Chapter 34

Two Minutes

November 5, 2004; Task Force Headquarters

"Llana, are you feeling alright?"

"I'm fine L."

That definitely wasn't the case. Trying to rush around in the middle of a crisis while sick wasn't the best course of action. Seeing as the woman's world had started spinning and she hit the floor.

L had harshly grabbed Matsuda's shirt and pulled the man to his level, whispering something in the other man's ear before releasing him and calmly asking him to escort the woman upstairs.

After fruitless efforts Llana dropped whatever was said to Matsuda, for it seemed to make the man extremely uneasy. But she was just glad to be in her room…well in her bathroom.

She had never been this sick before, at least not sick enough to be on the bathroom floor, resting her forehead on the rim of her porcelain throne. But the longer she sat there, the more she hurled her stomach into the bowl, Llana thought that just maybe, she wasn't sick.

"L, I'm scared."

He was scared too, and it definitely wasn't the first time.

"Confused?"

Yes. Confused as to why it had to be now, this lifetime. Why it had to be at all.

"Please L. I'm so sorry. I need you, I need help in this, I can't figure this out on my own."

"You have no idea about how I feel."

L didn't even flinch as it started to rain. Ignoring the numbing feeling, the cold. His thoughts right now was all he had, questions, memories…regrets.

"L…please…"

Will she say it like that when it happens? With tears in her eyes, pain in her heart, and a burden in her body?

Llana had forgotten how much she hated the rain until it started pelting the huge windows in her suite. She tried to ignore it, sitting on the couch and starring at the object that was making her so nervous, so wracked.

It had to be the longest two minutes of her life. A long two minutes which, when they finally ended, possibly made her the happiest woman ever.

Llana bounded from the room, the object of her happiness clutched in her hands. She pounded on the button to the elevator, her excitement eating away at her.

That excitement turned to dread as the hallway went dark, red emergency lights lined the hall. "…oh my god…"

"If I die, will you play this for me?"

Why were these thoughts plaguing her now? Why now? She moved quickly down the hall, throwing open the door to the stairs, bounding down them as fast as possible. There was a dreadful blaring noise and it drowned out all thoughts, all thoughts except his voice.

"Don't stop living just because I do. Please."

She threw open the door and they all stared at her. Fear in their eyes as if they didn't know what to do, what to say to her. Violet frantically searched the room, and landed on her lover as he hit the floor.

"L!"

The previous object of her happiness had long since been forgotten. She hadn't even noticed Light and simply pushed him out the way, "L! Look at me!"

He did, or at least he tried. He looked so strangely calm, despite his lover screaming with everything she had, "Don't do this to me!"

The room was spinning; so much was going on yet so much was still. So many memories flashed in her mind yet dreams of the future lingered at the edge, "L…please…"

He responded only a little, her long hair, sprawled across his aching chest was now tangled in his spidery fingers. He tried to smile, but it looked so pained. A choked sob ripped at her throat and she bent to his level, holding his body so close to hers, feeling the heat being ripped from him, "I love you. You can't leave me."

The painful smile slipped away as he closed his dark eyes, "I'll die without you! I can't do this on my own!"

No one dared to touch her, and they could all only cry to themselves. She held his body as if letting go would bring her end. She clenched her eyes shut, whispering in his ear although he could no longer listen. Begging and pleading.

"…L…"

November 6, 2004; Task Force Headquarters; 5 a.m.

"Take me to her!"

"Yuki?!"

"Now!"

The black haired woman followed behind Aizawa as they moved through the building. The body had long since been moved, that was fine with her, she didn't wish to see it.

As they passed Matsuda who was moping against the wall in the hall Yuki threw him a glance, "You, come with me."

She was called only mere minutes after it happened, and she was on a military jet an hour later. They all knew the threat was there, and they all knew it would happen. Yuki wasn't ready for it, and she definitely wasn't ready for the news that came with it.

"Oh no…is she ok?"

"Not at all." Matsuda took a breath, "I carried her to her room, she was so shaken she couldn't walk."

"Dammit, I'm on my way."

"One more thing."

Yuki wasn't exactly sure she had been ready to hear what the man who was a thousand miles away from her had to say. But she listened, "What?"

"She's pregnant."

On December 5, 2004, Illiana Blackwell, also known as Llana Wells, found herself well enough to travel to Winchester London to be with her family.

On January 10, 2005, Wedy (Mary Kenwood) suffered a heart attack and was involved in an motorcycle accident. All evidence was burned in the crash.

On April 7, 2005, Aiber (Thierry Morello) suffered a heart attack in his California home. His wife and seven year old son found his body.

On April 10, 2005, the remaining six high-ranking employees of Yotsuba were killed from various problems. They were all found in Yotsuba's Main meeting room.

By the end of 2005, the entire world gave in to Kira. It had begun.

A/N: I definitely cried after this. That's it for the first part of The Timid and the Brave! Look out for one shots that pertain to the intermission in death note and look out for the sequel or part two to the T and the B, The Timid Hero. Ta ta for now!