Title: Final Goodbye
Characters: Sakaye (fem!Soichiro) L (fem!L)
Mentioned Characters: Liang (fem!Light) Wilda (fem!Watari) Mitsuo (guy!Misa)
Rating: K
Warnings: Death, spoilers for The Last Name
Pairings: None
Notes: I was watching Death Note: The Last Name and I simply adore the ending. My heart broke when I watched that final goodbye between Soichiro and L and I got to thinking; what would Sakaye do? If things turned out so that Liang died and L won but was going to die anyway what would she say and do during that last conversation; specifically how would she react if L called her a good mother even though her daughter tried to kill them all? So I wrote this to show you all how I think it would go. (And let's face it Soichiro looked ready to bawl his eyes out on L's shoulder and glomp him during that scene)
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Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note but I own these gender bent characters. Don't take them…EVER! -_-
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Listening to: Slipped Away by Avril Lavigne
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"So Amane-san has lost his memories again?" Sakaye asked L, eyes travelling to the picture of Wilda resting on the coffee table. That poor woman had been killed by her own daughter…It was enough to make her want to vomit.
"Yes, he has" said L nibbling on a chocolate bar, eyes also on Wilda's picture.
"So he won't be prosecuted?"
"No, he won't."
"I see," said Sakaye and she sighed. She wasn't sure what to say.
"I don't have long left" said L glancing at the clock. In fact she only had roughly five minutes. "If you don't mind I'd rather be on my own."
Sakaye nodded. "Of course dear" she said, suddenly feeling very choked up. And who could blame her? The young woman in front of her, barely more than a child was going to die and there was nothing Sakaye or anyone else for that matter, could do to save her.
She took a shaky breath, trying very hard not to grab the girl and cry on her shoulder and tell her how sorry she was that it had all come down to this and turned to go but L's quiet voice stopped her.
"Sakaye-san?"
Sakaye paused and glanced over her shoulder. "Yes dear?"
"I…" L sighed, pressed her lips tightly together and then sighed again. "My parents…They weren't really the greatest of people but…" She looked at Sakaye and gave her a small smile. "But I know you were a very good mother."
Sakaye stood frozen on the spot, feeling as though her feet had taken root in the carpet rendering her incapable of movement but then she gave a small choked sound like a sob and flung her arms around L.
"Thank you" she said, "And I'm sorry, I'm so sorry for everything."
L hesitated and slowly, hesitatingly, almost fearfully wrapped her arms around Sakaye, returning the hug.
"There's nothing to be sorry for" she murmured.
Sakaye simply tightened her grip and after a moment or two she released the young detective, gave her a shaky smile and walked towards the door, pausing once again to give the black haired sleuth a jerky solute and left, tears finally streaming down her cheeks.
'Goodbye L' she thought, 'Rest well.'
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A/N: Anyone who has not watched The Last Name might be confused and I don't want to spoil the entire movie for everyone so if you don't understand I'd recommend watching it, it's a very good movie, L's actor is simply fantastic. :)