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Everything to Save

Chapter 16-

L gripped the controls of the helicopter tightly as Chief Yagami put handcuffs on Higuchi then ushered him to a waiting patrol car. The detective was hovering above the scene but was low enough so that Matsuda could hand the detective the black notebook.

As soon as L took it from the young officers hands, something out of the corner of his eye caught his attention and looked over to see a seven-foot tall thing was thin, white, and bony. His body began to shake uncontrollably as he stifled a scream.

(The shinigami… I can see it now!) he thought in disbelief as he tried to control his shaking. He knew he had to calm down so that he could pilot the helicopter, but the wild haired detective was excited too because his deductions had been correct.

Now L had the proof he needed. Light HAD been under a supernatural influence due to this notebook just as L suspected he had been. Now he just had to make sure that his lover never touched the notebook again and he would not revert to the evil persona that was Kira.

"Thank you, Matsuda-san. Now we have proof Higuchi is the one who is Kira. You will be rewarded for your good work. Tell Chief Yagami that I am going back to Headquarters to put this notebook in a safe place," L said to the young officer.

"I will, Ryuzaki." Matsuda replied, relieved that Kira had been captured and that L seemed so proud of the task force. All those long hours he had put in had seemed to finally pay off.

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Rem watched as the men took the notebook and handed it to the man in the helicopter. That was Misa's notebook and she had to protect her beloved at all costs…

L was heading back into the night sky, the notebook lying on the floor beside him on this solo trip. He did wonder where the shinigami was when he felt a cold chill run down his spine.

He looked over to his left and gasped at what he saw, making the helicopter veer off course for a moment. He quickly regained control but looked wide-eyed at what he saw sitting next to him.

Sitting in the passenger seat was the bony shinigami who was nearly bent double at the waist so it could fit inside the helicopter.

"Don't look so alarmed. I am the shinigami called Rem. I will not hurt you but I need to see Misa and want to know how you've been treating her," the creature said in a low, deep voice.

"My name is L, but you know that already, isn't that correct?" L said in a toneless but shaky voice. "So is the theory that you can see my real name and how long I have to live TRUE?

"Yes, that is right," Rem said. "But do not ask me how long you have to live because I will not answer you. It is not my job to tell you that information and my only concern is for Misa."

The shinigami and the detective sat quietly for a moment both wondering what to make of the other. Rem thought that he was a bit strange though kinder than the arrogant Light Yagami that Misa was madly in love with.

However, she knew that the detective was out to discover the truth and that he had a responsibility to prosecute the guilty. Rem felt like her beloved was an innocent girl who just had all these bad things befall her.

Rem broke the silence. "I know that you suspect Misa as the second Kira, but I will not allow anything bad to befall her," the shinigami warned L with her voice full of tension.

L began to worry- he had tied Misa's arms and legs together and Watari had given her a shot of a very powerful sedative that should last until the morning. He was planning for Watari to give Light another shot soon as well for he needed the notebook well hidden from his lover. The detective had to plan his next moves carefully.

The detective felt a shiver run down his spine. He suddenly deduced that Rem was in love with Misa, who was the second Kira. How would she react to the treatment of the young blonde girl by himself and Watari?

L glanced nervously at the death note that was lying on the floor between him and Rem. What if she decided to use the notebook to kill him?

"You are not one for conversation, are you L Lawliet?" the shinigami suddenly remarked, her voice filled with sarcasm as chills ran down his spine at the sound of the shinigami's voice.

"Only one person knows my real name so it sounds ominous when you call be by it," L said, as he glanced at Rem. "I apologize for getting wrapped up in my thoughts…"

"I just want to know about Misa." Rem said. "I've been worried about her."

"I promise that nothing bad has befallen her, but I did have to subdue her and Light-kun so I could oversee the capture of Higuchi and the notebook. I realize there is a second notebook out there as well." L said and let out a sigh.

"Yes, it is Light's notebook and it is well hidden. He made elaborate plans to retrieve it later," Rem remarked. "I know without asking that you feel as strongly as I do about his guilt so I advise keeping the notebook hidden from him when you find it." Rem warned.

"Do you know where it is?" L asked, hopefully. "I have already taken the utmost precautions to keep the notebooks from Light.

"Yes, I do. I can draw you a map so you can find it," Rem suggested, since she would like to take Misa and leave this city behind forever.

"Then consider this- I will not prosecute Misa even though I know she is the second Kira. I have fallen in love with Light and you with Misa. So in order to be with our loved ones, bring me Light's notebook and you can take Misa tonight and I will never bother her again," L said, as he landed the helicopter upon the headquarters building.

"So you want to let Higuchi take the fall?" Rem said. "Misa can be free?"

"As long as Light-kun and I are together like we should be." L answered, knowing that despite the fact that Light WAS Kira, he did not care. This may be the most selfish L had ever been but he did not care. Light belonged to him now.

Rem extended one of her bony hands until L reached out and shook it. "I agree to these terms, L Lawliet, but have one word of warning. You must consider that Light may have an evil nature despite the contact with the notebook."

"I have considered that a great deal….but according to my deductions the percentage of that fact is only 75 percent." L muttered, his soul feeling heavy. Light-kun HAD to prove him wrong and be his lifetime love.

So L held on tight to the twenty-five percent that Light was a kind and innocent man.

Or else…

Chapter 17-

A/N- I'm sorry for the lack of updates on this story. I am committed to finishing this but please let me know if you are reading and how I am doing with the story.

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