Death Note one shots and short stories

Inspiration Part 1

I stared down at the notebook I had been writing my experiences in. Did I really want to do this? Did I really want to put myself out there like this?

I had a random idea last night, as I thought about the Kira Case.

We had just had the staged party to save Matsuda from the Yotsuba Kira.

We were entering a new phase of the investigation, and I was worried.

Not for me of course. I was worried for the sugar addicted genius that I had developed a serious crush on.

I stared down at the purple notebook in my hand, thinking about L.

Decision made, I stood up. I needed to talk to Misa.

I have been laying the groundwork for something like this. Ever since the model was released from confinement.

L had the idea of keeping an eye on Light Yagami, the one he saw as the dangerous one.

But I knew that L was wrong on that account. Misa was more dangerous than Light was. Or, at least her obsession with the teen killer.

I knew early in Misa's confinement, that I needed to find a way to get her away from Light Yagami.

It would be her obsession with helping him that will be L's downfall. And I had to do whatever it takes to save him.

While I didn't know how I was going to get her away from the manipulative teen, I knew I'd have to start things quickly.

I needed as much time to befriend her as I could get. I need her to listen to me and think about what I tell her. It might be the only way to save the detective I had fallen in love with.

Now, it was time to get to work. My plan was ready.

I sat with Misa in her living room, starting off with small talk. I could tell she was starting to crack.

Now is the time to go in for the kill.

"You know your my best friend here, right?" I asked her out of the blue.

"You're my best friend too (Alias)!" She chirped.

"You are an amazing woman Misa. You have a very promising career as a model. You are already gaining popularity. You can become famous as a model! Don't throw it away by being with Kira. You know what he is doing is wrong."

"Kira killed the person that killed my parents. He is doing something the justice system fails to do. Cleaning up the world."

"The justice system is flawed. I know this as well as you do Misa. But killing people isn't going to fix it."

"Then what will?"

"Reformation. You can become an advocate to reform the justice system."

"How?"

"First, you need to gain popularity. Become a household name. You have been doing well so far on that count. Once you become popular enough, tell your story. People love celebrities they can relate too. Celebrities that come from humble beginnings. You were a wonderful daughter. You had loving parents. Parents that were taken from you. The justice system failed you." I took a moment to prepare myself.

"You are not the first person the justice system has failed. You certainly will not be the last. It's not just a problem in Japan. It is a worldwide problem. This is all about baby steps. You have already shown yourself to be popular with college aged girls. Start there. Take a day to give a lecture at To-Oh. Tell the kids your story. You'll be amazed by how many young people, girls especially, will flock to you with their own story. They'll see you as a kindred spirit. Someone they can talk to. Tell them to talk to their parents, and other trusted adults. The word will spread like a wildfire. You can give similar talks to other colleges. Light can't be the only college student with police connections. These other kids will talk to their parents. You may eventually even be invited to social gatherings. Socialize at these events. Build connections."

Misa was quiet for a few minutes.

"The justice system has failed you too, hasn't it?"

"More than once Misa. Like I said, the justice system needs fixed on a global scale. But you don't need to worry about that. Focus on Japan. If you build enough connections to socialize with models or other celebrities from other countries, use that too. But your main focus should be in Japan."

"One person can't make that big of a difference." She replied. I gave her a smile.

"Yes. One person can. It has happened many times in human history, all over the world."

"Really?" Misa asked skeptically.

"Yes. Take Stanislav Petrov for example. He was a 44-year-old Lieutenant Colonel in the Soviet Union's Air Defense Forces, single-handedly saved the world from what would have been the end of modern-day civilization. It was during the cold war between the Soviet Union and the US. He was the duty officer on September 26, 1983, when the early warning system indicated that the US had launched five nuclear missiles at the Soviet Union. He had to make the decision to either call it in or ignore it as a false alarm. His gut instinct told him it was a false alarm. He was correct. But if he had made the wrong choice and called it in, it would have destroyed the world in a nuclear attack."

"Woah! Really?"

"Yep. He was just one guy that had a difficult choice. Luckily for the entire world, he made the right one. Then there was Rosa Parks in the US. She was a black woman that refused to give up her seat to a white person when the US was heavily segregated. Her actions, along with the actions of many other ordinary African American people paved the way to Civil Rights Movement in the US."

"Kira will make the world a better place too." Misa stated, but she didn't sound as sure of her words as she would have earlier.

"Some people that try to change history don't make things better, though. Gavrilo Princip is a good example of this. He was a Bosnian Serb student who assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which started WWI. Adolf Hitler is another well-known example of people that didn't make the world a better place with their actions. Kira is the same."

"Oh..."

"But you can still make a positive change. It's just up to you to decide how you want to change the world. To make it better, for everyone. Especially for people like us." I told her, handing her the notebook. I glanced down at it.

"Use this if you get the chance to tell your story. The more examples of the necessity of justice reformation you have. The more people that share their own stories to people in high places. The better the chance for the change everyone needs." I tell her as I stand up and walk over to the door. I paused just before reaching it, turning my head to look at the model once again.

"And if you need another example of a single person making the world a better place, you don't have to look far. Ryuzaki is a shining example of this. Look at how many cases he has solved. How many lives he has saved in doing so. He is a genius, that much is true. But he is still just one man. Think about it Misa." I told her as I left the room.

I just hope this works.