Chapter 10, Yet Another Christmas Carol
AN: I wasn't joking about the christmas chapter. I'm seriously doing this. Also, yes this chapter is canon to the fic
It was Christmas eve at task force headquarters. Beth, L, Matsuda and the other police officers were all sitting near the fireplace. There was a large christmas tree in the center of the room. L was wearing his usual white shirt and blue jeans, and a santa hat. Beth was wearing a red and white striped sweater, and light grey jeans. She had a piece of holly in her waist length dark brown hair. Matsuda and the other cops were wearing suits."Beth, I want you to know something" said L. "My real name is L Lawliet. I want you to know this to show that I trust you." "How romantic" blushed Beth, and she kissed L on the cheek. Fortunately Light was not there to complain about how dumb that was, because he was still in the hospital with a broken arm. "Merry Christmas Beth" said L, smiling. Matsuda said something stupid and they all laughed. Meanwhile, at the hospital Light was sitting in bed thinking about how maybe he shouldn't have insulted the author so much. Because now he was feeling mean and grouchy like Scrooge. (AN: Yes, I am doing a Christmas Carol parody. Yes, I know this isn't very original. Yes, I know this isn't even the first Death Note fanfic Christmas Carol. I don't care.) "I hate Christmas and am really mean and greedy." said Light (AN: Light is out of character even though Beth is not there because he is the main character of this chapter, which is not a Light POV chapter) Then it was nighttime so Light went to bed. Suddenly a ghost floated up through the floor! It was Misa! (AN: She died in chapter 4) "LIGHT! 4 BEING AN EVIL GROUCH WHO NEEDS 2 love CHRISTMAS, 3 GHOSTS WILL VISIT U 2 NIGHT!" screamed Misa, who then left. Light, convinced he was dreaming, went back to sleep. But then another ghost appeared. It was Lind L. Tailor! (AN: Since the fic is during the Yotsuba arc, Lind L. Tailor has already died) "Who are you. … Wait! You're Lind L. Tailor!" said Light. "I am the ghost of Christmas past. Because I died in the past." said Lind L. Tailor/the ghost of christmas past. "I am going to take you to the past." The ghost of christmas past snapped his fingers. They were now in the past. "This was back when you were a kid, before you were Kira." Light looked, as a younger version of him excitedly opened his christmas presents. "This one is from your Grandfather" said Light's mom as she gave him a present. "A Death Note! This exactly what I wanted!" shouted Light. "How did you know Grandpa!" "I HAVE FUTURE VISION" shouted Shakespeare like a grandfather who was screaming. "Thank you!" said Light. "Look how grateful you used to be" said the ghost of christmas past. In a brief moment of sanity, (AN: as the author wanted someone to point this out) Light said "That didn't actually happen. This clearly isn't an actual flashback." "Shut up! I only appeared once and then died. I don't exactly know much about your past." said the ghost of christmas past. "If this didn't convince you, maybe the next ghost will." He disappeared, and Light was back in the hospital. Light convinced himself he was dreaming, and went back to sleep. But then another ghost appeared. It was Matsuda! "I'm the ghost of christmas present!" "But this cannot be!" shouted Light in a greedy voice. "I thought I had dreamed the previous two ghosts!" "This isn't a dream!" said the ghost of christmas present. He snapped his fingers and they were in the present. It was Christmas eve at task force headquarters. Beth, L, Matsuda and the other police officers were all sitting near the fireplace. There was a large christmas tree in the center of the room. L was wearing his usual white shirt and blue jeans, and a santa hat. Beth was wearing a red and white striped sweater, and light grey jeans. She had a piece of holly in her waist length dark brown hair. Matsuda and the other cops were wearing suits."Beth, I want you to know something" said L. "My real name is L Lawliet. I want you to know this to show that I trust you." "How romantic" blushed Beth, and she kissed L on the cheek. Fortunately Light was not there to complain about how dumb that was, because he was still in the hospital with a broken arm. "Merry Christmas Beth" said L, smiling. Matsuda said something stupid and they all laughed. Meanwhile, at the hospital Light was sitting in bed thinking about how maybe he shouldn't have insulted the author so much. "If you were nicer, you could be here at this christmas party!" said the ghost of christmas past. "Did you just copy and paste this from the beginning?" asked Light, once again slightly sane for the sake of the plot. "If this didn't convince you, maybe the last ghost will." said the ghost of christmas present. He disappeared, and Light was back in the hospital. Light failed to convince himself he was dreaming, and didn't go back to sleep. But then the last ghost appeared. It was L! He was the ghost of christmas yet to come. (AN: L is a ghost because he dies in the future. That's not a spoiler. Everyone dies eventually. Except Near) L snapped his fingers and now they were in the future! It was the future city Near had built. They were in a future graveyard. Near (AN: who is a billboard remember) was crying. And on the tombstone it said … … 0FTEN! "Poor 0ften! If only Kira hadn't killed her! If only Kira wasn't a evil, greedy, jerk!" shouted Near. "How was this supposed to convince me to be nicer? I'm not Kira!" The ghost of christmas yet to come did not respond. He just disappeared, leaving Light back in the hospital. "Wait a minute. If Lind L. Tailor was the ghost of christmas past because he died in the past, and L is the ghost of christmas yet to come because he dies in the future, then Matsuda is dying in the present!" Light jumped out the hospital window, running towards task force headquarters in an attempt to save Matsuda. For secretly, the ghosts had succeeded in convincing Light to be a better person.