L looked up at Light. He was grinning like a Cheshire cat. I knew you were Kira he thought as he lay dying in Light's arms. There was no point in trying to fight it death was inevitable and L closed his eyes.
For a brief amount of time everything was black but then something strange happened. The black started to change into a swirl of black, grey and white. Strange figures blew past L and the swirl started to form what looked like a tunnel. L timidly started to walk down the tunnel. He could hear screams and wails as he walked at the end of the tunnel a bright white light flashed blinding L briefly. When L finally managed to see everything looked different. Everything had a red tint. He could still tell what colour things were but they were now tinted. He looked down at himself he wasn't wearing what he usually wore. He now wore tight black clothes with a black feather collar, he had a very big belt with skulls attached to it and a pouch hanging from it. What the hell? Where am I? He wondered looking around him. All he saw was a creepy, dry desolate land.
"Good to see you……L" said a chilling voice. L swung around to see a very familiar figure. He wore a tight slightly off the shoulder black top with elegant embroidery around the sleeves and collar, his tight trousers had straps and chains on them and a belt with skulls & crosses and to finish off he had what looked like a black & red cape. His outfit looked a cross between elegance & macabre.
"Beyond?!" Beyond just ran his fingers through his black hair and smiled
"You were expecting someone else?" L looked down at the pouch attached to his belt and saw a death note.
"You're a shinigami?" Beyond nodded
"And now guess what Lawliet. So are you." He laughed at the sight of L's shocked face. "You don't look too happy Lawliet. Is it because your wings haven't grown yet?"
"My wings?" L said trying to come to terms with everything. Beyond smiled and his black & red cape separated into two large black & red bat wings. L looked at them while Beyond smiled proudly.
"I like them. Each shinigami's wings are different though so it's going to be interesting to see what yours look like"
"Why am I here Beyond? I mean why am I a shinigami?" Beyond shrugged
"Who knows? It might be because I called in a favour"
"You made me a shinigami! You bastard!" yelled L and kicked Beyond in the face. The two boys wrestled and L started to strangle Beyond. Beyond started to laugh at L while he tried to kill him. "That's more like it! That's it Lawliet that's why I chose you" he laughed. L stopped and Beyond stood up.
"You can't kill me Lawliet. I'm already dead."
"I don't want to be a shinigami. I don't want to kill" moaned L
"Oh yes you do. You wanted to kill me. I looked into your eyes while you were strangling me. You have the same look in your eyes I have every time I kill. Your eyes contained darkness. The darkness of the soul but you try to keep it buried."
"We're nothing alike" L moaned with his head in his hands
"We're a lot more alike than you think Lawliet. I need to go and get your death note. While I'm gone just think about what I've said" Beyond smiled and walked off.
