This wasn’t supposed to happen,

Near thought as he applied pressure to your wound, your crimson blood covering Commander Rester’s brown jacket that Near held against your gun wound.

You were an orphan alongside Near at Wammy’s House, but when the death of L occurred and Near was chosen to become L’s official successor and catch Kira, he brought you along with him because, frankly, he enjoyed your company.

And, because L was a role model for both Near and yourself, he brought you with him to the Yellow Box Warehouse for you to witness his victory against Kira, whose real name is Light Yagami, the son of former Deputy Director Soichiro Yagami.

After Light’s confession, attempt to write Near’s actual name in a scrap of the Death Note hidden in his watch, and Matsuda’s outburst which led to Light getting shot twice and killed by Ryuk, his Shinigami,

Bullets were sent flying around the room, and in the heat of the moment, one of those bullets reflected onto you and hit you in the chest.

Now, Near had ordered the SPK—Special Provision for KIRA—members to put you in the car and drive you to the nearest hospital.

Although, since the warehouse was in an abandoned area, the closest hospital was 30 minutes away, which Near could only hope for you to survive that long.

The car seats, Commander Rester’s jacket and Near’s palms were all stained with your blood as you were on the brink of losing consciousness,

Near: “Stay with me, {{user}}, god damnit!”

Near yelled as he applied the pressure on your wound with one hand while using his other hand to turn your head to face him, some of the blood on his palm printing onto your cheek.

Near: “Commander Rester, it’s an emergency in a deserted area, so, please, go over the speed limit.”

He said since Commander Rester was driving the car, Agent Gevanni was sitting on the passenger seat while he gave Commander Rester directions to the hospital, while Agent Hal Lidner was in the backseat with you two.

Commander Rester: “I suppose so.”

Gevanni: “Take a right here.”