~Shiroi~Shinigami~ [Death Note]

Black feathers symboling death.

Blood red eyes which see though your life.

Being what was never supposed to be born in this world.

First Chapter

I opened my eyes as bright light reached them. Sun had risen and now filled my room with warm light from big window at the end of my room. Looking out it with my sleepy eyes I wondered, how could all that light always just appear and be gone later. Leaving moon shine in it's place. There was always something watching people on earth from distance. Be it god or death gods.

Slowly I got up and looked around my room. It looked same as it always did. Bed where I slept on was in middle of room. It's big and frilled like one of those in princess stories but instead of soft colors it was dark colored from the dark brown wooden frames to dark red sheets, blankets and pillows. Though I didn't really care long as it was soft and comfortable. Other furniture in room were same dark colored. Closet next to door was made from same dark wood as bed, nightstand and door. On cold laminate floor there was wide carpet with red base and golden pattern was in middle of it, trying to look like some kind of roses. Both sides of window had red velvet curtains to make the white wall look less empty as that wall only had one big window. Nightstand next to my bed had two drawers and on the table there was golden lamp.

As I walked outside my room I got into narrow corridor with lot doors along the way but I passed them all and walked to wide stairs in main hall leading to first floor. Library was in first floor and that's where I spend my time reading books, because I don't have anything better to do. I don't get visitors as this house looks haunted from outside it's far away from the city. There only one visitor during my time living here but he had reason to be here, which i didn't know back then.

-Flashback-

I was reading book in big library, studying about outside world, like I did every day. While waiting for my parents who had left seven years ago, asking me to wait here for them to come back. So today I was quietly learning English, until I heard loud crack of the main door opening and ran to the main hall thinking that my parents have came back, but to my disappointment it wasn't them.

Instead there was tall man wearing black suit and top hat along with black cane under his hand helping him to stand. His hair and moustache were light grey colored making him look quite old. He also had eyeglasses.

After while looking around the mansion, he noticed me looking at him from wide staircase leading to second floor.

''Excuse me, It was raining heavily outside so I entered your home without your permission.'' He said in polite way, but I didn't answer so he began introducing himself. ''My name is Quillsh Wammy but you can call me Watari. What is your name little girl?'' while saying that he smiled warmly as my father did in past.

He didn't seem suspicious or bad guy so I decided to answer him, ''Name ? I don't have one.'' Hearing me say that he raised eyebrow thinking about something.

''Where are your parents ?'' He asked after while.

''I don't know'' I answered continuing with little pause, ''But they promised to come back.'' Old guy Watari seemed sad as I told him that but to light up the atmosphere I decided to show him around mansion, while he was waiting for the rain to stop. He gladly accepted my offer an followed me as I showed him around.

It still rained even after four hours had passed but I didn't mind. It has been long time since I have had this much fun. Watari teached me lot interesting things and told me stories about the world outside my house. I also learned lot about him.

Watari is famous inventor and founder of an orphanage in England, It is orphanage for gifted children. He wanted to ask me come with him there but for some reason he didn't but he did promise visit me occasionally.

After two more hours rain stopped and he was able to leave but before he was at door he stopped and turned around to see me.

''It would be easier to call you if you had a name. Do you want to me to give you one ?'' Watari asked smiling warmly and I nodded in response.

He inspected my features and then came up with name, ''How about Gina ? You have silvery white hair and Gina means Silvery in Japanese language.''

He asked and I smiled happily, ''Thank you, I like it !''

After seeing me pleased with my new name he waved goodbye and slowly walked outside and disappeared as the door closed,

-Flashback end's-

I smiled thinking back, come to think of it has been 15 years alredy and Watari kept his promise sometimes visiting me but lately he has only sent letters. He probably has some big case to solve with L.

I have never met L but sometimes I talk with him via laptop, which Watari gave me. To tell the trust, I'm also one of L's successors with initial G. Watari seemed to be impressed with my fast learning ability and asked me to become one of L's successors like the kids in Wammy's orphanage. Though I'm quite different from them, the fact of me living outside wammy's house, I have other secret too. Watari and L think that my skin is pale, hair silvery white and eyes red because of albino genes but that's not really the case. I haven't told them trust; because it's better that they don't know about my mother.

Right now I didn't have time to think, because today was the day when i'am leaving this boring old mansion. I had read every book in that library and wasted 22 years of my life here waiting for the impossible and with impossible, I meant the fact of my parents returning.

Back then Watari looked so sad as I had mentioned about my parents. He knew that they wouldn't come back. Watari was friend of my father's and he came here first time 15 years ago looking at me and knowing that my father was dead. My father had asked Watari to look after me but he knows nothing about my mother.

I am someone who never was in population register or records. Someone without existence. Like my mother who no one other than my father was able to see but unlike her people can see me and that is the reason why I was locked here for so long.

Week ago I had gotten letter from Watari saying that he is coming to get me on Friday and that is today. I will start living together with him and L. Watari was like father to me but I wasn't all that sure about this L person.

I left my option about L to that of weird and started packing my favorite things with me, even though I didn't have much to pack. Clothes I wore were mainly frilly and aristocrat style as this mansion was very old. Dress I liked most was all black with oblique cut making the front skirt look short and back skirt long with many layers. (Dress in Gina's picture) Most of my clothes were hard to wear in public as they had long and heavy hem making it hard to walk in. So I decided that first thing I do in city, is to go shopping proper clothes.

Along with clothing I packed my favorite hand mirror with lovely rose engraving at the back and my diary, what I decided to start writing soon as I start living in the city. I packed some other useful stuff too but they weren't worth mentioning. As I had packed everything needed I to the main hall and waited for someone open that large door of this mansion. Yes... I could open that door myself but I didn't dare to do so, because of the fact that I was always inside this mansion. I never, ever once did go outside. While waiting you closed your eyes and started to sing a song you liked very much.

~You said that if you could flap your wings

You would never come back down

You always aimed for that blue, blue sky

As you awaken from a dream

In an unknown world

Spread your wings and take flight

You got tired of seeing the cage

You threw it away and never looked back~

Your face flushed red as you realized that you were being listened the whole time and could hear someone clapping at you. Watari picked up your bag and the person behind him was looking at you.

You jerked back, pointing at the person behind Watari ''Who the hell is he supposed to be ?''

Watari looked where you pointed and then answered with smile ''That's L''.

You looked at him in surprise. That thing was supposed to be the great detective L ?

You inspected this weird guy. His hair was messy and black colored. He was wearing simple long sleeved white shirt and faded blue jeans but what you took most notice of was his dark eyes and black circles under his eyes what made his stare look like he was insane. Also he was standing weirdly with his back bend and his hands were in his jean pockets.

''No way...'' You said in disbelief, ''That's just wrong.'' You said repeating as you followed Watari to his car, L following behind you and so you left the mansion where you were locked for 22 years.

~Tyragosa