COVET |DEATH NOTE|

Prologue

The class is so dull. I already know English perfectly. You sighed, watching the teacher lecture and go on and on about God. You open your book, tracing the letters with your fingers to distract yourself from boredom.

"Listen for the voice of God, then follow it and know that in time you will find your salvation," the teacher reads over the same lines that you're tracing.

If God were real, would people change the way they act? Their behavior?... You thought, shrugging your shoulders. You'll find out once you're in your coffin.

"Yagami, what's the matter?" You look over your shoulder to see your best friend being called out.

"Please translate the sentence into English," you cover your mouth and snort, quickly turning back to the book to avoid getting called out. Light is smart, no doubt about that, but for the past few months, he's been having his rare moments of spacing out and being in la-la land. He might just be anxious about what to do in life since this is our last year at this dump.

You're anxious too. Your anxiety has gotten worse, and you honestly have no clue how you're going to survive in this cruel twisted world. Okayyy, that was a bit dramatic.

But thankfully, Light has your back and always knows how to help you sort through life. You wish you could do the same for him, but he never lets you in. Even though you've been best friends since kids, it's hard to get him to talk about his feelings. And you know deep down, he's not going through the 'what to do in life' phase. He wants to be like his dad and join the police force. So what's bothering him?

*RING!* - School bell

"Whatcha thinking about?" You grin, smiling at the tall brown-haired boy.

Light blinks, "Huh? Oh nothing. I'm just a little hungry that's all." His hand rubs his stomach. Your grin turns even wider and you nod.

"Alright! I'll buy us something from the cafeteria then, be right back." You make your way to the cafeteria. You'll try your best and do everything in your power to make him happy. It's the least you could do.

You quickly get the food and run back to Light, noticing him put something in his bag.

"That was fast," He says, grabbing the potato chips and water bottle that you got for him.

"Hey, don't distract me. What do you have in there? I see you be sneaky and I want in!" You say loudly. You both make your way out of the school gates.

Light softly smiles at your antics. "I just found a notebook. I'll show you when we get to my house."

You nod. It's definitely a secret diary Light found!.. You thought.

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You both walk into the Yagami household, Light announcing his arrival before you both head to his room. You shut the door and look over to Light to see him take out a notebook with the words 'Death Note' written across it.

"What the fuck..?" You mumble, sitting on the edge of Lights bed.

"Yeah, wait until you read it."

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"...Does it make them a murderer if they write a name in the notebook?" You ask cautiously, rereading the text carefully and flipping through the pages.

"No way. It's probably some dumb prank anyway."

You nod, handing the weird looking notebook back and grabbing your bag. "I gotta get home. You know how my mom is. She's definitely going to complain if I don't take out the trash.." You say, looking up at Light and giving him a quick hug.