Its been a few weeks now since I obtained this thing, this book called the Death Note. This book that when you have someones face in mind and write their name into the book they die within 40 seconds. Though the idea of having that kind of power intruiged me, I still didnt believed it worked nor that my Dad was Kira. But Ryuk still hung around insiting on my doubts, and he was getting kind of weird. His body started to twist and he did hand stands. Him doing so made it distracting to get my homework done.
I turned around in my chair and looked at him curiously "Okay Ryuk, I gotta ask. What's been wrong with you?"
He looked at me with his red eyes "I haven't had any apples, I haven't had any since I been back into the human world they are how alcohol and drugs are to a human. I'm going through withdrawls"
"Oh, um let me go get you one then" I got to my feet and left my room heading downstairs to get Ryuk an apple. Grandpa was in the lounge watching Tv, and Nana was in the kitchen making dinner.
"Authorities where shocked to learn that Nao Yatoma died unexpectidly weeks ago, leaving them no justice to the robbery and homicide just few days before his arrest"
My eyes widened hearing the news caster on the TV talk about the man whos name I wrote in that notebook. This can't be right, quickly grabbing an apple off the table I ran upstairs back to my room. Tossing the apple to Ryuk I went to my computer pulling up an article about the criminal. Authorities say suspect died unexpectidly of a heart attack just a day after his arrest.
It was true, it did work. But how could I know for sure, without seeing it with my own eyes?
"You could always do it again to someone right in front of you if you still dont believe it" Ryuk answered my question nonchalantly, I must've asked it outloud.
I turned in my chair and looked at him as he quickly ate his apple, clearly loving and savoring every taste of it. "I told you Ryuk, I'm not a murderer"
"Then give up ownership to someone who would put the Death Note into good use"
I glanced to my bookbag where I had the notebook, biting my lip softly I pondered over Ryuks sugestion, but something in me said to not give it up just yet.
"Well, Bin. Whats it going to be?"
"I'm not going to give it up" I shook my head and thought for a moment "I will try it again, maybe tomorrow".
Ryuk gave a throaty chuckle like he was reading my mind. I had a plan to see how or if this book was the real deal, even though I had minimal proof. The rest of my night was spent researching information about my Dad and how he did things while being Kira, it was that moment I knew why this was brought to me, to carry out my Dad's legacy and dispose of all the filth in the world. Starting with this notebook and my plans for my next target.
The birds were chirping, a sign that morning was here. Slowly I opened my eyes and turned my head to see the time on the clock, 6am enough time to get ready. Slowly getting out of bed to get dressed and brush my teeth and hair I pondered over how or what I was going to do to prove that this notebook was the real deal. Walking back into my room Ryuk was waiting by the door for me, probably wanting another apple. I laughed to myself thinking I would save him the one from my lunch at school.
Once on the school bus the book felt heavy in my bookbag, like it was a thousand bricks other then just a few light sheets of paper. My eyes shifted around the bus seeing the school just up ahead. Just as it stopped and everyone got to their feet in unison, one by one they filed off the bus to start the day of long mideoker classes. In school all I could do was study, I barely had any friends so books, and extra homework was the only thing to keep me occupied. As I reached closer to the enterance doors I felt a shove, quickly turning around to see who it was my eyes narrowed at a certain someone who's picked on me since grade school. Kenzo Hiroshi, he was the biggest bully, and today he must be working alone.
I narrowed my eyes more as he walked past me, smirking slightly that if I know him well enough I should get my proof of the notebook today. Hitching my bookbag onto my shoulder more I entered the school and headed to my first class of the morning. Math, then study hall, after that is chemestry then lunch. The lunch lady dumped the glop on my tray as I made my way down the line finally getting my apple, Ryuk will be happy and it should hold him over for a bit. Gripping my tray I made my way over to my usual table just as something caught my foot and I tripped face first to the floor.
"Watch where you're going Yagami" Kenzo laughed, along with his group of hordes, Akio, Eita Ryo.
"His last name kills me" Eita laughed "I am gay backwards!"
"I bet he is" Kenzo looked down at me as I narrowed my eyes at them from the floor, "Mom and Dad should be proud, wait?" he smirked "Their dead!". The whole group erupted in laughter again, finally I got up quickly leaving the lunch room, down the hall and out of the school all together. How dare they! How dare he talk about my parents like that! Breathing heavily from anger I leaned against the building letting my bag fall to the ground as I tilted my head back staring into the clear blue sky. I wanted my parents here with me, i'd give anything to see them. But in the back of my mind I knew it wasn't possible.
"Bin?..."
A voice calling me brought me back to reality looking over seeing Reika standing in the door way with a frown. She was a very pretty girl, long straight brown hair, sparkling brown eyes. I've always admired her kindness and I would consider her and I to be friends, but not the type of friends that would hang out outside of school. It just wasn't the type of relationship we had.
"Are you alright?" she frowned stepping out onto the stairs, letting the door shut behind her.
I nodded and bent down picking my bag back up not saying a word. When it came to my parents it was a sensetive subject. My father was killed by Kira, no he was Kira and was killed by Ryuk. Even with all the reserch I did of the files Grandpa had there was nothing about that event. Just that Dad faught Kira until the very end, but that was it. After Kira stayed dorment for many years until now that is, and my Mom. My Mom according to Ryuk loved and cared so much about my Dad that after having me her depression got worse, post partum. She couldn't live in a world where he didn't exist. Then there's me, a parentless orphan who lives with his Grandparents.
"Bin, you know you can talk to me"
My eyes shifted up to hers and I sighed softly nodding, "I know Reika, I just hate being the runt of a joke because everyone basically knows what happened to my Father and Mother"
"You can't let what Kenzo says get to you though alright?" she smiled, making her eyes brighten. Just then the bell rang signaling that lunch was over, "Come on, lets get to gym". With a nod we both walked back into school heading down the hall and a flight of stairs making out way to the gymnasium, parting ways once we got to the locker rooms.
For some reason after the events of what happened at lunch I didn't feel like participating in the activites of basketball. Walking out of the locker room holding my Art sketch book in my hand I decided to sit out and do some drawing, but a smirk fought against my lips having hid a page of the Death Note that I shoved it into my book just in case.
I sat down on the cold floor with my back against the wall as I drew the next topic for our sketch theme, under the sea. How origional. But, it was my hobby, my past time, the only thing that I enjoyed. I could picture something in my head and get lost for hours as I drew that picture to life on just a sheet of paper.
Tuning out the basketball and the chatter of the teams yelling back and forth, just for a moment I glanced up and saw Kenzo and his possy looking at me and whispering to each other. It irked me, oh how it irked me how much I loathed him and how much he loathed me. I think it's because of Nana's obsessiveness of hounding me about getting my school work done and wanting to prove to her and Grandpa I can get good grades like Dad, it bothered Kenzo that i've beat him at always being the top of the class.
But thats it. With his eyes burning into me I grew more angrier and angrier, replaying every horrible things he has done to me in my head. From normal bullying of swirlies to wediges in Elementry School, to beating me up for fun and humiliating me in Secondary School.
Nonchalantly I looked back down at my sketch pad flipping a page to where I had the piece of the Death Note.
Kenzo Hiroshi
I looked back up and watched him enter into one of the teams, 40 seconds. This was it, I'm about to find out if this is real, and if It works I will keep my Dad's legacy alive and start killing people that make this world so horrible. Just like...
"Kenzo!" one of my classmates screamed, my eyes searched for where he was until they landed on his life less body that laid on the cold gym floor. "Someone get help!" Akio yelled as our gym teacher ran over and tried to give him CPR. With my eyes wide and in slight shock, I dropped my pen and stared at his name written on the paper. So it is true, the criminal and Kenzo...this notebook is my job to keep people safe, from criminals and bullies a like. I told Ryuk I wasn't a murderer but this was different. Completely different. Its a notebook for the elemination of horrible people, not murder. My Dad wanted a safe and evil free world and now so do I.
Quickly I closed my sketch book and got to my feet coming over trying to make myself seem concerned, "Is he alright?"
"Everyone just stand back!" Mr. Okinawa ordered.
Everyone just stood around Mr. Okinawa and Kenzo in shock, crying knowing that there seemed to be no helping him just as the parametics came in, trying to bring Kenzo back to life. One by one we all filed back to the locker room after our teachers orders that we were to get changed and that the rest of the school day was cancled to regroup, pray and morne for Kenzo Hiroshi.
