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Secrets and Lies

Shinigami. Death god. Death. This wasn't real. Misaki's breathing sped up. What was going on? Vivid colors flashed across her eyes. The creature was easily 2 times her height, with pitch black feathers for skin. It kind of reminded her of a crow. A really big crow.

"Wh-where did you come from?" she stuttered, "How have I never seen you before?'

"Well," the Shinigami began, "its kind of a long story. I'd be glad no fill you in though."

Misaki nodded. Whatever was happening, she needed the truth. She was crossing her fingers, hoping this was just a dream. She would be very disappointed.

The Shinigami began. "Well, lets see. Back when you were a whole lot younger, maybe around 2 or 3 years old, your father had begun working with the detective agencies around Japan. He had been a very sly fellow, yes? Had a deep interest in the supernatural. This got me kind of curious. So, being bored as I was, up in the land of the dead, I decided to take a chance, and drop my Death Note down to him. I"-

"Wait, a Death Note?" Misaki interrupted hastily. She had the feeling she shouldn't be messing with this demon, but she had the urge to find out more about what was going on.

The Shinigami just smiled an eerie smile back. Well, at least, it seemed it was smiling. Then again, it had always had that creepy frozen grin on its face, so it was impossible to tell.

"A Death Note? Didn't think I'd have to explain the basics to you. A Death Note is a notebook. Not a regular one, mind you, but a notebook of death. Its rules are quite simple, actually: Anyone who's name you write in it dies."

Dies. Death. The words echoed around in her head, again and again. Was this what had been causing all of the deaths? Was this what she thought the curse had been all these years?

Before she had a chance to speak up, the death god continued. "One way or another, your father, being the first to notice the book, took an immediate interest in the thing. Moments after picking it up, I became visible. The thing about the Death Note, once you touch it, you can see me. Same goes for any Death Note. Every Shinigami is linked to their Note.

"Anyways, once he saw me, his reaction was different from the rest. Rather than being afraid, he quickly examined me, even speaking to me, just to figure out what I was. I hadn't been expecting such an outcome, so I calmly went along with everything he asked. It was quite the experience.

"After a couple days of his little 'interrogation', he had finally begun to use the Death Note to his advantage. Another thing about the Death Note, not only do you have to know the name of the person you wish to… eliminate, lets say; you also must have the face of the person in your mind. If not, the Death Note doesn't work. Simple as that."

Misaki was motionless now. Her father had been-killing people? This wasn't right. Her father wouldn't kill. He had been so gentle, and caring. He would never-

"You look distressed, Misa-chan. Is this because of your father? Let me just clarify this for you. He had his morals, believe me. He refused to murder anyone other than criminals. Boring as that was for me, I guess that had kept him out of suspicion for quite some time.

"That was, until his death."

Misaki felt a tear spill down the side of her face. She didn't even bother wiping it away. She had no energy. Her father had killed criminals. Didn't that still make him a murderer?

"You know about my father's death?" She asked, not even noticing the tremor in her voice.

"Oh, I was there when it happened. See, believe it or not, your father hadn't actually died of a heart attack. The hospital had just told you this in order to keep you sane. Truth is, the Task Force had become aware of strange behaviour concerning your father. To put it simply, he was shot to death. They buried his body up in the mountains somewhere."

Misaki clenched her fists. How had she not known of this? Why hadn't anyone told her?

"Now that I think about it, there was one person in particular who discovered the truth about your dad in the first place." The Shinigami said with a slight edge to his voice.

She looked up slowly, a fire in her eyes. 'If I could find his killer.' She thought, 'I'd kill him'. Her thoughts surprized even her. She would never go that far. Or would she.

"Do you know his, or her, name?" She asked, curiosity spilling out of her.

"Well, I couldn't tell you his real name, now could I? That would ruin all the fun. But I'll tell you this: He is most commonly known by his alias. The man- or child, should I say- his name is L."

To be continued…

Looks like you made it through chapter 3! Thanks so much for reading it (sorry for all the dialogue-I'll try to keep it down to a minimum next time)! Hoped you enjoyed! Just letting you know now that more information will be clarified next chapter. Again, thank you so much for reading, it really means a lot to me. As always, please leave a nice review to help with future chapters! :)

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