A/N: I don't own Death Note. Sorry for the delay, I'm still having issues at school. I had to confront some bitch that was spreading rumors about me and stuff… Not to mention I had go to my first Anger Management meeting. Anyway- (Explanation for any of you confused people: Some people wonder why Light made the Eye Deal. First of all, Light needs to know Arik's full name to kill Arik before Arik kills L. (Obviously) And even if Suzette's plan works, she mentioned how L and Light would probably be killed before the police arrive. So yeah… Light kind of needed to do something or else they'd just die. P.S.: Remember in the Anime, Light actually died pretty young. So in this story, even with only half of his life span, he'll live way longer than he ever did in the actual show if everything works out.) And really thanks for the nice reviews! They're seriously helping me out right now! XD
Chapter 27: Light or Kira
Light heard someone knocking on the door to his room, so he confidently strolled over and opened the door. Waiting outside was a male New Kira follower and Light just smirked as he read the man's name above his head.
Ralph Chamberlain. Light glanced at the name then asked, "What is it?"
Chamberlain announced, "Arik wants to show you something."
Of course he does. Light simply nodded and followed the New Kira follower down the hallway. While they walked, Light gazed down at his watch where the piece of Death Note paper was hidden. Now I just have to write down Arik's name before he can write down L's.
The New Kira follower unexpectedly pried, "So Arik like owns you, right?"
Light could feel one of his eyes twitching, "What makes you say that?" I could kill you right this very second.
"Well, it's just something that a lot of us New Kira supporters have been wondering," Chamberlain continued, "Are you actually our ally or does Arik just force you to stay? Because even though you're the first Kira, it seems you're treated more like a prisoner."
"How observant of you," Light sarcastically replied.
"Oh, so Arik does own you," Chamberlain crudely stated, "A lot of us thought that. Especially since there's all that video footage of him touching you."
Light strained to keep in his outrage, "Is that right? You New Kira followers watch that footage?"
"Oh, yeah," the New Kira follower openly admitted, "Arik basically tells us that we don't have to respect you until you behave properly."
Light stopped walking and tilted his head down. Then Chamberlain turned around to face him.
Light asked, "Where is Arik right now?"
"He's on the top floor," Chamberlain started walking again, "Now come on. You don't want to keep Arik waiting."
Suddenly, Light flipped open the secret container in his watch while turned away from a video camera. He grabbed needle inside the watch and pricked his own finger to draw blood. In his own blood, Light jotted down without any hesitation the name, Ralph Chamberlain. It was more like a compulsion than anything else. He had been deprived of power for so long, he just needed a taste of it.
Light snapped the watch shut then turned to stare at the clueless New Kira follower. Chamberlain abruptly gasped for air and fell to his knees. Light strolled forward to get a better view. The New Kira follower was sprawled out on the floor, crying out in fear of death.
A small smile came across Light's lips. I almost forgot how good this felt. This power.
Chamberlain continued to gasp and clutch at his chest in agony. Light stood over him and watched as if he found some lost art.
"You," Chamberlain realized right before his head fell back against the ground.
Light rushed over to the video camera and tore it down. Then Light continued down the hall to the elevator. He knew if he wrote small enough, there'd be plenty more room for killings. I gave up half of my life for this power, I min as well use it to its fullest potential.
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Mr. Yagami did as the woman instructed and quickly wrote down the address. Everyone else in the investigation team anxiously listened as Mr. Yagami put the call on speaker phone. Over the speaker, Mr. Yagami heard more gunshots and the sound of the woman breathing heavily as if she was running.
Mr. Yagami asked out of concern, "Are you in danger? Who are you?"
The woman's voice screamed through the speaker, "Go to the address and arrest the New Kira now! If you don't hurry, Light and L will die!" She suddenly hung up.
Mr. Yagami took a deep breath then also hung up. He snatched up the paper where he wrote the address and immediately dialed the London police force. Luckily, the call was automatically transferred to a policeman who spoke Japanese.
While Mr. Yagami hastily explained the situation and gave the address, Matsuda nervously hovered around him.
After giving the city's police force all the information, Mr. Yagami hung up and ordered, "Come on, everyone get your masks. We're going after New Kira."
Matsuda exclaimed, "What's going on with Ryuzaki and Light-kun?! Are they really still alive?!"
"I don't know," Mr. Yagami rushed toward the exit, "But we'll find out soon enough. Just get your mask."
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One after another, more and more people fell. Light stood in the middle of the chaos breathing in and out blissfully. He turned around in a circle to get a glimpse of the death surrounding him. One man fell to ground while shouting hysterically and beside him a woman was crying and clutching at her heart.
Light recognized most of these New Kira followers. Some of them were the ones who pinned Light down while the drugs were being injected into him. Others were the ones who contently watched as Arik abused Light in front of them. And as for all others, Light recognized them as the people who condescending stopped to stare at Light whenever he passed by. Arik was responsible for Light's imprisonment, but these people were the ones who supported it, watched it, enjoyed it.
Light gazed down at all the suffering, dying New Kira followers. Without any warning, Light started laughing. His mind felt numb as if he were on a high. It feels wonderful. Killing all these people who wronged me, these…criminals.
Whenever one of them cried out it was like music to Light's ears. Their last gasps of air resembled priceless melodies. Then when the last one of them ceased to writhe in agony on the floor, Light exhaled as if a celebration had just ended.
Video cameras laid scattered across the floor. In Light's little killing spree, he also murdered the two guards who were in charge of monitoring the video cameras. But there was still some remaining evidence, not that it mattered. Just as long as Arik didn't hear about of what Light had done.
Light glanced down at the piece of Death Note paper. It was almost completely filled with names except for one spot. A spot which was saved especially for Arik.
Then Light clicked the watch shut and headed into the elevator. As the elevator ascended up to the top floor of the building, Light's head cleared up a little and he realized what was happening to him.
I'm losing myself again, aren't I? Light leaned against the wall of the elevator. But its worth it…I need this power to kill Arik. I'm sure that L will understand that. After all, I'm doing this for L, right?
Light recalled the faces of the New Kira followers that he had just killed. No, I'm killing out of hatred. This isn't some selfless act, it's just revenge.
The elevator came to stop and the doors automatically slid open. Once Light spotted Arik, all rational thought was replaced again with an insufferable need for revenge.
Arik was standing in front of a long, vertical window with a Death Note in his hand. Standing off the side, L gazed at Light with a guilty expression as if he were sorry for what Light may have to witness. Through all of this, L was still more worried about Light than he was for himself.
"About time you show up, Light," Arik declared with an arrogant smirk as he held up his Death Note. "Now, tell me the truth about Lawliet."
Light nonchalantly glanced over at L, "Sorry to disappoint you but there's nothing to tell."
Arik scoffed, "Don't insult me. I saw you two sleeping in the same bed."
"Oh, really," Light acted unaffected, "I was so drugged up, I must not remember that. Lawliet does tend to be a little protective over me but it's really not needed anymore."
"Is that right?" Arik seemed surprised by Light's dramatically changed behavior.
Light smiled, "Yes, because I've decided to follow you. I'm ready to submit."
L watched in horror with his wide black eyes while Arik just grinned.
"You're ready to submit?" Arik repeated cockily.
"Yes," Light steadily walked toward Arik, "I decided to stop fighting. The 'Perfect World' truly is our shared vision. I understand that you're the stronger one and you should lead. My job is to follow, correct?"
Light stood in front of Arik and harmlessly looked up at him. Arik tucked his Death Note away behind his belt and grabbed a hold of Light. As Arik leaned down and possessively kissed Light, Light clicked open his watch.
That's right, just keep making out with me, you bastard. Light pricked his finger with the needle then the blood ran down like a supply of ink. After Light jotted down what was needed, Light hastily broke from the kiss. Arik gave Light a questioningly look.
Light deviously whispered, "And one last thing. Don't ever touch me again, Ivan Konstantinov."
The New Kira's dark brown eyes grew in shock while Light could see the reflection of his own red Death God eyes within them. Then Light forcefully shoved the condemned murderer away.
Once Arik spotted the piece of paper in Light's hand, he lunged forward, "You little bastard!"
L quickly intervened and kicked Arik away from Light. Then Arik stumbled back as he clutched a hand for his chest.
Suddenly Arik snatched up his Death Note and opened it. Before Arik write anything down, L smacked it out of Arik's hands and the Death Note skidded across the floor. Arik collapsed on his knees, still gripping onto his chest.
Arik glared at Light and shouted crazily, "You traitor-!" Arik gasped for air as he gripped tighter onto his chest. There was an obvious fear of death in Arik's wide eyes.
Light began laughing loudly while Arik pitifully laid on the ground. Light wasn't only filled with a new sense of power, he was drowning in it.
L stood beside Light and watched the dying man, but he was not laughing. Dying was never a laughing matter.
Now Arik laid face down on the floor. There was one last attempt for air then Arik's whole body went still. Light's laughter only escalated. L couldn't take it anymore.
L grabbed Light's arm and demanded, "What the hell is wrong with you?"
Light jerked his arm free, "What does it look like? Arik's dead, L. Aren't you happy?"
"I am relieved but death isn't something meant to be celebrated," L asserted. What's going on with him? "How did you manage to kill Arik anyway?"
"I made a deal with a Death God so now I only need a face to kill, Lawliet," Light crudely attached L's real name on the end.
This isn't good. Light-kun's being power-hungry again. "You would have received this power before so what's the consequence?"
"The Death God took half of my life span," Light indifferently announced.
L was outraged, "You gave up half of your life for power?!"
Light insisted, "I did it for you!"
"No, you did it for revenge," L claimed, "You're acting like Arik."
Light furiously shouted, "Don't you dare say that to me! I had to get this power! They had to be punished!!!"
L quickly realized the gravity of the situation. "Who else have you killed?"
"New Kira followers," Light folded his arms, "They all deserved it though."
L sadly asked, "Light-kun, did New Kira have the right to decide who gets to live and who gets to die in his 'Perfect World'?"
Light opened his mouth to respond then he just shut it. L could tell that Light understood now.
"I guess," Light solemnly glanced at Arik's dead body, "Kira never dies."
Before L could object, the loud sound of police sirens came from outside. L gazed out the window and spotted all the police cars parking in the street, in front of the building. Suzette must have succeeded.
Light nervously looked out the window, "How did they find us?"
"The plan that Suzette and I collaborated on must have worked. There are still some alive New Kira followers in here, right?"
"Yeah," Light miserably walked away from the window.
The flashing lights shined through the long, vertical windows and caused the room to appear bright one second then almost pitch black the other.
"Light-kun," L turned to face the distraught teenage genius.
"Save your breath," Light reached down and picked up Arik's Death Note along with a pen that laid beside it.
Light gave L a guilty look, "I'm sorry." Light quickly opened up the Death Note and jotted something down with the pen.
"Light, stop it!" L rushed over and snatched the Death Note.
Then Light yanked back, refusing to give it over, "Let go, Lawliet!"
As they pulled on the Death Note, L managed to knock it out of both of their hands. The opened Death Note fell to the ground. Then L glanced down to read what Light had written, expecting to see his own name. But it wasn't… In the Death Note, the first name 'Light' was written down.
L stated in disbelief, "You were going to kill yourself."
"Yeah. Did you actually think that I was going to kill you?" Light headed toward the Death Note, "Just let me do this, L. It's my life."
L latched onto Light's wrist, "Why are you doing this? Remember what I told you, Light-kun. You can live with me if you want. We could work together, side by side."
"That's nice, Ryuzaki. But it could never happen," Light turned to the window toward flashing sirens. "The police are here. There is evidence that I am Kira all over this place. I destroyed some video cameras, but I know that there's more. They'll figure out that I'm Kira, even if you don't help them. It's over…"
Light gave L a weak smile, "I lost. I'm about to be caught. All I'm asking is that you just let me die so I won't have to live with that."
"You don't want to take responsibility for your actions," L harshly reworded it.
"Damn it, Ryuzaki! It's my life! They'll just execute me anyway, what's the difference?!" Light desperately replied.
"You can take responsibility while still keeping your life," L announced.
Light frantically freed his wrist, "You expect me to rot in prison for the rest of my life?!! I rather die!" Light reached for the Death Note.
Suddenly L snatched Light from behind and held him back.
Light kicked and struggled to break loose, "Damn it! Come on, Ryuzaki! Please! Before the police come up here and find us! Just let me die!" Light pleaded before tilting his head down and remaining still.
After Light calmed down, L explained, "I'm not telling you to go to prison for life."
"Then what?" Light's body was shaking.
"Repent," L tightly held onto Light, "Make up for what you have done. I want Kira to die but I don't want Light Yagami to die. Stop being Kira, become a detective. It would be a waste to simply have you die or be sent away to prison. Save more lives than you took. I'll help you. I love you."
Light turned to face L while still being held by him, "But there's evidence-"
"I'm L; I see all the evidence first," L insisted, "I'll cover for you."
"You'll cover for Kira?" Light couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"No, I'll cover for Light Yagami," L declared, "But you can not be Kira ever again. You can discard all of you memories of being Kira, right?"
"You mean, permanently," Light shifted uncomfortably, "I guess, I could but-" Then I won't even know who I really am.
The sound of police sirens echoed throughout the building. Though the window, swarms of police breaking into the building were visible.
"I won't make you but it's the safest way. Especially if you're questioned over what happened," L promised, "I swear, I'll cover everything up. No one will know and you can work with me as a partner. I'll help you repent for everything you've ever done as Kira."
Outside, a policeman had now gotten on a speaker phone and was shouting loudly about how New Kira should surrender. Light gazed into L's eyes while the flashing lights caused shadows to extend and retract around them.
Light grabbed the piece of Death Note paper out of his watch and hesitantly looked back at L. L gave a reassuring nod.
Light placed the piece of Death Note in L's hand then released it, "I discard it."
L immediately noticed that youthful glow in Light's eyes.
End of Chapter 27
Still not over yet… But close, so very very close.