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Going back to the actual topic of Death Note:

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Chapter 7

The Escape.

It was what Light titled the day he figured he would get out of this hellhole. It wasn't very original though. What could he say? He was not in the creative mode right now. It was more of a "I am bored, tired and hungry. I hate everything." mode. Was it more of a mood than a mode? A mode was a state of a thinking process where a mood was what you were thinking about. Light had to pause about that thought. He was confusing himself again.

What else could he name his escape? The Break-Out? The Magic Trick? Disappearance?

Light sighed. He liked escape. It was simple and easy to understand.

He leaned back and stared at the ceiling. There was nothing new up there. Light had already counted the spots on the wall, classified each color of the disgusting leak spots and mentally measured the distance and surface area of the walls and the approximate volume of the entire room. You know, just in case he wanted to fill the place up with water.

Light sighed loudly. He wondered what day it was. As he sat there, an average looking twenty five year old male, Light suddenly realized something. He was no longer twenty five. By this time, Light was twenty six. His birthday was only a month after the day he had been captured and Light knew at least a month had passed since he had been here. He wondered if he told Near, would he get a cake or something better to eat than just bread, cheese, turkey and water? Yeah right.

As he thought about it more, Light wondered how long he had been in this place. He knew at least a month passed but how much more had passed after that? He told Misa to try to plan his escape a month after that. Had it been another month yet? Maybe it had been more than a month. Maybe she needed more time. Maybe she just forgot about the whole plan. Useless bitch.

Light tried to think happier thoughts. Another month could not have passed in the time he had last seen Misa. He still had time.

It was going to suck once he escaped though. Light needed to act normal to show Near that he had no plans. He had to continue to barely eat and sleep. That meant that once he did escape, he would have almost no energy. Would his followers pick him up and carry him? Light chuckled softly. That would be funny.

Suddenly, a large explosion shook the whole room and Light jumped out of his chair. What the hell was that? He stood close to wall furthest away from the door. If anything happened out there, hopefully nothing would get him.

There was another explosion, and another. Light was panicking. What was happening? Unless...

Could today be the day? Light ran up to the door, putting his ear up to the door to see if he could hear any voices. If Near saw him, it might look suspicious but then again, wouldn't any normal man like to know what was going on at a time like this?

Once again, a bomb went off. The explosion was loud and Light figured it might be close. He backed away from the door, just incase it was blown out or something. Standing still, Light noticed how fast his heart was beating. He had a high hope that today would be the day he escaped but there was the possibility, with all the criminals believing that he was gone, that they could just be creating chaos or attempting to free their partners.

He heard shouts and suddenly, the white door slammed open. "Light!" Someone in a child's rabbit mask ran towards him and wrapped his arms around him. Light recognized the voice and the body and figured out what was happening. He was right. Today was the day! It was finally the day he would get out of here!

Light wrapped his arms tightly around Misa, embracing her. "Light?" Misa asked but did not move. He knew that this was out of character but Light could not remember the last time he had been so happy. At this moment, he loved Misa. Hell, he loved the people standing at the door, guarding it. Light would have loved anyone who was assisting him at this time.

He let go and looked up. "Is today...?" Misa nodded to him before he could finish.

"Here. Put this on." Misa handed him a mask. He took a second to look at it. It was a basic face mask. Kind of like the ones you see at masquerades without all the fancy decorations. Quickly, Light put it on. Glancing up, The three people standing in front of the door. He could see their wide eyes through their masks. "Don't worry. They are the best of the best. They are actually the best members of the police force in Tokyo. They've even been assigned to protect national leaders before."

"Cops?" Light asked.

"Don't worry." One of them said. The person had a deep, masculine voice. "We won't betray you. We all greatly support you, God. We would not do anything of the such."

Even though Light could not trust them completely, he knew he had to put his faith in them for the time being. Light nodded and walked towards them. "Is the area secure?" He questioned.

Now that Light was closer to the door, he noticed that there was probably seven or eight people at the door, wearing different masks. They moved slightly as Light walked up to them. The ones in the front did not move though. Light figured that knew they needed to keep him surrounded so nothing could get to him. Light was surprised Misa was smart enough to get people that were so well trained in protecting people.

The ones in front took a step when Light heard someone shout. "Stop right there!" Light could see over one of their shoulders to see that Near and his team had finally arrived. He was wondering how long he was going to take. Halle, Gevanni and Rester all stood in place pointing their guns at the officers.

Near emerged from behind the other three and stared at the police officers. Of course, he had no idea who they were. Light wanted to smile. This was going to be good. "What you are doing is absolutely illegal. Unless you all surrender peacefully and quietly, each and every one of you will be arrested at once." Near's black eyes traveled from one mask to the other. He was trying to figure out what they were.

The white haired boy took a step closer and at once, the three officers in front of Light reached to their sides, pulling out guns. Light noticed they were just taser guns but whatever gun it could have been would have drawn the same reaction from Near. The second the officers pulled out their guns, Near's jaw dropped. His eyes went wide and his face turned whiter than it already was.

Light couldn't hold it in anymore. He had been holding in his anger for the past two months. Light had been holding in his feelings about the other detective around the Task Force for the past year and the half. For Pete's sake, Light had been holding in his emotions and feelings since the Death Note had come into his position all those years ago. Light burst out laughing.

It was not as insane as his laugh in the warehouse but it was close. Light doubled over as he laughed. He could not resist. The look on Near's face was priceless. Who would have guessed that Near's pride could be stripped away from him so quickly?

Light pushed the others to the side, still fighting with himself to stop laughing. The officers that were protecting him just let him slip by. Both they and Light knew no one was going to shoot. At least for the time being. He lifted his mask as he stared at the SPK.

Opening his mouth to talk, Light just began to giggle again. Near now had an annoyed look on his face but no one paid any attention to it. All eyes seemed to be on Light, whose cackling was slowly stopping.

"Thank you, Near. It's been a while since I've been so happy." Near appeared frightened by Light's smile. Oddly enough, Light did not have a creepy smile on his face. It was a true smile. The white haired detective could not understand why he was happy. Shouldn't he have been proud? Near soon got his answer.

"Your face!" Light's chuckling was starting beginning again. He took a few seconds to calm down. "Stop acting so surprised Near." Light finally stopped laughing. "You knew this day would come. You knew all along. The doubt in your eyes when you told me you won. You knew there was something that you missed. Your mistake. By the way, let's see how well you play alone."

Without Light even telling him, yet knowing what he wanted, three officers all tasered Halle, Rester and Gevanni. The three let loud grunts and moans as they sank to the ground and convulsed.

Near was filled with fear once again. He began taking steps backwards, his eyes glanced down at his fallen comrades. Resters eyes were squeezed shut as he rolled back and forth on his sides. Gevanni was gasping loudly as attempted to push himself back up. Near jumped and let out a soft squeak as one of the officers shot their taser at the man, causing him to drop back to the ground with a 'thunk'. Halle just laid on the floor, motionless.

"Do you really think you can do this without anyones help?" Light asked, taking a step closer to Near, just to have him take a step back. "You said you don't need anyones help. Can you manage by yourself?" Light quickly gained on Near. The small detective's back suddenly hit a wall. He whimpered loudly.

Light chuckled as he reached out and placed his hand on Near's neck. "Remember what I said before?" Light remembered one of his first outbursts at Near. He told him how he could snap his neck without the Death Note. Near's wide black eyes were filled with fear. It was obvious that, unlike his predecessor, he had no physical ability at all. He was just a weak kid. Light giggled again when the room filled with smoke.

One of the officers had thrown a smoke grenade. As much as Light wanted to continue dominating the child, as much as he enjoyed feeling the broken breaths of Near under the palm of his hand, he knew that they needed to leave. Someone tugged on Light's sleeve. He assumed it to be Misa. Trying to find the coughing Near, Light held his breath as he put his mask back on his face.

They all ran through the hallways. "Do you know where we are going?" Light asked Misa.

"We are going to meet with the group that is rescuing Mikami."


Matsuda pulled out his gun as explosions shook the whole entire place. The Task Force had all stood up from their chairs. Mogi and Aizawa ran out to the halls. Ide was searching under the desk, trying to find a gun for himself. Matsuda growled angrily at the man. Glancing up at the monitors, Matsuda saw that Mikami's room was covered in smoke. There were no signs that anyone was still in the room.

"Come on!" Matsuda shouted to the rest of the members. "They are getting Mikami! We have to cut them off!"

Matsuda sprinted ahead of the others. There was no way he was going to let this happen. There was no way he was going to let Light and Mikami get away. He knew he was right when he had told Near to just give the two the death sentence.

He checked the room Mikami was staying in. Waving his arms around, Matsuda tried to get rid of the smoke. There was no sign of the man left in there. Matsuda spun on his heel and headed towards Light's room.

No matter how much a ran around, Matsuda could not find anyone. With a loud yell, Matsuda punched the wall next to him. "Matsuda!" Aizawa called out and Matsuda turned towards him, ignoring the blood on the wall. "Come on, we need to protect the ways out." His friend's voice and face showed compassion. He must have understood how frustrated he was. Matsuda smiled warmly to the man.

The four now together, they all headed through the hallways. Matsuda was sure he would catch this murderer. He wouldn't let Light escape from this place.

"Over there!" Ide pointed. Matsuda looked to his left to see a few people in black outfits running. The four quickly chased after them.

Mastuda ran ahead and shouted, "Freeze!", to them. Two of the members turned and pointed their guns at Matsuda, defeating the young man's small pistol. Matsuda stared them down. No one moved for a while. Just when Matsuda went to make a movement, a man wearing a mask emerged from a hallway that was right next to them. As he frantically turned his head back and forth, Matsuda recognized the man's clothes and long raven black hair poking out from behind the mask.

A small smirk crossed Matsuda's face. Mikami was in between him and the other men. He could easily shoot him. He clutched the trigger of the small gun in his hand.

Just before he finally took the shot, Matsuda heard someone shout. "Mikami!" A man screamed. Another man with a mask came into the intersection. His long, slim arms grabbed Mikami by the shoulders as he looked closely. As the other man turned his head, Matsuda's smile turned into a evil, long grin. Standing right in front of him, the caramel haired man who was trying to escape from prison was a sitting duck.

Light turned his head and noticed Matsuda. Just as Matsuda pulled the trigger, Light pushed Mikami out of the way, leaving a large bullet hole in the hall that was behind Kira's assistant.

"Light!" Matsuda screamed and another gunshot pierced the air. He sobbed quietly as he opened his eyes. Matsuda winced but he wasn't sure if it was because of the debris falling from the ceiling where he had just shot or because of the death grip Aizawa had on his arm.

Tears fell down Matsuda's cheeks as he glanced at Aizawa. Meanwhile, Aizawa had a intense look on his face. He shook his head slightly. "It's not worth it. He's not worth making you kill someone, Matsuda." Aizawa told him, taking the gun from his friend's hand. The two were staring at each other so intensely that they hadn't seen Light escape.


"God?" Mikami's voice cracked slightly. At once, he embraced his idol. "You saved my life! Thank you, God!" Mikami let go and bowed to Light.

Light nodded to him. He was suprised at the prosecutors warmth. Before, he told Light that he hated him. Maybe proving that he could do anything restored Mikami's faith in Light. "I told you, I need you." Light told Mikami as they rushed through the halls. "I need you to help me. You can't die on me." He chuckled softly.

They did not say anything else. All anyone was concerned about was escaping the place without dying. As they arrived outside, Light let out a loud gasp. He couldn't believe how many people were. It was almost as if a sea of Kira worshippers covered the ground for almost a mile around.

Suddenly, a thought popped in Light's head. He turned to two of the officers that had helped him escape. "I know this may be against your guys morals but I need you to do something. Could you go get prisoner #3462, Takeshi Minomoto?" He whispered to them. They nodded and turned around, rushing back into the building.

Light looked around. There were so many people around. That meant that they would have to escape by running. He would have liked it if they had a car but a vehical in a sea of people was more obvious than an anorexic girl at a fat people convention. Light chuckled at his own joke.

As they all ran through the people, Light felt the place begin to spin. The sounds around were beginning to fade. Light had not eaten anything in a while and he was wondering when was the last time he had got to sleep. He corners of his vision were growing black and Light did not care anymore.

Suddenly, everything turned black as Light fell down to the ground. He wanted to escape, Light really did, but he knew he wouldn't get far with the way he was. All he could do was hope that the SPK or the Task Force hadn't caught up.


Sorry for the late update. I really am sorry!

Besides that, GASP! Light escaped! Who was expecting that? -hands raise- ...oh...all of you...-3- I know it was predictable. But don't worry, this is not even close to ending!

I know it might seem a little bit too emotional to show both Near and Matsuda at their breaking points but this is supposed to push them to the edge, right?

Please tell me what you guys think about how this is going! I would love to hear your opinions!

Until next time!