Hey! You guys weren't expecting me to do this, weren't you? Heh, well, anyway, I decided to make an alternate ending, where our beloved duo does...um...pass away.

So, if you were fine with the regular ending, you don't have to read this!

The Great Escape

(Alternate Ending)

Matt:

In a flash, I'm being chased...

And in a split second, I've skidded to a stop in the middle of a clearing.

My heart clenches. This was it.

Mello...

I take a deep breath as I hear that woman's bodyguards' cars come to a stop behind my Camaro. In front of me, another array of black sedans have already parked. Now men with guns start to step out.

...if by some weird freak you can hear me, I want to let you know that if you would have asked me to marry you, I would have said yes.

On the inside, I'm freaking out, and every nerve yells at me to just step on it and attempt to run them over. Common sense shrieks at me to do something, other than get out of the car.

I want to let you know that I really enjoyed our last day together.

My body does otherwise. I don't feel my arm reaching down to my side, where my gun was. I don't feel my left hand grasp the car's door handle, and I don't feel my feet against the road as I step out.

I want to let you know that I'm sorry for those times when I made you angry.

"Come on, since when were the Japanese allowed to carry such big guns like that?" My voice is strong and doesn't waver. My heart, though, is beating wildly and I'm getting dizzy. Still, I continue to talk, "Listen, I'm connected to Takada's kidnapper."

And the moment I saw them raise their arms, wielding their guns, I knew there was no hope.

I want to let you know that I love you.

"You've probably got a lot to ask me," I press on bravely. "You aren't going to shoot--"

And the inevitable happens.

And, lastly, I want to let you know that even though you spent a whole lot of your life dedicated to beating Near, to becoming number one...I want to let you know that all the years I've known you, you were always my number one.

The first bullet strikes through me.

So, do this for me, Mello; show them that we, together, can surpass L and catch Kira, even if it costs one of our lives.

Pain shoots up through my body, but I refuse to cry out, because I know that I'd cry out Mello's name. And if I do, it will only slow Mello down. I know he's watching all this unfold.

Stay alive, for me. And when your time comes--I hope that won't be soon, because you have so much to live for--I'll be waiting for you, right here. And we'll endure whatever punishment Hell will have for us. Together.

I slump down against my car. The cigarette from my lips goes out, like my life, and it falls onto the ground with a barely audible sound.