-Ricochet-

(N.O.C.)

I am not sure about Misa's living arrangements. I guess she probably lived on her own, but it seems like she would be lonely that way...


Chapter Ten: Mancala's Misa

Death Note... Death... note? Misa had been examining the notebook for a few minutes now. It was coming together that this was some kind of ...prank? She took a spoon full of the gelatin she'd been craving. She hadn't had it for so long, now she was wondering why she'd had a sudden craving for it.

"You two stay quiet, she'll be able to see me." Ryuk snickered as he came through the wall.

"AAH! Stalker!" Misa shriek, stumbling back onto her bed.

"Eh? No..."

"Wh-what... you're not human..." She realized. This guy couldn't be human could he? So tall and strange looking... Was he a foreigner?

"I'm a Shinigami." Ryuk said. Someone came to Misa's door.

"Are you okay Misa?" Asked another girl.

"You're the only one who can see and hear me." Ryuk added.

Misa nodded, though her friend stayed outside her door. "Yeah, I'm okay." She got up, her eyes still wide and on the shinigami as she went to the door. She opened it and peeked her head out. "I'm fine. Just something on TV."

"Oh okay..."

Misa sighed as she closed the door. She was... confused and worried. "A Shinigami?"

"OH!" Mancala squealed. "She's so cute! She's my favorite now!" The Fate latched onto Misa's leg, she didn't seem to notice her at all and walked up to Ryuk.

"Stop that..." Chess snickered.

Ryuk watched the little fates. They were making it hard to talk to Misa. "Yes, I'm Ryuk. That notebook you picked up..."

Chess was trying to pry Mancala from Misa. "Stop it!"- "Eeek,"- "Let go!"- "She's my FAVORITE."

"O-oh." Misa realized she hadn't introduced herself. Despite the fact that she was facing... a monster, maybe he was the polite type. "I'm Misa Amane, Ryuk. Nice to meet you." She said a little shakily. "You- you came for this?" She picked up the notebook and held it up to him.

Ryuk wanted to put his hands over his ears. Mancala had been pried from Misa and now the two fates were wrestling with each other. "Eh, yeah, but as long as it's here and you have it, it's yours."

"Does it... really kill people then?" Misa asked, holding the Death Note against her chest.

Mancala had crawled up onto a desk and was staring at Misa's chest. "She's got bumpers on herself." The fate declared.

"A lot of them have bumpers like that." Chess added.

"Oi, be quiet." Ryuk snickered at the fates.

"Uh- I'm sorry." Misa said.

"Not you..." Ryuk had to try to ignore the two fates. "There are little demons running around here."

It wasn't easy to swallow something like that, but Misa didn't know Shinigami actually existed until now, nor that they looked like this. She decided she might be dreaming. "Oh really?"

Mancala reached out for notebook, or maybe Misa's "bumpers". Mancala got a grip on the notebook and it moved in Misa's grip. She looked down. "A hand! A little hand."

"She can see me." Mancala chimed.

Misa pulled away, apparently she couldn't hear them. "I-I guess I shouldn't doubt you Mr. Shinigami." Misa looked at the gelatin she'd had earlier, wondering if something was in it. She took a deep breath and sat down on her bed. "This is ... a bit much to take."

"Eh, well don't mind them." Ryuk said, giving them a glare.

Misa flopped back on her bed. "A Death Note, Shinigami, demons..."

"She's overwhelmed?" Mancala wondered. "I'm overwhelmed!"

"Mancala... control yourself." Chess said. It was exciting to meet a chancer, but Mancala was getting too energetic. "Where'd your hood go?" Mancala flipped the hood back on.

"It's attached to the bow-tie."

Misa suddenly sat up. "But if this really kills people..." She paused, thinking about... her parents. "There's someone I'd really like to..." Her glare was sharp with anger as she looked the Death Note.


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Next: Chapter Eleven: Murder

What a title... I shouldn't have to say much about that one.