Disclaimer: I do not own the song featured in this chapter, it belongs to Train.

"Weep not for roads untraveled…

Weep not for paths left lone…

'Cuz beyond every bend…

Is a long, blinding end.

It's the worst kind of pain I know."

Roads Untraveled, Linkin Park

Tsuki

The Plan

Light's P.O.V

Hear ye, hear ye! This is Yagami Light, town crier of Tokyo with a message from…me!

Today was the WORST day EVER.

I basically scrubbed a piece of paper with my feelings and secrets then finished it off with my heart, then forgot it in my desk, probably allowing Amane Misa, a classmate of mine, to take it. I had to run all the way back to my classroom. My high school has four stories and my classroom was on the third, so I had to run up two stairwells along with the halls, just to hear Amane probably had it.

Oh no, but it doesn't end there. While I was in the classroom with Cindy comforting me, the sky oh so suddenly darkened, followed by the sound of thunder in the distance. I usually bring an umbrella, but the news said there was no chance of rain.

They couldn't be more wrong. There was a thunderstorm that was going to reach Tokyo in a few minutes. So, I flew through the halls and down the stairs. AGAIN.

And no, it doesn't end there. It just keeps getting worse and worse.

Once I was in the courtyard, it was already sprinkling. I knew I had to go now, but I still needed the notebook! So, I sprinted in the direction of it. And guess what.

IT. WAS NOT. THERE.

The weird feeling was gone, the fear was gone and the black splotch, gone! JUST GONE. Gone, without my curiosity satisfied!

Damn it! I should have picked it up then ran, my hand was only a couple inches away from it! No, I should've just put the paper in my backpack! NO, I SHOULD'VE JUST WRITTEN LIES IN THE FIRST PLACE!

I take a deep breath and shakily exhale it.

Alright, Light, yelling at yourself is not okay. In, out, in, out….

I calm down after a moment. I'm still disappointed about the notebook and anxious about the paper, but I push it to the back of my subconscious, which I am used to.

I'm distinctly aware of something hitting me rather hard. It's hitting me everywhere repeatedly. Rain. I had forgotten about the rain in all my mental commotion. It was pouring hard, to a point where it hurt.

Without looking up, I could tell what the sky looked like. The sky was hidden by dark, gloomy clouds that seem to be weeping, the sun hiding behind them, trying to fight its way back into control. The sky seemed like it was mourning over something…like me.

Oh come on, now I'm just being overdramatic and depressing. This isn't one of the soap operas Sayu watches, this is real life.

I stare at the spot in the grass where the notebook was sitting. I sigh, spin around and walk towards the general direction of the exit of the school. The rain was making the school ground a bit misty; it's a little difficult to see things in the distance.

I'm a bit OCD. School ended almost an hour ago. I'm usually home around fifteen minutes after it ends, so my mother is definitely worried. Oh god, it won't help I'm gonna walk in completely soaked. Oh well, what am I going to do?

I silently start walking to my house.

Misa's P.O.V

I saunter into Kim's' Karaoke Bar right before it starts sprinkling. When I walk in, I make out the familiar voice of Tou-kun singing. The audience is clapping along, some softly muttering the lyrics to the catchy song.

When you move me,

Everything is groovy!

They don't like it, sue me!

Ooo, the way you do me!

Oh, I swear to you,

I'll be there for you,

This is not a drive by-y-y-y-y!

That was the end of the song. The audience clap, a few voices cheering "Good job, Matsu!" Two voices overpower the others, leading me to Rem and Ryuk.

Tou-kun isn't a horrible singer. He is pretty good, but probably wouldn't be good enough to become an actual singer. He would be a perfect backup singer, though.

I smirk silently. I suddenly realize that the song Tou-kun was just singing was very ironic. So cheerful and bright, filled with fun and happiness. Light-kun is probably feeling the exact opposite of the song. Gloomy, worried, paranoid and probably wet and tired. I barely made it to the karaoke bar before the rain, Light-kun's house is slightly further away and he left really late, or at least late enough to get caught in it, most likely. I brush it off.

I reach the booth where Rem and Ryuk are at. I see a plate with a fruit salad on it, what I always order, next to Rem. I sit down and they turn to me.

"Hey Misa. Tou-kun just got finished singing a song, but you probably know that, don't you?" Rem asked as I picked up a fork. I confirm I knew.

Matsuda magically appears and sits next to Ryuk. I marvel how he got here so quick, he just finished singing a couple of seconds ago and the stage is pretty big, so it should take a bit longer. Oh well, that's Matsu for you, doing things that shouldn't be possible, but somehow he does it without trying.

"Misa! Did you hear me singing? Did you like it?" Matsuda squeaks, jumping up and down in his seat with the energy of an overactive puppy. It's kinda cute, but can be just as annoying.

"Yes, Matsu, I did hear you and I did like it."

He smiles a thousand kilowatt smile before he stops jumping and eats some of his fries.

"So, Misa, what did you have to do back at the school?" Ryuk asks when he is done chewing a bite of his apple pie.

"Well," I start, making everyone stop eating and look at me, "Something weird was going on with Light-kun today-"

"You heard the sighing too, Misa-chan?" Matsuda interrupts me.

Matsuda sits behind Light, so he would be able to hear the sighing but not the paper. However Rem and Ryuk-

"Sighing?" Rem and Ryuk ask in unison. "JINX, YOU OWE ME A SODA, REMMY!" I hear Ryuk shriek, turning a few heads towards our table. I hear Rem sigh in frustration.

…sit on the other side of the classroom, so they couldn't have heard Light's sighing.

"Light-kun sounded really upset; he let out two gloomy sighs." Matsuda interrupts so the argument wouldn't escalate. Rem and Ryuk stop yelling.

"Light-kun was sighing at the writing assignment. He folded it up and put it in his desk. When he left I took it out and read it. Take a look at this." I take the paper out of my short red skirt's pocket, unfold it and hand it to Rem.

Rem reads it; her expression goes from confusion, to surprise and finally pity. "Oh, poor Light-kun…" She says in a sympathetic voice. I nod in agreement while she hands it to Ryuk. Matsuda scoots closer to Ryuk and they both read it together, both faces doing the same Rem's did.

"Awww, Light-kun is so misunderstood," Matsuda utters in a startlingly gloomy voice. "We have to help him."

"That much is clear, but how will we convince him to let us? If we confront him about it he might deny he even wrote it, saying it was probably a prank, or he might just ignore us." Rem points out.

"Well, before we think about how we are going to convince him to let us help him, we should probably focus on how we are going to help him." I reply.

"That's true, he said he wanted to be himself, but never mentioned who he truly was. I guess all we can do right now is observe and try to put the puzzle pieces together." Ryuk adds on.

"So, we're starting on Monday?" Matsuda asks. It's Friday today.

I am about to answer yes when suddenly Rem says, "I think we can start right now." She points towards the entrance.

I squint slightly and gasp.

The one and only Yagami Light is standing there!

00Oo TsukiXRockXSingerXRebelXSpun kXBelief oO00

A/N: I was debating what I wanted to do with this chapter. It was originally going to be longer, but I decided to leave you with a cliffhanger. It'll be explained what Light is doing there in the next chapter. In the next chapter I will also be introducing some other characters. Again, hopefully be out soon! Also, thanks to 'you know who' for the spell check, I always get those two mixed up. I appreciate it! Song was Drive By, by the way. Artist was Train.