Title: Gun to the Head
Summary: Love is like a gun to the head.
Pairing: one-sided Misa/Raito, implied L/Raito
Warning: mild spoilers. Possibly alternate ending. Implied shounen-ai.
A/N: Rating, summary, and pairing are subject to change.
Chapter 1 -- Can't See the Forest for the Trees
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"There is no good or evil: only power and those too weak to seek it."
- J. K. Rowling
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This is a complicated story. It is all too easy to for one to submerge himself in the little details and not realize, until much too late, that he had missed, most, if not all, of what he was looking for.
In order to reach the most objective judgment possible, one must peel away every layer of detail until nothing, save for the bare crux, remains. It is then, after one truly understands the core of the story, that we can add the details.
In this particular story, the conflict is that Yagami Raito has the Death Note and L is trying to capture him. It sounds simple enough and can be easily comprehended. Of course, in reality, it is not that simple at all. But simplicity is the goal here. This is the best way to approach the story, by breaking it down.
This story is the easiest to understand when looking at it two people at a time. If one closely observes the dynamic between two people and their relation to everyone else, he will discover something very interesting. When dealing with stories such as this one, one should start with the most seemingly obvious pair: Yagami Raito and Amane Misa.
Kira and the Second Kira.
The user and the used.
The beloved and the lover.
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"Please let me be your girlfriend." This was their beginning, or at least the official beginning of their relationship. Their lives have long been intertwined. Their beginning was filled with tears, threats, and lies.
This relationship of theirs was not built upon mutual love and trust. It was built on mutual benefiting.
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If Misa was asked to describe Raito, she would say nothing less than perfect. That would be the expected answer.
"Raito is everything to me."
"I would gladly die for him."
Many may ask, "Is Misa stupid to love someone who is obviously using her?"
No.
Is she pretending to be stupid?
No.
Love has made a fool out of a once brilliant girl.
Blinded by faith.
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On the other hand, if Raito was asked to describe Misa, he would, without a doubt, answer, "a tool". That would be the expected answer.
"I love you."
"You are a great tool."
Is it in his nature to be evil?
No.
Does he really believe he is God?
Yes.
Power has made a fool out of a once sensible young man.
Blinded by faith.
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Whether or not they actually feel what one expects them to feel about each other, no one may ever know. As long as they do not show signs of otherwise, what they think matters very little. The reasons do not matter; in this particular case, the end justifies the means.
Yagami Raito is the protagonist of this story. Without him, the story does not flow. Misa is relatively less important, but that, by no means, make her unimportant. As likable or as annoying she may seem, many of Raito's accomplishments credits to her.
This is the foundation of Kira's power. If a building's foundation is not solid, the building will collapse.
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A/N: I would like to thank kitkat411, Serria, judi-chan, CrownedInThorns, kiyitai, and VioletIris for their kind encouragements! I would also like to thank everyone for reading .