I went to bed that night shortly after they left. I wished them luck, and they were off.
I woke up at four in the morning to my cell phone ringing. "Layne," said Near more solemnly than usual. "Oh, hi Near, what's up?" I said still groggy. "Matt and Mello have just been confirmed dead. Matt was shot down by Takada's body guards and Mello was killed by Takada in Karuizawa short-" I hung up just as I started sobbing. I got a cab to Karuizawa and found the place on fire.
I ran to the building ruins, where I was stopped and held back by Aizawa. "Layne! What are you doing here?" asked Light, who was genuinely shocked. I ignored him and kicked Aizawa away. I ran to melting frame of what once was a truck.
"Mello?" I sobbed. I was having a mental breakdown. Mello and Matt were gone. My entire world was gone. Taken by that bitch Takada. I found her dead, melting carcass and I destroyed her skull, getting blood on a pair of heels. I left the fire area, and I sobbed. I was trembling like crazy. This was worse than when L had died. Mostly because this was all unexpected.
I knew and prepared for L's death.
Matt and Mello were taken from me when it was about to end. I sat there and sobbed, losing all mental stability. If anyone had tried to talk to me then and there, I would've killed them.
I sat there and sobbed. I was going mad.
I wanted to die. I wanted to die so badly. No, no, I wasn't going to die. Near was my last chance. I had to go to the confrontation on the 28th, it was the only way to finish this.
I got up and walked to where the Task Force was after the fire was extinguished. "There you are Layne! We were concerned about you," said Aizawa, who's cheek was bleeding from my kick.
"You are the worst and most pathetic cops in the entire world. I cannot believe Ryuzaki put faith in you. I hate you all. You are such morons you allowed yourselves to go on for almost eight fucking years. How can you live with yourselves when the man who's responsible for over a hundred thousand deaths is amongst you, nonetheless leading you?" I said icily, in a way I have never heard myself before.
I left, the looks on Ide's and Aizawa's face making them doubt themselves. Good, it's what they deserved. But Light just seemed angry. Imagine how pissed he'll be when we finally bring him down.
I was ready for that first and final confrontation. Kira would finally go down.
~Mikami's POV~
Mikami recalled that Nina had said that she would be leaving tomorrow for her sister's wedding.
So why wasn't she here today?
He worried a little, but focused himself on work. After a while, he worried some more. This cycle continued throughout the day, and Mikami worried for Nina.
When he went home from work he thought for a while.
He knew Nina to be reliable and mean what she says, so perhaps she was packing? No, she wouldn't spend an entire day packing. Maybe something came up. He didn't know where she lived so he couldn't check on her...
Relax, he thought, Nina's probably left early. She's perfectly fine.
Even though she's blind, she can take care of herself, and that was one of the many traits Mikami admired about her. He stopped worrying.
Nina's just fine.