L sat in silence, staring at his sister.

The doctors had been forced to restrain her to prevent her from escaping or doing harm to herself.

Approximately two hours after the plane had crashed, L had been able to leave after Chief Yagami had shown up.

Since he had told her the news, Reiko hadn't spoken. Not a word.

The room was quiet. The white walls were an echo of the unspoken pain.

"It's my fault," he said finally. "Rin…I gave her the plane ticket."

The door slammed open. "You!"

Light Yagami grabbed L and slammed him against the wall.

"My father told me you know where Takara is," Light said, his voice soft, masking his anger.

Reiko struggled. "D-Don't hurt him! He's all I've got! Just c-calm down."

"It's alright," L said. "Light…Takara is missing. She was aboard a plane…and…"

Light released L, his anger fading as quickly as it had appeared. "Sh-She's dead, isn't she?"

L shook his head. "I-I'm sorry…They haven't found the plane yet."

His phone rang.

"Hello?" L said. "Yes. I see. Alright. I'll tell the family."

He hung up the phone and left the room.

Light paced for a moment, then followed L.

"Ryuga, what's—" Light stopped. He couldn't believe his eyes.

L was crying. He was sitting against the wall, crying silently. He wasn't moving, just staring, with tears falling down his cheeks.

"Oh my God…she is dead," Light said.

Beep! Beep! Voicemail.

L pressed the button. He held the phone to his ear and listened.

His eyes widened as he heard the short message.

"The key to Light's downfall is in Rin's hand," Takara said. "I love you, L. I wish I could come home and finish this case. But this plane is going down. And I'm going to die. So bring my brother to justice. And try to forgive me…for leaving you behind like this. I'm so sorry…"

There were tears in her voice.

She was emotional because of the situation, L immediately convinced himself. She doesn't really love me or anything of the sort. And there is still the 3-4% chance that she survived.

"Ryuga," Light said. "What was the voicemail? Was it Takara? I need to know!"

"It was not Takara," L lied. "It was a call from the airport. A…courtesy call."

Rin was an insomniac ever since Takara's death. Even after being released from the hospital, she sat in bed, curled up in a ball. Silent tears would roll down her cheeks.

She didn't speak anymore, and she had started to refuse food.

L appeared in her room with a bowl full of strawberries. He set it down on the nightstand.

"Rin…" L said. "You can't stay in here. And you have to eat something."

"Shut up…" Rin said. "It's your fault, Ryuzaki. She's dead because of you!"

She dove under the covers again.

There was a knock at the door.

"Come in," L said.

It was Watari. "They have found Miss Yagami."

L sighed. He had been expecting this. Someone had to ID Takara. "All right, let's go. Rin, you stay here."

Reiko jumped out of bed. "N-No. I want closure. Let me go with you."

I sat in a small police office in eastern Germany.

They think I'm dead, I thought. No one from Japan will help me.

"What do you mean, she's alive?" said a familiar voice. It was Reiko! She was better, and she was looking for me!

"Yes," the officer at the front said. "We have a girl claiming to be Takara Yagami here. Could you describe her please?"

I watched through the one-way glass as Reiko started to answer, but was shot down by L.

"Yes, Takara Yagami. She has brown eyes and brown hair to her shoulders. She is five feet four inches, and she's probably terrified. Will you please take me to her?" L's voice was deceptively calm…but he sounded upset.

"Identification, please?" the officer said.

L and Reiko pulled out their police IDs.

The officer led them into the office where I was sitting.

"T-Takara?" L was shaking slightly.

"Ryuzaki…" I stood. "I am so sorry, I—"

"Takara! You're okay!" I was almost knocked over by the force of Reiko's

'welcome back' hug. "We were so worried! When you said all that about the plane, what the hell were ya thinking?"

"I-I don't know…" I muttered. "I was out of time. I'm sorry."

L still hadn't said anything.

"I think you broke him," Reiko said, waving a hand in front of her brother's face. "Brother? It's real. She's okay."

"Don't apologize," he finally said. "I put you on that plane. You…are lucky to be alive."

"Stop it!" I yelled, shaking him by the shoulders.

There was a silence as I realized exactly who I had just yelled at. L looked surprised. Obviously, only his sister talked to him like that.

"You…c-can't…" I released him, and collapsed into the chair. "There is nothing to be gained by blaming yourself. You couldn't have known."

"But you did know, Takara," L said softly, looking down at me. "The time of the voicemail you sent was six thirty-two p.m. The plane did not start experiencing technical difficulties until seven twelve p.m."

I stood. "It doesn't matter. The fact that I knew doesn't matter."

"Brother…stop with all your calculations for a second," Reiko said. "I know why you are talking like that. You're trying to distract from the fact that you missed her. Are you going to tell her how sad you were? Because if you don't then next time it comes down to it, she'll risk her life again, and this time maybe not make it out. She didn't expect to live this time. So give her a reason to stay!"

And with that, Reiko stormed out towards the car.

"Why would you do that?" L asked me. "Why would you get on a plane if you knew it was going down? Were you threatened?"

"No," I said sharply. "Rin was threatened. It was me or her. I couldn't just let her die."

"If you had died, the truth would have died with you," L said. "It would have been just what Kira wanted."

"Ryuzaki…" I said. "I know. But it was Rin. I-I just couldn't…"

"It's like I was telling Aizawa…" L said, his thumb going to his lips again. "Risking your life and throwing it away are two different things."

"I didn't throw it away!" I yelled. "Why the hell do you care anyway?"

"I do care," he replied, not really looking at me. I could…almost detect a blush.

There was a silence.

The door slid open.

"Takara, Ryuzaki, come on!" yelled Reiko, grabbing us both by the wrist and pulling us in to the car.