Death Note: The Next Kira (Part One)

Pre-Chapter Fifteen: Making a Deal with Light/Haiku

JANUARY 18, 2006

AROUND 5:45 AM

TOKYO, JAPAN

                                                                                  MARIE

I was in my bed sleeping and dreaming about John.

"Oh, John," I said. "I was wondering if you would ever come back to me." I moaned lightly. "This time, I'm never letting you go."

I was about to kiss John in my dreams when I woke up and felt a guy sleeping next to me. I thought it was John, so I leaned in to kiss him, but as I opened my eyes, I found Light sleeping right beside me, saying stuff to Misa in his dreams. I screamed and pushed him off the bed. He then woke up screaming as I pushed him off the bed. He sat up on the floor and looked around. I was a bit angry that he slept with me in my bed since I didn't want to get into a relationship that soon after what happened between John and me.

"Shannon Chan Kent?" he asked.

"No," I answered. "Why were you sleeping in my bed?"

He turned his head and looked at me. "Sorry," Light answered. "I couldn't help it! Your bed was so comfy and warm!"

I crossed my arms right after he said that.

"Well, if you know everything about me, Light, then you should know that I don't feel comfortable sleeping with guys that aren't my boyfriend!"

He rolled his eyes. "You'll get over it," he said quietly.

"I'd rather be kissing L!" I boast.

"Heh," Light laughed as he got up. "You think I didn't know that?"I continued to glare at him. He then looked over at my computer desk. "What is this?" he asked, picking up the hand puppet of L that Christy made for me. "Is this supposed to be L?" Light acted like he was going to laugh and placed it on his right hand. "This looks just like him!"

"Hey there, Anna," he said, putting the puppet of L in my face. "I love sweets, and I love you."

I scoffed and took the puppet off his hand. "Don't try to make me blush with the L puppet! And also, don't call me Anna!" I commanded. "You know I started having romantic dreams about him when I was twelve, right?"

"And you looked like you were the same age that you are now in your dreams when you and L were romanticizing?" Light asked. "Ain't that cute? Do you know for a fact that L would be considered a pedophile if he were to fall in love with you at that age? And you're also aware that L's dead, right?"

I nodded right before Light took the puppet of L. "Well, I'm sure L is probably smiling down from Heaven, probably wondering what he could do to win a pretty girl like you."

I rolled my eyes and scoffed. I wasn't going to take the compliment, "pretty girl," from a Shinigami that did all that stuff to me yesterday. Light's smile faded. "Oh, I get it," he said, nodding. "We're still not friends."

I quickly sprang out of my bed and started running across the house with Light chasing me. Although it was pretty loud, Christy slept through our commotion. Usually, this much noise would have woken her and Khloe up. Nevertheless, it was still pretty loud, and I found a hiding place where Light couldn't find me. He growled as he stopped running.

"You can't hide from a Shinigami, little girl!" I heard Light yell.

He continued to look for me. "Come on out, little girl!" I picked up a frying pan right when he said that. "I promise I'm not gonna tie you up! I've learned my lesson! Maybe we could just talk about it, alright?"