A Death Note Christmas Carol

Chapter 6

After the rest of the team left, Mr. Yagami turned to L.

“So you really think it’s him?”

Rem nudged Light awake. “This is the part you need to listen to.”

“I know it’s him.” L replied.

“You have evidence?”

“Yes. Substantial.”

“Then why the run-around?”

“I know it’s selfish…” explained L, “But Light is my first ever friend… and I kind of have a crush on Misa… I’d really rather them not get the death penalty… or life in prison…”

“But, why not tell the rest of the team?”

L sat silently, and then said: “I want Light to see the people he’s hurting, and maybe give up the notebook. He’d lose all recollection of it or the powers it gave him… but he has to give it up first.”

“Are you sure it’s not just not another fake rule?” Yagami asked, “Maybe he doesn’t even know what he’s doing now.”

“No.” said L, confidently, “It’s a real rule. And Light knows what he’s doing.”

Light’s legs began to feel tired, so he turned to Rem.

“what’s the point of all this?”

Rem looked down at him.

“He was your friend, not your enemy,” she said “He was trying to help you the whole time that you were trying to hurt him.”

“So, are we almost done?” he asked.

“Almost,” said R” Rem said, disappointed. “You still need to still need to see Misa.”

“Okay, let’s get this over with.”

“Misa’s dead.” Said Rem.

“Dead?” Light asked, mildly shocked.

“She cut her original lifespan in half… twice. She’s dead, now.”

“I’m sorry to hear that.”

“No, you’re not.”

Light hung his head. He felt ashamed for not feeling the appropriate amount of grief.

“So, yeah, we’re done,” Rem broke the silence, “I’ll take you home.”

“Finally. I don’t see how—“ Light stopped speaking. Rem was gone. He looked around and noticed that he was in his bedroom. Misa was in their bed, still alive, but asleep.

Light tried to get into bed next to Misa without waking her, but he pulled back the covers, he yelped and jumped back.

L was in his bed, sucking on the end of a candy cane. “Merry Christmas, Light.”

I do not own Death Note, or any of the characters in the manga, Anime, or live-action movie. Likewise, I am totally ripping off Charles Dickens, who created “A Christmas Carol”.