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Chapter 42

Real or Fake

After hanging up his phone, Light sighed in a mix of frustration and exhaustion. He put his head in his hands and grasped at his hair, willing himself to calm down so that he could think clearly. It just wasn't that easy, Noriko was in danger and she was obviously scared out of her wits. He had been allowed to talk to her again and through the sniffling and the slight slurring of her voice that made him believe that she had been drugged, she had pleaded with him to not give into the requests of her kidnappers. To not let the notebook fall into the hands of such horrible people. Despite how much he wanted to honor her request, he had no choice. He would get her back and then he would find a way to make sure that the ones responsible for kidnapping her paid. Dearly.

"So... We're really going to do it? Give these people the notebook," Matsuda inquired quietly.

He too was worried about Noriko, they all were, but they were no fools. Giving up the Death Note for her could bring them a lot of trouble and it would mean that they had failed at their jobs to get their hands on all of the notebooks so that they could never again be used as murder weapons. It also meant that they would be going against one of the teachings of the Japanese police. And that was to never give into terrorists, which was essentially what the people who had kidnapped Noriko were.

"Lets just take this one step at time," Mr Yagami spoke up. Putting a hand on his son's shoulder, he sighed before looking up at the people in the room. "We may be able to find a way to get Noriko back without having to give up the notebook in our possession, but we can't risk Noriko's life."

"Not to be rude, but is one person's life really worth giving up-"

"Aizawa," Matsuda cried.

"It's alright," Light said, lifting his head from his hands. "I understand where Aizawa is coming from. One life really doesn't seem that big when compared to the power that the notebooks have. Even Noriko knows that and doesn't want us to give it up, but it's Noriko and..."

"It's alright Light," his father spoke up. "We understand. Don't worry, we'll get Noriko back. In the end everything will work out."

"I hope you're right Dad," he sighed tiredly, hanging his head again.

Noriko was sitting in on one of the couches in the large investigation room, her feet were crossed beneath her and she held a cup of steaming hot tea in her hands. Her green eyes were staring into the tea blankly while a few yards away L, Matt and Mello talked over their plans for her staged death. It had been decided that the entire thing would talk place tomorrow in the late afternoon. And they had already called Light and set the entire thing up. To her it seemed a little quick, but she had been assured that it was plenty of time to set things up correctly and that she had nothing to worry about.

Throughout the entire ordeal she was going to be equipped with a small device that would allow her to remain in contact with L, who would be walking her through the whole event. Even though she knew that everyone was doing their best to keep her safe, she had a small nagging feeling in the back of her mind that was telling her something just wasn't right. She tried to ignore the feeling to the best of her abilities, but it was no use. The sensation just wouldn't go away and she found herself becoming more and more nervous with each passing hour.

It wasn't that she doubted L or even the two teenage boys that were helping him to set the stage for her demise. There was no doubt in her head that they would do everything in their power to keep her safe, she couldn't pin point what it was that was bothering her. What the strange nagging feeling was and it was driving her crazy. Her thoughts were confused and jumbled, erratic and after awhile she forced herself to block them out and focus on nothing but the voices in the room and the delicate scent and flavor of the tea in her hands.

Her eyes shut and she took a deep breath that she exhaled slowly, releasing as much of her nervousness as she could with it. However instead of blanking out her mind, she found her thoughts pulled to Light and that's when everything crashed down on her.

Noriko's green eyes flew open and she sucked in a shaky breath, tears pricked at her eyes and she felt her body begin to tremble.

"Nori-san?"

"I..I'm fine," she answered shakily, lowering her head to hide the tears that were beginning to glide down her cheeks.

"While you may say that the fact that you're shaking and crying lead me to believe that you're lying," L countered. The raven haired detective had stood from his chair and was sauntering over to her while Matt and Mello continued to talk amongst themselves at the desk.

"Of course I'm lying," she snorted. "A lot has happened in the last two days and it hasn't all sunk in yet. I'm heartbroken and I feel like such an idiot for trusting in Light again, but...I can't help it. I will always love him. He's my Light. The boy that I grew up with and who was always there for me. We know each other so well, yet at the same time we know nothing about one another. I never would have thought that Light was capable of causing so much death. I know I've said that he would do drastic things to create a peaceful world, but I really never thought that he could do this much damage. It's..It's not like him. I should have stopped him, I should have just destroyed the notebook when I had a chance. This wouldn't be happening if I had." She was practically sobbing now as she clutched at her legs and buried her head into her knees, her brown hair falling over her face to further hide the salty trails that were sliding from her eyes.

"We don't have to go through with the plan tomorrow. If Nori-san wants to-"

"No," she cut in. Wiping the tears from her eyes, she sniffled and raised her head to rest her chin on her knees and stare at the floor. "We do have to go through with the plan tomorrow. I love Light, but...Light gave his heart to the notebooks and let them consume him. The Light I knew is no longer in control of his body or mind and if I plan on doing anything to stop him, I need to be free of him. It's just hard. I know what my death will do to him and it hurts me to think about hurting him like that, but..."

"He's hurt you a lot more," L mumbled, he was looking away from her, chewing on the tip of his thumb and looking slightly depressed.

She nodded. "He's done so much evil..I can't help but wonder what he would have thought if someone went back to before this all started and told him what type of person he would become and how much damage he would cause. You didn't know him before all of this. He really was a good person."

"Maybe so, but he was weak."

"Yeah, he was. I wish hadn't been so blind through all of this. If only I had been of more use," she sighed.

"It's not your fault."

The words caused Noriko to jolt and her sobbing to stop in her shock, blinking the tears from her eyes she looked up to lock eyes with L, but couldn't find anything to say.

"You blame yourself for not knowing what was happening and not stopping him sooner, but it's not Nori-san's fault. No one blames you," L said.

Wiping the tears from her eyes and sniffling, she rested her chin on her knees and stared down at the floor. "You say that, but..I'm a Protector and while I may not know a lot about what it is I'm meant to do, I know that I am supposed to protect people from the Death Notes and I haven't been doing that. Out of all of the people who have had their names written in the pages of one I have only saved a tiny fraction of them. I know that all of this isn't my fault. I didn't ask Light to do any of this after all, but I still feel as if I should have done more. I've been fairly useless and it's a bit depressing."

"What do you wish to do after tomorrow? I can arrange for just about anything," L told her.

"At first I had thought that starting all over would be nice. A new place and everything, but...I can't just leave and turn a blind eye to what is going on here. I would like to stay and help you put an end to all of this. If you'll have me, of course," she replied, smiling over at L.

He scratched at the back of his head lazily and thoughtfully stared up at the ceiling. "I suppose," he finally sighed.

"Jeez, L. Don't sound so happy about it," she said sarcastically.

The thoughtful expression on his face faded into a frown as he continued to stare up at the ceiling. "Even after we get the notebook that is in Mr Yagami's possession there is still going to be the notebook in Misa Amane's possession to deal with."

"That's true, but she's not the brightest tool in the shed, I don't think it'll be too hard to get it from her," Noriko replied.

"She's doing as Light tells her though, there's a chance that she isn't even the one in possession of the notebook-"

"No, she's definitely the owner of a notebook. She has a shinigami following her around. Ryuk."

"Yes," he said slowly. "That's something that has been bothering me."

"What do you mean?"

"The shinigami with her, you said it's name was Ryuk."

"Yeah. So what?"

"There are two notebooks in the human world that we know of. The one that Mr Yagami has hidden and the one that is in Misa Amane's possession. If there are two notebooks then why aren't there two shinigami? What happened to Rem, the shinigami in possession of the hidden notebook?"

Noriko shrugged. "How would I know? After she tried to kill you and Watari she disappeared, I haven't seen or sensed her since then. The only shinigami I can sense is Ryuk."

"I see," L mused.

"Now that I think about it that's actually kind of odd."

"Odd? How?"

"Well Ryuk was tied to Light in the beginning, so what is he doing with Misa? It just seems weird to me. Then again, Light is behind all of this so maybe he's just doing as Light told him. Though it's hard to see a shinigami doing something that a human told him to," Noriko replied.

"There is no doubt that Light was behind Ryuk attaching himself to Misa. Had he attached himself to him instead then you would have known from the start that you were being lied to. He couldn't risk that. He would have lost you," L explained. "I'm beginning to understand why he wouldn't want to risk that."

"You make it sound like you're in love with me."

"Love," he mumbled under his breath. "Strong affection for another out of kinship or personal ties. Unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for another... Hmm, perhaps I am in love with Nori-san."

"For the last time L, I am not baking you a cake when I get back to headquarters!" Noriko snapped.

"But Nori-san loves me."

She growled in annoyance and rubbed at her forehead that was beginning to ache. "You can't just decide that all on your own!"

"Nori-san is pretty when she's angry."

Slapping her hand against her forehead, Noriko could feel her brow start to twitch. "Would you shut up already, I'm supposed to be looking like I'm upset and scared not like I'm about to kill someone."

"I'll shut up if Nori-san bakes me a cake," L replied. His voice was being transmitted to her through a small hearing aid like device that was in her ear and hers to him through the same device.

"No."

"Please."

"No."

"I asked nicely, Nori-san. It's not very nice of you to deny me," L complained childishly.

Putting her hand over her eyes in hopes of stopping her eyebrow from twitching anymore, Noriko attempted to ignore L and focus on what was going on. She was currently sitting in the back seat of a beat up car on the bridge that led to the shut down sanitation plant. L was back in headquarters, Noriko had insisted that there was no need for him to come out into the open and everyone else had agreed. There was no need for him to be around when Light showed up, just in case. Mello was on the bridge several yards behind the car and was currently talking on a cellphone to who she believed was Matt who was below the bridge. He would be waiting for Noriko below the surface of the river, he would provide her with a can of oxygen when she jumped in to avoid actually getting killed in the blast that would rip apart the car she was sitting in.

Once she was in the water, the two would wait for Mello to join them before making their way upstream, with the help of a few underwater scooters that would allow them to travel much faster than if they were to just swim, to where Watari was waiting for them. The plan after Noriko jumped into the river was fairly simple, Mello would get the notebook, put it into a waterproof bag he had on him and with a few more explosions that were really nothing more than smoke bombs and a flash bomb or two, dive into the river.

The most important part of the entire plan was that no matter what they had to be sure that Light and his father were unable to follow them. That was why they were using the flash bombs, they would temporarily blind both people and by the time they would recover their sight the three of them would be long gone.

"This really does seem so simple, L. Are you sure this is going to work," Noriko asked seriously.

"The chance of this failing is small, only about seven percent."

"What's going to happen when they realize that there is no body? I know the explosion will be pretty big, but wouldn't there be something left?"

"Pieces possibly, but they would be scattered by the blast."

"That's kind of gross," she mumbled, grimacing at the thought of being torn to pieces by a fierce blast.

"The fact that there is no body won't be a problem I have had it set up so that the bridge will collapse. Even if the remains of the car were found in the rubble the fact there is no body wouldn't necessarily be odd. The currents are fairly strong and the river feeds into the ocean, it will be assumed whatever would have been left drifted out to sea," L explained.

"I don't know how you can say all that so casually. It freaks me out just thinking about it," Noriko replied.

"It's almost five, are you ready?" L asked.

Sighing, Noriko lifted her head from the seat and glanced in the rear view mirror. Since she needed to look as disheveled as possible, she had used make up to tint her cheeks pink and to make her face look dirty. Her hair was a mess too, but to complete the look she grabbed a bottle of eye drops and squeezed a few into her eyes to give the illusion that she had been crying. The trails left on her face looked believable enough to her and she shrugged. "I'm as ready as I'm ever gonna be."

"Just remember to stay calm and do as I say."

"I know. Hey, L? Can I ask you something?"

"What is it?"

"When this is all over what's going to happen? I mean it's not like I can ever go back to living a normal life here in Japan, I'll be considered dead."

"That is Nori-san's decision," he answered.

"Yeah. What about you, what are you going to do," she inquired.

"Return to my life as L most likely."

"Oh," Noriko replied with a hint of disappointment in her voice. The thought of L disappearing from her life again was a very depressing thing to think about. She wasn't sure why, but it made her want to cry and beg him not to leave her again.

"Nori-san is welcome to join me if she would like."

She smiled at the thought. "We'll see," she replied softly, a small happy smile taking up residence on her face. When she realized this and just how right the idea of being with L seemed, she grew thoughtful. Her feelings for L were somewhat jumbled, she cared deeply for him and when he had died in her arms a part of her had also died with him. When he reappeared before her, alive and well she felt as if that part of her had come back. She had felt whole again and just being around him made her happy. She enjoyed every minute she spent with him and had no doubt that she always would.

"You're in love."

Jumping, Noriko glanced at her father who was lounging in the driver's seat of the car, smirking knowingly at her. "What are you talking about," she asked grumpily, shifting in her seat so that she wasn't facing him.

"Even through all of that make up I can tell," he replied.

"You're being weird now go away."

Pouting at his daughter that was scowling out the window of the car, Kiyoshi mumbled, "I just came to say break a leg."

Noriko snorted and rolled her eyes. "We're trying to avoid that actually."

"But I thought that was what you were supposed to say when an actor goes on stage," he replied in a quiet whine.

"I'm not an actor, Dad and the only thing this stage is for is for me to die and disappear from the lives of all my friends." Letting out a long breath, she looked down at her hands that were folded in her lap. "I'm a little sad that I won't get to say goodbye to Reiji or Lisa, I'll miss them and I know that my death won't be easy on them. Especially Reiji. I just hope that he'll be able to move on and that he won't blame himself in anyway for not persuading me to leave Light."

There was a short pause before L's voice echoed through the device in her ear. "Do you love him?" His voice was quiet, curious and slightly withdrawn.

Leaning her head back against the car seat, she stared down into the currents of the flowing river. She never even noticed that her dad had disappeared. "To be honest I don't really know."

"If things were different would you have gone back to Namikawa," L inquired.

"Yes. That was my plan actually. Things would have been different at first of course and we wouldn't have just started back up where we left off, but there is little doubt in my head that we would have eventually started dating again. I know that's probably not what you wanted to hear, but I'm not going to lie to you. I care very much about Reiji, you too. Even Light. It's a bit confusing to be honest, there's so much going on in my head that I really don't know how I feel right now. Maybe I loved Reiji and was too naïve to see it, maybe I was just clinging on to Light so much because he and I grew up together and he's been the only constant in my life. Maybe I'm even in love with you, L, but I really don't know. I need time to figure everything out and sort through all of my thoughts."

"I hear baking is good for thinking," L said.

"I am not baking for you," Noriko shot back.

"But Nori-san owes me a cake since the last one she tried to make ended up all over my head."

"That was your own fault," she protested.

"But we had a deal, Nori-san," he drawled. "You wouldn't go back on your word now would you?"

"Yes."

"Nori-san is mean."

"No, Nori-san is annoyed."

"With me?"

"No with the man sitting next to you."

"But there is no one sitting next to me. I'm alone."

"Then it must be you."

"Nori-san's annoyed with me?"

She half expected her eye to start twitching, but instead she found herself grinning like a little kid. "Yes."

"That's mean Nori-san," L mumbled like a scolded child.

"Would the two of you shut up," Mello interrupted angrily. "I'm sick of listening to you two."

"Then stop listening," L and Noriko answered.

"I would if I could, but I can't take this stupid helmet off!"

"Are we really that annoying?" Noriko mused.

"Yes," Mello snapped.

"That's not a very nice thing to say, Mello," she pouted. She took a glance out the back window to see the teen in his dark tinted helmet and instead of in dark clothes and leather he was wearing baggy jeans and a baggy red hoodie. He was currently leaning into the railing of the bridge, his arms folded tightly over his chest and Noriko had no doubt that he was scowling beneath the helmet he was wearing.

"Shut up!" Mello snapped.

"That is no way to speak to a woman, Mello," L scolded lazily.

Noriko snickered to herself when Mello could be heard growling at them.

"And you're supposed to be adults," he grumbled.

"That's enough guys," Matt's voice cut in before they could bicker any further. "I'm about to head into the water, I'll see you guys soon. Be careful."

The mood changed quickly after the interruption and not a minute after Matt announced that he was going into the river to wait for them, L informed them that one of the cameras that had been set up to allow him to keep watch over the area had just captured Light and his father approaching the area. They were about two miles away.

"L?" Noriko asked hesitantly.

"Hm?"

"Everything is going to be alright, right?"

"The probability of-"

"I don't want to hear about the probabilities," Noriko cut in roughly, her voice shaking when the strange foreboding feeling she had been feeling in her stomach since the day before returned. "I just want to be assured that everything will be fine. I know you like to analyze everything, but for once don't think about it and just tell me everything will fine. I need to hear it."

"Everything will be fine, Nori-san."

"Thank you," she sighed.

"They're here," Mello said.

Noriko remained silent as she shifted in her seat to stare out the back window of the car, it had been cracked slightly so that she could hear what was being said between Light, his father and Mello. It would also make it easier for her to be heard when she had to play her part and plead with Light and his father to not give up the notebook.

After parking the car they had arrived in just off the bridge, Light and Mr Yagami stepped out of the vehicle and approached Mello. Mr Yagami was carrying a suitcase with him that Noriko had little doubt contained the Death Note that they were trying to get a hold of.

Light's eyes traveled to the car sitting on the bridge and he almost broke into a run before Mello stepped away from the railing and pointed a gun at him while keeping his other hand in his sweater pocket.

"I wouldn't go any closer if I were you," Mello growled menacingly.

Bitterly looking over the masked Mello, Light stopped in his tracks and clenched his jaw. The gun that Mello had raised was still pointing squarely at his head.

"Here I go," Noriko said to herself, briefly closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. When she reopened them, she looked out the window and straight at Light. "Don't do this," she yelled frantically. "You can't give them the notebook, Light!"

"Shut up," Mello yelled, turning the gun on the car and firing a single shot that went through the back window and into the passenger seat. The window wound up with a small hole and hundreds of cracks that branched out from it, but it didn't shatter.

It took an immense amount of self control to not start screaming her head off at Mello. That little stunt had not been part of the plan. "I hope you don't mind, L, but I'm going to strangle that little blond emo kid when we get back to headquarters," Noriko said through clenched teeth. She let a satisfied smirk tilt her lips when she heard Mello grunt in annoyance.

"Mello is quite skilled with a gun, if he had wanted to hit you, he would have," L replied.

"Is that really the point," Noriko hissed, her hands fisting in her lap. "What if the damned window had shattered?!"

"The glass used for automobiles is not meant to shatter unless certain extreme conditions are met. Mello knows this. You were in no danger."

"I am so not baking you a cake now," she grumbled sourly.

"Noriko! Noriko are you alright?"

"I guess I should pay attention," she mumbled, turning to look out the window at Light again. It was hard to act scared when she was practically shaking with anger, but she tried anyways. "I-I'm fine."

"That was just a warning shot. I suggest you keep quiet," Mello snapped threateningly at her.

"There is no need for this violence, we have brought the notebook as you asked. Release Noriko," Mr Yagami spoke up authoritatively, holding up the briefcase in his right hand.

Mello snorted in disdain. "Not until I know it's the real thing."

"W-What," Mr Yagami stammered.

"I'm not an idiot you could have replaced the real notebook for a fake in hopes that I wouldn't notice until after you got the girl and were long gone. Sorry, but I'm not going to risk that. You want the girl, then prove that the book in that case is the real thing." He waved the gun that was still in his hand at the briefcase in Mr Yagami's hand. "In other words I want you to write a name in that notebook, if the person whose name I give you dies I will be notified immediately. If that person doesn't die then I will know that book is a fake and I will blow the little girl to smithereens. Got it?"

"You can't be serious," Mr Yagami shouted, clearly upset with the idea of having to use the notebook. "This notebook is the real thing! Why would I risk the life of my daughter in law!?"

Noriko jolted and felt a slight pang of guilt wash over her at the man's words. He just wanted to help her, to protect her. It was his job as a police officer after all.

"You can try to convince me that the notebook is real all you want, but until you prove it I have no intention of releasing the girl. Just to prove I'm serious when I said I'd kill her, why don't you take a look at that cardboard box by the car. There's a bomb inside of it. There are also a number of bombs placed on the car and if you take a good look, taped to different parts of the bridge."

Light's eyes widened when he took a good look around to see that it was true. The bridge had been rigged with explosives that were taped to the railings, to the light posts spaced throughout it and he had a sneaking suspicion that some of the trash and debris on the ground was more dangerous than it looked. His fists clenched at his sides and he found himself quickly losing his temper.

"You would go so far as to kill an innocent person to get your hands on the notebook," he shouted angrily. "L would never have done that!"

"L was weak. I'm not. Besides, knowing what that notebook can do makes one life seem meaningless in comparison. I'm through talking, prove that notebook is real or I start blowing this bridge to pieces," Mello growled.

"Don't do it," Noriko screamed. "Don't-"

She was cut off when the bomb in the cardboard box detonated. Screwing her eyes shut, she clamped her hands over her ears and reflexively huddled down into the backseat of the car. The noise was horrendous and she could feel the heat from the bomb collide with the car. Pieces of concrete smashed down on to the vehicle, but none did much damage, just left dents, scratches and a few pieces of smoldering debris scattered over it.

"Nori-san are you alright," L asked.

"Y-yeah, it just sort of scared me. I knew it was coming, but still," she replied with a small chuckle that quickly faded when she noticed that something didn't seem right. There was a weird creaking and groaning noise that seemed to echo through the air. "W-What is that?"

"It's just the bridge settling. I need you to assure Light that you're alright. Then I need you to move to the other side of the car," L instructed.

Noriko could hear Light calling her name, hear his father try to calm him down and keep him away from the vehicle and she knew she needed to play her part or everything would go horribly wrong. The groaning sound dimmed and ignoring the feeling that was stirring in the pit of her stomach, she forced herself sit up and look out the window through the smoke that still clung to the air to where Light was being held back by his father. "Light! Light, please don't-"

"Shut up," Mello screamed. "Take the notebook out of the case and write down the name I tell you to!"

"And if I refuse," Mr Yagami asked grimly.

"Then that girl will die," Mello answered blandly. "So decide now, kill her or kill a death row inmate. It's your choice."

"Noriko, listen carefully," L said to her. "I'm about to start setting off the other bombs, you need to be ready to get out of the car when I tell you to. You will have thirty seconds from when I say go to get out of the car and into the water before the car explodes. Do you understand?"

"I understand that this is a whole lot scarier than I had expected," she answered.

"Everything will be alright. Get ready."

Closing her eyes, Noriko took a deep breath and waited. She could hear Mr Yagami and Light arguing with Mello in the background. Pleading with him to let her go and promising that the notebook was the real thing. She could hear the frustration in Light's voice and knew that he probably wished he could take the notebook from his father and write Mello's name in it.

"I've had enough of this," Mello shouted and Noriko's eyes flew open, she let out the deep breath she had taken and put her hand on the handle of the car door. "You have ten seconds to prove the authenticity of that damned book or I'm going to kill her! Do you understand now? Either do as I say or watch that girl die and know you were responsible for it. Ten," Mello yelled. "Nine!"

Swallowing, Noriko blocked out the sounds of Light and his father and focused only on Mello's countdown, once he had reached one the bridge would turn into a war zone.

"Two!"

"Goodbye Light."

"One!"

Noriko cringed against the door of the car as bomb after bomb exploded on the bridge, smoke rose into the air with pieces of the bridge that was being ripped apart. She could hear someone yelling her name, but she ignored and waited for L's signal to leave the car.

"Something's wrong," she muttered suddenly. She screamed when the entire bridge began to shake and a deafening shriek rang out.

"Shit," Mello yelled. "The whole bridge is giving out!"

A loud groan filled the air and the bridge began to tilt, at first it was barely noticeable, but then the car began to slide towards the edge of the bridge.

"Get out of the car, Noriko," L shouted, startling her with the sudden note of urgency in his usually monotonous voice.

Fumbling with the door handle it took her a moment to get the door open, when she did, she practically tumbled out of it onto the concrete and into the smoke that made it hard to see more than a few feet in front of her. Lurching off the ground she tried to run to the railing, but lost her balance when the bridge lurched again. Stumbling, she collided roughly with the ground, biting back a scream of pain when her wrist took the brunt of the impact and she felt something snap. Tears blurred her vision, but she managed to get back on her feet in time to notice that the car she had just escaped from was sliding towards her.

"Get into the water, Noriko," L snapped. "You have less than fifteen seconds before the car explodes."

"Dammit," she mumbled. The railing was less than ten feet away, she just needed to get to it.

Another creaking groan and the bridge began to shake violently as bits and pieces of it started to break off and fall into the river. The portion she was on began to tip more and more as it threatened to break off completely. Noriko found herself stumbling again and her body slammed into the railing, causing her to cough violently. She ignored that pain that was shooting through her and the blood that had sprayed out of her mouth when she had coughed and prepared to leap over the railing just as the car behind her exploded.

The heat was immeasurable and the force that it was pushed through the air with was incredible. It tossed Noriko over the railing and hurtled her towards the river. Her back slammed into the surface of the cold water harshly, but none of it registered. Everything had gone black before she had hit the water.

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