b This contains some major spoilers, such as L's real name!! /b Ok this does not follow the actually plot. Light still has a death note and still hates L. But in this no one's going against Kira and Light hates L for a different reason. L is still very smart but he's a few years younger and is a year ahead of Light.
"Light, Light Yagami?" the teacher said. I raised my hand and he continued on with the role call. "Lawliet L?" he called. L raised his hand and turned around to glared at me. I scowled in return. He was a year older but I was in most of his classes because of advanced placement. I would have killed him already if he had actually done something wrong. But, as the situation put it.. The teacher continued with the science lesson. ".. As you know the science project is coming up. This counts for 80 percent of your grade for this semester. I'm going to put you in pairs. But first, Machiko, please pass out theses papers."
Machiko is a girl who had a slight build and striking green eyes. She was paler than L and her hair that was coloured light green and cut short. Like L, she had dark circles under her eyes. Many of the girls often mistook her for a guy. She was quiet but had somewhat of a temper. How did I know all this? She was the only girl to never pay any attention to me. Me, Light Yagami, was supposed to be popular with iall/i the ladies! I was with all, but one. That really bugged me. Machiko passed out the papers with directions on them and then sat back down in her usual spot next to L. She had a very strange past as well, which was the main reason no one but L talked to her. She had been part of a very wealthy family that had been killed in a hostage situation. The murderer was found dead one week later.
"Arigatou Machiko," the teacher said, "Now you will be paired up." He started the pairing at the right side of the room. Since I was on the left I would be picked later, so I let my mind wander to reasons why she didn't swoon over me. The next thing I knew L was in the desk in front of mine sitting in his usual strange way. "What do you want?" I sneered. L raised an eyebrow and pointed to the teacher. "He paired you with me," he said. It took all of my control to not go and kill the teacher. I sighed.
I glanced over at Machiko. She had it just as bad in my point of view. She was paired with Bashira, the most popular girl in the class, and the dumbest. "So, what will we do our project on?" L said attempting to be civil. I nodded and started searching through the book. A few minutes later L closed his book. "Found anything?" he asked. I shook my head no. About 2 seconds later Machiko came up to us with a slip of paper in one hand. She slipped into L's hand. "Interesting," he said in a thoughtful tone.
He passed it to me and I read the topic. "Bugs?" I said skeptically. "It's a very wide subject that can go several different ways," she said. Her voice was smooth and cold like ice. I nodded and closed my book. "Come on, it's almost lunch," L said to her. It wasn't that I had a thing for Machiko, it was just strange. Some to think of it, I didn't like anyone here. They gathered their books and told the teacher the juvenile topics. The bell rand and they were the first out of the room.
L'S POV
We put our books up and walked outside. Thank God our school was open campus. There was an old oak tree barely into the forest behind the school that we always sat in to eat. I pulled myself up and lent Machi-chan a hand. "Arigatou," she said as she settled on the branch above me. She rummaged through her lunch sack as I picked a leaf off of the tree and tore it into tiny pieces for no reason. "Here ya go," she said handing me a piece of the cake she made last weekend. I smiled. She was the only one who didn't think I was weird for my sweet tooth.
She pulled out a small bag of raspberries and slowly began to eat. "That test was very easy," she commented. I nodded with a mouthful of cake. Then she did something that only I could ever see. She smiled. Machiko was my best and only friend. I knew she was keeping secrets from even me but we had only met each other 2 years ago, I couldn't expect her to give me the key to her mind. We sat in silence for a while then she sighed. "I don't feel like going back to class," she muttered.
"Want me to skip with you?" I offered. She nodded and took the pencil from her spiral notebook and began to draw. Very well I might add. I put my ear buds in my ears and closed my eyes. But all I could see was Light face and his piercing brown eyes that if the light caught them right they appeared red. My eyes snapped open. Why wouldn't he get out of my head?! It started about 2 months ago when I caught myself staring at him. He had been playing soccer, girls against guys. The only reason I was there was because Machi-chan was a fierce player on the girl's side.
"You're thinking about him again aren't you?" she said not taking here eyes off the paper. I just nodded and sighed. "Why don't you tell him how you feel?" she said. "What? No, I don't have feelings for him that way!" I said becoming tense. "Okay," she said letting the subject drop. Did I though? Is that what I felt for him? There was that dream.. No, I can't do that. It's not right.