To my dear devoted readers, I apologize for the wait!! I've been so caught up in other things, (*ahem* BTS *ahem*), that I've gotten lazy with my writing. HOWEVER, I promise to start writing on a schedule again. Thank you for being patient with me this entire time!! Enjoy the fanfic, and please keep on being supportive!!

~{Y/N}'s POV~

"What do you mean, he's Light and Misa's son?!" I exclaimed.

"Exactly what I said. He's their son. I couldn't be more direct." B replied.

"Turn down the fucking sass, B," I warned, "And that's impossible. Misa wasn't anything more to Light than a pawn."

"You can have sex without caring about the other person, you know. And Light could've used her to get off when L died."

"{Y/N}," Mello said, stepping forward, "It's okay. You need to calm down."

Calm down?

CALM DOWN??

"Mello, honey," I said as sweetly as I could, my voice dripping with danger and anger, "Our son was raped by the fucking son of Kira, and you want me to calm down?"

"Just think about this logically-!"

"Since when do we use logic?? Logic can kiss my fucking ass!" I saw Mello take a step back, and I knew fully well that I was losing it, but I didn't care. "No one messes with my baby. Where's L?? I need that notebook."

"He'll be back soon," Matt replied, and I sighed.

"Those two better fucking hurry."

~Lawliet's POV~

After a while of staying in that storage room, I decided that I would leave. I'd hide in my room and then figure everything out in the morning. I peek my head out of the room, to see that no one was in the halls. I ran as fast as I could to my room and opened the door, slamming it behind me as I jumped onto my bed.

"OW, FUCK!" Someone yelled, and I felt someone beneath me. "Jesus Christ, Lawliet, I've been looking everywhere for you."

I looked down to see Near beneath me. "N-Near?? What're you doing here?"

"I figured you'd show up here soon enough. Although you did take a while..."

I looked at him with weary, tired eyes. "Near... you..."

"I know," he interrupted, "I know what I did. Gevanni's taking care of it."

"What... what's the plan, Near?"

"I'm going to tell Roger what he did to you. He'll cover us. Remember, Hikaru was an orphan, and there's no way for anything to get back to you."

"But what about you? It could come back to you."

Near smiled, "I'm the one that shot him after all. But its unlikely that we'll even get caught."

I felt tears well up in my eyes. "This is all my fault, Near," I managed, "You killed someone for me, this is all my fault."

He smile helplessly and placed his hand on my shoulder. "None of this is your fault. I know that this is hard for you, but I won't let you believe that this is your fault. I promised your mother that I'd protect you. Even if it means killing for you."

I looked at Near with wide eyes and the tears dripped down my face. My body acted before my mind did, as I latched myself onto him, sobbing uncontrollably.

~L's POV~

When I finally stopped running, I saw {Y/N} on the floor in the distance, with Matt seated by her side, his arm around her shoulders.

Something... happened...

As I inched closer, I could hear her sobs and see her shaking with both worry and anger. When she looked up and saw me, her eyes went wide and she leaned more into Matt. "What happened?"

"We saw Lawliet," Mello replied, "He got raped."

My heart nearly jumped out of my chest. "W-what..?"

"He was raped." {Y/N} managed through gritted teeth, "Your fucking boyfriend's son was raping him."

"Light, you mean? Light never had a kid. That's impossible."

"Impossible, my ass." She muttered, "My baby's hurting right now."

Light... he wouldn't have...

"Fucking Yagami, I should've beat the shit outta him when I had the chance."

He wouldn't... Misa and Takada weren't...

"How'd you get him outta the handcuffs, L?" Matt questioned, and I looked intently down at my hand. The handcuffs from before were still connected to me, but the other end was empty.

"He got out on his own. A showed up and we had to split up. I have the Death Note with me," I explained, handing the notebook to {Y/N} and she looked up at me.

"Thanks," she muttered weakly before her eyes went wide. The notebook took immediate effect, with {Y/N} being able to see the shinigami that were in the distance. "What the fuck..."

"A shock, isn't it?" Mello chuckled, "Okay, now that we've got her some sight, B, what should we do?"

~B's POV~

  "Okay, now that we've got her some sight, B, what should we do?" Mello said, but the noises sounded as if it was underwater.

A's coming.

Get out, get out.

Leave.

"B..." {Y/N} said sympathetically, standing up and grabbing my hand. "He's trembling, Mells."

"Beyond," L cautioned, "Calm down."

Mello and Matt looked at each other and knew what was going on. I'd seen from here, they'd had the same thing happen to them. The utter feeling of panic that's so severe you feel that you're going to die.

"Panic attack." Mello confirmed, pushing {Y/N} aside to replace her. "Okay, L, you stay with him. I'll... I'll go get a Shinigami and we'll leave."

"No, babe,"{Y/N} protested, "Stay here, with me. L, you go."

L looked at my with a worry-stricken face that soon turned determined. "I'll go find Ryuk." He managed before taking off again.

{Y/N} knelt beside me and took both of my hands. When I turned to look at her, her eyes seemed as if they were on fire.

"I'm here for you." She whispered, "Whatever you need, I'm here for you."

~Gevanni's POV~

"Okay, Stephen," Near said, "How are we gonna get rid of him?"

I stared at the bag beneath us, knowing the remains were still fresh, still dripping blood. "I... I don't know."

"We need to move, and fast. Lawliet's asleep. This is our only chance."

"Hydrochloric acid, maybe?" I suggested.

"That's all fine and dandy, but where are we gonna dump it afterwards? I can't tell Roger anything until the brat's completely gone." He sighed.

"We'll dilute it. Then dump it somewhere far from here." I explained, and he nodded, biting his nails.

"What am I gonna do? I killed him. Jesus Christ, I shot and killed someone!! I can't... I can't mess this up. Messing this up means giving Wammy's House a bad name!!" He exclaimed.

"Nate..." I tried, only to have him get louder.

"Stephen, I can't let this place go to hell! Its all we've had! L, Mello, Matt, {Y/N}... its all they had. I can't ruin this!"

"Near," I tried again.

"I'm... done! That's it, I've lost!! I lost the game!! What am I gonna do? I'm gonna end up ruining everything for everyone-!"

"NATE, STOP!" I yelled, grabbing his shoulders and pulling him into my chest. "Listen to me. Everything's going to be fine."

"You say that," he mumbled, "But your heart's going just as crazy as mine, y'know."

"Listen to it, then. Whatever it takes for you to calm down."

Near was silent for a few seconds before sobbing an "I love you," into my shirt. I placed my arm around him and kissed the top of his head, cradling him.

"I love you too, Nate River."