I do not own Death Note in anyway and sadly never will.


Chapter One

Stray

He couldn't remember much—and what little he could remember was nothing but blurs and so unclear. He would sometimes sit in the shade of the local park and wonder about the things that would suddenly pop into his mind. Then sometimes when he dreamed at night he would see faces of people he knew he at one point knew, but he couldn't remember their names or even think of it. This somewhat concerned him—after all, dogs normally didn't have dreams.

He no longer remembered his name—that had escaped him on his trip back to the world of the living. The only thing he seemed to remember was the letter 'L'. But he didn't have any idea what that meant. He was nothing but a large black dog wondering around in the streets—or as he heard some mothers tell their children—a big dirty mutt. He had been wondering in the city for months now trying to draw back his memory—it didn't seem to be working very well. Today was officially the day marking a week that it had been raining. Another day in the rain—another day in a city totally loyal and controlled by Kira.

Lazily he dragged himself through the rain ignoring the people who turned their heads in disbelief of a dog his size—and he surely didn't give a damn about the rain flattening his silky black and white fur. His skeleton frame could bee seen through his fur when it was wet. It was sight that was both breathtakingly beautiful and yet horrible at the same time. Yes, he was starving, yet he refused to eat the foods that people would give to him. Call it odd, but he was a dog that wanted nothing but sweets—mostly cake, but at this point anything sweet was good for him.

He came to a busy intersection and spotted an area where people stood and sat waiting on the bus. The dog stared at the covered bus stop for a moment before deciding it would be nice to be out of the rain at least for a while. So slowly he walked towards the bus stop—very cautious of the people watching the large monster dog approaching. Easily he found himself a spot and sat like a well behaved dog should. He didn't seem to notice the strange pale girl wearing all black staring at him with wondrous eyes that demanded something much like an answer.

()()()()()

Light Yagami had almost forgotten about 'that' day. The day L stood in the rain staring up at the melancholy clouds that seemed to warn him of the things that were to come. Whither or not L knew what their grotesque message was is no concern of Light now. It had been a long time since Light thought about those who tried to bring Kira to their so called 'justice'. Light, in the end, had won against them all. Yes, even the great Near had fell to Kira and Light had shown them what true justice was. Kira was justice.

'Kira will always be justice.' Light thought with a smirk planted upon his face. He hadn't change a bit. He stopped growing and he seemed more pale—sometimes he even wondered if the death note was adding to his life, but knew it was impossible. Light thought that out of all the things that happened he was most pleased with how everything worked out after he had gotten rid of Near and those who were trying to stop him. Light first off killed everyone who was close to him. The remainder of his family and everyone he had spent a large amount of time with. Mikami—of course—was spared. Mikami was the kind of person Light needed—and who else truly would judge evil like Light would? Though after Light killed all who truly knew him, he made himself look like the one who was given punishment by Kira for trying to go against him. Everyone else believed that Light Yagami was punished by Kira and was considered lucky when he was not killed. Yes, exactly everything had worked out according to plan.

Light had a normal job—he worked along with Mikami and studied prosecution. Light's other job was the owner of a small book store that was very popular at the moment. It was something that allowed Light to keep a low profile—something that no one else would suspect Kira of doing or being.

Light sighed as he looked out to the rain. It would have been such a beautiful day. The flowers were all in bloom—even though Winter was so very close—and it was unnaturally hot for the fall, but none the less it would have been a beautiful day. Light sat under the balcony like area of a small café he liked to visit when he was done at the book store. Mikami would soon be joining him for lunch and they would discuss a few things. Light sat outside on this particular day because many of the people were inside. He stared across the street and found his eyes glued to a large black and white dog sitting to the far end of the sheltered bus stop. It was much bigger than a regular dog, and yet the thing seemed so peaceful. Light found himself somewhat drawn to the thing, like he knew the thing from somewhere. The dog looked from side to side as if he heard someone call him. Then suddenly the beast looked across the street at Light.

As soon as their eyes met, Light found himself whispering in a low voice that was barely anything, "R-Ryuzaki?"


Sorry if it's a bit short and a bit crappy, but please give it a shot.