31_days | [Jan 24] [Death Note] Little Black Book

Title: Little Black Book
Day/Theme: Jan 24 - I'll note you in my book of memory
Fandom: Death Note
Characters: Light, Misa, Ryuk
Rating: PG-13 for dark humor and a character death
Summary: Misa learns firsthand what Light does with his personal notebook.

Light Yagami couldn't believe it. The Kira killings had increased at an alarming rate in the past few months, but nothing could be done to stop the rash of crime that still plagued the city. Despite this, everything was still proceeding according to his grand scheme. The world knew of the presence of Kira, and there were some pockets of humanity who agreed with his philosophy of "divine judgment" against the irredeemable criminal element. With the populace on his side, Kira was free to carry out his plans almost unhindered.

Even a criminal genius was expected to take a break once in a while. Light was, after all, still an ordinary college student in the public eye. If he were to be taken seriously, he had to start acting like one. Misa Amane, the young model/actress who loudly proclaimed herself to be Light's girlfriend, reminded him of this every day.

"Whatcha doin', Light?" asked Misa.

"Nothing...just checking my little black book, that's all," said Light.

"Your what?"

Misa inspected the small booklet in Light's hand. It was unlabeled, and looked like an ordinary notepad. She remembered seeing Officers Matsuda and Aizawa with booklets similar to that one at the police station, but had no idea that it had a special name.

"Haven't you heard of a 'little black book'?" said Light. "It's something that guys use to keep track of the phone numbers of people they know...especially with girls."

Misa's interest was further piqued. She leaned her head in to get a closer look at the artifact. "Ooh! Is my name in there?"

"Now, Misa...you know that it's dangerous for us to communicate out in the open like this, since we're both under heavy suspicion as Kira. I can't let anyone else know that I've been in contact with you, and that includes leaving your number in a phone book. If someone else finds this, it could spell trouble for both of us."

"But I'm your girlfriend!" she said. "Quit being a jerk, Light!"

Misa gave Light a cold stare. He hadn't seen that look from her before, but he knew that there would be trouble if he didn't comply.

"Oh, all right. I'll write you down in the book."

Light had purged Misa's number from his cell phone moments before his capture, but he retained it in his head, just in case he actually needed to call her for anything. While Misa had her back turned, Light wrote down her name and number in the book and hid it from sight. "All right. I've done it."

"Yay! You're so wonderful, Light! I feel like I'm in heaven when I'm with you."

Misa turned around and grabbed Light by the collar, pulling him in for a long deep kiss. He held her in his arms for several moments until her eyes froze and her face turned pale, guiding her onto the bed as her body fell limp. It wouldn't be long until her pulse ceased completely.

Ryuk stood by and cackled loudly, having watched the scene unfold from a dark corner of the room. "Kinda takes your breath away just thinking about it, huh, Light?" he said.

"Yeah," said Light. "I'm kinda disappointed, though. This one was almost too easy."

"I never thought Kira could kill his victims simply by kissing them. It's no wonder you don't have an active love life."

Light smiled as he read the page from the book to himself: Amane Misa: by asphyxiation following a mouth-to-mouth kiss.