Chapter 4
Ken and the
Shinigami Eyes
Laying on my bed for hours now, I keep thinking about the other day. There was no way Ken could have met me some time before I went up and talked to him. I went down to the kitchen and grabbed an apple from the fruit basket we keep on our table, and went back into my room. Opening my Death Note, I decided to summon Ryuk once more.
"Ryuk."
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"This isn't a very good time, you know."
I turned around, Ryuk standing there.
"I was trying to take a good nap," he complained.
I just shook my head and held up an apple. He was quiet for a minute.
"OK. What do you want?"
I closed my eyes and said, "I want you to tell me why Ken knows my name."
He laughed, "Like I would know that! I only know who he is and that he has a Death Note."
"What does he use his for?" I asked.
"Well," he started, "he uses his to kill people he dislikes, and people he grows to hate. Not to long ago, Sido offered him the Shinigami eyes, which he accepted at the cost of half of his life."
I opened my eyes and looked at him.
"Shinigami eyes?"
Ryuk nodded, "Aye. The Shinigami eyes. They allow you to see any human's remaining lifespan. However, you can't use the Eyes on another Death Note user, or yourself. In order to get them you'll have to give up half of your lifespan to your Shinigami."
He looked at me and was silent.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"Looking at you with the Eyes," he said.
"Really? So, how much longer do I have?"
He laughed again.
"I can't tell you. Shinigami rules."
I sighed, "One last question."
"Yes?"
"Why does Ken have a bigger Death Note than mine?"
He chuckled, "If you look at mine and look at his, you see no difference, right?"
I nodded.
"Then you should be able to figure that out on your own."
He took the apple from me and ate it.
"I'll be seeing you."