Fate is Fate: Chapter One
Disclaimer: Don't own Death Note, Beyond Birthday, Quillish Wammy or England.
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The Headmaster's study really, really needed a new coat of paint. The pasty gray-green walls were peeling dreadfully, particularly the area behind the row of three, puke coloured, and veryuncomfortable chairs along the wall facing the squat wooden desk.
Most likely the paint had been chipped off by the multitude of students that had sat in the very spot, mused Beyond Birthday, scuffing his worn sneakers on the pale tile floor. With a slight push, the chair rocked forward, then fell back with a clatter. A small piece of wall flakes off and drifts lazily downwards. Dark eyes followed the slow path blankly.
Rather then feel satisfied at the small accomplishment, the boy felt, if anything, even more restless. 'What a horrid colour' he brooded, 'really, who would paint a room with it?' Green was supposed to be a calming colour, but this shade missed it by a long shot. 'Especially when that room was the headmaster's office, and one was sitting there for some unknown reason.' Beyond thought, worrying his lip between his front teeth. Could old man Lothridge have found out about what had happened with Jamese Tucker last week? It really hadn't been Beyond's fault, but who would take his word over Tucker's?
Beyond bit down, and the metallic taste of blood filled his mouth. Grimacing, Beyond wiped his abused mouth with a sleeve of his over-sized sweatshirt. 'No one, that's who.'
After what felt like an eternity, (but really couldn't have been more than two minutes) the door swung open with a low moan and in walked Samuel Lothridge, Headmaster of Saint Anthony's Orphanage, and perhaps Beyond's least favourite person on the entire earth. (Followed closely by Jamese Tucker)
Following the hated Headmaster was an older man that Beyond had never seen before. He had receding silver hair and bushy silver eyebrows set atop a deeply lined face with kind, pale gray eyes. 'Quillish Wammy' Beyond observed, the shimmering letters squirmed around above the man's head. Out of habit rather then actual interest, Beyond also glanced at the man's life span and noted that he would die in a little over a decade.
The headmaster's nasally voice brought Beyond's mind back to present. "Boy, pay attention, you have a visitor. This is Mister Wammy, a very esteemed man, so be polite and introduce yourself!" Beyond flinched at the harshness of the command and once again marveled at how unpleasant the man was. 'Only two years' Beyond chanted in his head 'Two more years to live Percy Lothridge, so enjoy it while you can'.
Beyond's dark eyes shifted back to Mr. Wammy's face but he made no move to say a word.
The older man smiled gently, making his small eyes almost disappear into the deeply etched laugh lines that rimmed them. He extended a large hand towards the silent boy and said in a deep, warm voice, "Beyond Birthday, I presume, it's a delight to make your acquaintance."
Beyond stared mistrustfully down at the offered appendage, as if it was an animal that would, at any minute leap up and bite him. "Why are you here" Beyond asked in a voice rough from un use, "what do you want with me?"
Mr. Wammy held back the enraged headmaster and steadily met Beyond's unwavering gaze. "I run a school," he explained softly, noticing how the boys' eyes immediately narrowed in suspicion. 'It really is remarkable how similar he is to L when I first met him, and such a similar situation too.' Quillish mused. "It's for children like you," he continued, " a place where you can use your gifts to your full potential"
"Children like me?" Beyond raised an eyebrow, the hint of a laugh in his voice. But his thin frame relaxed slightly, a held breath rattled out between chapped lips, as a pale, spidery hand was laid awkwardly into the large, callused one.
Doubt it.
First Death Note fic!!
Obviously it's about Beyond Birthday. The Wammy orphans are an area of the story that has so much potential for imagination, and I really liked his character in Another Note, so I wanted to explore the reasons behind why he became so twisted.
Since it's set before the canon timeline, Light will not appear. L might, but probably never in person since I don't think he ever interacted with the kids. I'm going to estimate that L would be about 15-16 years old at this point, so it takes place about ten years before the beginning of Death Note and I'm going to say (I'm just guessing) seven years before Another Note.
Besides Beyond and Watari/Quillish, the characters that will be included are Roger, my versions of A, X, Y, and Z. there will also probably be a few OS's, but they won't do anything important, and I'll try to make their personalities realistic. I'm not sure if Mello, Near and Matt will be included, it depends on how far I go with this story.
Saint Anthony's Orphanage is not a real place (as far as I know)
Anyway! Hope you enjoy!