Disclaimer: I do not own any of the original Lyoko or Yoru No Sakka characters. He/She has given me permission to use their characters in this story. This story is based in an alternate of Yoru No Sakka's fanfic, so don't get confused on the details. Enjoy!
Mason's new notebook
December 4th, 2007
It was a beautiful winters night. Mason and Emily were walking through town to go the mall. There was a massive holiday shopping spree that marked 50% off of any price. However, Mason didn't need to worry about the price. One of the perks of being the nephew of a famous paleontologist. He's grateful to spending the night out with the girl he secretly loves.
"Come on Mason! We have so much stuff to get!" Emily shouted joyfully. She seemed to be enjoying herself. Mason on the other hand, was not as happy. He stopped by a T.V store and turned his head, so no one would his face. Silent tears dripped down his face.
The holiday season filled his head with so many memories. Ones of his youth and spending the holidays with his parents. They made him feel depressed and lost. He missed his parents so much. But nothing can bring back the dead.
Suddenly, his attention was caught by a news report on one of the TVs. It showed a mugshot of a man in his mid-30's. Mason stared at the T.V with a concerned look, which then escalated into a smirk of hatred when the broadcast revealed the man's name.
Gustave Leroux, a convicted criminal has been given an extended sentence of 50 years in prison after causing an unfortunate train accident that killed at least 30 people 8 years ago. After the incident, he escaped from the wreckage and took up residence in the Corsica region, until he was apprehended and taken into police custody one month after the incident. The trial was delayed for 8 years, due to prison over-incarceration. Thankfully, his sentence was carried out and extended today.
Mason's parents were two of the thirty people who died in the accident. He was also on board, and somehow survived. But he suffered severe lung damage, which prevented him from doing some forms of physical activities such as: Track, Soccer, and Gymnastics. It made him upset to that the person responsible for his parents' deaths is still alive. But he decided to forget about it until later, because he was spending with Emily.
He saw Emily on the ground looming over a pile of broken plates. One of the employees told her that all those costed $3000. Before Emily could scrounge around in her wallet, Mason walked up and handed the man some money. Emily rambled on how she would repay him, but he declined.
"What are you up to, Mason?" Emily asked.
Mason froze for a second. He started thinking whether to answer or not. Within a moment, he gave into peer-pressure and decided to tell her part of the truth.
"My parents loved Christmas. Every year, they would cook dinner and set up all the decorations, and I would go caroling with all the neighborhood kids. On Christmas morning, we went outside and played in the after we opened each other's gifts." Mason said.
Emily face showed a look of curiosity. She had never heard Mason talk his family like this, and she felt bad for him. She stared at them as they walked towards a bench.
"Do you ever miss them?" She asked as they sat down.
"Not really. After that, we barely spent time together." Emily noticed that Mason was trying to hold back his tears. It made her feel even worse. She couldn't believe that she was making her best friend cry. Without thinking, she wrapped in arm around Mason and hugged him deeply.
"I'm sorry if I brought back some depressing memories." Emily apologized. She hoped that he wasn't too upset.
"It's quite all right. I actually feel a lot better knowing that I am spending time with someone I really care about. Thank you Emily Leduc, for being with me here tonight." Mason said. He was being so modest. It nearly got Emily offguard. He noticed that her cheeks were blushing bright red. Then, an idea popped into his head.
"Would you like to go ice-skating with me? he asked nervously.
Emily looked up with a shocked expression on her face. 'Why would he want to go ice-skating with me?' she thought to herself. She remembered that Mason never skated when everyone at Kadic went. Although, this is an offer she couldn't pass up.
"Sure. I would love to." She said.
They walked over to an ice skating rink. Mason was hesitant at first, but then gave in when he saw how much fun Emily was having. After an hour of humiliation, they decided to end their day out.
"Let's get you back to your house, before your grandpa castrates me alive." Mason said. He had at the castrating statement as a joke. Which actually made Emily giggle. He made a mental note to tell some jokes next time they hang out. They laughed and talked all the way to Emily's grandparents house. The lights were off, an obvious sign that her grandparents were asleep. Emily reached under the mat on the front porch and pulled out a key. Mason wants intently as Emily put the key in the door knob and unlock the door to go inside.
"Til tomorrow my lady." he said. He even added a slight bow for good measure. Emily waved and went inside the house. Mason took a good look at his watch, it was almost 11:30. He remembered Jim's warning about staying out late, and he was intent on not getting detention.
He walked down the street to get back to Kadic. The Christmas lights from the nearby buildings shined brightly. It made the night look more peaceful. But he was soon interrupted by a 'plop' on the ground behind him. Mason turned around only to see a small black notebook lying in the snow.
He bent down and picked it up. The cover had only two words written in white, but in a strange font.
"Death Note. Strange title for a notebook. Ah well, might as well take it. I needed a new notebook anyway." Mason said. He stuffed the book into the pocket of his jacket and continued his walk back to the academy.
10 minutes later
Mason finally reach the door of the boys dormitory, but was cautious and opening the door so he wouldn't get caught by Jim. Thankfully Jim was asleep in his room. Mason finally got back to his dorm unscathed. He took the notebook out of his jacket and place it on the desk near the window. Still curious from earlier, he flipped the cover open and started reading the first page. It looked like there was some rules written inside.
"How to use it: The human's name who's written in this notebook shall die. This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind writing his or her name, therefore people sharing the same and will not be affected. If the cause of death is written with 40 seconds of writing the persons name, it will happen. But if the cause of death was not specified, the person will simply dive a heart attack. After writing the cause of death, details of the death must be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds. Hmm, yeah right." Mason said after reading only a few of the rules.
He just laughed it off as a joke and turned on the TV in his room. The screen showed the broadcasts of the man responsible for his parents deaths on the news. It was really starting to annoy him. Hearing the same words over and over again. Then, he looked at the death note again. Without thinking twice he grabbed a pen from the drawer of his desk and opened the notebook to a blank sheet of paper.
Right before he was about to write, he hesitated for a minute. In his mind he questioned that if it works, would make him a murder. But that sounded silly. So he wrote the man's name in the book, and strangely he memorize the man's face. Feeling very silly about himself, he stared at the clock. Within no time 40 seconds had gone by.
"Didn't work, then again I didn't expect it to." Mason yawned. Just as he was about to turn off the TV and go to bed, screen switch to an ambulance pulling up towards the prison. Two hospital workers seem to be caring a stretcher into the prison and then bringing it back out a few seconds later with something on it. The news reporter came up on the screen next.
"The guards in the prison and the hospital workers have confirmed it, apparently the suspect is dead. The guard said that he clinched his chest and then collapsed in agony." said the reporter.
Mason didn't know what to think of the situation. He just realized he had just killed a man by writing his name. He then grabbed the notebook and attempt to throw it in the garbage can under his desk. But he stopped and thought for a minute.
"Maybe it was a good thing that I killed him. He tore families apart through a simple accident. In fact, there are plenty of bad people like him in the world. Folks like that deserve to be punished. It's the law can't do it, then maybe I should." said Mason. He then decided not to throw away the notebook, but to keep it and use it for good. It's probably best that he would keep it hidden somewhere in his room where no one would find it.
After he put it away, he went to bed feeling very pleased with himself. As his eyes slowly began to close, he thought of his day with Emily and himself finding the death note. It was actually the best day of his life as far as he knew it. Within mere seconds, he was asleep.
(A/N: I hope you enjoy this first chapter. So, what do you think Mason will do with his new found power? You'll just have to wait and find out. See you in the next chapter!)