Near went to visit Anya for the next few weeks and would hang out with her and talk with her. He actually considered her a friend, which just made her declining health make him feel worse; her bone wings were starting to fill out with white feathers. He would do anything to make her happy from just sitting to listening to letting her braid his hair, which was today's activity.

She was smiling as she put the first pigtail into his hair and he sat with his hands on his knees that were brought up to his chest, smiling as well.

She laughed as she went to put in another pig tail and said, "How are you Near?"

Near replied, "It feels weird to have my hair like this but I feel just fine."

Anya smiled and said, "So after this do you have to leave to a meeting?" Near shook his head and was going to answer but Anya pulled his hair and pouted, "Don't move!"

They both laughed and Near stated, "I actually got permission to stay here and participate in that sleepover that you wanted."

Anya gasped and clapped her hands cheering before going into a coughing fit. Near turned around and patted her back until it subsided and she smiled up at him with a little blood droplet on her lip. Near pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket and dabbed the blood off her pale lips.

He didn't show any emotion or he probably would've looked worried sick for this little girl; though she didn't seem to care all that much because after that she said, "Come on Near! I want to get you settled into my room before we get to the fun!"

Near smiled and picked the girl up and walked to her bedroom with his single bag of a pair of clothes and some toys. When he set her down on the bed Ryuk popped his head in with an apple and said, "So is the detective up for a psych movie tonight? That's all this little girl's wanted to watch since she saw it advertised."

Anya laughed as Ryuk tussled her hair and then said, "It's called 'Shutter Island' and looks really good."

Near smiled and nodded; in fact he wanted to see that movie too.

After Near had made sure his bag was in a safe place he asked, "So do you want to watch it?"

She nodded ferociously and the shinigami and the detective led her off to watch the movie.

SPOILER FOR SHUTTER ISLAND! If you don't want to read them skip over the part in-between the bold text.

"So the doctor guy's role play experiment didn't work in the end?" Anya asked.

Near said, "Well I think it worked and that he was only faking it didn't because he didn't want to have to live knowing that he killed his wife and that she killed their children."

Anya nodded and put a finger to her chin, "That actually makes sense. And that statement he made at the end did seem fishy for his made up guy to say. Also he goes with them without any resistance."

Spoiler's done.

Ryuk laughed and said, "Humans are indeed interesting."

Near nodded and then picked up a falling asleep Anya and asked, "Are you tired Anya?"

She nodded but widened her eyes and yawned, "But if you aren't I will stay up longer."

Near smiled and when they got to her room he placed her on the bed and tucked her in; Anya fell asleep instantly.

Near looked up at Ryuk and asked, "So what have the doctor's said about how much time she has left?"

Ryuk's smile lowered a little and he replied, "They predict it won't be long. In fact she could die tomorrow for all they know."

Near raised an eyebrow and asked, "Can you tell me how long she has to live?"

Ryuk was about to shake his head but then looked at Anya and said, "She has until tomorrow, around sunrise."

Near's eyes widened and he looked at Anya. He didn't want his friend to die! He bent down next to her bed and kissed her forehead, letting a tear escape his eyes. He really didn't want her to go without… he got an idea of what he would do.

He stood up and made his way towards Mr. Smith. He didn't find him for a good ten minutes but when he did Near asked, "Could I get permission to let Anya watch the sunrise?"

Mr. Smith raised an eyebrow but then shrugged, "I'm sure that wouldn't be a problem. Just let me file the paperwork really quick." He pulled out a form and filled it out and then ripped the top of it and handed it to Near saying, "This is your pass to the roof that will allow Anya to accompany you."

Near thanked him and then went back to Anya's room where the young girl was so very still except for the rise and fall of her chest. Near smiled knowing that she wasn't going to die yet and looked at the clock. He had about six hours until he would take her to the roof and thought it would be good as time as any to get the things he needed, ready.

It wasn't like he could sleep anyway. Near turned to Ryuk and asked, "If anything happens could you somehow come get me?"

Ryuk nodded and Near was out of the door to get anything done he saw fit for their little excursion.

When Near came back it was almost time for him to get Anya up. He had brought all of the things he made ready for this last trip and let a tear or two leak out before he composed himself and walked into her room. He lightly shook her and she woke up agonizingly slow and rubbed her eyes.

She smiled up at him and then Near said, "I thought it would be a good idea if you could see the sunrise. I got permission already."

Anya yawed with a smiled and nodded, letting Near and Ryuk help her into her wheel chair and up the steps to the roof. It was still dark out and Near gave her a light breakfast without her pills; Anya was really excited about that.

Near then put a shawl on the younger girl's shoulders and smiled, pointing towards the distance where the sun would come up, "Look that way but not directly at the sun."

She nodded and the sun began to rise. Anya was so excited that she got to see it because she had once told Near that last time she saw a sunrise was when she was five. Near hugged Anya's shoulder and watched it with her.

Though when the bottom of the sun just hit the horizon Anya got a coughing fit and Near looked at her as blood came out of her fingers that held the coughs in. Near looked fearful but knew this would come. With another hand Anya clenched her stomach and almost fell forward out of her chair if it wasn't for Near's arm holding her up.

Anya smiled up at Near and said in between coughs, "Thank you Near… for everything."

Near kissed her forehead and hugged her, gaining a hug in return. Anya kissed Near's forehead when he let her go and she fell back in her chair, looking at the sun, couching up a bit of blood and said, "Thank you for being my friend Nate Rivers. See you on the other side."

Anya's wings then were fully filled with white feathers making her look like an angel.

The nurses and doctor's burst up on the roof, but Near held up a hand, stood up, and closed Anya's dead eyes.

Near led her wheel chair to the doctors and nurses and asked, "Make sure that they all get a proper burial."

He turned to Ryuk and said, "I don't want to have to come back here for anything other than her funeral."

Ryuk nodded and Near exited the building for good.

Near led a life as an investigator for the rest of his life, but none of the cases that came before him interested him. He never seemed to find anyone again that was as close to him as Anya was; though he knew he would see her again.

Near was now 65 and on his death bed. He didn't expect to be here so soon, but it seemed that the world wanted him dead. He laughed as he remembered that Anya was in a similar situation. He looked around at the doctors and nurses that seemed to come in to check to see if they had a cure for his brain cancer. Though there was nothing they could do and Near knew it.

Within 11 days of his admittance to the hospital he closed his eyes for the last time.

He emerged from a river, looking the age when Anya died, and saw that there were bodies with the letters K and L engraved on the foreheads. Near knew where he was and looked behind him where he saw the site he wanted to see since his last friend passed.

Anya, Light, and L were sitting on the couch and seemed to be waiting for him. Anya stood up and walked over to him, grabbed his hand and they made room for him. Anya smiled and said, "Told you I'd see you on the other side."

The three males laughed and L said, "Long time no see Nate."

Light even smiled, "No hard feelings?"

Near smirked and said, "I don't know. What do you think Anya?"

Anya smiled and hugged the three males and said, "I think you should seeing as how we're all friends here." They all laughed and Near didn't even notice that friendship didn't care what a person looked like. Because he or no one else noticed the absence of a certain pair of bone wings.

A/N: I hope you all liked the ending. I wished I could've made it longer and a bit less rushed but all attempts made it sound horrible. Also I couldn't think of any ideas except for this chapter! It was so frustrating!

Well I hope you enjoyed this story I called Bone Wings and please leave a review telling about your final thoughts! I would really like to read what you all thought about it! Well thanks for all the reviews, favorites and alerts and that's it! See ya!

P.S. I drew a picture of Near and Anya together on the pigtail scene but I don't have a scanner yet so I'll put the link on my profile probably in september when it gets fixed.