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Chapter 17-Saving Me
"L's been captured." Near said in a dull tone. Amaya and Mello looked up at him in shock.
"How do you know?" Amaya asked.
"Because we should've heard something from him by now."
"He probably stopped somewhere to get a piece of cake." Mello muttered.
"I highly doubt that."
"Are you sure? He's obsessed with sweets. Once I saw him eat an entire seven-layer chocolate and then eat a stack of sugar cubes soon after."
"And you constantly eat chocolate bars. I wouldn't be surprised if you ate chocolate for breakfast."
"At least I don't play with toys. You're eighteen, right? What are you doing still playing with Legos?"
"They help me think."
"Well, so does chocolate."
"Uuumm...guys, if L's been captured, shouldn't we be thinking of a way to rescue him instead of arguing over what helps you think?"
"Good point." Near calmly replied. "Perhaps we make an exchange with him."
"You mean we actually get to kidnap someone?" Mello asked.
"Yes Mello, we kidnap someone." Near sighed.
"Then I suggest Misa. I can call Matt and then we kidnap Misa and keep her in a hotel and then you call Light and tell him that we know he has L and we'll give back Misa if he gives back L. And while we have Misa, Matt and I can interrogate her and..."
"That won't work." Amaya interrupted.
"What do you mean?"
"Yes Rin, why?" Near asked.
"Just because L's part angel doesn't mean he can't be killed."
"But I thought there was no way he could die, are you saying he can?" Near asked.
"He can't be killed by the Death Note, but he can still die."
"How?"
"Decapitation. If Light figures that out, then he's done for." The two boys stared at her in horror.
"Then we have no choice. We have to find L before Light figures out that he can kill L by cutting off his head."
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"Light, why is the closet locked?" Misa asked. Light had just finished scrubbing off the last bloodstain. He turned towards Misa after he quickled shoved the bloody knife into the drawer.
"Because it's overstuffed. I don't want you to open it and have a bunch of junk fall on top of you." Light calmly replied.
"But Misa doesn't remember it being overstuffed when she went to bed."
"I put some junk in it. Don't worry, it'll be moved out later."
"But Misa needs her dress for a shoot."
"I'll get it for you, just step out in the hallway for a second."
"Okay!" As soon as Misa was gone, Light walked to the close and unlocked. He looked down to see that L appeared to still be uncounscious. But upon further inspection, he realized that L's eye was half open and staring directly at him. Light smirked. Everything was going perfectly, for there was no way L could escape.
"Which dress is it?!" Light yelled.
"The black one!" Misa yelled back. He pulled the dress out and looked down at L. He bent down and was soon at eye level with L. "Go ahead and try to escape." Light taunted. He stood up and shut the door and walked out to join Misa.
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"So I have to risk going out and exposing my face while you stay here?!" Mello yelled.
"They don't know my name, we should keep it that way." Near replied. "Besides, depending how well things go with Rin, you may not be needed at all, after all, you're only going to serve as back-up."
"So what are you doing again that requires you to stay here while I risk my life?"
"Giving you orders." Mello was about to walk over there and punch Near, but Amaya quickly grabbed him.
"Mello, we don't need anyone else hurt." Amaya said as she desparately tried to restrain him.
"Mello, may I remind you that this is taking place at night? I doubt Light or Misa will get a good look at you face." Near pointed out.
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She quietly stepped throgh the window and into the empty room. She thought Misa would be in the room, but apparently she wasn't. Probably out drinking...good, means I don't have to deal with her Amaya thought to herself. She folded her white wings as she quietly stepped the on the floor and looked down to see faint bloodstains on the ground. Her heart pounded as she stared at them. She then noticed a closet. She walked towards it and carefully opened it, only to find, to her dismay, a puddle of blood.
"Is this what you're looking for?" A cold voice asked her. Nervously, she turned her head to see Light standing near the doorway, holding a knife against the neck of an uncounscious blood-drenched L.
"Let him go." She said coldly as she walked towards him. Light then dug the knife the neck. Her face turned pale as she watched blood spout everywhere.
"If you come any closer, I'll have his head." She stopped as soon as she heard the word 'head'. "You didn't think I knew, did you? What a fool!"
"How..."
"A Shinigami told me." She glared at him and then stared at L. "So tell me, what do you think of my plan?"
"If you mean killing all those people for the sake of creating a perfect world, then your plan's sick, you're sick, and anyone who follows you is sick."
"Funny, I though that since you were an enzeru, you would be happy to see all the criminals dead."
"You monster, you never gave any of them a chance to redeem themselves."
"They can redeem themselves in Hell."
"And you can join them." He stared angerily at her and pressed the knife deep into L's neck.
"One more word out of you and he dies." She clenched her fists as she desparately tried to think of something. She quickly glanced at the window. Mello's outside...if I can somehow just signal to him...
Meanwhile, Mello waited on the opposite side of the street. He looked up at the lit window and sighed.
"This is too boring..." he muttered as he leaned against the telephone pole.
Back at Light's room, a panicked Amaya was trying to think of a way to save L. An idea soon formed in her mind. Slowly, she moved her hand into her bag and pulled out a knife. Before Light noticed the knife, she threw it at his head. Light moved to the side and the knife hit the wall. Amaya spread her wings out and flew at him. She grabbed both his arms and desparatly tried to pull them away from L while Light resisted. Eventually, Light did lose his grip on L. L fell onto the floor with a thud. They continued to struggle.
Mello looked up at the window and noticed two figures holding each other's arms.
"Finally..." He said as he pulled out a gun and aimed at the ceiling. He then pulled the trigger.
They broke away as soon as they heard the gunshot. Amaya quickly grabbed L and pulled him over to her. Light simply stared at her in surprise.
"I see you have an accomplice. I do too."
"Give me back my gun!" Mello screamed at the floating gun. Even though he couldn't see it, he knew it was a Shinigami. Ryuk chuckled as he dangled the gun above Mello.
"I can't wait to eat my apples." Ryuk said happily.
Light pulled out his own gun and aimed it at them.
"If you do anything, I'll shoot."
"You can't hurt me."
"True, but I can hurt him. I doubt you want him to suffer anymore, right?" She pulled L closer to her. His blood had dyed most of her white dress red. She placed her hand on top of his head. She could feel the warm, sticky blood that stuck to his hair. In fact, his whole body was drenched in blood. L...what has he done to you L? She felt like crying. She remembered how she used to look up to him when she was a child. Now, the strongest person she had ever known was a blood-drenched body that laid in her lap.
"If you hurt him, I'll..."
"You'll what? Kill me? Go ahead and try."
"You're not God, remember?"
"With the Death Note I am."
"I can't die."
"But he can. Maybe not by the Death Note, but he can still die." Suddenly, they heard gun shot. A bullet scraped Light's hand, causing him to drop his gun.. Back on the street, Mello smiled since he had gun back. Amaya stood up and grabbed his gun and pointed it at Light's head. Light held his hand and looked up at her in horror.
"Now it's your turn to die!" she screamed.
"Don't..." a voiced whispered from behind. She turned to see L, who was awake and staring straight at her. "If anyone's going to kill him, it's me, but seeing how I can't move right now, just leave him here...besides, you can always shoot him after he's dead." Amaya lowered the gun and stuffed it in her bag. She then walked over to L and pulled him up to his feet. He could hardly stand, his arm was wrapped around her neck for balance. She helped him to the window. Light glared at them.
"Damn you..." he muttered.
"Don't worry Light, you'll die, eventually and I'll be the one who kills you." The two rivals glared at each other. Amaya grabbed L and slowly rose into the air and flew out the window to join Mello on the ground.
"What the hell happened to you?!" Mello asked when he saw L. But before he could answer, L passed out.
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