Me: You know, after not posting ANY stories, I finally decided to *Dramatic pause* POST SOMETHING!
Matsuda: *claps* WOOOO PEANUT BUTTER~
Me: Ah, Matusda. I love you sometimes.
Matt: Oh yeah, Well I'm wayyy sexier than him! Besides, who has fangirls? I HAVE FANGIRLS.
Me: Sure, keep telling yourself that.
Matt:…
Mello: Oh, come on Matt. We ALL know I am the sexy one here!
Me: Not to offend you or your "Man Pride" Mello, But I find Matsuda more attractive than you. Just Sayin' Oh also, WHO WEARS LEATHER? MELLO WEARS LEATHER.
Matt: *snicker* its trueee~
Mello:WHAT THE FU-
Matsuda: LANGUAGE!
Matt: Spanish?
Me: Yes my sexy gamer, Spanish.
Mello:-DGE.
Me: anyway, back to reality…
Matt: You mean… THIS IS ALL *Dramatic pause of dramatic-ness* FAKE?
Light: *Evil Shifty Eyes* YES.
Me: Dude, you're not even IN this chapter! No, I'm not sure you're going to be in this story! Well, at least not as Light. STUPID KIRA! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO KILL L? WHY?
Light:…
Me: Anyway, continuing on before I was *Glares at Matt*INTERUPTED. This is my FIRST fanfiction. So, excuse any… mistakes… or what have you. Writing is more of a pass time for me.
Mello: Yes. We're all aware you have no life.
Me: SHUTUP. WE ALL KNOW YOUR GAY FOR MATT.
Matt: *Blushes*
Me: Anyway, Let's see how I manage with this… writing stuff~
Matt: DISCALIAMER TIME!
Matsuda: Night doesn't own Death Note, or any of the characters or plots. BUT SHE DOES OWN HER OC(s?) KITTENSSSS. :D
Me: Yes Matsuda. Kittens.
Chapter One- Differences.
It was midnight…wasn't it? I didn't even know anymore. All I knew for certain is that it was dark outside.
You, my friend, are an absolute genius!
Oh shut up! No one asked you!
Slamming my head against my desk, I wrapped my fingers in my long black hair.
Did it always have to be this complicated? I sighed, throwing an agitated glance at my alarm clock. "Mother of God." I muttered. 3:00Am, either I was reading the clock wrong, or god was playing tricks on me. Either way, it was late… or earlier, I was still awake, and talking to myself.
Gee. And you wonder why no one talks to you!
Yes. Thank you for pointing that out. Self-esteem lowered by nine points!
I groaned, picking my head up and leaning back in my seat.
"Would you Shut. UP!"
I glanced over my shoulder to see a black mass wiggling on one of the two beds pressed against the wall. Smirking, I tossed a small pillow I had been sitting on in…"It's" direction.
"No. I will not shut up. So, I suggest you go back to sleep."
The mass groaned again, turning sharply to face me. Green eyes. That was the first thing I noticed through the cover of darkness, and blankets. The green eyes slanted, quickly morphing into a death glare as I chuckled breathlessly. "Jesus, Akiko! Since you've been forced to share living accommodations with me since we were born, I though you would have been used to my insomnia by now!"
Akiko grunted, sitting herself full up (Which in turn, caused her black hair to fling around her face), she shot an almost deadly glare my way. "Akane. I would suggest you let your bear of a twin sister get some f****** sleep, before I come over there, take this," She paused, looking for something to pick up. She smirked, picking up a small teddy bear; she continued her teddy bear related threat. "teddy bear of absolute terror and destruction, and beat you senseless with it!"
I faked a wince. "Oh Akiko! You would me with your sharp words!"
Not surprisingly, the "Teddy bear of absolute terror and destruction" flew by my head. By the grace of God, or simply because Akiko was impaired by her… weary state, it missed me completely, BUT it smacked right into my favorite desk lamp.
Crap.
~Akiko's P.O.V~
Footsteps. That was when I first realized Akane and I were doomed. I braced myself, just waiting… waiting for the door to fly open. What was going to be behind the door? Heck if I should know. It's hard to tell who would handle the discipline this time.
Last time Akane and I acted up, "Mother" came in, and pretty much smacked both of use silly. What did we do? You know, I'm not even exactly sure. I may have called Akane stupid, and caused her to cry.
Either way, she beat both of us.
So, there was a 95% chance that it was dad, and knowing him, he would beat us even harder if he thought it would please Elizabeth.
I know. Elizabeth isn't a very Japanese name. There is a simple answer to that. It's not.
Akane and I used to live in Japan. We were happy. We had a loving mom, who was actually related to us. Dad didn't beat us, and our parents didn't argue.
Then Mom died.
Dad was sent into spiraling depression. He even attempted suicide. Suicide! So, my Aunt suggested we move away from the memories that Japan held. So, where did my dad opt to go?
Winchester, England.
Why was he so keen on England? It was a place my mother always wanted to go.
Thus, the nightmare continues.
The door burst open. There stood our father, teaming with anger.
He scowled, directing a ringed finger to the fallen table lamp. "Who did this?"
Akane shrugged from her seat at her desk. "I'm not sure dad. I was drawing in my notebook, and it suddenly fell over!"
I winced. Oh Akane. You know dad hates it when you smart mouth him…
Instead of lashing out on anger like I originally thought, father's eyes softened, as he bent down to be at Akane's eye level. "Sweetie," he began slowly. "Your mother and I work very hard to get enough money to provide you with luxuries such as these." He gestured first to Akane's black notebook, then to the fallen lamp.
Akane sneered. "Mother? She's not my mother, nor will she ever be!"
Akane! Shut. Up.
Father chuckled as he straightened himself back up. "I know she isn't, and I never expected for you to refer to her as such. I just want you two to get along. Please, if not for her, do it for me." Father bent down and placed a kiss on Akane's head. This time, he directed his eyes to me. "You to Akiko. I want you to make an effort to get along with Elizabeth as well. Do you think you could do that for me?"
I guiltily toyed with my fingers. "Of course dad," I spoke for both of us, since Akane quickly turned her attention back to her dog drawing. "we will do our best."
Dad smiled, and then grasped the door knob in his fingers; he gave us both one last look before slowly closing the door. "I love you both. Good night."
~Akane's P.O.V~
"Suck up." I muttered, flipping to a blank page in my notebook.
"Pardon sister dear? I couldn't hear you over the sound of father's kind words!"
Akiko knew what this behavior meant. Father and Elizabeth were fighting, and dad obviously won. Dad and Elizabeth disagreed on many things, ways to treat Akiko and I, was at the top of that list.
Flashback- 4 years ago.
"Haruo…" Elizabeth spoke softly, making it even harder to eaves drop through this accursed wooden door.
"Elizabeth…" Father countered, attempting to keep her in her current state of calm.
"I want to talk about the girls…"
"Of course you do."
"What is that supposed to mean?" Elizabeth suddenly turned frantic. When she was frantic, she was usually deadly.
My father held tight to his calm tone, probably hoping it would restore hers as well. "Elizabeth, the girls are fine. They behave. They're both brilliant. Akane can draw. Akiko sings. What else do you want of them? How much more perfect could they get?"
Elizabeth scoffed. "Perfect? Oh dear, they are far from that! Akane talks back to me, she is extremely defiant. Akiko, rebels silently. You tell her to do something, and she just nods. But does it ever get done? No. It doesn't!"
Father sighed heavily, probably pinching his noes between his pointer finger and thumb. "Elizabeth, the girls are young. They both just turned seven! You honestly can't expect them to spring to responsibilities just like that!"
I heard a loud crack. Shivers raced down my spine as I realized what she had…
The whip. Mother of God she had the whip.
"I can't? And why is that?" She continued smacking the whip against her hand. "Enough smacks, enough pain, and they'll do anything I want!"
My father gasped. "Elizabeth! You can't expect me to let you beat my girls!"
Elizabeth let out a shrill, almost wicked laugh. "What? Me beat the girls? Pfft, no!" I heard shuffling of feet, touching of palms, and the pass of something leather. "I expect YOU to beat them!"
Silence. Absolute silence. I tensed. Father wasn't going to agree to this… was he?
"No."
"What?"
"Elizabeth, I love you. But I won't beat my kids."
Elizabeth let out a cry. There were sounds of frantic movements, things being tossed, thrown into suitcases. As far as I could tell, father stayed glued to his spot.
"Then I'll leave! I don't need you!"
"No." My father muttered breathlessly. "Please, don't leave , I'll…" He swallowed. "beat… my girls."
End Flashback~
Giving into my frustration, I turned to Akiko. "Sis, we're leaving this place."
Akiko gave me a look of complete shock. "W-what?"
I tossed a small bag at her. "Start packing. Only pack the essentials. A few pairs of clothes, money, etcetera."
Even though she was confused, Akiko began obediently packing things into the small cotton bag. "Where are we going to go?"
I paused. Did I really have a plan? Oh come one! I'm Akane! I always have a plan! Or... was I finally stumped.
"Whammy's House."
Me: OOO! Cliffhanger!
Matt: That was TERRIBLE.
Me: OHGAWD WHY? D:
Matt: I wasn't even IN that chapter! *pouts*
Me: Oh come one Matt! Be rational! If you were in that chapter, you would be under Akane's bed. SINCEYOULOVEHERSOMUCH.
Akane: So, I have a sexy anime gamer beneath my bed?
Me: Yes. Any objections?
Akane: No, not really.
Akiko: What about me? Who is under my bed? :D
Me: Mello.
Akiko: OHGAWD WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS?
Mello:…
Akiko: AM I THAT BAD OF AN OC!
Mello: Am I really that awful?
Me: Yes Mello. You are really that awful.
Matsuda: SOOOOoooo, WHAT COMES NEXT?
Matt: *waves hand around in air* OO OO! I KNOW PICK ME!
Me: Yes Matt?
Matt: MAD SEX SCENE.
Akane and Akiko: …
Me: Uh, no Matt. They haven't even left their home yet! Besides, Akane and Akiko don't even know you EXIST.
Matt: But, but I'm SEXY.
Matsuda: Am I sexy to?
Me: Matsuda, We are ALL sexy.
Matt: BUT I'M BETTER.
Me: Anyway, back to the FUTURE! (lol Old movie reference) But no seriously, I hope this first chapter in my first fanfiction wasn't that horrid. Like I said before, writing is not exactly what I strive to excel in. BUT BESIDES THAT,
I'm sure by now, someone is wondering if Akane, Akiko, and Haruo names have any meanings. WELL YOU WOULD BE RIGHT.
AKANE (茜): Japanese name meaning "brilliant red." (For her oddly coloured red eyes.)
AKIKO (1-秋子, 2-明子, 3-晶子): Japanese name meaning "autumn child" (Akiko was born in October. SO WAS AKANE. LOL TWIN ACTION)
HARUO (春男): Japanese name meaning "spring man." (Haruo was born in spring. So, his parents were uncreative. WHOOP DIDDLY DOO.)
Matsuda: Does MY name mean anything? :D
Me: Yes.
Matsuda: :D?
Me: *serious close up* PUDDING.