I am running. Running somewhere; anywhere! Away from the people that try to kill me. My arm is in pain as I hold onto it and it swings by itself, limp, as I make the great effort to get away. Soon I just go numb. But I keep running. You could say I went a little crazy back when Matsuda shot me in my arm, but there isn't anything I can do now.

I'm lucky they aren't following me, but I know my time to die is near. I'm gasping for air and looking for shelter. I start to think back to the day I found the notebook. Sometimes I wish I never found it, but I know now that I am glad I did. I know that people know that some people can judge others and kill them for the badness they have inside them. I know now that I my game with L is almost over and we both won and both lost. I won't ever see him again, for he went to Heaven the day he died, and I won't go there or Hell. I don't know where I'll go, but I still miss my brother, and I won't see him again. I knew that the day he died in my arms; the day he forgave me and challenged me silently.

I run right past myself. Not really, but I did walk the other way on this road the day I got the notebook. I keep running forward and I soon slow into a walk. I walk up to a building and go into it. I walk to a stairwell and lay down on it, too tired to go on. Then I felt a pain I haven't felt in two years. Not since the day my enemy, my brother, died. My heart throbbed one last time and my eyes went wide. The pain in my chest made the bullets feel like cupcakes that were tossed at me. The tears in my eyes flow slowly and everything around me goes black.

I begin to see a faint light coming towards me and soon it takes form. L Lawliet; My best friend; my enemy; and my brother. He looks at me in the familiar hunch that he walks in. We speak no words but we speak to each other, through our minds most likely.

"Hello again Light. The game is over and I won and you lost."

"Hello L. The game IS over and I won and you lost."

"In both ways, yes; we both won, yet we both lost, as well.'

"The challenge is over and you are dead. Why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be in Heaven?"

"I should be, but I'm not. Now that you are dead, your soul, or ghost, will be transported to the Shinigami realm."

If I could make a face I would have, "Why?"

"Because you used the Death Note and that's the only place for you to go."

"No. Why are YOU the one telling me this?"

"All will be explained in due time." And he disappeared. And I closed my eyes as death crept over me and I was left in blackness…

I soon woke up. I just opened my eyes and there I was. I was in the Shinigami realm. There was nothing there but ruins.

Suddenly a hand grabbed my shoulder. I gasped and was spun around into a hug. I pulled away to see who it was; Kiyomi Takada. I pulled her back into a hug and when we broke up I said. "I missed you."

"I missed you, too. I'm sorry about you're Death. And L told me about the way you used me to get what you want." I flinch, because I was sure she would be angry. "I'm not going to hurt you. You used Misa to and when I first learned I was being used I was angry, but now I'm fine. It's ok. I would've done the same thing."

"Ok. Thank Goodness you weren't going to-" then… she slapped me.

"But you shouldn't have done it and I was saving that for when you got here."

"Ow!" I rubbed my face. "Wait… Who told you about me using you?"

She looked nervous. "I gotta go. I am due in the Allypester realm. I gotta murder a bunch a people." She started backing away. "Bye!" She ran off and jumped into a shining portal.

"Wait! Ugh. Great. Now what?" I rubbed my cheek again.

"How about you give an old friend a hug?" I turned around to see Teru Mikami.

"Hey! Thanks for distracting everyone while I got out of the warehouse. I died anyway, but that's because Ryuk wrote my name in his Death Note." We hugged.

"How do you know it was Ryuk?" He looked puzzled.

"Because when I first got the notebook Ryuk said in the end He would be the one to write my name down in HIS notebook."

"Oh. Yaeh. I hope you'll be ok. Misa hasn't died yet or been caught. But that's only because of her surprise for you." He seemed to be gleaming. "Are we considered brothers, like you and L? Or just friends?"

"We could be brothers." I gleamed too. "What was the surprise Misa had for me?"

Now HE got all nervous. "Oh nothing!"

I rolled my eyes. They are hiding something from me. "You know L really isn't my brother, but we consider each other to be brothers- Wait! How did you know about me and L being brothers?"

"I gotta go now! I gotta go help Takada! Bye!" and he ran off and jumped into the same portal as Takada did. What's going on here? I began to look around. I saw many Shinigami, but none I knew.

I decided to keep walking. Soon I heard a voice. "Hello, Light. I see you are really Kira, after all," came a voice. The voice seemed to be disappointed.

Oh no… Here it comes. "I'm sorr-" I'm cut off by the most intense hug I've ever had. I could barely breathe, but that didn't really matter because I'm already dead. "Ack! Ack!" I was trying to gasp for air, though useless it is.

"Don't worry, Son. You can't die here. I've missed you so much." He finally let go.

"I've missed you too, Dad." I looked into his eyes and instead of seeing anger, sadness, and disappointment, I see happiness, prideful, and I can tell he's proud. "Aren't you mad? I'm Kira. I practically killed you and Ryuzaki and millions of other people!"

"I know! And I couldn't be any more proud!" My father laughed and gleamed.

"What?"

"I'm even more proud, then when I thought you weren't Kira on my Death Bed." He laughed again and hugged me with tears in his eyes.

"Yet again, What?" I pulled away from him with a confused look on my face.

"Listen, son. You pulled the wool over every one's eyes for 6 years! Even L's! Near and Mello worked together to catch you, but separately they wouldn't have been able. I never knew you were so smart! You have to tell me one day how you did it. I still don't know. All's I have is L's guesses, but I want to really know!"

"One of these days I will, we have all the time ever! And I am still kind of confused about things. And I need to find… Wait a minute! You have L's guesses? What is that suppose to mean?"

Nervous again. "Nothing! He told me his guesses when we were still alive…" He's lying through his teeth. "I got to go, Son. Congrats about Misa!" he started to run off.

"Wait! What? What are you talking about?" But he ignored the question and ran off. He jumped into a different portal than the others, though.

"Why won't anyone answer my questions?" I am starting to freak out now. Then I stomp on the ground, but don't wince. I look at my arm and I look myself over. I'm not hurt anymore; I'm totally fine. At least I'm feeling no more pain.

Then someone wraps their arms around me in a backwards hug. I tense up because I don't know who this is. "I'll answer your questions, Light. I've missed you. Don't worry I won't hurt you." But I tense up even more, because now I know who it is. And it's impossible. I grab the two arms that are around me and hug them, completing the backwards hug. I'm still tense, but I don't want him to know that right now. "Relax, Light. You know I won't hurt you. I never will."

I relax a bit, but not much because this can't be happening; this can't be real, it's impossible. "I know." I still hug back, but it must be a fake. Can't be real. Can't be real. Can't be real. "Can't be real," I say it out loud on accident.

"Oh, but it is…"