OK so this is a fic that I originally started in a comp. notebook for my friend Thelma... but I got stuck in like the third part of her series so I decided to rewrite the entire thing, so same concept, different storyline... unfortunately my friend does not have an account on fanfiction :( but anyways this is for thelmy-chan! :D
Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note or any of its characters, plotlines or quirks. I however do own the idea of Demon Halves and The King's Note. I can't own Thelma cos shes real... so yea.. :D
In Tokyo sat Matt, whom at first glance seemed to be an ordinary high school student at first glance, but underneath this tedious facade was Mail Jeevas consort of Mihael Keehl and Ryuzaki Lawliet. Together they formed a super dynamic team that fought off the tyranny of Light Yagami, holder of the King's Note. Whomever had control of the King's Note controlled armies of Shinigami and consequently their own Notebooks. Although the trio attended Obata High School, they were by no means normal. They all had Demon Halves which split their soul and then manifested itself into a supernatural being with extraordinary powers. When fused with these manifestations the trio transformed into winged beings, whose sole purpose was to ensure that the world doesn't fall into Light's hands.
At that moment Matt had been thinking about the meeting after school for the computer/graphics club. Mello sat across from him, nodding off while L in the front demonstrated to the teacher a problem. And now we switch to the the thoughts of Matt instead of the overview from a slightly hyper author.
Man, I seriously don't want to attend that stupid meeting. All we ever do is put pictures of the female students in their gym outfits in an online album and then upload them to the school site. It's a wonder our club is even still around, what with all those complaints from the girls. Matt sighed and leaned his head on his hand. Why did he even get into that stupid club. Almost no one knew how to create a website or even how to access the hidden cheats in a video game. Matt turned to the nearly unconscious Mello and then turned his attention to the front. Someone was knocking on the door. "Ah... Ryuzaki-kun could you please take a seat? I had completely forgotten that we had a transfer student coming in today," The balding teacher walked to the door and let in the most beautiful girl Matt had ever seen.
She was average height with long brown locks and seemingly endless brown eyes. Her skin had a slight tan that did not look as if it was unnatural. She wore the usual uniform, but it looked different on her than it did on the rest of the female student body. "This is Thelma Yamada, she has just transferred in from Saito Girl's Academy. Everyone please get along with her," As soon as the teacher finished giving the introduction, she smiled and said, "Nice to meet you all!" There was a collective sigh from the male students in the class, followed by questions asking for her phone number. Thelma looked overwhelmed and seemed slightly relieved when she was sent to sit behind Misa Amane and consequently next to Matt.
Matt could feel his pulse quicken and his breaths becoming more like pants with the passing of each tension filled moment. "H-hello, I'm Matt... N-nice to meet you." Matt turned to look at her, worried that his nervousness was so apparent that she would laugh at him. Fortunately, she simply smiled back and then said, "Nice to meet you Matt," Matt sweat dropped as he felt the glares of his fellow classmates try to bore through him. Well, it wasn't his fault that she got sent back here. "Um... Ryuzaki-kun please finish explaining the problem and then we'll have a short break before lunch." L got up from his seat in the front row and went back to explaining the correlation between something or another. Matt sighed as he felt Mello poking him with a piece of paper. Sweet! Maybe now you can get a girlfriend you geek! God, that was so Mello. At least he would be able to tell if Mello had been abducted by aliens or something. Matt didn't think there could be anyone on this Earth (or the universe) more obnoxious than Mihael Keehl.
The bell rang and Matt nearly jumped when the teacher called his name. "Matt-kun, please show Thelma-chan around the school. That is if it's not to much trouble?" Matt flushed tomato red and nodded. He may be stupid, but not that stupid. Thelma left her bag by her seat and looked at Matt apologetically. OK, maybe that sweetness earlier had been more polite than interested. Matt got up and grabbed her hand, lest someone gets the funny idea to kidnap her. "Have fun, Matt-kun," He really didn't like the implications behind Mello's wish but nonetheless flushed tomato red again. He walked out of the classroom with Thelma in tow.
As they stepped out into the hallway, Matt felt a peculiar sensation that seemed to radiate from where his hand connected with Thelma's. Come to think of it he had been feeling weird vibes since she entered the classroom. " Hold on! Matt!" Matt realized that he had towed her all the way to the courtyard, which was incidentally deserted at the moment. "What's your problem Matt?" Matt was tempted to give a sarcastic remark, but the stunned look in her eyes stopped him. "Gomene, I didn't mean to tug you all the way through the school... I was thinking about something else and got distracted.. I guess..." Thelma rubbed her wrist and mumbled something under her breath. Great she probably thought he needed medication or something. "Thelma?" She turned to look at him, slightly wary, "Yes Matt?" Matt hesitated. "Isn't Saito Academy out of town?" Thelma looked shock at his straightforwardness and then it softened into something resembling sadness. "Yea... My parents died a few months back,both from heart attacks and then my twin sister disappeared... So I'm all alone.. here in Tokyo."
Thelma's arms went up to clutch at the spot where her heart was and then started to sob quietly. "I'm sorry Thelma! It wasn't my place to ask such a personal question." Matt bowed his head, his eyes wide. She was all alone? She wasn't going to be safe, especially if one of the guys decide to follow her. She grabbed his hand and squeezed his hand. Matt looked up and saw her tear streaked face and then decided to tell her something that he had never told anyone else, not even Mello. "It's OK. I'm all alone too.... My mom... died two weeks after I was born. She was too weak to recover and then my dad... well he left her after he found out she was pregnant. So... if you need someone to talk to... You can confide in me." Thelma's frown turned into a wry smile and she wiped her tears with her sleeve and then launched herself into Matt's open arms.
"Thank you, Matt.... You have no idea how much this means to me," Matt flushed at the words and then tried to calm himself by counting her breaths. "No problem Thelma..." And then he heard something disturbing. A high keening sound came from above him and Matt blanched considerably. A Shinigami was near. Matt pulled away from Thelma and his hands rested on a locket at the hollow of his throat. "Thelma get into the corner behind the blue fountain, and don't come out until I come to get you... Do you understand?" She nodded eyes wide and retreated a couple feet back, and sprinted to the corner specified. Matt pulled the locket off the thin chain and said, "Rise! Smoke Soul Wings!"
Matt felt the power course through his veins and felt the humongous wings grow out of his back and through the creases/slits in his uniform. He felt warmth crawl up his arms and didn't need to open his eyes to see the tattoo like marks snake up them. His hair turned a deep silver and he grew taller. Matt flapped his wings and rose into the sky. Where was that damn Shinigami? Matt heard the keening sound again, this time more than once. Damn, he was dealing with an entire squadron of Shinigami. He snapped his fingers and a staff materialized in his hand. "Libera el humo escondido en mi alma, ataque del humo oculto! Free the smoke hidden in my soul, hidden smoke attack!" Purplish smoke poured out of the staff and crept across the sky towards the Shinigami. Matt pushed his palm out towards the squadron and focused his energy into the palm of his hand. A silver beam flew out of his palm and hit the coughing Shinigami.
Matt heard laughter and then heard the whoosh of an arrow set loose and the scream of Thelma. And then everything was engulfed in a green light.
Oooh and it had just gotten good... :D Oh well... Review! It really makes my day and then I get more inspiration (aka motivation) which leads to more uploads on all my stories :D
Edit: Thanks go out to an anonymous reviewer by the name of merichuel for correcting my translation of Matt's attack! (Honestly I live in a border city and speak some Spanish, but I still rely on my good friend -Google- for translations :( *ponders how she passed spanish class*)