L's POV

I laid next to Anna in the bed, playing with her hair while she slept. She'd gotten better in the past few weeks. I had left her alone for two days just after the whole Ace ordeal. She'd insisted I got retrieve the children. Beyond said that Gia's life span went back up when she got home, but refused to tell me by how much. Something about decisions can impact lives dramatically, I wasn't sure what that meant, but I was happy that it happened. I pulled my hand away from Anna and she grabbed it.

Her eyes fluttered open and she gave me a tired smile, "Morning."

I pulled her closer to me and pressed a kiss to her forehead. "How are you feeling this morning?" I asked, careful of her bandages.

"Much better. How much longer do I have to keep the bandage on?" She whined.

I rolled my eyes, "Anna, you got shot."

"That doesn't answer the question." She yawned and rested her head on my chest.

"A few more weeks." I estimated.

Anna made a noise of disapproval, "Weeks?"

I nodded, "You'll live." I felt her roll her eyes at me, but decided to let it go this time.

"I don't want to do anything today." She moaned, burying her face in my side.

"We don't have to." I responded.

She looked up at me, "Yes, we do. You have a plane to catch and I have four children and a psychopath to take care of." She reminded me as she sat up. I noticed her flinch slightly when she did so.

"You can still come with me. I might need your help with this case." I prompted. I still hadn't solved the case in northern England due to the events that had been taking place at Wammy's. In truth it wasn't a particularly challenging case, but I had taken it to get Anna out of the house when she'd been under the impression Beyond was dead.

"If you need me, I'll go, but I think you'll be alright without me." She smiled and I pressed my lips to hers.

"Gross."

We broke apart and looked to the door where Mello was standing, holding a very squirmy six month old. "You need to learn to knock. Now give me my baby." She requested. Mello came over to the bed and laid Gia down on the bed. She crawled over to me quickly, something she'd begun when she'd gone to France with the boys, and Anna pouted. "That's not fair."

I stuck my tongue out at her and picked up my daughter, falling back onto the bed. "I'm not getting up."

Anna sighed and gave me a light, halfhearted shove, "Yes you are. Mello, go see if the others are awake please?" Mello was out the door in a flash. After a moment, Anna kissed me again and pulled herself out of bed. She had a hand on her side where she'd been shot almost a month before.

"Are you sure you're alright?" I asked getting out of bed after her, baby in hand.

She nodded and I wrapped my free arm around her as she looked for a loose fitting shirt in the closet. "I'm sure. You don't need to worry about me, L."

I kissed her temple and pulled her closer to me gently, "I know, but I always will."

A small smile pulled at her lips and she grabbed an old T-shirt and a pair of jeans before taking the baby out of my arms. I grabbed my usual attire and Anna moved to the bed to lay the baby down while she changed. "You'll be careful right?" She asked.

"Of course." I assured moving next to her.

"You'll be back soon right?" She asked.

I chuckled lowly to myself, "I promise." I took her left hand and ran my finger over the ring I'd given her. "I'll always come back."

She smiled up at me and gave my hand a light squeeze before picking up the baby. "Start packing, you're flight leaves tonight, Love."

I watched her walk out of the room to go make sure everything would be ready for the boys and I smiled. Mello, followed closely by Matt and finally Near, rushed past the door after Anna yelling about something or other. My little family wasn't exactly how Anna and I had planned it when we first started out, but I didn't mind. I heard Anna call my name and started out the door, after her glad that she was the one I was going to be spending forever with.

The End

A/N: So... this is it guys... it's been fun. I'd like to thank everyone who's stuck with me from the very beginning and those we've picked up along the way. I've been considering doing a shorter (much shorter) story that follows the plot of Death Note: Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Case but I'm not 100% sold on the idea just yet so I'll let you know if I decide to do it. Thank you all again!

- Insaine