds now. Always.
The shinigami caught and held the mikos' eyes. "I warned you." L glanced at the woman he would marry when they returned home. A frown pressed at his lips as he watched the tension between the shinigami and Kagome. Something wasn't right.
Rem reached out and touched the DeathNote that was connected to Kagome. A scream tore through her lips as blue electricity ripped through her body. Kagome collapsed. She would be the one to make sure L survived.
"Kagome!" Panic set itself firmly in L. He wasted no time in racing to her.
In his arms, Kagome looked at L and smiled. She was where she belonged. She had done what she was born to do. She would be the one to die for him.
Kagome died in the arms of the man she loved. Kagome died gazing at the face of the one she was willing to give everything for.
What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do
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L Lawliet had to let his mind wonder. He would go insane at the funeral if he didn't. L couldn't help, though, what direction it wondered in.
Not seeing that loving you
That's what I was trying to do
***
"My name is Kagome." L stared at the girl who didn't understand the only rule at the orphanage. "We only go by our alias' here." L returned to his current case.
"You get to know my real name, 'cause you are the one I will marry. You are the one I will die for." L looked back at the small child. He turned back to his work, ignoring Kagome in general.
***
"You should not put yourself in unnecessary danger." L scolded the girl who, for some unknown reason, was special to him.
"It wasn't unnecessary. I was making sure you didn't get hurt." If L was anyone else, he would have scuffed.
***
"What do you think?" Kagome knew she would get a straight answer.
L contemplated his answer. "It is better."
Kagome beamed. She knew she would make an excellent wife for L. She knew she would help him live in a world that needed him.
***
"I love you." Kagome did not expect an answer. She knew he would never say those words, no matter if they were true.
She was wrong.
Two hours after she fell asleep on L's bed, L gave his response. "I love you."
***
L stared at Kagome. "You will marry me."
Kagome knew that this wasn't a question. She knew that it wasn't a statement. It was Ls' fact.
With a smile on her face and tears in her eyes, Kagome gave L her own fact. "Yes, I will marry you."
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Kagome watched from above. She watched L live his life. She knew he was as unhappy as she was at their separation, but she would wait for the time when they would be reunited. It was their destiny to be with each other, after all.
~Owari~
AN: Hi! This will be a collection of oneshot songfics with Kagome. I am willing to consider requests if I know and like the pairing suggested.
Now, about this oneshot. Kagome knew from the moment she saw L that he would be the one she would die for. She also knew that if she ever touched a Shinigami and their DeathNote, she wouldn't survive because she is a miko. She didn't back down from the fight, though, 'cause she didn't want to risk Rem trying to kill L because of how everything turned out.
I don't know when the next one will come out, but I already have ideas for a bunch of these. I just have to type them up.
Thank you for reading.