Disclaimer – I don't own Death Note! Big surprise, huh? I might own its characters… Wait, scratch that, I don't at all. D
McFuzzy: Alright, well, this should be an interesting chapter. Light finds out some important things.
Light: Well, I guess you could say it explains the way L acts, accept for the sweets…
How does he do that?
Ryuuzaki: Now Raito-kun, let's not spoil the experience for the readers. You might find out eventually.
McFuzzy: Yeah, don't spoil it! I don't want to write all of this for nothing!
Light: Like people even like your writing.
McFuzzy: (crawls into a corner and cries) You're so hurtful!
Light: Just get on with it! Enjoy the read! (Like you could bwhahaha!)
Chapter 3 Fall
They had arrived at Aiiku hospital in what seemed to be one piece. Light could just feel the jealousy emanating off of Matsuda as he peered at Ryuuzaki.
"I'm watching you, noobie." Light rubbed his temples again.
"Okay Mogi, I need you to go and find out what room this Teru Mikami is in."
He nodded and went up to the front desk. "Alright you two," he caught Ryuuzaki scowling at Matsuda, "the goal of this mission is to be as humble as possible. Remember, the poor guy got raped, so we should be tender in our questioning."
They both reluctantly nodded. Matsuda stuck his tongue out at Ryuuzaki in front of Light. He sighed in annoyance. This was going to be harder than he thought.
"Mikami-san is in room 103." Light barely even noticed Mogi had returned.
"Alright, Mogi-san, I need you to stay here and look for questionable faces. Please photograph them and record them." Mogi nodded and the trio proceeded to Mikami's room
Light gently knocked on the door and got no reply. He gritted his teeth in annoyance. Another knock.
"Who is it?" Light smiled in triumph.
"Raito Yagami, I'm with the Police agency. Would you mind if I questioned you?"
"Come in." Light opened the door only to plug his nose from such a sickly smell. Matsuda did the same, but Ryuuzaki seemed unfazed.
"Good afternoon Mikami-san." He noticed the boy was actually relatively handsome. Unfortunately, he was gazing intensely at Light.
"I just came here to ask you some questions about your, umm, accident." He didn't want the guy to cry or anything.
The boy's eyes lit up instantly as he replied "Of course Raito-sama. I'd be happy to help!" Light sighed in relief that he wasn't all depressed, but he was surprisingly cheery for having been raped.
"Thank you. I hope you don't mind, but I'll be recording this conversation." The man nodded, and Light motioned towards Matsuda who gleefully brought out his tape recorder. "Alright. Mikami san-"
"You can call me Teru-kun, Raito-sama!"
"Right then, Teru-kun, tell me about when you first saw the car thieves."
"I was at a gas station when I saw three men walking out of separate vehicles. They came inside while I was buying gas. After I had paid for my pump, I decided that I wanted something to drink, but the men were at the back of the store near the drink coolers. I decided what the hell, and looked for what I wanted."
"I wasn't too scared, because a guy and his friend were there with me. Then they started talking about where they were going to put the cars. I only looked at them and they…" He trailed off wile Light listened intently.
"Go ahead."
"They found out that I was eavesdropping. They waited outside for me and the two other boys… From there I can't remember much."
Light was frustrated. He didn't get any new information on this guy. He didn't know where to go from there.
"Does Mikami-san remember how many men were inside the gas station?" Ryuuzaki blurted out in the silence.
"Actually, now that you mention it, there were five talking together." Light grinned. Maybe Ryuuzaki wasn't so bad to have around after all. Matsuda was still glaring at him.
"You have to remember for me, Teru-kun. What happened to the two other men after you were, erm, raped?" Mikami didn't even wince at the question.
"They ran on foot. The details are fuzzy… I think I remember that one of the guys was related to one that died in jail. Otherwise, I don't know much. Gomen Raito-sama!"
It was enough for Light. He now had two suspects to work with that were missing in Tokyo, and one was presumed to be a relative.
"That will be all. Thank you for your time."
"W-wait Raito-sama! I should have your phone number just in case I, um, can remember something!" Not again, Light thought to himself. He hated stalkers. Misa could prove that. Light obliged to his wishes and left the room. He was caught off guard when he didn't see Mogi around. Honestly, could he not keep these people in one spot?
"Matsuda, find Mogi for me please." He could feel a headache beginning to form. Matsuda set off, leaving Ryuuzaki and him alone.
"Did Raito-kun gain what he wanted?" Light thought about it. Sure he did, but it would take a lot of work to find the other suspects.
Suddenly he fell to his knees. It was that feeling again, and very strong at that. He thought he was going to vomit when Ryuuzaki knelt beside him.
"Where do you feel it? Where is it coming from?" Light grasped his stomach in pain and pointed to the side of him. Ryuuzaki looked to where light was pointing and his eyes widened a little. "I suggest that Raito-kun leaves promptly."
"W-why?" He grimaced in pain.
"It is a little hard to explain at this point. Let us adjourn, shall we?" He grabbed Light's arm and wrapped it around his shoulder. He began guiding Light towards the entrance of the hospital where they found Mogi and Matsuda sitting on a couch drinking coffee. They jolted from their seats and ran to Light.
"Raito-Kun, are you okay?!" Matsuda cried out.
"Yes, I'm fine; I just need to lie down for a minute." His vision became very blurry as he felt ringing in his ears. Then his sight was out, and he was out like a light.
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The moon was out. He felt the glow of its rays beaming into his flesh, burring into his pores stinging and tearing his skin like a knife through butter. Light screamed loudly as his skin melted off of his body in a bloody pool around his feet.
He could feel the bloody warmth of his face, feeling the muscle, and like ripping off a million hang nails, his muscles were delicately torn apart by the wind, and all Light could feel was the bone that his body had become.
He watched as his blood turned into mud, and his flesh turned into lifeless dirt blowing in the wind. He tried to cry, but nothing came out. He tried to scream, but he heard nothing but breath.
"Fall." He turned his skeleton body to face the voice. He no longer felt pain. "Fall" It said again. Light viewed it in fascination. It was horrible, but beautiful. He looked at his boney hand and in it saw an apple. The creature laughed and started towards the sky.
"If you don't fall, you will always be mortal. Foolish human."
He watched as the creature flew into the sky. He longed greatly to ask it what it meant, but he could still only hear his own breath. He looked around him and saw a ledge.
On the bottom there was nothing but black, like a never-ending hole that led to nothing. He was so tempted to jump. He saw the creature standing beside him again.
"Are you ready to fall?" He questioned. Light took a deep breath.
"Raito-kun." He swayed backwards from the ledge. He wanted to jump, but the world became shaky, and that voice was not from the creature. The creature just looked at him
"What are you waiting for, human? Fall."
He walked to the edge again, ready to jump.
"Raito kun?" He fell onto his back and opened his eyes.
"Gah!" Light shot up out of bed only to find himself staring into Ryuuzaki's eyes. Ryuuzaki had his knees on either side of Light and was sitting on his legs. His eyes were wide and probing.
Light found himself to be very sweaty and shocked. That dream he had just had, it was so real… His heart was beating at an alarming rate. If he had any more of these bad dreams, he would never get any sleep. Ryuuzaki slid off of him and put his hand to Light's forehead.
"It seems as if Raito-kun was having a nightmare. Is he okay?" Light calmed himself down a bit and fell back onto his pillow. Wait, his pillow…
"How did I get here Ryuuzaki?"
"Raito-kun passed out and I carried him back home. I told them you were suffering from sleep deprivation."
"Hah. They believed that?" Light smiled at the thought. He supposed it would be believable considering how airy he was lately. Then he remembered the hospital and how he had passed out.
"What was that in the hospital Ryuuzaki?" He remembered the searing pain in his gut, the pain that was supposed to go away with the necklace that Ryuuzaki had given him. He dug in his shirt to find it, grasping it tight in his fingers.
"I believe now is as good a time as ever to tell Raito-kun why I sought him out."
"Wait a minute, I found you!"
"On the contrary, it was I who found Raito-kun. I was summoned by the Shinigami world to find you."
"Hah! Really Ryuuzaki? You didn't answer my first question, though. What was in the Hospital?"
"A werewolf." Light gaped in surprise. Then he started laughing.
"You really expect me to believe something like that?" He asked. This was all such a stupid joke to Light. His stomach turned when the expression on Ryuuzaki's face didn't change.
"What's going on here Ryuuzaki?" Ryuuzaki held up his hand to Light.
"If you do not believe me, check my pulse, Raito-kun." He said.
Light looked at him strangely. He couldn't be serious. He held his fingers to Ryuuzaki's wrist and his eyes suddenly became wide with fear.
"Tell me this is a joke!" Ryuuzaki just stared at him dead in the eyes. "If I'm right, Ryuuzaki, you're technically dead…"
"You would be correct then." Light drew his hand back quickly. He stumbled backwards and fell off of the bed where the two were sitting. He lifted a shaky finger at Ryuuzaki.
"What in the hell are you!?" He turned pale waiting for a reply from Ryuuzaki.
"If Raito-kun must know, I am a vampire." He smiled slightly and bared his elongated canines, pointing at the in vain.
"Oh my God!" He couldn't believe his eyes. This wasn't happening to him, or at least, nothing like this would really happen, would it?
"Actually, Raito-kun, you are your own God." Light raised an eyebrow. "This is the next point I would like to bring out. The reason why I am here is to resurrect a spirit that has been reincarnated into Raito-kun's body." He brought a thumb up to his mouth.
"This spirit is the God of Death. I was sent to bite Raito-kun and give him "the sight" which allows you to see the undead. It also marks you as one."
"H-hold on a minute Ryuuzaki! I don't know if I'm supposed to believe that I'm some kind of "Death God. Why are you, of all people, sent to give me this 'sight'?"
"Raito-kun is as intelligent as ever. This is because I am the only one who had the power to give you the mark of the undead. It might be hard to believe, but I have a certain bloodline that allows me to do so."
"You mean there are other vampires?"
"Indeed. Raito-kun did not think I was the only one?" He turned pale at the thought of vampires lurching in alleyways claiming unsuspected victims. Light could have been one of them. Or was he?
"Ryuuzaki, how do I know that you won't bite me?"
"It is impossible for me to 'suck your blood,' Raito-kun, because as the God of Death you have none."
"Huh?" Ryuuzaki slid onto the floor with Light and re-bit light's scar where he had been bitten before. "Shit! That hurt you bastard!"
"Does Raito-kun see blood?"
He looked at his hand and saw nothing come out. It was time for Light to start panicking. He turned pale and started clawing at the wound to see if anything would come out. Nothing happened the more he scratched at it. Ryuuzaki slipped behind Light and put his arms in a lock.
"Just because Raito-kun has no blood does not mean that he is not still human. You will still scar and feel pain just like any human. It would also be a shame to have a larger scar there than the one that I gave him."
Light hung his head low and began moaning in agony. "This can't be happening to me. Tell me this is a joke!"
"Unfortunately, this is no joke. Raito-kun will become the God of Death on his twenty-first birthday, which is in six months, I do believe. He also has no choice against it"
"Why did you bite me now then?"
"It takes six months for the spirit to awaken."
"Great." Light sat up and started walking towards his bed.
"What is Raito-kun doing?" Ryuuzaki asked. Light fell onto the mattress and positioned himself on his back with his head on the pillow.
"If it is no trouble to you, Ryuuzaki, I think I will sleep for," he glanced at the clock, "Four more hours before I have to go to work." He turned on his side and let his lids close shut. He was pretty sure he was traumatized.
Too tense. He was waaaay too tense for a twenty year old. He felt Ryuuzaki shuffle onto the other side of the bed and face Light.
"Do humans always sleep this much?" He brought his thumb to his mouth and brought out a laptop from light's desk. Light decided not to bother answering his question or asking what was with the laptop.
He didn't want another creepy dream, but he was too tired to care. With that, he slid into slumber.
End Chapter 3
I'll update soon D