The Melancholy of L Lawliet

Disclaimer: I own neither the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya nor Death Note. If I did own them I would mix up their stories to produce something similar to this fanfiction.

Prologue- Rebirth

Death Note

Upon reading those words, he picked up the black notebook from the ground and started reading its contents.

"The human whose name is written in this note… shall die," he read. "What a joke. I can't believe that someone would actually go this far in order to make a stupid prank like this. I mean, you can't kill people by merely writing their names in some notebook… can you?"

After a few moments, he went home, with the Death Note inside his bag.

"There has to be something wrong with me," he whispered to himself.

A few days later…

After some experimentation, he confirmed that the Death Note is indeed real. He was confused at first, not knowing whether to use the notebook or not. He was a brilliant young man with a strong sense of justice, and he wanted to cleanse the world and rid it of crime. On the other hand, he believed that lives are no light matter and that he, as a human being, has no right to judge others.

Or do I…?

"No. That's wrong. This world is rotten! The rotten are better off dead! Someone has to do it, even if he has to sacrifice his peace of mind!"

The next few days, he thought about the actions he will take using the Death Note. If any other person picked up this notebook, can they use it to rid the world of evil? I know that I can do it. No, only I can do it. Then it's settled then! I will use the Death Note… I will change the world!

The shinigami who originally owned the Death Note, Ryuk, came to the human world in order to amuse himself by watching the human take action. When Ryuk asked him what he will do with the Death Note, his answer was simple.

"I have already written down the names of the world's major criminals. Soon, no one will be able to commit crimes anymore. And while the criminals are dying off, I would kill the lesser burdens of society using disease and accidents. I will create a world filled only with kind-hearted people that I accept."

"And when you're the only bastard left?" Ryuk asked him.

"What do you mean, Ryuk? I am a serious, straight-A student. I might even be the best kid in Japan. Now, when all of the rotten people are gone, I will rule the new world as a god!" He replied to the shinigami, who was clearly amused by his answer.

"Humans really are interesting!"

And so, after taking the guise of "Kira", Yagami Light began cleansing the world, ridding it of its criminal filth… or so he believed.

ICPO Headquarters

Representatives of all the world's police forces gathered together for a meeting concerning the mysterious deaths of criminals (by heart attack) happening around the world, presumably by a person or group of people known only as "Kira". This body of law enforcers, known as the ICPO (International Criminal Police Organization), was almost completely convinced that this is not a natural occurrence, and that "Kira" does exist. But in spite of this, all of the members of the ICPO have no other leads concerning this case (partly because of the fact that they have no idea how "Kira" can kill criminals), so they turned to their greatest trade secret. They sought the help of their ace in the hole, who is a mysterious detective only referred to as "L".

Suddenly, a man in a black trench coat entered the conference room and placed a laptop on the table in the center stage of the room. The laptop suddenly activated and the Old English letter "L" appeared in the laptop's screen, as well as the large screen in the front part of the room.

"Members of the ICPO," a voice from the laptop said, "I am L."

"The deaths of hundreds of criminals by heart attack have caught my attention. I am most certain that these deaths are not natural, and are actually murders by a person referred to by the public as 'Kira'. In order to capture this vile criminal, I would like to ask for the help of the ICPO. I would especially like to ask for the aid of the Japanese Police Force."

"But L, why did you specify the Japanese Police Force?" Soichiro Yagami, one of the representatives of the Japanese Police Force, asked L.

"Since the heart attacks began in Japan, it is safe to assume that Kira is Japanese," L replied.

The meeting went on for some time before finally adjourning. "A good day to you all, gentlemen," L finally told the representatives. The laptop suddenly turned off, and the man in the black trench coat walked away as if nothing happened.

A few days later, in L's base

"Watari, have all preparations for our trip to Japan been finished?" L asked.

"Yes, L. And one of our connections has contacted us about the Kira case," Watari told him.

"Who is it?"

"It's Mr. Arakawa from the 'Organization'."

"Ah, the 'Organization'. A theory about Kira, is it? Alright then, let's hear this theory of theirs."

Watari began explaining to L that the 'Organization' believes that "Kira" might be a phenomenon caused by a girl who is studying in North High in the city of Nishinomiya in Japan's Hyogo prefecture."

"And does the 'Organization' have any data on that girl?"

"Yes. In fact, that girl seems to be their center of attention."

"Then they must believe that the girl should have supernatural abilities. She has a name, of course," L told Watari.

"Indeed. According to the data Mr. Arakawa gave us, the girl's name is Suzumiya Haruhi." After saying that, Watari handed over a large compilation of data about Suzumiya Haruhi and other suspicious people.

L looked at the data provided for him and thought for a while, then finally said:

"The mysterious murders are caused by the wishes of a high school girl with godlike powers? This idea sounds so far-fetched that I want to delve deeper into it. Take care of the paperwork, Watari; I would be enrolling into North High as a freshman."

A/N: Let's see… I took a break from co-authoring that heavily parodied Haruhi Potter fanfiction and made this crossover… that's all. Review it, if you dare.