Light's footsteps didn't make a sound in this unfamiliar place. The only noise he heard was a faint wailing…it almost sounded like a cat, or a-
He peered around a corner, a strong sense of foreboding filling him as he continued down a hallway lined on both sides with locked grey doors fixed with small barred windows. The walls and ceiling were painted a soft pastel green and the lamps that hung intermittently from the ceiling along the way cast a dull sickly glow.
Where am I? This looks like some kind of…
The young Omega didn't know how he knew where to go, but as he came to the final room, number 13, Light knew he was undoubtedly on the right track. His gaze widened at the handprint scanner and key card access on this door compared to the others with simpler locks that he'd walked past and leaned forward to peer inside the window. The brunet's let out a choked cry at what he saw.
Beyond lay on the bed within the room with padded walls. He was confined to a straightjacket and his entire body was strapped down to the bed. The lower half of his face was covered with a restraint mask as well.
What the hell!? All his earlier anger with Beyond was a distant memory as he started reaching into every pocket, trying to see if he had a card for the room.
There's got to be something- The young Omega felt a lanyard around his neck and pulled it out, a secure access keycard dangling from it, which he quickly swiped. The color on the card lock turned from red to green.
"Fingerprint ID required," A mechanical voice ordered as the panel for a hand scanner lit up, seeming to mock his efforts thus far.
I wonder if… Light tentatively reached forward. It's worth a try at least. He thought as he placed his hand on the pad and waited for the scan to be complete, holding his breath and hoping…
"Access granted."
"Thank god…" Light yanked the door open wide and ran towards the Alpha.
"B!" The dark-haired male's eyes widened as he saw the younger man approach. Light immediately began tugging at the ties holding him down on the bed and rapidly removing them. "Don't worry, I'll get you out of here…"
"Light…no, you should go. I-I'm not…" The young Omega shot him an incredulous look and continued to unstrap his mate.
"I don't know how this happened, but we're going to fix this, okay?" Light reassured him with a smile as he removed the face restraint and tossed it aside. We just need to get home to L. He'll help us get this all cleared up with the authorities. Yes, that's it.
"Stop…you don't understand!" Beyond growled out angrily, causing Light to pause in his actions to stare at the other man in confusion. B's eyes glinted bright red for the briefest of moments before fading back to burgundy.
"I'm a monster. I belong in here." He snapped at the startled brunet.
"Everything I touch turns to shit…" The Alpha muttered sadly. "Just leave Light," Beyond sighed and turned his head away. The younger man's gaze narrowed in determination.
I don't think so B… Light grasped the man's face with both hands and turned it towards him. His chest grew tight at the sight of tears in the dark-haired male's surprised eyes. The Omega leaned in close and gently kissed him.
"You're not a monster Beyond," Light whispered as their lips parted, his thumb brushing away a tear that had fallen.
"But-"
"Shh, your mate is talking now." The brunet interrupted, causing B to let out a huff of laughter as he gazed up at him through watery eyes and was silent once more as he regarded Light.
"You've made some bad choices, but the past is the past. We have to focus on moving forward, not looking back." Beyond nodded in understanding.
"But what if…" The Alpha hesitated. "What if something I did in the past…a choice I made affected us now or in the future?"
"I suppose we'll deal with it when it happens…together."
"Promise?" Beyond asked. Light smiled in response.
"Yes, I promise," The younger man assured him as he sat Beyond up and continued freeing him, unbuckling the straightjacket now. Light slid off the final constraining item eagerly, wanting his mate free as he pulled the sleeves down his arms to release them.
"Now, let's get out of he-" Light's words died on his lips, eyes widening as he gazed at the fresh blood covering Beyond's arms up to the elbows. Can't be real. Must be dreaming again. The realization hit him suddenly.
"Don't look…" The Alpha whispered as he glanced around the room over Light's shoulder. "You don't want to see…what I did to them. It's different from seeing it in pictures in a case file…" His burgundy-hued irises darted back to meet Light's own gold-flecked ones, a plea for understanding in them.
"I was so angry…"
"I wanted them to hurt…"
"And I wanted to make Lawli hurt…" Light swallowed hard and glanced to the side. He caught sight of a bright flash of crimson splashed across the floor, legs sprawled on the ground…
"I said don't look!" Beyond growled as he grabbed Light's face and turned it back to him, eyes softening as he saw fear fill the brunet's gaze.
"B…"
"Please…don't look…" He choked out as he pressed their foreheads together. "Please…" The Omega nodded and closed his eyes.
"Okay, I won't…just lead me out of the room, alright?"
"Yeah, yeah, okay…take my hand and keep them closed," Beyond agreed and they rose from the bed. The squeak and shift of the old coiled mattress was the only sound in the deafening silence of the room as the burden of their weight was removed. Light held on tightly to the Alpha in the crushing darkness, trusting in him completely.
Now that Light knew he was dreaming, he knew where he was. The secure psychiatric facility in California where L incarcerated Beyond upon his capture, and which the killer had broken free from. He had seen the report, knew what had happened here…
As they strode towards the door, he knew exactly whose puddle of blood his shoe splashed in as they moved three feet from the bed. Light was aware of whose body he would see if he opened his eyes and looked to the left and which one he'd see if he glanced to the right. His hand tightened around his mate's as he vacillated between a sick curiosity within that told him to take a peek and gratitude that Beyond forced him to close his eyes.
"Almost there," B assured him as the click of the door being pulled open resounded.
Light opened his eyes and quietly stared at the ceiling of his bedroom as he woke for several long seconds before finally sitting up and swinging his legs over the edge of the bed. He'd have to talk with Beyond about that dream later. There were clearly things weighing on the Alpha's mind and Light doubted allowing it to fester would make it any better.
Not that Light was any better at facing tough situations or topics such as this. He would readily admit he tended to avoid direct confrontation in preference to a roundabout approach of subtle manipulation to achieve his goals.
The young Omega sighed as he stood and stretched, glancing at his watch as he raised his arms above his head to check the time. It had only been about an hour since he'd fallen asleep…
Why do I feel like I'm forgetting something? He wondered as he strode towards the bedroom door, yawning softly as he went, still not quite awake. Light rolled his eyes as he remembered.
Of course, my pill. The brunet opened the door to make his way to the kitchen to retrieve one for himself.
I don't need anyone to take care of me thank you very much. I can get my own medicine, decide when I'm going to rest, when I'm going to eat…no one needs to "Alpha" me. Light squared his shoulders confidently as he made his way down the hall.
Once he arrived in the kitchen, he went to the cupboards first. He knew he'd seen Quillish put the bottle there before, but couldn't find it amongst several others that resided there.
"Crap…" Light muttered quietly as he closed them up, turning and leaning against the counter, taking a moment to think about where else the Beta might be storing it.
Or maybe it's possible L took the bottle with him by accident? Light wondered, his gaze drifting around the room as he considered the chances that-
"Hmph…" The brunet huffed, sight narrowing as he honed in on the bottle discarded on the floor against the wall not far away, recognizing the unique Omega specific warning labels immediately, even from a distance.
It's not like anyone else in the house had labels that needed to warn them not to take a medication if they were pregnant, or nursing, or blah, blah, blah… He stomped over to pick it up, growing increasingly annoyed that L had not only forgotten to give him his pill, but that he'd just left his medicine bottle lying around on the floor and not put it away properly.
"Whatever…Mister 'I don't have to take medicine, I'm in perfect health'," Light snarked under his breath. "Arrogant ass…doesn't mean you don't have to learn how to put shit away properly," Light muttered angrily as he set one of the pills on the counter and snapped the bottle closed.
The Omega placed it in the cupboard where it belonged and poured a cup of water, rolling his shoulders, and taking a deep breath to calm down as it filled. He'd felt on edge ever since waking up and just couldn't seem to shake it. Light ran a hand through his hair and returned with the water to the counter.
"Light…you're awake?" The brunet picked up the pill and glanced over his shoulder as L entered, waving it in the air.
"Well someone forgot to give me something so- hey!" L was suddenly there, grabbing his wrist, eyes wide.
"What are you doing?" Light gazed at him in surprise.
"You can't take this," The Alpha murmured as he removed the pill from Light's fingers and placed it back on the counter.
The brunet was suddenly struck with a sense of déjà vu, except this time the eyes pleading for understanding were dark charcoal instead of burgundy-hued. The sense of foreboding he'd felt in the beginning of his dream curled in the pit of his stomach like a heavy weight as L gave his now empty hand a gentle squeeze as he brought it to his lips and kissed the back of it.
For a second, he was sure he heard that damn cat wailing again, or was it a-
"Light, you're…"
The world seemed to stop, hovering in those few seconds above the young Omega's head before it would come crashing down. He couldn't breathe, couldn't speak as the words flowed from L's mouth, reassuring and calm, as if that would make this any easier. To accept that he was-
"…pregnant."
Endnotes
Light: Great...I'm gonna get stretch marks...just fucking great... *stands and leaves room in a huff*
L: *looks at AF in confusion* Seriously...that's what he's worried about?
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