Note: my character is inspired (and a semi-crossover) of L from Death Note. There will be differences and similarities but Lailat will be her own person.
This is also be including other characters from Death Note later on, but they aren't main characters and wont appear often.
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Revised (4/09/18)
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Chapter 1: Enter Lailat and the Egyptian Spirit
"Rania!"
A girl with long black hair with charcoal coloured eyes blinked, turning her head to gaze at the boy who called her name. He had gravity-defying black hair with reddish purple tips, crimson red eyes, lighting shaped blonde bangs that sat against his face with a few pointing upwards.
"Yes, *****?" she asked, nibbling her thumb.
The boy shot the monotone girl an amused look and with a shake of his head, he spoke. "There is something my father would like to talk to you, it seems important."
She nodded, shifting on her bare feet before turning and walking away in the direction of the throne room wordlessly. The boy's face flickered with disappointment and he pouted.
"I'll meet up with you later, your highness." the monotone girl said as if she had seen the look on his face.
His eyes lit up. "I would like that, thanks, Dove."
Blank charcoal eyes fluttered open, the girl exhaled heavily via her nose as she sat up. She blinked the sleep from her eyes, she wordlessly got out of bed, once out she grabbed a small book with a string wrapped around it.
She opened it and got hold of a pen, beginning to write down what she'd seen in her dream. A new one. Haven't gotten one of those in a while.
Yawning silently, the young girl shook her head and shoved the book back into her bedside table before heading towards her bathroom for a shower. When she finally emerged from the bathroom, she pulled out a school uniform from her wardrobe. However, instead of wearing the female uniform she wore the men's.
She made sure everything sat correctly before going back to her bathroom to finished her morning routine.
The girl had grey bags under her eyes from her insomnia but despite eye bags often thought of as ugly, her own seemed to fit her appearance well.
Grabbing a brush, she ran it through her hair and fixed it into her signature style. The long, almost hip length, pieces that sat over her breasts were pulled into Egyptian golden bands. The rest of her hair, a lot short, was angled with it the shortest at the back of her hair and gained length the nearer to the front it got. Her fringe swept to the left unevenly with a few pieces in front of her eyes and the other side.
Walking back into her room again, the girl grabbed her black shoulder bag and made her way to the kitchen where she pulled out a poptart and dropped it into the toaster.
As she waited for it to cook, she picked up the yellow file that sat on the table, the contents inside was about a murder case that had taken place within Domino City recently and the Police department were having a bit of difficulty figuring out leads.
She blinked her charcoal orbs and finished what she considered breakfast, placing the file into her school bag and headed towards the front door.
"Ready to head out, sweetheart?" the girl's father-figure spoke as he walked into the room. He was an older man with greying brown hair and blue eyes. The girl stopped and looked at the man with an apathetic glance.
"Obviously." She deadpanned.
The man shook his head with a soft smile. He gently shooed her to the door. "Run along then, try to actually play along, don't want to annoy any teachers." He said, knowing what she would most likely speak out or correct if they were wrong.
The girl nodded in amusement (yet it didn't show on her face, just her eyes flickered with it briefly) then wordlessly exited out the house, closing the door behind her. When she arrived at the school gates, she immediately gained the stares of the students. She knew it was probably because they'd never seen her before, assuming she was a new student and the fact she wore the male uniform.
"Hello." the receptionist greeted as soon as the raven entered.
"Hello to you too ma'am, I'm here to collect my timetable." she replied with a monotone voice.
"Ah, yes Miss Antar. I'll get your class list, hold on a moment." The lady said almost too cheerfully and stood, walking over to the back room. The girl shifted and nibbled on her thumb, looking around the room. It was only a minute later that the lady came back giving her the timetable.
Monday:
Morning homeroom
CL1 – SCIENCE
CL2 - MATH
CL3 – ENGLISH
CL4 – ECONOMICS
LUNCH
CL5- HISTORY
CL6 – PE
CL7 – ART
END OF DAY
The girl grunted out a 'thank you' and turned, as she did the bell went making her look up before walking on towards her first lesson, Home Room.
As she made it to the door the teacher did as well.
"Excuse me." she asked making him look up.
"Yes, kid?" He raised a brow.
"I'm supposed to be joining your class, yes?" she stared at him with an apathetic gaze and he nodded, a little unnerved by it.
"R-Right, I'll call you in." he said and walked into his class and then started talking, the girl didn't take much notice but when he said the words: "We have a new student joining us today." She walked in.
She stopped next to the teacher and turned to face the class, "Hello, my name is Lailat, spelt L-a-i-l-a-t and not L-i-e-l-a-t." Lailat stared at them with apathy before looking to the teacher as he decided were to sit her.
"There is a seat next to Yugi." He said. "Yugi, raise your hand."
A boy with gravity-defying black hair with reddish purple tips, amethystine eyes, lighting shaped blonde bangs that sat against his face, raised his hand. Lailat blinked, he looks like the boy from my dreams.
Lailat nodded and walked towards the empty seat, ignoring the stares from the class. Once she reached her seat, she placed her bag under her desk and sat down. Yugi blinked and turned towards her.
"Hello." He smiled shyly.
Lailat turned towards him and nodded, turning back to the front. Why does he look like the boy from my dreams? Or does dream boy look like him? She mused to herself, finding herself stumped.
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The bell for lunch went and everyone but Yugi left, that too included Lailat. She began walking down the hall only to be stopped by a girl, who she recognized from a previous class. She had long purple hair and a beautiful face. "Hello, Miho's name is Miho! Yours is Lailat, right?" the girl dubbed as Miho asked with a wide smile.
Lailat nodded mutely and looked around. "Yes, what do you want?" she drawled.
"Nothing, Miho just wanted to meet Lailat!" Miho smiled and walked away, leaving Lailat staring oddly after her, what a weird girl.
Lailat moved and went to open her bag only to find she hadn't picked it up, she blinked. A small pink tint worked its way onto her cheeks. Oops...
She turned on her heels and began to walk back to her Economics class. She saw the blonde boy take something from the box as she arrived.
"What? How boring." He said, Lailat raised her black brow and stepped forward, taking the golden box off him.
"The new girl? Both boys called as she walked past them, turning towards the pair after.
"Lailat!" Yugi called smiling widely as the raven came to his rescue.
Lailat gave the two boys a look apathy but her eyes narrowed just enough for them to know she was annoyed. "If you think it's boring then give it back. As well as that, you're bullying someone weaker than yourselves." Lailat turned to Yugi. "No offence."
Yugi gave a sheepish chuckle. "It's fine."
"I'm not bullying the weak! I'm making Yugi a man-!" The blond boy started but Lailat cut him off.
"Be quiet!"
The second the words past Lailat's lips, Miho and another girl rounded the corner, both looking startled.
Lailat blinked meeting the purple haired girl's eyes. "My apologies, that wasn't directed to you Miho, or you..." she trailed off, meeting the brunette girl's blue eyes.
"Anzu." she supplied and Lailat nodded.
"I was surprised! There's so many people that I still haven't had lunch..." Miho said but was cut off by the brunet boy.
"That's no good! I'll buy it for you right away!"
"Ah wait! I'm going too!"
With that the two of them ran down the hall towards the lunch hall, forgetting what had been happening beforehand.
Why the look of Miho's face, Lailat wasn't sure if the purplette knew she'd just helped them or not, but she found it amusing either. It didn't show on her face though.
"Man! Those guys!" Anzu muttered, glaring after them. Miho smiled and walked off leaving only Lailat, Anzu and Yugi. Perhaps she did know then…
Lailat shook that off as the trio all sat down. The ravenette placing the golden box on the table.
"I'm impressed. They're pretty scared of you, Lailat." Yugi said shyly.
Lailat blinked owlishly at Yugi. Yugi and Anzu smiled at the funny looking expression.
"They haven't seen scary." she gave him a small smile. It was true, compared to what she's seen, what they might deem scary probably wouldn't be to Lailat.
"Yugi, sometimes you've got to have guts." Anzu said pushing into the conversation, she wasn't sure what to make of the new girl – she just screamed weird.
Yugi gained a shy look. "Ah...But, Jounouchi-kun isn't that bad a guy."
Anzu rolled her eyes. "Saying that about such a guy is why people mock you." She pointed out, raising a brow at the boy. Yugi just blinked at her and Lailat frowned at her words. "By the way, what is this?"
"Oh right! Lailat, Anzu, you haven't seen this right? Let me show you my secret." Yugi smiled.
"Okay." Anzu said.
Lailat nodded, silently eager to know what it was. "I'll keep it a secret."
Yugi leaned forwards and lifted the lid of the box showing small golden puzzle pieces. Lailat stared in awe as they seemed to shimmer in the light. Impossible. It couldn't be- right?
"It's beautiful!" Lailat pulled a face like she was trying not the laugh when she saw the expression Anzu pulled when she saw the puzzle. Yugi smiled at Lailat expression as she watched Anzu.
"Are these parts? It's all scattered." Anzu asked lifting a piece up.
Lailat did the same with two other pieces, answering instead of Yugi. "Well it's a puzzle of course, I would have thought you would have known that." She drawled, her tone was monotone (like always) but it held a sarcastic hint to it, Yugi bit his lip from laughing at Anzu's face.
"I haven't finished it, so I don't know what its shape is yet."
"There is a sixty-five percent chance of the shape being an upside-down pyramid." The two blinked, looking towards Lailat who was now holding two pieces clipped together making Yugi's eyes widened.
"You put two together!" He smiled widely in awe, making Lailat blink, eyes wide again. Anzu frowned.
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"Yugi-kun, a moment." Lailat blinked and looked towards the guy who had called Yugi.
"I'll see you tomorrow, Yugi-kun." Lailat nodded to the short boy, who smiled in return, saying his own goodbye.
As Lailat walked out the gates, she glanced over her shoulder, I wonder what that was about...
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Lailat continued walking down the hallways of the school, her hands were in her pockets and her flats made a soft patting sound against the stone floor.
"Like I said, we don't know what the guy is secretly thinking." She heard Honda stated from around the corner.
Bingo. Just the people she was looking for.
"I just said that!" Jounouchi whined.
"Jounouchi-kun, Honda-kun." Lailat called after them once she'd rounded the corner, making both stop, turning towards the ravenette.
"What do you want?" Honda huffed, trying to act annoyed but he seemed more curious than anything.
"Return the puzzle piece you stole from Yugi." she stated simply.
"How do you know about that?!" Jounouchi asked, surprised looks formed on both of their faces.
I'm not a detective for nothing… but they don't know that.
"I saw you steal it. Now come on, from what I heard Yugi stood up for you guys! The least you could do is give him his puzzle piece back."
"Fine, but I threw it in the river..."
"Let's just go there and look for it." Lailat said and grabbed their arms.
"I dropped it in the water right here!" Jounouchi commented, pointing down at the river as they arrived. Lailat nodded and didn't even hesitate to jump in.
"Lailat!" the two exclaimed, they stared in shock but they suddenly turned when they heard something that didn't make it to Lailat's ears.
It was Yugi and Ushio; their eyes widened.
"What is it?" Lailat asked looking up at the two.
"It's Yugi and Ushio!" Honda cried.
"Then go!" she stated. "I'll catch up with you as soon as I find the puzzle piece." the boys nodded and ran off leaving Lailat to continue her search. The water wasn't clear but rather murky, thankfully clear enough that she could just see something through it and it wasn't long before she found it, picking the middle piece up with the eye of Horus on it.
"You better be worth it." She muttered with a playful quirk of her lips. "I don't just jump into water for anything."
The puzzle piece seemed to shine as if to say thank you to which Lailat blinked, she was unsurprised by the reaction, however. She had a lot to think about when she got home.
She jumped up, grabbing the side and pulled herself up but her flats couldn't get a good enough grip, she clenched her jaw to stop the cry that threatened to escape her mouth as her ankle bent at a sharp angle. A hand grabbing her wrist as her fingers slipped which made her gasp, her gaze shooting upwards to see Yug- no, he had crimson eyes and he was transparent too. He looks like the boy from my dreams…
He nodded and pulled her up. "Thank you for retrieving my puzzle piece, now go!"
She took off as fast as she could but her twisted ankle wasn't helping. By the time, she reached the others all three boys lay on the ground in pain, Yugi was the only one wake but only slightly and no Ushio in sight.
"I... I asked the puzzle... for some true friends." Yugi mumbled incoherently, barely conscious and Lailat felt anger boil inside her. She looked up sharply, her usual apathetic expression pulled back into an angry scowl.
Lailat pulled the puzzle piece out. "So Yugi's a nice guy. He cares 'bout everyone but himself. He doesn't deserve this. I feel that there will be many dangers and obstacles to fight in the future. So please watch over him." Lailat mumbled to the spirit that had helped her before.
She opened Yugi's hands and placed the puzzle into it, but before she did she swore she could hear a faint chuckle and a faint whisper of: "I will."
Lailat stood tall and ran after the large eye-browed student, she'd never gotten around to learning his name. She turned a corner and spotted him. "Oi!"
Ushio stopped and turned towards Lailat with a raised eyebrow, "Oh, it's the new girl." He smirked. "What's it you need."
Lailat didn't reply but rather glare at him. He raised a brow. "What did I do?"
"You call yourself a body guard? Someone that helps others?" She questioned, just managing to keep with her usual monotone voice in check. "You say you want to stop bullying but rather you're the one causing most of it!" She closed her eyes as she continued. "Normally I wouldn't interfere directly but Yugi is my friend and you'll pay dearly for what you have done."
She leapt at him, punching him in the jaw. Ushio stumbled back, holding his jaw in pain. "You little bitch."
"I've been called worse." Lailat drawled.
Ushio -after a few moments of fighting- noticed Lailat favouring her right foot, he smirked and brought his foot down on it, making her cry out in pain.
"Shit." she stumbled back and looked up only for a fist to meet her stomach. She bent over and gasped, her eyes widening as saliva dribbled from her lip. Lailat stumbled back again and weakly looked up but a fist collided with her face sending her flying backwards. She swayingly got to her feet, blood dripping from her nose.
She took a breath and looked up only to be met with a blurry vision and she collapsed into someone's arms.
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Lailat's charcoal eyes fluttered open and was met with a blurred vision, she closed them. Lailat shifted, body feeling heavy and opened her eyes once more, her vision clearer this time and it was then she took notice of the voices some small ways away. Both were familiar to her, a deep gruffly one that belonged to the boy with eyebrows that size of mountains. The other she recognized to be Yugi's, however, this voice was deep than his... it sounded more like the Spirits voice.
Perhaps it was?
Did that mean Yugi completed the puzzle?
Lailat took the chance to sit herself up, holding her head, she looked over to the two males and listened to what they were saying; ignoring the pounding in her head and dizziness that came after it.
"DIE YUGI!" Lailat's head shot up in shock and watched as Ushio brought down the knife he had on the Spirit. Lailat felt like her heart stopped for a millisecond and had the sudden urge to leap over and push the Spirit out of the way.
The Spirit quickly jumped out of the way and Lailat started wide eye at the Eye of Horus that sat on his forehead. He is definitely from my dreams, but are they really dreams? I… Cath won't tell me anything, she's just vague about it all.
Lailat gave a frustrated sigh, focusing on the scene before her again
"Just as I thought. You weren't able to follow the rules after all!" He said, a sadistic grin spread across his lips. Ushio began to sweat as he saw the Eye of Horus on the Spirit's head. "The Yami Game shows a person's true character. For hurting my friends and trying to steal my money, PENALTY GAME: Greed, The Illusion of Avarice!"
Lailat watched as the Spirit pointed a finger at Ushio and leaves began to fall around him. Ushio was grabbing the leaves and kept shouting: "money".
She blinked slightly freaked out but none-the-less thankful for what he had done.
"Oh My God! It's Money! Money! Money! There's money everywhere!"
Lailat's charcoal black eyes flicked to the hand that reached out to her, she looked up to see the Spirit. She took a deep breath and placed her hand on his, allowing him to pull her to her feet but once she stood a wave of dizziness washed over her. She blinked several times.
"Are you alright?" He asked, concern filling his eyes. Lailat blinked again and nodded but it was almost unnoticeable.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She murmured and rubbed her stomach, wincing as she did. "I should probably head home." She mumbled, turning away towards the school gate but her foot gave out on her. She would have hit the floor had the Spirit not caught her quick enough. She gasped out quietly, flinching as he caught her.
"You need help?" He asked, but slid an arm under Lailat's legs and another on her back, lifting her up bridal style without waiting for her answer. Lailat had no idea why her face suddenly felt warm.
"I can walk." She replied stubbornly with a frown. The Spirit rolled his red eyes in amusement and disbelief.
"I highly doubt that. Now come, you'll have to lead me the right direction."
"I can't lead you if you're carrying me." she snarked.
The Spirit rolled his eyes. "You know what I mean, Dove."
Lailat blinked at the nickname, did he just…?
Her charcoal gaze flickered up to his face, he didn't seem aware he'd called her that… Lailat looked forwards, letting out a short breath.
The walk back to Lailat's house was quiet, she only spoke when telling him what way to go; she didn't find any reason to speak any more than that, the Spirit didn't either but it was a comfortable silence. Eventually, they reached her home. He stopped at her door, setting Lailat down on her feet. She took a sharp intake of air before reaching into a pocket and pulling out her door keys. She opened the door and went to turn back to the Spirit only to find him no were insight, she blinked and shook her head.
"Lailat." Said girl blinked at her name and turned towards her father figure who raised a brow at the state she was in.
"Ah, Watari..." He rolled his blue eyes before speaking again.
"I'll get the first aid kit."
"Thanks." Lailat called after him and sat down on the settee, she dropped her bag on the floor and opened it; pulling out the murder file case.
She'd ponder on everything later, she wanted to let her mind settle, let everything sink in first.
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"I finished the puzzle yesterday but I can't remember anything." Yugi said aloud as he and Lailat walked down the hallways of the school. Lailat gave a barely audio chuckled, if someone had listened closely they would have heard the nervousness in it.
Lailat glanced at the puzzle but stopped when she saw Jounouchi.
"Yo Yugi, Lailat." He greeted. The two stopped walking.
"Ah, Jounouchi!" Yugi exclaimed. Lailat looked back and forth between them as they talked.
"How are your injuries?"
"Fine... how about you?"
"I feel fine... speaking of which. Hey Yugi! Lailat! I also brought a treasure! Want to see it?" Jounouchi asked.
"Yeah!" Yugi said and Lailat felt her lips twitch upwards.
"Sorry... my treasure is in plain view, yet you can't see it, so... I can't show it to you!"
"In plain sight but invisible... what's that mean?" Yugi mumbled under his breath, confused.
"It's friendship! Yugi, Lailat, and Jounouchi are visible, but our friendship is invisible." He explained. Yugi looked up shocked, before smiling.
"Yeah!" Lailat chuckled at Yugi's enthusiasm.
Embarrassed, Jounouchi stuttered and took off towards class, losing a shoe in the process, "Well later! See you in class!"
Lailat watched as Yugi grabbed his shoes off the ground and began to chase after him. "Ah! Jounouchi, your shoe! You dropped your shoe!"
She gave a smile and shook her head as she took after the boys, not wanting to be late to class.