Yes…I still have some writer's block, though I did manage to squeeze out ideas for this episode. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Me no own Death Note
Episode 7
Ember turned as Misaki approached her.
"What's up?" Misaki said, leaning against the lockers.
"Not much." Ember replied.
"I was thinking……Could I come over to your house, Ember?" Ember blinked.
"Why?"
"I just thought we could hang out." Ember thought. It would be nice to hang out with Misaki. Though she would have to ask L.
"I'll have to ask Ryuzaki about it." Ember murmured. Misaki tilted her head.
"What? Ryuzaki? Why would you need to ask him?"
Shiki's P.O.V
Shiki stopped as she heard Ember's annoying voice.
"Well……I never told you but……I live with him, actually."
Shiki peeked around the corner to see Ember and Misaki talking.
"What?! Shut up!! You live with the Wammy boys?! Are you adopted or-" Ember's hand clamped onto her mouth, silencing her.
"I guess you can say I was adopted…" Ember said. "You can't tell anyone, okay?"
"Y-yeah, sure. But wow……Your pretty lucky. Except for the fact that you have to live with that jacka** Mello." Ember shrugged and the two headed off to class. Shiki was burning with anger. Ember……That faggot…she didn't deserve to live with the Wammy boys. Shiki was cuter, prettier, and smarter!!!!! She hated Ember……She couldn't stand her!!!! Shiki had to get rid of her!
Ember's P.O.V
Ember sat down quietly. Near, Mello, and Matt were still sick, so they had to stay home. She sighed. It felt odd without them here……Matt and his cheerful attitude, Mello…well…yeah, and Near with his cute habits.
Ember let out a yelp as someone suddenly grabbed her long hair and pulled her out of her seat. She collided painfully into the next row of desks.
Ember looked up. Shiki…
"I can't stand your face here." she hissed. "So, I'll just put you in your place!!" Shiki grasped Ember's shirt and flung her across the room. The students looked in shock. Ember got to her feet and glared.
"This is stupid, Shiki…" she said, wincing as pain stung her side. "You're being unreasonable." But the bratty girl snarled and slapped Ember across the face, making her glasses fall to the ground. Ember struggled to see, but Shiki's movements were blurry. She pulled out a small, sharp object. Ember gasped. Was that……a knife?
The students gasped in terror as Shiki aimed the blade towards Ember's arm. Ember moved quickly and grappled with the snob. She felt agony slice down her right arm as the small knife's sharp blade sank into her skin. Blood oozed rapidly from the wound.
Shiki pinned her down and raised the knife, ready to strike again. Ember closed her eyes, but opened them again as Misaki and Daiko swiftly pulled her off. Misaki through her to the ground and took the nearest chair. Misaki raised it high and slammed it into Shiki's head, knocking her out cold.
"That'll teach you, b*tch!" she spat, dropping the chair.
The class stared in surprise. Daiko helped Ember up and gave her glasses back. Ember sighed in relief. She could see again. Her side ached and her arm was still bleeding. Shiki had made four cuts. One was pretty deep, while the other three weren't too bad.
"We need to get you to the nurse…" Misaki declared. Mrs. Yui entered the classroom.
"W-what happened?" she asked. "Why is Shiki unconscious and why is Ember bleeding?"
"I…I just cut myself when I was using the scissors." Ember lied, one eye closed as she tried to fight the pain. "Someone bumped into me and it just sliced my arm…...and Shiki fainted when she saw the blood" Mrs. Yui sighed.
"I see. Okay, Ember. Misaki, please take her to the nurse. And as for Shiki…She'll wake up soon." Misaki nodded and tugged at Ember's good arm. She held her injured arm steadily.
"Shiki…That little b*tch!" Misaki grumbled, guiding Ember through the hallway. "No one hurts my friends!"
"Misaki…" Ember said. "It's okay. Shiki's just too hot-headed."
"Well she better cool it before I kick her d**n a**!"
Ember sighed. What would the boys say if they saw this wound?
After school……
Ember quickly rolled down her sleeve, hiding the bandages on her arm. She didn't want them to worry. She entered the house. It was quiet.
"Um…I'm home!" she announced, closing the door and looking around. "Guys?" Ember shrugged. They must've been asleep. Or not……
Matt burst into the living room and glomped Ember. She yelped in surprise.
"M-matt?" she said.
"Your finally back!" he exclaimed, squeezing her. "I'm starving! Could you make something to……*ACHOO!*…eat?" Ember chuckled and patted his head.
"There, there." she joked. "I'll make you something to eat. But first, go to your room so I can check on you, okay?" Matt grunted and slumped back upstairs. Ember went to her room and changed into her dress. She sucked her teeth. This dress didn't have long sleeves……They could easily see her bandages. Ember dug through her drawers. She found her pink arm warmers. Perfect.
Ember slipped them on and headed down to Matt's room first. The red-head laid lazily on his bed, playing his small gameboy. He glanced at her.
"Okay…Let's see…" she said, placing a hand on his forehead. It had cooled down dramatically. "You're not as warm. How have you been feeling?"
"Pretty good!" he answered.
"Good. I need to check on Mello and Near(L already recovered). After I do, I'll start cooking, alright?" Matt nodded and went back to his game as she exited his room. She didn't bother visiting Mello, for she knew he felt the same way. She did want to see Near, however. Just because……well…she liked him. Ember strolled into the albino's room.
He was crouched on his bed, putting a blank puzzle together. He looked at her with his haunting eyes.
"Welcome back, Ember." he greeted.
"Hi, Near. H-how have you been feeling?"
"Much better, thank you. We'll be back in school tomorrow."
Ember blushed and sighed in relief. "That's good to hear……" Near tilted his head. Her face was red again……How come she always did that?
"Why are you so red?" he questioned. "Are you okay?"
"Oh! I'm sorry……Yeah, I'm fine." Ember gave him a warm smile. Near blinked. What was this feeling? His heart had sped up oh so slightly and he felt a bit fuzzy inside……
"EMBER!!!" Matt hollered from his room. "I'M STARVING OVER HERE!!!!"
Ember sweat dropped. "Alright! Alright!" She glanced back at Near and grinned. "I need to make dinner. I'll call you down when it's ready, okay?"
"Alright." he replied, going back to his uncompleted puzzle.
Ember hurried downstairs and started cooking. She made omrice and rice balls. She set the table and placed down each plate. Of course for L, she had prepared some shortcake, a cupcake she had made, ice cream, éclairs, cream puffs, and a cup of coffee with a tray of sugar cubes.
"Dinner's ready!" she called. Matt and Mello raced downstairs. Mello shoved Near out of the way and sat down. Ember glared at the blond as Near got back up and sat in his usual position. They dug in, except for Near who stared off into space, twirling his white locks. Ember giggled. He was so cute……She blushed at her thoughts and shook her head.
The front door opened. Ember felt a burst of joy. L was home! Ember raced over to the detective.
"Hi, Ryuzaki!" she greeted. L smiled and patted her head.
"Hello, Ember." he said back, walking over to the dinner table. He licked his lips and sat down, pulling his knees to his chest.
Ember cleaned up as they ate.
"Have you boys recovered?" L asked, taking a chunk of cupcake into his mouth.
"Yeah." they answered.
"Good. You'll be back in school tomorrow. Speaking of school, how was your day, Ember?" Ember's heart skipped a beat. She couldn't tell them about the fight. The last thing she wanted was for them to worry about her.
"Fine." she calmly answered, pulling up her arm warmers.
After dinner……
Ember quickly washed the dishes and headed upstairs, where she bumped into L.
"Oh…Sorry." she said. L stared at her.
"What really happened?" he asked.
"What do you mean?"
"You're a terrible liar. What happened at school?" Ember gulped and nervously held her arm warmer in place.
"Nothing, really……" Ember gasped in surprise as L yanked her arm warmer off, revealing her bandages.
"Nothing, huh? How did you get this wound?"
Ember was silent. L narrowed his dark eyes.
"Answer me, young lady." he demanded.
"I…got into a fight with Shiki…" Ember confessed. "I didn't want to fight her, but she kept coming at me and she had a knife…"
"I see…" L sighed. "Shiki has always been a hot-headed little girl. She loves being better than everyone. She used to keep talking to me when I attended the boys' open house." L examined her arm. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah." Ember replied. "But it still hurts a little."
"It'll be fine. You look tired. Get some rest, alright?" Ember smiled. L really cared about her……She nodded and L placed a swift kiss on her head.
"Good night, Ryuzaki." she said. Ember went to her room and changed into her sleep clothes-a white dress with black poka-dots. She took off her glasses and climbed into bed, though she couldn't fall asleep. Ember decided to let it go.
"Just let it all go." she thought. "Tomorrow's a new day…So just forget about it." With that, she slowly drifted to sleep.
What did you think? I hope you liked it! I decided to have a somewhat bloody chapter. So anyway, Near's starting to feel a little something, something for Ember. And…Let's see…This how Ember views each Wammy boy.
L: fatherly figure
Near: a little brother(that she has a crush on! XD)
Mello: the brother she constantly has a problem with
Matt: an older brother that she can talk to about most things
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