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Here's chapter 2! Please let me know if there are any grammar or spelling errors. I wasn't really taught grammar in school so I have trouble spotting errors. And please tell me if the characters seem OOC since I haven't read the manga or watched the anime in a long time.
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When I woke up in the morning, I was sore all over my body. I was tossing and turning all night from stress and worry. Thanks to Tut, my life is on the line and I have a sore neck. Tut is not in my room, which is unusual. He's floating above me when I wake up in the morning. I look across the room and see Thomas sleeping on the floor. He made a little bed out of all the clothes on my floor. That really pulls at my heartstrings. The kind Kyo takes over, which is very rare. I get out of my warm bed, pick tiny Thomas up, put him in my bed, and tuck him in.
I sigh and pick up my pile of clothes and set them out for the maids to take to the washroom. I guess I'll go to my lessons today. I have to get as much support as I can before the police hunt me down once witnesses come forward. I change out of my flannel pajamas and into a dark grey t-shirt, black, tattered jeans, and my favorite black combat boots. I even add a black studded belt in my outfit for an appeal to peoples' eyes. I do my usual routine of brushing my hair and teeth, doing my makeup, and putting on my choker. I apply a bit more makeup than usual for more attention. This is the only I'll be asking for attention from Wammy's. I need many smart people on my side if I want to be proven innocent. Maybe Rodger can be my lawyer.
I leave for morning lessons. Most of the kids are coming up from the breakfast hall. I don't go to breakfast or lunch or dinner. Most of the people here annoy me, so why would I want to be around them more than I have too? Some of the younger kids bump into me while running to their lessons. I'm so tried I don't even care anymore. If this was a regular day, I would've yelled at them. But I'm way too tired for that. Plus, some of the kids here remind me of Thomas, who is the cutest kid I've ever seen. I get to my class and take my seat at my assigned desk in the back of the room. I'm not surprised no other kids are here yet. I'm actually here early for once. I usually get here a few minutes late, but today I'm thirty minutes early!
I see one other kid in the room with me. It's short boy with curly white hair. He's wearing white pajamas and he's playing with toy robots. I think it's Near. Isn't he supposed to be eleven or twelve? Why is he playing with toys that little kids usually play with? Near turns around and looks me in the eyes. I'm frozen by his stare. It's like he's reading my mind and soul. It's like he can know everything about me just by looking at me. My past, my powers, my crimes, it's like he knows them all. Maybe my nervousness is getting to me. Yeah, that must be it. There's no way a human can read minds. It's just impossible. Suddenly I hear heavy breathing over me. I look up and Tut is standing right over me. I fall out of my chair and let out a terrifying shriek.
"What-what- what are you doing here?" I whisper so Near doesn't think I'm crazy. I'm sure he thinks I'm crazy now because I screamed at nothing.
"I was investigating our incident. We're big news! Those boys' deaths are on every newspaper and news station. But what this also means is that the people who saw the whole thing are going to come forward and then the police will have to take over. Then, we're busted." Tut says.
I nod because talking to him in public would win me no support. I must keep quiet around him in public if I'm going to save my skin. Near is still staring at me, but this time it's like he analyzing my scream and my "mysterious" habit of staring off into the distance. One by one, many more kids in my age group file in. Mello and Matt arrive about five minutes after Near and I begin our staring match. Mello takes his seat right in the front and instead of Matt sitting down with him, he comes back to me.
"Hey crazy girl." He says teasingly.
"How many times do I have to tell you I'm not crazy? Please call me my name, Kyo."
"Alright crazy- I mean Kyo. Did you hear about those boys dying yesterday? It's all over the news! They were all found dead after school on a sidewalk. Apparently they all died of heart attacks. I heard the police were getting involved too."
I find it difficult to respond to him because my shinigami is responsible for this. I guess I'm partly responsible too since I was the only visible one there. "Yeah, I heard." I managed to choke out.
"Yeah, this is the biggest thing to happen the Winchester in forever! Mello is already hard at work to solve this case before Near."
"Wait, I thought Mello and Near weren't detectives yet. Don't they become detectives when one of them takes over for L?"
"So? It doesn't mean they can't solve cases to earn some money. L did it so why can't they? And I'm sure if they solve this case they'll earn a ton of money."
Damn, I'm really screwed now. I've got the media, the English police, and the two smartest boys in the world on my trail. At this rate, it won't be long till I'm walking out of this place in handcuffs. The bell for our lessons to start rings and our teacher, a 30 year old woman named Ms. Turner, walks into the classroom. She takes role and begins what I like to call purgatory. You can get out unless you pray hard enough. We go through each of our normal subjects like math, English, science, and social studies. I have to stay awake because if you fall asleep in Ms. Turner's class, you get hit in the head with a ruler. I'm supposed to be taking notes for science right now, but I don't' care anymore. I'll just be doing the work for nothing. If they throw me out, so what? I'll just go to Japan with Tut and Thomas. Or maybe even the shinigami realm if the shinigami king lets me in.
Mello in writing every single word in the notes of course. Matt is sitting in his desk up behind Mello playing with his portable game system, not even taking the notes. He's probably going to get them from Mello later. After we finish taking our notes for science, the bell for lunch rings and all the classes go to the dining hall for lunch. I would go back to my room, but they don't let us go back to our rooms while we are having lessons. I almost always break this rule, but I don't want to get in anymore trouble than I already am. So I walk to the dining hall with Tut quietly flying behind me.
I don't why he's being so quiet. He's usually very talkative around this time of the day. Maybe my stress is affecting him too. Great, I'm ruining Tut too. I suddenly feel a weight on my back. I turn my head and see little Thomas hanging on my back back. His big eyes are filled with happiness and he has a big smile plastered across his face. I look to my left and to my right to make sure anyone isn't around so I can talk to Thomas in peace.
'Hey Thomas. Did you sleep well?" I ask.
"Oh yes, Kyo. Thank you from putting me in your bed. It's so comfortable and warm. I can't remember the last time I slept in a bed."
I pause for a moment and think. He can't remember the last time he slept in a bed? Most young ghosts like Thomas retain their memories until they pass on. But why is Thomas losing memories?
"Hey Thomas, how old are you? And state your current age and death age."
"I died when I was eight in 1941 while the Germans were bombing London in WWII and I will be turning 75 on the 3rd of March." He answered sadly.
"Really? I didn't think you were that old. I knew ghosts retained their physical appearance from when they were alive, but I didn't know that it could last this long! You really have been through a lot huh?"
"Yes. I started to hang around this place once it was built. I used to sleep in the vacant beds, but soon there were no more vacant beds and I had to sleep on couches, chairs, and floors. But I had help from the other ghosts here. Over the years, many children have died here and we all have to help each other in order for all of us to pass on."
"Well at least you have help. I see the other ghosts around here and there are a lot, but I've only talked to a few since most ghosts don't notice that I can see them and hear them."
"Maybe some of the other ghosts can help you with your situation! A lot of them know some very well know people that can help you!" Thomas exclaims.
"No offense Thomas, but I need for help from the living than from the dead right now. Maybe they can help me in other messes."
We go to the dining hall and I get some food for Thomas and myself. Even though Thomas is dead, he still needs to eat. I even grab some grapes for Tut. Grapes are Tut's favorite thing next to Gold and me. Yes, Tut considers me a thing, just like a typical shinigami. Instead of sitting with all of the noisy children in the dining hall, we go outside to sit. N one ever comes outside to eat because they always complain that it's too hot or too cold. I personally think it's just fine outside. Plus, this is the only place besides my room where I can talk to Tut and Thomas without being called insane.
"Tut, are you OK?" I say while eating a roll.
"Why would you ask that? If it's about why I'm being quiet, it' s because I was spying on the man you call Rodger. He heard about our little incident and is letting the police question some of the older children in the orphanage because they suspect that the person who "committed" the crime lives here." Tut fumes.
"Well you seem angry. I know this concerns you too, but you can always go back to the shinigami realm if I do get arrested. You're not tied to me by a death note so you could leave whenever you want." I say calmly to try and calm Tut down. You do not want to be around a angry shinigami!
"You stupid humans are ruining all my research! If you get arrested, then how will I study the adult life of a human or how human offspring come into this world?" Tut rages.
"I already told you how babies are made! And I don't feel like doing it again because you ask too many questions and Thomas is here!" I groan.
"But I need to observe the process. I can't finish that portion of my research if I don't observe the process!"
"Yew, why would you wan to see that? You're such a pervert!"
"I am what you humans call a scientist. I make conclusions through research, observation, and experimentation." I guess I could call Tut as mad scientist. But if I ever have kids, he is going to stay far away from them.
"So, Rodger is letting the police question kids in the orphanage. I just have one question. Who in the hell figured out I live here?!" I roar.
"It was that boy," Thomas says, "The first successor to L. I think his name is Near. He was talking to Rodger this morning about letting the police question kids here. Tut told me while you were in your lessons."
"Damn, I'm screwed! That's why he was staring at me! And I screamed in front of him for what he thought was no reason, so now he has proof that I'm crazy!" I yell.
"You could always tell Rodger about your ability. I'm sure he would understand if he had proof." Tut says.
"And reveal you and the shinigami?! Then I would be sent to a lab for my ability and they would use me to find all the shinigami on Earth so they can experiment on them! I can't endanger you or Thomas!"
There is a long silence between the three of us. I try to think of a solution to this problem, but it does no good. I may just have to do the option that has been in my head since the start of this whole mess. It's something that can easily be done with a shinigami around.
"Hey Tut, if the court gives me a horrible sentence or if someone important finds out about my ability, will you kill me with your death note?"
"What? You can't ask a shinigami to do that! Please Kyo, don't resort to that as your final option! You don't have to go that way!" Thomas begs.
"Thomas, it's the only way. If I am sentenced, I'm just going to rot in jail and if some finds out I can see people like you and Tut, then it's the end for all of us. Tut, will you do it?"
"I will only if you get a long sentence or if someone finds out about your ability. I won't do it for anything else. Understand?"
I nod my head slowly. Even though everyone is out to get me, I still have to try. My life is on the line now as well as Tut's and Thomas's. I'm sure the police are coming in after we finish our lessons so I have about two hours to come up with an alibi that will be believable for a few days to by me some time to figure out what the hell I'm going to do. I don't know who was around at the time that Tut killed those boys, so I don't know how long my alibi will hold up. It depends if the witnesses come forward or not. I guess I need to hope and pray that the police don't find out it was me during questioning and that no witnesses come forward. But Near and Mello won't give up on this case, especially with the issue of L's successor on the table. If one of them solves this case, their spot as L's successor is pretty much sealed. Mello will never lose to Near and Near won't ever let a "criminal" beat him. So there are three things driving these to geniuses to solve this case. Succession, rivalry, and triumph and with those things also in play, I can guarantee my arrest in a few weeks if I don't get help.
I guess I need to get my strategy straight. After all, how can I fight back against Mello and Near if I don't have a game plan? I come up with a little list in my head and it goes something like this:
Make up a damn good alibi for the police
Get help from the living, not the dead
Stay as far away from Mello and Near as possible
Befriend Matt so she could get sympathy from Mello in the future or a least a good court statement in my favor
Don't tell anyone about my ability or I can kiss my freedoms, ghosts, and the shinigami goodbye
This will hold up for a little bit. I may have to adjust it later in the game, but this is what I'll do for now. I guess now I just have to stay sharp and play my least favorite game in the while world, the waiting game.
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