N.E.M.O.- i no this is long but i really just got into it so i hope u like this story. enjoy and please review! Peace.

DISCLAIMER-I do not own DeathNote. The original characters is not owned by me. But the other characters are owned be me.

Chapter 1

The Death Note

The school's hallways were quiet as a library. The place was deserted after the morning bells rang. The remaining days of springs's sun shinned through the windows onto the tiled floor. Then the sound of a door being slammed shut disturbed the silence through the halls. Kandy came running down the hall wearing her backpack. She zoomed past the lockers, stretching her athletic legs as far as her jeans let her. Kandy turned the corner, only to fall on her butt. She looked up to see she ran into someone else.

"Oh I am so sorry." her voice said shaken by the collision.
"It is fine." replied a sturdy voice not feeling the hit.

Kandy recognized the voice. She looked up to see it was Jacob Hanz from her English class. Jacob picked up his books and papers off the floor. Kandice sat on top of her knees -- pouting towards the situation. She didn't really know him that well enough. But to only run into him -- the most popular guy in school -- then knocking him over, the day wasn't starting out good. First she was late to class, next slamming heads with a former classmate. Jacob collected the last piece of his studies. He lifted his head to look at the embarrassed girl in front of him.

"Your Kandice Walter from English class right?" he said as he tried to look at her hidden face.
"It's Kandy." she replied. It was her nickname ever since she was in the 5th grade.
"I thought I recognized you. Aren't you suppose to be in class?" he rose his eyebrow.
"Yes but I was running late today. My car died in front of my house so I had to run to school."
"Oh really that sucks."
"Ya it does...Hey aren't you suppose to be in class?" she asked quickly if she had just caught him.
"I thought you would ask. Well I was just on my way too. I was a bit late."
"Oh really, car trouble?" she thought they might have something in common -- besides being in the same class together.
"No I just woke up late."

Kandy chuckled as his excuse. But it was common for the seniors of the school to come in late. School was almost over. It was the last month -- which meant parties, graduation, senior ditch day, prom, parties, and more parties. Kandy wasn't much into the daily party life. She might have been to two or three. But the record for most students would be five to six. Kandy and Jacob stood up at the same time.

"What class do you have now?" Jacob invited a new conservation.
"Well right now I have Government." Kandy answered as she adjust her backpack. She was nervous -- that someone who was popular as Jacob was, would continually talk to her.
"Oh really that sounds like fun. I have Government 5th period." he said happily towards her.
"What class do you have right now?" she repeated his question to be polite.
"I am actually a T.A. in Algebra 2."
"Oh really?" she was surprised he was a T.A. -- usually the teacher's assists are students with 4.0.
"Yeah. Since math is one of my stronger points I decided to help the younger students."

Kandy wasn't much into math -- it was one of her weakest points. She was actually in Algebra 2 during her senior year. Usual the seniors would be in trigonometry or they wouldn't have math at all. Instead Kandy failed Geometry and had to retake it during her junior year. She barely pasted the class. Currently, her Algebra 2 class has been much simpler. She has been staying consistent with her C-. Jacob looked at his wrist to stare at his watch. There was a half an hour left of class. He stood there arguing with himself. Kandy noticed his bright brown-green eyes looking baffle.

"Well I have to go to class now." she finally ended the awkwardness in the room.
"Oh right. Well I hope we can talk some other time." as he encouraged their future conservation.

Kandy grinned with a slight chuckle. She agreed to Jacob's statement. But she was ready for the disappointment -- to only see him and be rejected. Jacob smiled and walked off in the opposite way of Kandy. Jacob stopped in his tracks to stare back at Kandy. He never noticed her until recently. Kandy did a presentation in English a month ago. She presented a passage from "Part Four: Time and Eternity" by Emily Dickinson the poem was called, "XXVII". He heard it before, but never the way she presented it. There was passion, intensity, and even pain spoken with her words and movement. She made it seem like it was her in the carriage with death. Jacob watched Kandy turn the corner towards her late class. She wasn't like most girls in the school. Kandy never had a purse -- instead she wore a 1st grader's backpack that had a cartoon imprinted on the bag. She wouldn't eat salads in the cafeteria instead she would eat a sloppy Joe covering her face in her own food. Jacob chuckled remember her smile covered in sauce as she tried to wipe it off. Jacob found his way to his class. He had her during 4th period -- he couldn't wait.

Kandy slowly dragged her feet up the stairs towards government. She wasn't ready to go inside. Every time she was late, she would have to do some embarrassing things in front of the class. But since she was use to it now, she didn't care. The only thing was, she wasn't much in the mood to do anything. She stepped in front of the wooden door that had the classroom's number printed on in gold. Kandy turned to look downstairs. She couldn't believe Jacob talked to her or even remember her full name at that matter. He was an outgoing person. He always thought of others before himself. Kandy had Jacob last year in gym class. He was athletic in every sport they threw at him. The coaches would see how stunning and dedicated Jacob really was. They tried to recruit him but he refused. No one really knows why he refused but he just told everyone he was busy with his studies. Kandy shook her head in denial. There was no way they will ever talk again. Even though it was nice to be noticed by him. She wrapped her hands slowly around the door knob. She took deep breath -- getting ready for the consequences.

The end of third period rang, Kandy was the first one out of her Algebra 2 class. Her day was getting worse by the second. When she got into Government class, her teacher Mr. Rooks made her sing, "I'm a Little Tea Pot" in front of the whole class. She really didn't appreciate it. Then during P.E. class, a volleyball hit her in the back of the head leaving her embarrassed even more. Lastly, Algebra 2 -- the worst class -- she got her test results back to receive only a F. She walked to class with her iPod earphones on to be covered with her curly, dark copper-red hair. Kandy scrolled through her iPod for her favorite song in this time of need. All That I'm Living For by Evanescence.She would always turn towards Amy Lee. She had such a great singing voice that would bring back Kandy from despair. Kandy reached for her vibrating pocket. Her phone had a text. Kandy looked at her phone to find a text from her best friend, Marija Edwards.

Hey I am sorry for not being at school today. I am so sick right now that I can't even get out of bed. I miss you. Don't have too much fun without me. Plus give me the latest gossip you hear. I need a good laugh. Luv ya chicka
--Marija

Kandy chuckled to her comments. She immediately text her back.

Hey back! It is alright you need plenty of sleep. I hope you feel better soon. And don't worry I will try to get the latest gossip just for you. I miss you too. Wish you were here to see me in distress. LOL! I will try to come over today and give you your homework for Government. Because I know how much you just love Government. :D Talk 2 ya l8tr
--Kandy

As Kandy pushed the send button the bell rang for class. She walked into class moving to her seat in the back of the room. Kandy sat in her seat resting her legs onto the basket underneath the chair in front of her. She slowly pulled out her music of life out of her ears to only hear Mr. Dwayne's annoying voice lecturing. Jacob turned his head to the back of the room to see Kandy marking herself with her blue ink pen. Everyday she did the same thing before class. Lift her feet up on the basket, take her earphones out, grab a pen and draw on her arm. Kandy couldn't help it. That was just her. Everyday she would mark in the same place on her arm. She drew an outline of a blue heart. Kandy didn't know why she would scar her body with ink -- but she still did it. Jacob gazed at her, guessing what she was thinking. Kandy tilted her head backwards against the wall. She looked over towards the window -- she then noticed Jacob staring at her. Jacob gave her a grin and turned his head back towards the teacher. Kandy brushed her hair back with her bony fingers. She began to study more on Jacob than her English class. He was wearing loose wore-out jeans with a tight black shirt showing off his muscular body. His hair was sandy buff color that was buzzed short. But what really caught her eye was his beautiful green-brownish eyes. Kandy turned back towards her teacher. Jacob detected he was being scanned by her. He turned slightly towards the aisle way. He leaned back in his chair -- trying to show more of himself to her. Kandy noticed the gesture in the corner of her eye. She knew she got caught by him. Jacob chuckled to himself and with his hand he waved to her -- conceding her rights to look. Kandy turned bright red. She couldn't believe she just got caught. She grabbed a piece of paper and wrote on it. Kandy rose her hand.

"Yes Kandice?"
"May I go to the restroom?"
"Yes you may."

Kandy got up from her seat and walked past Jacob dropping the paper in his lap. She opened the door and left. Jacob looked confused. He opened the note and read out loud in his mind.

Jacob,
You caught me! Yes I was starring but I was only amused by what was outside. And that was a cloud that formed into oh yeah a cloud. But it was also amusing how you would open yourself like that.
Kandy
P.S.
If you are still wondering. The answer is yes. Yes I was. :]

Jacob laughed at the strange, yet funny letter. He knew she was staring at him. He folded up the letter, slipping into his backpack. Jacob began to wonder why he was so interested in this girl all of a sudden. She was an ordinary looking girl. Yet her pale skin glowed in the sun, her long, curly, auburn hair stayed perfect in every movement she made and her eyes -- captivating, enchanting, flawless blue-brownish eyes. He couldn't stop noticing her. The way she look today -- with her dark skinny jeans showing her curves, her black t-shirt that has two red sparrows holding a banner that says, "Nails are Meant to be Broken." -- was perfect. He sat there waiting for her return from the bathroom.

Kandy didn't go to the bathroom instead she walked outside of the building. She leaned against the brick wall of her school -- Bella Vista High School -- starring at Mother Nature's work. The trees grew tall in Fair Oaks, California. Kandy felt the warm sun shinning against her cold skin. It sent her shivers down her spine. She started to relax after pulling a stunt off by giving a letter to a boy she admired now. She only didn't admire him, she wanted him, she craved him. She didn't understand why exactly. They way he acted to her in class. But she wanted to know what his response was to the note. Yet she was completely waiting for denial, rejection, the usual.

"Alright time to go back."

Kandy pushed herself off the wall. She started to walk towards the door when she heard something hit the floor behind her. She looked back to see if she must have dropped something. It was a book. A black book with gold font on the front. She walked closer to the book to read the cover. DeathNote. Kandy tilted her head. She was confused. She looked up at the sky. Yet there was nothing there except white clouds passing by. She reached for the book, then stopped. She began to argue with herself -- should she take the book? Her hand hesitated. Finally she grabbed the soft cover book. She place it under her pants waist line -- it would be safe there for now. Cautiously she walked into the building searching for anyone who might have spied on her. The door shut behind her slowly letting in the book she found. The book called DeathNote.