DW: *crying* this is the real last chapter of Death Note!
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Once again, you have been a wonderful audience if you will. But, like all good things, this must come to an end.
And now, the last chapter of Death Note.
Enjoy!
Disclamer: nothing belongs to me except the ideas and concept
Everything was at a stand still.
Everyone around the area, were in shock of the murder Life just committed. Courtney fell with a thud onto the ground, her heart immediately stopped forcing blood into her system. Her brain began to close itself down. Her light and crispy breath was no more.
She was dead.
Life stepped, uncaringly over her body and walked over to the large throne. "Now, maybe you can focus on more important things". Life sat down on her throne and gazed smugly at Duncan. "Like me. Remove her body down to the cells. She'll start to give off a nasty scent".
Death Mask and Trouble sauntered over to her and grabbed her arms and legs. Duncan turned his head away, as Courtney's body was being pulled passed him. Life allowed the gravity force field to open up a little, while they dragged her body out. Danielle scampered after them.
Gwen and Mother took their chance and ran through the open space. Gwen placed a comfronting hand on Duncan's back. Duncan tensed up and gritted his teeth. Pandora stirred in her crib. Mother approached the small carrier, cautionsly and began to croon to the sleeping child.
"Are you happy?" Duncan spat, "Are you finally happy?"
Life smirked, "Yes, as a matter of fact, I am very happy."
Duncan glared at her.
"Don't look so upset, Duncan. We can be together sooner than you think," Life thought a moment, "In fact, let's get married tonight! At the stroke of midnight!" Life clapped her hands, signaling Perry to her side. "Perry, you can be Duncan's best man. Gwen the maid of honor and Mother can perform the ceramony. Gwen, find that old dress that was to be Felicia's. Mother, I think little Pandora here could use a dress. Get to work people, there is a lot to do".
Everyone scattered away, except for Duncan.
Life left her chair and walked over to him. She loomed over him as he glared daggers back up at her. "Why can't you just be happy" With me?" she asked him, her fingers trailed the outlines of his face. Duncan quickly pulled back, still glaring. "You took everything away from me that makes me happy. Except Pandora".
Life snorted, "I did this all for you!"
Duncan stood up and now his shadow loomed over her. "You did this for yourself. You won't last long". Duncan brushed past her, while bumping her shoulder hard. Life watched him disappear into the shadows. Life sighed and looked around the empty area. "I'm going to last longer than you think, Duncan. Because once we're married, I've got some big plans for you".
"Please, be careful with her!" Danielle said, as she watched Death Mask and Trouble drag her body down the steps. Trouble snorted, "She's a corpse! She don't feel nothing". The grimlins proceeded to carry the body into the first cell. Trouble and Death Mask dropped her on the ground with a light thud. Death Mask dusted off his paws, "That was easy!"
Trouble laughed, "Send me to Staples!"
Danielle watched the two walk back up the steps and disappearing before she scurried over to Courtney's body. Danielle rubbed a paw over Courtney's forehead, pushing brown strands from her face. She cold and stiff. Like a real corpse. But, that was what she was now, right? Life had taken her soul and without a soul of life, a mortal was to be considered dead. Duncan was going to marry Life and Pandora was going to be a full immortal. This is not the ending, Danielle had expected.
"Don't worry," Danielle mumbled, "I'm going to fix this. Right now".
Danielle unhooked the black diamond necklace from Courtney's neck and retied it on her own. Danielle scurried out the cell and up the steps. She looked around both corners to make sure that those two idiots were no where in sight. Danielle moved swiftly back towards the center of the Underworld.
"I want a white wedding dress!" Life shouted at Perry. "Not a black one! Can't you get anything right?"
Danielle stood glued to the wall, and her ears heightened up as she recognized Life's and Perry's voice.
Perry looked frightened and shocked at Life's tone and yelling. Clearly, he was not used to this kind of abuse.
"Life, please, don't be upset with me. I can fix this!"
Life closed her eyes and sighed deeply. She then opened her eyes and gave Perry a faint smile, she grabbed both of his shoulders and rubbed them tenderly. "I'm sorry, love. I just got a bit worked up. It was nothing."
Perry seemed to be pleased with her apology and then he lowered his eyes. "Are you really planning on marrying Duncan?" Perry spat his name out. "What about me?"
Life kissed him gingerly on the cheek and smiled at him. "I'm only marrying him to gain control of the underworld and Pandora".
"So, he means nothing to you?"
"Nothing. You know that my still heart is only for you. And once Duncan is gone, we can be together forever".
Perry smiled brightly, "I better go find that dress".
Danielle waited a few more moments until she heard Life speak again, Danielle assumed that Perry had left to find another wedding dress suitable to her liking. Danielle took a risk, and peeked a bit around the corner. Life was smiling into a mirror on the wall. Her pale complexion, shone back at her.
"That poor fool," she mumbled, "He does everything I say. He won't see the day past this wedding".
Life glared into the mirror, "When I become Queen of the underworld, everyone around me will fall to my mercy. Gwen, Mother, Perry, those nasty little grimlins. Everybody!" The mirror began to crack slightly. "Everyone will know the meaning of terror! This is my world!"
The mirror shattered into a million tiny shards of glass. They clinked around her feet as they fell to the ground. Life made crunching noises as she walked over the glass to go back to her throne. Life threw the frame of the mirror across the room. It landed in front of Danielle's feet. She looked at the mirror in horror before carefully stepping over it. She scampered all the way to the river of souls and didn't stop until she reached the Tavern.
Danielle banged on the door. When no one answered, she knocked and kicked forcefully. The door swung open, but no one was standing there. Danielle stood on her two feet and walked in the darkly lit Tavern. Drunken brutes and souls were scattered everywhere around the room. Some passed out on the tables, other strewn out on the floor. But, Danielle was only looking for one person, inparticularly.
Julia carelessly dried out mugs with one hand and filled drinks with the other. She slid down three mugs to the souless brutes at the end of the bar. "Everyone OK?" Julia asked. Her response was a chrous of moans and groans. Julia continued to dry mugs and fill drinks, she was so busy that Danielle made her jump and drop a glass. It made a earth shattering noise throughout the bar, and made the drunken patrons look up in alarment.
Julia was startled as well, her eyes narrowed down to find the source. "Danielle, in a hundred and thirty years of being down here. I never once dropped a glass." Julia leaned down to pick up the large peices and proceeded to drop them in a can. Danielle crawled on the bar stool, "Sorry for breaking your perfect record," she said, sarcastically. Julia ignored her and picked up more glass shards. Danielle tapped on the countertop, "We need to talk, Julia."
"Out here?" Julia dusted her hands of dirt and glass shards.
"No, it isn't that safe. How about the back room?"
Julia nodded and turned her back to Danielle, to reach to the higher selves. Her hand retrieved a skeleton key and showed it to Danielle with a smalll smile gracing her lips. Danielle was about to speak but felt a cold shiver run up her spine. Her head immediately flew to the door and watched it swing open to reveal Perry. Before Perry could spot her, Danielle dove over the countertop and ducked behind the trash can.
Julia took extra measures and stood in front of it while watching Perry walk over slowly towards her. Julia dropped the key down her shirt and picked up a mug and pretened to dry it clean of dirt and sludge. Perry leaned over the countertop and touched Julia's arm. She glanced at him from under her eyelashes but didn't speak.
"You are here by summoned to the wedding ceremony of Life and Duncan."
"And if I should...decline?" Julia glanced again at him.
Perry walked around the counter and trailed his finger up the side of her uniform. "The punishment is eternal pain and suffering."
Julia took a step back and ran into the trash can. Danielle rolled into a tight ball, hoping she could pass of as a dust ball. Perry pushed the piece of paper into Julia's hands and stalked out the Tavern. Danielle ducked out from behind the can once the coast was clear. Julia retrieved the key from her bra and walked over to the hidden door to unlock it. "You know, You and Perry wouldn't look so ba together" she commented slyly before walking into the room.
Julia snickered and gave Danielle a small kick on her butt.
Nothing hurt.
Duncan felt that his heart should be aching and his mind should have been terrorizing him with mental thoughts of her. But, instead, nothing.
This was one of the reasons why Duncan hated being immortal. He couldn't feel anything, not even the pain of losing Courtney. However, he did feel the tremendous pain in his soul and Duncan thought that this was the worst kind of pain to feel. It hit home, so much worse than just heart ache or mental blockage.
Life had the brilliant idea of locking Duncan and Mother in their own cell, until the wedding. Gwen had taken the liberty of assisting Life with the wedding preparations.
Mother sat on the opposite side of the room, in the corner. She hadn't spoken a word since Life instructed for the mother and son be locked away. Normally, Mother would have yelled, screamed, and raised all sorts of unholy hell until Duncan did whatever it is she wanted.
Duncan rolled over and faced his Mother. Their eyes connected but, didn't they didn't say anything to each other.
"Ma?"
Mother didn't say anything.
Duncan sat up straight and folded his hands.
"Yes, son?"
"Tell me what to do".
DW: Okay, I felt really bad for notting updating fast enough. And at the begining of the chapter I said this was the last chapter of Death Note, but guess what! It's NOT! I'm was originally going to make one long chapter but, decided you guys have or haven't been waiting long enough for another chapter. So I'm splitting it into 2 parts. Congrats you have read part 1. Any thoughts on what is going to happen? Oh and I'm currently in the market for a story that could happen and may need someone who likes to write lemons or has written lemons. So PM me and we can talk. Maybe I might consider writing a two author story type thing. Until next time! Peace and Love, DW