A.N Sorry for the terrible cliff-hanger, but don't worry, the horror of this fanfic is almost done!!

"If her feelings are equal to mine then I'll tell her, if not then she's better of not knowing." L thought watching D closely. "Please. Just this once. Just once for someone to love me back."

"Ryuzaki…I, I…" D stuttered. "I-"

L sighed at D's failing words, he turned again to face the city. The rain somehow felt colder without her voice or touch.

"It's probably best that she doesn't care, this way her pain won't be so bad. That is if she'll hurt for me when I-"

"I love you." D suddenly blurted out, confessing at last. Three years had passed since she'd joined the investigation, three years since she and L were reunited; three brilliant, painful years to hide her love for him.

L froze at her words. Love? Had he heard her wrong? Was she pulling some sick stunt? He felt numb, and it wasn't because of the icy rain and wind.

As he slowly faced D he saw that her was hanging in embarrassment and her fists were clenched, but she held her ground.

"I shouldn't have said anything, now he'll turn me down and probably throw me off the investigation team. I shouldn't even have come out here. I should have taken Bs' advice and stayed away from L."

"I'm sorry Ryuzaki, I shouldn't have spoken so rashly. I'll go pack my bags." D trailed off, making her way back into the headquarters.

Before she'd even taken two steps Ryuzaki grabbed her arm, whirled around and kissed her passionately in the rain.

Breaking the kiss only to come up for air, Ryuzaki slipped his soaking, shirt-clad arms around her body and pulled her into his body in a tender embrace. D's arms wound around his shoulders as she nuzzled into the crook of his neck. Both suddenly aware of how natural it felt, almost like they'd been lovers for years.

The cold of the rain on Ryuzaki's body was gone as he felt D's love flood through them.

"I've waited so long for this Ryuzaki." D sighed contently in his ear, ignoring his wet bangs trickling onto her face.

"I know D-Chan, I know."

"After all these years Ryuzaki, I've watched you fall for those you could never have. I always felt second to them. But now, I'm so happy to be number one. Your number one."

As though unintentionally reading Ds thoughts L answered with his own.

"I'm sorry I kept my distance from you D-Chan, I never meant you to feel inferior. Those others were only meant to be red herrings, to hide my love for you. You were always number one in my eyes."

The couple stood smiling in their embrace, ignoring the falling rain and everything but the other.

"I'm glad you were my Once D-Chan." Ryuzaki smiled as they slowly untangled themselves.

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Epilogue

D went back to help out the investigation team as Light Yagami appeared asking to talk to Ryuzaki.

Half an hour later, Quillish Wammy died of a heart attack. Ryuzaki, Light, D and the rest of the investigation team were shocked as "All Data Deleted" transmission flashed across the screen.

Thirty-eight seconds later Ryuzaki began to announce his suspicions of the Shinigami Rem.

Two seconds Ryuzaki suffered a fatal heart attack.

Almost two hours later, Yagami-San confirmed Ryuzaki's death to the investigation team.

But just under two hours ago, D's heart was shattered into what felt like hundreds of unfixable pieces.

A.N I apologise for the crappy ending, the OOC and the length.

BUT PLEASE HAVE MERCY! And comment, because it's the only way I'll learn!