Chapter 15: Endings

"What?" Near asked, completely stunned, unable to say all the words running through his head. Words like: 'Didn't you just apologize for leaving me alone and now you want to go and get yourself killed?'

Those kinds of words.

"I'll... Die. To stop Kira, to avenge L, I will die and you both will live." Mello stated. Matt stared with one eyebrow quirked up in disbelief.

"Mello... Are you fucking retarded? Do you ever stop and think about what your doing? We haven't seen each other in forever and after only truly being together for a few hours you want to die? Weren't you smarter last time I saw you?" Matt asked, earning a deathly stare from the annoyed blond.

"Matt, shut up! Do you understand anything at all? We're risking our lives right now to stop a murderer that killed our mentor. Kira has been ruling for two years! Two fucking years! Thousands of lives are gone and we're just going to be selfish and let a few thousand more lives die when we could die and finish it all?" Mello growled and Matt paused.

"Then why do you have to be the one to die? Why don't we send someone?" Matt asked.

"Look around, Matt. Do you see anyone we can just send away?" Mello asked, motioning his arm to the people around the room. Matt and Near looked over the faces which were all looking down to the ground.

"No..." Matt looked down at the ground as well, trying to think of something to help. Anything to help, but nothing did. "But... I... I won't just let you die, Mello. I'm going to fake kidnapping Takada, and I might die."

That was when Near freaked out.

"No!" Near yelled, jumping up to face them both. The sudden outburst made all of the heads snap at the albino. "You can't do that! You can't! You guys don't understand! When you left Wammy's I almost tried suicide! But I knew you were both alive and waiting for the time we would meet again but if you die..! DIE! Then..! I have no idea what I would do... I..."

"Can we have a minute?" Matt asked the group. No one answered but each of the bodies left the room, closing the door behind them.

Then Near fell to his knees. Shoulders shaking, sounds betraying the mouth that wished to stay silent. Matt walked to Near and hugged him, lightly kissing the snow white hair as he led the boy to the couch were Mello sat. Near was placed in between them and two pairs of arms were around him, holding him, comforting him.

He didn't want them to let go.

"You can't leave. Please don't leave me..." Near begged between his sobs, burying his face in his arms and knees which were pulled to his chest. He didn't want them to see him cry. He didn't want them to see how weak he really was.

"Don't you understand? We have to, Near. We have to. This is what we grew up learning, this is what we were meant for. This is what L would have done." Mello stated.

"But..." Near growled through his arms. "I... I can't except it... I love you guys so much."

Matt lifted Near's chin, looking at the watered eyes, and softly kissed the hesitant lips.

"I love you too."

Mello turned Near so he could kiss the boy also.

"And I love you too."

Near looked down and sniffled his noes, rubbing the tears away with the back of his hand.

"But all beginnings have an ending."

XvX

"It's started." Sasha stated, walking into the back room. There Near sat in the darkness, twirling a lock of hair. "They're chasing Matt. Do you want to watch?"

"I... I can't..." Near stated.

"I'm sorry, Near. Really, I am." She stated, and when she received no answer was when she left, closing the door behind her as she walked up to Reno.

"Is he okay?" Reno asked.

"Reno... I think it's time we pay our due. It's our time to do something." Sasha explained. Reno raised an eyebrow.

"I'm listening..."

XvX

Yellow Box Warehouse

Three Days Later

Near watched as the Yagami- no, Kira- acted his way easily through the lies. He knew it was time, he knew it was the moment to capture Kira and stop his reign forever. He would stop him and it was all thanks to Matt and Mello.

"That man is a liar! I've never met him before in my life!" The Yagami yelled, pointing at Mikami who just stared, looking betrayed.

"Give it up, Kira, we just showed proof that since the notebook Mikami has is a fake and the fact your name isn't written down proves your Kira." Near stated.

"That only proves that Mikami didn't kill me, it has nothing to do with me being Kira." Yagami explained.

"It seems you want me to show you all proof. Alright." Near grinned now as he twirled a lock of his hair. "Can the two of you please enter now?"

"The two of who?" Light asked as the door slid open.

In walked the last two people the chestnut haired murderer thought he would ever see.

Mello, and the guy the police shot down for assisting Takada's kidnapping.

"H-how are you both a-alive?" Light asked the smirking duo. Mello unwrapped a chocolate bar and bit off the corner.

"Well, we have a friend named Sun. I saved her life long ago and when she heard that I was going to die she came to help me. So after I got Takada off the bike I kept her blindfolded and put her in the back of a truck. I was about to drive it when Sun showed up and forced me away. She drove Takada to the church and she was the one who got burned in the fire. She didn't die, though, and she was able to save a small piece of paper..." Mello trailed off.

The Yagami's eyes widened as Mello held the scrap of paper with his real name on it. With Miheal Keehl on it.

"How come you aren't dead?" The Yagami asked.

"If I recall correctly in order to kill someone with the Death Note the murderer needs a name and face. Takada never saw my face." Mello stated. The Yagami's breathing clearly got heavier.

"W-Well, what about you? They showed the police shoot you down." Yagami stated, pointing at Matt. Mello laughed.

"That's what Near and I thought too!" Mello agreed.

"After I started getting chased a really protective friend of my named Reno came to my rescue. He looks just like me even though he's acknoweledgably older than I am. So he put on some of my clothes, got my extra car, and changed the license plate to be the same exact number as mine. When I went around one sharp turn he sped up and the police followed after him, leaving me stupefied. Unfortunately, though, he really is dead." Matt explained, lighting a cigarette.

"Light-kun... I can't believe your Kira..." Matsuda trailed off. The Yagami turned to Mikami.

"Do something Mikami!" Light yelled. The black haired man froze in fear before using his pen to stab is own throat, screaming as blood rushed out.

It distracted everyone but Near, Mello, and Matt who watched as Yagami made his way towards the door.

"Stop!" Mello yelled but to no avail, the murderer kept going. "I said stop!"

Mello lifted his gun and shot twice at the Yagami. The murderer scram in pain, blood gushing through his clothes and into some of the puddles that lay in the warehouse floor. The Yagami kept going on though.

"Light!" The Task Force yelled, running after him. Mello and Matt walked behind Near who stood up slowly, all three staring at the door.

"He's caught."

"And we're alive,"

"It's finally the ending."

And they laughed.

A/N: It's finally over, and I'm so sad it is! Thank you to all that reviewed and will review for this one, I'll reply to all reviews on the last chapter and that's a promise (i'd pink promise but maybe that's too cliche? XP). I'd really like to know how many of you actually thought I was going to kill Mello and Matt? C'mon, I could never do that! XP

Of course, happy ending! I looked at my number of reviews and my jaw dropped, really guys you are so nice. But I has a prize for you! If you can bring my story to fifty reviews then I will write each of you that review to this last chapter a one-shot of any character(s?) that are in Death Note. You can pick whatever situation or if you want a poem, songfic, whatever, write it in your review.

Now I love each and everyone of you reviewers, alerters, and favoriters! I hope this ending is what you wanted! :D

Much Love,

Toxic :}