Chapter 1::Erase::
{Shinigami Kai}
"Oi, kid. Whatcha bothering to write names for?" A shinigami laughs, looking at the younger. He still retained his human features.
"I'm bored." Daru answers. A lavender eye flicks up to stare at the other God of Death.
"Why don't you what Ryuk did? Drop a note into the human world! I know you have an extra." The older shinigami chuckles. "And I heard Ryuk's notebook has caused quite a bit of an uproar." Daru thinks a moment.
"Hm...that doesn't sound like a bad idea. Actually…." He pulls himself up from where he was sitting on the ground. "I'll be sure to provide you with a show, Corien."
"Good luck, boy! Just make sure to give it to someone who won't just throw it away!" Corien yells.
"Hm." Daru walks to the portal to the human world. "Let's see where this takes us then…" The shinigami throws his Death Note into the portal.
{The Human World}
"Hm?" A girl turns around after hearing something fall behind her. "A note book?" Her red streaked brown hair falls into her face as she leans down to pick up the strange black note book. "A Death Note? How interesting." Her lips part slightly in surprise upon flipping to the first page. "The human whose name is written in this note shall die, huh? This is the most entertaining thing I've seen in a while..." She runs a hand covered by a fingerless glove over the cover. "Yes, I think I'll keep you for a while...You're probably just a prank, but who knows, maybe something exciting will happen." An amused glint can be seen in her dark blue eyes. "We'll just have to wait and see then, won't we…?
{3 Days Later}
The shinigami flies into the room of a teenage girl. The one who picked up his note. He sits at her desk, in the curious cross legged way he always does.
Her alarm goes off, blaring some song in Japanese.
"Shut up…" The girl mumbles shoving the alarm clock off of her nightstand. The shinigami chuckles.
"Now now, that isn't the way to treat inanimate objects." She gasps, and her head snaps in the direction of the male. He spreads his wings, which look like clumps of rotting, gray flesh.
"A-are you a God of Death?" She starts off scared, but builds confidence as she continues. "Heh, I've been waiting for you, Shinigami-sama." She smirks as she sits up. The Reaper raises an eyebrow.
"Hm? Me? Oh, no need for formalities. Please, just call me Daru." She holds out the Death Note for him to look over. He takes it, and flips through it, impressed. "8 pages in 3 days… I bet even Ryuk's human didn't do this much right off the bat."
"Ryuk?" She asks. "Is that Kira's shinigami?"
"Yeah. By the way, All-"
"Oh, please call me AJ."
"AJ, as I was saying, I'm gonna assume you're playing for Kira's team, judging by the name."
"Actually, I don't know who's side I'm on yet. In either case, killing criminals will give me an advantage." She explains.
"I can see how that would work with Kira, but L's?"
"Easy, I earn Kira's trust, then turn him in." She smirks. "Anyway, I would like to do the eye deal with you, Daru."
"Hm, I'm kind of surprised you actually know about it! Most humans ignore the rules until they come up." Daru says.
"Ha, the first thing I did was read through the rules. But, the eye deal will be useful, and likely worth half of my life."
"Very well then." Daru puts his hand over the girl's eyes. When he removes it, she opens them, they shine a reddish-orange color. "They suit you." The shinigami grins as her eyes fade back to their natural cerulean blue color. He takes notice of the papers and note books scattered across her desk. "You write?"
"Yeah, I uh, I write novels. Manga too, but I rarely get that published. They're out in America and Japan, but that's it. Oh! If you happen to see Ryuk, can you tell him to call me AJ? Wouldn't want Kira to know my name after all."
" 'Kay."
"Is it alright if you step out for a moment? I need to get dressed." The girl smiles at her shinigami. He awkwardly nods and steps out of the room.