Title: Beyond the Grave
Fandom: Death Note
Life After Death Note AU
Rating: ?Characters: T. Mido, L
Authoress Ramblings: I have permission from Cameron Kennedy herself to write this…actually it was semi her idea…while we were setting up for fair. Her requested line is also in here.
Disclaimer: I own a B plushie, Light's Death Note, a couple fan arts, a fic, and Mido's Facebook account. No LADN or Death Note series…
Edit: July 15th 2011. Cleaned up some of it, got rid of the &'s
July 27th 2011, 12:00 Noon, The basement of the Kira Taskforce Headquarters AKA Mido's basement.
"I don't think this was thought out very well, Ryuzaki…"
Mido was looking at L over a sheeted body, the detective looked right back.
"Nonsense, Mido-san, I have thought this out very carefully."
"Fine, but why him?" Mido gestured at the body he'd gone through hell to get, and which by all rights should not have been in the condition it was.
"Why not him?"
Mido could think of several reasons, but L was hell bent that this particular person be brought back.
"You told me not to bring anyone else back!"
"Since when does Mido-san listen to me?"
"Since I brought Kira back!"
"Hyuk, hyuk, hyuk!" Behind Mido's left shoulder, L could see Ryuk laughing.
"Mido-san can hardly be held responsible when he was not privy to crucial information."
Mido let out a resigned sigh and rubbed his temples.
"Fine. I'll do it."
"Excellent."
Mido uncovered the body, revealing one Beyond Birthday.
August 2nd 2011, 8:15, Mido's basement
"Mido-san, that doesn't look right…" L said, gesturing to the burns marring Beyond's skin.
"Shut up! I'm working on it!"
Ryuk laughed. In his opinion watching the detective and the doctor was much more entertaining than watching Kira. When Mido was finished, L had to admit that he was impressed. All the burn damage was repaired, and the skin was flawless; even the scars from when they were younger were gone. L idly wondered if Beyond would resent that. He'd always worn his scars like medals, medals that showed Beyond deserved to live. Even though Beyond was a criminal, and a murderer at that, L felt that he didn't deserve to die by Kira's hand, even if it saved L the pain of giving Beyond the death penalty, which he'd been putting off. L took one last look at the body on the table before leaving.
August 8th 2011, 7:00 PM , A park
"Takeshi, stop worrying, Kimura-kun can handle things." Sarah, Mido's secretary and girlfriend, said. Takuya Kimura was Mido's new assistant. He was a childish blond man with a flair for drama, but that wasn't why he was nervous. He reached into his jacket pocket. Good. It was still there. His mother's engagement ring.
"Sarah, will you marry me?"
"Yes!"
Mido pulled his fiancée into a kiss.
August 8th 2011, 9:00 PM, Mido's basement
When Mido returned to the basement, he found L sitting next to Beyond's body. He had the freezer slab out and was sitting in Sarah's chair..
"Ryuzaki, you know, he can't hear you."
L's voice held a melancholy note. "I know Mido-san, and congratulations."
Mido blinked at L's rapid change of topic.
"Thank you. Who is he to you?"
It was L's turn to blink.
"Mido-san, I don't kn-"
"It's obvious, even Kimura has noticed."
"You lie. Kimura-kun is too self-absorbed to notice."
The blond was self-absorbed, but he had noticed.
"Ryuzaki…"
"He's my twin, my older twin, to be precise."
Suddenly, everything made perfect sense, the relentless drive to catch Kira, his determination that Beyond be brought back, speaking to Beyond's body, even though he knew he wasn't heard. L missed his brother, and wanted revenge for his death.
August 30th 2011, 12:00 Midnight, Mido's basement
Mido was sitting on the vacant operating table, reflecting on the day. August 29th 2011. One of many dates he'd forever remember. He looked towards the door to his room, where his wife slept, as he should be doing. They'd had a quiet civil ceremony upstairs with Matsuda and Kimura as witnesses. In 14 days, Beyond Birthday would be brought back to life, and Mido and Sarah would leave Japan after that, to go to England, where Mido had accepted a teaching job. He knew that L would still be in his life, after all he was teaching at Wammy's House, the same orphanage that L was raised at, the same orphanage that, had his life been slightly different, he would have been raised at, and quite possibly became L. Mido got off the table and went to bed. All the thinking had made him tired.
September 9th 2011, 3:13 PM, Mido's basement.
"Less than a percent…technically brain dead…"
Slowly the words processed.
Brain dead, but not dead…
2%
Not dead…
4%
But I died…
6.5%
But I'm not dead…
9.5%
"Did it work Mido-san?"
Lawli.
For the first time in seven years, 8 months and 13 days, Beyond Birthday opened his eyes. His red eyes scanned the room. A hospital…but why would Lawli visit him in a hospital? His eyes landed on Lawli speaking with a doctor.
"Mido-san, when will he wake up?"
Lawli sounded anxious. The doctor turned to look at him. Instantly the red letters and numbers appeared above his head.
Edward Rothschild.
"He is awake."
Lawli turned. The letters appeared, but not his numbers.
L Lawliet.
He caught his reflection in a mirror.
Beyond Birthday.
"What's your name?" The doctor asked.
"Beyond Birthday. What's yours?" He saw no reason to lie, Lawli clearly trusted this man.
"Takeshi Mido."
"No it isn't."
"Hyuk, hyuk, hyuk…He's got the eyes, Eddie."
November 5th 2011, 3:00 PM, England
Beyond Birthday stood in Wammy's House's cemetery, he was interested in four of the five graves.
A. Samson.
Where, O death, is your victory?- Corinthians 16: 55
B. Birthday
For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest. - Job 13:3
M. Jeevas
I will fear no evil for you are with me. -Psalm 23:4
M. Kheel
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen. -Revelation 22:21
Matt and Mello hadn't deserved to die, their deaths angered Beyond. The fifth grave, the one Beyond didn't care for, belonged to someone Beyond hadn't cared for.
N. River
The fruit of righteousness will be peace. -Isaiah 32:17
Beyond scoffed, righteousness was a joke. No one was truly righteous.
Beyond stood in front of his grave, shaking with laughter.
"Kyahahaha!"
~Finis~
AN: Guess where I got Mido's new assistant? Remember, his name is Takuya Kimura. NO CHEATING. Hint: The description of him is a HUGE clue and HE IS NOT FROM DEATH NOTE ORIGINALLY.
