Death Note: The Next Kira (Part One)

Chapter Twenty-Two: Meeting Sam and Taking Matters into Marie's Own Hands

JANUARY 23, 2006

AROUND 8:55 PM

TOKYO, JAPAN 

                                                                                MARIE

Thankfully, I was already in Mr. Yamamoto's class right when the bell rang. 

"Now," I heard Mr. Yamamoto shout. "Everybody except for Geffrey and Saiko, along with their friends, in a line!" 

I got up and formed a line with Vincent, Kyrie, Mei, and Jirou along with this blonde girl who looked like she came from America, another guy who looked to be her boyfriend, and a few other students too. We heard Mr. Yamamoto get something as he headed in front of us. We saw what he had in his hands now and gasped quietly in fear of what he could do to us. That's right! Mr. Yamamoto had a ruler in his hands! And it wasn't a small ruler, but a big fat ruler! He tapped it against his left hand and walked around looking at us. We were all pretty scared at that moment.

 "Do you see my favorite students over there?" Mr. Yamamoto asked. 

 We all nodded, and I heard someone in the group gulp as Mr. Yamamoto turned around and looked at us. "Now, what do I do to students who are mean to my favorite students?" 

We all looked at each other with fear in our eyes before we looked back at Mr. Yamamoto and shook our heads. "Well," he said as he slapped the ruler into his left hand softly. "You're about to find out." 

He continued to walk around as he hovered over us. "He's more frightening than the principal and Matilda!" I heard the blonde girl say in a loud whisper. "Really?!" I heard the guy that was with her ask in a loud whisper. "This is more nightmare fuel than frightening!"

 We stood there in silence after he said that. "I know that one of you... placed fake Death Notes into Geffrey's and Saiko's bags," Mr. Yamamoto continued. "And made them get arrested...whoever did this shall get a ruler spanking from me."

 Mr. Yamamoto slapped the ruler against his left hand again, and some of us, along with me, flinched in fear without gasping. "And will be arrested by Chief Matsuda and Commander Aizawa." 

Mr. Yamamoto stopped walking and looked at us. "Now, who is the evil villain...the mastermind...of the Death Notes revenge plot against my favorite students?!"

 None of us responded or stepped out of the group. 

"Anybody?!" he asked. 

We didn't respond or step out of the group either. He slapped the ruler against his left hand again and started walking again. 

"Miss Lang?" Mr. Yamamoto asked. I saw Mei shake her head in fear. 

"Mr. Arima?" he asked. I saw Jirou shake his head after he said that. 

"Mr. Kwan?" Mr. Yamamoto asked. The Korean guy in the classroom shook his head. 

"Mr. Watanabe?" Mr. Yamamoto asked. 

The Japanese teenager right beside the Korean guy shook his head. 

"Those are Daeshim and Deku," I heard Kyrie whisper to me. "They're from South Korea like me. Daeshim's full-on Korean, and Deku is half Japanese, half Korean. In fact, they're cousins." 

I didn't bother saying anything, knowing Mr. Yamamoto would respond. 

"Mr. Matsuoka? Miss Rubi?" Mr. Yamamoto asked. The Japanese couple shook their head and didn't say anything. 

"Miss Latham?" he asked.

 I saw the girl with blonde hair shake her head quickly. "No, sir," she answered.