May 28, 2011
6:50 PM

Near wouldn't die.

No.

He isn't dead.

No.

He can't be dead.

No.

No no no no no no no no no NO!

...

A heart attack.

With a sense of desperation, L grasped Near's thin wrist and searched for a pulse.

There wasn't one.

...His neck!!

No sign of life.

Was he breathing??

CPR!!

Nothing happened.

Near still didn't move.

...

L sat back, completely shocked at what had just happened.

Near... is... dead...

DEAD.

L wanted to sit there on the floor and feel helpless, but he forced himself to stand and reach for the microphone. The investigation team was still connected on the phone, and he couldn't leave them hanging for instructions. "Aizawa," he said with a voice even more monotone than it normally was, "have the crime scene technicians examine Mamoru Miyano's apartment for anything relevant to the investigation. Come back here whenever they finish and tell me what you've found." He hung up without waiting for Aizawa to respond.

L collapsed and, automatically, buried his head in his hands.

Near was gone.

GONE.

He'd felt a large sense of loss when he'd learned of Mail's and Miheal's deaths, but they hadn't been in front of him when they'd died. They hadn't been working next to him, healthy one moment and dead the next.

...

"I hope I made you proud."

...

All three of his planned successors were gone, because of Kira.

The thought was nearly incomprehensible.

And the worst part was: none of them were ever coming back.

...

L's head snapped up.

Wait a minute.

In the basement of the very buidling he was standing in, there was a doctor. And while this doctor was good at treating concussions and mending people up, he specialized in bringing them back from the dead.

Specifically heart attack victims of Kira.

L slowly turned back to Near, lying dead on the hard floor.

At least one of his three heirs had chosen the right place to die.

As gently as L could, he picked up Near's frail body and went to the elevator. Seconds later, the doors shut tightly behind him and he hit a button on the wall.

B for basement.

Slowly they lurched downward, and L silently hoped that Mido wasn't busy at that moment.

AN:

ATTENTION!
I absolutely did not have Near die JUST for kicks and giggles! Promise! Think about the circumstances for a minute and see if you can figure out what the heck is going on!

...OKAY, fangirls, stop freaking out on me! I don't remember who sent in that review, but they were 100% right about L dragging the "Staypuft detective" down to the basement. (There were other people that suggested that of course, but that was the one I specifically remember... if only because I've never heard anyone call Near a marshmellow before. No pun intended, in case you found one.)

Review? If only to get me to update? ^^