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Chapter 4: Routine.

The next day.
The loud "ring" of the alarm clock woke up a very tired Sayu Yagami.
"6:00a.m. already... Ugh...!"

Sayu got up a bit agitated, slipping her shoes on to head into the bathroom. Routine of the day... She began to brush her teeth, all the while looking into the mirror. "Another busy day..." Muttered Sayu, then rinsing. Once she completed her shower, like every usual morning her cell phone rang. It was probably her assistant; Rose, wondering whether Sayu would show up or not. Sayu avoided her phone after noticing her little Maria tiredly reaching both hands for her mother to pick her up into a hug. Sayu did so, gently caressing her head, while kissing her rosie cheek. "Good morning darling..." Sayu whispered. "Good morning... Mommy... Do I have to go to school today...?" Maria responded with a whimper. "Yes you do young lady, and no bullying! Especially Abel or Larry." Sayu said sternly. "But mommy... They're my best friends. I can do that." Said Maria with a giggle, all so mischievously.

Sayu could not help but smile, and conceal it while doing so.
She put her daughter into the bathtub to began her bath, later to go to school. She then later dressed Maria into her school uniform which was black and green stripes; with a white blouse, white stockings, a red ribbon on top of her loose short, light brown hair, and red rain boots. She completed her little Maria with a necklace she had always warn of an angel, giving to Sayu by her Guardian angel. "What? Another gift mommy? My birthday was yesterday." Maria asked surprised. "Well consider this an extra darling. It is very dear to me, so please don't lose it. It was from your father..." Sayu whispered with a smile, that looked sad.

Maria stared at it for awhile, and smiled brightly. "I promise mommy!" cheerfully yelled Maria, while hugging her mother in return.

"Now let's go, before we are both late." Sayu said holding onto her daughter's hand. They're so inseparable the distant figure watching them thought. He loved they're interaction. It was sweet, funny, and everything he would of loved, if he was ever giving the right of a loving parent, again... Thought Matt. He kept watch, with a cigarette in mouth, and binoculars in hand. He began to drive and tail them as usual. All the while making sure to keep distance. He was good at carrying missions for people, just as he made it a mission to survive that "supposed massacre" with that bullet pro-vest. Now here he was doing another Sayu Yagami mission by the opposite team this time...

As Sayu trooped off her daughter to school, she watched as Maria jumped her two friends; Abel and Larry, playfully ruffling they're hairs. Sayu smiled, making sure they went into the school safely. She then drove off to work, turning on the news of one of the radio stations. "Another mysterious heart attack! Could this work be of..."
Sayu turned off the radio, before she could hear more of it. She sighed heavily, her finger tapping nervously on the steering wheel. She took a deep breath, and began driving as soon as the light turned green. Matt followed behind discretely, as Sayu approached her dance school.

There Sayu parked her car in the parking lot of her dance school, coming out greeting her assistant Rose. Rose welcomed Sayu with a warm smile, and two kisses on both cheeks. The french girl opened the door of the school, and entered it along with Sayu. They both started preparations for the class coming. Sayu glanced at the clock; 8:30a.m. Perfect timing she thought. She approached the following students entering the school; to greet them, and start the following lessons...

Matt watched from a far. He glanced out his car window. It was beginning to rain... Great he thought, and kept his watch.

In school sat a bored Maria. Not paying much attention to the surroundings, only to have the teacher notice, and make her stand outside in the hallway. Making the kids giggle at Maria's face flush. Stupid teacher she thought. Why did she need to pay attention to her...? She knew her Math well enough... She furrowed her eyebrows in anger.

The whole day it kept raining...
What was up with this rain...wondered Maria as she sat with her two best friends; eating lunch. Casually trying to talk her friends into giving away they're chocolate puddings to her in the process of it all. Eventually trading her Sour worms for it, quite satisfied with herself.

Once school was over with, Maria waited in the back of the school for her mother. Her yellow cap covering her from the rain. She jumped a few puddles still waiting. She wished she could fly her kite today with her mom, but that was impossible... She thought; walking around a big puddle. Maria said her goodbyes to her best friends as they left with they're parents. She watched, and wondered what it would be like to have both parents. At that moment she heard a few comments from some older kids talking about precisely two parents she failed on having... They called her bastard, laughing at her as they passed by her.

She could feel tears burning at the sides of both eyes, but she held them back.
"That was rude..." A voice from behind spoke up. Maria turned around to see Matt looking down at her. "WHERE'S WALLY!" Maria gasped, staring at Matt amazed in the face. Matt stared confused for a sec before catching up to what the small girl meant. "Ummm... Yeah... I'm Wally, and I'm right here in front of you. As you can see." Matt replied. Matt suddenly got startled by the young girl attacking him into a hug. "I've always wanted to hug you Wally. When I found you of course..." Maria whispered. Matt got to her level to look at the girl, noticing her red eyes. "Where you crying?" Matt asked. "I was not! Wally!" Maria yelled pulling Matt's goggles only to let go, and smack Matt right in the face. "Why you little..." Matt held the throbbing pain in his face. Your Mello's kid alright... Matt thought in agony. Maria held her mouth both hands, trying not to laugh, all the while laughing, and running off saying goodbye to Matt, hearing her mother's car approaching. Matt quickly taking cover.

Once home, Maria had just finished telling her mother the whole story of the day. Sayu laughed, she thought it was so cute that her sweet little cupcake had such a great imagination to conjure such a friend; as this supposed "Wally".

Matt reported in to Matsuda.

"Everything went as always. I don't need to repeat her routine... To you Touta..." "Shut up! Who's the boss here jerk?! And stop calling me by my first name!" Matsuda yelled. "Definitely not you... Mr. Matsuda..." Matt said in a slick voice. The line got cut off in annoyance of Matsuda's irritated pride, Matt starring at the phone quite satisfied with himself, grinned to himself with joy.

Maria then sat into her small desk, in her room. She was drawing pictures all the while looking outside her window. The window was opened, and let a few flying leaves in with the rain wetting her face a bit. She then began to dance around her room, making a mess of things. She soon stopped, as she felt something smack her face. Revenge from Wally? She thought. Only to look at the black note book in front of her. She read out loud; "Death Note". Maria's eyebrows furrowed in confuse-meant. "What's this?" She said, as she flipped through the pages.

"That my dear... Is a Death Note..."
Whispered the dark tall figure floating above the gasping girl...

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