*EDITED 01/11/15*

Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note.

A/N: I'm back with another chapter! I'm sorry for the delay (and the shortish chapter). I hope you enjoy it!


Chapter Two: What's Happening?

Monday, 1st December 2003

"I'm sorry, we can't study in the evening anymore." Light-kun explains as he stands in front of the desk. I can feel the eyes of our classmates on us. His face is void of expressions. He looks different. I can't seem to place what it is. His brown eyes seem thinner, darker. That can't be it. There's something else. What is it?

"Why not?" I ask. This is weird. What's going on? First he makes me go to his house on my own because he has something to do and now he doesn't even want me to study with him anymore. I bite the inside of my cheek to try and stop myself from bursting into tears. The only person that saves me from having to be stuck at my home every evening is abandoning me. Is it because I snap at him a lot? Did he decide I'm not worth being friends with? We've been friends for so long! Why is he just ditching me now?

"I think you should spend more time at home." He says bitterly. His tone shocks me and I have to try even harder to not cry. He's never ever spoken to me like that before. His brown eyes narrowing, causing me to shrink back into my seat. The look he gave me is burnt into my mind. There's no way I can get his harsh face, his harsh tone, out of my mind. It's etched there. Forever. He doesn't wait for me to reply before turning and swiftly heading to his seat. I've never seen him walk away from me so quickly before. It's like I have some mysterious disease he doesn't want to catch. I can still feel everyone's eyes on me. I hate it. Why wouldn't they stare? Light Yagami just glared at someone. That someone being his best friend. The girl he never leaves alone. I look down at the desk in front of me and try my best not to cry. I'm guessing he no longer wants me to stay at his for dinner on Fridays too.

I didn't speak to him all weekend. It was weird. Normally we email each other or we sit in his room and study or play video games. Now he doesn't want to even see me after school? What did I do?

Then I remember what I wrote on the note.

'Yes, don't act surprised. I've missed out on a few in the past. If you've forgotten, I'm going to yours for dinner like I do every Friday, dumbass.'

He can't seriously be pissed that I called him a dumbass, can he? We've always called each other names, we have done our whole lives. We were always careful not to be too mean. I've called him a dumbass several times before and he didn't have a problem with it. In fact, he'd always reply with: "How can I be a dumbass if I'm the smartest student in Japan?"

Something isn't right.

This isn't something the Light I know would do.

I chew on my pen and try to figure out what it is; but of course I can't think of anything. Nothing seemed wrong at his house either. It was like it is every Friday. He was normal during lunch on Friday as well. It wasn't until after school, so that definitely rules out the dumbass comment I made. If that had upset him then he'd be pissy during lunch too.

When the lesson ends I dart to the benches outside. Michi is always there. I need to talk to her urgently. She always offers the best advice. It doesn't surprise me that she's always surrounded by friends. She's probably the most popular girl in our year.

"Hey, Mana-chan! Where's Yagami-san?" She asks me as I approach her table. I sit down next to her as one of her friends, Mei I believe her name is, shuffles up so I can sit there. I've never really spoken to her friends that much, but I know Mei is nice. She hangs around with Michi, so she has to be nice.

"We're not talking." I grumble. Michi, being the supportive friend she is, throws her arms around me and pulls me into an awkward hug.

"Don't stress about him! You have us! We'll look after you!" She promises enthusiastically. I manage to untangle myself from her arms.

"I guess." I look down at my hands. "I just want to know what I did wrong." I feel a tear roll down my cheek and I quickly wipe it away, praying that no one saw it.

"Don't cry, Mana-chan! You know what, this Friday I'll throw another movie-marathon and we'll watch all your favourite films! We'll even stay up until midnight and have a secret midnight-feast! Best of all, that stupid Yagami-san isn't invited! He can stay at home and regret treating you the way he is!" Michi promises while shaking my shoulders and yelling in my face.

"Okay, okay," I quickly say while trying to push her hands off my shoulders. I give her a smile. "Friday sounds good."

Michi hits my shoulder with hers. "I'm sure Yagami-san will talk to you soon. I've never seen you two not talking, so it's really strange. Give him a few days to talk, and if by the end of the week he hasn't said anything then confront him."

While Michi can be immature at times, she offers the best advice. She's my best friend, next to Light-kun of course, and I don't know what I'd do if she wasn't my friend. I give Michi a hug and thank her for her help.

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Friday, 5th December 2003

Light-kun didn't speak to me at all that week, I dreaded going home every day knowing my Mum is home. I would pray that she'd be held up at work every time I walked down the road, but my prayers were never heard and her car would be parked in the driveway. She also asked why I wasn't spending time with Light-kun. She'd ask every time I walked through the front door.

During the week, a new criminal appeared. They're being called Kira, which is how we say the English word 'killer'. They're not like every other criminal either, instead they're killing other criminals. It's weird. The first thing I thought was maybe Light-kun had something to do with it, the same day Kira appeared was the same day he stopped talking to me. I'm hoping it's just a coincidence. My friend can't be Kira. I've known Light-kun my whole life, I don't want to believe that he's capable of killing people – even if it is criminals being killed. It's a stupid thought anyway. Light-kun is too busy trying to get into To-Oh University to worry about killing criminals. Kira's first victim was someone who had taken people hostage in a school. Kira also kills all his victims with a heart attack, as the news claims.

It probably is just a coincidence that all the criminals are dying of heart attacks. It's impossible to give someone a heart attack on purpose. If it somehow is, how is Kira achieving this? It seems like the work of some sort of god. Maybe a Shinigami? None of this makes sense.

As Light-kun and I are no longer talking, I'm not even sure if I'm still invited to the Yagamis for dinner like every Friday night before cram school. So I had to buy cheap food in case.

Should I try to talk to Light-kun? He's avoided me all week, bolting straight out of the classroom when the lesson ended and disappearing from the school until the next lesson. He'd always run straight home to avoid me too. I guess I could always wait for him before cram school, but knowing him he'd leave earlier or not go at all.

So before cram school, I knocked on his front door and Sayu answered the door, telling me Light-kun had already left. I thanked her before walking there alone. Surprisingly she hadn't asked why I hadn't been over. Maybe Light-kun had made some sort of excuse as to why I hadn't been round.

I wish I knew what I had done wrong. This is ridiculous. He's never ignored me before. Even when we had petty arguments. We've never not talked for a week.

I can't confront him after cram school either, I'm going to Michi's for one of her awesome sleepovers. I guess I can always ask for her opinion on the matter. Even though I should really use the escape to forget about Light-kun and his actions.

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Saturday, 6th December 2003

I need to confront him. I need to find out what's going on. There has to be something. He's never done this before. Michi doesn't know why he's acting like it either. We both spent the entire night puzzling over the matter, both unsuccessful in any sort of answer.

I squeeze my eyes shut and slam my head on the desk.

Ugh! Why are boys so weird and complicated!

I lift my head up, dig my phone out of my pocket and send a text to Michi.

To Michi: What should I do?

From Michi: What you feel is best. Yagami-san is acting weird, a lot of people have noticed. Apparently the guys asked him out to karaoke and he declined.

That's strange. He's never turned down his friends.

Something's going on.

To Michi: I'm going to talk to him.

I storm out of the house bare foot. I storm right up to the Yagami's front door and tap my fist to it. The door swings open to reveal Sayu.

"Hey, Manami-chan! Light's currently upstairs studying. Is something going on between you? He won't say anything." She asks, her eyes are full of worry and I feel sorry for the girl. I shrug.

"Honestly, I don't know. He just told me we shouldn't study anymore and that I need to spend more time at home." I say and bite the inside of my cheek. I look away from Sayu's gaze.

"Oh." She murmurs. "I'm guessing you're here to talk to him." I nod and she steps to the side. "I'll go get him."

She scampers up the stairs and leaves me to walk in and shut the door. I let out a sigh as my heart hammers in my rib cage. I'm nervous. What happens if Light-kun refuses to see me? I just want to sort out what happened. I can't lose my best friend.

Sayu then wanders down the stairs and shrugs her shoulders. "He told me to come back later, he's busy studying." She lets out a sigh. "Do you wanna stay for dinner? I'm sure Mum'll be happy to have you round again."

I shake my head. "Nah, I better head home. Tell Light-kun I dropped by." I mumble before walking out the house. I didn't miss the sad look on Sayu's face either.


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~ Alice