Yagami Raito and Death Note (C) Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba

Alumina (C) ME!

Storyline (C) ME!!!

Alumina

We sat under a rolling sky that streatched as far as human eyes could see. The moon seemed to smile down on us, showering us with rays of silver. The boy was magnificent in every way. His intense brown eyes bore right through me. Who knew such a stare could have me breathless, trying hard to grasp a steady breath.

Those thick locks of neat brown hair, sweeping his shoulders slightly, pasted to his round face. His pink lips, rounded into a soft smile, spoke words that only I could receive. He laughed, and my soul fluttered, content with complete joy. He made me forget the cruel world and fall into a blissful fantasy. I believed that his love was true; his heart was pure gold. His feelings flooded my heart with hope and beliefs.

He told me he had searched this rotten world for an untouchable, true love as mine. My eyes began to become blurry, crystals of water sliding down my face. He then averted his gaze, face flushed a rosy red. A love! A man was mine! My life was finally complete! I wished this moment would never end, but as all things in our lonely lives are, even sweet things had to end. To savour this moment, we drowned in each other's eyes, seeing devotion only we could acheive together. Our quaint love become passionate as our lips met in a heated kiss.

He passed the paper back to me, eyes lingering on me for a while. I swallowed hard, biting my bottom lip, hoping he didn't know the story was about him. Yagami Raito was my muse, my friend, my everything. He was just as I described him; soft chesnut eyes scanning me, brown hair brushed to perfection. The only factor that was completely false was the loving me part. We were close friends, though, since junior highschool, sitting next to each other in every class.

He was the popluar one of my group of friends-- everyone loved him. To top of f his popularity, he was handsome and an above average IQ. I was average, having no special features. I adorn black hair, black eyes, and tan skin. My only confidence was in the red streak of hair (Raito said it speaks personality).

It was now after school. Usually, it was time for us to part ways to study, but I wanted him to proof read my story. So we stopped at an outdoor resturant called "Teriyaki Tunnel". He then gave gave me that smile that made every girl swoon, though I could tell that this one was genuine. I felt my heart melt as I took a sip of my soda.

"Alumina, I don't understand how you repeatedly surprize me with your writing abilities." he said, trying to boost my ego, though it was not working. "It has very romantic feeling to it, probably just transferred to paper. So..." I bit my lower lip harder, hating how logical Raito was. Did he notice that it ws about him? "Who's the lucky guy?" A sigh of relief left my lips. He didn't know just yet...

"I realize that the girl is you. Come on, tell me Alumina!" he inched closer, my face blushing furiously. I shook my head in refusal. He seemed to loosen up today; He usually was a boring guy, not a person to joke around. What was up with him today?

"Is it Toyio-Kun from Class C?" Raito laughed. I looked at him blankly. He really had no idea that it was him-- not anyone else.

"Yes, it's Toyio-Kun," I said, rolling my eyes.

"Toyio-Kun, what?" came a voice from over my shoulder. I turned my head a little to see the brown haired boy that grinned. Ichida Toyio from Class C, Section 2: The second most popular guy in our school. He was just like the boy I described in the story, but he has longer hair. Raito was just acting stupid when he suggested this guy. He turned to his friends and gave a wink, then turned to Raito, who waved in greeting. "Raito-Kun," he nodded in response.

"Oh, she was just writing a story and it's beginning to be quite interesting." Raito said smoothly, then gave me a smirk. "Would you like to read it?" I gave him a death glare.

"Can I read it, Alumina-Chan?" Toyio asked, and I began to shake my head no, but Raito handed him the stack of papers. The tall jock stood there for a while, reading the words. I mouthed, "I hate you" at Raito, who did not take it personally. Once Toyio was finished, he gave a heary laugh.

"That was beautiful" he said. "You show raw emotion on paper and write like a poet!" he handed the papers to me.

"I'm glad you liked it..." I mumbled under my breath.

"Do you plan on finishing it?"

"Yeah, I just need more time and a bit more muse to finish." I said, glancing at Raito, who was lisening intently.

"Ah," he nodded, seeing me glance at Raito. "Well, please tell me when you finish it so I could read it sometime..." I nodded at him. Toyio took his leave (finally) and strutted back over to his table, almost immediately whispering to his friends. I turned to Raito, narrowing my eyes.

"You dummy, it wasn't Toyio-Kun!" I snapped.

"He sure thinks so," I exhale in frustration. I felt anger at him for not nowng my feelings towards him. My stomach began to boil, making me feel sick.

"I've never looked at a boy seriously! Do you really think that I could date popularity!" It hurt to say that, seeing how Raito was popular. I stood up, and showed off what I was wearing, which was the school uniform. I had on the button-up shirt and burgundy school skirt (A/N: Was that the school color?). My hair was up in a high ponytail, and I had on big earrings.

"You look great to me. I'd love to go out with a beautiful girl like you." I should have been happy to hear that, but I frowned.

"Then why won't you do it?" I walked to the door, glancing back at Raito, who was placing the money for our meal on the table. I left the resturant, running down the streets, Raito following suite.

I couldn't believe how stupid he was though he was so intelligent. Why coudn't he see that I adored him? I cannot wait for him to realize this forever. He doesn't have all the time in the world to decide! My run slowed down to a fast walking pace, tears beginning to run down my cheeks.

"Alumina!" Raito called after me. I ignored him, eyes scanning the ground before me. Something caught my eye. I rubbed my eyes of tears and looked again. It was a little black notebook, just laying there in the middle of the sidewalk. I wondered why no one noticed it, but just walked over it. I was curous, so I walked up to it, bending down to pick it up. Raito, not soon after, caught up with me. He hovered over me, huffing.

"You sure do know how to make an exit..." he said, trying to catch his breath after chasing her. I touched the notebook, feeling a shock as my fingertips grazed it. Raito raised an eyebrow, examining the notebook. "What is that?" I picked it up, looking at the cover as well. My left hand slid across the cover. The title was written in English.

"Desu...Noto..." Raito and I pronounced the English syllables in our Japanese accent. Then we looked at each other confused. That was the day...we found the little notebook that changed our lives.

His strong arms wrapped around me protectively, face nestled in my black hair. I could feel his hot breath on my neck. I threw my head back, arms around his waist. "L-love..." I choked out. He pulled his head back, smiling at me once again. We stayed like that a while.

"Within the spreading darkness..." he began to speak. I felt shudders go up and down my spine at his deep voice. "We exchanged vows of revolution." His grip on me tightened, our bodies against each other. "Alumina...someday, I will show you a shining world. For you...and for me."