Star-crossed Lovers

"He thinks too much: such men are dangerous ."

- Shakespeare (Julius Ceasar)

Since the incident with Misa, Light discovered that the bug-eyed transfer student had often unnerved him. He wondered if the student truly meant the compliment he had given the blonde model. Light was the one dating her, but he found nothing enviable about their relationship. Misa was a leech that had attached herself to his flesh several months ago.

Certainly, the upcoming celebrity held her purposes and Light wouldn't burden himself if she wasn't worth the hassle. The young woman had her own death note and was an avid Kira follower. She also had the eyes of a death god and as such could kill with merely a face. Light was the first Kira, but refused to trade half of his lifespan for the shinigami eyes. Thus, Misa was not just a mere annoyance, but she was also a valuable asset to his ascension to the throne of his utopian world.

The Yagami remembered his first encounter with Misa. He had been walking back from the grocery store and headed for his apartment. As he ambled down the street he hadn't noticed the strange female tailing him; however Ryuk had.

" Hyuk, Hyuk. Light, your being followed."

Light remained quite and attempted to remain as inconspicuous as possible. He just knew that this must be one of L's men following him. L was the worlds greatest detective and had recently duped him into giving away his national origin and the exact prefecture he lived in. This entire scenario had happened on live television, so even the people in this area of Japan knew that Kira dwelled amidst him. Light knew he had messed up, but he wondered how L had managed to pin him down as a suspect already.

Fortunately, for Light he actually had been wrong. A rare occurrence, nevertheless he was glade to be incorrect for once. When he reached his apartment-complex Misa called out his name, which she could see because of the shinigami eyes. When he turned around, she hugged him. In the midst of the embrace she whispered in his ear: " Kira, I have the eyes."

Light knew immediately what she meant and asked her to accompany him inside his apartment. Since then Misa had been insistent on a relationship, which Light had reluctantly given her.

……..

Light Yagami had been conducting his criminology class for several weeks and the new transfer student continued to wear the same plain attire everyday. He sat in the same odd fashion in the same chair and eyed his instructor just as intently each day. Those hollow orbs seemed to never blink and often seemed dazed. Light wondered if the student was even paying attention, but surely he must because he always aced all of Lights assignments and tests. The young man never missed a single question and often gave more than enough response to any essay questions Light dared to throw in. Ryuga Hideki, had the highest grade in Light's class; whereas, most of his classmates grades were beginning to stagger as their instructor increased the workload. Today, Light had a new plan.

The bell to start class rang out loud and clear. Light waited for most of his pupils to settle down their mindless chatter and take their seats.

" Today, class we will try something new." Light stated. All eyes turned to their instructor, including the empty black coals of Ryuga. " I intend to give everyone a chance to earn some extra credit on tomorrow's upcoming test. To do this, I will ask a series of trivia questions to test how rounded everyone's knowledge is. You have to raise your hand, and the person who I see raise their hand first is who I will call on. Each correct answer is worth 1 point. Understood?"

" Yes, Yagami-sensei" the entire classroom chimed.

" The first question is…." Light began. " What is the most obese country in the world."

A pale arm immediately shot up in the back of the classroom and Light's amber orbs met with a far darker pair.

" Yes, Hideki-kun?"

" America." he stated in monotone.

" That is correct." Light sighed as he put a single mark beside the boy's name on his attendance roster.

" The next question is….which dead language makes up several languages in use today?"

Once again Ryuga raised his hand, while everyone else looked at him perplexed

" Yes, Hideki-kun?"

" That is Latin, Yagami-sensei." the raven stated as he chewed on his thumb.

" Correct." Light stated as he added another mark beside Ryuga's name.

Light proceeded to ask numerous more questions, which were all answered by none other than Ryuga. Light was growing frustrated and severally disappointed to find that the only truly intelligent mind was the strange transfer student that reminded him more and more of Ryuuzaki.

" Alright, this is the finally question and forgive me if it seems a bit, well, taboo." Light began. " Who is currently recognized as world's leading detective?" Light asked.

For once that pale arm seemed hesitant to penetrate the air above those raven locks. Then to Light's surprise someone else rose their hand. Light eyed the other student with anticipation.

" Yes, Takada-chan?" he inquired.

" He or she uses the alias of L." she stated.

" Very good." Light responded as he marked her name with great joy to.

Then to Light's immense disapproval he heard a comment that was to be expected considering the mass-media coverage on the Kira case.

" Yeah, L's going to put that vigilante, Kira, in his rightful place." some boy spat out earning an uproar of arguments to fill the classroom.

" Student's, please, quiet down!" Light commanded. A few seconds later the arguments filtered out and an uncomfortable silence proceeded. However, the silence didn't last long before Ryuga's intense gaze befell Light as he raised his hand.

" Hidiki-kun?"

" Perhaps, sensei, would give us his professional opinion on the Kira case?" the raven asked. The boy who had seem disinterest and unfazed by the previous disagreements of his classmates, now faintly dawned an expression of intrigue.

" As an enforcer of the law, I obviously can not agree with Kira, though I do understand his perspective." Light lied.

Those onyx eyes settled upon him intensely as if he were attempting to derive the truth or lack thereof behind the other's words.

" Of course, sensei." the other stated as a slight smirk befouled that pale face.

Light knew not the reasoning behind that smile, but he disliked it, nonetheless.

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Hope you liked the new chapter.

Sorry about the the wait. I had to prepare for exams, but now that its summer I can update even more frequently. However, I will requitre the right amount of reviews to post any updates. ( Hint, Hint)

Oh, and if you haven't figuered it out yet. I love Shakespeare.

Thanks for last chapter's reviews. I adored them.

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