Chapter 1 xDNx
The human whose name is written in this note shall die.
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Jade Grayson was walking down the sidewalk in busy Tokyo. Her mouth was tightly closed around a green lollipop, and she was sucking away, enjoyin the sugary sensation it brought to her tastebuds.The sun shined on her short, black hair as it flipped in the breeze. She was heading home after a day of shopping with her best friend, Misa Amane, at Dokwa-Katz, her favorite store in the city. They were best friends, they had been that way since freshman year in high school, but Misa had to leave school for her career as a pop star. She was famous, but that didn't affect their friendship at all, except for when she had photo shoots to go to, like this late afternoon.
She had moved to Japan about 5 years ago when her mother died, and she was in the care of her brother, Yuki. He had received a job offer in Tokyo, and he was forced to accept it because of its pay, even though it would tear them both away from their old lives. Maybe it was for the better, though…they got a bigger house, and Jade would get a better education...It didn't really matter now, she was here in Tokyo and she couldn't reflect on the past any more.
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This note will not take effect unless the writer has the subject's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.
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"Jealous, you're still watching her?"
A small, lonely looking Shinigami was sitting on a crumbling stone, staring into a large piece of broken glass. It wasn't an ordinary piece of glass, though, it was an enchanted crystal that had been left here as part of the ruins. It enabled the user to see into the human world, and to follow any one human at a time. He could watch any human he wanted; the president, the prime minister, a celebrity…but he chose to watch this girl, never tearing his eyes from the crystal, even as she slept. His mission was to protect her from anyone or anything that might happen to her; if he let something hurt her, he would never forgive himself.
Jealous sighed and looked up at the older Shinigami standing at his side.
"I…I just can't stop watching her…she is so beautiful…I can't possibly abandon her."
"It wouldn't be abandoning," said the Shinigami, "she doesn't even know you exist."
Jealous looked at his deformed feet and sighed, longing to meet her.
"I can't show myself to her…she would be afraid of me. But I can watch her, and protect her."
The pale Shinigami looked pitifully at Jealous, and shook his head. Jealous knew as well as he did that falling in love with a human was a terrible mistake, it would only lead to death.
"I suppose she is pretty."
She sat down next to Jealous and looked into the glass. She had short black hair, and was average height. Nothing out of the ordinary...
"Rem, have you ever loved another?"
"Jealous! You know that's against the rules..I have never thought of something like that."
"Then you don't know what I am feeling right now…it's an indescribable emotion unless you've felt it."
Jealous sighed and gazed blankly into the crystal.
"I need you to promise me something, Rem."
"What's that?"
"If I were to die…would you promise to protect her for me?"
Rem's eyes widened.