Summary: Light is Sayu's overprotective brother, or more like a mother hen. He never approves of any of her boyfriends, until their childhood friend asks her out. She is immediately over-joyed and the relationship is perfect, however Light still has his eyes trained on her. Sick of Light babying her, she plays the matchmaker card and finds someone else to be under Light's eyes. The constant babying and worrying and love of Light turns to his acquaintance (and match) L.
Disclaimer: Death Note is not mine. Trent however is mine! So therefore he can be my slave, GET ME MY COOKIES! (That doesn't make Sayu too happy.)
Special thanks to Mirei-Chan and thunderpants009 for reviewing and making inspired to write. (I looove chocolate!)
I watched Sayu and Trent from behind as we were walking back home from school. She was linking her hand gently with her new boyfriend Trent. They were swinging arms and laughing, and it looked like it was a scene straight out of a romantic comedy. I almost made a comment about the stereotypical way they were acting, but I couldn't. Not because it was my dear sister, but because I actually knew that they were going to be happy together. What more could a brother wish for? I still marched up to them and linked my own hand with Sayu's. Just because I approved of their relationship didn't mean I wasn't going to monitor it.
"Light, me and Sayu were thinking of going to the movies sometime, I was thinking you probably would want to join us?" Trent talked with this big goofy grin on his face and was acting pretty laid-back. He was the kind of guy you couldn't help but love, and even I liked him.
"It's Sayu and I, and yes, I would like that...what kind of movie are you thinking of?" I was the third wheel, but that didn't mean I couldn't have my say in which movie we were watching.
"Horror?" Trent suggested, his finger on his chin, dramatizing the fact the he was in his intelligent 'thinking' mode. Sayu eagerly nodded to the suggestion while I just shook my head. Sayu had a tendency of watching horror films, but would still be scared an entire week later. It wasn't something I wanted to deal with, plus there was the fact I was nervous about watching one myself.
"Sayu always gets so scared afterwards," I offered up my excuse. "Plus isn't there a good Romantic comedy that just came out?" The irony was that earlier I was insulting a cliche scene from one of those movies, and now I was using it as my ally.
"Okay! That sounds great. How about a Friday night, I'll pick you up at eight!" Even though these words were meant for Sayu, Trent was staring directly at me.
"Deal." I walked away with my hands shoved in my pockets to keep them from getting cold. From my peripheral vision I could see Sayu get up on her tippy toes as Trent planted a small peck on her lips. It was going to be awkward from now on, but if Sayu could deal with it before, I can deal with it now.
I was awaiting the knock on my door from Sayu as I already finished my homework. I started thinking about what Sayu said last time, about me being lonely. Sure, it was probably going to happen sometime, me maybe falling in love, but not anytime soon, and I didn't need to do anything about it. Being lonely is the same as being alone, and I enjoy being alone. The knock that came a bit later than usual interrupted my thoughts.
"Come in." I called out as she creeped into the room with a uncanny smile, I knew she was up to something, something not good. She slid the textbook across the desk to where I was sitting, then opened her note book where most of her homework was already done.
"Problem thirty-two is harder than the rest of them, can you help me?" I was starting to become uneasy with my sister acting so strange.
"Um... okay." I frowned as her smile heightened. She seemed distracted and kept looking around my room while I explained the problem. After I finished I looked down at her minimal notes and cleared my throat.
"I'm done explaining, is there anything else you need help with?" I tried to sound polite, but my voice came out all but annoyed after I did all that work for nothing. She only laughed at my annoyance aggravating me even more.
"No, I have enough for right now." She replied, before sauntering casually out of my room. What a freak. I sighed and pulled a detective novel off of my shelf to read for the remaining time before dinner. I had read this particular novel over three times, and I stilled{'still} enjoyed it. Sure, I guessed who had killed than man before even reading half the story, but I read so many detective novels in my life, that if I couldn't figure it out before the detective, that would be worrisome.
"Light, help set the table!" My mom called from downstairs. I put down the beloved novel and headed down to help. My sister was already down there and putting the plates down. I grabbed the cutlery from the drawer and placed them next to the plates. Sayu and I were soon finished and helped my mom move the food to the table. Just that instant, my Dad came through the door.
"I'm home." My mom called out a welcome back while he took off his jacket and hung it up in the closet neatly before shuffling off his shoes and wandering into the kitchen. He took off his tie, lying it on the chair before giving my mother a peck on the lips. My father is a policeman, so coming home tired is something less than unusual. He told me that they were trying to catch a killer who seemed to have flawless plans. Those flawless plans, however, were soon going to be foiled by the police.
Soon, we were all sitting down at the table and eating our fills, except for Sayu. She cleared her throat to get our attention and we all turned to her expectantly.
"I have something to tell you all." She gave a little pause, and my mother nodded encouragingly signaling her to continue. "Light already knows this, but I decided to make a formal announcement." I already knew what she was going to say next, so it was nothing actually in need of a 'formal announcement.' "I have started dating someone again." She finished strongly before squinting up her eyes, nervously waiting for the reaction. My mother smile smiled softly at her and told her it was great, however my father turned to me first.
"Who is he and do you approve?" I almost laughed, although I knew better. I guess myself being critical of Sayu's boyfriends was not only noticed by Sayu herself, but of my parents too. It almost seemed like I was one of her parents.
"Yes, I do approve of him. He's Trent, our childhood friend, I thought they made a good couple... and they are happy together." I gave a nod and a shrug along with my answer and dad seemed content with it.
"It's good that you have found a nice gentleman like Trent, I approve of him as well." My sister was beaming and any trace of her plotting an evil scheme seemed to have vanished. Maybe she was just worried about how things would go tonight at dinner. Soon, she was happily stuffing food down her face, a bit too quickly.
"Slow down, eating that fast isn't healthy for you. I'm worried about when you go off to college, I won't be there to baby you." She gave me a sheepish grin before returning to her food, and thankfully eating a lot slower. Her eyes suddenly went wide and she sat there for a while with her fork in her mouth. All of the sudden, she jumped up leaving her fork on the table then ran to the living room where her notebook laid. She quickly wrote down a phrase or two before returning to the table.
"Honey, what is it? Is something wrong?" My sister shook her head and gave me the same uncanny smile as she had earlier. I felt a unknowing shiver run down my back.
"I just remembered something for a project I am working on, and I just had to write it down." I had an overwhelming feeling that this wasn't a project for school.
Before I fell asleep that night I heard Sayu talking on the phone to someone.
"Yes, it's all set up, and I know someone who is perfect for it." I shivered as I heard a giggle from the other room. "Yes. Now goodnight, talk to you tomorrow." She blew a kiss before she hung up. It felt as if stones were in my stomach, my best friend was in cahoots with her. I wasn't a believer, but I prayed to god in that moment that my life wouldn't be turned upside down. Yea, keep dreaming.
AN: YAY! Second chapter is finally out! (Stretches out arms) There are some things I wanted to clarify, Light is 17 (he's a junior) and Sayu is 15 (she is a sophomore.) Light just missed the cut-off and Sayu barely made it. Thats how they are two years apart and only one grade apart. Trent is the same age as Light, so it's not like a 23-year-old dating a 19-year-old. (thats what it would be like post time skip.) Also this is AU so there will be no death note in it, although I will probably hint to a lot of the things in the series. This was a pretty long chapter since it contains over 1,500 words, but I just had to have it this way. If I were to break it apart any other way, it would be too short or too awkward, so bare with me. Also this chapter, the talking was a little tense and not fluid enough, I guess cuz I am on lack of sleep and just came back from a rehearsal. Please tell me if you find any mistakes, or how to improve the story in general. I promise you that L is gonna be in the story REALLL soon. Thats it for this chapter. Please Review, Favorite, and Follow! Love you, until the next chapter. : )