A/N: Sorry to do this to all of you, but this will be the final chapter. I've loved writing this story, but there's not much more I can do at this point. And with me being swamped with homework, I can't be writing fanfics too much.

I thank you all for enjoying the story, and I hope you will continue to read the series - this being picked up in "A New Family Member" and I'm incredibly lucky to have such wonderful readers and reviewers. I wish I was a better author for you all.

Just so you all know, however, I am planning on a bunch of spin-offs, one-shots - and a a few more prequels - to this franchise. So look out for those!

Thank you all again, and I hope you enjoy this final chapter!

(Light P.O.V)

I felt my stomach churn a bit from all this. I knew in my heart I'd made the right choice, but I also knew I was going to be slightly heartbroken by this.

I opened the door to my home.

The very moment I stepped through I could see my family in the living room all together. Sayu was the first to see me and she ran to hug me. The next was my mother… then my father saw me. He didn't seem mad anymore. More like he was irritated. I suppose he had every right to be… but he brought it on himself more than anything.

My mother started tearing up. "Light! I'm so glad you didn't leave!"

"Me too!" Sayu agreed as she hugged me tighter. "I know how much you loved Ryuzaki, but things will work out I promise you!"

My father then stood up, a new arrogance to his eye. "And thank god that's over. It's good to see you came to your senses, son. Now you can focus on what's best for you, and we can all forget about your little… experiment with Ryuzaki."

I hadn't said a word since entering the house. I thought for sure that my family knew what my choice was, but apparently it had to be spelled out for them.

"Ryuzaki is waiting in the car outside." I said bluntly. "I just came to tell you all goodbye. I don't want our fight to be the last thing I say before leaving all of you."

Both my mother and sister were saddened by this, but I knew they supported me. It was my father that was angry about this.

"Light," he warned, "don't mess up your life for this!"

"I'm not messing anything up, dad." I replied calmly. "I'm just choosing my own path to take. I can't keep holding your hand anymore, I'm eighteen! I know you want what's best for me, but you have to be able let me go and let me find what makes me happy."

"You're just a child, son." He spoke up, sounding more desperate than before. "You don't know what it is you want yet."

I sighed slightly. "No, I really don't." I paused for a second. "But I know I need a change of pace. I know I need to explore and find what's best for me out in the real world. And as long as Ryuzaki is there by my side, not to guide me like my father or push me out in front to save himself from the inevitable… but to be with me when I stumble and help me back up. Because, the truth is, I don't need followers or a guide… I need a partner. And the best one for me is Ryuzaki."

My dad just shook his head. "Then why come here?! Surely your mother and sister could see you off at the airport instead of here."

I relaxed myself a bit before speaking to him. "Because I want you to be part of my life. I know you don't see eye to eye with my decision, but you always taught me to follow my instincts and shoot for the stars." I held out my hand a bit. "And I can't leave without being on good terms with you. You're my father, you raised me and provided for me my whole life! As a child, you were my hero!" I smiled at the memory. "Better than any superhero, or even L!" I felt my heart break with these thoughts. "Are you really going to let my preferences tear us apart? Is me having a boyfriend so disgusting to you that you'd choose to ignore me until the day you die? Is this so important to you?"

A few moments went by before he looked away from me. Not even saying a word. I suppose this was my answer.

I took another sigh before turning to the women in my life and giving them one final hug goodbye.

My mother was in tears at this point. "I'm so sorry, Light."

I glanced at my father before accepting this truth. "It doesn't matter anymore. I'm sorry for getting you all worked up yesterday. I hope you know I didn't mean it."

Sayu shook her head before getting her own hug. "Don't even worry about it, Light. We'll be alright. You should go now. We don't want you to miss your flight."

I nodded happily, giving my hug to her one last squeeze before letting her go. As I opened the door to leave, I couldn't help but smile at her.

"Hey, if you meet a boy, I suggest not telling Tamlen or Mikami about it. They might just get back at you for the closet incidents." I joked.

She held up a fist. "I'll knock 'em one if they try to!"

I smiled happily at my sister's spunk before ultimately closing the door…

And saying my final goodbye to my home.

"They should be done fueling the plane soon," Ryuzaki spoke up after hanging up his phone. "Wammy will be flying us."

"Is there anything that old man can't do?" I asked jokingly, feeling my mood lighten up a bit.

L thought about this. "Surprisingly, he can't make soufflé."

I was semi-surprised at this. "Really?"

The detective shrugged. "Apparently."

He took a seat next to me and we waited together for the call from Wammy to arrive at the plane. I was incredibly excited, of course, but I still felt at a loss due to my father. More than anything I wanted him to be part of this, but he was being too hard-headed to listen to me. Why couldn't he see how much better this was for me? It was so frustrating!

A female voice suddenly rang out. "Light!"

Before I could question it, Misa was upon me and hugging me tightly. Takada, Teri and Tamlen, and Mikami were trailing behind.

I un-clung the blonde from my neck. "What are you guys doing here?"

"Your mom told us about your departure when we came by your house to hang out, and we decided to see you off." Teri replied.

Misa nodded. "We're so happy for the two of you! But… I can't believe you're leaving, Light. You won't be graduating with us."

I smiled at her. "No, but I won't forget you guys."

The five of them happily joined in on a group hug – having forced Ryuzaki to join us – and they all wished us luck. I had to admit, as annoying as they all were… they were the best friends I could have asked for.

Ryuzaki's phone buzzed and he answered it immediately. After a few short words, he hung up his phone and told me it was time to leave.

I sighed heavily. 'Goodbye home.'

Right as I stood up and grabbed my stuff, another voice rang out. This one, however, was male and aged. And he was calling my name Like Misa had.

When I looked, I couldn't believe what I saw…

It was my dad.

I prepared for the worst when stopped in front of me, huffing from the run, and looked up into my eyes. Behind him I could see my mother, sister…

And Granny?

At this point, I didn't even care about my father being there. What was Granny doing here? Didn't she already say her goodbyes?

She giggled at me. "I told your granddad about all this and he demanded I come find you and give you this."

She shuffled up to me and handed me a parcel. "We bought it for you for graduation, but since you're leaving he thought you should have it now."

I chuckled a bit. "So you took an hour train ride to see me off… again! Shouldn't granddad be here too?"

"That old cod won't leave his television even if the world was ending!" She joked. "Besides, I offered to go!" She looked past me to look at L who was hiding behind Misa. "I didn't get a good smack of that British bottom yesterday!"

"You stay away from me, Granny!" L warned.

She only giggled as she started chasing after him. I had to admit, my Granny was a character. A lovely woman when she had to be… but a straight up deviant when she was on her own. My poor Ryuzaki, having to deal with her as politely as he could while getting groped by her.

I chuckled to myself. 'He'll manage.'

I opened the parcel and smiled at the gift. My Granny was your typical grandma when it came to gifts. She made everything she gave us with love and care. This year's gift? A handmade sweater made from the softest wool. Sayu never really appreciated gifts like this, but I sure did. However, my granddad didn't like being cheap so he always stuffed the homemade gift with something amazing. For his gift to me, he'd put inside a brand new laptop.

When Granny crossed my path, having chased L around me for a bit – threatening to pinch his… erm… cheeks – I stopped her from harassing him and gave her a peck on the cheek.

"Thank you Granny. I love it! And tell Granddad I'll call him later to thank him as well."

She gave me a hug back. "Of course, my little Night-Light! But, if you really want to thank me, you'll stop your man from running so I can get a good squeeze!"

L was out of breath at this moment, but still on edge. "Your Gran is starting to scare me, Light."

I snuffed at him. "This is my family, Ryuzaki. Learn to deal with it."

My mom then took Granny away from the scene. "Light, your father has something he'd like to say to you."

I looked towards the man and saw the fear in his eyes. No, not fear… sadness. Like he didn't want to see me go.

"Son," he started off, "you were right about what you said before. You've grown into a fine young man, and I have to stop holding your hand and guiding you along the path. You know what you're doing… but I want you to realize something.

"From the moment you were born, you have always been my child. Of course I want you to be happy, but I also want what's best for you. The way I reacted about your relationship with… him…" he gestured toward the detective, "was completely uncalled for. In no way are you disgusting, and of course you haven't disgraced this family." He pulled me into a hug and I felt my heart thump happily. "You're my son, and I love you. No matter what you do with your life, I will always support you."

I had to test this. "And if I go to England right now?"

"You have my blessing." He replied, pulling away from me.

He then looked at Ryuzaki who was waiting for this confrontation. If I knew L he wouldn't confront my father with anger, but my dad was a different story.

He strode up to the detective, then held out his hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Ryuzaki."

The man just stared at his hand for a moment before answering, "And you, Mr. Yagami. Excuse me if I don't shake your hand, but I'm not much of a physical person…"

My father didn't look too pleased with this answer, and I worried for the relationship between them to be more strained than before.

As soon as my father put down his hand, however, L ran in to hug him. We were all quite shocked to see this until he spoke up.

"But thank you. You have no idea how happy you've made me."

My father seemed put off by this sudden behaviour, having slowly placed his arms around the man in an embrace. "I'm… sorry?"

L only smiled. "I couldn't live with myself knowing you and Light were still on bad terms. But seeing you two right now… it makes me happy. To see Light happy, and his family. It's all I want for him."

In a surprising turn of events I actually saw a tear roll down my dad's cheek. Had Ryuzaki truly…?

My dad gave him one last squeeze of a hug before letting him go. "Take good care of my son out there. He hasn't been away from Japan…"

Ryuzaki grinned happily. "I wouldn't worry about him. I'm loaded with cash and have guards to spare where we're going. Believe me, Light will be fine."

I could see the incredulous look on everyone's faces. Even my dad's.

L didn't seem fazed by this. "Are you quite alright with this union now that you know Light is with a rich man with means?"

My father blinked before agreeing rather quietly.

L's phone buzzed again, but he didn't answer it. "Light, we need to leave. The plane is ready."

I quickly gave everyone a final hug goodbye, lingering with my dad so that I could thank him for giving me peace, and before long we were off.

I was going to miss Japan, this was true. I was going to miss all my friends and family… but with a once in a lifetime opportunity like this, to work alongside L and live with the one person I loved more than anything, and to have a life all of my own…

How could I say no?

(L P.O.V)

As we sat in our seats, getting ready for take-off, I looked over to Light and smiled at the change I saw. He was happy now. He had no regrets and he could spend his time in England with no worries concerning his family or friends. And I just knew that Wammy's would be perf…

Wammys house… my successors! I hadn't told them about this at all!

The moment the plane started moving Light noticed my nervousness.

"Ryuzaki, is there something wrong?" He asked hesitantly.

I looked back at him, feeling my heart quake a bit with fear. "Well, Light, do you remember when I told you L had successors?"

He didn't seems worried about this at all. He actually looked excited. "So I'll get to meet them, then! Ryuzaki that's awesome! Why do you look so worried?!"

I decided to fib. "Because I thought you didn't like kids! This is great! You're right, I've got nothing to worry about!"

He chuckled happily before turning away to dig through his things to find something to occupy his time. With this being a private plane, he had a lot more at his disposal than he would were we flying in public planes.

I cringed a bit and mentally slapped myself for being so stupid.

'The boys are going to tear him apart! I just know it! Why didn't I tell them!? I'm such a moron!'

I slunk into my chair a bit and sighed heavily. 'Sorry Light. I'll tell you more when we get to England, but for now… the less you know, the better.'

I then hummed at the thought. Maybe they won't be so bad. I mean… Mello might be an issue, but Matt should be just fine. Near I wasn't too sure about, considering he was so young and new to the Wammy house, but he liked me. Then again… Near only liked me.

I sighed yet again. 'I'm not sure how well you'll do Light. It might take years, but you should earn their trust in time.'

I felt a kiss to my cheek then and I jolted out of my thoughts. "What was that for?"

He cuddled into me a bit. "For just being you. I love you L… Ryuzaki."

I hummed a bit at this and cuddled back. My worries over the boys subsiding slightly. "I love you too, Light."

I just hoped the boys would as well.