A fun activity that Yumina and her friends enjoyed, was watching horror movies. Yumina was easily scared which is what made them so fun. It always seemed like she could face the most frightening of things as long as she had her friends by her side. And yet as the girl stared off into the nothingness, she had a very stirring sensation. The hairs on the back of her neck stood up as she decided it had to be time to get to class. One of her friends was the class president and even though they were close, she wouldn't think twice about marking Yumina tardy if that was the case.
Of course Yumina was seldom tardy, let alone absent from school.
To her, school was a fun place to be.
It gave her challenges but also allowed her to spend time with her friends. Since she was one of the top ranked students in her class, many went to her with questions regarding subjects like English or Historical Literature or Chemistry. For the most part, Yumina never turned down anyone who needed help, even the slackers. She drew the line at outright doing homework for others, of course. Turning around she began to head back toward the classroom but heard a book fall from a nearby shelf near the back of the library where she had been staring off into. Yumina turned back and walked over to where the book was. She picked it up and read the title aloud, "Divine Comedy by Dante"
She quickly found where it had fallen and slipped it back in its place.
"You found it." A deep woman's voice called out.
"Found what?"
"The Death Pen."
"Death Pen?" Yumina repeated and looked around, trying to figure out who was talking to her. "I'm sorry, is it yours? Would you like it back?" She asked. Suddenly a very large figure slipped from behind the shadows. The creature was twice as tall as the smaller student and had long skeletal arms and legs. Their shoulders were bony and spiky. Their face had purple markings that framed the face and traced up to their matching purple lips. Their eyes were golden and very cat-like. Their hair was white with streaks of purple. "W-what are you?" Yumina asked, horrified. Was this some kind of joke put on by the Drama Club? She took a step back and felt her back bump into the bookcase behind her. "You can have it back, just don't hurt me!"
Holding out her arm, she offered the fountain pen to the towering creature.
"It is yours." It told her.
"You want me to have it?"
"Yes."
"Who are you? Are you sure?" Yumina pressed, her arm slowly dropping down to her side. "Do you want something in exchange?"
"My name is Rem. I am a Shinigami and that pen contains my blood. It works only with a certain Death Note. That pen has the power to kill anyone your heart desires but like the Death Note, it is bound by a list of particular rules. You must find whoever owns it, as their Death Note will only recognize the pen's power." Rem explained. Yumina looked to the pen again and brought it close to her face, trying to get a better look at it. When the girl looked up, Rem was gone. Had she imagined it? It sounded so unbelievable. Shaking her head, she quickly headed back to her classroom, C-B.
Once there, she saw she had barely made it. Once homeroom had concluded, with a few stragglers arriving late during the first period where most studied, Historical Literature began. Yumina took notes but kept eyeing the fancy pen which was resting on her desk. After another two classes, it was time for lunch and most students were beginning to unpack their lunches in the classroom while others were leaving to go get something quick down the street or at the cafeteria. Moving to the front of the class so she could make a proper announcement, Yumina held up the Death Pen. "I found this in the library before class, if anyone is missing a pen, please come and see me." She called out to everyone before she went back to her group of friends to dig into her bento.
