Hello everybody! This is the first "true" chapter, and it really isn't that "true"! The rest of these chapters are actually in Shannon's perspective, but this chapter is an exception. Also- Before you read this, you need to realize something. A) This is a fanFICTION so obviously, some things are FICTION. B) This is Shannon's DREAM. Remember? This will definitely make a lot more sense in later chapters! Please go ahead and give this story a review! C:
I do not own Death Note in any way, nor am I making profit from this story!
Shannon couldn't feel her feet as she walked around the cinder covered alley. In circles, she paced, hoping during the umpteenth time something would change, and things would be different. She bet that if the numbness went away, her feet would be killing. They were bare, and she was cold. Her mama always said socks made a huge difference!
She was old enough to realize this was a BAD situation. Alone, cold, and stuck in an alley with dumpsters blocking the exits. Wonderful. She now wanted her mama very badly.
Had she really done it? Did she have her worst case of sleepwalking yet? The farthest she had ever gone was to old Mr. Jenkins house down the road! And what confused her beyond belief was that this was an alley! There aren't any alleys in the heart of corn country! This sure was confusing!
After maybe an hour of straight pacing, Shannon began to lose faith in the hope that the scenario would change. How far from home was she? With a sigh of aggravation, she walked towards the dumpsters. They easily towered her by ten or so feet. With a quick movement, she jumped onto the handle of the dumpster, adjusting her feet so she wouldn't slip. She continued reaching for the highest peak of the dumpster, and she grabbed the top. With a quick slip, she was tumbling to the bottom of the dumpster, quicker than the speed of light.
Her back hit the dirty concrete, and she groaned. After seven or eight attempts, of course with falling, she reached the top. Her body was sweating from the exercise. She looked around, and gasped at the sight.
All around her were foreign signs, and people who she knew didn't all live in her country. She was in an Asian country, and her brain barely processed the situation. How could she be here? It was far beyond impossible, and she felt the need to start crying.
Holding the tears back, she climbed down the dumpster and entered the buzzing streets. It was night, but still, people were chattering in a foreign language, and buzzing through the streets. On the electronic billboards, she read something that made her nearly fall on her 'toosh'.
'KIRA-SAVIOR OR DESTRUCTOR?' Kira? That… it couldn't be! No, there was absolutely no way.
'Kira… No. I'm not in Death Note.' Shannon convinced herself, and continued walking down the streets. Why wasn't there ANY Americans? For God's Sake, anybody who looked like they could speak English?
On a building, the sign read; SAKURA T.V. Shannon nearly gasped, and her faith began running short. If she WAS in Death Note, then her wish had come true! A sickening feeling began to flutter in her stomach, and she began thinking about her mama. Without thought, she began running. Frantically searching for somebody who could speak English.
"Hello? Please? Anybody!" She shouted, but only the people in the nearby vicinity gave her looks as if she was a nutcase.
"Are you alright?" It was an elder woman. Her face had gentle wrinkles and curves that were caressed by soft white hair. Her slanted eyes gave her a warm look of kindness. She was hunched over, making her unbelievably short, indicating she had some sort of spinal problem.
"I-I'm lost, mam. D-do you know where we are?" Shannon stuttered upon her words, looking at the fragile woman. The woman gave her a very reassuring smile, calming her.
"Yes, dear. We are in the Kanto region! Do you need some help?" Shannon gasped, her eyes widening in shock. …She was in Japan. Hours and hours away from mama. She looked at the woman again, finding courage.
"W-Who is Kira? Why are there signs about him?" Shannon's eyes narrowed. I've got to figure this out! The woman's eyes began to give a sorrow, haunted look.
"Kira is a mass murderer. He kills criminals, but," She stopped, with a small quirk of her head. "He himself is a murderer. He kills people who have done lesser crimes than himself!" She frowned. "I apologize, this topic does me no good."
Shannon felt herself begin to shake, and she felt sick. Her every dream was to travel to the Death Note dimension. But now she was here… It was scary!
Shannon began running away, far away from the kind woman. She heard the distant shouts of the elder but she had no desire to stop running. Where she was running? She didn't know. When she imagined going to the Death Note world she pictured herself magically being able to work with L. She imagined herself being able to stop Kira as soon as she got there. Now, she wasn't even sure where north was.
I should have stayed with the old lady. Now I'm beyond lost! She groaned to herself. Maybe this might not have been such an ordeal idea. On the billboards, which seemed to be just about everywhere, a news announcer was shown on the big screen. 'Kira has struck again…' Shannon bit her lip, not wanting to listen to the rest of the news broadcast.
Her heart was pounding, and her brown hair becoming greasier by the second. She felt dirt underneath her fingernails, and her feet were hurting. Her white tank was rubbing against her bare chest, making her small breasts sting. Her pajama shorts weren't very nice, either. This really wasn't how she wanted to feel.
In a split second, she felt her eyes welding up with tears. She wrapped her arms around her miniscule legs, and sank to the ground next to a bus stop.
"You OK?" Shannon looked up with a frown. A man was standing there, offering her a hand. She took his hand, and he smiled. She vaguely recognized him. It… it had to be Matsuda Touta! Her frown turned into a small, gapped tooth smile. With that, her eyes faded into a world of nothing.
There you have it, the first chapter! And we have Matsuda! Woo! Please Review! C: