Chapter eighteen:

"Nate?" Jack gasps as the two of them stare at each other letting their eyes become locked together. "What do you think you are doing?"

Near slightly narrows his eyes at Jack in a rather determined gesture instead of threatening.

"Mihael!" Quetzal slightly growls. "What the fuck do you think you're doing!? Get out of the way!"

"No." Mello growls back in response as his glaring eyes meet Quetzal's own glaring eyes. "I will not." He stays strong.

Quetzal slightly growls at him at hearing this. His head slightly jerking back. "So you've become so weak that you'd rather go along with the enemy than your own kind!"

"I am in love with Nate." Mello informs the other. "And there is nothing that can change that!"

Quetzal snarls upon hearing such news. "So you're just as much of a traitor as Light is!" He glares at the blonde who glares right back at him.

"You just haven't met them like we have." Mello points out to the other who is standing before him. "They are not worthy of this."

"You're soft!"

Mello stands his ground.

"Nate I don't want you to get hurt." Jack tells Near who gives a slightly sympathetic look.

"Jack. All of this has to stop." Near tells him with absolutely no unsteadiness in his voice. "We shouldn't be fighting."

"But they-" Jack begins only to be interrupted by Near.

"They? Jack look around yourself." Near tries to get the other to listen. "Though we may have different beliefs, traditions and such doesn't make us any less the same. We are all human. No matter what side we are standing on."

Jack glances around himself and he can't believe his eyes as he sees that what Near is saying is true. He sees that the only differences is the feathers between the groups. He turns back to Near who smiles softly at him. He smiles softly back and gives a soft nod causing the younger to smile even more. "Heh. You really are something else Nate." He extends his arm out to the side only to drop his weapon.

When the weapon hits the ground both Quetzal and Mello turn to see what has happened.

The Feather Freedom glance around at each at this.

"Fool!" Quetzal hisses. "I'll even kill you now!"

"No." A voice speaks up causing everyone to glance to who had just spoken.

It is Matsuda from the Barens. He tosses his weapon down to the ground then moves to stand kind of by Mello facing his leader. "Enough is enough." He tells the other who now glares at him. "This feels wrong. Nate is right. We are the same."

A bunch of others begin whispering and they also begin dropping their weapons.

The birds that were helping the Feather Freedoms even land on the ground or on Feather Freedom members heads or shoulders.

Quetzal's head is whipping from side to side as this is happening until he is the only one holding a weapon. "You fools! Pick up your weapons! Fight!"

No one moves, much to Quetzal's horror.

Quetzal's hands shake with rage and he swings at Mello planning to go through whoever he has to get what he feels needs to be done… That is until Light tosses a dagger at him slicing his hand so he drops his weapon. He lets out a sound of pain then a few others tackle him using scarves to tie his hands like cuffs. He struggles. "I will get you back for this!" He shouts glaring around himself. He is brought to his feet and taken away by two strong Baren members.

L and Light come over to stand by Mello, Near and Jack as everyone watches Quetzal be taken away.

"What is going to happen to him?" Near inquires glancing to Mello and Light.

"It is likely that he'll get locked up or he'll get banished." Light admits.

"I'll be making sure that he is locked up." Another voice speaks up getting their attention. "A man like that cannot be allowed to be let loose. If we do let him go elsewhere it is highly likely that he'll gather people only to come back to restart the war. He could also try to kill all of us until there is nothing left. It is much safer for all of us that the man is locked up."

"Thank you father." Light speaks and gets a soft nod in return.

Mello hugs Near and L can't help but do the same to Light.

Light and Near both give loving smiles to the other two.

Someone approaches the group causing them to turn to said other. "Light." Ide begins as they listen to what it is that he has to say. "I know it'd be a bit sudden but we would like to ask that you become the new leader of the Barens." He informs him. "We believe that with your knowledge, acceptance and age you'll become a fine leader."

Light blinks in surprise at this only to smile softly. "I won't let you down." He promises.

Ide nods with a smile on his own face. "We are sure you won't." He agrees to this.

Jack approaches Light who turns to look to him. He smiles at the other then offers his hand to him. "Let us agree on peace from now on between the two groups." He suggests in which Light smiles and nods.

Light extends his hand and takes a hold of Jacks hand giving a small shake. "It is agreed. Feather Freedoms are welcome to visit our land."

"As is the Barens to our land." Jack agrees.

The crowd erupting in a roar of a cheer as the two keep their hands together only for a moment longer before pulling them apart.

"Let us go home." Jack suggests with that officially done. "Whichever home we want to call our home."

Everyone nods and they all part ways for now going one way or another. They also make sure to help the injured and to carry the dead to their homes to be buried.

L and Light head to take the Barens home though someone is sent with the Feather freedoms to bring back any sneak attack groups.

Mello goes with Near to go to the Feather Freedom home for now.

Peace has been restored and others from each group are getting to knock one another. Peace became reinforced as they found connections with those that they had once thought of as their enemy.

Kira and his followers vanished after getting wind of the peace between the groups.

Quetzal was locked up for the rest of eternity.

Jack is looking over the Feather freedom's home from a tree branch. He can see some Barens over for a visit peacefully talking to the Feather Freedoms there. He can also see some of the children playing with each other or with a few birds. He closes his eyes softly with a smile. "It truly was true." His eyes open a little. "A dove will save the day." He looks to Near and Mello with half open eyes. His gaze mostly focusing on Near. "Thank you dear Nate. Thank you for saving us dear dove. You'll make a great leader one day." He finishes speaking then he looks upwards towards the sky just as a falcon flies by overhead.

The end.