Death Note:The After Files
Disclaimer's Note: I don't own Death Note, so I ask you not to use your own death note on me and kill me off. But wait...you can't without my name and face. Ha!
Author's Note: WARNING!!!! IF YOU'RE NOT INTO GUY AND GUY ACTION THEN STOP READING HERE. DO NOT CONTINUE READING THE REST OF THE STORY!!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!
Summary: It takes place soon after the death of Kira and Lawliet, and two new characters enter the fray. Lind, the mysterious brother of Lawliet, and Violet, the avenger of Kira's death. Enter a whole new era of Death Note in Death Note: The After Files.
Chapter 6: A Night Out In Tokyo, and the Death of a Bitch
Juri mumbled something nasty about causing harm to Yomi's private area, then turned towards the window, peering in. "...Violet...I won't understand your human courtship-rituals..."
Violet nodded and turned towards Lind again. "Miki, ne? Odd name...but then again, I'm not from here.." He turned away and headed for Lind's kitchen. "Hmm...the eggs are cold...are you still hungry, Lind....?" He immediately changed the subject and sat down by the two death notes, picking his up and opening it, re-reading to himself some of the names he had written down.
"Her last name sounds familiar...Yamakazi...." He stopped at one page and read outloud. "Soza Yamakaze; Killed at 12:23 pm while on his way to work." He looked over at Lind with a smile. "I killed him off because he was stationed in England looking for new-kira and was snooping to close to home..."
"Sure you can go and cook something if you want. The question here is was he her brother or something? Maybe it's not really important. Apparently he wasn't anything special to her because she's trailing after me like a puppy dog." As if right on cue the doorbell rang. He shoved his death note into the couch pillow, grabbed Violet's out of his hand and did the same thing. He answered the door and there she was, holding a much of papers. He opened the door a crack. "What do you want Miki?" "Besides you? I stopped by to return your paperwork to you. May I come in?" He thought about it and thought it would be what Violet wanted because he wanted to see her, so he nodded his head and let her in. He led her to the kitchen and did the introductions. "Violet this is Miki, Miki this is Violet."
Violet's smile returned just as venomously as he extended a hand. "A pleasure.." he said. Juri felt his spine tingle. "Eh...?" he said, peering in. He walked through the wall and stood behind his master. "Who's that?" he asked, knowing that he couldn't get an answer anyway. "You must work with Lind since you mentioned paperwork...have you been to his home before...?" He took Lind's arm and smiled, letting her know that he was already his.
Violet stepped in the way.
"I don't think you realize what kind of predicament you'll be in in just a moment..."
He glared cruely at her. "Why have you said that if Lind-san doesn't go out with you you will try and make other's believe he is Kira? Do you HAVE evidence...?"
"That's not important you stupid drag queen! The people at the office have full trust in me! They will believe anything that I tell them. Even if it's a lie. I'm more then willing to tell lies to get to Lind's heart, so get the fuck out of the way!"
"Tell lies?" he repeated.
"You know nothing, welp..."
He reached back towards Lind and pulled his arms around him.
"I think--at the risk of bringing down the wrath of the all-seeing Kira..it would be wise to abandon your 'evil deeds' while you can..."
He was unusually calm, his gaze unblinking and fearless.
Violet's temper flared and he slapped her once--only once-sending the girl crumpling to the floor. "I've already decided how I feel about you, whelp..."he growled. "Do as I say and leave before something wretched befalls you..." Juri's arms wrapped around his master as anger rose in his hallow heart towards the girl.
"Should I just write her name in the death note?" he asked, ready to do so at any moment. Saying nothing was the clue that Violet could handle himself.
She got up and was getting ready to slap him back, but this time Lind got in the way and grabbed her hand to stop her. "You've already lost me...to a gaylord. In fact I'm one too. Always had been. Always will be. You might as well give it up as long as you still have your life. Violet's...my...my...uhhh..." He blushed madly. "He's my...lover." He dragged her out the door, slammed it, and locked it shut. He then slid to the floor holding his head.
Violet and Juri eyes widened at the word 'LOVER'. Staring at Lind he took a step towards him. "...um...L-lind..." He crouched down in front of him, his fingers trembling as he laid a hand on his shoulder. "Um...um..." Juri's eye twitched and he backed up. "Um...I'll go see if...if that girl's gone..." He walked through the wall and brooded outside, then started heaving out whatever lunch he had into Lind's bushes nearby.
He couldn't believe what he had said. Lover? He wondered what the hell was going through his mind as he said it. Was it on a whim? Did he say it just to get rid of her? No. He could tell that he meant every word. What the hell is happening. All he knew was that he was going to have to throw his bushes away now that they had vomit in them.
Juri growled under his breath. "DAMN HIM!" he hissed, whipping a dark-liquid from his lower lip.
Violet stared at Lind his face growing red. "Um...well...it..doesn't..matter.." He pulled his hand away from his shoulder and sighed. "Um...I can see how that girl can really get on your nerves..."
"Yeah, she really pissed me off. I just wanted her to leave." He figured that the best way for him to stay out of trouble at this moment would be to lie about why he said what he said. "I'm sorry if it upset you Violet, and if it really upsets you that much...then I won't do it ever again."
Violet's eyes widened, then darkened slightly. "Um..it's ok..it didn't bother me..." Why are you upset??? he asked himself. Nothing stops the great Kira! if you cry now you might as well write your own name in your death note!! He rubbed his eyes, pretending he had something in it and smiled at Lind. "Didn't bother me a bit." he said with a forced smile. All of a sudden Juri's spider-like hands were around him since he already sensed his master's unhappiness. Glaring at Yomi who snickered close by, he held Violet. "It's late, Violet.." he said, supressing the urge to write Lind's name in his death note. "We should get going..."
Lind walked Violet to the door and when he had left he ran to his room. "I just don't get it. I don't get this at all." He lied there thinking about the time the lights went out and they held on to each other for comfort. Then he thought about the kiss that they shared, thinking how easily he could've pulled him off. Lastly the whole ordeal with Miki. He was the one that wrapped his arms around him, trying to give her the message that he was taken. "And then when I call him my lover his shinigami pukes into my plants. He owes me a new one by the way." He took the plant and threw it out the window, not really caring if it hit anyone.
Violet walked away, holding his smile, his death note back inside of his bag. As he walked tears rolled down his rosey cheeks, but he whipped them away as they fell. Juri sighed and flew at his side. "Violet...not that I give a damn or anything but...are you ok?" Violet nodded and smiled at Juri. "Kira's don't cry Juri. My eyes are just bothering me, is all."
"I really hope that he's going to be okay. He really is like a girl. I can't read him at all and he's a total mystery to me." He finally smiled after the whole thing, knowing that Violet would say that a Kira should never cry. "Maybe I should forget the whole thing and continue with our original plan. Maybe I should kill this Miki myself and show him that I mean nothing but business." He got up, grabbed his death note, wrote her name, and went to sleep.
At 1:00 am Miki Yamakaze walked down to the underground subway. At 1:30 the train was arriving but something was wrong. It was coming in way too fast at 200 miles an hour and was getting ready to crash. Everyone ran any which was trying to get out of the way but not Miki. She was too busy talking on her cell. At 1:32 the train ran right into her killing her on impact. Her and ten other criminals that were in the train died that night while the main cause was fast asleep in his bed.
Violet lay in his tub, the steamy water up to his nose. He blew small bubbles into the water, still feeling upset. Juri was propped against his door, his back towards his master. "Violet, why on earth are you sulking so much...?" Violet shrugged and lifted a leg out of the water, looking over it and wondering why he didn't like it. Juri glanced back behind him, blushing slightly at the sight of his untouchable master's leg. Clearing his throat he said; "Is it worth being Kira with this guy if all the two of you do is make each other upset?" Violet sighed and lifted up his body so that his wet shoulders showed. "Kira isn't distracted by such things, Juri..." he said, not sure whether he believed himself or not.
The train accident wasn't all over the news until the very next day, early in the morning. Lind turned on the news to watch his masterpiece to unfold. "Two birds with one stone, and no one even suspects Kira, because it wasn't a heart attack. Trains crash like that all the time around here." He grabbed his bag and headed out to the police station. "Time to go pretend that I care some more."
The train accident wasn't all over the news until the very next day, early in the morning. Lind turned on the news to watch his masterpiece to unfold. "Two birds with one stone, and no one even suspects Kira, because it wasn't a heart attack. Trains crash like that all the time around here." He grabbed his bag and headed out to the police station. "Time to go pretend that I care some more."
After work he walked out of the police station and saw what he thought was a woman standing there at the bottom of the stairs. He passed by her without a second thought. "Good evening ma'am." After that he walked off, then something occured to him. Why does she look a lot like Violet? He back up towards the figure to get a closer look. "Violet, is that you?"
Violet crossed his arms and smiled. "Couldn't tell, Lind...?" He smiled and walked over, his high-heels supporting his tiny frame as he leaned up and planted a light kiss on Lind's nose. "I didn't want people to get the wrong idea..if I look like a woman, you can't get into trouble.." He smiled again and pulled back, tucking his bag over his shoulder. "Is this ok...?"
"Y-Y-Yeah, it's fine. It actually suits you." He blushed slightly, thinking about how close he looks to the real thing. He was trying not to stare, but somehow it couldn't be helped. "So anywhere you want to go before we get started up again? Any errands you have to run?" Yomi appeared behind his master and laughed at Violet's new wardrobe, then at Lind's reaction. "And what do you mean by get into trouble?"
He glared at Yomi.
"Quiet you leathery antagonist..."
He pulled a bit of his hair back and Juri came up behind Yomi, smacking him on the back of the head again.
"And the reason i say 'trouble' is because now that ur a memeber of the japanese police force, you have an image to protect and 'gay' doesn't fit in that image..."
He looked sad a moment, but then forced another fake smile.
"Actually...Lind...there is something i wanted to ask you..before we get started with...with...well..you know..i was wondering if..."
He crossed one leg behind the other, smiling nervously.
"..maybe we can just take a day and...I don't know......go out...?"
He glared at Yomi.
"Quiet you leathery antagonist..."
He pulled a bit of his hair back and Juri came up behind Yomi, smacking him on the back of the head again.
"And the reason i say 'trouble' is because now that ur a memeber of the japanese police force, you have an image to protect and 'gay' doesn't fit in that image..."
He looked sad a moment, but then forced another fake smile.
"Actually...Lind...there is something i wanted to ask you..before we get started with...with...well..you know..i was wondering if..."
He crossed one leg behind the other, smiling nervously.
"..maybe we can just take a day and...I don't know......go out...?"
"Yeah sure, if that's what you really want. Want to do it today, or another day?" Like on a date? Violet was right for the most part. If the police found out that he was gay, then it wouldn't be good for his reputation. If Violet wanted to take a break from being Kira and go out with him, then he was happy to obey, glad that he wasn't upset anymore. "Where to?"
Violet shrugged a bit and blushed. "Well, I'm not from Japan...so I don't know where everything is..." He looked at the two shinigami who were both wrestling because Yomi was fed up with being hit by Juri. "And...maybe we can leave our death notes with the shinigami...?" He wanted him to himself for a while, without thoughts of the death note. "If that's too much...we don't have to..."
"I know the best place." He whistled for his shinigami and the two stopped fighting at once. He told Yomi that he was going to have him hold onto the death note for now, and asked Juri to hold onto Violet's. "Hey Yomi, you think you can go take Juri sight seeing or something for a bit? I'm taking Violet out on the town tonight okay?" Yomi nodded his head and the two were off.
Juri glared at Yomi and nodded. "Yea...let's go sight-seeing...." Violet smiled and clapped his hand once excitedly. "Thank you Juri and Yomi!! Arigato gosaiimasu!!!!" He grabbed Lind's arm and tugged on it girlishly.
"Let's go Lind!"
As they went off, Juri hovered after them, looking back at Yomi. "You can go sight-seeing on your own...I'm following them..."
"What? Juri the loyal servant of Violet isn't going to listen to his master? How shameful." He knew that he was going to get hit again so he flew away, giving the two the space that they needed.
Lind took him to a fancy restaurant and asked the front lady for a table for two. "So....if you're not from here, then where are you from? Just curious to know." The lady sat them down and they looked over the menu.
He smiled and sat down in the seat, pushing his skirt down the sides of his legs so that it wouldn't ride up. "I'm from England...I thought I told you before...?"
He sighed a bit and smiled, leaning against his palm. "Thanks for this, Lind..it means a lot to me..."
Juri was peering in threw the cieling, watching their every move having resisted the urge to slap Yomi long enough to follow the two.
This is a fancy place..."the blonde said, glancing around. "Do you come here a lot...?"
"I've never been in here at all. I always just pass right on by it as I take my walks. And you might've told me you were English, but I tend to forget things. I'm sorry." He smiled brightly. The waitress came over to take their orders. Lind ordered steak with mashed potatoes and the works, and told Violet to order whatever he wanted.
Yomi appeared behind Juri. "Humans are going to be humans Juri. You should learn to let Violet go, because you should know what happens if a shinigami becomes too attached to a human. Lind is perfect for him. The arguments and the temporary spells of being upset is how a relationship works. You need to let things go. C'mon, let's leave them be for awhile." He looked at him desperately. "Please?"
Juri glared back at Yomi, then sighed and pulled away from the building.
"I guess so..." he said, rubbing the back of his neck. "I just....I've seen the kid since he was little....been watching him so long I dunno what to do about him and his human...thing..." He spread his tattered wings and flew off. "Come one Yomi..let's go find some apples."
Violet ate a bit of his spagetti, smiling as he licked at the tip of his fork. "It's a nice place so...Lind...can you...tell me a bit about yourself..?"
Yomi smiled brightly at Juri. "Yeah, apples sound nice." He opened his dragon-like wings and flew after him.
"Well I really can't tell you more then I already have. I was raised as an orphan and my band is the closest thing I have to a family. I dated a couple of girls before Misa Amane, but none of them seemed right. Everyone always compared me to Lawliet. I was supposed to be his successor you see, but I passed it over to Near and took my own name off the records. I didn't want to catch Kira, I wanted to help Kira, so I refused." He smiled as he took a spoonful of mashed potatoes. "Music has been my whole life until I came across you. Now it's the second thing that I admire most. Anything else about you that I should know about?"
Violet smiled. "Near...? Current L am I correct?" He placed the fork against his lips. "I wanted to meet him so badly...Nate River, right? That was his name?"
It was strange that he already knew the name and yet hadn't written it down. "I'm sure if he met another Kira it would drive him nuts..."
"Especially if he finds out that I'm one of them. He really looked up to me for moral support back at the orphanage." He looked at him and smiled. "He's in LA at the moment." When he finished his food he sat back and let Violet finish his. "You might want to hurry up there. There's a movie to be watched after this." He gestured for the waitress so that he could pay for the bill.
"Already done.." He had finished less then half of his food. "I don't eat much..." he explained. He got up and waited for Lind to get up as well. "You know...Near might actually be a problem...in time..."
He started for the door and smiled.
"So what movie are we going to see...?"
"It's a movie called Moonchild with the famous actor, Gackt. It's a vampire movie, and it's really great. And yeah, he might become a problem later on if he's joining in the case, but..." He placed his finger on his lips. "Tonight we're normal, so no talking about the Kira case. You wanted to leave it behind for at least one day, so shhhh...."
His face flushed red and he smiled, bringing his fingers to his lips in thought. Hooking one arm with Lind's, he leaned against his shoulder. "I've been trying to be Kira so long, I think I think too much of it..." He nuzzled his arm and giggled. "Lind...I wouldn't think you were the way you are just by looking at you...you're very suprising...I trust Yomi will be just as unpredictable."
"You're the one that I can't figure out Violet, but don't worry your head about anything tonight." He walked them outside and looked down. "How in the world do walk in those things? Don't they hurt you're feet? Wow, I'm impressed." They walked into the theater and bought the tickets. "Let's go, room 8A."
He chuckled.
"No They don't hurt my feet... I've been dressing this way on and off since i was littel, lind..."
He walked into the theature, notincing it was completely empty.
"Hmm...it's...creepy in here..."
He gripped Lind's arm a bit tighter, his fear of the dark returning.
Lind was getting scared too. "W-W-Why are we the only ones here? Is this some sort of prank?" He led him to a seat, but on the way he tripped on a stair because he couldn't see. "I'm sorry, I'm such a clutz. Ouch, that really hurt. Violet was still clinging onto him for dear life.
Violet held his arm and luaghed nervously in the dark.
"I doubt this would be a prank...It's a weekday and most people dont go to the theature till the weekend..."
He sat in a seat and pulled Lind down next to him, lifting the armrest.
"I'm sure the movie will lighten up this room, ok...?"
He still gripped him, looking towards the dark screen, wondering how long it would be before the movie or at least the cemercials began. He was shaking slightly and his heart was beating a little quickly.
"Lind...I really...REALLY hate the dark..."He stammered, gripping him tighter.
"I know Violet. I really don't like it either." He was only comforted by Violet clinging on to him. The movie hadn't started yet, so he was still a little uneasy. "When is the movie supposed to start? I'm not liking this at all. I'm scared." Pretty soon the commercials started, but then the screen went blank again. "What's going on?"
The intercom turned on with noisy crackling and Violet clung to Lind all the more. "Attention movie goers; there has been a storm and some fuses have been blown." came the voice. "The films shall resume in a few minutes. please be patient as we are working very hard to fix the problem." Violet sighed and looked at Lind. "J-just a power outage..." He nuzzled against him and fell silent, his cheeks growing redder and redder as he snuck glances at him.
A loud noise later and Lind wrapped his arms around him. "It's going to be okay. It's going to be fine." He smiled weakly. "You know back at the orphanage whenever there was a storm I would hide in a cabinet in my bedroom. No one was ever able to find me. You probably wouldv'e though." He held on a little tighter.
His face flushed red and he closed his eyes, nuzzling into Lind's arms, sighing happily. "If I thought you were hiding and I knew you...I would've looked for you...I'd want to comfort you...like what you're doing for me..." He leaned his head up slightly, shifting so that he could rest his palm against Lind's heart and feel it beating beneath his tiny fingers.
His heart was beating like crazy, and his face was flushed just as red. "Thanks Violet. that really means a lot to me to hear you say that. It really does, oh and about what I told Miki...I meant every word. I really hate lying to you Violet, but...I really need you."
Violet felt a stab of pain in his chest and grimaced. "...Need me...?" he repeated, tensing. "You barely know me..." He looked down at Lind's leg, biting his lower lip.
"How can you say you 'need' someone when...you don't even know them?" Where on earth was all THIS comign from? He didn't know, so he fell silent.
"I won't mention it anymore, but somehow I just know okay? I was alone until you came along, but...nevermind. I don't want to end up in your shinigami's death note, so I'll be quiet and not ruin anything. I sure hope the lights come back on soon."
Violet's eyes gleamed and he gripped Lind's shirt.
"Juri wouldn't kill you....no matter how jealous he gets....he knows I'm happy around my second Kira...so he won't hurt you..."
He looked up at Lind, then moved away, standing up in front of him. His face flushed red and he bent down in front of Lind, placing his hand on his shoulders. Placing a soft kiss on his lips he bent his knees wondering if what he was doing was too forward and wondering if Lind would kill him for it. He said he meant it--that they were lovers--but...a date was all they had to show for it and one prior kiss. He felt nervousness creeping into his chest again but didn't pull away, only gripped Lind's shoulders a bit more tightly.
He blushed, closed his eyes, and wrapped his arms around him, pulling him closer. When their lips touched he wasn't scared anymore. Even when another loud noise signaled the start of the movie he didn't let go of Violet. He really did love him, and he knew that nothing could break them apart.
Violet shivered and pulled against Lind's shirt, now sitting on his lap, his legs on either side of him."Lind..."
He felt hot and couldn't pull away, ignoring the film as it played on behind them. Lind was feeling the same thing. "What is it Violet?" He didn't really care that the movie had started. What movie? My entertainment is seating right in front of me. "Is something wrong?"
"I..." he leaned even closer, pressing against him, his arms wrapping around Lind's neck. "I..Love you...Lind.."
He voice was trembling with excitement as he planted a soft kiss against his cheek, lingering as one of his hands came back to Lind
s chest, resting over his heart as he had done earlier.
"I love you too Violet. That's what I've been trying to tell you." He kissed him back on the cheek. "If you were to be caught I'd be right there beside you sharing the blame. You and I are in this together, and together we'll make a real ideal world worth living in." He smiled at him. "How about you and I blow this popsicle stand and go somewhere else?"
He giggled and nodded. "Sure..but...it'll most likely be raining....where are we going..?" His eyes lowered and he looked guilty a moment but then he looked back up at Lind, his violet eyes gleaming. "You paid so much money for the tickets...I don't want to spoil it..." He once again cursed himself and looked away, wondering why he was acting so childish when he was supposed to be Kira! It made his head spin...and Lind made his heart race! It wasn't a good combination...
Lind saw that something was wrong. "You know what? You're right. I spent too much money on these tickets...so we'll just stay here. We don't have to watch the film, but it's raining outside and it's kinda cozy in here, so don't worry about it okay?"
He smiled and nodded, nuzzeling Lind once under the cheek before getting up and off of him and sitting down in his seat, wrapping his arms around Lind's arms. He had kicked off his high-heels and had his legs crossed off to the side away from the floor. As the film rolled he felt a tad bit tired and began nodding off, lulled to sleep by the comfort he felt being next to Lind and the soft rolling of thunder in the distance.
When the movie was over he made sure not to wake him up, but instead picked him up as well as his heels, carried him to his house, and placed him on the bed. After a moments hesitation he got in the bed with him and fell fast asleep.
Juri glared at the two as he carried him and sat at the edge of the bed watching Lind closely. "Humans..."he brooded, crossing his arms. "So gross..."
He looked over at his master and walked over. He felt his insides wretch in some odd way and smiled a large toothy smile, extending his spider-like fingers towards his master."Violet...you have such an icky face..." He dragged the back of his finger against Violet's face and then blushed when the blonde groaned in his sleep. Sighing sadly, he looked at Lind. "...You better take care of him....human..." He walked through the wall returning to Yomi. "The two of them are exhausted.."he said, picking up and apple and biting into it, licking the juices nosily. "I wonder what the two of them did while they were out..."