1. This is a Role Play between myself and RipJawWolfFang. I am role playing as Beyond Birthday and she is role playing as L.
2. I have altered this story to that of a fan fiction format so it not in script style in accordance with the rules.
3. This story is primarily B x L, but will feature appearances from Roger, Watari as well as some OC's.
4. This is an Alternate Universe, set in Wammy's House era.
5. This is a shota, which means underage BL. Nothing explicit, but every mature part will be separate with a warning in the chapter before. If you find mature parts offensive, do not read them! Common sense.
6. There be chapters here now instead of parts. Edited content further for better story flow.
7. This is the SECOND in a series. The first is called Beyond Reason. Do not read this if you have not yet read the first. Go there and have a look at it.
We do not own Death Note or its characters. They belong to Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.
Chapter 1
The darkness in the boy's mind had swallowed him once more though this time was different somehow... in his mind there was something new, or had it always been there? It was moving, breathing, pulsing in the darkness, slowly taking form. An infected, corrupted creature that the boy could not see but feel. Red eyes scanned the darkness for the source, but he could not see what it was that was breathing. Each pulse sent shivers down his spine, but they were not good. He began to grow nervous. Was it the snake? Was she here to take his life in his sleep? He gulped and began to pick his way through the black around him, shuddering and growing more fearful. Even in this complete darkness there was an area of more shadow then the rest of the fog filled world. As the boy moved closer it started to take form bubbling out from the ground like hot tar and crawling forward.
B was taken back and halted in his movements, frozen in place by fear. Everything screamed at him to move, but he could not. It was like watching a terrible accident unfold, something he didn't want to see, but can't take his eyes off of. It took all his screaming will power to finally motivate him backwards slowly, shaking like a leaf and starting to try wake himself, but to no avail.
"Lawli!" He cried out in fear, but this darkness swallowed the name called and never let it go.
Other creatures of Beyond's mind started to gather round, they seemed as though they where going to attack the boy and the half formed creature. It lifted its head, oozing with black slime and gave a loud, booming roar, sending shock waves through everything in the darkness. Instinct kicked in and Beyond took off running as fast as he could go, but the thick fog soon became too suffocating, forcing him to stop. He soon realized this was a bad move and he was now at a serious disadvantage. He started to whimper and shake more, collapsing and holding his ears and closing his eyes, rocking into himself and freeing tears.
Before they boy knew what hit him the grey man was at his side with some of the other dark creatures. A copy of L whom was riddled with bullet holes was in his arms. The body was gasping and gurgling, whispering quietly, 'Why didn't you save me? Do you hate me? Why did you do this to me?'
Tear stained eyes looked to the form in Grey Man's arms and he began to sniffle and sob. In his weakened mental state, he began to believe that his dream state was real.
"I-I d-don't hate you L-Lawli," he whimpered.
"I-I d-didn't m-mean t-to hurt you... I-I'm s-so sor-sorry..." The creature chucked the older boy at his feet, letting the blood spill to the ground and pool around him. He stopped speaking and simply started to shudder and spit up blood as death closed in, and to B it was as real as it could ever be.
B was wracked with emotion as he covered his friend and didn't let go, crying for an apparition that did not exist. Unseen to him, the black creature was nearing the point where its essence would begin to absorb into B's body.
"I'm s-s-so s-sorry..." he cried, burying his face into a blood stained shirt and in turn making him bloody.
"I-I'll j-join you... I-I p-promise..." He placed a tender, but heartfelt kiss to nonexistent lips.
There was another roar from the beast as it neared the grey man, tearing through it and many of the other creatures as they lunged at the slimy beast.
"BEYOND BIRTHDAY!" it bellowed, eye sockets empty and swirling with a shadowy void. B flinched and cried out, holding 'L's' body for protection.
"L-leave me alone..." he whimpered, holding the now lifeless form close to his.
"YOU WANT TO PROTECT HIM! YOU WANT TO SAVE HIM!" It roared, again slicing through another creature.
"Y-yes... H-he's my Lawli... I'd g-give my l-life f-for him..." He was terrified, and his answer came out weaker than he wanted it to.
"B-but it's t-too late... h-he's gone..."
The creature trudged closer, slime dripping from his maw and falling to the ground. It touched its beastly nose to the boys body and made the 'dead' detective draw a deep breath.
"YOU ARE TOO WEAK TO PROTECT HIM! YOU MUST BECOME STRONG! YOU MUST GAIN POWER! TAKE IT BY FORCE, OR LOSE FOREVER!"
"I-I'll d-do anything... I d-don't want t-to l-lose him... P-please..." He held the "detective" closer still.
"I AM STRONG! I WILL MAKE YOU STRONG!" It bellowed, "THIS IS ONLY IN YOUR MIND AND YET STILL HE SUFFERS HERE! USE MY POWER! BECOME ONE WITH ME!"
B turned and stood up shakily, sniffling before taking a step to the monster and reaching to touch the slimy mass, closing his eyes and averting them.
"YOU ARE VERY WISE!" it roared and suddenly all the darkness in the boys mind started to turn around and run in fear. B's body convulsed and he was frozen in place, eyes glowing as the beast began to meld into his body. His mind went blank during the process and lost all coherent thought.
As the creature finished melding with the boy, Beyond started to feel its power and rage. It was something that had been in him all along and he knew that, now he has just given it a name, to name evil is to give it power. He smiled, though it was different, darker, powerful.
"Beyond Birthday... Beyond Birthday..." He tested it, tasted it, liking how it rolled off his tongue." He looked to the waking gap and welcomed the light as he was brought back to reality. L was still fast asleep on his friends chest when he awoke, completely oblivious to the changes in his friends mind.
Xx Mature Sequence Interlude in next Part xX
L rolled onto his back panting. It was definitely the most unusual wake up he ever had.
"I thought I might try something new for once," he said with a smile, leaning in to give the older a kiss before getting out of bed to wash his hands. L nodded, but otherwise remained silent in favor of catching his breath. There was something unusual about his friend that morning... The younger raven walked out a short time later and sat down on his bed before getting day clothes for himself.
"What has gotten in to you this morning Beyond?" the elder asked quietly after a long, but comfortable silence.
"You seem... More outgoing then usual..." it wasn't bad, just different...
"I had a good dream and I wanted to share the equivalent of the good feeling it gave me with you. I did also promise to let you wake up this way, did I not? I promised you this when I recovered from the operation."
"I had almost forgotten..."
A small smile creeps onto the dark eyed ravens face and he closes his eyes in relaxation.
"What was your dream about?"
"I can't quite describe it... I think it was beyond descriptions really. All I know is that it left me feeling more confident when I woke up. I think I finally beat Grey Man and removed him for good. I don't think I'll be afraid of him anymore." He smiled and looked to the door and walked to it, peaking outside to see one of the teachers beginning the morning room checks and closed the door.
"Morning checks have started. Good thing we didn't get caught."
The future detective nodded and sat up slowly.
"I don't feel very well today Beyond..." he mumbled, looking to the door.
"I think I may have to stay in bed..." This was more than unusual for the older as he rarely if ever got sick but when he did he seemed to get very sick.
"That's fine. I have some work I want to do today. I'll bring you breakfast though before I go. If they have porridge today, that will do you good."
"I'm not sure I want anything..." he mumbled and slowly laid back down, curling up into himself.
"Suit yourself, but I'll come back later to check up on you." B goes to his friend and gives a chaste kiss to a cool cheek before redressing for the day and taking his leave.
L tried to keep himself comfortable and warm as what seemed to be a nasty bug took hold. Eventually however he was forced out of his warm bed and into the bathroom to empty his stomach rather violently into the toilet. His entire body trembled and shook and he couldn't bring himself to get back up off the cool bathroom floor, choosing instead to just lay down there.
The wild raven walked with a confidence that seemed to shock the others as he went to get himself breakfast. No longer did he avoid the gazes of the others, returning the looks with an equal amount of cynicism. He sat alone and ate his breakfast, something practically unheard of. When he was done, he walked out promptly to go to A's lab and continue to develop his compounds.
"You look very enthusiastic today," the young girl already in the lab commented.
"Where might I ask is your body double?"
"Thanks A. Lawli's not feeling well today, so I let him rest in his room for now. I'll check up on him in an hour to see how he's doing. I had a very good dream last night. It made me feel confident."
A raised an eyebrow and turned to look at the younger of her adopted brothers curiously. "Weird... I thought the great 'L' was immune to sickness..." She was only half kidding, in the entire time she had known the boy he had probably been sick all of four times... and one of those times he had hypothermia so that didn't count...
"Well for the times he did get ill, they were rather serious... so I don't think I'll be sticking around here as long as I'd like and call it in early if he gets any worse than he might be now. That also reminds me... I need to get back to Watari on any new applicants in the next few days. We are still looking for positions to fill at the center as it is."
"Yeah? I honestly can't remember the last time he was sick..." she mumbled as much to herself as to B and turned back to her work.
"With the exception of that whole snow incident..."
"That was my fault A, but that time has passed, so it's best to let it go." He removed some plants and a few testing compounds and began to mix and blend at a meticulous pace.
"Other then that though I thought he had the immune system from hell..."
"Hell? That's an interesting choice of word. Are you saying Lawli has a very weak immunity? Well he doesn't. A better word would be, iron-clad immunity."
He looked at one of his more poisonous compounds and decided to add to it before taking a rat and force feeding it to the animal, muffling any squeak of protest before setting it back to observe the process.
"No, the opposite!" she mumbled and gave a small frown at the sound of the rat crying. A knew better then to say anything now, but it still upset her.
To his shock and morbid curiosity, the rat began to swell. He closed his eyes and diverted his gaze. There was a 'pop' sound before entrails were seen.
"Damn it... Too strong..."
"You think?" A was more then a little horrified at the mess the creature had made and shuddered visibly.
"I thought that one was the incomplete one... I unintentionally increased the strength of it by 36%... shit..." He sighed and got gloves and began to clean the still leaking rodent from the tank and toss it away.
"Please don't put that anywhere near me!" the girl yelped and moved away from the bin that was just a little too close to her for comfort.
"Sorry A, but this is the only rubbish bin in here and this is a leaking rat corpse." He leaned down and put it inside, removing the bag to tie it off for removal later.
*Curious... increasing the strength above capacity can explode rats... I am going to have to experiment with this more later on...*
The girl shuddered again. It was almost amusing to B how low her tolerance to gore was considering how high it could be at other times.
"It's fine... just a minor mishap. Not the result I was expecting, I admit, but results are still results." He went back to work, finding and then adding to the incomplete mix for another round of testing.
Time passed much faster than expected and when A looked up at the clock to see it clearly reading 10:13 she yelped with surprise.
"You really need to get back to L... you have been here for more then two hours!" Red eyes shot to the clock and saw A was correct and quickly put everything away before leaving the lab to check on his friend.
When Beyond got back to his room, L was still in the bathroom trying not to vomit. He was definitely shaking and sickly now. The younger raven saw that the older was not in his bed and ventured to the bathroom where a paler, somehow thinner version of his friend was positioned near the toilet seat.
"Lawli... shit, I'm sorry. I took too long. I got distracted. How long ago did you start throwing up?" He looked inside and seen undigested food and a lot of bile.
"Hour... more maybe... feels like a life time..." the elder groaned, gagging again and spitting up more of the strong stomach acid.
"Damn it... Not long after I left then... You need fluids and rest. I'll bring you to the hospital wing. I don't want any arguments. If you feel ill, just let it on me, because I'm not stopping for anyone." He goes to his friend and grabs him to pick him up, shaking slightly, but managing to hold him. He opens the door and begins the trek to the hospital wing with friend in his arms. The elder male closed his eyes and gives a soft groan, doing his best not to vomit on the younger as he is moved.
Same as the first time, returned the dark looks, glaring harder and returning the mean sentiment with a nastier one until he'd cleared the crowds and was finally where he wanted to go, letting himself inside the check-up room and getting the attention of the assistant doctor. L sat there shivering and looked up at the young women with a dull expression.
"I'm sick..."
"I can see that," replied the younger assistant.
"He's been at this for over an hour apparently. Is there something you can do about it? He does not get ill often." The assistant goes to the charts and looks up L's medical records before looking back.
"Can you describe for me what you've been feeling up until now? I know nausea is one, but are there any others?"
"Cold and sweaty... and just sore... headache..." The older male laid back down on the bed and closed his eyes, trying to stop his head from spinning.
"Sounds to me you're suffering from the beginnings of a fever. Since you're throwing up, I am going to have to recommend a lot of fluids to go in your system. As you are ill, I am going to recommend a lot of bed rest until the fever has passed. Vitamins and small meals are also needed until you recover." The assistant began to write down some notations before tearing off the sheet and handing it to B.
"Bring this to Watari if you will. He's keeping track of all the days the students become ill."
"No... I'm not leaving his side..." The assistant looked a little offended, but resolved to deliver the message anyways, leaving the pair alone.
The dark eyed raven gave a small smile in thanks, but kept his eyes closed.
"I'm sorry for this..."
"Don't be sorry. You woke up in a good mood and simply got ill. I'm sorry for not checking up on you sooner." He hugged the warmer body of his friend and petted his hair.
"I understand... you... have work to do and..." L's words are broken by a groan and he gestures to his side towards a bucket.
B moves quickly and grabs the bucket so his friend could empty more bile, rubbing his back comfortingly.
"I've got enough time to work on my compounds. My rat poison is being queried into by some potential buyers according to what Watari told me. If things go well with that, I can use the funds for further development for my other products."
"That's... that's good..." the sickly male whispered, feeling much worse now then when he woke up.
*I must have caught something while out, or perhaps ate something?*
"When that doctor gets back with the confirmation to let us go, I'll carry you back and get you some water and orange juice. We were out too long yesterday. You might have contracted it from someone somewhere."
"Or perhaps I was still not well enough... from before..." the elder shivered and nuzzled into his friend.
"Perhaps it was a combination of both, but regardless, you're ill right now and I'll watch over you until you're better again."
B continues to rub his friend's back, even when the assistant returned.
"Watari informed me of the same instructions I gave to you. As long as you are diligent in keeping his health in check B, I see no problem letting you monitor him."
"I'll call in A instead if things get out of my control. It's good practice for her."
"Very well. I will let you two go for now." B nods and helps his friend to stand before carrying him once more.
L leans against his friend helplessly and the way he was relying on him so much seemed to bolster the blood eyed raven's new found confidence even more. On the way back, they ran into H who spotted them and sneered, getting a glare from the younger raven.
"Where are you homos going?"
"Why, do you want to join us and make a threesome? How about we're not homos and you're the faggot who fucks his fingers while thinking of us." He kept going, but looked back at the shocked expression of the older boy. B sneered and kept walking.
It was probably a good thing that L wasn't paying much if any attention. His head was swimming far too much to pay head to anything to do with H or his posse. Once safely back in their room, B brought the older raven to his bed and lay him down.
"I'll get you water and juice. Bear will keep you company...oh! Speaking of which..." He goes to a compartment under his bed and removes a dog food dish and food.
"I forgot to feed you. I'm sorry buddy." He pours food into the dish and removes another to get water inside. When this was done, he took his leave.
The dog looked up at the raven and then down at his food, eating a little before deciding instead to jump up on the bed even though not allowed to and curl up with the elder raven who was happy for the warm body next to him. B's trip back was once again stalled by the older who looked rather enraged. He adopted a calm demeanor and continued unaffected, ignoring the older boy completely before continuing his trek.
"Wait!" H called out, trying to regain some of his cool in front of his friends.
"Off to get some lube for your homo friend?"
"No... I'd thought I'd save you the time and effort and get you some instead so you can jerk off with your perverted fantasies. Consider this a rare favor." He smirked darkly and turned around.
"You stupid fag! you don't have a clue who your talking to!" The elder raged, his friends behind him snickering at his misfortune.
"Oh? I don't know who always tries to find reasons to approach me. That to me H sounds pretty gay. If I didn't know any better, I'd say this is you trying to woo me. I'm sorry, but I don't swing that way. I don't roll with pack animals."
Again the elders friends chuckled and defeated bully simply huffed and slumped against the wall. "Yeah, yeah shut up!" B approached the older boy and pressed a palm to his chest and leaned in.
"If I were you... I'd start learning to pick my fights with those who can't actually defend themselves. I'm glad we had this little chat... Chester..." He grinned and backed off.
"Just fuck off freak!" he snapped and stormed off.
"I think you've already got that covered," he called after him.
He felt empowered after this had passed and he grinned before resuming the task he set out to do. He went into the kitchen and found some orange juice and poured a glass as well as one with water. These he carried back to the room. L was once again trying not to vomit, but now he had hold of Bear for some kind of comfort.
