A/N: Hello thar! :D Thank you for checking this out, I worked really hard on it, I'd love it to be read! ^^ Anyway, this story is definitely AU. It's so AU it's like no where near the actual Death Note universe. Can you imagine Mello in a school? Dear Lord. Anyway, the characters aren't exactly mine. Apart from Riley of course, she's all mine! But the Death Note ones, their personalities are sort of mine... but yeah, that's my disclaimer! I really hope you enjoy :D
Chapter One
Robins Household…
She rolled over in her bed to face the alarm on her bedside table, the glowing numbers reading 7:29am. One minute until it went off.
Tick…Tock…
Biiiiir, biiiir, biiiir!
"Riley! Time to get up!"
"Yeah dad." She called back, slamming the alarm quiet.
Riley pushed back her duvet, swung her feet out of her bed and was greeted with the cool morning air. Sighing, she went along with her morning regime, feeling empty inside. Her parents and brother fussed around her as she ate in silence, their busyness contrasted with her completely. It's like she was in her own little lonely bubble.
"New bag's near the door darling."
"I've made you lunch, it's in the fridge!"
"You'll be fine chump. Don't look so glum."
Her family's comments washed off her as she continued to get ready. Once she was dressed, Riley glanced at herself in the mirror. Needing some comfort, she'd chosen to wear her favourite comfy black leggings. Her feet were clad in mismatching converse, her left a bright green, while her right was a dark purple, covered in scribbled on doodles. A long loose white t-shirt which stopped mid-thigh hung from her body, one sleeve falling off her right shoulder. Blonde hair tumbled down her shoulders, a black headband peeking through the wavy locks.
Riley had never felt more awkward, even though this was her normal type of dress. She was only starting a new school, so why did it feel like a death sentence?
Maybe because the last school had been a huge fuck up?
Letting go of a gust of breath, Riley headed down stairs, grabbed her bag and set off for her new school.
School Campus…
"There's my knight in shining armour!" A voice echoed round the school campus as two girls entered the main gates. The smaller girl was gushing as her light blue eyes landed on the most popular boy in school. Said popular boy caught sight of the small blonde headed girl as he flicked his auburn hair out of his eyes and smiled.
"Light!"
"Hey, Misa baby." Light greeted and caught Misa as she threw herself at him.
"Misa missed her Light lots!"
"Baby, we saw each other last night."
"I know. So long ago, right?"
"Yeah sure. Missed you too Misa moo." Light mumbled over her head whilst glancing at his best friend, and rolled his eyes tiredly. In return, his best friend smiled slightly in sympathy, running his hand through his raven black hair.
"Hey Kiyomi." The raven greeted Misa's taller dark haired friend.
"Hello Ryuzaki. Um, have you seen-?"
"Mello? Yeah, he was just over-"
"I told you Matt, for the last time, I don't care about Super Mario!"
"Here." Ryuzaki finished his sentence as Matt and Mello strolled into view and joined the growing group.
"Well, I'm sorry for starting a conversation period pants." Matt mumbled, then went to go high five Light and greet the others.
"Sup Kiyomi!" The hot headed blonde boy threw his arm around his girlfriend and she snuggled up instantly.
"Dude, did you see the scores of that Hatfield's football team? Man, they annihilated their opposition!" Matt told his team captain, Light.
"S'alright man. We'll crush 'em." Light replied.
"Did you see how big their goalie is though? He's a big hunk 'o man!" Mello chipped in.
"Okay, one, never say that again. And two, our skill can beat the width of the guy anyway."
"Mebbe, but we'll have to train harder."
"Oh, aren't try-outs for this year soon?"
"Yeah, we'll have to see if any of them have any eye catching talent. Hey Ryuzaki, you should audition for the team." Light suddenly gazed at his best friend, already knowing the answer.
"Mmm, I'll have to pass on that." Ryuzaki answered, casting his glance to the floor and scuffing his trainered foot on the gravel.
"Aw man we need you!" Matt cried in dismay.
"Yeah dude, we need the legend that you were to totally destroy these pig headed thugs." Mello also pleaded.
"Well, it's not really me anymore man. I doubt I'd play as good now."
"Tch, bollocks. I struggled to beat you on the field last week and you know it." Light revealed, smirking at the raven headed boy.
"Well I suppose, but you did still beat me. Look guys, let me think about it, 'kay?" Ryuzaki asked and dug his hands into his jeans pockets.
"Yus, he's contemplating! Okay, auditions should be soon, and then we can start making a plan of action!" Mello fist pumped.
Ryuzaki watched as the guys discussed strategies and tack-tics to use against the opposing team, Mello and Matt's arms getting more and more animated as they talked and Light nodded at their suggestions. The girls chatted to each other, totally ignoring the football talk that was going on around them. He thought he heard Misa bitching about one of her supposed friends, but he decided he didn't care. It was nothing new.
Should I go back? Back to the old football legend that I was? Hating every minute of it. But it's what got me here in the first place… Ugh, I need some peace, and Misa won't shut up.
"Yo, Light, I just remembered I need to ask Mr. Mogi for an extension on that paper due in next week. I'm not gonna get it finished, and I need my A* man." He told the auburn haired boy who grinned at him in return.
"Sure no worries man."
After saying bye to everyone, Ryuzaki spun on his heel and headed inside the posh new looking building. He'd already finished that paper due for next week, he didn't need an extension. Just some peace. Though he didn't know where to go.
Sighing, he decided to head for his locker, wanting to go somewhere at least a little bit personal.
School Campus…
"I'm telling you Matsuda, if you say that one more time, I'm gonna hit you."
"Aw but c'mon Beyond, don't you think she's cute?" The teenager called Matsuda danced around the unimpressed looking Beyond, his crimson eyes dull and tired.
"Not really. And her brother's a jerk."
"Hey come on, I'm sure Light Yagami is just misunderstood. He could be a really nice bloke when you get to know him!"
"Yeah, could be. Chances are high he's not."
"Lighten up a little Beyond."
The red eyed raven ignored the name pun.
"No Matsuda, that guy has caused me misery all my high school life and I refuse to give him a chance until he apologises got the grief he's caused."
"But his sister could be totally different. She could be sweet and nice!"
"Again, could." Beyond said as his blazing gaze followed the young girl Sayu Yagami as she walked towards her friends. They were all in the year below Beyond and Matsuda.
"Oooo isn't her hair luscious? Totally different from Light's. Not that his hair isn't luscious or anything, I mean the colour. Speaking of, where did he get that auburn hair colour to die for? His parents have black hair too. Well, black and grey I guess for Mr and Mrs Yagami-"
"Matsuda, shut up! Her brother is a dick and she wouldn't go for us. Their family most likely wouldn't allow it anyway, we're not high enough class for them. Can't you be like that kid over there and be quiet?" Beyond asked and pointed out a young looking boy sat on his own, dressed completely in white. He looked like an albino.
"I've never seen him before…he looks lonely, let's go say hi!"
"Matsuda no! Leave the poor albino alone. He looks younger than us. Maybe he's in the year below…?"
"More reason to say hi!"
"Really, trust me, he just wants to be left alone."
With that, Beyond tugged a whining Matsuda away from the strange lonely albino.
As they walked away, the boy lifted his snowy white head to look at them. Thank God above that the red eyed raven had towed the other boy away, he wouldn't have known how to react to them both.
The albino recognised them, the crimson eyed boy as Beyond Birthday, and the over excitable boy as Touta Matsuda. Though everybody just called him Matsuda. The boy knew this as he was the quiet watchful type; you could learn a lot by sitting in silence. Well, it wasn't like he'd had much of a choice, he'd hardly had any interaction with any human being throughout the whole of his life. Though, of course, that wasn't his fault….
Sighing internally to himself, he twirled a lock of his snow white hair, clutched one knee to his chest and continued to read the book that was balanced on it, shutting out the world around him…
School Gate…
Messy hair for the first day, okay, not great but not too bad…
She had finally made it to her new school, but after running for the bus and then having her hair blown back when the bus had pulled away after she'd arrived at school, Riley's hair was a bit of a windswept mess. But she was determined not to let it get to her.
This place won't be the same as the last.
Hitching her lime green badged bag back on her shoulder, Riley walked through the main gates and onto her new school campus.
Or, maybe it will.
She could spot which was the popular crew out of all the random groups dotted around. They were smack bang in the centre of the campus and the largest group by far. The most important people stood out from within that crowd too; the others seemed to circle these five individuals. Yet one boy stood out to Riley the most. He was quite tall with a slender figure, his hair seemed kept to perfection and was coloured a beautiful auburn shade. He flicked his hair out of his eyes and caught Riley's gaze with his warm brown eyes. He smiled at her, and her breath caught…
And then she suddenly remembered where she was. Snapping out of whatever spell she'd been caught in, Riley shook her head to clear it.
Ignore him at all costs…
She made a mental note as she glanced at him again from the corner of her eye. He was laughing with a blonde and a red head boy. And his arm was slung over a small blonde, tarty looking girl.
Riley forced her legs to carry her faster through the main building's posh glassy doors, and it was then that she realised she didn't know where the main office was.
"Um…"
There was only a left corridor and a right corridor to choose from, both equally modern looking with polished sandy tiles and slate coloured walls. Rows of long blue metal lockers lined the walls in either corridor.
Hmm…I'm thinking…left?
As Riley was stood deciding, unknown to her, she'd been spotted entering the building.
"I've never seen her before…" Matsuda commented when Riley was out of sight.
"Yeah, me either…She must be new." Beyond agreed.
"Well, let's go say hi!"
"What's your obsession with greeting people? Hey, let go!"
Matsuda had grabbed Beyond's wrist and was tugging him inside the main building after the new girl. They entered just in time to hear her sneakers echo down the left corridor.
"Hmm, she must be going to the main office…" Beyond thought out loud.
And regretted it instantly.
"Well, come on then!" Matsuda squealed excitedly and yanked Beyond after Riley again.
Meanwhile, the girl in question had thankfully found some direction boards stuck on the walls in bright yellow. It seemed she'd chosen the right corridor as the main office was a bit further down after the group A lockers and the school's big water fountain. According to those signs anyway.
Hmm, maybe today is my lucky day. Maybe my life here won't be as bad as my previous school…
As she carried on to head towards the main office, the group A lockers and impressive fountain in sight, a shrill bell rang out in indication it was time for morning registration. The clean sandy tiles disappeared from view as many students suddenly flooded the corridors, pushing to get to their form class.
Oh no…great.
"Excuse me. Coming through. Oh, um, pardon me."
No one paid any attention to Riley as she struggled to get through the unfamiliar onslaught of people. She was trapped in the vast crowd, attempting to weave through the people while being knocked from side to side.
Come on, I'm not invisible!
"Hey, there she is!" from the other side of the hallway standing aside from the busy crowd were Beyond and Matsuda, the latter spotting the new girl.
"Ouch, that looks rough." Beyond commented as he watched the tiny looking girl try and push her way through the never ending stream of people.
"Oh she's such a little thing! She's gonna get crushed!" Matsuda cried as Riley was knocked to the floor. The perpetrator just carried on walking.
Beyond and Matsuda weren't the only ones watching her either.
"Heeeey man, get the extension?" Light walked up to his best friend who was stood at his locker, but Ryuzaki's eyes seemed to be transfixed on something.
"Huh? Oh, yeah." The raven answered distractedly, then winced.
Curiously, Light followed Ryuzaki's gaze, and he caught sight of the new girl he'd seen earlier.
"Ah, so you've seen her then? Pretty hot, don't you think?" the auburn haired teen asked Ryuzaki whilst also watching her struggle, a smirk on his face.
"I was here before the bell went and I saw her then. But then everyone came in and she started struggling. She's hardly moved the poor thing." The raven winced as Riley tripped and collided with the floor for a second time. He wanted to help her somehow.
"Well, she's almost reached the fountain."
"Look at her face Light. She looks like she just wants to give up."
Riley was in fact, about to just give up and stand still until more people had gone. She felt heat prickling at her eyes.
This is unreal!
But she had to make it to the fountain. If she could do that then she could act casual and wait a while, at least until the floor cleared a bit. Almost desperately she outstretched with her hands, fingertips coming into contact with cool smooth marble. She'd made it.
Phew…
Riley relaxed against the marble in relief, leaning on the side of the beautiful fountain.
"Hey, she made it." Light muttered to Ryuzaki in surprise. But then a huge football player strode into the boys' view. He was huge, and extremely wide, heading straight past the fountain.
"Oh no! Hey!" Ryuzaki tried to call out to the new girl, but her back was to him and the oncoming footballer. He carried on his stride and shoulder barged Riley's side, and as she was a slim light-weight, she was thrown off balance and easily knocked sideways.
"Woah!" She screamed as she fell with an almighty crash, straight into the fountain. There was silence as everyone stopped and stared at the soaking wet girl. Then-
"Ahahahaha!"
Laughter rang out from everybody except Beyond, Matsuda and Ryuzaki.
"Look, her shirts gone see-through!" a gruff voice yelled and the laughs grew harsher. Light howled like a wolf and clapped his hands in sick delight, like it'd been done for his entertainment. He was cheering cruelly like the rest of the crowd. Riley just stood there as it went on, drenched and looking horrified. She was too numb to do anything.
This cannot be happening…
"Light, look at her." Ryuzaki felt awful for this new girl. He knew what public humiliation felt like, and this small, petite girl looked too fragile to handle it.
Especially from this pack of wolves.
"I am looking – and loving that wonder woman bra she's wearing!" The auburn haired teen leered.
"Dude really? Misa is just over there too."
"Oh yeah…I should get her that bra! It's cute!"
Shaking his head in disgust, Ryuzaki turned his head back to the new girl, her eyes shyly scanning the goading crowd. It seemed she was struggling not to cry. Ryuzaki looked into those desperate hazel eyes and made up his mind. He started towards her, elbowing through the heartless crowd.
"Hey, dude, what are you doing?" Light asked, but his voice was merely in the background to the raven.
When he reached the fountain, he looked her square in the eyes and offered his hand to her. She regarded him dubiously, eyes flickering from his outstretched hand to his face, deliberating if it was a cruel trick. But something in his face must've shown he was being sincere as after a while, she readjusted her bag strap and took hold of his hand.
Gently, he helped her out of the fountain causing the crowd to murmur in disappointment and start to slope off to form. Apparently they had wanted the cruel trick instead.
"Here, you're shivering. My name's Ryuzaki, sorry about that. People can be cruel. I don't think I have anything to give you so you can cover up. Except, maybe my shirt."
"…Thank you, Ryuzaki. I'm Riley." Said girl introduced herself shyly to this kind boy, wrapping her arms around herself. Why had he helped her? It was so kind of him.
"It's alr-"
"Hey there Riley, I'm Light Yagami." The teenage boy unknowingly had walked up to Ryuzaki's side, and suddenly cut him off. "That was awful of those people to laugh like that. Here." He smiled warmly at Riley, lent down and wrapped his football jacket around her cold shoulders.
Ryuzaki narrowed his eyes at Light.
What was he doing? He had laughed too!
"Oh! Uh-um, thanks…" Riley's cheeks flushed a deep red, stumbling over her words as she pulled the jacket over her more.
"It's no problem. Would you like me to escort you to the main office?" Light flashed his winning smile at her and held out his arm for her to take. The picture of chivalry.
Ryuzaki was stunned. Just a minute ago, he was also goading along with the rest of the crowd, but he's suddenly playing the gentleman? But as Ryuzaki regarded Light from his peripheral vision, he noticed a familiar glint in his eye. A glint that as far as Ryuzaki knew, had never led to anything good. As much as he loved Light like a brother, he couldn't let this new girl get hurt in one of his schemes. Looking up, he smiled as he spotted a distraction.
"That's really nice of you Light, but it looks like you're busy. Misa is waiting." Ryuzaki nodded towards Light's locker, the one next to his own, where a very annoyed looking Misa was indeed stood waiting. Her blue eyes zeroed in on the red and white jacket around Riley's shoulders.
"Ah, shit…" Light followed his gaze.
"See you later Light." Ryuzaki waved and then gestured the way to the office to Riley.
"Um, th-thank you again…" She whispered to Light while looking at her feet, heat creeping into her cheeks again, then let the raven gently guide her down the now empty hallway.
Riley thinks Light is nice! Ryuzaki realised when she had thanked the auburn haired teen. Even though he's my best friend, he can treat people wrongly. I don't want him to do that…maybe I can protect her somehow…?
Like a protective brother, the raven guided the new girl down the hallway. She peaked at him every so often through the corner of her eye, and looked like she wanted to say something but was too shy. After a few more minutes of silence, she just asked.
"Why were you so nice to me? I mean…al-all those people were laughing at me. Isn't that just social suicide?" Riley asked her saviour.
He smiled softly.
"I guess you can say I know what it's like… and in the past I may have considered it being. But now? I really can't say I give a damn."
"Well, thank you very much. It means a lot to me, and it's nice to know this school isn't completely filled with jerks." The small shy girl gave a small shy smile to Ryuzaki.
Unlike my other school…
"It's no problem." He smiled back.
Form Room…
"Silence! I said silence! You may have had the others teachers fooled Yagami, but I know you're really just a trouble maker!" Mr Thompson screamed at his noisy form class and put the blame for the noise – as per usual – mainly on Light. They had a long standing feud.
"Me Sir?"
"Yes you, you nit wit! Three years running I've had you in my form, and I know you're a good for nothing trouble maker!"
Light stood up and gripped at his chest right where his heart was.
"Your words wound me Sir!" he gasped and pretended to collapse in his seat, causing more laughter in the already noisy class room.
"Stay in your seat you twit! Mello, if I see that phone one more time, it's gone!"
"I'm Matt Sir, that's Mello." Matt corrected his form tutor and pointed to his friend who was sat beside him.
"And it's a DS. It's a bit too large to be a phone don't you think?"
A chorus of 'ooooo's' went up from people impressed with Matt's back chat.
"I don't care what it is, if I see it again, it's gone! And you will be too if you talk to me like that again, understand!?"
Matt scowled and stuffed his DS into his pocket, muttering to himself.
"I don't see what's so funny Amane, if you don't learn to put a sock in it, I'll split you and Takada up!"
Misa clapped a hand over her mouth and nodded until the red faced Mr Thompson had turned around, then she and Kiyomi burst into a girlish fit of giggles again.
Light smirked at his girlfriend's rebellion, but as he looked over at her, he saw the empty seat next to him in his peripheral vision.
Damn it, where are you Ryuzaki? Everyone else has someone to sit next to, I look like a loner.
His eyes scanned the room, checking that all of his other friends had a person to sit next to. Misa and Takada…Matt and Mello…Shaun and Marcus… Even that loner Beyond was sat next to Matsuda!
Come on Ryuzaki! I wonder if he's still with that Riley chick… She was hot. Drenched in water she was still fine. That sweet skinny figure, that cute face – even when it's bright red! And she has that gorgeous blonde hair to rival Misa's… Anyway, shouldn't he be back by now? Well, he shouldn't even be there in the first place! I should've taken her. Although, she didn't seem to mind too much that I didn't…
As he finished that thought, he suddenly felt annoyed. At Ryuzaki for taking her, at Riley for not seeming bothered, even at Misa for being whiney when he went back to her locker.
Tch, Riley just doesn't know who I am yet, that's all... She'll be begging me to take her next time… That's right, no need to be worried or annoyed…
His smirk returned and he relaxed back into his chair. But no matter how calm he seemed, he couldn't shake that annoyed feeling, or get Riley completely out of his head. No, annoyed wasn't right… it felt more like… jealousy.
Light sat up abruptly at the sudden epiphany. He'd never had a reason to be jealous before, this didn't make sense. What was he jealous of?
"Sorry we're late Sir." Ryuzaki's voice suddenly sounded over the noise in the room and Mr Thompson turned to face the raven stood in the doorway.
Ah finally, he's returned. Wait, we?
Light twisted in his chair to see who the plural was about. His best friend was stood holding the door open and explaining his late arrival to their form tutor, but the way that the raven was stood was a little bit weird. It looked like he was shielding someone…
And there, standing timidly behind him, was fountain girl.
Light's mood shifted suddenly to his utter confusion as he clapped his eyes on her.
What's she doing here?
He watched as Mr Thomson returned to the front and Ryuzaki and Riley stayed at the door a little longer. The raven put his hand on her shoulder consolingly and pointed out an empty seat in the back corner of the room. She looked worriedly at the seat, but the worry faded when she looked back at Ryuzaki, replaced with a smile. Then they both headed off back to their seats, Ryuzaki walking towards Light.
The little exchange had annoyed Light more. How could they have become that close already that he knew how to reassure her?
"Hey man, did I miss anything?" Ryuzaki ran a hand through his hair and sat down next to Light, bringing him out of his thoughts.
"Nah. We got the batch of people from different forms moving in, and that's it really. Oh, I had a mini drama lesson."
"For Mr Thompson."
"Uh-huh."
"Gathered. So, who are the new ones?"
"Martin, Daisy, Jackie, Adam. D'you remember them?" Light asked and pointed the mentioned friends out.
"Oh yeah. Martin, I'm gonna have to catch up with him later." Ryuzaki grinned at his old pal. "Anyone else?"
"Matsuda, that funny gay kid from for E, he's sat next to that freak Beyond. Poor bloke." Light pretended to shudder.
"…yeah who else?"
"Some kid called Near."
"…who?"
Light shrugged.
"Apparently no one's heard of him, everyone stared at him when he was allocated his seat."
Ryuzaki twisted round to face the back of the classroom as Light was talking and indicating where this unknown kid was sat.
"Hey, he's sat next to Riley." The raven noted as he saw the two sat in silence.
Light glanced too.
"Yeah, how come she's here?"
"Probably the same reason as the rest, the other forms were too full so they had to transfer some students into different ones to make it easier. It's cool that she's in our form huh? She's really nice."
"She's still wearing my jacket." Light realised and smirked again.
I knew she wouldn't be able to resist me.
"Well yeah, her shirt is completely see-through." Ryuzaki pulled a face in slight annoyance.
Did he want his stupid jacket back already? He wondered.
Suddenly, Light's annoyance came flooding back with Ryuzaki's comment.
Or she could be wearing it because she likes it.
"So I see you guys are friendly." Light commented.
"Yeah she's a really nice girl. A bit shy though, but she opened up to me after a while."
"Alright, alright. Stop bragging."
"Huh? I'm not."
"Yeah, sure." Light folded his arms and faced the front of the classroom with a hard stare.
"Um, are you okay Light…?"
"Just peachy."
"…" Ryuzaki was bewildered at Light's sudden coldness. Had he done something to offend him?
"Okay…"
Form Room…
This form period doesn't half drag… Beyond sighed.
"Psst, hey Beyond look!" Matsuda nudged his neighbour and pointed to the back of the classroom.
"Hmm? Oh, the new girl, I know. I saw her come in with Ryuzaki."
"No, though it's cool she's here, but look who she's sat next to." Matsuda whispered excitedly.
Beyond leant forward in his seat so that he could look past Matsuda and Riley. Sat next to her was…
"That's that lonely albino kid! How did we miss him? He must be the lad called Near, the one that everyone started whispering about when his name was read… do people really not know him?" The crimson eyed teen wondered aloud.
"I really think we should say hi now."
"It looks like she's tried and failed to do that." Beyond pointed out as he watched Riley force a smile and say something, for Near to just stare back at her, a petrified expression on his face.
I wonder what his deal is…
"Ooo, I wonder what's got Mr Popular in a huff?" Matsuda brought Beyond out of his thoughts and caused him to look at his enemy.
Light did indeed look in a huff.
"Well something's obviously stuck up Prince Priss's arse." He said turning away from him , uninterested.
"I wish I knew what it was." Matsuda sighed.
I just wish it was something really bad… Beyond prayed, red eyes filled with hate.
Form Room…
"So, um, I'm Riley." She tried again, smiling warmly at the small boy sat next her.
He gave her the same reaction as last time; shrank away and gave her a terrified stare, as if she'd declared she was going to eat him alive and pick her teeth with his bones afterward.
Riley cleared her throat self-consciously.
"This is kinda the part where you tell me your name and say hi too."
Still nothing. The albino pulled his sleeves down a bit further over his hands, like he was trying to cover up as much of himself as possible, shrinking away from the new girl.
"Nice name, original too." She sighed to herself quietly so he couldn't hear, then stared at her lap dejectedly.
Well, this is going great…
Form period was only supposed to last 15 minutes, but due to the form swapping for many students; it was to last until break so people could get sorted.
Lucky me…
Break Time….
After an insufferable amount of time sat in a bored silence, the break bell finally rand to Riley's immense relief. Anymore time like that and she could've exploded. As the classroom emptied with students eager to get to break, Riley was suddenly unsure what to do with herself. She hadn't really had the opportunity to make friends so far, so had no one to go to.
Oh no… not again…
A cold feeling swept over Riley as she watched her peers leave the room chattering to one and other. She'd have thought this school may have been a little more welcoming at least. But of course not. It looked to her like her new school was starting out the same as her last…
It can't be. No one has even voluntarily spoke-
Ryuzaki!
With the one word her hazel eyes scanned the hasty crowd for the wild array of raven black hair. How could she have forgotten him?
Well, he did look like he was in with the popular crew, he sat with Light after all. I wouldn't want to affect that… he might not even want to be my friend, he might have just been supportive because I am new?
Suddenly Riley spotted a shock of raven black hair heading for the door.
Well it's worth a shot. The worst he can do is tell me to get lost right? And it's not like I've not heard that before…
"Hey Ryuzaki!" Riley called.
The raven must not have heard her however as he continued out of the door. She sighed, but was determined to at least try and catch up to him. The door was finally clear now so Riley rushed through it, gripping her bag strap protectively. Ryuzaki was heading down the long corridor to the main campus outside.
She ran after him.
"Ryuzaki! Hey, wait!"
As she ran to catch up with him, she saw as he exited the building that he was talking to another black haired man who she didn't recognise.
Maybe that's why he can't hear me, he's too busy talking to that other guy…
She considered stopping and not butting in on the raven's company, but the thought of having nowhere to go and not knowing anyone else made her pursue him further.
Pushing the glass doors open, Riley stepped out onto the main campus. Quickly scanning the area, she spotted the raven haired man facing the same guy he was talking to earlier. They had stopped now, and she recognised the other guy as she could now see he face.
That looks like the guy from my form…it is! I can't remember his name though. I hope he's nice.
She continued towards them and finally got a proper look at Ryuzaki instead of just seeing his head.
Hang on a minute, when did he get time to change his shirt? Riley questioned herself as she saw that Ryuzaki's shirt – which had previously been white – was now black.
Maybe he quickly changed it when… ugh never mind.
"Ryuzaki! Hey!" She called and prodded the raven in his back. Her welcoming smile faded as said raven slowly turned around.
"Oh, you're not…"
"Her Riley! I've been looking for you!" The actual Ryuzaki she'd been searching for suddenly appeared by her side. Riley was frozen.
"I was going to go to the school council meeting, but I decided to miss todays to make sure you settled in. It sucks having no one, so I thought maybe we could hang out." Ryuzaki grinned at her, but Riley could only blush in answer. She was still mortified.
"But it seems like you've made some friends. Good for you Riley. Anyway, I should probably get going now, seriously, the council will attack me or something." He rolled his eyes playfully. "See you at lunch maybe? Later Riley!" And with that, Ryuzaki jogged off presumably back the way he'd came and towards and older looking building.
"Um…" Riley's gaze went back to the unimpressed looking guy she'd just prodded.
"I'm not Ryuzaki." The guy said, his brilliant red eyes narrowing at her.
"I-I know that know, I'm s-sorry-"
"The resemblance is uncanny though, right?" The other black haired guy exclaimed excitedly and smiled happily.
"Matsuda, please?" The red eyed boy sighed like he'd put up with the excitability much too long.
"I'm really sorry, it's just, I saw you're hair and… I'm Riley. Riley Robbins." She stuck her hand out nervously.
"…Beyond Birthday. And this is-"
"I'm Touta Matsuda! But everybody just calls me Matsuda! Welcome Riley!" Matsuda grabbed Riley's outstretched hand before Beyond could, and pulled her into a big unexpected hug.
"Uh, hi Beyond, Matsuda…" She breathed.
"Matsu, you're crushing her."
"Oh, sorry!"
With Beyond's words Matsuda let go of Riley and she let go of a gust of breath.
"He's kinda…over excitable sometimes." Beyond shook his head at Matsuda, as if apologising.
"I can see. So anyway, I'm really sorry about the mix up."
"Don't sweat it. It used to happen often."
Riley smiled nervously at the guy named Beyond, thankful for his understanding. Beyond however, was unsure what to do. He had rarely received any warm smiles at all (except Matsuda's) much less from a girl. Regardless, he thought he had to do something before she decided he was an anti-social freak like the rest of the school.
Looking at her, he gave her a tiny smile back. His smile usually scared people, his mother always told him not to smile when they had guests over. She told him he looked murderous. Looked like a freak… Yet as he looked at her, sure she'd pull a face/make excuses to leave, Riley's grin just became more pronounced as she saw him accept her. She didn't run away, she seemed happier. She had accepted him.
Beyond warmed to her instantly. Riley seemed like a nice person. He'd give her a chance at least.
Suddenly there was a sharp intake of breath the came from the left of Beyond. Matsuda was staring at Riley with something that looked like awe.
"Um…?" She was suddenly nervous, and tried to inconspicuously check her appearance.
"Matsuda, really?" Beyond seemed impatient as his crimson eyes cast towards Matsuda, who had his hands clamped over his mouth in excitement.
"Is that…is it really? The number 7, it has to be… Riley! Turn round!" Matsuda asked excitedly.
Confused and weary, Riley slowly turned around. Matsuda squealed.
"It is the number 7! And I'd know the very slight frays on that jacket anywhere! Who, what, when, why, how and where?"
Riley turned back round again to see Matsuda's brilliant beam and Beyond's head in his hands.
"Huh?"
"Your jacket! It's Light Yagami's isn't it?"
"Yeah…"
"I knew it!" Matsuda squealed happily again.
"I apologise. Anything to do with the 'it' crowd, he loves." Beyond explained from his palms. "He treats them like they're celebrities or something."
"It's 'cause they practically are. What I wouldn't give to be in their crowd. You can tell they all have their juicy secret stories, and I'd find them all. I'm going to be a journalist when I'm older you see, and snoop out those scandalous stories! Or maybe join the police force on secret missions and kick some butt along the way! Ahem… I guess you could say I'm a bit of a gossip lover."
"A bit?" Beyond muttered under his breath, but loud enough for Riley and Matsuda to hear.
Matsuda brushed his hand at Beyond in a lazy wave to shush him, then continued.
"I can find all sorts out! Like, Kiyomi liked Light for ages, and when he and Misa got together, she was so mad that she dyed Misa's hair green! Misa still thinks it was the chlorine from when she went swimming - which also means her luscious blonde locks are fake – and blames the dodgy blonde hair dye to this day! It worked in her favour though, as Light's favourite colour that week was green, and she became even more popular and outrageous because of it, causing Kiyomi's plan to back fire horridly! You wouldn't believe how many green heads showed up to school after that, all because Kiyomi switched Misa's hair dye."
"I remember, form period looked like a forest." Beyond recalled.
Riley was intrigued to how Matsuda knew all this stuff! And he could tell she was interested.
"Although my investigative ways are superior, there is one man who succeeds in escaping my all seeing gaze…." Matsuda's eyebrows lifted as his voice dropped to a quieter tone.
"Who…?" Riley leant in closer.
"Your little friend… Ryuzaki."
"How d'you mean…? You don't know much about him…?"
"Hardly anything. Where he came from, his background, nothing. All I know is that he moved here five years ago, but I don't know where from. Though there are rumours going around about earlier times, times that people seem to have forgotten…"
"You're such a drama queen." Beyond sighed and threw himself down on a bench a few steps away from where he was previously standing. Riley and Matsuda followed and sat down next to the red eyed raven. But Riley wasn't about to let this go, were the rumours bad…? He seemed so nice…
"Matsuda, what are the rumours…?"
Said black haired gossip lover stared intently at Riley.
"Well…legend has it…"
Beyond groaned and rolled his eyes at the excitable boy.
"…that five years ago when the strange wild haired kid first moved here, he wasn't very much liked. He was about as well-known as that albino boy Near. He was disliked instantly, and soon the bad stories came… Suddenly Ryuzaki was well-known, but not for good reasons. You see, he was always alone at parent's evenings, and never seemed to be with either parent ever. Was he living by himself? He was too young for that surely?
Someone's curiosity finally got the better of them one day, and they asked little Ryuzaki where his parents were. His reply was to gaze sadly at his lunch box and turn to walk home. Unknowingly though, he was followed by the same curious student back to his house. It was the old Fishwick's building on the cliff's edge; the house where the kindly old Fishwick family were murdered in their sleep. Nobody had lived in that abandoned building in years, yet this strange young parentless boy was heading straight for it and was welcomed in by an elder looking gentleman dressed in black. The curious kid turned to go home as Ryuzaki entered, but was stopped short in his tracks. A blood curdling scream emanated from inside the house. Quickly the curious kid ran home to call his friends, and soon the news had spread like wildfire. The next day young Ryuzaki came to school covered in purple, painful looking bruises. Ryuzaki was most definitely not unknown now. Everybody knew about the creepy old man who lived in the abandoned house and his sinister young apprentice. Were they witches? The school seemed to circle Ryuzaki, taunting him, bullying him, scaring him… that day he went home with more mysterious purple bruises than which he came to school with."
Riley's mouth was agape. That couldn't have happened could it? Surely not. Her heart ached for the young Ryuzaki in Matsuda's story.
"So what happened? What changed to make him the second most popular boy in school?" Riley asked to Beyond's faint amusement. He liked how interested she seemed, it made him chuckle.
"Here's the thing – hardly anyone ever remembers. There's only a few who knew he wasn't Mr It in the first place, and even fewer who knew about the rumours. He moved house, started being more sociable, joined the football team which he was brilliant at, the best player the team had ever had. Yes, even better than Light. He left a while back for some unknown reason. But anyway, he threw legendary house parties and the like, and suddenly he's sat up there with Mr Perfect himself, best buddies no less. His past just gone, poof. No one knows him for who he was. They just know him for who he is."
"Wow…" Riley sat back and let this new information sink in. Was any of it true? Obviously he wasn't a witch. But the bullying? The mysterious house? Ryuzaki had seemed so nice, so normal, he couldn't have a hidden past. Could he? Her interest grew, and she felt curious about the answers. But whatever rumour she'd heard, he was still the nice, welcoming raven haired boy she knew him as. There was no mistaking his kind personality.
"Okay, when we're done talking about Ryuzaki's mysterious past, how about wondering about his?" Beyond nodded at a small white figure sat alone on the bench opposite to the one the trio were currently occupying.
"Yeah, I'm actually really curious as to where he's come from. Talk about no past at all, mysterious or not." Matsuda followed Beyond's gaze.
"That's another you won't be able to find out much about Matsuda, he doesn't talk." Riley told the curious black haired boy, recalling this morning.
"Hmmm, well there's no harm in trying, right?"
"Hang about, what do you mean by that?" Beyond asked, and before he could stop him, Matsuda had risen and begun to walk towards the albino, forcefully and determinedly.
"…Oh God." Beyond face palmed.
"Should we follow him?"
"Yes. For the safety of the little albino."
So Beyond and Riley also rose, and did an awkward run over to where Matsuda was stood, terrorising said little albino.
"C'mon man, all you have to say is Near. Say it with me now, Neeeeeeear." Matsuda was attempting to coax when Beyond and Riley reached them.
The young man named Near stared blankly back at the three people who had advanced on him. The two boys he recognised as the two who had nearly struck up a conversation with him this morning, and the girl was Riley who was his form partner.
What the hell did he say to them?
"Um, Matsuda, I think we should leave him be."
"No way man!"
"Come on Matsu, Riley's right."
"Aw but we were just getting close!"
"Really Matsuda?"
"Yeah! Look, he-"
"Near."
All three stopped squabbling and turned to face the albino boy.
"My name is…Near…." He repeated, hand fiddling with a lock of hair and his eyes cast to the floor.
"Dude, am I hallucinating, or did you hear that too?" Matsuda whispered.
"Yeah I heard it."
"…Well hey there Near! You already know I'm Matsuda and y'know Riley. But this here is Beyond!"
Nervously the young man's eyes swept across each of their faces, and he nodded shyly. Slowly as not to alarm him, Riley sat down on the bench next to Near. She felt bad for being a bit dubious of him that morning, even though he had kind of ignored her.
"Hello Near! So um…what lesson you got next?" Riley started a conversation tentatively. Beyond and Matsuda watched intently, like they were some kind of TV show.
"…Physics."
"Cool, me too! Wanna walk there together?"
"…sure…"
"Awesome!"
"Guess who's got physics too?" Matsuda announced excitedly.
"Yeah, I have as well." Beyond input.
"No way! Like, seriously? Then we can all walk together!" Matsuda squealed. Riley laughed at him and Beyond sighed and shook his head, though he smiled fondly. The little albino gazed at the first three people he'd willingly spoke to, three people who wanted to speak to him… and couldn't help smiling the tiniest bit.
Physics…
Matt rolled his eyes and felt the tiniest bit of colour flood into his cheeks.
Not again…
They were in a lesson for crying out loud! The back science bench but still… Mello obviously didn't understand the words 'it's risky'.
"Mello, please. Kiyomi could turn her head at any minute, then bam, it's all over." Matt hissed to the blonde on his right. Who smirked a little and ignored Matt's plea/warning. It was a good job he was sat at the end of the ling science bench, he'd be riddled with paranoia if he wasn't. Well, he wasn't doing so great now. The guilt…
"Jeevas! What are you doing?"
"Huh!? Nothing! I swear it's nothing!" Matt jumped out of his skin at the voice. Looking up, it had only been the teacher, asking why he wasn't paying attention to the board. The whole class turned to stare at the tomato red gamer boy, Mello still smirking a little, knowing exactly why he'd jumped.
"Uh, sorry Sir…" He apologised meekly and stared at his desk in anger and humiliation.
Fucking hell Mello. Look at what this is doing to me…
When the teacher and the rest of the class had turned back around, Matt knocked Mello's hand away off his leg. High above his leg. Kinda like his groin.
"Tch, what was that for?" Mello huffed in a whispered.
Matt checked to see if Kiyomi was talking to Misa.
"Y'know I hate it when you pull stunts like that. What if we get caught? The guilt Mello. It makes me on edge."
"You were okay this morning. Remember, before the first bell had rang? You were snogging my face off in that store room. Then you were fine when we met up with everyone else."
Matt slumped a little. "But-"
"Matt. Shut up. We won't get caught. We love each other right?"
Mello! You can't say these things with Kiyomi right beside you! Matt panicked, but saw that she hadn't heard, so cautiously nodded.
"Well then. All we need to do is wait for the right moment, then we can be together. In the meantime, this is all we can manage. And I'm not the most patient of people, I need something to keep me going."
Matt nodded again, then faced away. The right moment… all he wanted was to be with Mello. Why was that so hard? So difficult? So bad? And why did it cause him so much guilt when they met up and kissed, when they touched…?
"I know, right!?" Kiyomi's laughter echoed in Matt's brain, plunging the metaphorical knife deeper into his stomach. Groaning, he threw his hands on the desk and buried his head under them.
Ugh, what a mess.
Physics…
"I see Riley's made some new friends… poor girl." Light scoffed as he watched the new girl laughing with Beyond, Matsuda and Near. Yes, Near was laughing. Not very vigorously or loudly or anything, but still.
Ryuzaki sighed.
"At least she has someone. I was worried she wouldn't after the fountain thing." The raven also gazed at her, pleased she'd fit in.
Light's eyes shifted to his best friend, studying him.
"…You got protective over her fast didn't you?" he said.
"Mmm, I guess I did." Ryuzaki agreed.
A pucker formed between Light's eyebrows as he frowned ever so slightly. "….Why?"
"Huh?"
"Why did you get so damn protective? You didn't even know the chick. You still don't."
"I…I dunno." The raven gazed at the worn bench in front of him.
I…my past. I didn't want her to go through what I did… she looked more lost than I had…
"Tch. Dude, you like her, don't you?" Light's eyes narrowed.
"She's cool yeah. But I don't like her in the way you're suggesting." Ryuzaki noticed the sudden change in the auburn haired teen's voice. And it puzzled him.
"Whatever man. I know you." Light still disagreed.
"Look, she's a nice girl and I want her to be my friend. That's it. Why are you so bothered anyway?"
"I'm not." Light swiftly answered and broke eye contact.
"Light, I'm not a twat. You were pissed when I took her to the reception, you were pissed when I said we'd become closer, and right now you are pissed."
"…not really."
"You're scrunching up your nose and eyebrows. Which you do when you're pissed."
"Look man, just drop it will you?" Light snapped to Ryuzaki's astonishment.
"Uh, okay then…Sorry dude." Ryuzaki pulled a face and then returned to his work sheet, leaving Light staring straight ahead and feeling stupid.
Man where has my cool gone? Why am I getting so worked up over her? It's because she… she rejected me, isn't it? No one ever rejects me. She won't do by the time I'm through with her.
Light's ego had been bruised. That had to be the reason. Flicking his hair out of his eyes, Light cast his gaze to the new blonde girl, sat at the front of the classroom.
School Campus…
"So Ree, how was your first day?" Beyond nudged Riley's arm. She smiled.
They were walking to the gate to go home; school had just finished. She'd had an…eventful day. But the best and most relieving thing to have happened was that she'd gained three new friends; Beyond, Matsuda and Near. The latter had opened up a little by lunch and had even laughed a few times with the group. Riley really hoped he'd start talking more as the days went on.
And then there was Ryuzaki…
He hadn't been anywhere in sight at lunch, and she has slyly been looking for him every now and then, inconspicuously craning her head. But he hadn't turned up at all, not even for his popular crew. Riley had however had to give up half way through lunch time as she caught Beyond looking at her during one of her searches with a knowing look. But, did she count Ryuzaki as a friend then…?
"It's been awesome because of you guys." She smiled at her new friends, finally answering them.
"That's great! Thanks Ree! However, there is still the dilemma of what you're going to do with that jacket…?" Matsuda asked, dancing in front of them. Ree was the newly adopted nick name for Riley that Matsuda had decided to christen her with at lunch.
Riley gently slid her thumb over the soft material of the jacket she was holding. Yeah, her t-shirt had dried out by now.
"I was gonna give it back today but… I chickened out."
Beyond scoffed as if that was ridiculous, and Near continued on in silence.
"Hey, why don't you give it to me…? I'll make sure he gets it back."
"Give it up Matsu." Beyond rolled his crimson eyes.
"Give it to him and you'll never see it again." Near also saw through Matsuda's plan.
"…damn it."
Laughing, the four reached the gate of the huge school, but stopped when they heard a shout.
"Riley! Hey, wait!"
The group turned around to face the voice and the fast approaching footsteps. A raven head of hair appeared, and Ryuzaki emerged from the crowd, grinning. He fell into step with the others and they carried on walking. Riley beamed. She was ridiculously happy he'd ran to catch up with her.
This must mean he's my friend, right?
"Sorry I didn't come see you at lunch, my days can be pretty busy helping out with the school council. I'm glad you've found a good group to hang with." The raven smiled at the other three, which made Matsuda almost trip over himself and Beyond and Near to nod in an astonished thanks.
"You're heading home then or…?"
"Yeah, it's home for me and Matsuda I think." Beyond said and pointed out the young man who seemed to be walking in a daze, grinning goofily at Ryuzaki.
Wow, he really does have an obsession with the populars… Riley noted.
"I am heading home as well, I need to go this way though." Near mumbled shyly, bowing his head slightly and gesturing. The group looked left down the long path which Near had indicated, and in the distance they could just make out… miniature castles. Huge pristine white houses – mansions – stood tall and proud a little way away.
"Fancy…" Beyond whistled, as stunned as the rest of them.
"You live up there Near?" Ryuzaki pitched in.
"Yeah. Um, shall I see you tomorrow…?" the albino pulled his sleeves over his hands again, nervous that this new information would change their opinion of him. He didn't want to be the snobby little rich kid.
"Course you will! We'll see you at the bench again." Riley smiled at him warmly.
Wow, he must be loaded! I thought rich kids were full of themselves? Bless him, he's really not…
Near was anything but.
"Sure." Near answered gratefully, his shoulders relaxing a little as he smiled a tiny smile back at the group.
"Sounds good."
"See you tomorrow!"
"Bye man!"
Happily, he said a shy goodbye to his new friends… he had friends…
"Aw, look at him!" Matsuda awed as they watched the tiny lone figure walk towards the towering castle like houses.
"He looks so small and vulnerable…." Riley said, feeling suddenly protective of the little lonely looking albino boy.
"C'mon then this is a bit weird." Beyond pointed out and the four continued until they reached the bus stop that Riley needed.
"This is my stop guys." She announced.
"Alright then. See you tomorrow Riley." Beyond patted her shoulder awkwardly.
"Bye Ree!" Matsuda took her into another bone crushing hug.
"Bye…guys…." She breathed and was thankfully released from the death grip. Matsuda grinned hugely, and he and Beyond started to continue their walk home.
"What bus are you catching Riley?" Ryuzaki asked.
Beyond and Matsuda stopped in their tracks.
"Um…the 86."
"I can catch that bus too y'know. I think I shall." He smiled at her friendly. "If that's okay with you of course?"
Riley blinked.
"Y-yeah! Sure!"
"Great."
Riley felt eyes on her and she turned to see Matsuda staring at her. Hard. With a look that screamed 'TELL ME EVERYTHING LATER'. She sighed internally. Beyond tugged forcefully on Matsuda's arm and started towing him away.
He was truly obsessed.
Hatfield Grove…
"Really? You do a lot for the school then." Riley told Ryuzaki.
The two had almost reached her house and were currently strolling slowly down her street. The bus ride had been fun, and Riley thought they'd bonded a bit more. He was really nice for a popular person, and a bit geeky too, they actually had a lot in common.
I must be able to call him a friend now.
"Yeah, it keeps my day busy. I had a lot of time on my hands after, um, after I quit football."
"You quit? I heard you're the best in school though, how come you quit?" Riley asked, curious. Ryuzaki took a while to answer, watching his worn looking trainers scuff the floor as they walked.
News travels fast… He thought.
"I…I just… it got a bit… I just really didn't want to do it anymore." The raven's eyes were glued to the floor as they continued, not looking up at all. Riley could tell he didn't want to talk about it, so she left it alone. For now.
They'd reached her house now. No one was in, she knew already. Parents out at work, brother out socialising with his rough friends like usual…
"Hey Ryuzaki, is your house actually around here?" Riley suddenly asked, and prepared to feel bad if it wasn't.
Finally the raven lifted his head and gazed at her house, then chuckled a little.
"I'd say it was very nearby." He grinned at her, mood lifting.
"Really? Where?"
"Try right across the road."
"What? Really?" Riley's head whipped to look where Ryuzaki had indicated. The house that was Ryuzaki's was the largest on the street and the grandest by far. It even had balconies on the third floor. It was also directly opposite Riley's house.
"You're the house that used to have those huge house parties!" Riley gasped.
"Mmm I was. I don't really do that anymore, there were too many police complaints. But how did you know about that?"
"The estate agent warned us about you." She grinned.
"Really? I must've been bad for the estate agent to mention me." He grinned too. "They must not get out often. Annoyed by little house parties." He joked.
"I…I don't really go out much either." Riley's head lowered and her hair covered her face. His little joke reminded her of her old school, staying inside on weekends, no one to even hang out with. They made her scared, not wanting to go out, just in case those girls were-
No. Don't think about that.
"The indoors can be nice." Ryuzaki said softly, pushing Riley's hair back behind her ears so her face was on show. He knew straight away that something had happened to her in the past, he knew that look well.
"I guess. Oh um, Ryuzaki? Could you… could you give Light his jacket back please? And tell him I said thanks. It'd be easier if you did it, you guys being best friends and all." Riley changed the subject quickly before she flushed red at Ryuzaki's kindness. She handed over the jacket that had been resting on her bag, and the raven slung it over his arm.
"Sure thing."
"Thank you. For everything today."
"It's really okay, was my pleasure." He grinned.
"You must've had one of those jackets… What was your number?" Riley realised as she looked at the red and yellow jacket that belonged to Light.
"Still got it. Number 13." He smirked slightly.
"My favourite number actually." Riley smiled and Ryuzaki started a little. He was expecting the 'But that's unlucky' response instead. He had his reason for that number.
"Yeah. It's a good number." The raven smiled back.
"Um, I have to go in now though, it's starting to get cold." She laughed at herself, feeling the rising gooseflesh on her skin.
"See you tomorrow then Ree." He stuck his tongue out at her, stealing her nick name from Matsuda.
"You're sure that's your house?" She checked while unlocking her door.
"Yes officer. Watch me, I'll prove it." He teased.
"Fine I will." Riley raised to his challenge grinning. Rushing into her house she threw her bag on the floor, keys on the coffee table and hurriedly peeked out of the large living room window pushing the blinds aside impatiently.
Ryuzaki had opened the door of his house by now, but he was stood on the porch waiting for Riley. He saw her looking and stuck both thumbs up in the air, grinning at her. Then he was gone.
Riley rearranged the blinds while giggling to herself. She'd not felt this happy in a long time… Maybe this school won't be as bad.
Yagami Household…
"So how was your first day back sweetie?" Sachiko beamed at her son.
"I bet it was excellent. Am I right or am I right?" Soichiro chuckled, joining in.
"Hmm? Oh. Yeah."
Sachiko, Soichiro and Sayu Yagami looked at each other, puzzled.
"Light, you seem a bit distracted honey." Sachiko nervously gazed at her son.
"I'm fine. I'm just gonna go to my room and study some more." Light announced.
"O-okay honey."
He rose and swiftly walked out of the room, leaving the rest of his family gazing in wonder. Truth was, he was distracted.
I can't get that damn chick out of my mind!
Light suddenly heard soft footsteps on the stairs behind him. Without turning round and pausing with his hand on the door handle to his room, he said;
"Go away Sayu."
"Aw come on Light! I know there's something bothering you. It's Misa, isn't it?" The young girl danced into view.
"No. Now leave."
"But Liiiiight!"
"No!" And he slammed his door in her face.
Man, I'm becoming a bit moody…more than usual…why is she affecting me so much? Light sighed.
"I'm being ridiculous, wouldn't you say Ryuk?" Light asked out loud and walked over to Ryuk who was sat in the corner of his room.
"Tch, look at me. Now I'm talking to a hamster." He scoffed at himself and stroked the unusually coloured black and blue hamster.
What is it about her? What is this stupid feeling that's making me so angry…?
Monday
Dear Diary,
Today was my first day at my new school. I was worried it'd be the same as my last, and terrified it'd be worse. But I guess, it really wasn't. Thanks to four people mainly. Beyond Birthday, Touta Matsuda, Near River and of course, Ryuzaki Lawliet. They are truly great guys! But then there was Light Yagami…there was something about him… When I first saw him, there was this weird spark inside me! But, I know he's Mr Popular and I'll have no chance to talk to him. That's not how the school hierarchy works. Even if Ryuzaki is kind enough to speak to me, he's not the Top Dog. Top Dogs and lower class folk don't talk I know. But… I still wonder… did he feel it too?
Riley Robbins x x
A/N: Soooo! What did you think? :D I hope you liked it! It was long because it's the intro, and I put hints of underlying tensions and plot lines and things... maybe you spotted some? :D But anyways, I really really hoped you enjoyed it! Review's would mean a lot to me and encourage me to update! :D Plus you will get a cookie ^^ Thank you! :D