As Scout sat up, rubbing her eyes, she relized with a groan that it was Monday. She had to go to school, which

meant that Ryuk would be tagging along.

"Why so gloomy?" Ryuk asked Hovering above her bed, looking down at her. Scout made a face.

"Ugh...those teeth..."

"What's wrong with my teeth?" Ryuk asked. Scout shook her head, "nevermind..." Are you gonna follow me to

school?"

"I have to stick close to the Death Note's owner."

"So yes?"

"Yeah."

Scout moaned and rolled over and burried her face in her pillows.

"Great..."


Scout and Kathleen walked side by side on the way to school, Ryuk folowing behind. It was really hard not being

able to tell Kathleen about Ryuk. Especially since he was always hanging over her shoulder like a stubborn strand

of hair.

"So Scout, how's your dad doing?"

"He's okay...gonna have to stay in the hospital for a while longer though..."

Kathleen nodded. "I wonder what we made on that Algebra test..." Scout said to half to herself.

"Well, I know how I did," Kathleen said smirking, "YOU didn't study. As usual..."

"No studying?" Ryuk asked, "heh, how irresponsible..."

Scout fought the urge to turn around and club him.

"I looked at your paper on the way to the front of the class, chill out, you did good," Kathleen said with a reassuring

smile. Scout inhaled deeply and let it out in a small whoosh.

"Good, My mom'll kill me if I get another 'c' in math..." Scout said, "And by the way I DO study...It's just so boring..."

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She sat near the back of the class, as usual, trying to focus on what the teacher was saying.

"And can anyone tell me WHY Beowulf faught the alone?" he asked, "Besides his pride?"

several hands whent up.

Scout scribbled down a few notes.

"Hey Scout, this class is boring..."

"No it's not," Scout said.

"Can I have an Apple?"

"No!" she whispered angrily, "we're in the middle of class and I-"

"Scout?" the teacher said sharply

Scout whipped around, "Yes sir?"

"Do you have something you want to share with the class?"

Scout gulped, "No sir. There's just an annoying thing buzzing around my ear.." she said glaring in Ryuks direction.

"Well, try to deal with it QUIETLY if you please."

"Yes Mr Guzenheit..." Scout said.

Mr Guzenheit turned back to the chalk board. Scout sighed as Ryuk began to laugh, " Who sneezed?"

Scout glowered, "it's his name, stupid."

Ryuk continued to laugh, "Oh no it's not...His real name is Charles Hunter."

"How can you tell?" Scout asked.

"I'll explain later," Ryuk said walking around the classroom, looking for something to ammuse himself with.

Scout sighed and whent back to her notes.


Rekab set looked out of one of the viewing portals to the human realm. He was watching the humans go about their

daily lives. His attention was caught by a human boy who seemed to be fighting with a much larger, older man

"Get out of my house you ungratefull punk!" the man shouted, throwing a punch in the boys boy collapsed to

the ground. He wiped blood from the corner of his mouth, glaring up at the man. He pulled himself to his feet and

shouldered a grey and red backpack which seemed nearly to burst. He had a metal cage in his left hand, which swung

slightly as he limped away Rekab looked at his name.

"Johnathon Morgue..." Rekab said, chuckling a bit to himself.

He looked around to see if anyone else was loking and pulled out his Death Note. He looked at it thoughtfully.


Johnathon, known as Johnny for short, walked down the largly deserted back streets of San Francisco. He paused, looking

at his battered reflection in an antique store window.

"Damn. I'm gonna feel that tomarrow..."

His hair was dark brown, almost black, which was sort of spikey. He was wearing a dark red sleavless shirt and worn jeans

and heavy-duty brown and tan sneakers. A split lip, a two black eyes, and various other bruises now decorated his

normaly good-looking face.

he set down the cage, which Contained his pet Rat, Charlie, a black and White rat with only three legs he'd rescued from

one of his stepfathers rat traps 2 years ago. The little rodent squeeked.

Johnny reached into his pocket and pulled out a pack of half-crumpled crackers

"Here," he said pouring them into the small food dish in the cage, "Guess it's just you and me, huh little buddy?"

Suddenly something black landed at his feet. it looked like a notebook.

"What the hell...?"