New version of High School

Foreign Exchange Students

Chapter 1: Sophomore

It was the first day of Light's sophomore year. Light looked around at the trembling freshman, they all whispered fiercely with trembling hands and darting eyes. Light chuckled darkly to himself. He had forgotten how scared he was his first day of school. At first he thought it was cruel the way older students preyed on the middle school students, spreading rumors of hazing and torture. This past summer, however, he stopped a younger kid on the street to tell him how "terrible the bullying was" on his first month of school. He told a fantastic story where he was pounced on in a dim hallway and how he was stuffed inside a dumpster along with six other boys and how they had to sing and dance for the dumpster guards to get out. Yes, terrifying naive children was the most fun he'd had all summer. Now, though, that summer is over, and he must concentrate on maintaining his perfect facade. The next eight months will be full of plastered smiles, hollow laughs, and breaking the hearts of many young ladies. Light smirked, he loved being the king of his peers. He was the smartest, best looking, athletic, well-rounded. They were all like helpless lambs against him, the big bad wolf. No one could see though him, they all fell prey to his charm. Everyone. No one could outsmart him. No one. That was the absolute law of this school.

The bus went into a pot-hole and some kid spilled their cocoa on their lap. This is why Light sat in the front, to avoid all the idiots. He quietly combed his hair to perfection for the fourth time this morning. The bus came to a screeching halt and some kid spilled something again. Light sighed as he got off the bus with everyone else. He walked through the front doors to see guides waiting there for confused freshman. Light went to the front office to pick up his schedule. He passed by teary-eyed freshmen, excited seniors, bored juniors, and his own whiny peers, the sophomores. Light waved at Mikami, the junior tennis captain who fawned over Light. Mikami waved back with his signature business-like face. Light ignored his other peers who eagerly greeted him.

Light walked into the office, smelling like an exotic potpourri as usual. "Wow can you believe that new transfer student?" Light pretended he wasn't listening to the gossipy secretaries.

"I know, he'll bring this school's intelligence average up!" Light smiled to himself. He wasn't transfer, but maybe they meant coming out of the middle school. They must obviously be talking about him. He would listen to what they had to say.

"I know! He might be the smartest thing to ever pass through these doors!!"

Light smiled and flipped his hair into perfection and gave his signature "reel 'em in" smile and said, "hello ladies."

"Oh, hello. Find your schedule in that pile." They pointed at a tall stack of small papers. Light frowned, so maybe they haven't seen his picture yet...

"He is an odd thing isn't he?" Light frowned maybe they stopped talking about him...

"Well, you can't have brains and looks." Light's frown deepened, he did have brains and looks!

"Yeah, and he came from England too. Maybe all the English walk like that!" They broke out in a vulture-like laughter. Light certainly did not come from England! His walk was the perfection of confidence and self-assurance! He knew this because he went to a summer school for learning how to meet, greet, and present yourself properly. He learned how to walk, shake hands, talk, dress, groom, and smile with perfection. He graduated with top honors! Light glared at the cackling hens after he found his schedule, he took a map and went to his first class. Light was thinking about how much he would hate this new student. Light Yagami was supposed to be the smart one, not some lousy exchange student! Light would make this child's school life a living Hell if he had to! Someone jumped on him from behind, and he swung around to see the goth cheerleader: Misa Amane.

"OMG Light! Misa finally found you!!"

"Yes, hello Misa."

"I missed you on the bus Light! It seemed like you were trying to hide from me on the bus!" The idiot Light was trying to avoid. Light turned to go away but Misa snatched his hand and said, "Let me see your schedule Light!!" Light sighed and handed her his schedule. He kept repeating to himself, "please different schedule" over and over. He didn't want to be in any class with Misa. "OMG Light! We have the same schedule! Isn't that great?! Now MisaMisa can be with you all the time! If we have every class together that means we will have the same lunch together!" Light put his hands together and looked up, praying, "Please God kill me right now."

"Is Light praying or something?"

"Yeah." Light said exhausted.

"He must have been thanking God for letting us have the same classes right?"

"Yeah sure." Light couldn't hurt Misa's feeling because her half-brother would beat him up.

-flashback-

Light was seven years old when he had new neighbors move in. The Amanes. The very first day Light saw them he was riding his Big Wheels around the driveway when this little girl with pig-tails came out of the family's van and she spotted Light and ran over immediately and said, "I'm MisaMisa your new neighbor!"

"Okay." Light said. He was too busy riding his Big Wheels to care, plus girls had cooties and she seemed to be full of them.

"What's your name?"

"I'm not telling you."

"Why not?"

"Cause your an icky girl!"

"You...you...you big meanie!"

"Whatever! I am rubber and you are glue whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you!"

"I'm telling my half-brother on you!"

The little girl ran inside the house, Light didn't worry, he kept riding his Big Wheels in circles until a boy came out dressed in black. He looked exactly like a boy version of Misa.

"Hey! Did you hurt Misa's feelings?"

"She had cooties!"

"Do it again and I'll make you eat dirt!"

"She is a stupid girl!"

The boy commenced in making Light eat dirt and he made Light apologize to Misa.

Light later learned that her half-brother's name was Mello. He was protective of her. He was unfortunately in the same grade and always told Light that if Misa wasn't happy that he'd get his butt kicked. Light took heed to this warning and always kept Misa happy.

-flashback end-

"Oh Light you're the best!" Misa jumped on him again.

"Misa I have to use the bathroom. Go to class ahead of me."

"Okay! MisaMisa will save you a seat!" She skipped along. Light didn't have to go, but he wanted to take an alternative route away from her and make an excuse to be sitting on the other side of the room from her. Light took his leisurely time reaching the class. He knew that Misa would want to sit in the back with him and the back always filled up quickly, so that would be his excuse. Light walked in the classroom, which was history. The class was divided in two. One set of seats by the door , then the teacher's desk in the middle, and last the other set of seats away from the door. The entire side that was away from the door was filled, and thank God, with Misa. There was only one person on the side by the door, he was all alone. Light decided to sit here. The person had black ruffled hair and his head was down reading a book. He had terrible posture. Light regarded him with inferiority. Well, hopefully this little weirdo wouldn't bother him. Light sat down and sighed with relief. He might as well be friendly. "Hello my name is Light Yagami. I'm pleased to meet you." His training from the perfection summer school at work as he held his hand out in a "friendly, yet professionally introductory way." The boy looked up through his dark bangs and said, "I'm L Lawliet from England."