"Ryuk."
"Ryuk, wake up."
"Mmmmmmmmfff."
"Ryuk, get up now! It's time to go to school!"
I opened my eyes and turned my head to the left. My mother stared down at me. Startled by her face's sudden appearance, I jumped up. Unfortunately, I'd forgotten that I was sleeping on the bottom bunk, so my head connected with the metal poles with a resound Dong!
"Owie!" I cried out, sitting up and holding my head in both hands. "That hurt!"
My mom was trying hard not to laugh. "Well, if you had gotten up when I first called you, this probably wouldn't have happened. Now get dressed. You don't want to miss the bus. Again." She walked out of my room.
I sighed. "Ok, I'll get ready." Still rubbing my aching skull, I got out of bed and shuffled to the bathroom to brush my tooth.
Even after 3 years of waking up at this time, I still think 6:00 is too early, I thought to myself as I looked in the mirror. My sleepy-looking reflection gazed back at me with its black eyes. Sighing again, I grabbed a brush and began to brush my smooth, almost shoulder-length black hair straight. I remembered how my mom had told me that my hair looked more like it belonged to a girl than a boy. Of course, I didn't really care; this was the way I'd always wanted it.
I splashed some water on my face to fully wake up, then walked back to my room to get dressed. I opened my closet to reveal the rows upon rows of jeans and t-shirts.
Hmmmm, I thought to myself a bit sarcastically. What should I wear today?
I turned my head from the closet, thrust my hand into the area where the t-shirts were, and randomly grabbed a shirt. I then did the same with the jeans. I looked at my "selections". Cool. I'm gonna wear all blue today.
"Ryuk! Come eat breakfast!" I heard my mom call from the kitchen.
"Ok!" I called back as I put my clothes on. I grabbed my sneakers and slipped them on. Grabbing my backpack on the way out and slinging it over my shoulder, I exited my room and walked to the dining room. I deposited my backpack on the floor and sat down at the table. However, something didn't look right with the picture currently in front of me.
"Uuumm, Mom? Where's my breakfast?" I asked, leaning back in my chair and peering into the kitchen.
"I said to come eat breakfast. I didn't say anything about your breakfast being ready."
I stared at her blankly for a few seconds, then sweat-dropped. I chuckled, rubbed the back of my head, then said, "Yeah, I guess I get your point."
However, I'd forgotten that I had been leaning back in the chair. I promptly remembered when I ended up on the floor.
My mom sighed and put her hand over her forehead. "How many times have I told you about doing that?"
I groaned, "Too many?"
"Just eat some breakfast. You don't want to be late to school."
Getting up off the floor, I asked her, "Mom, how can I possibly be late when I walk?"
She ignored my question as she grabbed her purse and her keys and began walking to the front door. "I'll be kind of late coming home from work today. There's some food in the fridge for dinner. Don't wait until I get here to eat, ok?"
I saluted. "Yes, ma'am!"
She smiled at me, then turned and walked out the door. I walked into the kitchen, grabbed some bread, peanut butter, and some jam, made myself a sandwich, then went outside, locking the door. I had taken a couple of steps from the house when I realized that I'd forgotten something. I turned around to open the door when I suddenly felt arms grab me from behind.
Ryuk: So, now what?
Me: You got wait to find out.
Ryuk:...
Me: Well, you are me, so how do you not know?
Ryuk: Oh yeah. Heh heh...
Me: Ok, anyways, sorry to you readers for taking so long. I had some computer problems. I'll introduce the other main characters in the next chapter. Oh, and sorry about the ending, I know it's so cliched.
Ryuk: Dummy.
Me: ...Shut up.