Disclaimer: I don't own Death Note, unfortunately (sigh)
Italic: Flashback
Anyways, read and enjoy.
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The Yotsuba was a fairly small gang, with only eight members: Kyosuke Higuchi, Shingo Mido, Eiichi Takahashi, Suguru Shimura, Masahiko Kida, Takeshi Ooi, Arayoshi Hatori, and Ryuk. The whole point of the group was to do jobs that the more powerful gangs were too lazy to do. Like rob a wealth family. Steal anything that was valuable in it. But some were kept to sell later. And that was what Ryuk was currently doing. He just ransack someone's home. He quickly took everything that seem expensive or interesting to him. And so did everyone else that came along, which was everyone except Higuchi
Ryuk counted the items he had and what it was. A diamond ring. A gold watch. It went like that for a while, until he came across a black notebook. He didn't find the book too strange but a letter was attach to it. He didn't remember paper, when he pick the note up. He shrugged. He opened it and began reading.
Dear, whoever.
Burn the notebooks!! Burn it!! Destroy it completely!!
Sincerely, Roger Ruvie
Ryuk looked questioningly at the paper. He didn't know what he was more surprised by. That Roger Ruvie, the supposedly world famous traveler actually wrote this. Or that he suggested to destroy an ordinary book. Ryuk sighed. He rolled up the paper and threw it across the room. He opened the book, going to the first page. He read it.
"How to use?! Uh?!"
Ryuk was slightly confused. He read more.
Rules:
The human whose name is written in this note shall die.
Is this some kind of joke. This has to be fake. No way something like that could really be true!! Those were the thought that was running in Ryuk's head. Before he could do anything. He heard the knob of his door turn slowly. Ryuk quickly put the note behind his back.
The door opened, leaning against the wall was Kyosuke Higuchi. His so-called leader of the group.
"Found anything interesting?"
Ryuk looked at him sternly.
"No."
Higuchi smiled as he took a step towards Ryuk.
"Really?"
Ryuk shrugged. He wasn't about to give this bastard the note. Fake or not. He stared head at Higuchi, which he just glared at Ryuk. It was obvious to everyone in Yotsuba that Higuchi and Ryuk hated each other with a passion. They would arguing at each other over anything, even for the sake of auguring.
"Well, that's too bad. I hope you do better. After all you don't want to be kicked out of the gang. And you know what happen to people when that occur."
Ryuk stare at him, blankly. What was he trying to do? Scare him? What a laugh. After a few minutes, Higuchi left. Not before taking one more glance at him. Ryuk waited a full three minutes before receiving the book from behind him and opening it again. He flip to the first page like before.
Rules:
The human whose name is written in this note shall die.
This note will not take effect unless the writer has the subject's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.
The name has to be written in the writer's blood or the death won't occur.
If the writer has the cause of death in their mind within 60 seconds of writing the subject's name, it will happen.
If the cause of death is not specified, the death won't occur.
As Ryuk read the rules. He had to admit that whoever--if it was or wasn't Roger—put a lot of thought and time into it. Ryuk smiled. He knew that this was all a joke but still. He had to try it out. And he knew the perfect person to test this out. Now that smile into a smirk. Ryuk search for a small sharp object. The only thing he found was a old nail. But he decide it had to do for now. He took off his black glove, showing off his unusual pale skin. He pressed the nail on his index finger until it drew blood. When he did, he started to write out Kyosuke Higuchi in the notebook.
He tossed the book to the side. Silently waiting for sixty seconds to pass. He was starting to doubt that it work after all. Until he heard a something fall on the floor with a loud thud. Ryuk slowly walked out to see what made that noise but he had a fairly good guess as to what. He didn't even pass his room as he saw the body of Kyosuke Higuchi on the hallway floor. Blood pouring out of his throat. It seem he slid his own throat with a sharp unknown object.
To say Ryuk was surprised would be a understatement. He was outright shocked more like. He couldn't believe it actually worked. That a simple book could kill a person. A living, breathing-(well not anymore)-human. Ryuk smiled. Shoot, if he known this earlier then he would have made Higuchi's death more painful for the bastard. He shrugged. Can't undo the past, unfortunately. He lazily scratch his head, eying the dead body in front of him.
The phone just rang. Ryuk made no move to pick it up. As usual, the machine answer it.
"You reach Kyosuke Higuchi's phone. If I miss your call then that means I have more important matter to attend to. Leave a message and I might get back to you. Beep."
"Higuchi!! Pick up, man!! It's me."
Ryuk recognize that voice. He couldn't mistake for anyone. Other than Reiji Namikawa. He used to be in the Yotsuba gang. But got out after forming tight connection with more exclusive gangs. Ones that had more power and money then they knew what to do with.
"Are you there?!"
Ryuk ignored the phone call. He was thinking of what to do what the body of his former leader. He also needed to get rid of the rest of the members of the Yotsuba gang too. After all this was murder. Even if he didn't actually kill anyone. He rubbed his chin, thinking deeply. He could always control one of them to start a fire. Burning all of them alive, including Higuchi's body.
Brilliant!!
Ryuk was about to put his plan into action. But the annoying voice from a phone was starting to give him a painful headache. He walked over and answer the phone.
"Higuchi ain't here. "
Ryuk was about to hung up. But was stopped.
"Hey, are you sure? He was expecting me to call."
Ryuk wanted to laugh. Honestly, he did.
"Trust me, pal. He can't talk right now. Now call back later. Much much later."
He looked down at Higuchi, shaking his head.
"Who am I speaking to?"
Ryuk thought for a moment. It hurt him if he told this man his name. So he did.
"Ryuk? Well, Ryuk. I have a small problem. I found there is a snitch in my gang..."
He scowled. He really hated snitches. Two-face bastards. Ryuk barely notice that Namikawa was still talking.
"So, I was wondering since you're in the Yotsuba. You could handle this job."
Ryuk was going to no. He had more business to take care of. Just as he was about to hung up, Namikawa made a deal for Ryuk's 'service'. Ryuk had to admit it was quite a large amount of money. He looked down at the Death Note and smiled. He went back to talking to Namikawa, saying the most important question he was think at the moment.
"Say, how much apples could I buy with that?"
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A/N: I'm so tired(yawn). It's five in the morning for me (yawn). All I have to say is that I know L was so suppose to be in this chapter. But I had to do this so nobody will be confuse later on.
The one thing I can't stand is when anyone gets confuse over something I wrote. So I hope this kind of helps.
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Now I'm off to bed!!