"Beyond Birthday, get the fuck out here now!"
Beyond reluctantly opened his eyes. There was someone yelling for him again. But why so early in the morning? He sighed and lazily got out of bed. "What do you want?" he asked sleepily when he opened the door. Mello stood there, arms crossed and a pissed off look on his face. "My guns. Where are they?" he asked. Beyond rubbed his eyes. "Wha...? What are you talking about?" he asked. "You were at our house yesterday, right? Matt said he saw you being all suspicious and shit. Now, my guns are missing. Where. The hell. Are they?" Mello asked.
Beyond smirked. "Did you check your pants?" he asked. "I'm not playing, Beyond!" Mello yelled. Beyond sighed again and went to retrieve the guns. He handed them to Mello, who grabbed them from him furiously. "Why did you take them anyway?" he asked. Beyond shrugged. "Got bored," he answered simply. Mello groaned. "Oh, and by the way; L said he wanted to see you," Mello said.
"Why, what does he want?" Beyond asked. Mello shrugged. "I don't know. Something about needing your 'expertise' on murdering to figure something out about Kira," he answered. Beyond chuckled. "Oh, does he?" he asked. "Just shut up and go to the Kira HQ," Mello told him, then left on his motocycle. Beyond shut the door and threw on his usual clothing. After that, he headed over to the headquarters to see L.
"Kira."
"No."
"Yes."
"I'm not."
"Liar."
Light Yagami sighed. L has been trying to get a confession out of him all week. "Ryuzaki, aren't you tired of this?" Light asked. L took a bite out of his cake. "Aren't you tired of lying?" he asked with his mouth full. Light groaned. "Don't you think we should work on how to find Kira?" he asked. "He's here in this room, although I think he's indenial," L responded. Light tried his best not to punch L in the face.
Misa Amane gave L a sour look. "Do you have to be so annoying, Ryuzaki? I mean, it should be obvious that he isn't Kira," she said. "Are you saying that because he's your boyfriend, or is it because you're the Second Kira?" L asked. She hit him on the head with her purse. L rubbed his head. "God, I was just kidding . There's no reason for you to be the Second Kira," he muttered. "That's what I thought," Misa said triumphantly.
"Hey, why do you do that with her and not me?" Light asked. "Because you're Kira," L answered simply. Light sighed again. Matsuda came in. "Hey, Ryuzaki. I think Beyond's here," he announced. "Let him in," L said.
"I'm already in," Beyond said as he entered the room. "Nice secerity system, by the way." L rolled his eyes. "So what did you need me for?" Beyond asked. "There's something we need to figure out on Kira's killing pattern," L said. "Why? Kira's right there," Beyond said, pointing at Light. "I am not Kira!" Light objected. "And he's indenial," Beyond added. "I hate you," Light muttered.
Beyond laughed. "Anyway, what's wrong with the pattern?" he asked. L opened a window on his computer. "I have a hunch that there's been a change in Kira's killings, but I can't tell exactly what. Do you see anything?" he asked. Beyond went over to him and stared at the computer. He sighed. "L, working on this case has seemed to finally take its toll on your mind," he said. "So far, there isn't any difference in his killings. They're all just random criminals. They're not all bank robbers, or all murderers, or all kidnappers. They're different varieties of criminals, just as they've always been."
"Are you sure? I could have sworn there was a difference," L mused. "I told you, Ryuzaki," Light said. L pouted and took a bite out of the cupcake he'd been eating earlier. "Maybe you should take a little break," Misa suggested. "I'd never do such a thing," L said. "I hate to agree with her, but you have to admit that you've been setting a bunch of false alarms on Kira lately. Maybe you're becoming to desperate in catching him," Beyond stated. L shook his head, refusing to believe any of them.
Light sighed. "Fine, do whatever you like, Ryuzaki. But keep this up and you might end up failing," he said. Beyond chuckled. "Not that you'd have a problem with that, Yagami," he muttered. Light shot him an angry look.
"Hey guys!" someone called. Everyone turned around to see Matt. "Oh, hello Matt," L greeted. "Hi!" Misa said happily. "Where's Mello? You're usually with him," Light asked. "Out and about, I guess," Matt answered with a shrug. "I just came here to see if there was anything good to do." Beyond put his hands in his pockets. "Well, you can help convince L that he should take just a teeny-tiny break from Kira," he said. Matt tilted his head. "What do you mean? Why?" he asked.
"He's not thinking straight and it's getting difficult to work on this case," Light said. Matt folded his arms against his chest. "L, if your thinking process isn't how it usually is, then it's not wise to continue working on it. I mean, as far as I know, you don't even sleep every night. That's very unhealthy for both your mind and your body. If you wanna continue working on the Kira Case, then I highly suggest that you take care of yourself for once!" he advised.
L sighed. "Matt, you don't understand. I can't take a break from Kira. If I do, who knows what move he might make? I refuse to do it." he said. Light put a hand on Matt's shoulder. "Don't worry; that was a good argument," he assured. Matt shook his head and started to light a cigarette. "It's not a good argument unless you win," he said. "Dude, don't you know it's bad to smoke inside...?" Beyond asked, eyeing Matt's lighter nervously. "Oh, sorry. I forgot someone's a little sissy when it comes to fire," Matt said with a laugh.
"Since when did I become a part of the conversation?" Matsuda asked defensively. "Matsuda, go get me some coffee," L said, not really wanting to hear him act like an idiot. Matsuda pouted but went to fetch the coffee anyway. "So, if you're all done trying to convince to stop working on the case, I'm going to continue," L said. Matt sighed hopelessly. "Well, at least try to get some sleep every night, all right? I'm out," he said, then left.
"Take his advice, L, or someone else might beat you to catching Kira," Beyond said, then went on his way out as well. "What do you mean by that?" L asked, stopping Beyond in his tracks. "I'm just saying, if you keep this up, someone might beat you at this little game. It could be anyone. Maybe another criminal?" he mused. L glared at Beyond. He could tell that he was taunting him. And, unfortuantely, it was working a bit. "Are you implying that you could catch Kira before me?" L asked.
Beyond shrugged. "Anythings possible, right?" he asked with a smile. "You're challenging me," L said. It was more of a statement than a question. "Are you willing to accept?" Beyond asked. "Oh, wait. Let's make it more interesting, shall we? If you win, I'll buy you sweets whenever you want for the remainder of your life. If I win, however, I get to be your successor again. Doesn't matter where I am in line. I could be the 27th in line. Whatever. As long as I'm still in it."
L smiled wryly. "All right, then. You're on," he said, and shook hands with Beyond. Light looked at them doubtfully. They seemed to be challenging each other a lot, lately.