Chapter 3::Adaptation::
I tense up, staring and Soichiro with what I'm sure is a scared and confused expression.
"And you're sure that's the right number?" He asks me. I nod.
"Unless it's changed in the past 48 hours, that's it. I'm positive." My parents wouldn't suddenly change their number...especially since from their perspective their only daughter just went missing. None of this is making any sense…
"Aizawa mentioned that when he tried to find existence of your parents, there were no records. You're sure that all of the information you gave us was correct?" I nod again.
"I uh…" I fish around in my back pocket for a second before pulling out a card. "I have my learner's permit from America. It has my full name, picture and social security number. I'm sure there's a way you can run it to see if it's fake too." I hand it to him, he nods and takes it, looking it over. "I'm just as freaked out as you no doubt are. I can't imagine why my parents would just drop off the Earth…"
"I'll take this to the station and have them run it. Thank you for being so cooperative." He starts to get up.
"No problem, and um...Yagami-San?" He looks at me. "Thank you so much for all your help." He smiles.
"Don't worry about it. I'll be back in an hour or so."
After the man leaves, I just kind of continue to sit awkwardly at the dining room table. Light and Sayu had both gone to school a couple hours ago, and Sachiko had decided to sleep in. I was now alone in the house. I always hated this feeling. What should I do? Should I turn on the TV? But what if I'm not supposed to? What if there's like...no TV before school hours are over? Should I get some water? I am kind of thirsty, but I wouldn't want to get the water from the wrong place.
I sit stiffly thinking about stuff like this for another half an hour. I should probably be doing something productive. Oh! I know what I can do! I can make a list! Lists are helpful, right? Right. Now I just need some paper. Would it be okay if I just grabbed some printer paper? But what if they only have a little bit and it's expensive in Ja- okay, I'm making no progress like this.
Okay, so what's going on kind of sounds like some sort of Mary-Sue OC Self-Insert Fanfiction. How do those usually end? Usually the fan girl ends up with L and they live the rest of their happy lives solving cases and pumping out babies every 9 months. I'd be okay with that. So many problems though. L would have no interest in me. It just...wouldn't happen. I don't think I'm his type. I'm not smart enough to solve cases. At least not L level anyway. And I can't have kids. Yeah, this plan isn't gonna work. Damn it I want your babies L! JUST LOOK AT ME WITH THOSE SEXY PANDA EYES AND GET ME PREGNANT! Okay, now that I'm done with that…
How does the OC usually get home in those if she does? Like...a portal right? Or she finds the troll shinigami who put her there? Dude, if I find out some reaper decided to screw with me I swear to God.
Wait am I just assuming I'm in another dimension? What if I'm in a hospital in a coma? I did get hit by a bus after all...right? I think I got hit by a bus anyway.
If I am in another dimension though, that would make sense why my parents would just...stop existing. I'm hoping that's not the case. I miss them already and they're probably worrying their heads off. Wait, shit does that mean I technically don't exist? If I don't exist, wouldn't that make me IMMUNE TO THE DEATH NOTE?! If I'm immune to the Death Note, doesn't that mean I CAN SAVE L?! And if I save L, wouldn't that make him grateful to me so HE'LL MARRY ME?! Okay, I've been reading way too much Fanfiction- LET ME HAVE YOUR BABIES L. Okay, I'm done. The fangirling is over, and you're gonna be out of here before you even meet L because Soichiro is gonna find my family and fix everything. And who was I kidding, immune to the Death Note? With my luck I'm probably allergic to the weird shinigami material and touching it is an insta-heart attack. That sounds like something that'd happen.
God, I'm hungry, but I don't want to get up and find food. My stomach makes a strange noise. Shut up stomach. No one cares. There are bigger issues to deal with than your irrational hunger.
I wait around for another 45 minutes, then I get up and pace around. Soichiro walks in, holding a file. I sigh in relief. Thank God, he must have found something. He gestures for me to sit down, and I do. He a has a kind of sad look on his face.
"Your ID is real, no doubt. But, your social security number belongs to a man named Henry Manriquez. There's no record of you existing at all." I begin to panic. The idea that I might be not even in my own universe creeps back into my head.
"What…?" What if I never get home? What if I'm stuck here forever? There's no way I'd survive the storyline, especially since I'm right I'm the middle of the action. I'm not going to survive this.
"I have an idea on what may have happened though." He says. Yes, please, a rational explanation would be amazing right now. "Your parents may have decided to create new identities, destroying all evidence of their previous ones. They may have done the same for you. No matter where I checked, I couldn't find any records Ochoa and your family."
"I don't know why they would do that though…"
"They may have gotten into some kind of trouble, and we're trying to protect you." I stare at the table. "In any case, I can't just send you back to the United States without any ID or family. It goes against everything I have. As a police officer and as a father, I can't send a young girl like yourself out on your own. Do you have any other family members you could go to?" I shake my head. Neither of my parents' families approved of them, so we just severed. It's only ever been us three, I haven't even met any of my other family members. "I know you're a nice girl Evelyn." I lift my gaze from the table and meet his. "And I know you're telling the truth about not knowing how you got here. You aren't a liar. I can see it when I look into your eyes. I can tell that you are a very trustworthy young lady." I feel myself about to cry, no not now. I can wait to have my meltdown until I'm alone. "And I promise to do everything I can to get you somewhere that you feel safe. I'm looking for your parents, and I promise you will get back home."
"T-thank you Soichiro-San.." This man has to be the kindest person on the planet. He's such a good man. The Yagami family is lucky to have him. I smile at him a little bit. He returns it.
"And until then, you can stay here with my family. Would you be okay with going tomorrow to get a Japanese ID?" I nod. "Alright, then we can get you enrolled in a high school, since we don't know how long you're going to be here. Light can help get you caught up."
"Thank you so much." I say.
"As soon as everyone is here, we'll talk about what to do for sleeping arrangements and such." He says.
"Okay." I smile. I'm so unbelievably grateful to these people. It should be nice here… Let's just hope it doesn't go down hill. Who knows, maybe the manga isn't even accurate, maybe there's no Death Note, just an ordinary family life. Somehow, I doubt that.
