Fear is The Enemy

by:L.Is.Cool

CHAPTER ONE

Disclaimer: Wow! My first fanfic! I'll try to do L and Light justice. Warning: OOCness, yaoi and Misa bashing. So sit back, enjoy and have some cookies. (passes out cookies)

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The black notebook was tossed lazily into the air. "So what you're telling me is," The notebook fell back down and was caught by a well pampered hand. "You're a Death God? A Shinigami?" Wide crimson eyes and jagged blue lips spread to reveal a sharp grin full of demon canines. "That's right."

Said Shinigami's voice was raspy, rough, like sandpaper against wood. "Hm." The notebook was tossed into the air again. "That's very interesting." Swiftly, the notebook was snatched out of the air and was held up to the Shinigami. "And this is your notebook. In which, you can kill?" "Right again." The Shinigami, suspended in mid-air by demonic black wings, was clad in tight black leather and his neck seemed to be sewn roughly to his body. 'If I shook him hard enough, would his head come off?'

Eyes traced over the notebook. "'Death Note'." Legs were crossed with sophisticated grace. "So. Do you have a name?" "It's Ryuk." A smile. "Okay Ryuk. You write a person's name inside the notebook and they just die?" "Well, it's not that simple." Ryuk pointed to the Death Note. "There are rules to that notebook." A slim eyebrow rose. "Rules?" Ryuk nodded. "You can't just write in a name and then have the person die. You need more than that." A smirk. "Well, it already worked that way once."

Ryuk chuckled. "By the way, why did you kill that maid?" "I didn't know she was going to die. But then again, I couldn't care less. Her life was meaningless to me really." Ryuk laughed again. "You humans are so cold-hearted." An amused, yet musical chuckle rang through the air. Then the Death Note was held up again. "The Rules?" "Just open the Death Note and read them yourself." A few moments passed as eyes swept over the rules printed inside the Death Note. "I see." Then the Death Note was closed. "A name and a face is needed to kill a person. And until I die, the Death Note is mine." Another smirk, only this time it held an air of evil. "Can you imagine the power I now hold?" Another dark chuckle.

The Death Note was gripped tightly yet carefully, as if it were a sacred item that would be destroyed if handled too carelessly. "I can kill anyone I want. All I need is their name and face." A laugh, dipped in poison and sprayed with acid, was let loose. It rang through the small room and the air itself seemed to chill. Then, with a blissful sigh, the deadly laughter stopped. "You have perfect timing Ryuk." The Shinigami remained silent as the pampered hand reached out to grab an elegant pen of the table and grip it with long, slender fingers.

"I've been meaning to start a new game for quite some time. And this 'Death Note' game seems like fun." The Death Note was opened to the first page, fresh and clean. The only thing marking it was the now dead maid's name. Pen met paper. A heart started to beat faster with excitement and eyes grew darker with a lust for power. "So Ryuk, let the game begin."

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A/N: Sorry for such a short chapter but I'm working on it! Review please! Chapter Two is on the way!!