Rebirth


Chapter Two: All Out Of Love
The title of the chapter is ALL OUT OF LOVE. But Raito isn't lost without Misa!!! He's better off without her!!!!
Ryuuzaku was bored. Back in Wammy's House, she could go in and out of the library. This house doesn't have any books at all. Wait, didn't Raito tell her that she could roam around the house and explore? Maybe there's a room that's full of books here.

She stood up from the edge of her bed and went out her room. She went across the hall, away from Raito's office. Then she heard something like, "Then where the hell is it!?"

"Perhaps Father is on the phone, negotiating with an associate, or a subordinate," she said quietly and continued walking. Then she heard another yell.

"You better find out where it was shipped to! I will not cover for you!"

"I believe that the one Father is reprimanding over the phone is a subordinate, otherwise, he wouldn't be bawling at him that vociferous," she continued walking. Then she stopped in front of a door and she peeked in. "Su-sugoi…" inside she saw shelves of books. She ran to the office and knocked on the door.

"I don't care, asshole!" Raito then slammed the phone back in its cradle. "Yeah?"

Ryuuzaku turned the knob and took a few steps in. "May I enter and use the library, Father?" she asked.

"Guess you've been exploring," Raito turned his rolling chair around. "Sorry about all the yelling," he said.

"It is quite alright, Father," she said

"Yes, you may go in the library," said Raito. "And be sure to put the books back in its place,"

"Understood, Father," she said and bowed. "Thank you," she left.

When she had closed the door, Raito started on his work again, even if it was his free day. "Father," he sighed. "Mom would get a heart attack if she finds this out,"

It was once again quiet after that small conversation. He went back to doing his work, which were not police work. Well, he was a part time investigator, only summoned when the case is too tough for the police to handle, and when they need his brilliant mind. Now he was a full time Logistics in a huge, successful company. And he gets quite a lot of money.

Ryuuzaku got a few books that had caught her interest. 'World War One', 'Communist China', 'Ancient Egypt', were ones that caught her interest. The only book that captured her full attention and that had set her nose on was Raito's book that was entitled 'Crimes that shook the World'. It was about the most horrible crimes that had happened, and eventually, solved.

After reading a few chapters, she looked at the clock. It was three pm. No wonder she was already hungry. She stood up and returned the books except the book of murders. She took it and put it on her desk in her room. Exiting the room, she noticed that Raito was still in his office, and that the office was open. Then the thought of serving Raito tea crossed her mind. 'I will eat first, and subsequently serve Father some afternoon mint tea,' she thought.

She opened the fridge and was surprised that it was so full. For someone who lived alone, Raito was fully stocked, and it seemed like the food he had were all from other countries, imported. She closed the fridge, pulled a chair and opened the cupboard, seeing the ramen, she grabbed it and served herself. After eating and a few gulps of water, she rinsed the glass in the sink and got a teacup and saucer. She got on the chair once again and climbed to open the cupboard. Seeing the tea, she grabbed it and put the chair back. She prepared the tea and got the tray and sugar cubes from the counter. She put a teaspoon and the tea on the tray and proceeded to Raito's office. Taking a few steps in the room she called out to him softly. "Father,"

Raito turned his chair around and saw Ryuuzaku approaching him and putting down the tray in front of him. She put two cubes of sugar and stirred it. "Thanks," he said, picking the teacup and sipping a little.

"My pleasure, Father," she smiled.

"Dress up," he said as he stood up with the tray and headed for the kitchen.

"Why?" she asked, following him.

Raito put the tray on the counter. "We're going out," he told her

"Where will we go?"

"Somewhere where we can eat without the press taking a picture of my every move," he said as he went past her, ruffling her hair a little

Ryuuzaku looked at him as he did. 'Is this how it feels to have a father? It feels rather…completing,' she proceeded to her room with a smile on her face.

An hour later, Ryuuzaku was in the living room, sitting on the leather sofa, waiting silently for her father to come out of his room. While waiting, the magazine under the coffee table took a hold of her attention. He grabbed it and stared at the front page. It had stated:

THE AMANE-YAGAMI BREAK-UP

There was picture of Raito with a pretty girl with blonde hair and she was wearing shades.

'Father had a lover?' she thought. Going to page four, she read the article about Raito.

Earlier this year, that the press has only grasped this month,

heartthrob Yagami Raito broke up with model Amane Misa.

Nobody really knows the reason why the couple broke up.

Hirano Yoshihisa (1), Amane's manager, says,

"I never butted in their lives," he says,

"But I do know that they have stopped seeing each other for a

short time 'cuz Raito wasn't coming to Misa's shoots anymore,"

Mid-August, we saw the heartthrob in his blue Escalade coming out of

Uniforge Integrated's basement parking.

He didn't have anybody with him, and opened his window

for a couple of fans that asked for his autograph.

Right now, Amane is in hiding, attending her shoots in secrecy.

Yagami, however, is not afraid to go out in public.

Recently, there has been a rumour running around that

Yagami has been seeing another actress, Nogumi Aiko.

But that remains unconfirmed, for the two had

only been seen once in a coffee shop in Kantou.

For those who still don't know what's happening,

Yagami and Amane had been together for eight years,

with Yagami, in the opinion of many people,

having no intention of marrying Amane.

Nobody has really seen them close together or holding hands,

only walking side by side if in public.

Amane never really revealed how she and Yagami met.

And Yagami never entertained his interviewers.

Or, let me just say that just won't let

anybody from the press get to him.

Maybe that's what all heartthrobs do.

Some people also believe that these two

are in a relationship only for the image

they will get from the public.

Yagami never starred or have been in the

same movie as Amane,

for he turned down every director

that offered him to star as her

leading man.

Still, the people are still bursting out

their outrage against the break-up.

Fujiwara Tatsuya (2), actor, says,

"I mean Yagami broke up with her just like that?" he says.

"They've been together almost a decade!"

Another actor, Matsuyama Ken'ichi (3), says,

"It's amazing, really, having to break up

with your koibito just like that.

But it's so unreasonable,

going separate ways after

being together for so long,"

"To be honest," says Masami Okui (4),

"When I met those two, I only felt

their relationship's seriousness in Amane.

I never really saw Yagami take interest in her,"

We got a small interview with Yagami but he refused to give us answers.

When we asked the reason of their sudden break-up,

the heartthrob answered, "It's none of your business!"

Harsh much? But despite all of the interviews that Yagami turned down,

we are desperate to get some answers!

So, Yagami Raito, if you're out there, which,

of course you are, we want answers!

"I see you have found out about my past,"

Ryuuzaku jerked and put the magazine down. She stood up and bowed. "Gomenasai!"

'Jesus, all her clothes are neon, could she get any brighter?!' he thought, looking at what she was wearing. Yellow headband, a yellow sundress, and white flat shoes, no socks was what she wore. "No matter, it's a good thing you found out early," said Raito. "Let's go," Raito, on the other hand, was wearing his usual suit and tie.

Ryyuzaku complied by going after him as he locked the door. As they went down the stairs, Ryuuzaku spoke. "My apologies, Father,"

"No harm done," said Raito as they went to the garage. He opened the car door for her and went to the other side. Ryuuzaku went in, her head down as she put on her seatbelt. Raito drove out the garage and a swarm of fans took pictures as he drove out. "If you have any questions, you might as well ask,"

Ryuuzaku stayed quiet for a few moments. "Why did you end your relationship with Amane?" she asked, looking at him with her deep black eyes.

"I never really loved her, that's it," he said, taking a card from the tollgate lady, who was smiling sweetly at him.

"But you were with her for an exceptionally long time, Father," she said. "Surely you must have felt something for her,"

"I don't think you will be able to get any details out of me, young lady," he said, taking over a Honda car

"Of course, Father,"

"I'm not very good with kids, alright?" said Raito irritably. "And you addressing me as 'Father' really makes me lose my nerves,"

"You have taken responsibility of me, have you not? Then what shall I address you as?"

"Address me in whatever name suits me," said Raito. "Furthermore, I haven't taken full responsibility of you yet, I haven't signed any papers or taken an oath yet, that's around two weeks from now, therefore, as of now, I am not yet your…"

"Father?" she finished

"Yes. That, and your legal guardian," he said. 'Dammit, why did I get myself into this?' he added in thought.

Then a few minutes of silence fell upon them.

"Father?"

"Is there something the matter, Ryuuzaku?"

"Do you despise being a celebrity?" she asked

"Absolutely," he paid the tollgate lady.

Ryuuzaku fell silent again. 'How would he despise being famous? Most people will not allow this prospect to slither away from their hands,' then the surroundings grew dim, and Ryuuzaki suddenly looked up to the windshield. They were entering the basement parking in a mall. Raito parked somewhere near the mall entrance and let the engine die down.

"Stay close, alright? You might get run over free lance reporters," Raito told her as she looked at him lock the wheel. "And try not to call me 'Father', alright? Try something not so formal,"

1…2…3… "Daddy?"

Raito sighed. "Very well," they stepped out the car and Raito locked the car, pushing the button on his car keys.

Ryuuzaku stayed close to him as fans started to approach. Raito put his arm around her shoulders as they went through while Raito signed some papers. "They're scary," said Ryuuzaku as they entered the mall. And as they entered, no fans approached, miraculously. "Is this where we are going to eat?" she looked up at him

Raito flinched. Did she just talk simply? No big words? Well, it was fine then. Nobody would think that the kid he had with him was a frigging genius. "No," he kept her close.

"You said we'd eat out,"

"Yeah, I did, but I never said here,"

"Then what are we doing here?"

"Just stay close," he said, surrendering to the child's interrogation as they stepped onto the floor.

"OH MY GOD IT'S RAITO!!!" a fan girl practically screamed.

Raito pulled Ryuuzaku gently out of the scene, but the fans were still there. All of the visible guards that were on the floor surrounded them, around five of them. "Are they coming after us?" Ryuuzaku asked, holding Raito's hand tightly

"Not anymore," said Raito. "Hey, could you get us to the children's section? Vintage clothes,"

"Yes, sir, right this way," said one of them, leading them to the right.

When they got there, fans just stared; nobody could get to him because of the guards. "Pick any dress to your liking," he said.

"Really?" she asked, her eyes sparkling at the sight of all the clothes. "I can pick any?"

"Yes," was all that Raito said, catching the eye of the saleslady, her actions somehow expressing that she wanted to flirt with him.

Ryuuzaku looked through the dresses. "I like this dress," she gave him a smile as she pulled out a pink dress with a ribbon by the waist. "I have a pink headband," he heard her whisper

Raito rolled his eyes. This was going to take a long time. Not just the shopping, but the fatherhood. He was God, dammit! And he wanted to kill every last reporter he had following him on earth! And that included Misa. No, he'd write Misa first! But then again, if he killed Misa early, he wouldn't have been this rich. Yeah, no commercials to shoot. But still, he had lots of money by being Uniforge's logistics.

Then his phone rang. "What?"

"Hey, Yagami, it's Hirano, say, whatcha doin' tonight?"

"What do you want? Aren't you supposed to be with Misa?" said Raito irritably as he told the gestured the guards to not let anyone in the boutique.

"Well, that's the problem; she won't shoot unless she's in the mood, which, right now, she's always not in the mood,"

"So what do you want me to do?" said Raito, watching Ryuuzaku pick some clothes.

"Could you please get back with her?"

"No," Raito snapped. "Not in a million years,"

"You're the only chance she'll go to her shoots again! Come on, Yagami!"

"I said no! What part of that can't you understand?!" he almost yelled. "I don't have time for you!"

"No, Yagami-" Raito hung up.

"Not in a million years, asshole," he mumbled. Ryuuzaku approached him with two dresses in hand. Pink and purple. "Ok, then," he went to the cashier and paid for the dresses.


It's just a coincidence, wasn't it? Cuz just when Raito and Ryuuzaku go to the mall, Misa and her Manager did, too.

"Misa, come on, baby, why don't you go to your shoots anymore?" Hirano asked Misa.

"Raito-kun isn't here anymore," she mumbled as she and Hirano got onto the floor where Raito and Ryuuzaku were. And Hirano saw them.

"Misa-chan, look, it's Yagami,"

Misa looked up and saw Raito with a little girl. "Raito-kun? Raito-kun!" she ran to him.

Raito got the bag of dresses from Ryuuzaku's grasp, carried her, and went the other way when he saw Misa coming towards him. "Ryuuzaku, don't you ever say anything to that woman, even if she goes to school for you, alright?" he got in the elevator and had the man who runs it take them to the basement parking. He put her down.

"Why?"

"Because she was the one I broke up with, and I don't want her messing with my life anymore, especially yours," said Raito. "I don't want anybody else to get involved in the chaos we did," they went out the elevator.

"Hai," she said, following Raito to the car.

"RAITO!" Misa came out from the second elevator. "CHOTTO MATTE KUDASAI! RAITO-KUN!"

"Ryuuzaku, get in the car," Raito helped her up and then hurriedly went in the driver's seat and started the car.

Misa blocked Raito's way. "Please!" she pleaded.

"Get out of the way, Amane!" yelled Raito.

"Please!" Misa cried.

Raito got out of the car. "Look, Misa, I don't love you anymore, ok? I just don't anymore! Leave me alone!" Raito insisted. Ryuuzaku stared at them.

"Just give me another chance! Please!"

"I don't have time for you, Misa," Raito turned around, but Misa hugged him from behind, not letting him get in the car and escape the scene with Ryuuzaku.

"Let me go,"

"Just give me another chance! Please! I'll prove myself!" Misa pleaded. "I'll do everything to make you love me again!'

Ryuuzaku got out of the car. "Ryuuzaku, stay in the car!" said Raito.

Ryuuzaku didn't listen and approached them. She grabbed Misa's arms and forced her to let go. "Let Daddy go, lady!" she said.

Misa gasped, causing her to let Raito go. "Daddy?" she whispered as Raito looked at her with abhor.

"Ryuuzaku, I told you to stay in the car," said Raito, and Ryuuzaku went back to the car hurriedly.

"Why?" she asked him softly. "Why?! Am I not good enough for you that you had your kid with somebody else?!"

Raito didn't say anything and got back in his Escalade. He rushed out the parking lot. "Gomenasai," said Ryuuzaku. "I was aware that you dislike being in close proximity to that woman, so I-"

"Actually, I should be thanking you," said Raito, cutting her off. "If you didn't disobey me, I would still be in the clutches of that bitch,"

"Am I in a great deal of trouble, Father?" she asked, as they entered another highway.

"Not you, me," said Raito.

"Why you?"

"It's just going to be me, alright? No more questions asked," he said. 'I hate this life,' he thought. 'If I knew getting together with Misa would bring me this much chaos I would never have had her for a girlfriend,' he took a couple of deep breaths, drawing the anger out of his system.

"I'm sorry, if I ever brought about you trouble," said Ryuuzaku.

Raito looked at her, then back on the road. "You certainly did not get me into trouble, Ryuuzaku; I got myself into this,"

"Even so,"

Raito ignored her and paid another tollgate lady. He exited the highway and went into another city, Minato-ku. They went to a place called Yebisu Garden Place. It was a hotel. "You may get out of the car now, I'll have it valet parked,"

Ryuuzaku nodded and got off the car and so did Raito. "Good evening, Yagami-san," said the valet driver

Raito nodded at him as he let him in the car and saw Ryuuzaki by the stairs to the entrance as his Escalade was being driven to the parking lot, waiting for him. They went in the hotel and saw a swarm of press was huddling in one place over someone. Ignoring the press, he and Ryuuzaku proceeded to the hotel's restaurant. But then they were spotted. "It's Yagami-san!" and then all of the other reporters changed their subjects and ran after him.

"Close the restaurant," he told the guard and the guard closed it.

"Please! Yagami-san!" he heard them say before he and Ryuuzaku entered the restaurant.

"I want to talk to the manager of this hotel," he told the person in a black suit by the desk.

"Yes, sir," he complied with his wishes.

"NO WAIT! SIR! JUST ONE INTERVIEW! PLEASE!" was what he heard before the glass doors were closed shut.

"Mr Yagami, I heard you wanted to have a word with me?" the manager in a black suit approached him.

"Now that the press is outside, not wanting to go unless I give an interview, I need to get a temporary room, and we'll be leaving in a few hours," he said. "Check us in, we won't stay overnight,"

"Yes, sir, I'll have a clerk from the desk to have you checked in without going out there," he said, giving him a warm smile and leaving. "Seat Mr Yagami, people!" he heard him say. A butler came up to them and seated them.

"The menu, sir," he gave them two.

"I'll have the Seafood Risotto," said Raito. "And a glass of white wine,"

"And what might the young madam desire?" he looked at the girl.

Ryuuzaku looked at Raito a little bit nervous of what she was going to order, somehow telling Raito that she was scared that what she would ask was a little too expensive. "Pick anything you want," said Raito.

She nodded absently and looked back at the menu. "I-I'll just have the Angel Hair Pasta and water,"

"Give her a Mocha Frappe with that pasta, water's yesterday's drink," he said, somehow contradicting her choice and giving her a better one.

"Will that be all, sir?" asked the butler

"Do you sell Esprit de Mary?" asked Raito, not looking at the servant, but Ryuuzaki, noticing her cheeks become redder by the second, and she avoided his gaze.

"Yes, sir, we sell in the gifts shop," he said. "But seeing the situation you're at, shall I fetch them for you right now?"

"No, take it to our room later," said Raito.

"Would that be assorted chocolateirs, Sir?"

"Yes,"

"Well, then sir, your dinner for tonight is Seafood Risotto, with a glass of white wine, and the young madam would be taking Angel Hair pasta and a Mocha Frappe?" Raito gave him a single nod. "And a box of Mary's Chocolatiers, Esprit de Mary, assorted fine chocolates to be brought up to your room," another nod, then, "Thank you, sir, I will be back with the food," he left.


Dinner was quick, since Raito already wanted to get his face out of the press and get a quick rest. Or, if the press really wanted to get to him, maybe he'd stay the night, then check out very early in the morning, without waking the kid up.

He never said anything about wanting the exclusive suite in the penthouse. But, that's what he got, no use complaining about it. Ryuuzaku was in her room, reading the books that were in the shelves of the room.

He was standing in the balcony looking out onto Minatoku when the door bell rang. Maybe it was room service. He took a look who it was first before he opened the door. He received the box of expensive chocolates from the servant and closed the door after giving him a tip.

He went to Ryuuzaku's room and put the box of chocolates in front of her on the bed.

Ryuuzaku put the book down and saw the chocolates. "To who is that intended for, Father?"

"That's for you, you seemed so out of this world when it comes to some things, you need some of those, to get you inspired to know the world around you," said Raito, turning back and closing the door behind him as he left.

Realizing what had just happened, she ran after him, taking the box of chocolates with her. "Father,"

"Yes?" he turned around. He was about to go into the balcony again.

"Arigatou gozaimasu!" she bowed.

"Dou itashimashite," said Raito

"Take the first taste," she gave him the box.

"Come with me," he led her to the balcony. They sat on the vacant chairs. Raito opened the box and took one of the chocolates, then gave the rest to her. "That's al yours,"

She smiled. "Arigatou,"


Footnotes:

(1) Yoshihisa Hirano - he's the one that composed the lead character's themes with Taniuchi

(2)Fujiwara Tatsuya - live actor of Yagami Raito; Death Note, Death Note 2: The Last Name

(3)Matsuyama Ken'ichi - live actor of Ryuuzaki/L; Death Note, Death Note 2: The Last Name

(4) Masami Okui - singer in Japan; she's the one who sang YuGiOh's second season opening song, "Shuffle". Kinda far huh?


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