Shinigami Spring Chapter 6

When Misa got up in the morning she was much better. She started to do her daily routine as if nothing happened. While Rem was helping Misa throw out the garbage the shinigami noticed that petite girl was throwing out a pair cellphones.

"Misa, you're wasting money. Why are you throwing out two perfectly good cellphones? " cried Rem.

" Not really, these are freebies. I' m getting rid of them since I don't like their colors."

While Misa turned around to pick up more junk, Rem took out the phones and hid them in her pockets. The shinigami smiled she couldn't wait for 10:30 to arrive.

Ryuk meanwhile was getting scared. Light was getting stir crazy. The boy was pacing around the house and had become agitated.

"Light, Light, this doesn't change your routine at all, you never went out before," pleaded Ryuk.

"Except even if I wanted to I can't go out and I'm not allowed any friends over."

" You don't have any real friends."

"Well they don't know that. Say Ryuk buddy, you're my friend aren't you," Light smiled insanely at the shinigami.

Ryuk felt a trickle of cold sweat go down his brow. He didn't like the sound of this.

A few minutes later Light sat Ryuk firmly down at the kitchen table. Before the hapless shinigami lay an array of human food: fruits, vegetables, noodles, sauces and meat both raw and cooked.

Light crooned in Ryuk's ear, "I'm your friend aren't I?"

Ryuk nodded. Best to agree with loonies in these cases.

"And friends take care of each other, don't they? Well I haven't been doing a good job. Not always feeding you apples when you ask but now I discover you eat can other things. So lets play a game,"

" A video game? I really like video games."

" No buddy a very special game called 'What Would Ryuk Eat'." Light pulled out an orange and placed in inches away from the shinigami's face. Ryuk could almost hear the laughter of his old gambling buddies.

"Wh-What's that?"

"It's an orange, go on take a bite. You're a god, it can't kill you."

"Bleah, it's disgusting! How can you eat this stuff?"

"Ha, ha stupid shinigami, you're supposed to peel it first. Next let's try some milk" It was the beginning of a long ordeal.

"Lucky for you Light, " thought Ryuk. " I now have a vested interest in keeping you alive."

Ryuk reached the end of his rope when Light fed him a piece of meat. The shinigami had to run to the sink to puke it up.

" Ryuk," Light called sweetly, "I've got some liver."

The shinigami burst out the window as if the emperor was out for his blood.

Later that evening Rem was getting agitated. Misa had thrown a party. The shinigami didn't like the loud music, the discomfort she felt as people walked right through her or the fact that this party was threatening her meeting with Ryuk.

"Misa," she said mournfully. " I thought you said you would be working with a net today."

Misa laughed and pretended to speak to her accountant beside her." This is networking, darling. It's like a party but its tax free."

Misa's agent came up to her and whispered in the model's ear. The girl smiled and walked away. Rem then noticed a dark flicker out of the corner of her eye. Ryuk was here. She looked around for him but didn't see them. Finally she saw a row of chocolate covered strawberries on the balcony railing. Rem growled to herself and went out to the balcony.

"What light breaks through yonder window, it is the east and Rem is the sun," called out Ryuk.

"Did you just prank the party?"

"No, I only raided the buffet. Here I got these for you," Ryuk handed her a bouquet of flowers.

"To Keiko rest in peace," Rem read with a wry smile. It was an appropriate gift for a shinigami. " Ryuk I've got something for you."

Ryuk eyed the cellphone." What is this?"

"Humans call it a cell phone. It will allow us to call each other so that this doesn't happen again."

"Will you be missed if we leave?"

"No Misa is just too wrapped up to notice. Gods, it is so artificial, fake scenery, fake smiles, fake friends. I want to experience something real."

"Then come on let's take a tour of the city."

The two shinigami flew off of the balcony. The strawberries were left behind forgotten.