Journey below [L x reader] • Death Note

Chapter 42 | backfire

"What do you mean you LOST THE NOTEBOOK?"

"I swear I locked it up as normal! It was in my drawer last ti-"

"Save it, you've really done it now Takada ANYONE could have it!"

Ah the fallout of Hypnos' favour was fun to watch. Light no longer had the power to kill, all thanks to your dear sleepy friend.

You and L simply stood by and watched as Light lost his mind at Takada for 'losing' the notebook. You wondered what he'd do now he had no weapon. He was useless without it.

"Isn't it fun to watch him suffer?" You joked.

"It's a sight to behold my dear" L replied.

If you had popcorn you'd be eating it in amusement right now.

"How'd you manage to get it?" Ryuk asked, also watching the argument from the sidelines.

"Some help from our buddy" L replied.

"Which?"

"Hypnos"

"Hypnos? The one that's always asleep? Surprised he managed"

"I'm proud of him, he really came in clutch for us" you smiled.

Light was still oblivious to the fact you and L were behind all the recent dramas in the case. Ryuk stuck by his 'no interference' rule and never uttered a word to Light that shades and other gods existed. At this point the argument has devolved into personal attacks and insults, and was getting a bit too heated. If you were both alive you'd probably have stepped in my now to prevent a possible murder from occurring but all you could do was watch.

Watch as Light stormed off like an angry toddler and slammed the door leaving Takada crying in the study room they'd hidden in.

"Well... that was quite the reaction" L said.

"I feel kind of bad... but I also don't because she killed people for him. But I do know that a bigger and stronger man screaming at you is terrifying so..." you rambled.

Takada seemed rather upset at the whole ordeal. You didn't blame her, but at the same time it was hard to feel completely sympathetic with her being a Kira and all.

"We should probably follow him" you suggested.

"We should, how will he continue his whole new world thing now?" L replied.

You all rushed out to follow Light. He looked so pathetic in his angry huff as she stormed down the campus of the university and over to the car where he sat in the drivers seat and sighed in frustration. You and L phased through the doors to sit in the back seat and keep watching, Ryuk following.

"Well, well. Not so powerful are you now Kira?" L snickered.

"Ryuk you don't happen to know what happened do you?" Light asked.

"Nah, first I've heard of this" he replied.

"I only gave a few pages from the book stored away, they won't last long... how the hell do I keep ridding the world of evil without the book?! Damnit that useless bitch- worse than Misa"

You and L cringed at his words. His true colours really showed when we thought no one was watching, it was disgusting.

"You gonna use the paper anyway?" Ryuk asked.

"Sparingly. I can't let anyone think Kira is gone, if the killings stop they'll think it's over. If I keep killing high profile criminals every so often with the paper I do have they'll just think Kira changed his pattern. I'll have to do that until I can get the book back. Where the hell would it be though?" Light explained.

"The underworld, good luck with that dickhead" you snickered.

You could tell Ryuk was trying not to pay attention to your snarky remarks so he wouldn't accidentally reveal to Light you and L were there. After a moment of silence while he thought about his options he picked up the phone and called Misa, having her meet him at 'the usual place' wherever that was. And with that he started driving, clearly annoyed and trying to figure out where to go from here.

"You're fucked now Light" Ryuk laughed.

"Shut up Ryuk" he replied.

"Oi! Khaki man, we may not approve of Ryuks little book drop but he IS a bro. Don't diss the bro like that" you joked, kicking the back of lights chair.

He jumped feeling the kick, and looked around confused not able to see you or L. Ryuk laughed at his reaction, as did L.

"What the- oh SHUT up Ryuk" he snapped.

"(Y/n), you're a little shit sometimes but I love it" L snickered.

"It's a gift" you joked back.

Messing with Light was fun, but you had a mission here. You'd see what Light talks to Misa about, and then go back to the taskforce to see what they're doing about the new evidence against Light. The end of the case was just in reach, it was like your fingertips were brushing against it but you couldn't quite grab it yet.

All it would take now that Light was powerless without the book is the taskforce to perform the arrest. They just needed to get over the emotional hurdle and come to L's side of the case.

If Aizawa can, surely the others can too.

"Victory is so close I can taste it" L said.

"I know, just a little further and we've succeeded. That bloody taskforce just need to grow a pair and get over it" you replied.

"I can't wait to see the look on his face when he rises from Styx and Hades is waiting for him"

"Oh I know! He's gotta have a heart attack, and when he finds out he's going to Tartarus he's gonna have a second heart attack"

"What do you think Hades will do to him?"

That was a good question, hades had all kind of unique and horrible punishments for the worst of the worst. Sisyphus and the boulder, setting the fury sisters on someone, Tentalus and the ever changing water and tree that kept him starving and thirsty for eternity, being chained to chairs by serpents. Hades was actually rather nice to most people, but those who deserved it got his upmost wrath and the worst of the worst.

That's what Light would get.

"I don't know. I feel like it'll be one of the worst punishments Hades has ever given though" you replied.

"He should have Light die over and over again. In the same way his victims did. Heart attack after heart attack, throw in a fall or a stab. He should feel the same pain he inflicted unto others" L suggested.

"Twisted... but for him, it would be the perfect punishment"