AN/ I try to give good grammar and spelling but if I screw up dont be afraid to tell me. Its the only way I'll get any better.

Quick Summary: exactly what it says on the tin. A story of Death Note characters in the afterlife. ch.1 and prolouge.

DISCLAIMER: I DONT OWN DEATH NOTE only thing I own is this particular story so for the love of all that is good and holy (and that is bad and unholy) DON'T SUE ME! thank you for your time, it is much appreciated and there will be no further disclaimers in this story so get over it. ENJOY!

Death Note: Afterlives

Prolouge

I have been called the (three) greatest detective(s) in the world I am called L though to some I am known as Ryuzaki. There is much debate over how I died. Some say I have not. Some say a shinigami killed me. Some caim that I was killed by the Infamous Kira, who turned out to be Light Yagami. In reality it is a mix of all three. I didn't die beacuse here I sit writing this to you. I was (directly) killed by a shinigami writing my name in his notebook of death. (Indirectly) I was kiled by Light, for he forced the shinigami to kill me. The story of my life has been told by many people in many was, some accurate, some not. What we are concerned with here is my escape from limbo, and what I did afterwards...

Death Note: Afterlives

Chapter 1

"So Ryuzaki, you claim to have a plan to get us out of here," said Light Yagami, better known as the infamous serial killer Kira, and my eternal rival, as he gestured around us at the plain of nothingness, scattered with souls, both human and shinigami, that was limbo. "Out of the inescapable realm of limbo, where not even shinigami can come and go as they please?"

"In fact I do Light,"I replied, "and I need your help to enact it, otherwise-"

He cut me off, "You wouldnt even conider letting the likes of ME out as well,"

"Precicely,"

"So, what is it?"

"You say not even shinigami can come and go as they please, which is true, however; there are some shinigami here. Do you know why?" I inquired.

"Yes, they are shinigami that have died, beacuse they showed caring for a human," he answered tartly.

"Exactly. Now think of this, Kira, if we were to die here, in limbo, what would happen?" I pushed further.

"Hmmm," he thought about it, "that might work"

"I sense a But coming here"

"But," he continued, irked "the only possible way to die here would be by a Death Note, beacuse suicide and homicide don't work and aging and disease dont happen either. And when they die the Shinigami lose their Death Notes. and I sense you have a plan to somehow get a Death Note here."

"That I do, Light. But that is not even the hard part. the hard part is finding a shinigami to kill us, for as you said suicide and homicide dont work here."

"Funny," he claimed, chuckling, " I would think that would be the easiest part."

"Ah, but think, Light, they would have to return to their previous job, and considering how they died, they might not be suited to that anymore"

"Your theory is that if they kill another human they would come back as well?" He asked, I let him mull it over, "that would make sense, as how that is the antithesis to how they died." We mulled over both of our problems, he over how to convince the shinigami to re-kill us and take its mantle back, and I over how to get a Death Note into this world.

AN/ sorry about the ending but I wanted to make sure any fans had a reason to come back. This story is currently un-betaed so if you want to, just ask. And please review, but be aware that this is my first fanfic, so try to be nice!

Signed,

IchimaruGin54321 A.K.A that psychotic bastard in the back of the room staring at the computer screen with a bad case of writer's block.

P.S. yes I'm a Bleach fan as well, no this will not cross over with Bleach, and finally NO there will NOT be ANY yaoi in this story, if you are into that I've got nothing against you just dont so it in front of me, ask me to do it, or ask me to write it. I'll try to update 2x a month.

P.P.S. sorry if it sucks.