Monday, a few days before the 28th of January
I don’t know why , but today I wanted to go by train and walk to school, after the deal Saturday night with Yami I slept over 30 hours and with Higashi and Asahi guarding me there were no bad dreams...
I was with Rei-chan and we were walking to school from the train station, it was very cold, I hate when it’s cold and plus we were both wearing our uniforms (for me it’s a first...I never wear uniforms). I don’t know how Rei was feeling, but I was freezing...”Damn I hate winter” I said to myself. Although I tried to tell her that I felt walking today, but it didn’t work, we ended up in a lil’ argument that I wasn’t in the mood for.
“I can’t believe you’re walking with me to school, and you’re not in your car.” said Rei
”It’s not that weird.” I said to her
”Maybe it won’t be, if you’ll tell me what made you to do it.”
”I don’t know..I just got a feeling that a walk will be good today...” I just did not want to tell her what really happen...she didn’t need to know
”A feeling? Like feeling hot?” she said, trying to make a joke.
”NOO! ...I said very pissed “What gave you the idea?” “What the hell is with her? I’m not in the mood to joke around” I think she saw me tensed and tried to joke, but it didn’t work, I was too distracted, I was worried...no I was anxious to see what will happen next...
”The train is faster.” she continued the conversation
”Really?” I asked in a sarcastic tone. “Then how about...” I couldn’t finish what I was about to say because of a scream, Rei ran to see who was in danger, a stupid thing to do...allies are very dangerous, I’ve decided to keep my distance.
”Oh my gosh, are you OK?” Rei asked the girl. I seemed it was a girl about Rei’s age and I think she was injured, Rei called me to help her with the girl, then I saw that the girl has a uniform just like mine...how weird.
"She must go to our school, look at the uniform!" Rei said to me...I looked at the girl “You’ve got to be kidding me...I don’t believe a thing” I said to myself, but I smiling sympathetically and said “All right then...I’ll play my part...no problem” "What's your name?" I asked the girl
"K-Kat..." she said while she sniffed.
“Kat?” I asked “Yeah right and my mother’s name is Maria Theresa...and it’s not, what ever..” I said to myself. I played my part well...asked her if she’s from our school, if she was new...and felt bad for her being injured “She didn’t answer my questions...hmmm...if she think she can fool me she better think again, if she was from our school I would have known, because I remember very well people’s faces and her...I never saw her in my life..” But when I was about to ask her some more questions...
"J-ch-chan..?" she said before she fainted.
“Just great, just what we needed...This is not enough, I need to know more about this girl, if I come to think of it I don’t know anything...” I said to myself. While Rei was desperate and didn’t know what to do first, I calmed her down and so I came up with a neat plan too. “Let’s take her to your place...”
“Eeeeee!!?? Why my home?” she asked me surprised. “Let’s take her to the school’s infirmary ..it’s not very far.”
“Today’s Monday remember?” I said "The infirmary is closed remember?" I said to myself...
“Oh, all right...I’ll call a cab” she agreed.
While we were waiting for the cab, Rei put the girl in a sitting position, I was still trying to keep a distance from Kat. When we were in the taxi I think Rei saw something in the way I was looking at the girl, because when we got to her place and Kat woke up, Rei began some sort of interrogation.
At Rei’s place....I was surprised to see that she had a nice house and that she lived alone. While Kat was still not waking up Rei dragged me into the kitchen and she made some tea.
”Don’t worry” she said “Shinigami will watch her.”
“Who?!” I almost dropped my cup...for a moment I thought she was talking about a real Death God, but explained to me that she was talking about her pet... ”Yeah...very normal...OMG she almost had me...my pet she said, like she was talking about a cat or a dog or a stupid normal size bird, but a raven...you got to be nuts...”
When Kat woke up, Rei gave her some tea and began very subtle some sort of interrogation, a lot of trick questions about our school, last week’s weather and a Japanese saying...”Hmm...very interesting, I didn’t know she could do that” I said to myself. Kat kind of screwed up every answer and once again proved to us that she is not who she claims to be...a normal 2nd year student at the Kagura Gakko. I think she was trying to get my attention to talk to her, but I was to aloof...I did not care...
After we sent Kat with the taxi Rei called...I said I was going back home, I lied. Rei went home too.
“Well then..take care!” she said to me
”You too!” I said, after I saw Rei gone I made a call. “Higasi?...Where are you? Come and pick me up, oh and bring Kita too, I have something for him to do. I will be at a coffee house near the school...in 15 minutes? Ok I’ll wait for you there. Ja ne!”
At the “Black Dress” coffee house, I was at a table with Kita and Higashi.
“Today I met a girl, she’s name is Kat and claims to be from my school, but I don’t think so, she’s definitely up to something.”
“And what would that be miss?” asked Kita curious
“I don’t know...that’s for you to find out.”
“Yes miss, finally something thrilling for me to do” he said “I’ll keep an eye on her”
“I want you to find out everything about her, who she really is, from where she is, where she is living right now, what she does and what the hell she wants from me.”
“Yes miss, I understand” Kita said very pleased
“Now, take me to school, ‘cause today I have practice and I don’t wanna miss it.”
“I’ll take you to school” said Higashi, like I was talking to someone else.
At Kagura Gakko I was at the lockers changing my shoes, someone was standing at the door watching me
“You’re late today...” that person said
“Yeah, it’s Monday, I’m bored already...” I replied
“Yo.” The person said while approaching me. I looked at him and smiled
“Hey Shinji”
This is Shinji Tachibane, he is in the 2nd year, in my class and he is the ijime (bully) of the school. I don’t know how I got to be on his good side, but it’s worth it, believe me, you don’t wanna mess with him. He is smart and very talented, he’s a vocalist and plays 3 instruments...he’s kind of an evil genius.
“And you took time to put your uniform, this is a first...” he laughed
“Yeah...I don’t know. It’s my father’s fault, he said something about me being an example to the school students *rolling my eyes* “cause you’re the daughter of the founder” he said, bla bla bla...”
Shinji laughed
“Well he is right...you are the cool girl of the school...what you’re wearing everybody’s wearing” Shinji said
“So skipping again?” I asked him
“The class is boring and while I was watching something more important outside, a spot I think, I saw your car so I came to say Hay” he said
“Wanna play some hockey while the boring class is over?”
“Sure” he answered
“Ok, let me change my shoes again and we’ll go.” I said.
While we were heading towards the hockey field Shinji said
“It’s going to be 26th soon. So I presume you’re not gonna attend school in the next few days...”
“Yup...26th of January...the day of your death, Mello... my Mello, I’ll always blame myself for not stopping you from going to your death...Near, I’ll always hate you and blame you too for sending Mello to his death and for you getting all the credits...” I think Shinji saw me kind of deep into my thoughts, because he said
“Are you all right?”
“Yes” and smiled “Let’s play ball.”
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Sorry again for the long post and sorry for still being way behind all the action...I promise my next post will be on the present day. This post should have been, but I had to give my perspective of the meeting with Kat-chan. Thank you very much SecretMusic for involving me into your plans. Hope we do this again soon ^^
Enjoy!
Saturday evening...one week before the 28th January
While we were walking towards his apartment I has a chance to look at him better...he was a very well made young man, I think in his 23 years old or may be younger, the black and red of his hair was very extravagant. I like the way he was walking. I think he’s going to be perfect as a KIRA. I said to myself. When we arrived he invited me in.
“Nice place you’ve got here, comfy and safe too.” I said while I looked around. He invited me to sit down on the couch...
“Please, have a seat.”
“No, thank you, I think I’ll stand...I can not stay in one place for too long, but as for you...what I’ve got prepared for you, you really need to sit down.” I said.
"Very well..." he looked at me and stayed where he was.
“Here it is.” I put the note on the table next to a remote control and between some magazines. It was a Death Note with nothing written on the cover. “This is what your Lord KIRA used to make justice.”
“A notebook?” he said disappointed.
“Yes, but this is no ordinary note, it’s a Shinigami’s notebook...a Death Note.”
“This is madness...it can not be possible...” he said
“What is impossible? To believe that Shinigami exist or that there is such a simple way to kill...” I asked
“Both...” he smiled, I smiled too.
“This Note here has rules just like a game...the very first rule sounds like this “The human whose name is written in this note shall die.”, but I must warn you before you use it, the human who uses the Death Note will never go to Heaven nor Hell, he will struggle for eternity into the Abyss. A Shinigami will tell you this only after you use it, because that is in their advantage, but I’m not that kind of person...”
He just stood and said nothing.
“It’s true, all I’ve said, trust me, so please don’t make the same mistake as your lord KIRA did and test it...”
“Is this a standard look for the Death Note?” he asked
“Most of the Death Notes are black.”
“Why is this one red?” he asked.
“Because it’s special...well nor really...it has the same affect as the black ones, only it’s red, that’s all...oh....and every Death Note has an original owner, that is a...”
“Shinigami...” he added, “So...are you a...”
“No!” I said fast not to let him finish his sentence, “I don’t like being mistaken with one of those creatures, I’m no Shinigami nor Goddess...I’m an Observer, much more better then a Shinigami...”
“So you’re not human either, right?”
“The body is a human’s body, but I’m something else within this body.”
“So where is the real owner of this Death Note?” he asked
“I don’t know, this one is from my Lost & Found shelf.”
“The Shinigami lost it or did you stole it from him?” he asked very suspiciously.
“He lost it!!” I shouted.
“You don’t have to shout...” he said, obviously annoyed by my way of answering...and I noticed that immediately.
“Gomen nasai...onegai shimasu. Last night was a very rough night and today isn’t a very good either...except for you.”
“It’s fine...” he reply, “Do you want something to drink? A glass of milk maybe?” he asked my very calm
“Milk?” I repeated
“Or you don’t eat and drink either?”
“Oh...I do, I do, but you caught me by surprise with your hospitality Yami...do you mind if i call you like this for now?
“Not at all...please continue” he said and then went to the kitchen and warmed me up a glass of milk.
“A Shinigami won’t tell you too much info about the Note and other stuff, you have to asked them every time, they just stay close by you, I mean the Death Note and wander around you until the day you die, but I’ll answer any question you have, of course they would too, if they know the answer *I smiled evilly*” I said then I drunk half a glass of the warm milk he brought me. “The person, that serial killer who died on TV...what’s-his-name...”
“Takamura Natsushiko...” he added
“Yeah him, he was killed by a Death Note.”
“I knew it! I knew that wasn’t an ordinary death...so is KIRA back?”
“No, he is not back, because KIRA is dead!”
“What was Lord KIRA’s name? Did he had one? Was he murdered? Or did he died of natural causes?”
I sobbed with a sad feeling in my voice.
“Too many questions....Yes your Lord KIRA did had a name and his name was...Yagami Light and yes he was killed by people that didn’t understood him...”
“F.B.I?...Police? Who?” he continued asking
“Yes...and some other more...”
“Is there a new KIRA chosen by him?” he asked
“I don’t think this new Death Note owner should be even called KIRA.”
“Why is that?”
“The guy that was killed on TV...that was to test the Death Note, to see if it really works, a stupid thing to do, but since that day that person did not wrote a single name.”
“When do you think the Death Note should be used?” he asked me, a very intelligent question I must say...
“I think we should wait, at least until the 28th this month...”
“Why since that date?”
“Because that is the day your Lord KIRA died...10 years ago...I don’t know if the owner knows, but I still wanna wait and see...you should wait to...if you want. Lord KIRA and the Second KIRA knew each other and collaborated, but you don’t know this KIRA person and I don’t want chaos and confusion and I don’t want you to get caught and killed I don’t wanna lose you as I lost Light... I thought aloud *silence* “If something happens to you call me! I’ll help you, if I can, with everything I can, but if you try to use me I will kill you.”
“Even as far as to kill me huh? Fair enough...” he said
I looked outside at the city...now in my mind was a lot of fuss...so many plans to make, things to take and more to do...I could feel someone watching me...this feeling haunted me since when...yes, since that dream I had last night, now I could feel him too, looking at me...
“It’s getting late...I think it’s time for me to go.” I said while looking at the window. “Remember if you ever want to know something about the Note, do not hesitate to call me.” While I was about to get moving.
“But wait!” he caught me by my wrist and I blushed ‘cause it took me by surprise. “How can I reach you?”
From nowhere I gave him a card, there it was a telephone number: 6686 – 0128
“A perfect number...it has no number 9” he thought aloud
“Only you can see these numbers, call me from a public phone or if it’s urgent call me form your mobile phone, this number can not be traced, but the conversation can be heard by someone...so be careful please.”
“Of course...but what happens if the real owner comes and clams the Note?” he asked me
“He or another Shinigami can have the Note”
“But what about me?”
“Calm down, you’ll get to keep it, the Shinigami will become the original owner ‘cause every Death Note has to have one, but he can not take it from you, he’ll just escort you everywhere you go...if he’s the type, if not he will just wait for you at your place or wherever you keep the Death Note, where the Note goes, he goes...”
“But what about the other people, how will they react when they’ll see him?”
*I laughed* “Foolish boy...only you can see it...the others....” I was interrupted by my mobile phone that was ringing loudly, he winced too, I excused myself and answered. “Yes, what is it?...she said it’s ok, so Monday we go to school by train and walk...I hope the weather get’s better ‘cause I’ll freeze in that shirt skirt from the uniform...no, no I won’t change my mind....yeah, yeah, bla, bla bla....Ja bye-bye!” I looked at him and said “I’m sorry for that.”
“No need to apologize...” *silence* “You go to school?”
“Yeah...so what?”
“Nothing... Where?”
“Why do you ask?”
“Nothing important, I just wanna know...just in case...”
“Kagura...Kagura Gakko.”
“The music school?” he added surprised.
“Yeah, why is that weird?”
“I don’t know...a person like you...I can not imagine you in a music school, well to be honest I can not imagine you in any environment...” he said, I laughed loudly, then I said
“I must go now...you can let go of my wrist now.” he let my wrist go gently, but in a way like he didn’t wanted to, like he did it only because I said so... “Read the rules of the Note and I’ll see you later, ok?”
“...” he was very quiet.
“I think I gave him a lot to think about.” I said to myself, “Ok, I’m off...” I said trying to brake the silence.
While I was going down the stairs i heard someone coming down too, quickly.
“Wait!” he said
“Yes?...what is it Yami?”
“It’s nothing...I just wanted to thank you...” he said, that remark put a warm smile on my face.
“Do itashimashite.”
Outside the building Minami and Higashi were waiting for me at the car parked somewhere near, while I was approaching Minami asked before taking a last smoke:
“So? How did it go mistress?”
“So far, so good.”
“Is he the one mistress?” he asked me very curious
“I can’t tell you that right now...because I don’t know either...” I said
“hm...what are you gonna do if he is not the one?”
“Simple...you’ll get rid of him...kill him, but I hope it won’t come to that.” I sobbed
“I wouldn’t like that to happen...” said Minami
“I hope so...”
“Ojosama....it’s getting late...we better go...” said Higashi obviously disturbed by the subject.
“Yes, let us do that...”
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So this is the plan J.J-chan has, hope I didn't kept you waiting too much...but if I did I hope it was worth it ^^ Thank you SK - The Bone Snatcher for your collaboration, I couldn't have done it without your help ^^
I'm sorry for the time of the action (a week before the 28th...), but soon I'll bring J.J to the present day ^^
Enjoy!
In the living room...Saturday morning (2 days before Katari's arrival)...
I sat down on the sofa and invited them to sit down too, this is gonna be a long night...
“...I think it’s time to take the cat out of the bag.” I said while looking at Asahi, “So please...your reports, Nishi you go first...”
“Yes madam, as Mier thought it really is a Death Note and it already has an owner. The owner is a woman...about 24 years old, she hangs out with some wierd people and the Sinigami is...”
“Ryuk...” I added.
“Yes madam, it’s Ryuk.”
“He’s up to no good again...I’ll have a chat with him later, meanwhile keep an eye on the owner, but not to close, I don’t want her to notice you...I’ll see her soon too, not only Ryuk.”
“She will never notice me, I watch her from over a mile, she can not spot me even if she tries.”
“Ok, I’m glad to hear that. Next Lasuto.”
“She is fine, nothing unusual with Rei-chan...”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes miss, I had to infiltrate into your school to watch her closely so I hypnotized a boy in her year into thinking that I’m his cousin.” said Lasuto excited
“O may, you are crazy, you said you were his cousin?”
“That was the only thing I could think of, don’t worry madam, he won’t remember much, but I left him with a vague memory of me...so if I need to go to your school again, I wont need another one, I’ll just use him.”
“Good thinking...cousin...chi...”
“Although I noticed something else at Rei-chan...but it has nothing to do with my assignment...”
“And what that may be?”
“Well I think she likes one of your classmates...she is kind of day dreaming every time she sees him.” *she laughed* “I can not help it, I had to tell you madam.” Said Lasuto
“Yeah...typical for you to notice that kind of stuff...ok I’ll keep that in mind.” I said. “Now Kita, Minami anything to report?”
“No...” *sobbed* said Kita disappointed “I checked and it’s nothing...yet, but I’ll keep my eyes open for anything suspicious.”
“You do that...” I said to Kita, “Minami...do you have something good to bright my day?”
“You have Asahi here...why do you need something brighter?” Minami said while looking at the cat sitting next to me playing with a little ball nanny gave her...
“You know I’m never satisfied with what I already have, now...something?...”
“Well I don’t really know what is it, a she or a he, I presume it’s a he...”
“Yes...ok, that doesn’t really matters...what else?”
“He is kind of...I don’t know the word...desperate, I think...I don’t know mistress, there are a lot of freaks in this world, but this one has them all...” Minami tried to explain.
“Then why did you follow him in the first place?”
“I told you mistress, this guy has them all.”
“Are you putting your skin on the line for this one?”
“No way mistress!...I’m not. But I think you at least have to see him, because we need something fast and it has to be good too...and let me tell you he has a lot to look of...”
“You don’t say...what does he have that makes him so special?”
“He’s smart, he’s very watchful, cautious, mindful and I don’t know...he has something that makes him tick. He has something that normal people don’t have...that thirst for justice that you are looking for.” said Minami, while lighting another cigarette.
“Ok...that made me curious..I wanna meet him, I’ll make him a deal, if he says no I’ll delete the memories about the deal, but I’ll leave the memory about meeting and knowing me.”
“Wouldn’t that be dangerous?” asked Lasuto
“Why? he only knows me and that’s all he’ll know”
“And if he says yes are you gonna warn him before or after he will do it?” asked Minami
“It depends on the circumstances, I’ll see...” I said “He takes long walks, through the neighborhood, right?”
“Yes mistress.” Said Minami “Need an escort?”
“Yeah...Higashi...are you free tonight?”
“I’m always free for you, ojosama.”
“...yes, Minami, you’ll come too. I need you to show me your target...”
“Yes mistress, it would be my pleasure.” said Minami
“Ok people, let’s get this thing started.”
Later, in the evening...in a dark ally, me and Minami were waiting and watching closely the people who were passing by...then I saw him, walking and was so lost in his thoughts, but he looked like he knew where he was going...
“Is that your target Minami?...hm...Now I see what you were talking about, him being special.” I said satisfied
“See mistress, didn’t I tell you. The last time I saw him, a few days ago, he was trying to save a poor girl from some obsessed guys, but he was take by surprise and got a punch.” Said Minami laughing very silent not to draw attention...
“Now leave, I don’t want him to see you, but stay in the shadow and make sure nobody sees us.”
“Yes mistress.” said Minami while sinking in the darkness of the ally.
I took a deep breath and approached, I stood against the wall with my back with my arms crossed, with the hockey stick in one hand and the ball next to my left foot. I was waiting for him to just pass me. When he almost passed me i said:
“Hey stranger.” He looked at me for a second, but kept walking slowly. “I know you feel sorry for those girls, I do to...” my affirmation made him stop, but he didn’t turned, I knew I got his attention, I didn’t turned either and added “You should have seen the smile on their faces when they heard that horrible noise when the girl’s neck broke.” I could hear his breath speeding up and his teeth crunching and said “You know that noise turned them on?...how disgusting...”
“And why are you telling me all of this? he asked “Are you trying to repent yourself for something similar you did or because you stood there and did nothing?”
“No, no...I’m telling you this because I know if you could you would have done something...am I wrong?”
“No, you are right, if I could I would...so what? Is it a bad thing to think like this?” he asked
“Nope....that is why i wanna make a deal with you.”
“......” he said nothing, so I took that as an ok
“What if I tell you how your Lord KIRA made justice? And what if I give YOU that power?”
That made him turn towards me and approached me rapidly, I turned towards him and approached him too. What he saw was a teenage girl about 17 or 18 years old, holding lazy a hockey stick and a ball.
“So?” I asked. He put his hands on my shoulders and said
“Speak.”
“I can not speak here, it’s too crowded, my house is too far away and it’s dangerous to go there, I don’t want us to bee seen.” I said while taking, gently, his hands off my shoulders.
“OK...let’s go to a safer place.” he said
“No restaurant, no shop, no library...you are aware that I have to explain a lot of things to you and only you, nobody has to hear us.” I said. “Is it ok if we go to your place? Or am I asking too much?...oh by the way my name is J.J, but you could call me J-chan, nice to meet you.”
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Again I apologies for the long post, but J.J is put under a lot of pressure lately...hope you enjoy J.J’s plot...
