Stray
chapter 1
Matt's pov.
Author's note- I thought it was pretty good. Mattpuppy!!!! Plz review! Disclaimer- I don't own Death Note or any of the Death Note characters mentioned!
"Beat it kid!" barked the baker as he chunked a pot at me. Luckily I was able to steal breakfast which consisted of bread and some other stuff you get from the dumpsters. I'm currently living on the streets of the city, but I do go to school. I would have loved not to go but it was either school or jail and I'm not an idiot. The name's Matt. I'm thirteen and 'different'. I was sold by my parents to a sicko science lab where the scientists experimented on me, but I escaped. I was mixed with dog, so now I look human but I can get heart worms, fleas, ticks, and I like dog treats. Also, I have two scruffy brown dog ears and a scruffy brown dog tail. Of course, as I've stated earlier, I have to go to school so when I do I tuck my tail inside my jeans, which is uncomfortable, and I temporarily dye my ears the same color as my hair, red, and I have to keep them pressed to my head, like flatten them. I don't have human ears, just my dog ones, so I grow out my hair just long enough to cover the sides of my head where my ears should be. I was now on my way to school, I'm in the seventh grade, I usually do good on my school work, nobody knows where I live, which is in an alley, and nobody messes with me. When I got to school grounds it started to drizzle. That's not good for the temporary dye on my ears. I quickly walked inside the middle school. In first period the intercom beeped, "I need to see Matt Jeevas in the office please," the caller lady said. I groaned. What could it be now? I walked into the office and was greeted by the caller lady. "Matt," she said, "this is the new transfer student, Mello. I'd like you to show him around."
"Sure,'' I said and waved to Mello. I was surprised by his appearance because most of the kids here are so bland. They wear clothes that are no different from anyone else's. They all just kinda blend in with each other, well that's my opinion anyway. But this Mello character was different. He had on a leather vest with a leather jacket over it (probably due to this chilly weather), combat boots (like me), dark jeans, and gloves (also like me). I knew he was going to be nothing but trouble and I should stay as far away as I can from this leather clad blonde kid, but something about him him invited me in. The dog part of my mind tells me he's a good kid but my human part of my mind (the part that is untrusting of people) tells me to steer clear of him. I'm not sure which part to listen to so I'll just act upon impulse. I walked out of the office with Mello following close behind.
"So your uh Matt right?'' Mello asked.
''Yeah. Your the transfer student?''
''Thats me.''
''Where'd you transfer from?''
''Well,'' Mello began, ''I originally came to The States from Germany, then I went to some foster care and such, then they sent me to Whammy's House orphanage, and after I became a handful at their school I was moved here. I still live at Whammy's even though I don't go to school there because it is, after all, an orphanage."
''Yes I see, so what grade are you in?''
''Seventh, but I'm thirteen," he said matter of factly.
''Interesting. So you live at Whammy's now?''
''Yeah. Where do you live?''
That question took me off guard so the best I could come up with was, ''Oh I live, well, you know, around.'' Mello opened his mouth to say something, but I cut him off. ''Well here's your locker, number 32. Your first class is over there. Well I better go I gotta test in uh math today. Bye cya 'round."
"Yeah. Well thanks see you later!''
I dashed to my next class so fast that he probably thought I wanted to get away from him and that I probably didn't like him. Either way I've decided to go with the human part of my mind and stay the heck away from him.