Ephemeris Silenti

' The Diary of the Dead '

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Have I taken on the impossible? Most likely. This was an idea given to me by a friend who saw it done elsewhere, in another fandom (I don't know where, I haven't looked) and wanted someone to try it out for Death Note. I love Death Note, so I agreed. So, every day, from now on, until the 17th of January 2010, I shall write one drabble a day. For me, a drabble is between 300 and 1000 words, so this could be difficult XD

Some will be canon, some will hint at pairings, (of course, requests are welcome, since 365 muses are going to be hard to come by ^_^) and some will be longer than others. All characters will be featured at some point. Wish me luck.

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This is going to be interesting.

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... Entry One - January 17th, 2009 ...

... Vigilo ...

Dark eyes averted themselves from the images before them, despite the fact that the brief cessation to near-constant surveillance would aggravate his inferiors. After all, even murderers needed their private moments, he mused, as he steadfastly ignored Yagami and Amane's embrace. He knew that he would win soon anyway, why be a voyeur to the last vestiges of happiness the two suspects were experiencing? (Or rather, one, he was aware that there was only one part of Amane that interested Yagami, and that was her eyes)

Even he was not so cruel.

Or was he? There was no real benefit for him in this bizarre game of cat and mouse – a game in which Near was never quite sure which role he was playing – he was not doing this for himself. Nor was he in any way avenging his predecessor. Near made no secret of his lack of fondness for the bizarre ex-detective who called himself 'L'. The man just was not someone to look up to, in the white haired child's eyes. Not normal. Then again...

Hypocrite. He was hardly the epitome of 'normal' himself. Near mused away, still not looking at the screens. He supposed, if there was a reason for his apparent devotion to the case, it would be very much linked to his volatile counterpart. Mello, of course, was deeply passionate about bringing Kira down, despite not having a perfectly clean slate himself. He had loved L, in his own Mello-like way, and Near would have been reasonably happy to let his one-time friend take the role of L instead, leaving Near to pursue his own interests. Which, admittedly, were limited. Of course, Mello's inability to think his actions through meant that he was unsuited for the task, so Near felt 'obliged' to take on the position himself.

He would be lying, however, if he said he didn't enjoy being the best. He knew he was, and he knew that he, perhaps with the somewhat unwilling help of Mello, he could succeed where L had failed. Perhaps Mello would help him without realising; his brash actions thus far had proved to make this game interesting. And of course, they irritated Kira. Which was, as far as the childish Near was concerned, an added bonus. Perhaps he would slip up sooner than expected with the stress of having the Machiavellian blond continually getting under his skin.

The misfortune was that it was only a matter of time before Kira, or one of his people, made deadly use of the information Soichiro Yagami had provided them with. Mello's real name. Near turned his eyes back to the screens, where thankfully, Amane was no longer hanging off Kira, and prepared to watch carefully once again. Would they kill Mello soon? Blank, emotionless eyes blinked once. Perhaps he would win before that happened.

But perhaps not.

Either way, this game, and with it, Kira's story, was coming to its conclusion.

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Well there we go, entry number one. I love Near, I know a lot of people don't....but...I love how he's so two-sided...this innocent looking exterior hiding a cunning and clever mind. Love it. Then again, I love slightly psychotic teenagers. And let's face it, Near is a bit psycho. I love that cute 'gotcha' smile he uses so often.