Death Note: Karma; Chapter One

Death Note: Karma; Chapter One. The social face, the private face, it's nice to see you use it both so nicely. Well, thank you, I haven't thrown away being human... No more whitewashing.

My instructor snapped me out of my daze. That was a habit of mine. I would just zone out whenever she would lecture. "Miss Yagami," she said. "I leave Miss Matsuda, River, and Keehl in your charge. Show them around the campus at lunch."

I nodded. "Of course."

The girl named Matsuda sat beside me. She had dark hair and bright brown eyes. "Hello!" She smiled obnoxiously. "My name is Mizu, Mizu Matsuda! I am going to be your BFF!"

I groaned and laid my head on the desk. Why me? What God did I anger now?

I feel a finger prod my cheek. "Yagami-San…" It was Matsuda. "Lunch is in five minutes."

"Then let me rest for five minutes," I retorted. It was taking all my energy not to throttle the girl.

I heard a sigh.

And the bell rang… so did life as I knew it.

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"Are you going to eat that?"

"Yes," I answered the pest through gritted teeth. All I had in my lunch box was rice and an apple, and she had the nerve to ask if I was going to eat it? At that moment, I was itching to try out the Death Note. "Look, go get some lunch."

She huffed. "Fine. I'll be back."

I paused and waited two minutes, then quickly looked around. Yes! No Matsuda. Sighing with relief, I raised the apple to my mouth.

And it was snatched away.

I blinked in shock then turn to the side to give my apple's captor a good piece of my mind.

"Argh!"

I fell backwards, hitting the grass. I must have been hallucinating, there was no other explanation. Standing in front of me was a tall, floating, purple and red being, eating my apple.

"Kyoko-chan?" asked someone walking by. "Are you alright?"

"Uh…" I answer lamely. "Sure…"

They kept on walking. I looked straight at the being… the creature from hell.

"What… who… are you?"

It grinned.

"The name's Tarra," it answered. The voice was unmistakably female, it was quite shocking. She pointed a long finger at me. "I'm the Shinigami attached to the Death Note that is in your possession."

I was speechless. My throat was dry. I attempted to take a breath and speak in a voice that I wished was calm.

I failed miserably.

"It's real?" That was all I could get out, and even that was in a squeak. What did this mean for me, the human that possessed this Shinigami's notebook? Was she going to kill me and take back her notebook? Was she going to take my soul?

"Sure it's real," she said, finishing off my apple. "And it's yours."

This time, my voice went up an octave higher. "Mine?"

"Course," she said. "Once a Death Note lands in the human world, there it stays until it is done."

I paused. "Why is no one else freaking out?"

"Because only you can see me," she answered in a bored voice. "Boy, did I get stuck with a genius."

I scowled. "Yes," I answered. "You did. Don't you feel privileged!?"

"Don't get sassy with me, Yagami," she answered.

"How…" I trailed off, shocked.

"My eyes," she explained, as though this was common knowledge and I was a retarded ant. "I can see a person's name and life span." Her eyes trailed over to above my head.

"What are you looking at?" I demanded warily.

"Your life span."

I personally felt as though my privacy was being peaked on, and did not like it one bit. After all, how would you like it if someone was checking out your life span?

"How long are you staying with me?"

"Till you die," was the calm answer. "That, or you relinquish ownership of the Death Note."

Not happening any time soon, I thought. "Alright," I said. "So, no one can see you?"

"That's right."

"Alright."

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"Yagami-san?" a voice said behind be as I threw away the apple core. "Sensei said you were to escort Ishi and me around the campus. However, I studied the map before I came here, so I am informing you that this is not necessary."

I turned to get a decent look at the speaker. She was a slim built teen, maybe a year older than myself, with dark eyes and even darker hair. Her complexion was pale, and she looked like a mutt who needed to learn how to stand properly.

"I see," I said, nodding towards her. "Very well. In that case, have you had anything to eat?"

A red head snorted snorted. "Yeah," she said. "Chocolate and more heart attack inducing foods." She grinned. "Not to say that is bad or anything. Lord knows I like a good chocolate bar."

I shook my head. "I mean actual… healthy foods."

The River girl looked at me with a weird face. "Why would I want something… healthy?"

"Because it is good for you."

"Ah…" She turned to the red head. "Ishi… I do not believe healthy is in my vocabulary."

"You like peaches," corrected Ishi.

"Soaked in syrup," nodded River.

Ishi laughed. "And covered in chocolate, Lina?"

"Yep."

I rolled my eyes. "Look, I do have a life, so-"

"Really?" said Ishi. "I was sure you were here because you like being shot down."

"Is that a challenge?" I drawled.

"Maybe."

"Kyoko-chan!" yelled a voice.

I groaned.

It was Mizu Matsuda.

Keehl grinned. "Hey, you're friends with the wannabe pop star?"

"I'd hardly call us friends," I said, as Matsuda hugged me from behind.

"Of course!" replied the imbecile. "BFFs!"

Lina gently poked Ishi. "Ishi-chan, be nice to Matsuda-chan."

Ishi smiled like the devil she was. "Me? Not nice? Surely you jest, Lina?"

Lina shook her head. "You are my sister, and I love you… but I will steal your chocolate if you are not nice."

Ishi faked a gasp. She turned to Mizu. "Oh, most honorable Matsuda-San, please forgive me. I am merely a young child gone astray."

Lina blankly looked at Ishi. "You are a drama queen, and I am taking your chocolate."

I frowned deeply as I heard Tarra start to crack under the restraint of attempting to not laugh. Mizu smiled. "Let's go, we have class starting soon." She grabbed by hand. "Come on, Kyoko-chan!"

Ishi laughed. "Right, go with your girlfriend, Yagami!"

As I was being dragged, followed by Tarra, I heard, "I'm taking tomorrow's chocolate too."