A\N: Okay so, I want to take a moment and thank every single person who reviewed this story all through the years and requested me to continue. Honestly, your reviews are the reason that encouraged me and I finally had the motivation to complete this story. So, without further ado, please enjoy the long awaited chapter...
When L regained consciousness, the first thing he felt was intense pain. His head felt so heavy and the pounding was worse than the migraine he had when he awoke the last time from the crash.
With his eyes still closed, he tried to bring his hands to his head but couldn't. His eyes shot open quickly but instantly regretted the motion because moving his head made him want to throw up. Gritting his teeth tightly, he tried not to move his head at all. As soon as the dizziness passed, L noticed that he was chained to a wall. His heart sped up. No! He was captured by Katsu!
As he was struggling with the chains, he suddenly heard a cold laugh from somewhere in the room, sending shivers down his spine.
"You can struggle all you want Lawlie but you are going nowhere." Katsu said stepping into his view.
L glared at him hatefully, "Katsu-san will not get away with this." he snarled.
Katsu grinned, "Look at you L, you lost. I win."
"This isn't over."
"Oh L, L, L…" Katsu said shaking his head dramatically. "Before I kill you, I want you to watch something." He walked over to the far wall that had a huge horizontal curtain. As the other pressed on a button on a nearby wall, the curtain opened revealing another room separated from theirs through one huge window.
L's eyes widened in shock as his eyes caught the sight of Light. The teen was on a bed, he appeared to be sleeping yet just like him bound.
"Light-kun!" L shouted trying to get his attention.
"Don't bother. It is sound-proof." Katsu said and laughed. "Enjoy the show… detective."
"DON'T YOU DARE LAY A FINGER ON LIGHT-KUN!" L yelled struggling in his chains, to which the other merely shrugged him off with his sickening grin and made his way to the other room.
As L watched Katsu approach the sleeping teen, he struggled even more with the chains to the degree that it started digging into his wrists. He had to get out of these chains and get to Light. He couldn't let Katsu have his way with him. He promised Light that he would keep him safe. L didn't want to break that promise. He had to get out of here . But nothing he did was working. He couldn't even reach for his belt to signal Watari to inform him that he was in trouble. Nevertheless, he had complete faith in Watari to come find him once he finds him missing. But, will he and Light be able to survive until then?
Light woke up to the sound of door opening and closing. Thinking it was Mikami, he relaxed and decided not to open his eyes and stay as he was because he didn't feel frightened around the man. Light just knew Mikami would never hurt him.
"So beautiful."
Light could suddenly hear his heart pounding in his ears the moment he heard the unmistakable voice of Katsu. His eyes shot open and immediately attempted to scramble away only to find his wrists chained to the edges of the headboard of the bed he was on.
Katsu laughed at the frightened boy, "Finally, we can continue where we stopped long time ago with no interruptions." he said as he got on the bed making it sink and crawled to where Light was.
Light by now had his back completely pressed against the headboard. His wrists were uncomfortable and hurting; the ropes were digging tightly against his skin with every move he made holding him in place, "Please, please don't do this." he begged.
"Oh c'mon, this is the best time for this! We also have an audience!" Katsu said delightedly as he made a hand gesture pointing to the other room. Light thought he meant Mikami but the moment he saw it was L, emotions overflowed him. He didn't know what he felt. At one hand, he was happy to see L, to have him close by but L was chained to a wall and unable to help him.
"L!" Light shouted his name.
"This room is soundproof. He won't be able to hear you." Katsu said grinning. "Let's give him a show." he said as he started to unbutton Light's shirt. "And you don't need to hold back, let me hear your lovely voice."
"NO! STOP!" Light squirmed managing to successfully kick Katsu right in the stomach and get him away from him.
As Katsu recovered, he stood up angrily and yelled, "YOU ARE GOING TO REGRET THIS!" He slapped Light hard across his cheek and punched him in his ribs hard enough to knock the air out of him.
Light screamed the moment he felt the punch, his stiches definitely opened. It hurt. It hurt so bad and this already intensified the pain he felt from the bruises from the crash. His eyes, teared as he tried to regain his breath.
"Now, either you behave, or I will bound those beautiful legs of yours." Katsu threatened.
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L, on the other side was furious. How dare Katsu hit Light. The teen was merely defending himself trying to get Katsu's disgusting dirty hands off of him. L did praise Light for kicking Katsu away but unfortunately Light was no match for him. Frustrated, L could only just watch and do nothing as Light was struggling not to get raped.
Anger rose in him as he watched Katsu resume his position on top of Light who was still struggling. Katsu now had Light's shirt completely open and was unbuttoning Light's pants all the while Light was shaking his head, attempting to squirm away but failing. L's heart hurt as he saw Light crying.
"NO!, STOP! KATSU-SAN! STOP! LEAVE LIGHT-KUN ALONE!" L shouted at the top of his lungs hoping the other would hear him and leave Light alone. "PLEASE STOP!" he begged as he kept struggling against the chains holding him.
Suddenly, he saw a figure enter the other room. A person he never saw before.
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"Katsu-san! What are you doing?" Mikami questioned as his eyes went wide in shock as to what he saw the moment he barged in the room.
Katsu exhaled deeply and turned to Mikami glaring at him because he was interrupted, "What does it look like I am doing?"
Mikami looked at Light who was shaking and crying as Katsu was attempting to take off the boys pants. Anger rose in him and Mikami quickly grabbed Katsu by the collar and punched him.
"This is not what we do!" Mikami tried to reason. "We kill criminals! People who hurt others! People who hurt the innocent!" he pointed at Light, "Look at him! He is just a teenager!"
Katsu wiped the blood dripping down his cheek due to the freshly split lip, "YOU SON OF A BITCH! HE IS MINE! I'LL MAKE HIM MINE IF IT IS THE LAST THING I DO!"
Mikami realized he was talking to a maniac. This is not the Kami-sama he was following. This guy… this Kira was nothing but a criminal and he followed him blindly. He always wanted to help people. Especially the innocent ones. The people who were being bullied, being pushed around, who no one was there to protect them. Katsu's action proved to him right now that he was following the wrong person. And for that he had to make it right.
"Over my dead body." Mikami said as he stood between Katsu and Light shifting to a fighting stance. He knew that Katsu didn't have his death note on him, so they were going to fight.
"Then so be it bitch!" Katsu said charging and throwing a punch that was avoided easily by Mikami.
What Katsu failed to know is that Mikami was physically strong and a good fighter. Mikami kicked Katsu in the gut as he went smashing into the window that was behind him. The other stubbornly got up and charged again but Mikami was able to land two punches and kick him down again. Still, Katsu got up on unsteady legs fury in his eyes, however Mikami landed another painful kick under his chin knocking him out completely.
Making sure Katsu was down for good. Mikami approached Light and untied him.
"I'm sorry." he apologized to Light. "I was unaware of his intentions. He's not going to hurt you anymore."
Sniffling and wiping his eyes Light turned to Mikami, "Thank you Mikami-san."
Light quickly dressed himself and got up on shaky legs and he almost fell over if not for Mikami catching him.
"Are you okay?" Mikami asked.
Blushing furiously at his state Light nodded, "I just feel a bit dizzy."
"You are bleeding." Mikami noticed Light's blood-stained shirt. "Wait here, I'll go get the first aid kit."
"No! Please don't leave me with him." Light pleaded as he grabbed onto his sleeve shirt in a death grip.
Mikami turned to look at the unconscious Katsu and then at Light. Nodding in understanding he said, "Okay, here I'll help you." Mikami offered his hand and Light took it and leaned on him. Light could feel Mikami's muscles as he put his arms around Light's waist to steady him being mindful of his injuries, no wonder Katsu stood no chance. Mikami must be working out constantly and definitely has some experience in some marshal arts since he took down Katsu without breaking a sweat, thought Light to himself.
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L rushed to Light's side immediately after Mikami unchained him.
"Light-kun, are you alright?" L asked.
Light nodded, "Hai. I'm fine." he turned to Mikami and smiled, "Thanks to Mikami-san."
"Mikami-san, thank you very much for saving Light-kun and myself."
"It was nothing. I will go and tie up Katsu-san. It will be troublesome if he wakes up and gets away." Mikami said to which L agreed.
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L wasted no time as he contacted Watari, giving him a short update of the situation and wasn't surprised that they were already on the way to their location.
"Watari and the team will be here shortly." L said as he approached Light who sat hunched on the hood of Mikami's car outside of the storage house.
Exhaling deeply, Light looked at L, "Is it over?"
"Almost."
"What is going to happen now?"
"Katsu-san… no, Kira is going to get the death penalty."
Light nodded. It seemed unreal that finally everything is over. "What about Mikami-san?"
"Mikami-san is the second Kira… so he gets the death penalty too." L stated simply.
"You can't do that! He saved my life!" Light argued. From what he could tell. Mikami, was not a bad guy. Yes, he did something wrong thinking his actions were right. Besides, he can't just let the guy die after he saved him and L as well.
"Mikami-san killed a lot of people as well." L argued.
"L… you can let this slide, right?" Light turned to him and looked at him pleadingly.
"He is a murderer, Light-kun." L stated simply. He didn't want to admit it but he didn't like Mikami, and Light was giving him too much attention. This was definitely not jealousy. But, just the name of the man irritated him.
"But he saved us! What murderer would do that? He tended to my injuries and he never laid his hands on me. L please." Light tried to reason.
L sighed deeply and turned to Mikami who at that moment was making his way to them.
"Mikami-san, do you have a death note?"
Mikami looked at L for a minute debating answering the question but decided to answer nevertheless, "Hai."
"You are the second Kira."
"Yes, I am."
"Are you going to continue killing?" L asked as Light held his breathe hoping the other answers correctly.
"Maybe." Mikami admitted truthfully.
"Then you shall get the death penalty as Kira." L merely stated.
"L!" Light didn't like what he heard, then he turned to the older male, "Mikami-san! You are not helping your cause here!"
Mikami smiled at Light, "It's alright, I need to take responsibility for my actions."
"I agree with Mikami-san."
"L!" Light was desperately trying to save Mikami. "If Mikami-san gives up ownership of his death note, he will lose his memories, that way you can't really hold him responsible for his actions, right?"
L took a second to think it over before replying, "Yes, Light-kun is correct."
Light turned to Mikami waiting for the other to agree. The older male had a small discussion with his own Shinigami whom they couldn't see and then he turned to them and said, "Alright, I will do it." He looked at Light for a second and said, "Thank you."
Light shook his head, "I am the one who should be thanking you."
"Oh, and for the record, my name is Mikami Teru."
"Mine is Yagami Light." Light replied as L did his best not to face palm himself. Didn't Light understand not to give his full name to others? Especially someone who had a death note?
Mikami smiled making Light smile back shyly. On the side, L wanted to see Light smile shyly at him and not at someone else. He was getting jealous. He wanted to interrupt the moment but held himself. He didn't want to make a fool of himself.
"I give up ownership of the death note." Mikami said and blinked twice looking dumbfoundedly.
"Um… Mikami-san?" Light asked unsure what to say.
"Hai?"
"Do you know why you are here?" Light asked.
"I'm not really sure…?" Mikami answered confused.
L and Light looked at each other.
"What do you remember, Mikami-san?" L asked.
"I was told to bring Light to Katsu-san here and then found out that he… had disturbing intentions… so I stopped him." the older man answered.
"Do you know anything about the Death Note?" L asked.
"Death note?" Mikami asked confusion in his face.
"Are you Kira?" L asked.
"No." Mikami answered offend and a bit confused.
L kept asking Mikami several trick questions and was satisfied. The detective finally looked at Light and said, "Mikami-san is a free man but we'll keep a close eye on him."
Light nodded and smiled, "Arigatou, Ryuzaki!"
That thanks made L's heart flutter.
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It didn't take long for the task force to get to their location. Katsu was taken into custody. Of course, L made sure to have his eyes covered and keep him gagged so that he doesn't blurt out L's real name in front of anyone and for Watari to keep him under constant surveillance until his trial.
It took a lot of convincing from Light to assure his father that he was okay that L found it funny. But his thought immediately changed the moment Watari took the time to chew him up for leaving without informing him and ignoring the standard safety procedure that he didn't abide to.
As soon as they all made it back to their original headquarters, L explained to the team everything about the death note and that Kira is Katsu and the second Kira is Mikami and informed them to get Katsu's death note and to make arrangements to put Kira on trial.
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Days later, Light and L were watching a live feed of Katsu's execution on the big screen of the head office in the main area, as the task force were all available at the scene.
"This is really happening right?" Light asked L.
"Hai." L answered, his eyes glued to the screen.
"It feels so surreal."
As they watched, before Kira was injected with the substance to end his life, he was asked, "Any last words?" to which he turned his head to the side as he started yelling, "Ryuk! Save me!"
Considering the fact that they already had possession of Katsu's death note, they can see Ryuk now. And none of them liked him.
"Kukukuku, humans are really interesting." Ryuk laughed and looked down at Katsu hovering on top of him. "I told you before, I am not on your side."
"You asshole!" Katsu yelled to which Ryuk took out a death note of his own and jotted something down.
"I told you before that I will be the one to end your life with my death note. Thank you for entertaining me until now. Kukukukukuk." Ryuk said as he spread his wings and flew away leaving Katsu cursing.
Thirty seconds later, Kira's life ended with a heart attack before he was officially injected.
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"That was disturbing." Light said.
L turned the feed off. "It's over."
"Yeah…." Light said in a daze.
"Now that Light-kun is free from suspicion. What would Light-kun like to do?
"How does strawberry cake sound?" Light asked.
"But Light-kun does not like sweet things."
"It's for you silly." Light said closing the distance between them and caught L's lips in one passionate kiss and the other kissed him back just as passionately.
As soon as they ended the kiss, Light shyly said, "I know this place called Panda Café, they have one of the best strawberry cakes that I'm sure you will like!" He made his way to the elevator as L lingered for a while still smiling and flushed from the kiss.
"You have a creepy smile." Echo said.
"Echo-san, it is not polite to stare." L simply stated.
"Says the pervert who chained himself to another person." Echo merely stated.
"I was investigating." L justified.
"In a perverted way." Echo said without skipping a beat.
L sighed deeply, having this Shinigami following him around is going to be troublesome.
"L!" Light called out from across the room, "You coming?"
The detective looked at Echo and said, "Don't follow." and made his way to Light.
"I don't follow orders." Echo simply said with a straight face and followed, "Please don't mind me, feel free to devour your precious and ignore my presence. I like to watch."
L's eyes twitched in irritation. As soon as he joined Light in the elevator going down, the teen asked, "Echo… You tagging along?"
Echo nodded, "Is that a problem?"
"Not at all! The more the merrier." Light said smiling.
Echo turned to L, "You heard that?"
L looked at Echo in annoyance... will he have to deal with Echo the way he has been dealing with Misa? Because he did not like it one bit.
Noticing L and Echo staring at each other, Light had to ask, "Is something wrong?"
They both answered at the same time, "No… nothing at all."
"Uwah~ You both are in sync!" Light stated amused failing to notice the disgusted look on both of their faces.
"Hnn…Lets go Light-kun!" L grabbed Light's had and stomped away the moment the elevator's doors opened.
"There is nothing to be embarrassed, you know." Light said making L's ears turn red.
"I am not embarrassed, Light-kun." L stated without looking at him.
"Then why is your face red?"
L stopped and turned to face him, "It is because of Light-kun." he put his arms around him, bringing their bodies together and faces only inches away, as he confessed softly "I guess I am in love with Light-kun."
Now, Light could feel his face heat up, probably matching the detectives, "Well.. I guess it is just your luck that I think I am in love with you too." and with that they kissed deeply once again but this time for much longer… and Echo kept staring.
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"Humans… sure are interesting." Echo said still staring shamelessly.
The End
A\N: And that's it folks! I hope you enjoyed the story. A super thanks to everyone of you who stuck with me and made it to the end. Reviews would be nice.