It was just another day that was the same as the last. I wake up, walk to school with Light, bare the school day, and finally I go home just to go to sleep and wake up and do it all over again. It was like a repetitive way of living.
My home life is unsatisfying as well. A majority of the time I spend with Light and his family rather than with my dad and any female he brings home. My mother died after a few years ago, but we don't talk about her much at all at home, really. My father, though a good and sweet man, is continually searching for a new woman to be in his life while my older brother is no longer home after his arrest. He's been in jail for about 5 years now and will be out the December after next. What he did is not worth mentioning but if I'm being completely honest, he does deserve his time. That doesn't mean I don't miss him, however. We never got along most of the time, but do any siblings?
School life is just as juvenile and unstimulating as you'd expect. The males are practically delinquents and the females are simply uninteresting, gossip-obsessed teen girls with no real goals for life. I prefer to stay in my small circle of friends, which thankfully includes Light Yagami, the cutest guy in school... well, to me. However, Light is pretty popular at school, a majority of people know him. A lot of girls like him, but it seems he keeps to himself at times when he can. I prefer to keep socializing to a minimum. The less I focus on others, the more I can focus on keeping my straight A grade average and the more I can focus on myself.
Well, that's it.
Not exactly the most interesting life story, but it's what I got. Ever since my brother, Jun, left and Light and I became friends recently - meeting through mutual friends - nothing much has been happening in my life. And every day it seems as if nothing ever will.
Do you believe that boredom is just another form of torture?
I was currently sitting in class, mine and Light's desk pushed together as we bored the teacher's nonstop teaching. Light seemed to be lost in the clouds as he stared out the window. I simply watched our hands in one another as we played with each other's fingers. Out of everything in my life, Light is the only interesting part about it. Our relationship is one thing I will never get bored of. I watched Light's facial expression has he seemed to be staring deeply out the window, his attention on something important I'm guessing.
I brought our hands up and kissed Light's knuckles. "Light," I whispered to him, careful not to interrupt the lesson or the gossiping of the nearby students in the room. My boyfriend blinked his eyes a few times and turned to me, a small smile came on his face. "Are you okay?" I asked him concerned. Lately, he's been staring out into space as if he's simply ignoring the world or trying to get away from it.
A voice interrupted Light before he could speak. "Yagami, are you still with us?" we both turned our heads to the front. "Can you please translate the following sentence into English?" Tanaka-san asked.
He sighed and stood up, letting go of my hand. "Follow the teachings of god and receive his blessings and so it shall be that the seas will again become bountiful and the raging storms will subside." He recited and then sat back down. I smiled at Light and he smiled back slightly as he once again connected our hands together.
After class Light and I walked together outside the building, his fingers intertwined with mine. He was practically pulling me towards our destination, but I wasn't sure why.
"Light," I chuckled. "What did you want to show me?" I asked him curiously.
He just stared straight ahead and stopped for a moment as he looked towards the grass. Light walked me over to the shaded side of the school building and for some reason looked around to see if other students were looking. I stayed quiet as he pulled me further towards the shadows. A book was on the ground, but I didn't think much of it. Maybe another student dropped it or something.
"What is it?" I asked him. He simply looked at me and let go of our hands while bending down. I watched as he picked up the book and examined it. I walked over and got on my tippy toes to look over Light's shoulder and read the cover as well. I scrunched my eyebrows together as I read it. "Death Note?" I said more as a question.
Light turned it over and read the back side that seemed to have instructions or something. "As in a notebook of death?" He clarified. "Hmm. How to use it: The human whose name is written in this notebook... shall die!" he read out of interest and confusion.
I shook my head, knowing that whatever was going on in Light's head was not good. "Light, just put it down... please, this is getting weird," I told him and back up, ready to leave.
He nodded his head and agreed. "Yeah, I guess, it's pretty lame, not to mention twisted. A human whose name is written in this notebook shall die?" He quoted the book's instructions and we both laughed a bit,"Come on." He rolled his eyes and thankfully dropped the book back on the ground. I smiled at him and he grabbed my hand once more and we continued on our way.
What I didn't know was that days later that book would come back into our lives.
But I chose to forget about it as we walked home from school.
Light and I passed my house and went straight to his. I didn't want to meet the short, young-looking brunette my father was watching television with this morning. I'd rather be with light until he has to go to cram school tonight. I always loved spending time with Light at his house; his family is amazing. Sayu, Light's little sister, is sweet, however, Light thinks differently. It always amuses me how their sibling rivalry kind of reminds me of me and my , his dad rarely gives me the time of day, but he's a good man, never rude. His mother is the absolute sweetest thing on the planet, she always interrupts Light and I while we're in his room with the door closed to "bring us snacks". Light is annoyed by her constant knocking, but I think it's cute how she worries and cares for him. I wish I had a mother who cared for me the way she cares for him.
"So, she looked your age?" Light asked me shocked as we walked into his room and he closed the door behind us. I was currently telling him about the girl/woman I saw my father sitting on the couch with this morning, watching television. His arm was around her and they seemed to be in their own little world. The two barely noticed me as I walked out the door for school. I wondered is she was at my house last night as well.
I nodded at him and sat down on his mattress with a shrug of my shoulders. "Or younger," I suggested, just remembering her face and her petite body size. She had reminded me of a miniature teen model.
"Wow, um, don't you think you should talk to him about this, I mean," Light sat down next to me and then laid his body across my legs as he looked up at me and spoke. "you're dad's like... 40. I think he has a problem." He slightly joke but was also slightly serious.
I playfully glared at my boyfriend as he laid on his back on top of my lap. "He's 37 and can do what he wants," I pointed out and playfully slapped Light across the head and he pretended it hurt but smiled at me afterward.
"But have you told him how you felt about him dating girls who could probably be your older sister?" He asked me as I played with his gorgeous brown hair, twirling the strands between my fingers.
I simply shrugged me shoulders as I looked down into his eyes and he looked up into mine. "I- I'm fine with it," I lied through my teeth. I didn't even believe myself. I knew why my dad was the way he was. He missed my mom. He missed her and didn't know how to cope with it. He's just collecting all the youngest and most beautiful girls he can get his hands on until he fills that void of not having my mother with him anymore. But it's only a matter of time before this all blows up in his face.
Light sighed and reached up with his hand, rubbing circles into my cheek with his thumb. "You are the worst liar," He smirked.
I chuckled and rolled my eyes. "Well, what am I suppose to do?" I asked him.
He looked at me as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "Talk to him," He enunciated every word.
I sighed and looked up, pretending to think about it. "Okay, I will... if you do me one favor," I smirked slightly and leaned down. Light smirked as well and leaned up towards me, interested.
"What's that?" He whispered, our faces getting closer and closer.
"Kiss me," I whispered back as our lips were now hovering each other.
He smiled. "Okay," He said and closed the gap between our mouths.
Our kisses were something different to feel. They were always so gentle and sweet. Some innocent, some not as innocent. But Light never pressured me to have a kiss with him that was anything worse than moderately innocent unless I was the one to offer to. That's another reason why I loved him. He was so gentle with me. I grabbed the back of his head, pressing our lips closer together and Light slightly laughed as I did so. His lips moved slowly against mine and I followed his movement. My hands got deeper into his hair and his hands gripped strands of my hair. I pulled away for one-second to catch breath and Light did so as well. We kissed once more and pulled back again. We both leaned in for a one-second long kiss, pulled back and quickly kissed again. We went on like this for a while, enjoying this pattern.
"Light, honey, you're going to be late for cram school!"
I gasped and pulled away and Light sat up as quickly as possible.
"Mom!" He exclaimed and then groaned out of annoyance. I quickly fixed my hair and dress to make myself presentable, my heart still pounding after that excitement.
"Oops, sorry, kids," She smiled sweetly as she peaked her head in the door, one hand covered her eyes. "Can I look now?" She asked. I laughed slightly and awkwardly at this and looked down, playing with the ends of my school uniform skirt.
"We're not doing anything, mom," Light rolled his eyes and stood up, opening the door completely for her. His mom walked in and smiled once she removed her hand from her eyes. This was when I noticed the tray of dorayaki in her other hand.
She smiled at me and pointed towards her tray. "Would you like some snacks, Kireina?" She offered.
I smiled politely and shook my head. "Thank you, Yagami-san, but no thank you, I should get going, now," I smiled and walked towards the door. I stopped at Light who smiled at me but had that same annoyed look on his face which amused me. I chuckled. "I'll see you tomorrow, Light," I said, looked at his mother and leaned up to kiss his cheek goodbye before leaving.