Death God Beside You
Shinigami Tonari wo
死神隣を
Disclaimer: I do not own Devil Beside You and Death Note.
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Hideki-kun… he seemed shocked after I broke out what I finally have to tell him…
His pointing finger went down, and he jerked his head a little. "Misa, why me?" he suddenly asked, showing her a kind expression.
Misa shuddered. "Because… because… Misa thinks Hideki-kun is such a nice guy!" she honestly told him. "Misa knows he's a good person…"
A curved smile escaped from his lips. "I'm glad you're thinking that way about me."
He came closer to her, much to Misa's shock. "Shall I take you home?"
Misa's eyes glittered. Yatta, Hideki-kun… she thought. "Dakedo, I have no permanent house yet. But I will surely tell you after I moved!"
"I'll just walk you to your temporary house then." He insisted.
"Okay," Misa agreed.
And the both of them went out to the main hall. They were surprised to see students gathering at the bulletin board.
"I wonder what's going on here." Hideki said. "Let's check it out before leaving."
Misa followed his lead. As soon as they appeared, the murmurs suddenly grew louder and louder. They were confused. When they got in front of the bulletin board, Misa can't help but gasp…
Chapter Four: Hurt
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"Yada!"
She cleared out every posting on the bulletin board madly. Hideki stood in awe and shock, and it took him a while before he digested the matter into his mind. He helped Misa do what she's doing, and after everything was cleared, she dashed and left him behind. Hideki cannot do anything at the moment. He was also numb in shock.
"So it's true… they're actually going out now!"
"Yeah, it's hard to tell that this girl in weird glasses is actually the famous Misa-Misa! Isn't that her autograph?"
"…And how lucky this Hideki fellow is!"
He glared at those students murmuring about him and Misa. He reached down to a crumpled paper and read what was actually posted a while ago…
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Dear Ryuga Hideki-kun,
Hi! I finally got the courage to tell you how I feel for you.
Daisuki. Tottemo daisuki, Hideki-kun.
I don't care if you don't return my feelings. All I wanted was to tell you my innermost feelings of love for you.
Love,
Amane Misa
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Hideki kept the letter in his pocket. Now, he needs to find where she is; to at least consolidate with her current situation.
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Light is silently reading a book on his turf, and Ryuk is munching apples. Their peaceful environment was destroyed by a loud banging of the door. When the both of them glanced at the door, it was none other than the raging mad Misa.
"Yagami Light!" she called his full name for the first time. "What's this? What's the meaning of this?"
Light stood up and faced the angry girl. "What's what?" he asked, puzzled.
"THIS!" she threw the crumpled copy of her love letter for Hideki on his face.
"What's wrong with you? What did I do to deserve everything you've done to me? With that good façade of yours, no one would ever believe me that you're Kira! You cannot just manipulate feelings of others, especially for girls like me!"
Light was surprised on what she did. He stood silently in rather annoyance, but then he quickly realized that something's wrong.
"JERK!"
She yelled angrily at him as she turned her heel away from his turf. Ryuk glanced at the leaving Misa, and looked back at Light.
"What got in to her?" Ryuk asked. "Did you do something?"
Light did not reply, and he picked up the crumpled copy of the love letter. "This…" he simply muttered under his breath. "…I didn't…"
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Misa's friends were walking slowly along the corridors when Ryuga Hideki dashed along the corridor. When he noticed them, he stopped and ran back to where they are.
"Have you seen Misa?" he asked worriedly.
"Iie…" Maya answered. "Did something happen?"
Hideki just bowed down and left immediately. The two friends looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders. He ran, opening each classroom he passed by.
On the other hand, Misa sat crying on the stairway near the patio to the garden. She cried her whole heart out. Suddenly, she received an SMS from her friend Aki.
Misa-chan where are you? You could never guess who looked for you! Come here at the lobby.
"Is it Light?" she asked herself aloud. "He must be really angry now. I did say a few mean things to him. But he's really mean to do that and play with my feelings…"
She walked slowly to the lobby, and she didn't notice that Light was trailing behind her. He was very discreet so as not to reveal what he's weirdly doing. He sighed to himself.
Was I actually affected by her girly sentiments? Was it that true that I actually do this to know if she's fine? He thought.
Ryuk was just patiently watching his 'friend' do some soliloquy. "I guess a known human world death god still has heartstrings—especially to his next adoptive sister."
Light glared at him, "Shut up, will ya?" he frowned. "Don't ever put that up again. Later, she's going to know what would happen. I know she would disapprove of this because of what I did already. And my goal's done. I'll be leaving my victim now."
Ryuk shrugged his shoulders. "You think your dad will allow her to decline? This time, your mother really wanted this girl."
"Hn." Light grunted. "Mom always wanted an elder sister for me, ever since I was a kid. She didn't want a son…" he muttered softly. He clutched his fists. "That's why… I won't let Amane Misa be my sister!"
"Whatever you say, Light." Ryuk flew past him. "Come on! Won't you follow?"
"Yare, yare…" he muttered under his breath.
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Misa arrived at the lobby only to find no one. "Those girls, always tricking me. This might be an ambush attack… I couldn't forget how they ditched me to be sent off to the mean Light."
Suddenly, she heard footsteps approaching. She looked behind her back. Much to her surprise, it was no other than her first love and knight in shining armor, Ryuga Hideki aka L.
"You… quickly left me a while ago…" he muttered, placing his hands on his pockets. "Were you ashamed back then?"
Misa blushed. "Iie… it's just that… I dealt with the culprit behind it." Misa clutched her fists, and tears began streaming on her face. Hideki saw this, and he pulled out something from his pocket.
"Here," he murmured. It was his handkerchief. "It's not good to see you crying like that."
She gazed at him with earnest admiration, and he smiled mysteriously. "I'm so sorry to have caused you trouble, Hideki-kun. I—"
"Shh…"
He touched her lips with his pointing finger. "It's no use saying sorry since there was no trouble at all."
"But—"
"That letter doesn't bother me at all, but…" he began. "When you cry, I just don't know what to do."
Misa was stunned on what he just revealed to her. He casted a dazzling smile to her, and she was delighted. She got back on her feet, and their faces inched closer… and the bell rang.
"Oh," Misa looked behind them. "I… I gotta go…"
Hideki smiled. "See you around,"
She nodded vehemently. When Hideki had ran a distance from her, he suddenly stopped. Misa looked back at him, and he ran towards her; leaving to her his handkerchief. He then dashed downstairs, and Misa stared lovingly at it. She smiled happily.
I think I will be more confident now; I know I could do something to stop that Light from penetrating into my life! I won't let him ruin my life!
She danced across the lobby, yelling, "Yatta!"
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To be continued