Raito waited for the Shinigami he recognized to be his betrayer to pass by him in the alleyway. How Justin missed him was beyond him, but it gave him an opportunity to observe him until he took off. Stepping out from the doorway, he habitually straightened his uniform and dusted it off while he speculated over what had just happened.
He had first sensed a Shinigami on his way to school. He had put it off as the Ryuk of this time coming to find him now that he had acquired the Death Note. It was when he remembered that Ryuk hadn't appeared until five days after he had started using the Death Note that he looked for the Shinigami he could sense. How surprised and shocked he had been when he saw that it was Justin who was there.
His immediate reaction was to start running and duck into the first alleyway he came across. It was there he turned into an open doorway and waited there in the shadows. When Justin went past he came to the conclusion that something was off. Couldn't the Shinigami sense him? He was able to sense Justin, so wouldn't the reverse work?
If he can't sense me then how did he find me? Raito frowned and continued on to school while he tried to figure out his newest problem. He slowed down when he sensed the Shinigami nearby once again and scoured the sky for the familiar figure. After a few more minutes of walking he was within sight of his school and the openness of the area allowed for him to find Justin once again, only he wasn't up in the sky like before. He was trailing after some of the other students that went to his school and looking around. Okay. He definitely can't sense me. Is he not the same one from my time?
Maybe… Maybe not. Raito had to observe this Shinigami further. Keeping out of Justin's sight wouldn't be easy, but the crowd of students would prove beneficial for him. Taking care to blend in, he made his way into the school building to attend yet another day of high school. Avoiding the Shinigami would be harder, but he was up to the challenge while he figured Justin out.
-KotDG-
He had searched the school top to bottom over the course of the day and couldn't find a trace of the nameless human. How he was able to slip through the cracks like that was beyond him. By the time the school let out for the day he was irritably flying high over the school. His chances of finding him, for it was definitely a male, were dwindling.
Scowling, he gave one final glance at the humans milling about below him then smirked. There was the boy, trying to get away unnoticed. Swooping down, he kept his distance as he followed the nameless human, brow furrowed as he scowled. If the human didn't have a name then he had no means to kill him with the Death Note. So, if this human had no name then the rules wouldn't apply, would they? The King had told him to use whatever means he found necessary, so they wouldn't apply anyways, would they?
The human turned and went into a park where he approached a bench and sat down. This made Justin pause, if only slightly, before flying over to the human.
-KotDG-
"Why are you following me, Armonia Justin Beyondormason?" Raito sat there and attempted to make himself look as relaxed as possible. He noted that the Shinigami had halted, a look of shock on his face. Hm… That's interesting.
"H-how… How do you know who I am?" Justin's tone was defensive and the Shinigami flexed his fingers, which caused them to pop and crack.
So he is the one from this time… Shit, he has my name. Raito kept his expression neutral as he stared the Shinigami down. "And why shouldn't I know who you are?" He let his lips form a very slight smirk, his eyes glinting and glowing slightly.
Justin looked positively baffled by the question and could only stare. "What are you? You have no name…"
It had come out in a harsh whisper, but Raito had heard it nonetheless. He blinked, a slight glimmer of confusion fliting across his face before he fully smirked. "Something you needn't concern yourself with." If Justin was unable to confirm what he was then maybe there was hope yet. Even better, the Shinigami was unable to see his name.
Justin was growing frustrated and he lunged forwards, only to phase through Raito. This was unexpected, for the both of them, but the Shinigami wasn't able to see the expression that passed over the human's face, much like the confusion earlier.
"Pathetic." Raito got up from the bench and started leaving the park. He hadn't expected the near attack, but seeing that he couldn't be harmed by the Shinigami he did feel some margin of relief. That was paltry compared to relief he felt from the Shinigami being unable to see his name. He didn't turn around to see if the Shinigami was following him, he could sense him well enough for that and it seemed like he was staying in the park.
-KotDG-
The Shinigami hadn't followed him home, which he was grateful for as he didn't need that kind of headache to deal with on top of his mother. It was obvious that Justin was trying to take his life, no doubt on the orders of the former…or was it the current King? With the Shinigami's inability to touch him or to see his name it left him immune to them.
"Tadaima," Raito called out as he slipped his everyday shoes off and stepped into his house shoes.
"Welcome home, Raito." Sachiko's greeting came from the living room. After a few seconds she came into the doorway, a feather duster in her hand and her hair tucked under a bandana. "I made a snack for you, dear. It's in the kitchen."
"Ah… Hai, okaa-san." Raito smiled faintly and went to the kitchen to collect his snack. He took it upstairs and placed it on his desk then retrieved his homework from his backpack. With a drawn out sigh he began the tedious task of his human life. I need to figure out how to get out of this human body. He automatically reached toward the plate his snack was on, only to draw his hand back with a hiss when he nicked his thumb on a chip in the rim of the plate. He stared at his thumb, wide-eyed, as blood swelled up and bead at the cut. Otherwise it will be the death of me.