A/N: I ran out of time yesterday to finish the chapter XD 

I now have a three day weekend :3 

This currently has 49.6K reads :o it's so close to 50k :o I'll be doing a special extra chapter when it does hit 50k because I've never had a story with that many reads before ^-^ 

This chapter has been so difficult to write :/ 

Also, there are going to be three chapters left, including this one and an epilogue. Maybe Four if this gets to 50k reads and I do an extra chapter. I'm so sad, I really don't want this to end :( 

Chapter Twenty-Nine

I hold my mother's hand in mine. They're both unconscious – but thankfully alive.

They had died, but they managed to bring them back. I know that them being alive is the Life Note's doing. For once, I'm grateful for the notebook. Although, a part of me is telling me they wouldn't have been harmed if I hadn't been dragged into the whole Kira and Death Note mess by the Life Note.

I should have been more careful. I was so selfish, I never thought that my actions would end up affecting my parents. I shouldn't have provoked Light. He's been trying to get me since I told him I was Kira, that's if he wasn't already suspicious of me.

I only thought of myself. I never thought about how Light would go after my parents to get to me.

Mello was right.

This has to be a trap. My parents would never drive recklessly. The crash was caused by reckless driving.

Now I've had time to think, I'm very certain that Light got their names and killed them hoping I'd come back to Japan. He may have used it as a way of finding out if I have the Life Note.

Now he knows.

You can't avoid being killed by the Death Note unless the Life Note is used as well.

I squeeze my eyes shut as tears stream down my face. "Forgive me," I mumble as I wipe the tears away with the back of my hand.

I will catch you, Light Yagami, and you'll regret the day you took my brother from me and when you tried to kill my parents. I will get revenge.

***

"How did it go?" Mello asks me when I leave the hospital. I turn to see him leaning against the wall and eating a chocolate bar.

I shrug. "Come on, let's go back to my apartment. It's quite a drive. Plus I don't want to be here anymore." I say quickly as I look around. Mello places his free hand on my shoulder and I jump, not expecting him to do that.

"Calm down, Benihime. We're going to be fine. Matt will be here soon anyway." He reassures me. "He won't hurt you." I look into Mello's blue eyes. He moves his hand from my shoulder and runs his thumb under my eyes. "You've been crying. Your mascara smudged." I look away as my face heats up.

A car pulls up and I see Matt's red car. He leans across the passenger seat and opens the window. "Come on, Lovebirds, I don't have all day."

"Shut up." Mello snaps at the brunette as he opens the passenger door. "You can sit in the front Benihime." I mutter a thanks and sit down. Mello shuts the door and climbs into the back. I've never admitted it out loud, but I love sitting in the front of a car.

"Back to your apartment?" Matt asks me and I nod.

***

Light's POV

Benihime is C. She's bringing the criminals back. I'll make her pay for opposing me.

She's in Japan. I just need to get Mikami to see her and tell me her name.

Once she's gone, I just have to deal with Near and Mello. Then I've won.

I'm so close to becoming God.

Benihime's POV

Days after my arrival in Japan, Near arrives after losing the original SPK headquarters. I'm kinda praying he still has my computers, I'll have to arrange to collect them when this is all done.

From what I've heard, this battle against Kira is nearing its end. It should all be done soon and I'll be safe to return home. I can go back to being normal – well about as normal as I can get.

Two weeks ago, my parents woke up, I never went back to see them. I haven't left the apartment. I just can't. I can't risk their lives any more than I have. I'm also too scared to leave. I can't risk being seen by Light or anyone with the Shinigami eyes. He's clearly trying to find me.

Once again I'm alone in the apartment, Mello and Matt have been doing God knows what. I look around and realise how many games have been left lying around by Matt. The least he could do is leave a console behind so I can actually play one of the games he has left behind. He has all this tech stuff laying around too.

I let out a sigh and sink into my sofa.

The door bursts open as Mello and Matt storm inside. I jump up from the sofa and look at them with wide eyes, worried that something bad had happened.

"We need your help, Benihime." Mello says hurriedly.

26th January 2010

I wait in the front of the van as Mello deals with Takada in the back. I need to make sure nothing bad happens. I clutch my pocket to check that my scrap of Life Note paper and pen is inside.

I take a deep breath.

Mello promised me that everything will be okay. So I just have to believe he knows what he's doing.

"Please don't do this," Ari pleads again. I ignore her again.

She only shows up when something bad is going to happen to me which isn't settling my nerves at all.

"I have to," I whisper. I look up at the mirror and try to see into the back of the vehicle. I still can't see anything. I let out a sigh and try to distract my brain.

"No you don't. Just leave." Ari begs, her voice pleading. I look over at the God of Life who is currently occupying Mello's seat, which he'll be returning to shortly after he deals with Takada.

I don't reply to her. I have to ignore her, she's making me feel worse.

Everything will be fine.

I hope.

The driver's side door opens and Mello hops into the van in his usual clothing. He looks slightly pissed and I can only imagine the trouble Takada probably put him through.

He switches on the engine and begins to drive. The radio turns on and the silence is filled with rambling from a radio station.

"Did everything go okay?" I ask him and he quickly glances at me before looking back at the road.

"Yes." He says briskly.

I begin listening to the radio and the current news story makes me freeze.

Matt died. He was killed. Shot dead by Takada's guards.

Tears fill my eyes.

Does Mello know his name? I was never informed. Matt is definitely not his real name if he's from Wammy's. I look over at Mello and his hands are gripping the steering wheel tightly. I can't imagine the pain he's feeling at the loss of his best friend.

When we both get out of this safely, I'll get his name. I have forty hours after all. If nothing bad happens then I should be able to bring him back, right?

Will we even get out of this alive? I should have declined and stayed home. I could have asked Matt to tell me his name and get them to call me, and if I don't hear from them by a certain time then I write their names down.

It would be a guaranteed victory, right?

What am I doing? Matt and Mello told me the basics of their plan last night. I'm an idiot for agreeing to go along with it. It's so dangerous. They're used to this danger, I'm not. I suck under pressure.

The van pulls into an old building which is abandoned and falling down. It appears to be some old church that was never renovated and is suffering from the years of neglect it has received.

"What now?" I ask Mello.

I turn to face him and he looks at me. My black eyes meet his blue. His eyes suddenly widen and everything seems to slow down dramatically.

I watch speechless as Mello collapses in front of me, his body slumping against the steering wheel.

"Mello!" I scream out as I press the button to the seatbelt and throw it away from my body. I throw the door open and jump out before running to his side. I throw his door open and I realise that everything is blurry. I wipe away my tears before I grab his body. I try to move faster but my limbs won't allow it. Come on!

I curse when I realise he still has his seatbelt on. "Shit!" My body shakes as I cry. I unbuckle his seatbelt before I begin to drag him from the van. I need to get far away.

That damn Takada! She had hidden a piece of the Death Note.

I need to write Mello's name down before I die. She must have seen my name. There's no way she didn't.

Please, please, please. Just let me live for another few minutes.

Please tell me that Light wanted to kill me himself.

"Shit, shit, shit!" I curse through my sobs. I drag him into the safety of the nearby trees. I place his body down carefully before yanking out the piece of paper and pen.

I scribble his name down and then swallow it, not wanting to risk anyone else finding out his name. It won't stop those with the stupid Shinigami eyes but it will stop Light. He's too much of an ass to surrender his life span to gain the eyes so he gets others to do it for him.

"Please work, please work." I beg hysterically. I shove the pen back into my pocket before I collapse to my knees, unable to stand anymore.

A groan comes from Mello as his eyes flutter open. I pull his body to mine and engulf him into a hug. I let out a sigh of relief when he moves his arms around me. He's fine. He's alive. I saved him. Everything will be okay.

"You're okay, you're okay!" I cheer. I sob into his shoulder pathetically.

"Beni? Why are you crying?" He asks, he's completely confused by the situation.

"You died, the bitch killed you!" I sob. I pull away and look into his eyes. "We need to get away! Wait... Matt! What's his name?! I need to save him!" I begin to panic as realisation dawns on me, the situation becoming clear as the impending danger sinks in.

"Benihime, calm down." Mello instructs. He places a hand on my cheek and another on my shoulder. Both of us sitting down on the forest floor.

My eyes widen and I gasp in shock. A pain spreads in my chest and I begin to gasp for air. Mello's expression matches mine.

"Benihime!"

"Mello!" I gasp out, but I have a feeling that the words never left my mouth. My vision blurs before fading completely and I drift into unconsciousness.

Is this what death feels like? It's peaceful...

A/N: Just a lovely reminder that Life Note users are not immune to the Death Note's powers. She can still die. 

Anyway, so what are your thoughts? 

This isn't the end! We still have the warehouse scene and the epilogue! I'll be updating tomorrow, and the final chapter will be posted on Sunday! The special extra chapter will be posted the same day this hits 50k, and will be a short chapter so I will double update that day. 

Do you think Benihime will live? No one but her and her parents know her name, she never told Mello or Matt her real name... so what do you think is going to happen? So Mello writing down her name in her Life Note is ruled out there, but what about a hidden rule no one knew about? Hehehe. 

I've had the above scene planned out for a while now XD 

It sucks that this is coming to an end! I love writing this so much :3 I guess I'll have to start writing another fanfiction when I finish this XD 

~ Alice