At Last, Cake
Hello, again.
Our story today starts off with a scene you are no doubt familiar with. The untimely death of a very great man.
"I knew this was going to happen. I knew Light Yagami is Kira. But why couldn't I act faster? Why couldn't I get all of the pieces? How could Light-kun best me?"- With that final thought, L closed his eyes and died.
Suddenly, there was a light shining from behind his eyelids. The light grew brighter and brighter until it was so bright that L couldn't stand it anymore. So, he opened his eyes.
And the light faded. L stood up. He could see a white staircase stretching up into the distance.
Looking around himself, L saw no way out of the room he was in. And so he began to climb.
With each step, L stood taller. He began to grin. He was free, he realized, free from the burdens of being the world's greatest detective. Free from worrying about whether or not someone would try to kill him. L began to move faster, running up the stairs. He was no longer tired.
Then groups of winged beings - angels, he realized - surrounded him. They were going in the same direction as he was. Soon enough, L saw blue sky, and then fields of green grass. He knew where he was - Heaven. A place of eternal peace, where he no longer had to solve another case.
There was a stream cutting through the grass ahead of him, and standing on the bank was a woman whom L recognized.
"Naomi Misora."
Naomi smiled brightly. "It's good to see you again, Ryuzaki. Or is it L?"
"L Lawliet. I believe I no longer have the need for pseudonyms." L answered easily.
"So will the detective L still exist?"
"Ah, yes. I do have successors."
"Then I suppose the world is in good hands, isn't it?"
L thought for a moment. "Yes, I suppose it is."
"Um, L?"
"Yes, Misora?"
"I hope you find peace here."
"I hope so too. It does seem to be a pretty peaceful place."
Naomi stammered. "I mean, n-not like it isn't peaceful, but I always thought that you preferred to work on cases rather than enjoy the world's beauty."
"Hm…. Well, yes, I do like to work on cases, but that doesn't mean I can't look outside the window once in awhile. And besides, as long as Light-kun stays far away from here, it will be peaceful."
"Oh, okay. Say, why don't we go get some cake?"
"That's the best idea I have heard in a long time. But might I ask where?"
"There's a small village with a bakery a bit to the west of here." Naomi said, pointing across the fields behind her.
And together, they went to share a cheesecake.
And indeed, L's time in that place we call heaven was peaceful, with nary a mention of the serial killers running rampant here on earth today. As for who I am or how I know these stories written here, I'm just another face in the crowd, albeit I only go by the letter C. As for the rest, I'll leave that to your imagination.
