Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note. Enjoy.

OK...first of all, before you all start complaining about plot holes and whatnot after reading this, I need to tell you something: Light never formally revoked his ownership of the notebook after he put it down. He never said anything along the lines of, "This isn't mine. I don't own this notebook," so he, technically, still owns the Death Note. All that he said was, "What kind of sick joke is this? Not one I'm taking part in." Apparently, to revoke your ownership, you need to formally give it up. So Light still owns it. Why am I telling you this? Well, this next chapter's going to make that very clear...

Light and Sayu sat down at Light's desk to help with Sayu's quadratics, a hard subject amongst...well, almost everyone, really. Especially if they happen to be 14, like Sayu. I never understood why, though, because I am able to understand school subjects pretty quickly, with the exception of psychology. No one gets that right away. Anyway, Light helped Sayu with her homework for a few hours, when a news broadcast came on.

"Hello. My name is Lind L. Taylor, also known as the detective known as L. I am appearing here today to address the murderer crudely known as Kira, the most prolific mass murderer in the world. Kira...if you're out there, I want you to know...that what you're doing...is EVIL!" said the man on the television. L? Who's that? Light thought, as Sayu left the room with a polite, "Thank You!" Light replied with a quick, "You're welcome! Anytime!" before turning his attention to the television broadcast that was grabbing it from Sayu. Light rested his head on his hand, having already finished his own homework and having helped Sayu with her homework, he was able to listen intently to the broadcast. At least, until Taylor clutched his chest in pain and collapsed. Live on TV. W-what the hell is happening?! D-did I just see a man die live on T.V.?! Oh my God...Kira...Kira really does exist...Light jumped up from his seat and yelped in shock as Lind L. Taylor, the man who was believed to be the detective known as "L," Kira's main opponent, was carried away. This shock that was present in all who lived in Kanto would only be present for another 2 seconds, as the broadcast was replaced with a Cloister Black L on a white screen.

"...I can't believe it. I tested it just in case, but I never thought it could actually be true... Kira, it seems you can kill people without having to be there in person. I wouldn't have been able to believe this if I hadn't just witnessed it. Listen closely, Kira; if you did indeed kill the Lind L. Tailor on screen, I can tell you that he was in fact a criminal that was due to be put to death today. That was not me. He was a criminal that was captured by the police in absolute secrecy. You wouldn't have heard of him on the news or through the internet. It looks like not even you have information on these kinds of killers. But as for L, he certainly does exist, as my own persona. Now try and kill me! Go on then. Hurry up! Kill me! Whats wrong? Kill me! What are you going to do? Go on! Kill me!" goaded a scrambled voice. Light gasped.

"Is this guy crazy?! He's going to get killed! What on Earth is he thinking?!" Light shouted, thinking aloud. Light was now grabbing the television, the screen only centimeters from his face.

"What's the matter? Can't you do it? So, it seems you can't kill me. So there are certain people you can't kill. Thanks for the hint. As a reward, I'll tell you one more thing. We lied about this being a live worldwide broadcast. This announcement is currently only being broadcasted across the Kanto region of Japan. We were planning to broadcast it at different times, across different regions, but it seems there is no longer any need for this. I know you're in Kanto. Your first killing was overlooked by the police as it was such a small incident. However, your first victim was in fact the phantom killer in Shinjuku. Whilst the other high profile criminals were dying of heart attacks, this was the one incident that stuck out as being quite a heavy punishment for a relatively low profile crime. In addition, that incident was only reported in Japan. Just those pieces of information were enough for me to figure it out. It means that you are in Japan, and that criminal was your first "experiment." Due to its large population, this announcement was first broadcasted in the Kanto region. And what luck! We found you. To be honest, I never thought it would go this smoothly." Light let out a sigh of relief as the voice did not gasp in pain in the middle of his broadcast, and slumped back into his chair, breathing heavily. However, he still listened intently as the voice continued on.

"Kira, it seems like it wont be too long before I can sentence you to death. Kira, I'm curious to know your true motives behind this... But I guess that can wait until I've caught you. Let's meet again soon, Kira." Light sat up sharply at this statement, gasping. Wow...this guy is pretty good. He was able to prove that Kira is real, that he's in Japan, and more importantly, he's in Kanto. That doesn't narrow it down much population wise, but it certainly narrows down the geographical region. I really want to be able to be that good one day...The broadcast shut off, leaving a quiet tension throughout the Yagami household. Then, just as Light was beginning to relax again, thinking that no one else would die live on television because of Kira ever again, he tensed as a loud cheer erupted throughout the house, originating from Sayu's bedroom. He relaxed again, and then stood up to retrieve a book from the bookshelves. All was OK, he guessed. He flopped down onto the bed on his stomach, opening his book to the Hatsune Miku bookmark, where he left off, and began to read as a reward for finishing his homework before starting to study again.

2 hours later

Light finished his book and placed it back on his bookshelf. Now to study. Wouldn't want to fail the exam and disappoint my parents. He walked over to his desk, sat down and pulled out a pen and book. He placed the pen on paper and started on his Algebra 2 problems, doing 10, 20, 30 problems in an hour. He was starting a new set of math problems when he heard laughter that sounded like a demon's.

"Hehe...you really seem to like it, don't you?" cackled the voice.

Light swiveled on his chair to face the voice and screamed. "Wh-who the-what the-what are you?!" Light shouted, on the floor by his chair and pointing at the demonic figure in front of him. The figure was 7 feet tall, wearing leather pants and boots, with a shirt that appeared to be sewn to his body and a face that perpetually appeared to be smiling. The monster just chuckled at Light's obvious discomfort.

"I'm Ryuk, a shinigami." replied the monster. Light's eyes widened, and he started scooting away from the...thing.

"No way. S-shinigami don't exist. I've gotta be dreaming." Light said, trying to convince himself that he was suffering the effects of foregoing sleep to study for exams. I'm having a waking dream right now...waking dream...shinigami don't exist...I've been having weird dreams lately, anyway...ehehe yeah...just a dream..."Ehehehe...AAAND GOODNIGHT!" Light shouted, hopping into his bed and trying to sleep. He could wake up early and finish that next block of math problems tomorrow. But for now, he needed to get rid of that "hallucination."

5:45 in the morning

Beep! Beep! Beep! Light's alarm clock beeped rapidly for several seconds before Light threw out his hand, hit the "Dismiss" button and sat up abruptly.

"How did you sleep?" the shinigami next to him asked, chuckling. "By the way, do you have any apples?"

Light groaned. "No...whatever your name is. I guess that you are real, since you're still here...I've got to do some last minute studying before school starts. So please don't talk to me..." Light requested, slipping out of bed and sitting at his desk. He pulled out his ballpoint pen and was about to start on his homework when he heard a sharp rapping at his bedroom door.

"Light? Are you alright? I heard you freaking out last night!" It was Sayu, concerned about his well being.

"I'm alright, Sayu! I just..." Light stopped, glancing at Ryuk. "...Had a waking nightmare." Light lied, the untruth having an awkward taste in his mouth. I can tell you that he'd get better at it as he progressed in his career, but at this time, lying was unnatural for him and against his nature. It would never feel natural. "It-it passed."

"Uh...OK, Light. Just tell us if anything's happened, alright?" Sayu replied, her uncertainty showing in her voice. Light waited for her footsteps to recede before turning around and talking to Ryuk again.

"So...who are you, and what do you want?!" Light asked, firmly. "Do you want my soul? Is it my time? Am I going to die?" His questions became increasingly more frantic as he remembered more and more of what shinigami do.

"Uh...no..." Ryuk replied. "I'm not going to do anything to you. Do you even have my Death Note?" Ryuk asked, levitating like he does.

Light opened his mouth to reply, but closed it as he thought back to that incident just over 5 days ago. Oh...that notebook was real...shit...could that be what Kira's using? Shitty shit shit shit!

"Shit! " Light yelled, thinking aloud. This jarred Ryuk, and then he started chuckling. "No I don't, uh...Ryuk..." Light started.

"Hyuk hyuk...yes?" Ryuk replied, chuckling. "What do you want?"

"Is Kira using the Death Note as his weapon?" Light asked rapidly. The shinigami pondered this for a while before answering.

"It seems like it. A lot of people seem to be dying before their time, so probably." Ryuk answered, after about a minute of thinking.

"OK...I need to do this...I need to study, so...yeah..." Light awkwardly pulled out his History book and wrote down names, dates, and other details of historical events.

Later

Light was walking home from cram school. He made sure that no one was around before talking to Ryuk again.

"...So, Ryuk. You're really annoying, you talk when I'm trying to concentrate on a lesson, and it's obvious that I don't have the notebook. So...how do I make you go away?" Light asked, fairly annoyed at Ryuk's constant chatter. "So...spill."

Ryuk laughed. "I only follow the owner of the Death Note, not the notebook. So if you give it up, I'll leave you alone. However, since you seem dead set against Kira, I need to tell you something: Only the owner of the notebook can make a trade in exchange for half of their remaining lifespan." Ryuk replied, chuckling throughout.

Light's eyes widened. "And...what is that?" Light asked, anger seeping into his voice. Ugh...the shorter the amount of time I have to spend with this bastard, the better. Oh well...I guess I'll hear him out. It might be important.

"Hyuk hyuk...the owner of the Death Note..." Ryuk paused.

"The owner of the Death Note can trade half of their remaining lifespan for the eye power of a Shinigami. With that, you could know a person's name just by seeing their face."

Word count: 2047 words.

A/N: Woo! I made double my word count goal! Yay~! I might not be able to update for a while, so I left you with a cliffhanger that will leave you wanting more, even if I can't update for a bit. I'm sorry! I hope that you like the story so far! Epic-chan OUT!

Edit: This story is now without a few grammar mistakes and odd, incomplete sentences.