Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note (Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata own it), nor do I own Harry Potter (J.K. Rowling owns that). If I did then Harry would have been a lot more mentally insane and with Draco, and L and Raito would have lived somehow.
Summary: See previous chapters.
Side Note: This story will move a little faster than Mystic Green Eyes. Only the first two chapters was about Akemi's (Harry's) childhood before Raito discovers the DN. Now we're on the right timeline. Yay. Things will be so much more fun now! You'll probably see flashbacks of Akemi's childhood eventually.
Pairings: Luna (Truffle)/Neville(who still needs a new name…)
Pairing Possibilities (ideas are welcomed but I am not taking votes): Mello/Akemi/Matt, Mello/Akemi/Near, Near/Akemi/Matt, Mello/Akemi, Matt/Akemi, Near/Akemi, Matt/Sayu, L/Raito (Raito/L), Raito/Akemi, L/Akemi, L/Akemi/Raito
Warnings: Death. Gore. Slash. Dark humor. Mental jumps that my mind may make while writing this (meaning I might write something that actually has a lot more thought to it than I thought I was capable of). Let's see… Anything I'm forgetting, and you people might notice.
Timeline: Following the DN manga. Beginning of 1st chapter only is set in the HP world.
Side Notes
I: Harry's/Akemi's Abilities: 1)Seer 2) Painting/Drawing 3)Violin 4)Shinigami Eyes 5)Singing
I have decided not to make Akemi/Harry an elemental. Also, from now on I'll just refer to Harry as Akemi.
II: Stated above, I have decided that Luna and Neville were reborn in DN as well, but they will not be appearing right away. They will appear shortly after L does, and they both had ended up at Whammy's Orphanage. Sadly, I have yet to choose Neville's new name.
III: Eventually I will go back and explain what happened to Akemi. I'm thinking of having Raito have a mental breakdown when Akemi disappears or begins working with L. Suggestions are welcomed.
IV: Hedwig is Wiggy by the by.
V: Someone asked me about the ages…Well, I'm not good with math, but here's a list of character birthdates and their ages according to Harry's/Akemi's current age.
Raito's (Light's) Birth date: February 28, 1986, currently age 17
L's (Ryuzaki's) Birth date: October 31, 1979, currently age 24
Akemi's (Harry's) Birth date-HP world: July 31, 1980, DN World: April 4, 1989, currently age 14
Matt's Birth date: February 1, 1990, currently age 13
Sayu's Birth date: June 18, 1989, currently age 14
Misa's Birth date: December 25, 1984, currently age 19
Near's Birth date: August 24, 1991, currently age 12
Mello's Birth date: December 13, 1989, currently age 14
Current Year (according to the ages): 2003
Anything else I'm forgetting or have misjudged/calculated let me know.
VII. Death (HP world version): Always wears a cloak and hood to hide his face. Red eyes (like the Shinigami).
Harry's looks in the DN world (age 14 at beginning of the Death Note Manga): blue-green eyes. Chestnut hair, long (to waist), straight, curls slightly at ends, is usually pulled back into a low tail at the nape of his neck. Bangs swept over left eye.
AAL: I'm still surprise by how many people like this story. My thanks to everyone who had hoped with me that my kitty would come back, but I'm sad to say it is time to let go. Maybe I'll see her again, maybe I won't but I believe she is having fun where ever she is.
Let's see….. Oh, you can skip the previously section if you want. That's just me taking snippets and using them to summarize what has happened in the last chapter for those to lazy to go back and re-read it.
Anything else I will mention after the chapter. Enjoy reading.
Chapter Three:
Previously:
"Sayu, Raito, say hello to your new brother. Yagami Akemi." A large hand, belonging to Soichiro, gently pushed Akemi forward, so Sayu and Raito could get a better look at Akemi. "Akemi doesn't remember much about himself due to the accident, but he is Sayu's age, and is actually a couple months older than Sayu, seeing how his birthday is in April."
Raito blinked his sleepy eyes open. Seeing his two younger siblings, he lifted the covers as his mind processed the storm and why the two would be in his room in the first place. The two immediately took his invitation and joined him on his bed. Sayu claimed the side by the wall, and Akemi took the side on the edge of the bed.
The two cuddle into Raito once all three were settled into the bed. Two pairs of arms wrapped around Raito, clutching him to them as they slowly began to fall back asleep.
"Night Sayu. Night Raito." Akemi breathed. Sayu was already asleep. Raito smiled, content. "Goodnight Akemi, Sayu."
Raito laid awake a little longer than Akemi, contemplating how Akemi's presence had changed his life. At first he had been weary, but Akemi had grown on him during the time he had been with the Yagami family. Overall, Raito decided that having Akemi as a younger sibling was kind of fun. No one would harm his little brother, or his sister if he could help it.
Akemi glanced at him, before walking into the alley they were by. Raito and Sayu followed curious. They saw Akemi kneeling by a box. He grabbed something and turned around. Raito recognized the creature in his brother's arms. It was a husky puppy, with a white and gray fur coat.
"Wiggy!" Akemi exclaimed proudly. Sayu looked thoughtful, "Wiggy? Wiggy!" Sayu obviously approved of the name.
Raito briefly wondered how Wiggy was any better than the names Sayu chose, but decided against asking. "Guess you're stuck with Wiggy." Raito told the puppy.
::Three years later::
::Akemi and Sayu age 10, Raito age 13::
Sayu screamed as Raito rushed forward. Wiggy was biting someone dressed in black as two other men had snatched an unconscious Akemi. "Akemi!"
Before he could reach them, the men were gone and Wiggy was bleeding from a blow to her head. Akemi was gone, kidnapped before Raito's very eyes.
Now:
Vol. 1 Boredom
Realm of Shinigami:
Creatures looking like monsters wandered the barren landscape. Some playing gambling games, and others watching the human realm. A Shinigami, for that is what these creatures were, perched itself on a rock no different from the rest of a landscape. "Same old thing, day after day… What a bore."
Human Realm:
A bored student stared out at the sky with darkened eyes. He was done with his assignment, being a perfect model student and all. "This world is a rotten mess…"
Chapter One Boredom
Shinigami Realm:
"Two Death Heads. I win again." A scythe wielding Shinigami claimed, bored. (1)
The other player scoffed. (2)
A Shinigami perched on a rock, watching the two play wasn't really paying attention. It's been five days… "Bout time I got going." Said Shinigami stated, standing up from his perched position.
The winning Shinigami glanced up curious. "Hm? Where you off to, Ryuk?"
"Anyplace you go around here, it's all barren anyways. Heehee." The other spoke up.
Ryuk glanced at them. They could be considered friends of a sort. He might as well as tell them. "I dropped my Death Note."
"Whoops! Hyuk, hyuk, hyuk! You really screwed up man!" The losing Shinigami laughed, before thinking of something. "Hey, weren't you carrying around a second one behind the old man's back? You saying you lost both?"
The scythe wielder spoke up. "So, any idea where you dropped it? Kyak, kyak,kyak."
Ryuk grinned, his back facing the other two. "Yeah. The human world."
"What?" The two called after him, surprised.
Ryuk ignored them, continuing to walk across the barren landscape until he reached stairs that twined and twisted with the land leading down to the gate leading to the human world. Without hesitation he jumped, spreading bat-like wings as he passed through.
The single notebook, dropped into the human world by a Shinigami…
…sets off an all-out battle between two chosen people.
Human Realm:
Raito Yagami, age 17, stared out of his classroom window bored to death. His thoughts were circling in a slow spiral to nothing. He blinked as he noticed a black notebook fall out of the sky. Well, that was certainly different. The bell rang. Raito decided to pick the notebook up if it was still there on the way out.
Elsewhere, earlier in the day:
Akemi Yagami, age 14, drew in his sketch book. His blue-green eyes blank. Sayu Yagami, age 14, sat beside her older brother and cheerfully told him about her classes and assignments knowing he heard her even if it seemed he wasn't paying attention. It was the beginning of lunch time at their middle school.
Sayu's friends soon joined them. The girls traded gossip, and Akemi smiled at their wild imaginations. He'd never understand girls. Two boys, Akemi's friends, joined the group as well. "Hey, so what are you drawing now?" A light tan hand pulled on Akemi's wispy, straight, waist-length, chestnut brown hair which had been pulled into a low tail at the nape of his neck with curls at the ends. Bangs were swept over his left eye.
"Keiji." Akemi greeted not at all bothered by his friend's antics.
Keiji grinned, amused to see his friend sketching a notebook. Keiji's dark hazel eyes flashed in annoyance when their other best friend spoke. "Keiji, how many times have I told you not to pull Akemi's hair just because you have a crush on him."
Before Keiji could speak, Sayu spoke up, her friends having gone quiet to watch the two of them. "Tetsuya, what have I told you. Your not to reveal Keiji's crush on my brother in front of my friends."
Tetsuya smirked as he stretched out on the grass, it was a nice day so the group had decided to eat lunch outside. "I've lost count."
Keiji and Tetsuya were twins, and identical in all ways, except Keiji had dark hazel eyes, while Tetsuya had light hazel eyes. They both had naturally messy black hair which flipped in random directions at the tips. Both had latched onto Akemi as soon as they saw him declaring to the whole class that Akemi was going to be their best friend and others had better stay away.
Akemi closed his sketch book, done, and stretched his arms over his head.
"Are you ditching last class again?" Keiji turned to Akemi curious. Akemi had a bad habit of ditching last class to meet his older brother Raito at the high school in time for Raito's classes to end. The only times Akemi attended his last class was for tests and important assignments that needed to be turned in.
"Yes." Akemi stated, not at all bothered by Keiji's disgruntled face.
Tetsuya held out a hand. Akemi pushed a neat folder into it. The folder contained his homework assignment for their last class, which was math. "I envy you." Sayu stated pouting.
Unlike Akemi and Raito, Sayu was an average B student and her worst subject was math. Besides, Akemi had an aversion to his last class of the day ever since he had been taken. Sayu shook her head to clear her thoughts. She didn't want to become depressed by memories.
"The school bell is going to ring soon. We should head back." Akemi stated. They were pretty far away from the school building after all, surrounded by trees and bushes.
The younger girls whined but complied with the silent order. Keiji helped Akemi up, while Tetsuya grabbed Akemi's bag. Akemi just sighed in annoyance, but otherwise didn't argue. He had gotten used to this.
Back with Raito, present:
Raito walked out of the school building, pausing before the notebook. He bent and picked it up, flipping it over as he did so. "Death Note." He read aloud to himself. 'A Notebook of death?' He flipped the book open to the first page.
He chuckled amused as he continued reading to himself. "This is a God's Notebook. How to use it…" 'Geez, it's all in English. What a pain…' "The human whose name is written in this Note shall die." Raito closed the book, chuckling in disbelief. 'Talk about sick. Why's everybody into this kind of crap anyway?' He placed the notebook in his bag without looking as he began walking again. 'Like those dumb chain letters that say you'll get cancer if you don't pass them on…'
Raito paused at the school's gate, and sighed. Akemi was waiting for him, again. "Don't you have school?" Raito greeted, it had become some sort of ritual between them. He wondered what Akemi would say this time.
Akemi shrugged. "It let out early."
Raito smiled, amused by his little brother's antics. "When did you decide school was done?"
"2:15." An immediate answer. Raito quickly factored the time in to Akemi's schedule. " You walked out of class."
Akemi hummed in agreement. "The teachers let me."
"That's because you've ignored them when they try talking to you about it. They probably have it in your file as a warning for any future teachers you will have." Raito informed the younger boy.
Akemi smiled. "At least they have warning."
Raito chuckled. "I'll break you of the habit yet." He teased.
"I'd like to see you try!" Akemi challenged as the two began to walk home, their daily ritual done, in silence.
HPDNHPDNHPDNHPDN
"We're home!" Raito greeted out loud, knowing their mother would hear him.
Akemi peeked into the kitchen, smelling fruits. On the table, in the center, was a dark blue bowl, small, and filled to the brim with fresh fruit. Slices of apples, slices of bananas, cut up strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, seedless grapes, and a plum in the center. He immediately picked up the bowl before disappearing up the stairs to his room. Leaving only a whispered thanks behind.
Sachiko smiled, amused by Akemi. "Did he meet you at school again? I tried asking Sayu, but she ran off to a friend's house to do homework."
Raito nodded yes as he also headed upstairs at a more sedate pace. Sachiko sighed. "That boy." She smiled fondly. "At least it's the only side effect from then…" She laughed to herself. Even the therapists that she had taken Akemi to after the incident couldn't explain why he had such a strange reaction. But Sachiko believed that Akemi had formed a strong attachment to Raito, and just couldn't handle being away from his older brother without feeling unsafe.
In Raito's room:
Raito sat at his desk, reading the Death Note's rules/instructions. 'After writing the cause of death, details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds. If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a heart attack. If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds of writing the persons name it will happen. This Note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people with the same name will not be accepted.'
'Hmm. So you can let people die peacefully, or make them suffer…' Raito thought as he closed the Death Note. He stood up and moved over to his bed. "A prank this intricate isn't too bad, I guess…"
Raito laid down on his bed, and starred up at the ceiling in thought for a few minutes. His eyes shifted over to the Death Note, still thoughtful. He looked back up at the ceiling. "Write their name, and they die… How stupid." Raito yawned, turning over for a nap. Back facing the Death Note.
In Akemi's room:
Akemi munched on a slice of apple as he began another sketch in is sketch book. This time a hand was hovering above the black notebook he had drawn earlier. Hesitating. The beginning of a letter visible.
Wiggy shifted in her sleep, growling and giving soft whines. Akemi scratched Wiggy's head, which was by his leg. She calmed, her tail wagging lazily. He would have to take her for a walk before dinner…
Five Days Later:
Raito walked home with two of his friends and Akemi. This time when he had questioned his little brother Akemi had responded with, "School let out early due to fire." Translation, we had an assembly, and I ditched in all of the hustle and bustle. The assembly had something to do with fire and I wasn't really listening. Raito had just laughed.
Raito and his friends joked on their way home, Akemi silent for the most part. His friends had let out girly squeaks when they saw a huge husky running at them. The husky had by passed them and placed her paws on Akemi's shoulders. Akemi's eyebrow raised in amusement even as he smirked while lazily scratching the husky behind the ears. "Wiggy won't harm you." He commented.
The two boys laughed nervously as they watched the huge dog follow her owner into the Yagami household. "Your little brother can be scary," they stated. Raito chuckled, highly amused. The two, having recovered, said their goodbyes and raced away.
Sachiko was smiling, waiting for Raito to enter. She had already got Akemi's test scores, and was quite proud of the boy. He had gotten first place on his practice exams. Now she was waiting to see Raito's scores. Akemi had already grabbed his fruit salad and made his way up to his room.
"I'm home." Raito greeted, closing the door behind him.
Sachiko pretended she hadn't been waiting right there for Raito to come in. "Raito, is that you?"
Raito dug into his bag. "Oh, yeah. Here." He handed his test results to his mother.
"Oh my! You placed first again- and these practice tests are nationwide!" Sachiko exclaimed. Her boys were so smart. No one could ask for better sons. And, Sayu was such a sweet girl who enjoyed life to the fullest, and so very innocent to the cruelty of the world.
"Uh-huh," came Raito's acknowledging response. "Well, I'll be studying so don't bother me, okay?"
"Okay dear." Sachiko called after him. "Oh, Raito, is there anything you've been wanting? Anything at all- just let me know."
"No mom." Raito stated. 'I already got what I want…' "Phew…" Raito closed his bedroom door and locked it. Crunch! Raito glanced at his bed, only to see Akemi there, leaning against Wiggy, a textbook open by his side and fruit bowl in his lap.
Raito raised an eyebrow. "Why are you in my room, on my bed and eating?"
Akemi grinned. "I wanted to spend time with you, and Sayu's already doing homework, so no I can't bother her."
"Then go call your friends." Raito told him. Akemi chuckled. "Can't. They're having a family reunion. So, they'll be busy all night."
Raito snorted. "Pity. What about what I want to do, say like studying?"
Akemi shrugged. His blue-green eyes laughing. "Pity. I demand we have brotherly bonding time!"
Chuckling, Raito cave. "Alright, but only an hour. I need some time to study after all."
Blue-green eyes just stared at him in disbelief. "Maybe I should have Wiggy keep you company, after all, studying that much can not be healthy." Akemi thought out loud.
Raito pulled his desk chair out and sat on it imperiously. "You do, and I'll be sure to share with your two best friends that you like to sing when you are sick. Or, better yet, I'll inform mom and Sayu that you've agreed to join the choir finally."
Akemi shuddered. "Evil. Your supposed to protect me from them. Not help them." Akemi pouted at him, blue-green eyes staring pleadingly.
Raito just laughed.
HPDNHPDNHPDNHPDN
Raito closed the door behind Akemi and Wiggy, and locked said door again. It was nice spending time with Akemi. Sayu was fun as well occasionally, but there was something about Akemi that just made life more fun.
Raito clicked the button on his remote to turn the T.V. on, making sure the channel was set on one of the news channels. He then turned on his computer. Opening his top desk drawer, Raito pulled out the Death Note. "Heh, heh, heh…"
"You seem to like it." A dark, smooth voice commented from behind him.
Raito turned around, coming face to face with a monstrous creature whose face was deathly pale blue with yellow eyes, and a frightening grin.
"Aaargh…!" Raito began to scream, before cutting himself off, remembering Akemi was in his room, and Akemi could sense when he seemed to be startle.
In Akemi's room:
Akemi glanced at the wall separating Raito's room from his humming. His hand frozen over his treasured sketchbook, a playful smile stretching across his lips, even as his blue-green eyes gazed off into the distance. In his sketchbook a pair of dark lips were pulled into an amused grin revealing sharp, pointed teeth, frightening in their appearance, and a pair of wide dark golden eyes hovering above.
Wiggy paused in her eating, before deciding nothing was here that would harm her master, and continuing on as if nothing was happening.
:End of Chapter 3
AAL:OMG! That took forever to type. Until Raito and L meet at college, this story will be following the manga very closely, so yes, a lot of that was from the manga. Still, I managed to get Raito and Akemi to have some bonding time, yay! Smiles. Let's see… Yes, I know my ANs are really long. They'll be shorter for the rest of the chapters minus character descriptions.
I apologize to all of you as well, this was going to be a lot longer, but I really wanted it to end there. It was supposed to reach L's "Come on! Kill me!" part in the 2nd chapter of the manga, so I promise that next chapter will. I might gloss over Raito's flashbacks though.
This is the shinigami Deridovely according to the DN 13: How to Read.
This is Gukku according to the same source.
Thanks again to RivalAdmirer18, especially since I be a poor friend when it comes to keeping in touch with you. I'm so sorry! Bows head in shame.
Promise, next chapter should be longer.
R&R please.
