I turn around to see for the truth. Could it really be true? Or is it just a fake? I look into the big round eyes of my backwards hugger. His eyes glinted and shined even in the dull heat of the Shinigami realm. "It's true. It really is you!" I hug him normal now. "I thought I would never see you again, Ryuzaki!" I shut my eyes tight to keep the tears back. He was obviously surprised at my sudden attack-hug, but noticing it was real, he hugged back.

"I knew I would see you again. I would always come back to my brother. I can't leave you behind no matter what. Even if I didn't have to be here." He petted my hair down. He was still taller than me, so he leaned his cheek on my head. Soon I felt the wetness of tears on my scalp and I know he's crying. I pull back and look into his eyes. They glisten with tears streaming down his cheeks, and I can't take it anymore. The tears take the better of me and pour down my face. I sob as he takes me back into another hug.

"I-I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to. I shouldn't have. Could you ever forgive me?" He pulls back this time, with his hands still on my shoulder.

"Light, the day I was to die, I knew for a fact you were Kira, and I didn't do anything, because I wanted to see if you could go through with it. When I died I was very disappointed," I looked down ashamed. But he put a hand under my chin and made me look into his eyes. "But I forgave you. Remember? I challenged you, and we both failed and both won. You are no longer my enemy, at the moment and you ARE my best friend and you ARE my brother. Understand?"

I smiled, "I understand," and he smiled back at the familiar phrase. My smiled faded as I remembered what just happened. "This is impossible! You wouldn't leave me even if you DIDN'T HAVE to be HERE? What does that mean?" I looked panicked, but he was very calm.

"That means what it means, Light. If I didn't have to be here, I would still be here, because this is where Death Note users go." That came as a shock to me.

"What?"

"Come on, Light. Before I can explain things, we have to get you fixed up and get you a Death Note." He must've seen my confused look, because he went on. "Yes, you get a Death Note. You are now a Shinigami. Like Takada, your father, and Mikami. Come on, we have to go see the Shinigami king." He dragged me alone, while I was in a daze from all that has happened.

When we arrived to the kings thrown we stopped to be recognized. He called us to him. I am scared as ever, but L seemed as calm as ever; not like the time he screamed when Misa's recording said 'Shinigami'. We walked up to him and he spoke "Hello L. I see you've brought me another one. Is he the last from the Earth?" He was a royal looking one. He had pitch black wings, and a black suitish think. He has gray-purple skin and his eyes are red. He has jewels and robes around him and he looked fierce.

"No. His wife, Misa Amane has used it as well and she hasn't died yet." I was kinda shocked when he called Misa my wife. Why?

"Very, well. I am not very worried. Every time a new Shinigami comes in, interesting things happen and I can get rid of the lazy, boring ones.' He laughed a burly laugh and L laughed along. I tried to, but my laugh came out hoarse and forced. Man this guy really scary. How can L be so calm? "Ok. Let's get this over with so I can watch the funniest show in the Shinigami realm."

He means he wants to watch the human world and see what happens, since you died. Came a voice inside my head. L.

"What is your name?" He asked me.

I was suddenly choked up, but I forced it out. "Light Yagami."

He started to laugh. "So you are the mighty Kira L has told me so much about? What's wrong, son? The mighty Kira scared of a simple Shinigami? Guess Death cured your unscared will to do anything to get your way!" He laughed again and I felt so ashamed. But something weird happened; l laughed too. "Ok. I know how many you've killed and I know your Shinigami. Now you get to pick out your things." He snapped his fingers "You can pick exactly four of the five things I set in front of you. You can change the colour and design all you want."

Then the five things spread in front of me. The first was a pair of wings; black, large like Ryuk's. "Those are for Shinigami that have killed over 150 people. If a Shinigami killed less then that they would get worse, smaller ones." He told me. I thought it over.

The second was a new set of clothes. "The ones you have are ok, but if you want to scare anyone then you should get a different pair." He explained.

The third was a small glass filled with light pouring out of it. "That one can make you able to make things disappear. You can only get that one if you've killed over four thousand people."

The fourth was another glass filled with black light. "That one can make you able to be seen or heard by anyone if you wished to be. That one can only be achieved by killing ten thousand people."

And the last one was jewel incrusted box with a lock. "That one can increase your intellect and all your other abilities. That one can only be achieved if I let you have it. I'm only letting you have it because you are friends with L."

"I'll have the first, second, fourth and last one, please." He nodded and the one I didn't pick disappeared.

"Ok, the first one is the wings so while L installs them I'll feed you the black light." I was worried at the word 'install', but we are talking about L. He couldn't hurt me. I turned around to L and he motioned for me to follow him. We came to a bench and I sat down. I look around me and see many different tools I can't identify, but they look rather painful.

"This isn't gunna hurt too much, ok?" L told me and I nod. I close my eyes as he began to pierce my skin and I cry out in pain. "Do worry, I won't make it painful." I nod again and he continues to work on my back.

As L works the Shinigami king comes in with the box and glass of black light. He sets the box down and brings the glass to me. "You aren't going to like the way this is going to taste so I am going to force it down, alright?" he tells me. I nod only caring about the pain in my back. The king comes up to me and sprouts another arm two of his arms hold my head back and mouth open while the last arm pours the light in. By the time the light hits my taste buds, L is already done with my wings and he is helping the king force the light inside of me. L holds down my arms and legs with great force as my body convulses and I go into a sort of seizer. Once the light is down my throat, they let go of me as I shake and convulse in my mini seizer.

Soon it blows over and I am back to normal. I look into the eyes of the two Shinigamis in front of me. It's hard to believe how strong L is. "Thanks," I tell them both. They nod and L sits next to me, while the king leaves once again.

"Ok, all you have to do to get your wings inside and outside of you is will it. Try it now." I nod and will the two appear. A few seconds later and they sprout out of my back; large, majestic, black and graceful looking. The kind I would've wanted if I were God on Earth.

I will them back in and they disappear. I hug L, "Thank you so much!" And he pets my head once to show he's welcome.

We pull apart. "Ok. The Black light is controlled the same way. If you will yourself to be seen or heard or both by a certain person or not, then you can will it. Be careful though, because it is very hard to control, at first." I nod.

The king comes back and brings a small chest with him. "Ok. Think of the clothes you want and look in here to get them."

I nod and think. Then I notice that I'm wearing the same clothes I wore on Earth, but not the same when I died. "L, is it possible to have the clothes I died in back; blood, bullet holes and all?"

L thought about that for a moment, and looked to the king. "I guess if he wanted." The king told L. and L nodded to me.

I thought about it and thought I'd ask again. 'Could it be possible to look exactly like I did when I died? Like my arm shot up and bloody too, but I can still use it and it not hurt… and it's not limp?" The king and L nodded. I thought about it more and got the whole outfit together. And I opened the chest. A bright light shone and I thought I was blind for a split second, and then I came back to reality. I looked at L and the king. They smiled and I knew I looked like I did when I died. "Can I see myself?"

L nods and snaps his fingers and a full body mirror appears in front of me. I look myself over and I like what I see. My hair was the same as normal, but my face had splatter of blood on it and blood coming down from my mouth. My arm looks shot up and bloody; just the same as the day I died. I am pleased with it.

Then the Shinigami looked at me and handed me my box and my Death Note. I took it and L lead me away from the kings thrown, and to a portal. We sit on the edge and look out over the human world. "Open your box, Light." L told me and I opened it. A white light consumed me once again and I gained higher skills of everything there is to have skills of.

I set the box down beside me and look at L. "Will you answer my questions, now?"

"Yes." He looks at me and waits for the first questions to come.

"Why are you here?" He was obviously ready for that one.

He looked smug. "Because I'm a Shinigami." He looks smug and pulls out a Death Note from his back pocket. I stare at it and then I stare at L.

"How?" he put his Death Note back and looked at me.

"I used the Death Note when I was a human." He said plainly, as if it was vainly obvious.

"You used the Death Note, while we were on the Kira case?" He looked at me suddenly then; shock and pain in his face.

"No, of course not! I used it when I was a little kid." I was shocked so he continued. "When I told you I had lived at the Wammy house for five years before I was half way lying and half way not." More shock came out of me. "I did live at the Wammy house, but not for only five years, but my whole life. Watari is my biological father, and my mother is dead." He said this so expertly, as if he's explained this many times. Which he probably did, considering all the new Shinigamis he told. "I didn't know Watari was my father or that my mother was alive until she got really sick. Watari was the great detective at the time when I was a kid, and I was the top one in the top two possible successors. Watari came often when I and my cousin were little and up until I found out he was my father at age nine.

When I was nine my mother got cancer and I got to meet her for the first time since birth," L explained close to tears. "Watari made arrangements and picked me to be his successor when he found out my mother was to die. My cousin was angry, but oh well. I met my mother and I found out who she and Watari were. I cried a lot." Tears began to flow from his eyes. "She was in a lot of pain and she was soon unable to do anything for herself. One day a Death Note fell onto the lawn of the Wammy house and I picked it up. I felt it was the only way to help my mother, if she went out of her misery. So one day, while I visited her, I sentenced her to death peacefully and calmly. She was the only one I wrote in my book and the next day my Shinigami showed up." I look at him sadly.

"Who was your Shinigami?" I ask.

"The king. He was shocked to know I killed only one person and who it was. I explained to him why and he thought it was sweet. I gave up the Death Note that day, but instead of losing all memories, I ended up being scared and disbelieving of Shinigami; hence why I screamed when Misa's recording said Shinigami." He wiped his tears away. "The memories came to me slowly after touching that one Death Note we got from the business guy. When I died I remembered it all and so I watched what happened from up here. And though I killed only one person, the king offered me the same things he offered you and more. I got the box, black light and wings. I don't care to change my clothes. But Watari never knew I used the Death Note."

"That's not very good. Oh well, I guess. I'm sorry about your mother, though."

"It's ok."

"Ok. So why isn't Misa dead or in Prison?"

"Well, one reason is because she has no memories of doing the crime, so Near and the force decided not to do anything to her. There is another reason, but I'll have to show you that later. Now let me tell you some things before we go down there." I nodded. "Near is my son and Mello and Matt are Near's cousins." I sort of just freaked out. "Let me explain. At the Wammy house, there are successors, right? The two people that are the two main choices happen to be cousins, boys and the first two boys born. On my side of the family, the boy gene skips generations. One generation the boy tents to look like me and the next the boy tends to look like Near. But only the first born boy. If another boy is born they have white hair and red eyes, just like the girls. And they aren't as smart as the first born boys. On my cousins and Matt and Mello's side, things are just a little different. The first born boy is blonde, and the girls and second born boys are red heads. My side of the family tends to be smarter than Mello's side, so we are always first and they are always second in line. But now that Mello and Matt are dead, Near needs to have two kids. Only problem is he doesn't know I am his father and that this is his duty. No one else knows either. Mello and Matt's dad, or my cousin, is dead and so is their mother. Near's mother is still alive, but she doesn't know. No one in the world knows this secret."

"So you have to go down and tell him?" I ask.

"Yaeh. And let me tell you something else. Because of the events that happened, no one outside of that shack, the day you died, knows that you are Kira and that Matsuda killed you. They found your body, but Near and everybody else just didn't let anyone know who you really were and told your family and everyone else they caught and killed Kira right after Kira Killed you. They won't let anyone know what really happened. Not even Misa knows." I nod. "Ok, are you ready to go see Misa?" I nod again. "Ok then, lets go."