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Nate watched in horror as a man pulled his trigger and killed Max. Tears sled down his face as Max fell to the floor, lifeless. Sarah screamed, as she knew what had been done. Everyone in the train cart was now crying. A loud gunshot from somewhere in the next carts made Nate cover his ears certain he was going to be the next to die. A man laughed as he saw Nate tremble.
Then everything went dark.
Nate woke up in a hospital and could only remember the man laughing. "He's awake now." A polite voice said.
"Where am I?" he asked in a trembling voice. "Where is everybody?"
"Nate River, I'm sorry to say that your family is dead. They were all killed in a train crash and you were the only one aboard to survive. It would seem the bodies around you shielded you from any damage, but I'm terribly sorry for your loss."
"Who are you? Where are my parents?" he asked feeling numbed.
"L, please, speak to him."
A strange looking man stood over Nate within moments. He looked tired and odd, but Nate knew he wasn't a bad guy.
"I'm afraid that they too were on the train. They've died." He said bluntly. Nate nodded he understood everything.
He understood that he was going to get shipped off like a package to some strange orphanage that would hate him although Wammy's House turned out to be very different and he felt better once there.
Back In the present
Near sat on his bedroom floor playing with marbles. "Now you know my story Ryuk…you may leave." He said.
Ryuk shrugged but didn't leave. "You rushed the ending you know." He criticized.
"So? I gave you pain, blood and all that other stuff you wanted, now leave." He said making a face of disgust. Ryuk laughed and left Near alone.
"Near? Are you in there?" Halle knocked on his door. "Are you speaking with someone?"
"No," Near lied. "I am simply trying to think of what to do without any disturbances."
"Like hell you are!" Ryuk laughed.
Near glared at him. The shinigami laughed as he flew off to return to his realm. Humans are truly interesting, he thought as he flew through the night air. They tell some good stories too. He added silently.