AUTHOR'S NOTE: I just want to say this... FIRST DEATH NOTE FIC!
Yup, that's it, review if you like this fic :P
Oh, wait, one more thing:
(Brackets are thoughts)
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I guess every Death Note fan has wanted to go off into a different universe where the plot takes place. I'm no exception... well, except the fact that I'm supposed to be sleeping in my universe while existing in the Death Note one. It's just, weird in general. It's been a few hours since I got here, and I can clearly remember what happened to the time leading up to this.
- FOUR HOURS EARLIER -
"Aggghhh!" I exclaim in a whisper, since it's very early morning "I can't think of anything else to add!".
I'm laying on my bed, in almost pitch black darkness if it wasn't for my phone light illuminating a small area around me. On the screen, was a half typed fan fiction story that left off abruptly.
"Okay, think, how would Mello react in that situation?" I ask myself, referring to the story.
For a solid minute, I stare at the device in deep thought.
"Agh! I'll finish it tomorrow!".
I angrily switch off my phone and toss it next to me. The darkness was already on me, with the shield of light being turned off.
"...Hello?" a depressing voice calls out.
"Ah!" I jolt up "Who just said that just now?!"
"Sorry to disturb you, but I have something to ask of you" the voice continues.
(Is a pedophile in my room right now?) I feel around in the dark for a weapon.
"Will you come to the world where Misa currently lives? I want you to prevent her suicide".
(Misa... Misa... Wait...) The name sounded so familiar, then two bullets of realisation hit me.
"R-Rem?" I nervously begin "You want me to go... in another universe where Misa Amane lives?".
"Yes, I knew you were a fan of what they call here 'Death Note'" Rem finally reveals herself, towering over me.
I'm practically bouncing with excitement "Sure, I'll come with you, but... do I get a Death Note?!".
"Since Misa owns the notebook which previously belonged to Jealous, you may have my own" she reaches into her brittle ribcage and extracts the little black book of death.
I take the book as she offers it to me "So, how do we get to the Death Note universe?".
"Lay down on your bed, then close your eyes. I'll take us from there" replies Rem.
"Wait! One last thing!" I hastily halt her "Will I be able to see other shinigami? Like Ryuk?".
"No, the same rules apply"
"But I was able to see you before I got your Death Note"
"I had already touched you with a piece of my Death Note, on the last page you will see the tear"
Rem moves closer to me "Now lay down, no more questions until we reach the other universe".
I nod wordlessly and slide under my sheets, then close my eyes.
"The other universe's time moves faster than the time here, so many months will pass there in one hour here. There will be no noticeable difference, however" Rem reassures.
"Open your eyes".
My eyes flick open on their own and scan the room. Almost just like Light's, except waaaaay less decorated. I feel bedsheets and breathe in what smells like perfume or something. I quickly get up from the bed, with the Death Note in my arms.
Rem is standing in the doorway of the room "I have brought two of your personal belongings along, these will help you, I am sure of it" she places two small objects onto the desk.
"Oh, my Death Note manga box collection and DVD set" I stroke the covers of both.
"Wait, I should hide these things before anybody finds them and wonders if I'm a psychic who can draw really good!" I look around the almost bare room.
"The door" Rem murmurs and turns her head to face it.
I inspect the thick wooden door, nothing really unusual about it, until I got to the hinges. I noticed that a small gap in the side of the door. I knock on the door, which produces a hollow sound within.
"But, the hole is only big enough to hide the Death Note" I decide against putting the book in there.
"The whole house is a hiding place" Rem says cryptically.
"Wait, how old am I supposed to be here?"
"I guess around seventeen human years"
"And I live alone?"
"Let me tell you your own life story, sit down"
I plop myself down at the desk.
"Your name is Rose Kaminaga. You live alone because your parents work overseas, they send you a letter with money inside so you can buy what you need every week. You live two houses away from Light Yagami, and you are well acquainted with him and his family-"
"Waaaaait!" I interrupt her "My name is Rose? Like the flower? That isn't very Japanese at all...".
"If you would let me finish..." Rem sighs "I think it's pronounced Rozu to the people here... and your grandmother was western".
"Okay, continue"
"You are well acquainted with Light Yagami and his family, and sometimes join them for dinner. And the date and time right now..." Rem looks off in thought "...Is about a day before Light acquires the Death Note".
"Oh, okay, waaaaaaaaaiiiit!" I exclaim "For one, I have a day before Kira begins?! And secondly..." I point out the window at a distant sign board.
"How did I just read that? It's an advertisement for a brand of pudding, but I just read what it said I Japanese... I only know the basics in Japanese!"
"It would be impossible to do anything to prevent Misa's suicide without knowing the language, so I shared a part of my memories with you, like how Shinigami can give humans the eyes" Rem pointed at my head "The memory was the second I woke up as a Shinigami, it's very faint, but I remember knowledge of most things in the human world being sucked into my mind".
"That... makes no sense... Arrggghhh! I'm so happy but I'm so feeling kinda strange! It's sooooo weiiiirrrd!" I shout at the top of my lungs cheerfully.
"Rose?" I hear a voice I recognise outside "What's with all the yelling?".
"A-Ah, be right with you!" I shove my box collection manga and DVD set under my bed and hide the Death Note in my closet then cover it with a pile of clothes.
"I must go back to Misa now, just remember, tomorrow Light Yagami acquires the notebook" Rem reminds me, then disappears through the walls.
I run down the stairs and open the front door, and was not prepared for what I saw.
Fucking. Light. Yagami. In the flesh, standing less than a meter away with a warm smile on his face.
"Hey" he waves "We planned to go to the arcade, but it's been ten minutes since we were supposed to meet at my house".
"Er, sorry, I was a little preoccupied" I push down all the fangirl screaming inside of me and compose myself.
"You look a bit flustered, are you feeling hot?" Light placed a hand against my forehead. I use every ounce of strength I have to stop me from going even more red than I already am.
"Sorry Light, I realised I have a mountain of homework I still have to do sitting on my desk, maybe another time?"
"Oh, yeah, the homework that Oshima-sensei assigned us. I just did mine in class"
"Well we can't all be perfect geniuses like you, Raito-senpai" I growl slightly, adding sarcasm to the honorific.
"No, stop, you make me sound old when you call me Senpai!" Light chuckled "Anyway, you're pretty smart yourself, but do you need help doing anything?".
"Math" I instantly said, without the slightest hesitation.
"Huh? But Oshima-sensei is our English teacher"
"You asked whether I needed help with anything" I poke my tongue at him.
Then my stupidity caught up to me, I hadn't even invited Light in yet and we had been talking at my doorstep for a few minutes now.
"Come in anyway" I fake sighed and moved myself out of the doorway.
"I was waiting till you said that" Light smirked and strolled inside.
We spent a few hours on my homework, I had to not keep nervously glancing to my bed and closet. Then finally, he had to go.
"I've gotta go for dinner" Light straightened up "See you tomorrow".
"Yeah, see you too" I answer back. Light walks down the stairs and the second I hear the click of the front door, I launch myself onto my bed.
- PRESENT TIME -
I reach under my bed and pull out my Death Note manga, I guess I shouldn't call a manga anymore. It's a manual for what's going to happen, now. I brace myself and open the manga-manual.
(Same thing, Light is looking out the window during his English class, he sees the Death Note falling from the sky...)
"Wait" I lean closer to first picture of Light in the manga "If I exist here, then I should be near Light somewhere...".
I run my finger over each person.
"The guy playing the gameboy is gone..." I couldn't find him anywhere. I especially remember this guy because I got excited when I saw him playing the gameboy.
"That's me! Next to Light! ...I'm playing the gameboy now..." I giggle "Gameboy Advanced SP... I bet I'm playing Pokémon Emerald or something".
I skip a few pages of Ryuk POV to where Light notices the Death Note falling from the sky.
"Huh... I see the top of my head, I must be looking at Light watching the notebook fall... I don't change anything here".
I'm about to flip the page, when an extra box I've never seen in the manga at all.
"I'm asking Light whether he saw 'that thing drop out of the sky', then both of us go together to investigate...".
I shut the book and tuck it back underneath my bed.
"It's the same, except I'm in it" I tell myself "The only way I can prevent Misa from dying then is after Light dies. I should be able to form an attachment with Misa and she will not want to suicide if she'll be leaving a friend behind".
(Tomorrow, Light becomes Kira...)
I close my eyes and slip into a slumber.
*BEEP BEEP BEEP*
"Ungh? Ughhh..." I stumble over to the desk where my alarm clock is blaring its batteries out and switch it off.
I walk out of the room and into the bathroom to do my business and take a shower. Then I see my reflection in this world for the first time.
I look Japanese overall but I still retain most of my features) I have wavy brown hair with random blonde hairs from the sun and a slightly curly fringe. My eyes are a deep chestnut but has a strange, maroon tint. I stare down at my chest, still the same bust size but my arm hair is almost nonexistent and there isn't a single hair on my leg, or pimple on my face. I didn't even have a monobrow, and the annoying mole on my chin looks more like a beauty mark now.
"I least I'm prettier in this world" I laugh to myself.
I walk back to my room and into the closet, then I snatch the uniform from its hook.
"This is going to look ridiculous on me..."
I dress myself in it and go back to the bathroom to see how I look. Surprisingly, it makes me look younger and even more attractive.
"That's a bonus"
I gobble down my breakfast which was a single onigiri (rice ball), take my satchel, keys and wallet then leave.
Light was already waiting for me.
"Morning" he greets.
I moan in reply "It's too early for this...".
"You say that everyday" chuckles Light.
"Come on, let's get going" he leads my tired body to school.
I basically blocked out most of school until we had our final subject for the day, English, I keep staring back and forth at Light and the gameboy in my hands. It was true, I was playing Pokémon, but I was playing LeafGreen rather than Emerald.
I glance back over at Light but a black speck catches my eye.
(The Death Note...) I hold in a gasp.
The bell goes, and Oshima-sensei dismisses us.
"Light" I begin "Did you see that thing drop from the sky?"
"Yeah, I saw it" he glances back at the window "Let's go take a look".
I noticed throughout today that because I'm basically besties with Light, that a lot of the other girls (and some guys) glared and me and whispered to each other while swooning over him. Oh well, if only they knew what he was about to become.
Light scoops up the notebook and holds it out so we can both read it.
"'Death Note'" he reads "It literally translates to 'Notebook of Death'".
"I know, I can read it"
(Should I touch the notebook and later be able to see Ryuk, or don't touch it whatsoever?)
I help Light hold up the book straight.
(Be prepared to get a big fright, Light)
Light flips open to the next page.
"They look like instructions" he told me "Ah, but they're all in English, this will take a while...".
"No problem, I can translate practically instantly" I say smugly "Okay, it says...".
"The human whose name is written in this note..." I pause for effect "...shall die?".
"It's got to be a prank"
"Shh, let me finish"
"This note shall not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name shall not be affected"
"If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds of writing the person's name, it will happen"
"If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a heart attack"
"After writing the cause of death, details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds".
"It's pretty immature and twisted, I mean how many people are going to fall for this?" Light scoffed.
(You for one, time to push Light to become Kira)
"Light... if this ends up being real..." I tighten my grip on the notebook "This notebook could rid the world of evil... by killing off criminals...".
Light went silent "This world is rotten..." he growls.
(Wait, Light might kill me because I'm the only one who knows the existence of this notebook right now... Time to make use of a certain rule...)
"Light, write my name in it" I say determinedly.
"What?! Why?!" he exclaims.
"Write my name incorrectly, write it as Rozu Kaminagi, and have my face in your mind"
"Ah, you want to see whether it works if you spell the name wrong" Light takes out a pen and writes down my name incorrectly.
(One time out of four) I hold back a grin ('If a Death Note owner accidentally misspells a person's name four times, that person will be free from being killed by the Death Note. However, if the Death Note owner intentionally misspells the name four times, the owner will die'... I still remember it word for word, I'll write my name another three times in my Death Note)
I gently grab Light's shoulder.
"You should keep it, I don't want a thing as misfortunate as that in my possession"
"Hey, Rose, we should test it out at your place, you have a T.V in your room, right?"
"Yeah, but I thought you didn't think it was real" I giggle "What changed?".
"...Nothing" Light stares at my name in the notebook "I'm just curious, that's all".
"Mmmhmm, come on, I'm excited now!" I link arms with him and drag him out of the school.
"Have you got potato chips?" Light asks as I dump my bag on the floor upon arrival in my house.
"You live off that stuff, how couldn't I have any?" I smirk and take one from the kitchen cupboard.
I pop open the bag and hand it to him.
"Thanks"
"Say thanks to my wallet, anyway, let's go upstairs".
I drag him up the stairs and into my room while making sure he didn't drop any chips on the way up. I switch on the mini television on my desk and take a pencil from my holder sneakily.
"There's a hostage crisis" Light announces as he slides onto my chair "A live report is going to be shown after the commercials".
(Perfect, I can write my name incorrectly another 3 times)
"Perfect, I can get changed, ready for cram school" I waltz into my closet "No peeking!".
"I-I won't" Light splutters out, caught off guard.
"How can I believe that?" I cheekily wonder aloud, then closed the closet door behind me.
I tear off my uniform and quickly put on casual clothes as fast as I can. I put on a black short sleeved top that's bare around the neck and collarbone area and denim jeans.
I dig up my Death Note from the pile of clothes and open it to the first page, then I begin writing down my immunity.
Rozo Kaminaga
Ruzo Kaminaga
Rozu Keminaga
(It's done... I can't be killed by a Death Note now)
"Rose? It's starting" Light yells to me.
"Coming!" I hide the Death Note back in it's place along with the pencil and trip out of the closet onto my face.
"Owww..." I groan, rubbing my hurt nose.
"Look, the hostage-taker's profile is on" Light points at the screen.
The reporter's voice yells into his microphone "Police headquarters has identified this man as Otoharada Kurou, age Fourty-Two and unemployed"
"Write his name!" I hiss as I get to my feet.
Light scribbles it down onto the Death Note with one of my pens.
"Alright, so we wait 40 seconds until he has a heart attack, right?" Light watches my clock "39... 38... 37...".
A comfortable silence followed.
"It's been 40 seconds and nothing's happened" Light picks up the remote to turn off the T.V.
"The hostages are coming out!" the reported shout "Everybody seems unharmed!".
"The police are rushing, in turn. Will this lead to an arrest?".
"Did it work?" I asked, of course I already knew the answer.
"The police are probably arresting him now, maybe Otaharada chickened out".
"This just in! The criminal died in the nursery school!"
"WHAT?!" Light and I yell simultaneously.
"According to the hostages, the criminal 'suddenly collapsed'"
I turn to Light "A heart attack?".
"It has to be a coincidence" Light turns off the T.V.
"We've got cram school now, anyway. I need to change so I'll be back in-"
"You left clothes the last time you stayed" I interrupted Light, I noticed that in the bathroom earlier this morning were the same clothes Light is supposed to wear to cram school, according to the manga. They looked like they had just been washed, anyway.
"Where are they?" he inquires.
"In the bathroom, on one of the hooks"
"Alright then, be back in a minute"
I followed Light to cram school, it looked like a function centre but the atmosphere was of a regular classroom.
As we sat down, Light appeared to be deep in thought.
(He's probably thinking of that guy who scared that kid for money)
We're halfway into the lesson when the teacher throws a piece of chalk at Light.
"Hey Exam-Topper-Yagami! Pay attention!" our teacher yells "You represent our entire school! We're counting on you!".
"Sorry teacher" Light apologised, rubbing the spot where the chalk hit.
"You know, now that I've started to consider this..." Light begins "There are so many people who will make the world a better place by dying".
We are walking to the nearest convenience store so Light can get the newest product of one of his favourite magazines and look at a bit of manga whilst there.
(This is where Light kills that guy on the motorbike...)
"I'll wait outside, Light" I say to him, after all, I want to see what happens up close.
"Suit yourself, tell me if there's anything you need" Light replies as he strolls into the store and picks up the magazine he was looking for.
I'm standing out here, slightly cold, and confused of where the girl who is about to get hit on is at this moment.
(She should of already walked by...)
"Hey girl!" a voice shouts.
A rumble of many engines and blast of smoke and the bikers pull up next to me.
Next to me.
(Oh shit, I'm the woman)
"Wanna come play with us?" what looks to be the leader biker grins while his cronies make comments about me.
(Light should be writing his name by now...)
I turn my head to the convenience store for a quick glance. Light was just reading a magazine, he looks up briefly, then calmly returns to his reading.
(Son of a bitch is just reading!)
The main biker lowers his shades "I'm Shibumaru Takuo, Shibutaku for short... Heh heh, c'mon...".
"L-Leave me alone..." I say weakly.
The bikers roar with laughter.
"Leave me alone she says!"
"How cute!"
Angry at my embarrassment and fearful of the situation, I punch the lead biker right in the nose. Then realising what a horrible mistake I've just made, I flee.
"Grrrr! Stupid bitch, you can't outrun a bike!" he speeds after me on his motorcycle, with blood oozing from his now broken nose.
(Oh, right, Light was writing his name. This guy should be hit by a truck right around-)
*SMASH*
I stop in my tracks and pivot to face the destruction. My potential rapist is a red mess on the concrete, with his bike shattered into thousands of pieces. His cronies look on in horror and ride off on their bikes as fast as they can go while the truck driver fumes over how the splattered bikie wasn't watching where he was driving.
Traumatised, I sprint to the door of the convenience door and pull Light into a hug while sobbing into his jacket. He does his best to coax me, before finally staring at the mess himself, then hastily carrying me off into an alleyway with him.
"The Death Note... it's real" he tells me "I... killed two people".
I look up into his eyes, panicked and glassy. I caress his face to calm him down now, but his panic levels only continue to rise.
"Murdered... two people... with my own hands..."
"I should get rid of this horrible notebook..." he takes one hand away from my back and reaches for the bulging book in his satchel. Suddenly, bits of the manga flood my thoughts.
(He's supposed... to be talking to himself, but... since I'm here...)
"No..." I whisper, still shaken "The first one... he deserved to die...".
"But what about the second one? He didn't deserve to die like that..."
"No, isn't this something we've always been thinking about?"
(Kira is coming...)
"This world is rotten" he declares "Rotten people should be killed off to cleanse this world".
He begins to walk back to my house, holding me in one arm for comfort.
"You... You can do it if you possess the notebook" I murmur.
"The only trouble is..." Light pauses "My mental strength".
A few minutes of silence, deep in thought.
"Look how far I've come after just two people"
"That's to be expected, it's life" I put my key in the lock and open the door "It can't be taken lightly".
"Can I endure this?" Light asks himself and myself as he closes the door "Should I quit?".
I stayed silent.
"N-No, I can't stop... even at the expense of my mind and the lives of others..." he suddenly grows hostile "Someone has to do this!".
We walk up the stairs, destination: my room.
I finally regain enough composure to speak, "There has to be a change".
"If I were to give this notebook to someone else, would that person be able to do it?" he sits on my chair.
"There's no one who's that strong..."
"That's right" a smile was beginning to creep onto Light's face "I can do it... no, I'm the only one who can".
He jumps out of the chair and clenched his fist, "I'll do it!".
Light yanks the notebook from his bag and holds it high.
"With the Death Note, I'm going to change the world!" he shouts.
"And... what about me...?" I ask, feeling faint.
(I've... got to be careful... Light might try... manipulating me...)
Light places the notebook upon my desk carefully.
"I wish you to join me" he says.
I collapse onto the floor in my weak state, Light reaches his hand out for me.
"You've always stuck by me, through everything, even just then when I was losing my mind"
I stare at him, speechless.
(I really hope... I'm not being used... in this... state...)
"Please, help me make a better world, Rose Kaminaga"
(I... have no choice)
I reach up with my remaining strength, he grabs my hand before I can fall again and lifts me into his arms for an embrace.
"I'll stay until you're better" he announces in a whisper "I won't let people like those criminals earlier ever try to hurt you...".
(Kira has arrived but... how can I be so sure that... I'm not being used...?)
Abruptly, my vision goes fuzzy and I faint.
AN: Sooooo how was it? Please review for the sake of potato chips ;P