Fade to Dusk - A Death Note AU

[Light spends most of the trip to the hotel feeling quite unapologetically smug. Seventeen years of anonymity, working from the shadows, hiding behind that insignia - that black on white letter - and today it comes down for good. Falls apart at Light's directive, the perfect coming together of a plot. Snap. Just as planned.]

[It isn't until he draws near the hotel and sees his father outside that triumph becomes tainted with irritation. He knows that hotel, knows it well... though he's only been inside once. Life's great turning points, they never fade. And he can remember pulling into the parking lot and walking the halls, comparing the number in his mind to the numbers on the elevator panel. Penthouse floor. A fateful meeting; the first time he saw Ryuzaki's face.]

[Light presses his lips together slightly as he parks, and shadows his own steps as he approaches the door. Clever, clever, cruel. Exactly what he'd expect from Ryuzaki, and from himself.]

[He drops his car keys into his pocket as he steps up to his father.]

Ah. Are the others already inside?