Glow

Chapter One: Shock

Rumor has it that when a person meets their soulmate, their chests would glow an extraordinary colour. The two minds would immediately link with eachother, bonding in such a way that it would be impossible not to fall in love.
Of course, this is a very rare occurrence.. Some would call it an urban legend. There isn't any proof, in reality. Photos and videos would be called photoshop, or edited effects. Witnesses cannot be believed. That's just the way it is. However, some people still believe in this.. miracle, this... this crazy and mysterious event. But.. they'll never know when or if it will happen.

Ryuzaki Lawliet slowly walked through the high school's noisy hallways, dull eyes looking to his feet. He didn't want to make any eye contact with anyone in case they took it the wrong way. The last thing he wanted to do was draw unwanted attention to himself. The last time that happened, it didn't turn out so well on his side. His dark hair was ungroomed, he had dark bags under his eyes, and his uniform was basically a loose white shirt and baggy jeans. He was quiet, unsociable, but... he was top of the class.

Second in line was Light Yagami, smart, attractive and popular. A model student, really. With neat brown hair and a dazzling smile, wearing an elegant suit perfectly as his uniform, he was known throughout the whole school. Though, he was also one of those students that bullied those below them. That included Ryuzaki.. Light was so jealous that he made fun of him, for the sole reason of isolating him. So Light would be better than him.
Ryuzaki hadn't ever had a romantic relationship, yet Light always had a group of fangirls following him around with Misa Amane at the head of the pack. A typical blonde diva with a super high and annoying voice. Thought she was perfect and such. Either way... Light could choose any girl in the entire school to date, and they would most likely accept his request. Or his demand, depending on the case.

Ryuzaki entered the seemingly empty locker room, ready for his next P.E. class, which happened to be swimming. The first swimming class of the year... and boy, was he looking forward to it. Not.
Walking over over to his allocated locker, with his everlasting slouch, he opened it and quickly took off his shirt. Only a few minutes until class started. Under his shirt was a lean but toned chest and stomach,  some areas tinged blue with bruises.
Ryuzaki took a breath, pushing the white garment messily into his locker before he heard a sort of rustle behind him. Immediately turning around, he found Light... Not very surprising, considering Light was the one who bullied him the most. Said boy smirked down at him, reaching out a hand to tilt Ryuzaki's head back by the hair in a harsh and threatening movement.
"So, L... ready yet? Ready to reveal your horrible scars... The ugly marks that show no one cares?" Light snickered, looking down slightly at the other, who just winced a bit and stared to the side silently for a moment. Unwilling to give up, as always.
"...Light.. I don't care who sees me." Ryuzaki glanced at what Light was wearing - the standard school swimming uniform for boys, just a pair of slim black shorts stopping just above the knee. He stayed silent for a moment - he didn't want to say anything more, otherwise it could provoke Light to replace his fading bruises with fresher, darker ones. Painful wounds.
Light's smirk faded slightly, making him look just that bit more menacing.
"Then you won't care if I hurt you? To be honest, you deserve it. Who'd care anyway? You have no friends." He laughed darkly, pulling a bit on the black hair and raising his one free hand to one of Ryuzaki's darkest bruises. Threatening to hurt him further.
...A light..  A blue light started to fill the space around them, and Light immediately looked to the source with wide eyes- his victim's chest.  Ryuzaki's eyes widened as well as he felt something like a... a shock run through his body. The bully let go as the shock reached him. A red light started to counteract Ryuzaki's colour, and he immediately backed away.
"Aw, hell no!" They yelled together, seeing eachother's chests glow.
"This can't be happening.." Ryuzaki groaned lowly as he felt an unusual thought run through his head. It was almost as if he could understand Light a bit better.. Light simply looked at him in plain shock and disgusted horror, probably experiencing the same thing, before turning and quickly exiting the room. Continuing outside to the pool area with his bare chest still glowing a bright red. "Why him...?" Ryuzaki winced slightly at the thoughts swerving around the twisted paths of his dark mind. Sinking to the floor with his back against his locker.
He stayed like that, silent and unmoving for a few minutes, until the the glow had dulled at least a bit. Finally, he sighed with a long exhale and got up, putting his long white shirt on again and leaving the way he came.. Not wanting to even try to go to that stupid class anymore.

No point.

Is there a point to anything?

~AUTHORS NOTE: Hi, thanks for reading. :D I rewrote this chapter so many times originally but I think it's definitely due for one more, so I will edit it within the next few weeks. I think it couldve turned out a bit better xD Anyway, I'll probably update with a week to a month between chapters - sorry its slow but I have a loooot to deal with. :/ Kidding, im just super duper lazy. ^u^ Also, fyi i am always open to suggestions for this story, critiques, anyhing... comments are the best haha. So see ya in a while, and thanks agaiiiin sooo much! <3 ~