Chapter 2 – Reborn
*Aeria's POV:
This is so amazing. I have a Shinigami as a best friend!
"I apologise. We haven't even introduced ourselves properly. What's your name?" I asked him.
"The name's Light." He replied. I held out my hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Light, I'm Aeria." He shook it.
"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you too." He cleared his throat. "Uh, I hope you don't think me being a bit nosey, but do you mind if take a look at that notebook you have there?"
He looked over at the book on my desk. I picked it up and looked at it.
"Uh, sure. No problem." I said, handing him the notebook.
He held it to his chest.
"Ah, I thought I'd never find it. You see, I live in the Shinigami realm, and we have notebooks just like this one. It's called a Death Note." He said.
"D-death Note…?" I whispered to myself, shocked.
*Light's POV:
"Yes, a Death Note. Y'know, I'm surprised that you're not scared of me, but you're scared of a little notebook that can kill people." I chuckled.
"B-but, I thought it was a diary. A diary where I can write down all my troubles. All my fears and worries. But I didn't know it could actually kill people!" she cried, holding her head in her hands.
"But, didn't you want to end the lives of people who caused you torment and stress? This world doesn't need people like that, now does it?" I said smiling.
She lifted her head up. "You know what, Light? You're right. This world doesn't deserve evil."
"Perfect." I thought.
"This is all going as planned…"
"With this Note, I can kill all the lives I want. All the people who don't deserve to live. I can make justice. I have the power to make this world an asylum. Light! You're amazing! This is going to work out great. And you'll be by my side, every step of the way, right?" She said, grinning.
"Of course I will, Aeria." I said.
"Yes. Yes! This is all working out! With this girl, who shares the same ideas as Kira, I'll be able to kill all the people who caused me distress. Starting with Near." I thought.
"Hey, you must be hungry. I read online that Shinigami's eat apples. Is that true?" she asked me.
"Yeah, I guess so. Uh, I mean, yeah it is. If we don't get at least a few apples daily, we twist our bodies into the shapes of pretzels and do handstands." I said rubbing my head.
"Ok! I'll be right back with some apples." She said, leaving the room.
I looked around. I could've left just then, but I was attached to her and couldn't leave until she died. And I need her to kill all the members of the SPK and the Taskforce. I saw a long pink mirror at one side of her room. There was a cloth over it. I pulled it off, and saw myself as a Shinigami for the very first time. Trust me, it wasn't pretty.
I had a weird short black haircut, a skull belt and black trousers. The only cool thing about it was my skull rings, necklace and belt. I guess being a Shinigami has its advantages.
*Aeria's POV:
I picked up a few apples and headed back upstairs, hoping Light was still there. I opened my room door, grinning, looking at Light.
"Here are your apples. Enjoy!" I said, handing them to him. He munched on them while I looked thoughtfully at him. There were so many questions I had to ask him. But first things first, I had to know everything I could about the Death Note.
"So, Light. About the Death Note…could you tell me everything you are able to about it? It would be really helpful." I asked him smiling.
"Woah! No offence, but your eyes are sorta freaking me out. Are those natural?"
"Oh, everyone says that to me! My eyes, my hair, my whole look freaks out everyone!" I cried.
"So, I'm guessing their contacts…?" he said.
"And to top it all off, I freak out a Shinigami, who are supposed to be the ugliest creatures ever!" I shouted.
"Hey, hey, hey! I may be a Shinigami, but I have feelings too y'know?" He said. And keep it down will ya? Your Mum might hear you shouting your head off, and think you need health care."
He put my arm around me and wiped my tears with his long fingers. I smiled at him and gave him a big hug.
"You're kinda funny, Light." I laughed.
"Yeah, I get that a lot," He said, smiling "Anyway, about the Death Note. The person's name written inside the Death Note shall die. The note will not take effect unless you have the victim's face in your mind, while writing the name. Consequently, the person sharing the same name will not be affected. If the cause of death is written within the next 40 second of writing the person's name, the death will happen. If the cause of death is not precise, they will simply die of a heart attack. After writing the cause of death, details should be written within 6 minutes and 40 seconds."
*Lights POV:
"Wow, that's a lot of information. But, nothing bad will happen to me, right?" She asked hopefully.
"Well, when you die, you go to neither Heaven nor Hell. And there is also something that might come in handy. Shinigami eyes."
"Shinigami eyes!" She squealed. "I totally heard of that! Is it when you make a trade with a Shinigami for their eyes, and you can see the names of people you might want to kill?
"Absolutely. Would you like to make the trade?" I asked, smiling.
"Hmm…nah, it's okay. I don't think I'll need it right about now. Is there any other crucial information I need to know?" I asked, overwhelmed that this was really happening.
"Nope, not right now." I replied, sitting on her bed.
"I can't reveal too much information to her at this moment…" I thought.
"Okay. Well, it's Sunday, so I need to get to bed early in time for school tomorrow."
"Okay. Where am I going to sleep?" I asked, looking around.
"Well, sorr-y! If only I knew I was going to be having a sleepover with a Shinigami this morning, I would have made arrangements!" She said, sarcastically.
"Oh, ha ha. Call an ambulance, because I think I split my sides laughing." I countered, rolling my eyes. Thank goodness for my quick wits.
"It's okay though, I was only joking. You can share my bed. It's big enough for the both of us. That's okay, isn't it? I mean, we are best friends after all." She said. Going a bit red.
"Uh, yeah, sure. I can share a bed, no problem." I said, looking away, hoping she couldn't see my face. I can't share a bed with Aeria! It's against the rules isn't it? Oh well, I guess no harm can be done. After all, it's not like we're going to be doing anything dirty, right? I got into bed next to her, trembling.
"Good night, Light…" She said, giving me a kiss on my cheek. She turned the light off, turned on her side and went to sleep.
"Good night…Aeria." I said.
I can't do this. She's really cute and I'm scared I'm going to fall in love with her. If she gets into trouble with someone, and I save her by writing his name down into the notebook, I'm done for. I have to think of something tomorrow. Right now I need to get some sleep…
End of Chapter Two
Aeria: Hey, guys! I found AnimeAngels and Light! Okay, Light, say sorry to AnimeAngels and all will be forgotten.
Light: I'd rather say sorry to a bag of snakes. I bet you have the attention span of a lightning bolt.
A.A-x: Huh? Did you just insult me in a smart way…?
Light: Oh great… (Flies away)
A.A-x: *shouts* I WANT AN APOLOGY!
Aeria: *sigh* Anyway, readers. I wonder what's going to happen in the next chapter of Reborn. Am I going to get "lucky" with Light, if ya know what I mean…! Nah. That probably won't happen…or will it? Near is introduced in the next chapter. See ya! xxx
