Chapter 8: Colors of the Heart
Disclaimer: I don't own Death note or His Dark Material or the song Colors of the Heart by Uverworld.
Wolflink93: Here is the 8th chapter. And in this chapter there will be a song in it.
After a while they were finally there. Light now found out that Mark's real name was William Parry. And that also we had to call his servant Allen, so he can come pick us up. We also evaded some police cars, to Light's relieve. They were then let out to go through the window to find the knife.
Light, Lyra, and Will are now inside the world of Cittagaze. They were walking along the streets, formulating a plan to get the knife. Will had just informed Light and Lyra about the snake daemon that Sir Charles had. Light stood there trying to remember something that sounded familiar to what Will just told them. Lyra then informed Will that she had seen a kid with curly hair, who might know something about the knife.
"Why are we telling these things to this kid?" Lyra said, looking at Light with a harsh glare. "How can we trust him?" Lyra asked.
"He's in the same boat as us. Plus we could use all the help we can get." Will answered.
"What's your problem with me anyway?" Light asked, curiously looking over at Lyra, with Hakumei, sparrow form, on his left shoulder.
"Don't you remember having your daemon pin Pan down?" Lyra said, clutching Pan, ermine formed, against her chest.
"Yes, but I had a good reason to do it." Light said, calmly.
"Oh, and what would that be?" Lyra asked, angrily stomping her right foot on the ground.
"Isn't it obvious? What you were about to do wouldn't have helped us in the slightest." Light stated.
"He does have a point." Will said. Lyra looked over to Will.
"What are we going to do then?" Lyra asked, still slightly angry.
"I suggest that we wait till tomorrow. That way we can have enough energy to get the knife back. Though were going to need to get up early. I can't let ownership of the Alethia Note pass on to Charles. If that were too happen who knows what he would do with it." Light said.
"I say we go and get it now." Lyra said, crossing her arms.
"Well, I think it would be better if we were to restore energy." Light said, squinting his eyes. Normally Light wouldn't stoop so low as to have a fight with a child, but there were always exceptions.
"Maybe this person could escape by the time we get there." Lyra argued.
"I think that the man can't escape. If the man could escape, don't you think he would have done it by now, instead of waiting?" Light argued back, a growl escaping his throat. Lyra glared at Light, she opened her mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Will.
"Lyra, again, he has a point." Will said. Lyra then stood there fuming, she then turned around to go back to the house that she and Will found.
Will looked over toward Light. "Follow me. You can stay at the house Lyra and I found." Will said, walking off, with Light following. After walking a few minutes, they came to stop near a house, which seemed like it hasn't been cleaned in a while, though by the looks of it you could tell someone had been living in it recently. Will opened the door, and then walked in to the house. Light looked the house over, making sure to memorize where it was, for future reference. Light walked into the house, only to be greeted by the smell of food being cooked. Light looked into the kitchen to see Lyra preparing some baked beans, with Pan near the stove. Light walked over to the refrigerator, to see what food was in stock. Light saw that there was enough food to last probably around a month. Most of the food he saw looked more appetizing then baked beans. Light looked over to Will, disbelieve written on his face. As if reading his mind, Will walked over to whisper something to Light.
"She doesn't know how to make anything else, besides scrambled eggs and baked beans." Will informed Light. Light nodded his head in understanding. Light during his trip with Lemaster; saw that Lyra's world didn't have most food that they had in his world. Light not wanting to eat baked beans, got an apple out of the fridge and started to eat it. Lyra looked over toward Light with a solemn expression on her face.
"En't you going to have any baked beans?" Lyra asked, with Light's eyes twitching following the grammatical error. "Also why is your eye twitching?" She asked.
"To answer your first question, no I will not have anything that has the word bean in it," Light said, with a look of distaste on his face. "And the answer to your second question, my eye twitched, because you said en't, instead of aren't." Light said.
"And what's wrong with me saying en't." Lyra asked.
"It's just that, it doesn't make you sound intelligent at all."
"Really? Then if you're so intelligent than how did you lose your Alethia Note?" Lyra asked, with a grin on her face. Light, not wanting to play the comeback game, started to walk out of the house.
"Where are you going?" Lyra asked, smirking, knowing that she won.
"I'm going outside to think," Light said, opening the door. "Anything wrong with that?" he said turning to look at Lyra from the doorway, annoyed.
"No." Lyra said, still smirking. Light then turned and walked out of the house, off into the nearby woods, for solitude.
I can't believe I got into such a childish fight? Light thought walking through the silent forest.
"You are 13 again, so it's only natural."Hakumei said, trying to cheer Light up.
"I guess you're right..." Light let the sentence hang. Light felt a drop of moisture on his head. Light felt the wetness flow down his face, catching it in his hand.
It's raining? Light thought, looking for shelter. Light looked over to see a big oak tree that seemed to be pretty old, it was big enough to keep most of the moisture off of him. Light walked over and sat under the tree, deep in thought.
Light's World…
You could hear the scribbling of pen on paper. There was a man in a lone room hunched over a desk writing something in a black notebook. The man heard a chuckle nearby and decided to address it.
"Shinigami, you were unusually quiet during the meeting that I had with the three children." The man said. "Normally you would chuckle when I was doing something like what I did with the children." The man said, looking at a figure that was sitting over in the corner. The Shinigami had the body of a skeleton with brown hair on the top of his head, there was a red bandana wrapped around his hair to make it look like his hair was spiked. Under the bandana were green tinted goggles. If you looked into his eyes all you would see is empty darkness. The shinigami wore a red overcoat, over a white button up dress shirt; he also wore what appeared to be black leather pants. Strapped to his back was a greenish yellow club with spikes jutting down toward the hilt, also he wore boots with white strings hanging off of it. Strapped on his hip was a black notebook, with the words Death Note written in white writing, on the cover.
"Ah, yes, so you noticed?" The shinigami smiled. "It's just… one of the kids got my attention more than what you were doing, Charles." The shinigami chuckled.
"Which one?"
"Lawliet." The shinigami said, chuckling.
"Yes, he seems to be very intelligent. Maybe even a genius." Charles said, writing in the notebook in front of him. There were a few moments of silence, except for the scribbling of pen to paper.
"How are you able to write so many names without getting found out by the ICPO?" The shinigami asked, curiously. Charles laughed still writing in the Death Note.
"I'm writing the names of people in my world, and since my world doesn't have an organization, like the ICPO. I'll never get found out… unlike the first Kira."
"But won't it still get noticed that people are dying of heart attacks?"
"It doesn't matter, none of them will be able to find me. The first Kira didn't have another world to hide in, like I do." Charles said, writing even faster.
"What do you plan to do with the Death Note anyway?" The Shinigami asked. Charles smirked.
"I plan to kill anyone who is against the Authority!" Charles yelled, laughing like a mad man.
Hmm what a stupid human. Well, at least he did his job and found the person I was looking for… Yagami Light! You're mine. The shinigami thought, laughing with Charles.
Cittagaze world…
Lyra was looking out the window watching it rain, petting Pan who was ermine formed in her lap. After she was done eating her share of baked beans, she was bored just walking from room to room. She even cleaned the rooms while she was at it. Though it was pointless, since nobody lived in this house anymore. When she was done she was still bored, so here she was sitting, bored, in front of the window watching it rain. She heard someone walk into the room; she turned her head to see it was Will. He walked over to look out the window with Lyra.
"Do you think you should go out to find Lawliet and apologize?" Will asked, looking over toward Lyra.
"It's his fault for going out there anyway." Lyra said. "Anyways he's the one who started it." She added.
"No, you're the one who started it." He said. "If he hadn't stopped you who knows what Charles would have done. After all he was holding all the cards." He pointed out.
"Okay, fine I'll go apologize." Lyra pouted, standing up. She was about to head out the door until Will stopped her to hand her something.
"Here's an umbrella it should help you from getting wet." Will said, handing it to Lyra. Lyra nodded and headed out the door into the forest.
Light was still sitting under the same tree talking with Hakumei. Hakumei looked up at Light from his lap.
"Can I ask you something?" Hakumei asked.
"Sure what is it, Hakumei?"
"Why did you use the Death Note?"
"I was bored."
"Bored?"
"Yes, I got tired of the daily routine of my life. All I did everyday was wake up, eat breakfast, go to school, go home, eat, study, go to sleep, and the cycle repeated everyday. I didn't really have anything to do. I just studied all the time." Light said, looking at the sky. "Sure it's great and all to have your parents proud of you… but… having to go through each day without having any challenge what so ever gets… boring."
"That's why you used the Death Note? Then why did you decide to kill criminals?"
"Not only was I smart, I also had a strong sense of justice just like my father… but our opinions on how the criminals were dealt with were different. I figured that if all the criminals died and only the good people were left then there wouldn't be anymore crime. And it worked. I was able to drop the crime rate down by 80 percent. Even all of the wars stopped."
"Kira had a big influence on the world. Didn't he?"
Light nodded his head. "Though there were also people who didn't agree with how I took care of the criminals."
"You mean L and the task force right?"
"Yes, now L, he was a challenge." Light said. Hakumei yawned, lying her head down on Light's lap, panther form.
"Why don't you rest your eyes. I'll tell you about it later." Light said, smiling.
"Have you ever sung before?" Hakumei asked, sleepily.
"No, not really." Light said, confused.
"I want to hear you sing." Hakumei said.
Light blushed. "I'm not that good."
"Please." Hakumei said, looking at Light, puppy dog form.
Light sighed "Okay, fine," Light said, beginning to sing.
"On that day,
My
heart crumbled in silence
Even though I scream at being
broken,
Inerasable memories and
Darkness flow into my eyes
And
I sink into tomorrow
Whose colors can't even be seen anymore."
With Lyra…
"Where is he!?" Lyra yelled.
"Lyra calm down. I'm sure we'll find him." Pan said. Lyra, and Pan were walking through the damp forest, looking for Light.
"Pan, can't you smell him?" Lyra asked, looking over toward Pan, who was on her shoulder.
"No, the rain is hindering my sense of smell." Pan said, perking his ears up. "Wait, I think I hear something. I think it's…singing.
"Singing?" Lyra asked, confused. Pan nodded his head yes. "Who would be out here singing in the rain? Wait, I think I hear it to."
"I searched
endlessly for the day of reconciliation
Only for the sake of
losing it,
I will live for the present
Even when it is
useless and I embrace solitude alone.
If you turn on the lights.
If you turn on the lights.
I will shine towards them."
Lyra and Pan started to head toward where the sound was coming from.
What a beautiful voice. I've never heard anything like it. Lyra thought amazed.
"Feelings
continuously filled with wishes will someday create colors,
that's
what I've been taught.
To be a person who continues to live with
this in the heart.
Because COLORS are born within anything and
everything inevitable.
I will paint tomorrow once more with these
hands."
Lyra couldn't help but me memorized by the beautiful melody. Now that she was closer she could tell that it was a male's voice.
"Before I knew it,
I became used to the things I've lost.
Even the things which were
placed into my hands slipped through my fingers
Before my
tears dry up, the words which I wanted to hear.
Are now for the
sake of saving someone."
Lyra could tell the person wasn't very far away at this point. In fact she could see a clearing just up ahead.
"If light
becomes stronger, darkness will also become deeper.
Even if I
realized that, I have nothing to fear.
Because COLORS are born at
the end of just about any kind of heart.
My eyes are already open
because we were gazing at each other."
Lyra was 2 steps away from being into the clearing. She was surprised to find out that the person singing was Light. Light was in the clearing sitting under a giant oak tree, stroking Hakumei's head, who was in his lap.
"The BREATH of
sadness, I was searching for that to stain it in colors.
Without
raising a sound
Feelings continuously filled with wishes will someday create colors.
That's what I've
been taught.
To be a person who continues to live by this in the
heart.
Because COLORS are born within anything and everything
inevitable.
They will illuminate once more with the fingertips of
light."
With Light…
"Just drawing...
Just drawing... Colors in light and darkness.
And take it... And
take it... Colors in light and darkness. Light sang, looking at
the cloudy sky.
"Now, the gentle colors which could not be reached." Light sang, holding his hands up to catch some rain in his hands. "With these hands, I will use them to paint and fix everything again." He sang, putting his hands down to rest on Hakumei. Light heard clapping nearby, and turned his head to see that Lyra was the one clapping.
"That was beautiful." Lyra complimented, smiling.
"I have to agree." Hakumei said, opening her eyes. "Where did you learn it?" she asked.
Light blushed, and looked down at Hakumei. "My mom sang it to me a few times when I was a kid." Light said, scratching Hakumei behind the ear. Lyra walked over toward Light to shield him from the rain, with her umbrella.
"Tell me something, Light." Lyra said.
Light's eyes widened. "How do you know my name?"
"Well, you just told me, and I found out in a dream I had." Lyra said. "Why did you use the Death Note?" she asked.
Light looked away in the opposite direction Lyra was in. "I wanted to cleanse the world of evil, and become god of that new world."
"That seems childish." Lyra said.
"Yeah, now that I think about it, it was pretty childish." Light sighed.
"You shouldn't have killed any criminals at all."
"What do you mean?"
"Will told me a lot about how your government works. And well how many people, who were actually innocent of there crimes, did you kill?" She paused to see if Light would answer, since he didn't she went on. "About 75 percent of all the criminals you killed were innocent."
"No… No… I couldn't have." Light said, staring wide eyed at his hands.
"You did… Take Will's case for example, if he hadn't killed this one guy then Will would have died. And yet since he did, he is wanted by the cops. Does your government seem so perfect now?" Lyra said.
She's smarter than she makes herself out to be. Light thought, looking over toward Lyra. Light then looked down at Hakumei in shame. He then feels something placed on his shoulder, he looks up to see that Lyra placed her hand on his shoulder in a comforting manner.
"It's okay, you didn't know. After all, you're only human." Lyra said.
Light nodded his head and smiled. "Yeah, only human," Light repeated, standing up, and dusting him self off. "Well, let's get going before this storm gets worse." He suggested. Lyra nodded and waited for Light to get under the umbrella, and then she remembered something.
"I forgot to tell you but… I'm sorry that I got angry with you. It's just that… when you had Hakumei pin Pan down…" Lyra was about to say something else, but was silenced when Light put a finger to her lips.
"I forgive you." Light said, smiling. The two started to walk back to the house so that they could get out of the rain.
After walking for a while they were finally in front of the house. Light was about to open the door until he was stopped by Lyra.
"Light, why exactly did you stop me from doing what I was about to do?" Lyra asked, curious.
"I don't really know myself." Light said, opening the door. Light walked into the house, followed by Lyra, who closed the door. Light looked over at the clock to see that it was pretty late.
Light looked over toward Lyra. "Where are we going to sleep?" Light said, pointing to himself and Hakumei. Lyra seemed to ponder this.
"Well, you could sleep in my room." Lyra suggested. Light blushed.
Dammit, how many times am I going to do that!? Light thought, aggravated.
"No, I can just sleep out here." Light said.
"Oh come on." Lyra said, poking Light in the chest. "Are you chicken?" she said, with Pan turning into a chicken. Of course Light wasn't going to let his pride be damaged in such a way.
"Okay, fine lead the way." Light said, angry. Lyra noticing this just shrugged and walked to her room with Light following. When they were in the room Light could see that it seemed to be pretty clean, there was a wooden dresser off in the corner and there was a mattress on the floor with a blanket. Light saw Lyra walk over to the bed and lie down, pulling the blankets over her. Light looked around for a place to sleep.
"Aren't you coming?" Lyra asked, holding Pan to her chest ermine form.
"What you expect me to…" Light said, not finishing his sentence. Pan turned into a chicken and started to make chicken noises.
Light squinted his eyes. "Very well, then." Light said, walking over and getting under the blanket.
"Now was that so hard?"
"Shut up." Light grumbled, clutching Hakumei, ferret form.
"Good night, Light." Lyra said, sleepily.
Light smiled. "Good night… Lyra."
Wolflink93: Well… I don't really have a mini clip for this chapter I couldn't think of one. But, why doesn't the people who fav and alert this story don't review. I might have to go on a strike soon. Also I have an amv (the link is in my profile) that has the song Colors of the Heart, it's a Death Note Amv called colors of the death note. So, if you want to hear the song it's in there. Note: I used the English lyrics of the song instead of Japanese… I mean it wouldn't make any sense if it was Japanese since you wouldn't understand it. So, review or I will be forced to go on strike. I want to thank Earthpaw and Princess of Oblivion for all of the support and I also want to thank my Beta, Renodin for reading these and giving me advice to make it better. Now for the rest of you, review or face the wrath of HAKUMEI , L, AND LIGHT!!!
Hakumei: I'm a freakin' beast!!!
L: I'm a freakin' detective!!!
Light: I'm a freakin Kira!!!
Wolflink93: And
I'm a freakin' writer!!!
