Car Ride

November 13, Wednesday 6:15

The car ride was horrible. Absolutely a monstrosity. Nova was dying with how much noise there was. The moment Mello wanted her to sit in between him and Matt she almost launched herself into the trunk with all the luggage, it would have worked if Watari hadn't found her.

"Watari! Mello is annoying!" Nova complained.

"Mello, switch seats with Matt then switch seats with Near." Watari sighed. It was the fifth time Mello had switched seats with people and he had somehow ended up next to Nova again. L looked back at us to make sure we were okay, or something like that.

"Mello if you end up next to Nova or one person away from Nova I will have Watari confiscate your chocolate." L said. Those words made Mello silent the entire ride to the airport. Nova was grateful for the silence. You know other than Matt's occasional growl that his game was being unfair. But the plane ride was worse, all of Matt's electronics died, Mello sat right across from Nova in the middle row next to Matt, although the stranger she sat next to didn't bother her, he would sometimes laugh for no reason.

"Lighten up Nova it's just a joke." Mello laughed. Nova finally snapped, her whipped to face Mello her expression a glare.

"I swear to god Miheal if you say one more smartass comment I will kill you." Nova growled. Mello was almost shocked by her words, but being Mello, he quickly recovered.

"I'll make you eat those words Nova Kaela. It's a goddamned joke, lighten up and don't take it so seriously." Mello growled back. Nova turned away from him and took out her iPod drowning out any sound that dare annoy her.

Nova woke with a start as Matt shook her awake. Apparently it was really Mello's job but he had decided to leave her.

"Nova I personally think you'll like LA it's a nice place." Watari told Nova, she merely nodded. They got in another taxi to the crappy hotel they would be staying at. Well it was crappy compared to what the World's Greatest Detective should be staying at.

"What the hell is this place?" Mello ask most yelled outraged when he saw his room.

"The part of hell you'll be staying at, now shut up and deal with it." Nova growled. Mello shot her a glare before walking into the room with his stuff. Matt's room was directly across the hall, next to to Nova's and Near's room was next to Mello's. Nova didn't bother to unpack anything, she merely got changed into her pajamas and collapsed into the queen sized bed swiftly falling asleep.

Nova woke up wishing she had a heater in her room. She got up and walked over to her window, it was still dark out. The clock said 2:41.

Nova got dressed into a purple shirt, black skinny jeans, black combat boots, and a black jacket. She went back to the now closed window and opened it then climbed outside onto someone else's roof. Nova glanced back then turned around and closed the window just enough to lower suspicion if someone noticed she was gone.

Nova jumped roof after roof before she met a gap she couldn't reach. She looked down, it was a few feet worth of a fall. She went closer to the edge and noticed a few things she could grasp on her way down.

"AAAHHHH!" Nova screamed when she slipped. On her way down she thought she saw a shadow of some kind, but if someone was going to help her she wasn't going to need it.

Nova shut herself up and somehow by miracle managed to twist herself to land on her feet within the last few seconds of the fall. Nova opened her eyes and saw the shadow retreating. Nova chased after the person in pure curiosity.

When Nova slowed down, convinced they'd gotten away, she was pushed to floor just as it began to rain.

"So what's a pretty thing like you doing out here at night?" The guy sneered. He had brown hair and brown eyes, he was wearing a trench coat, possibly nothing under that.

"G-get away from me!" Nova stuttered. He chuckled in a way that told her she was screwed, soon to be literally screwed. He leaned over her and pressed his body to hers. Then, Nova was soaked it blood.

"It's scum like you that sickens me, it was your time anyways so it doesn't matter anymore though." A voice said. The man's dead body was lifted off of Nova and thrown elsewhere.

"W-who are you?!" Nova asked scared out of her mind. He stared at her with blood red eyes. His hands were bloodied as if this wasn't the first person he'd killed today. The guy dropped his knife and Nova flinched scrambling away to a wall and bringing her knees to her chest protectively.

"You honestly don't trust the very person who just saved you life?" He asked a little surprised.

"No. I don't know your name." Nova said beginning to build her confidence.

"C'mon, I'll take you home." He offered with a small laugh.

"The blood on your hands, you'll get caught." Nova said. He laughed.

"The rain will wash it away, no worries. Also, once you learn my name I don't think you would like me anymore." He said sounding dead serious. Lights flashed and Nova finally got a good look at her savior. Neat black hair, pale skin, and could easily be mistaken for L.

"Beyond Birthday." Nova whispered as he helped her up. She was a little too close to the killer for comfort but at the same time she was strangely drawn to him.

"You gonna rat me out now? Tell L about what I've doing with his favorite little girl?" Beyond sneered. Nova backed away, my back soon hitting the wall.

"Would you kill me if I did?" Nova asked. Beyond chuckled.

"If I wanted to kill you, then you would have been on the floor bleeding minutes ago and dead now." B said walking towards her.

"Then yes, take me home." Nova whispered.

"That's a good girl." Beyond chuckled. He took her hand and started walking. Nova resisted at first but got used to it quickly.

"I'll be fine from here." Nova said stopping to look up at the tall building. Beyond nodded and in a flash, was gone.

(A/N: Again sorry I haven't been updating often I haven't really had time to actually write this up so I hope I make up for it with the long chapter.)