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Honor Thy Father(1)

Reina: Here's my Death Note fanfic. It's based off of a theory from the Death Note wiki.

I wrote in a character named Kiyomi, and someone asked if she was going to kill Ryūku, because a character Kiyomi killed people or something. Err... Does anyone know where the name Kiyomi is used? Corpse party? Something else?

Chapter 1: His Father's Last Command

A young male sat on the ground, watching his father and older brother talk in the teashop the family ran. This boy had black hair, black hair, pale skin, and wore a black kimono, although his mother didn't want him to wear it. In one hand was an apple, his favorite food in the whole world. Whenever the fruit was available, he would buy as many as he could, and then proceed to eat them all.

A younger female ran to the young male. She looked similar to him, except her hair was longer and she had brown eyes. She wore a white kimono with a red sash that her older sister gave to her. "Ryūku," she said as she stopped near her brother. "Let's go to the river."

"Not interested, Kiyomi," he replied.

"Why not?" She pouted.

"Because I want to eat my delicious apple. Now go away."

She sighed. "You're no fun. I'll go help then." She turned around and ran off, with Ryūku shaking his head.

After finishing his apple, he threw the core away and got up to stretch his sore muscles. Somewhat sleepy, he walked back to his home to take a nap.

As he did so, he saw a roll of paper tied up on the ground before him. Curious, he picked it up. It looked like paper that was commonly used by everyone. Unwrapping it, he held his breath.

The words "Death Note" were scribbled at the top in kanji. Below it was some "rules".

Ryūku was glad that his father taught him how to read. Quickly skimming over the rules, he scoffed at them. Apparently, he mentioned something about the death gods- the Shinigami- but Ryūku doubted that the Shinigami actually used it. And there was no way that you could kill somebody by writing his or her name on a sheet of paper.

Yet he wanted to try it...

Rewrapping the paper, he slipped it into his kimono and went inside his house. Kiyomi was there, smiling as she helped her mother prepare food. His younger brother Akira was swinging a sword around, and Ryūku's older sister Haru had already gone to her home with her husband.

Ryūku went into the room he shared with his oldest brother Masahiro. Pulling out the brush from the ink, he pulled out the "Death Note", and sat before it. For several minutes, he didn't know whom to write down, because he wasn't sure if he wanted to actually kill someone. If he did, would he be punished? And if so, how severe the punishment?

More minutes passed, and he gave up. Putting the Death Note back into his kimono, he walked out of the room. As he was bored, he decided to check on his father and his brother Masahiko.

After walking out of the house, he took the short path to the teahouse. As he arrived, he noticed a horse nearby the teahouse. Curious about the visitor, he poked his head into the teahouse door, and nearly cried out in fear.

A man- no doubt a thief, stood above Ryūku's father. Ryūku's father had been stabbed, and Masahiko had been thrown to the side. Tea was everywhere, and the tables had been destroyed.

The man laughed. "Nishimura Daisuke*, you are a pathetic man and have failed to serve me quality tea. For that, I will kill your eldest before your eyes and then you will die afterwards. Then I will destroy your entire family, for none shall defy Kano Iwao!"

Ryūku, still in shock, shakily pulled the Death Note out, along with the brush. Desperate, he wrote "Kano Iwao commits seppuku* today in forty seconds" on the Death Note in kanji. He looked to the man, hoping it would take effect.

It didn't seem to affect him. Iwao turned to Masahiko and raised his blade. Crying out in fear, Ryūku yelled, "Masahiko-san, run!"

Iwao turned to Ryūku and before he could aim his blade at him, he suddenly stood upright. Turning his blade around, he committed seppuku and fell, dead before he hit the ground.

Ryūku sat there in shock, before remembering that his father was dying.

"Chichi!*" Ryūku yelled as he ran to his father.

His father was coughing. "Ryūku? Is-Is that really you?"

"Yes father."

"Is Masahiko o-okay? A-Are you okay?"

"Yes. I caused the man to commit suicide."

"Y-You can't make someone commit suicide..."

"I used a Death Note... Apparently I can kill anyone with it. I think that it may belong to a Shinigami. But I didn't write your name in the Death Note!"

Ryuk's father nodded. "I believe you... You're... Not that... Type of person. Do me a favor, Ryūku."

"Yes?"

"Tell our family that... That I am sorry for leaving them so soon."

"Okay."

"And... Help Masahiko run the teahouse."

"I will."

"And... This is very important..." Ryūku's father whispered.

"What is it?"

"Be... Be careful... With the Death Note... Only use it... to protect our family... Don't... Succumb to its power." With that, Ryūku's father closed his eyes and passed away.

Notes:

* Daisuke Nishimura if we put his first name first.

* For those who don't know, it's the Japanese word for when people commit suicide.

* Chichi! - Father!