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Note of Love&Death

Chapter 1: Rachel Riu

"Hello?"

"Hey...I know we're not close considering we're like, twin sisters, but could you please pick me up from here...? I know it sounds like much, but I wanna surprise our parents and our brother, right?" Saki sounded desperate.

Ah...Crud. I wanted to study. But she's my twin sister..."Uhm...Sure, I guess...But would you mind if I drop by a park or something?"

"Oh, absolutely. I mean, I'm not ready to be out yet anyway. I'm still packing. I just want to make sure that you could come pick me up. You know where it is located, right?"

"Yes."

"Alright. Thanks, I'll give you a ring when I'm ready. But that won't be for like, another half hour or something..."

"Sure, sure. Bye."

"Bye Rachel." She hung up.

I sighed as I hung up my cellphone, walking towards the kitchen, where the front door was located. I grabbed my car keys, made sure I got everything, and I shut off the television that was still on in the living room. They were showing a special news cast about this new "Kira" thing. God, I swear paparazzi made all that shit up. I coughed once, and dashed out the front door, into my Lexus. I drove around the block and down the street I knew very well, considering I lived here for like, what, 4 years? I drove on and on until I reach the local park, I parked into an empty space and then grabbed my book bag, got out of the car, and sat on a nearby bench that was in the shade.

As I was reading that damn study book for around 15 minutes, I heard a small thump beside me. I sighed, thinking it was some random squirrel or something, but no...It was a mysterious black notebook with words I could read very well on the cover. It was in English, which I had studied for a long time now, since I was from China. It said absolutely frightening, for it said "Death Note" on the slick black cover. I raised and eyebrow, my eyes darting around to see who would've dropped it. There was no one around, which didn't surprise me, believing that this park is only used by little kids. Could this be a stunt of the "Kira"? I'm pretty sure this is a prank. God, how low can people get? Jeez.

Suddenly my phone started vibrating in my book bag-yes, I heard it-and that startled me so much that I accidentally dropped the black notebook. I picked it back up, searching in my bookbag for my cellphone. I found it and picked it up.

"Hello...?"

"Hey, it's Saki again."

"Oh, hi. You ready?"

"Yup. Come pick me up at Wammy's please."

"Alright. I'll be there in a jiffy."

"Thanks. Bye, Rachel."

"Bye."

I hung up, put the notebook in my book bag, and started off towards my car. Okay, I know, it's bad to steal, but technically, I didn't steal. It was just there and someone couldn't have dropped it that easily and didn't notice. Honestly, there wasn't anyone in the park anyway...

I started my car, throwing my book bag in the back seat. I drove off into the direction which was quite curvy, now that I think about it...I wasn't supposed to tell anyone where Wammy's was and I don't know why. My parents didn't even know that Saki was going to Wammy's. They thought she went into another college far away and was busy with so much studying that she couldn't come out to see her family. Saki Riu is my fraternal twin sister, and we have a younger brother who is in High School at the moment, named Chris. I drove up onto the parking lot, where there were other cars parked as well. I found an empty space easily, no one ever sees students from Wammy's. I believe I heard that most of them were orphans and didn't have much friends until their minds were so intellectual, they were sent to Wammy's. I saw Saki waiting for me in front of the house, with an old man that seemed like the Principal of the school or something.

I got out of the car, car keys dangling out of my back pocket of my jeans. Saki looked more smarter than usual, although she didn't wear glasses. I believe that the last time I saw her was around 2 years ago, when she said that she was going away for a while. She secretly told me where Wammy's was and where she was actually going. She told me the route there and to come visit when I have the time. I went into college recently and during that time, I have strayed away from Saki and we weren't as close anymore. I started seeing her as much as I could as soon as she was in Wammy's, and she was happy, but then I told her that I was really busy with college, and to take pre-cautions that I might not make it a lot anymore. Then I started not going to Wammy's at all.

Saki smiled sweetly as she saw me, "Rachel! You've grown so much!"

The old man next to her smiled, "Hello there. You must be Saki's sister. Your sister is quite talented."

I nodded slowly, "Uh...Huh...Hey, Saki, are you ready to go yet?"

"Oh, yes!" Saki picked up all her luggage and smiled at the old man, "Thank you very much for these 2 years, Watari. I can't say how much it means to me that you've taught me so much."

"Of course, Saki. It is quite alright. I have to be getting back to my school, so please excuse me. I'm sorry, it was very nice to meet you, Rachel." Watari bowed to me.

I nodded my head a bit, "Ah, yes. Ditto."

Watari chuckled, "You are very different from your sister, Rachel. But please excuse me. Goodbye." He left as Saki stared at him and then took her luggage to the car.

"It's this car, right, Rachel?"

I looked at Saki and where she was pointing to, "Ah, yes..."

"Okay." She unloaded all her luggage to the trunk of my car, which was filled with junk, such as Chinese CDs and Japanese dramas, "Uhm...Rachel, is it alright if I move all this stuff to your backseat?"

"Oh, yeah, sure."

I walked over to help her move my junk and loaded all her things into my car. She got into the shotgun seat, and strapped on her seat belt. I got into the driver seat, strapped on my seat belt, started the engine, and the Lexus roared to life.

"Thanks for picking me up, Rachel."

"Of course, you're my twin sister, why wouldn't I?"

"Well, you know, it's been a long time...We aren't as close as we were before, so I kind of thought that maybe you were left alone too much, so..."

I giggled, "Well, you're still my sister anyway."

"...Yeah. Guess so. Thanks anyway."

"Sure. Just make sure you don't give mom a heart attack." I laughed.

"How is everyone anyway? I miss them a lot. Isn't Chris like, what, a high schooler now? Does he have a girlfriend?"

She was bombarding me with questions, "Whoa! Calm down, Saki. It's not like everyone dislikes you now. Yes, Chris is in high school, but he doesn't have a girlfriend."

"What, why?" She wailed, "Isn't he good-looking enough?"

"Saki, are you social?"

"Yes, why?"

"You're not supposed to ask questions like that to his sister."

"...Oh. Well, I suppose...I didn't see him that much and I wasn't really close to him, so I don't really know these things...Yeah?"

"Uh, yeah, sure. By the way, we're here."

Saki looked outside, "Wow! It's bigger than I thought! You guys moved?"

"Yeah...Ever since you left, we moved out of that small house, in case you came back."

"...Oh."

We unloaded my car (I locked it of course) and went inside to find that no one was home except for Chris. When I went through the door first, Chris was yelling at me.

"Where were you, Rachel?! Geez, you could have told me that you went some...Where..." Chris trailed off as he saw Saki, "She..." Chris was pointing to her.

I rolled my eyes, "Yes, Chris, this is your sister."

"What?"

Saki smiled, "Hi Chris."

"...Hey." Chris retreated up into his room. Good choice, Chris, good choice.

Saki's smile faltered, "...Did I do something?"

I sighed, "No, Saki, you didn't. That's just Chris. He hasn't seen you in 2 years, so I think that he doesn't remember you. He's probably hyperventilating from it right about now..."

"I am not hyperventilating. I'm just shocked and surprised, that's all..." Chris was walking down the stairs, "Why is Saki back anyway? She doesn't visit, she doesn't call...But most of the pictures around this house is with you, why is that?"

Saki's eyes widened, "Really? I'm sorry, but I couldn't find the time to call. I'm really, really sorry..." Saki frowned.

"Does it really matter why she's back? Your sister is back and that's the first thing that you say to her?"

"Well, it doesn't make sense anyway. Whatever. It's nice to have another woman in the house..." Chris' voice trailed off as he went into the living room with a bag of chips.

"Sorry, I don't think Chris gets the concept of it all. Ignore him, he's an idiot."

Saki laughed a bit, "Well, it's alright. When does mom and dad get back?"

"...Well...They go out shopping a lot with each other, but they have work today. So maybe soon..."

"Oh, alright then...Do I have a room?"

I nodded, "Of course. It's the guest room, but most of your stuff is in the room...Since we've been awaiting your return..."

Saki turned red, "...Uhm, alright."

"This wa-"

"I'll show her to her room, Rachel." Chris interrupted me, stepping beside Saki.

I glared at him, "Fine. I'll make myself a sandwich. Saki, do you want a sandwich too?"

Saki nodded slowly, "Yes, please."

"Alright. Chris, hurry up already. Since you're a guy, carry all her luggage to her room, will ya?"

Chris groaned, but agreed, "...Fine. Jeez." He lifted all the stuff, good thing he was working out these days...

Saki smiled, "Thank you very much, Chris."

Chris coughed, hesitating, "Yeah, right, whatever. Come on."

He led Saki upstairs while carrying all her luggage, Saki going upstairs first. That's when I realized that Saki was actually wearing that day. Her sense of fashion has changed, she was no longer a major girly-girl, she wore long bell-bottom jeans and a flirty shirt that cut off at her shoulders, although her jeans were in the "destroyed" fashion, such as ripped here and there. Her long black hair was tied into two pigtails, each hanging from her shoulders. I wasn't quite sure if her pink streaks got brighter or not, but it seemed like it did. I went into the kitchen to make Saki and I a sandwich when I suddenly (somehow) remembered the mysterious notebook hiding in my book bag in the backseat of my Lexus. I decided to go get it after making the sandwiches, so I did just that. I put some tomatoes, lettuce, and ham in there, and went upstairs to deliver it.

"Saki..." I knocked the room's open door. Chris was nowhere to be found, but Saki was sitting on the floor, organizing her books on a nearby shelf.

"I've got your sandwich, Saki." I held it out with my right hand, walking towards her.

Saki turned around, surprised, "Oh, Rachel, thank you." She took the sandwich and bit into it.

"Is everything okay around here?" I raised an eyebrow, biting into my sandwich as well.

She grinned, "Everything is absolutely perfect!"

"Well, if you need any help, just ask me. But if I'm not around, ask Chris. By the way, what are you gonna tell mom and dad?"

Her grin disappeared and she sighed, "I don't know...I know I can't stay for long, but I'll just say something like, I'm learning on-line nowadays or something."

I sighed, "Alright, I'll back you up."

The corners of her mouth pulled up a little to make a cute little smile, "Thanks a lot, Rachel. Really."

"Yup...Well, I'll leave you be. Be sure to ask me if you need anything."

"It's alright for now."

"Thanks."

"Well, see ya."

She mumbled, "Yup..." And turned back to her book organizing.

I finished my sandwich quickly and went into the kitchen, through the front door towards my car. I unlocked it with my keys and went into the backseat, digging through my CDs and dramas that lay on the floor and seat, where Saki and I threw them to make room for her luggage. I threw the CDs and dramas into the trunk again, making sure to hear if I broke anything at all. I finally found my book bag and looked inside to see if my notebook still lay there; It did. I took the book bag, locked the car, and went inside the house. I ran straight up to my room, closed the door, and took the notebook out. Apparently there were "rules" to it...I read all of them. From the first black page of the notebook to the last of the rules. It took me probably around an hour or so, considering there were so many of them, but I finally finished them all.

That's when my parents came home. I heard the my mother jingle her keys at the front door and my dad sighing off as usual. His job sucked, or so he says at dinner everyday. That's when I heard it-my mother dropping her keys to the floor and both of them gasping and crying.

I put the Death Note (yes, I will call it by its formal name from now on) into my desk's drawer, underneath some other books and notebooks, and walked downstairs.

"...Mom? Dad?"

"Oh, oh, oh!! Saki, look at you! You've grown so much!!" My mother gushed to Saki.

"Saki...How long has it been? 2 years?"

I saw Saki smile at dad, "Yes, it's been 2 years. I've missed you two so much." She hugged them both and grinned.

Mother, through her tears, smiled, "Oh, Saki, we've been waiting for you to come back. Why are you back now?"

"Well, I believe that Rachel here will tell you why I'm back and back for good." Saki gestured to me.

"...You didn't get expelled, did you?" Father cautioned.

"Of course she didn't, Jack."

"Yeah, dad, Saki's too smart to get expelled, yeah?"

"Well, yeah, there's that too..." Dad trailed off and went into the living room to read the newspaper while dinner was getting ready...As usual. But his other usuals would be turning on the TV to watch stuff like hockey.

"Well, honey, you got your room, right?" Mother smiled at Saki.

Saki nodded, "Of course. Rachel and Chris showed it to me. It's a wonderful room and an even more wonderful house."

Mom laughed, "It is, isn't it? Well, I must get dinner started...Rachel, please set up the table."

I nodded, "Sure thing, mom. I'll get Chris to help you."

"Thanks, Hun." She went upstairs to get out of her 'work clothes' and to put down her suitcase.

I smiled at Saki, "You can go back upstairs to get everything settled. There's a lot of boxes in your room."

Saki looked at me, "A lot? Really? I only have like, one box left."

I gaped, "One box? There were like, ten boxes in there!"

"Well, it's not that hard once you know where to put everything and make use of the space you have in your room..."

I laughed, "Alright, guess it's not that hard to calculate the area of your room since you're such a smarty pants."

Saki smiled, "Well, see you."

"Bye."

Saki ran upstairs to get everything ready as I yelled up the stairs, "CHRIS! GET DOWN HERE AND HELP MOM MAKE DINNER."

"NO THANKS SIS." He yelled back.

Jeez, he really pisses me off sometimes, "CHRIS! GET DOWN HERE NOW!"

Chris was down the stairs in a flash and glared at me as mother walked down the stairs as well, "Jeez, Rachel. You don't have to yell."

"You were yelling too, idiot."

"Tree-hugger."

"Emo."

He glared at me as he took out silverware to set up the table.

"Hey, I'm doing that, you help mom with dinner."

"No way, I'm setting up the table with the silverware."

"Augh, I'm the elder one, respect me!"

"No way! I'm younger, aren't I more innocent?"

I snickered, "Pah! As if! You constantly wear black, god! You're so anti-social! I bet you have no friends!" Yeah, I know, I sounded cold, but hey, it's true.

Chris slammed the table, the silverware crashing onto the floor. My mother's head appeared around the corner where the kitchen was, "What in the world is going on in here? What are you two doing? Clean that up now!! You know better than to be so...So...Augh!" My mother went back into the kitchen and cooked.

Chris went into the kitchen after swearing at me quietly to help mother. I was really pissed. No. Really pissed. I was huffing under my breath and I felt like I wanted to kill somebody. That's when it hit me. My Death Note just might do the work. Okay, I know-This so-called "Death Note" was a total gag-trick. I swear it would be a prank. Well, if I listed the day, maybe it could be my new journal/diary. He pissed me off just too many times. I ran upstairs, closed the door to my room, got out my Death Note, and wrote the date...And my little brother's name in it.

iMuffin: heyyy~ ok, so here's the deal; this is my first fanfic. help me out here. tell me if it's any good at all or it just plain sucks shit. :) i never would've tried this if my friend didn't say that I was a good writer. LOL. ok-so yeah. :)