A took in a deep breath as he slumped through the deserted halls of Wammy's House. The only other people there were Watari and Roger. A strolled around until he reached the living room. Then he plopped down on the couch and fumbled around for the remote. A was about to press the button to turn it on when he heard the front door creaking slowly. A stood up and peered down the hallway.
His eyes widened when he saw a boy around his age of 13, standing at the front door. But the boy's arrival wasn't what startled him. It was the boy's aura. The front hall was darker than usual and A could barely see the boy. The boy quickly walked up to A, not blinking his red tinted eyes.
A felt the urge to step back, but he didn't. "Who are you?" he asked quietly as the boy came close to A. The boy stared up over A's head. After a while, he began to smile at A.
"Hmm…you can call me Beyond Birthday or Beyond or B. It doesn't really matter. What's your name?" He asked A. His smile grew. A was about to answer when Watari came into the front door. He quickly walked over to the two.
"Greetings, A, Beyond. I see that you two have been acquainted. A, please show Beyond your room. He will be sharing it with you once his bed arrives." Watari said. A nodded and looked at Beyond for a moment before turning around and heading towards their room.
Once A and B were in the room, Beyond and A sat on A's bed. The room was lit with the light from outside. It was around 4:00.
"What is your name?" Beyond asked. "Or your letter." Beyond added.
"My letter is A. I was instructed not to tell my real name to anyone, sorry. Nice to meet you, Beyond." A said, extending his hand to Beyond and giving him a weak smile. B stared at it for a few seconds before grabbing it with two fingers.
"Same to you." Beyond looked at A suspiciously. "I feel that something is off about you …A." Beyond glanced up above A's head again. "And it is starting to bother me."
A narrowed his eyes slightly at Beyond. "What do you mean?" He asked.
"Huh…it would be too troublesome to explain. Never mind. So tell me about yourself instead…A." Beyond said, he kept looking up at A's head.
"Well, I don't really know what to tell you. What is it that you want to know?" A asked. Beyond breathed heavily out of his nose.
"Everything. Start from the beginning." Beyond ordered.
"Okay. When I was four or five, I can't remember which, my parents died in a plane so I went to live with my aunt. She passed when I was eight and none of my other relatives were willing to take care of me, I was moved around to other orphanages until Watari found me and brought me here." A explained.
Beyond tilted his head to the side. "Tell me about the orphanages you went to."
A sighed quietly. "I guess the first one was the best of them. I had a lot of friends and stuff, but then this older kid, probably around our age, started a fight with me and the person in charge thought I started it, so I got in trouble. I didn't understand that. Then a few years later, the guy died and they thought I was responsible because I was the one who found him." A began scratching at his leg.
"Hmm…how did he die? And what was his name?" Beyond asked. Beyond was going to search the guy later.
A stared hard at Beyond. "I apologize if this brings back bad memories, but I find this interesting." Beyond said.
A crinkled his eyebrows and began looking at his hands which were trembling. "I don't remember his name exactly. I think it was Henry or something like that. He just collapsed. They said that he had a heart attack."
"Then how could they think that you caused it?" Beyond asked. "And where were you when this all happened?"
"I'm not sure why they thought I did it, but they did. And I was in the next room writing in my notebook." A said, he glanced up at Beyond. He was staring back at him with those eerie eyes of his. A looked back down.
"That's strange. Well let's get off of this topic. Do you want to hear my life's story?" Beyond asked, scanning the room. A hesitated, but eventually said yes.
"I was orphaned about a year or so ago because my parents died in a car accident. So I was taken to an orphanage and Watari came…well you really don't need to know about that part. That's basically what happens to everyone. Well besides the reason for them being orphans. But do you wanna know the really good part about my story?" Beyond asked. A was taken back by all that Beyond had to say.
"Sure." A said. Beyond cackled loudly. A winced. Beyond had a deep laugh that hurt A's throat just by hearing it. Beyond stood up and walked over to the door. Then he looked both ways down the hallway and shut the door, locking it behind him. A watched curiously as Beyond's eccentric eyes lit up. A reached over to his nightstand and turned on the light.
"Aw…you ruined the effect on my eyes." Beyond said. "A, are you afraid of me?"
"Not much. But you come off as being creepy." A said. Beyond did his cackle again as he plopped down on the bed again.
"Hmm…Okay, A. You are going to be the first person to know this secret, A. Can I trust you?" Beyond asked, leaning in close to A's face.
A backed away slowly. "Sure."
"I can see people's names and I can see the day that they die." Beyond said, looking up at A's head and smiling mischievously. Then he looked back down at A's face. A's eyes were wide open and he looked at Beyond confusedly.
"But A, the reason for me telling you is that there is something wrong with you. I can't see your name." Beyond said, putting his finger on his lip.
A stared at Beyond with wide eyes for a moment. Then his face returned back to normal and he avoided looking at Beyond. A few minutes of silence passed over them. A only looked up once he couldn't see the gleam of Beyond's eyes watching him.
"And A, I only tell people things like secrets or anything personal when I have something over them. So tell me something private about yourself." Beyond said. It sounded more like a command than friendly conversation.
A looked down at his knees. He was contemplating whether to tell Beyond about the book. Beyond peered at him, but he ignored it.
"Beyond," A started. He was chewing on his lower lip. "I need to know one thing about you before I tell you my secret." A waited for Beyond to nod. "I need to know your first and last name."
Beyond leaned in towards A again. "Brian Bihrer. Don't tell anyone." A nodded.
"Okay," A opened the drawer to his nightstand and pulled out a black notebook that read Death Note in scrawny white letters.
"You think you're going to die soon?" Beyond asked quietly. He peered up above A's head. "You shouldn't worry too much."
"No. That's not what this is for. If I know a person's first and last name and what their face looks like, then I can write their name down in this and they'll die within forty seconds." A explained. Beyond's eyes grew larger than normal for a moment.
"So you don't trust me? Or are you trying to kill me because you don't like me or something?" Beyond asked, backed away from A, tilting his head to the side.
"It's for security reasons only, Beyond. I don't tell anyone anything until I have something over them, either." A flashed a smile at Beyond.
"I see you're learning from me already." Beyond cackled. "But that was pretty tricky of you, A. But you should know something about me," Beyond narrowed his eyes. "I do not hesitate for anyone. If you try anything with that notebook, I will kill you with the forty seconds I have left."
A blinked twice. "Hmm…I'll remember that." Beyond stood up and walked over to the door. A rolled his eyes once Beyond was gone. Luckily he had left out a few details about the Death Note when he was talking to Beyond.