Chapter 2 - Stupid Study Partner

Third POV

*The next day*

Alex and Light Yagami are seated in history class, both with their chin resting on their hand, elbow on desk. However, with his other hand Yagami seems to be scribbling something on a small space of a notebook, not paying any attention to what Mrs. Kotora is saying. Why should he? He's the smartest one in the room so it's not like he's missing much by completely ignoring the lecture.

Most of the other student's are either slouched in their seats, falling asleep or staring at the teacher with a blank expression.

Alex looks over at the clock, which just so happens to be in Light's general direction. She scoffs when she sees the Yagami boy wrapped up in his own world like he has better things to do than pay attention to a history lesson about how some great general took over a few territories in ancient Japan.

"Alex, eyes on me, not Yagami please, class isn't over yet." The teacher scolds Alex.

Are you serious? Alex thought to herself. Everyone else in this class is practically drooling and snoring and I'm the one to get caught for turning my head for a few seconds? She curses the teacher in her mind. She wasn't even looking at the To-Oh superstar anyway. Psh.

Light stops scribbling things in his notebook and looks over at Alex, smirking

Mrs. Kotora begins to bear bad news to everyone. "Alright class, this weekend you all will have a project to complete for this lesson." She finishes explaining what the project is going to be about and all of the boring details that the students didn't want to hear. She then walks over to her desk and starts searching for something in one of the drawers.

Alex and the rest of the students were eager to get out of that classroom and go home. It was the last class of the day and everyone was ready for the weekend. "Ah! Here it is." Mrs. Kotora exclaims. "The project will be done with a partner," all of the students look around the room, exchanging glances with each other excitedly, "the pairs will be chosen by me." Everyone in the room, except Light Yagami and Mrs. Kotora groans. Light didn't care who his partner was, chances are he would tell them that he will do all of the work and for them to just stay out of his way because he doesn't want them messing up his perfect grade.

Mrs. Kotora begins telling everyone who their partners are, " Felix and Akane, Hide and Aika, Yagami and Alexandra - "

"Wait! Mrs. Kotora, can't I just - " Alex beings before being abruptly cut off by her superior.

"No objections and no exceptions young lady. Besides, it will do you some good to have him as a study partner." The teacher states objectively. She names the rest of the pairs and sits down, marking something on the paper.

That comment was so unnecessary. Alex sighs and wonders why she is being punished. First the cheesecake and now she has to be partnered up with that annoying dork?

The bell signals the end of the school day and everyone packs up their belongings and rushes out of the door. Before Alex is able to leave, however, the Yagami boy rushes over to her. "Alex wait up a second."

Alex glares at the man who towers above her. "Look dork, I already know what you're going to say, you don't want me mucking up your grade so you'll just do the project alone and I'll put my name on it. I'm totally okay with that, I don't want to have to be around you all weekend anyway." She rushes those words out before Yagami has a chance to speak and starts toward the door once again.

"Wait!" Light exclaims as he reaches out and grabs her arm, stopping her from getting any further away. Alex turns and looks at him, allowing him to say something. "Actually, I was going to say that we should start working on the project tonight. It's due Monday and if we start it early we should have it done by tomorrow night. I figured we can work on it at my place tonight and tomorrow afternoon we can go to your place"

Alex looks at Light in shock. He's so annoying. "Alright fine, but you owe me cheesecake and it better be good."

Light laughs quietly and the pair begin walking out of To-Oh University together in awkward silence to the Yagami Residence.

*30 Minutes Later*

Light and his study partner finally arrived at the Yagami house. Light opened the front door hoping that no one would see him come in. To his dismay, Sachiko was waiting patiently for her beloved son to get home. She came over to greet him, "Welcome home, Light." She smiled softly. "Oh? I didn't know you were bringing company." Sachiko looked at Alex with the same smile she gave her son, "Nice to meet you, I'm Light's mother."

Alex bowed with respect at the older lady and introduced herself. "I'm Alex. I hope I'm not intruding Miss Yagami."

Seconds after everyone got done exchanging pleasantries, loud clanky feet came running down the stairs. "LIIIIIIIIGHT! Is that you?" Sayu yelled as she continued booming down the steps, nearly tripping over her own feet.

Alex thought Lights sister was like a dog when their owner finally came home after being gone all day.

After being mauled by Sayu, Light and Alex made their way upstairs to his bedroom. "Here." Light opens his door and sets his things down by his bed.

Alex looks around the room for somewhere to sit that isn't the preppy boy's bed. She plops down on his desk chair. Light narrows his eyes at her for a split second, but then returns to normal. "I'll be right back." Light tells the girl. She gives him a thumbs up and starts snooping through his computer.

Alex opens the web browser. What the hell. Light's home page is a website strictly dedicated to Kira and Kira's 'beliefs'. At least I'm not the only one who supports him. She opens another tab on the browser and begins searching for things related to their project.

Light walks back in the room with a tray filled with Japanese cakes and tea. He sets it on his bed and looks over at Alex. "What are you doing on my computer?"

"Snooping." She states.

"Don't you know it's rude to go through other people's things." He said, slightly offended that she would be snooping on his computer in the first place.

"Don't you know that you can't take a joke, Kira." She looks at him with bold eyes.

"Huh?" Light questions. "What are you talking about? I'm not Kira." Light says nervously.

"Exactly my point, bird brain. Anyway, relax, I'm just trying to find stuff we can use for the project."

"It isn't good to be looking for those kind of things online, you know. That's why we have our history books with us." Light looks down at Alex's clearly empty messenger bag. "Well, I do anyway. Plus I have tons of books on the shelf we can use as reference too"

She rolls her eyes. "Don't you know that you shouldn't OPENLY admit that you support Kira? People might realize you're not the super smart playboy that they think you are." She clicks on the tab that has the Kira website opened.

Light looks at her in disbelief. "I never admitted it openly. Besides, it's common knowledge that people hide beliefs like Kira's when they're in the public eye. I bet if there was an anonymous poll to see who supports Kira and who doesn't, the majority of the percentage would say 'I support Kira.'" Light said with satisfaction in his voice.

Dork. "Whatever." Alex shrugged Yagami's 'I'm always right' ego off.

Yagami and Alex work on their project for the next hour and a half until they were interrupted by Sachiko calling them down for dinner. The pair go downstairs and sit at the table with Sachiko and Sayu.

"Is daddy working late again?" Sayu asks her mother with disappointment in her voice.

"I'm afraid so Sayu, this whole Kira thing is making him busy with work." Sachiko tried to smile at her daughter. She looks over at Light and Alex, "So, how did your studies go?"

"We're not quite finished with the project yet, but it's getting late and Alex still has to catch the train home." Light tells his mother.

Sayu giggles. "Is she your girlfriend?"

Alex scoffs. "He wishes!"

"I do no- ! " Light was interrupted by the sound of all three girls laughing at him. Not realizing that his face was beat red from blushing.

After everyone gets done eating, Sachiko clears the table and begins washing the dishes. "Light dear, you should walk your friend to the station at least."

"Oh no, that's alright Mrs. Yagami, I'll be fine on my own." Alex smiles at the older woman, thanking her for her kindness.

"I insist." Sachiko says in a stern yet somehow soft tone.

"It's fine, it's the least I can do. I did make you come all the way here after all." Light politely says to Alex, know all too well that his mother would not take no for an answer.

The pair walk out the front door and toward the train station. "Wow Light, never thought you would ever be so polite." Alex scoffs.

"You may not know this, but I'm actually not that bad of a guy. Just don't get on my bad side." Light said with a slight laugh.

"Bad side? I didn't even know there was a GOOD side."

The two continue walking for a few more blocks until they arrive at the train station.

Alex looks at Light with tired eyes. "Well, this is my stop. I'll let you know if I feel like being bothered by your presence tomorrow." She begins walking away toward the train to get on.

"Wait!" Light exclaims for what seemed like the millionth time in the past few days. She really has a rude habit of just walking away from people before they can say anything. He shakes his head at the thought.

Alex stops and looks at Light slightly annoyed that he's delaying her any further. I just want to go home, open my fridge and cry because I don't have any cheesecake. "Now what?"

"I just wanted to say that I had fun today." Light looks at her with a gleam in his eye as she cocks an eyebrow at him. "Well, you're stuck with me for another day so don't think you're in the clear yet. It IS your project too, you know."

"Yeah yeah, don't remind me." Alex says sarcastically.

Light seemed hurt by what she said. "Come on, I can't be that bad to be around? I mean you're the first person that has ever been miserable when they're around me." He looked down at his feet.

"You really can't take a joke can you? Are you that dull? Besides, not everyone is always going to like you, pretty boy."

"I find that very hard to believe." Light says with confidence.

"We will see about that,Yagami." Alex says back and hops on the train, leaving Light standing there alone.

The doors close and the train finally takes off. Light watches as it leaves and then starts the walk back to his house.