A/N: Yay, exams are finally over and I've posted another chapter up!
Disclaimer: I do not own Death note.
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Chapter 02 – Beginnings
It had been a week since Jade had arrived and she still couldn't get around the fact that she was in the world of Death Note.
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A week ago.
'I'm Jade. Jade Lawliet.'
'Nice to meet you, Ms. Lawliet. I'm sure you must be hungry. Breakfast will be served outside in half an hour. I will send someone to help you get dressed. I hope you can join me and tell me your story then.'
Reiji exited the room without waiting for a response from Jade. Shortly after, a young woman entered.
'Good morning Miss Lawliet. The Master has sent me to help you get dressed.' Speaking in perfect English, she bowed to Jade and went into the room's closet. She emerged carrying a sleeveless dress. It was about knee-length and was pink in color with a flowery pattern. Jade took one look at it and knew she wouldn't be caught dead wearing the thing.
'Umm… do you have a pair of jeans instead?'
'I'm afraid we don't Miss Lawliet, but we do have a pair of dress pants if you like.'
'I guess that would do thanks.'
Once again, the servant bowed then entered the closet. This time she emerged with a white blouse and a grey dress pants. Within several minutes, Jade had freshened up and was dressed. The servant led her through the marble corridors of the mansion and outside into the gardens. Waiting outside was Reiji who was reading the morning paper.
'Hello.' Jade and Reiji greeted each other. Jade smiled and took the seat that he gestured towards.
Reiji continued to read his paper when Jade suddenly gasped beside him. To his surprise, the girl pulled the paper away from his hands.
'Ki–Kira?' The girl began flipping through the paper impatiently. For a while, Reiji looked at her in surprise but quickly regain his composure.
'Is something wrong?' He asked.
Jade glanced up at him and asked, 'What's the date today?'
'August 2nd, why?'
'What year is it?'
'2004.'
When Jade had encountered Will she was certain it was on June 14, 2011. Could she have lost seven years' worth of memories, or…
Jade paled and let out a whisper, 'No.'
'What is it?'
'Ki–Kira and L. They're real?
Reiji looked at the girl strangely before answering, 'Yes.'
'Oh God, where am I?'
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Jade had discovered that after taking a break for two weeks, Kira had started killing once again. Furthermore, Misa Amane had mysteriously reappeared after rumors of her being arrested as the Second Kira. If that was the case, then she had arrived shortly after Light and Misa were released from confinement. The investigation team had probably moved headquarters by then. She knew that L was the only person who could help her, and so she had started looking into buildings built from the past year. However, her first search had come up with over a thousand locations, and she had only begun to narrow it down.
In addition, she had also found out that the Reiji Namikawa who had rescued her was the Reiji Namikawa of Yotsuba group, and that meant he was on the Yotsuba killings. The only thing she hadn't figured out was how she got there and why. Luckily, Reiji was not one to pry. She had simply told him that she was from out of town and had gotten separated from her friends. Surprisingly, he had been kind enough to let her stay while she tried to contact her 'friends'.
As she strolled in the Namikawa gardens, she pondered over where her missing bag pack could have gone. It was her favorite one, checkered red and black, and it contained things that could probably help in her situation. Not to mention that it contain some things that shouldn't be found in this particularworld.
She was so deep in her thoughts that she didn't realize Reiji calling out to her.
'Jade! Watch out!'
Suddenly, Jade found herself tackled to the ground. A flower pot crashed on the spot she had been moments before.
Jade was staring at the broken pieces of clay when a voice whispered into her ear, 'Are you alright?'
Moving her eyes from the scene, she looked up into the concerned eyes of Namikawa who was lying on top of her. His face was so closed to hers that she couldn't help but stare at the way his lips moved as he asked again, 'Are you alright?'
'Yea–wuh?' Jade mumbled unintelligibly.
Reiji smiled slightly then got up and extended his hands to her. Jade murmured her thanks as she took his hand and was pulled towards him. The momentum of the pull caused Jade's petite figure to crash into Reiji's chest. The way his body touched hers felt perfect causing Jade to blush furiously. For a moment, they remained in the same position; Jade nestled into Reiji's chest. All of a sudden, Reiji released her hand and hurried back to the mansion. Jade watched him enter the house, her heart still pounding at the memory of his touch.
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Reiji closed the doors behind him and sighed. He closed his eyes as he felt the growing pain in his chest that he had gradually become accustomed to over the week.
What are you doing Reiji Namikawa? Are you falling for her? You know very well that's impossible!
Sighing again, Reiji opened his eyes ad surveyed his study. Deep inside, he knew it was too late. He'd already fallen for hard, fallen hard. Maybe it was because of her alluring black eyes. Or maybe it was because of her contagious laugh. Either way, Reiji had grown fond of her. He stood there for a while, recalling images of her from the past week.
Her smile whenever she found an interesting book.
Her concentrating face as they played a game of Shogi.
Her attempts at fusing Japanese and English words into a single sentence, usually resulting in something incomprehensible.
She was unlike any girls he'd met. She did not care about appearances or material things. She had strong convictions about the world, and about Kira, especially Kira.
His eyes quickly fell on the checkered red and black bag pack lying on his desk. Beside it were an assortment of personal items, a novel, a strange looking object, and a black note book. Stepping forward, he picked up the note book and read the silver lining on the cover. Death Note.
