This is a plot bunny that is most likely mine, ALL MINE, I TELL YOU! I AM THE MOTHER OF THIS PLOT BUNNY!
What if Light put the Death Note down, and didn't pick it up again?
Disclaimer: I don' own Death Note, only the ideas.
P.S: If you are looking for an AU that is nothing but fluffy fluff at the moment, this isn't one of them. This is a retelling of the story, right from Day 1.
Hello. I am your narrator. First of all: If you want fluffy romance stories, please leave. This story is none of that. Second of all: my identity isn't important to the story right now, so it will be withheld until the story ends or when it becomes relevant, whichever comes first. You see, I am the one who gave the author of the manga called 'Death Note' the documents and other relevant items (And no! Obviously not the actual Death Note! What kind of an idiot do you think I am?) to create the manga, mainly because people need know that such a thing actually exists. However, key figures, names and events have been changed to protect the true identities those involved (and I'm glad that they were. Otherwise, Ryuzaki would have been mobbed by rabid, third-degree fujoshi and would have gone back into hiding. Again.) I, due to a really weird set of circumstances that, if listed, would be a lot longer than the length of this chapter without this introduction, am only now able to tell you the full story, as well as what actually happened. I have made arrangements to be 100% sure that the families of those involved won't be hounded for information beyond what I've told them (or mobbed by rabid fangirls...). This story, like the manga Death Note, will be told from the point of view of Light Yagami for reasons that will not be revealed until the end, and I mean the very end of the story. And without further ado, this is where our story begins.
Light Yagami was in English class. He, being one of the smartest people in his school- no, Japan- still no, the world- found this class to be child's play. He also found school to be quite dull. And no, not like the movie, Child's Play! Will you please pay attention?! Anyway, Light Yagami sat in class, not really listening when something caught his eye. He looked to the window. A black notebook had fallen from the sky, if his vision was not decieving him. Wha...? Is it raining books? No way...
"Light?" called his teacher. "Will you read the selection?" Light was taken aback by his name being called, interrupting his thoughts.
"Oh! Yes, sensei." Light replied, before reading the selection.
Later
Light Yagami walked to the place where he, and apparently, only he had seen the notebook fall. He crouched down to pick it up, and read the cover.
Death Note? What is this...?
Oh...it's in English...what a pain! Wait a sec...whoever's name is written in the notebook will die?! Wha-what kind of sick joke is that?! Not one I'm gonna look into.
Light set the notebook in the grass, and started walking away.
Good bye, notebook of death. Hope you get rained on. Light thought, smiling at the thought of someone's 'sick joke' being destroyed.
Except it was no joke, as what will happen in days to follow will show.
Light Yagami was in his room, doing homework and watching the news. Suddenly, a broadcast came on.
Light Yagami was walking home from cram school when he saw a gang of bikers surround a young woman and start harrassing her. The Tokyo smog was thick as ever, and the signs were neon and bright, making the city far from 'dark.' However, there is still active nightlife.
"So! You look like a beauty! The name's Takuo Shibuimaru! Wouldja like te...keep me a little company tonight?" said the leader of the motorcycle gang as he pulled up next to a young woman. The other bikers chuckled.
"Uh...no thanks." the young woman replied.
It's none of business...I should stay out of it... Light thought, and continued walking, until the creepy motorcycle dudes attempted to undress the young woman, much to both of their horror.
What the hell?! I-I've gotta do something! That's illegal! Light, being an upstanding citizen by nature, ran over as soon as possible to try to help the very unlucky woman. You know, if that had happened to me right now I'd just arrest the bastard without a second thought.
"Hey!" Light shouted, stopping the bikers from being...creeps, to put it lightly...and pulling at her belt. They looked at him, no doubt with a million things going through their heads. "You can't do that! If she says 'no,' back off!"
The bikers simply chuckled. "Whatsa little kid like you gonna do about it?" Takuo challenged. "Beat me up?" The others laughed, loosening their grip in the young woman with every chuckle. And because of the loosened grip, she was able to fight her way away from them and started running off.
"Hey! I've got wheels you know!" shouted Takuo, who chased after the woman on his bike. However, this situation held for but a couple of seconds before a semitruck came from nowhere and slammed into the biker. Light, completely shocked at this new development, ran home, still in half-disbelief that this accident had ever actually happened.
5 days later
First thing's first: Why did I skip 5 days in this explaination, just like that? Well, because there's nothing that happened that was very important, and that you couldn't have guessed right off the bat. Kira still happened, I guess, like how Ohba said. English! Yes! I said it! Anyway, with Kira on the loose, people've been worried about small crimes that they committed when they were kids. You know, shoplifting, minor graffiti, the like. Light walked into his house, holding a paper that he had felt may or may not burn a hole in his pocket. He was proud of this paper. Light stepped into the house to see his mother right in front of the door, smiling at him. What-why-oh yeah. Test scores!
"Hi mom." Light greeted with a smile. "Here. I'm especially proud of these." he added with a smile, handing his mother the golden test scores.
"Wow! First in the nation again!" his mother beamed, her grin even wider than before.
"That's our Light!" Sayu chirped from the stairs. She was leaning on the railing, smiling. "By the way," she added. "Could you help me with my homework?" Light, having his own homework be too easy, had a lot of free time to help his little sister, Sayu, with homework. Quadratics, more specifically.
"Sure." Light replied.
This seemed like a good place to end a chappie. This...took me a long time. I haven't even started working on my next chapter for Limit due to a lack of ideas, as well as not wanting to kill them all and make you all sad! I now have a beta reader, if you haven't read my drabbles. He is ThatSassAngel! Smiley face!
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Can you guess who our mysterious narrator is? Keep your guesses in until the end!
