Hi there :) This is my first fanfic of Death Note! I will let everyone who's deciding to read this know that I will not make L die! I love him too much and I refused to believe that he died! XDD

I will get to my other stories, but I want you all to read this and tell me what you think of it! Please let me know if you have any questions or anything regarding on if I should keep going with this piece :)

I hope you all enjoy this and the only thing I own is my newest OC...I DON'T OWN DEATH NOTE!

~Ch.1 From One Thing to Another~

I awoke from a not so pleasant sleep. I looked around and tried to find my clock. I lazily got out of bed and checked underneath it. I soon saw the clock's time, and it was 5:20 am. I groaned and started to get dressed in my uniform for school. I walked over to my small closet and brought out my white blouse, beige jacket, red tie, black skirt, knee-length white socks, and black shoes.

I changed out of my pajamas and into my uniform. While I was changing, my stomach was growling unpleasantly at me. I finished getting dressed and walked over to my kitchen. I tried to find something to eat, but I was out of stock. Well, I'm basically screwed for the rest of my first day at school. I walked out of my small apartment and locked my doors. Even if someone were to break in, I didn't have anything important in there.

When I started to walk to Daikoku Private Academy, I brought out my iPod and played 'Face Down' by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. I'm in 12th grade at this academy and I'm 18 years old. I don't even know how I got into this godforsaken place. All I know is that I got a letter in my mailbox, saying that they're willing to have me as a student. Of course I said yes to them, but that was because my last school had a bunch of jackasses.

I have shoulder blade-length auburn hair with black streaks in various layers. My eyes were a soulless brown and my skin was completely paler than snow. I was about 5'4" and my name…I'm keeping that a secret. Ever since I heard about Kira, I always give people a fake name instead of my actual one. I'm not sure on who to trust anymore, and I only trust myself because I know for a fact that I'm not Kira.

I was at the main entrance at my school and noticed that hardly anyone was here. I guessed that it took me about 10 minutes to get here, and I think school started in another hour or so. I shrugged and headed into Daikoku Private Academy. I walked through the halls, giving myself a personal tour of the school. I don't see why I'm doing this; in fact, I don't even have my schedule to memorize my pathways.

Out of nowhere, I felt someone tapping on my shoulder. I took out one of my headphones and turned around to face the person. He had slightly messy black hair with hollow dark eyes. I guessed that he had on thick eyeliner underneath his eyes, and he was about as pale as me. He wore a long sleeved white shirt and baggy jeans, but no shoes or socks. He was about 3 inches taller than me, but that was a guess because he was slouching slightly. Also, I noticed that he's chained together with a boy everyone knew; Light Yagami.

"Um…may I help you?" I asked the men

"Would you happen to be Amber McCray?" the guy with black hair asked me in a slightly deep voice.

"…who wants to know?"

"My name is Ryuzaki. So, are you Amber McCray?"

"…if this is about asking me if I'm new here, then I am. If you're here to only bully me or take away something of mine, then you're wasting your breath."

"Oh, nothing of the sort… I was actually going to make you an offer, that is, if you'll accept it."

"…what might this offer be?"

"I know that you've been interested in working with the police to figure out crimes. So far, your work has been superb in all the criminals you've caught, and yet you keep this a secret. Since you are aware of the Kira case, you have many aliases and are always careful."

"Damn, right on the mark."

"Anyway, I was wondering if you would like to work with me at task force headquarters. You may wait a while before you make a decision, if necessary."

"Alright…but how come Light Yagami isn't saying anything? Why is he handcuffed to you?"

"Ah, so you've heard of him. I had him put on earplugs before I went up and talked to you. I have him handcuffed because he's one of my suspects on being the actual Kira. Don't worry; I made sure he couldn't hear."

I nodded in response and noticed Light looking over my way. He had neat, short brown hair and brown eyes to match. He had fair skin and was wearing a black shirt and beige pants. He was wearing black shoes and I noticed him looking around. When Light tapped Ryuzaki's shoulder, he pointed to his ears. Ryuzaki shook his head in response. I guess Light wanted the earplugs out of his ears.

"…I'll work with you…but what should I do about school?" I asked him.

"Hm…well, you could still go to school. That depends if you want to work with us full time or part time. That's your decision, however," Ryuzaki explained.

"…I'll work with you full time, if you think I'll be able to help out in the Kira case."

"I would be much obliged, thank you. So, shall we get going? By working full time, that means that you can't go to school no matter what. You understand that, don't you?"

"Of course I do. I only accepted this school because my last school had a bunch of jackasses. Besides…I don't even have parents to care about what I do on a daily basis."

"I see…then please follow me. Do you want me to stop by your place to get anything?"

"No, I see no reason on returning there anymore. You can take me to headquarters. Also, you may remove Light Yagami's earplugs. Before you do, I don't want him to know my real name. Just call me Sarah Clark."

"That's one of your most popular aliases if I'm not mistaken."

I nodded and saw Ryuzaki remove the earplugs from Light's ears. Ryuzaki started walking out of the school with Light following, like he had much of a choice. I took a closer look at Light Yagami and noticed something that probably no one else would see. I simply shrugged it off and headed into a black car with Ryuzaki and Light. The entire drive was nothing but silence. I looked over at the two guys and noticed Light was looking at me strangely.

Before I could ask why he was looking at me like that, we were at task force headquarters. I notice a kind old man open the door on my right. I got out first and then noticed Light and Ryuzaki come out afterward. The old man led the three of us inside the building and into an elevator. I didn't pay attention to what button the old man pushed, he hasn't given me a reason to not trust him and neither has Ryuzaki. The one I don't trust is Light Yagami.