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Chapter 1: Dot

Everyone always thought that I was perfect. The perfect son. The perfect student. The perfect boyfriend. They all worshipped me. That is, until I made the mistake of telling my friend, Misa Amane, that I was gay. It all went downhill from there. At first, I was just cast some contemptuous looks, which I ignored. But those glances turned into whispers, which I pretended not to hear. And those whispers grew into snide remarks that I couldn't just brush off. I would try everything, send them cold looks over my shoulder, deny what they said. But it was too late, the rumors were already flying around. I decided that I could take it, for just another year, just to finish high school, and then it wouldn't matter anymore. But it started to get worse. People would bump into me in the hallway sending my books and papers flying everywhere while they just laughed. I was tripped a few times, someone's foot accidentally finding its way in front of me, as I gracefully fell on my face. And they even had the audacity to tape things like FAGGOT and GAYBOY on my locker. Well, at least they didn't write directly on my locker. Their insults didn't hurt me, but the constant notes on my locker and getting tripped in the halls were beginning to become a bit of a nuisance. Like I cared what they thought of me, I was going to leave this place in less than a year, and I would never see their pitiful faces ever again. But it seemed that the distraction was beginning to affect my studies. Of course, my grades never dropped below a 4.0, but I actually had to concentrate on what the teacher was saying! Like hell I would ever actually pay attention to class. I never had to try. So, I came to the decision that something needed to change. And it wasn't going to be the assholes at school. I wanted to change schools, but there wasn't another high school reasonably close on this side of the city. And so came my decision to enroll in an online academy.

I told my dad that I wanted to switch to an online school so I could have more spare time to audit college courses. Which I planned on doing, but there was no way I could tell my dad the real reason why I needed to leave. I was still perfect to him.

"Are you sure that you want to do this, Light?" My dad looked at me from across the dinner table. "I mean, wont you miss your friends at school? It is your last year, after all."

"Yeah, but I'm sure we'll keep in touch. We can still talk on the phone, and we can hang out during the weekends or something." I smiled reassuringly.

"But won't you get lonely?" Sayu asked from her seat. "You'll just be home alone all day."

Both of my parents worked, my dad; the police chief of the NPA, and my mom; at a small bakery uptown. Sayu was still going to school, so, that did leave me alone at home.

"I'll be fine. There's plenty for me to do here." I nibbled on a piece of bread.

"I could come home during lunch and make you something." My mom offered.

"You don't have to." I smiled at her. "But, once in a while might be nice."

After that, we signed the paperwork and I officially became a student of Whammy's Academy. The next morning, I would be starting my first day of online schooling.

I woke up automatically. I didn't need an alarm clock, my body would automatically wake up at six thirty every morning. I could've "went" to school in my pajama's, but I showered and got dressed anyway. Eventually I made my way downstairs for breakfast, where my mom was already making pancakes. She didn't usually make pancakes, but the previous night she insisted to make something special for the occasion. Just as I walked over and filled up a cup of coffee, Sayu walked in.

"Good morning." She mumbled as she slumped into her chair. Sayu was not a morning person.

"Good morning, Sayu." My mom smiled cheerfully as she set a plate of pancakes in front of her.

Sayu brightened instantly. "Oh right! Pancakes!"

I chuckled at her antics, and sat down in the chair across from her. My mom brought me a plate of pancakes, and one for herself, as she sat down with us. My dad had already left for work. He usually left earlier than all of us.

"Well, Light, good luck with your school today." Sayu mumbled around a mouthful of pancakes.

"I could still stop by during lunch." My mom glanced at me.

"It's fine mom. I'll make something."

"Alright." She got up and took all of our dishes into the kitchen.

"What'd you get all dressed up for? Sitting in front of a computer?" Sayu looked at me quizzically.

"I don't know… I guess I just did it out of habit."

"Jeez. If was taking inline school I would just stay in bed all day."

"I know. You're so lazy, you wouldn't get any work done at all." I teased her.

"Hmmph… You're so lucky, Onii-chan." She half-heartedly glared at me.

"Alright, Sayu. Off to school." My mom grabbed her coat and her car keys as she opened the door.

"Bye, Light!" Sayu called as they walked out the door.

"Later."

I sat at the table for a moment. The house was so quiet, but it felt nice. Eventually I made my way upstairs, and opened the door to my room. I pulled out the chair and sat down at my desk. I opened up an internet tab, and quickly found Whammy's website. I logged in, and sat back for a moment. It seemed like the page was having trouble loading or something, because it was completely blank. Then, I noticed a tiny black dot in the middle of the screen. For a moment I thought about refreshing the page, but it seemed like the black dot was slowly getting bigger. As it grew, I noticed a spiral pattern in the middle of it, which was moving. Just looking at it, I felt a little dizzy, and as it grew bigger, I started to get tired. I could feel my eyes slipping shut, and just as they closed I heard a small ringing sound. Like one note quietly resonating through the air. And then I was out.

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