Author's Notes: I didn't write this chapter or the next one. My brother did, so if anything is missing or confusing in any way, then blame him. I'm so nice XD

Disclaimer: There is a 100 percent chance that I will never own Death Note.

Theory

"What are you-...when did you-...how did you find me?!" Naomi's voice was a mixture of anger, fear, and surprise.

Beyond merely smiled then stood up and off of the chair. He had taken the beanie hat off, resulting in his hair being messier than normal. When he turned and faced Naomi, she saw that the circles under his eyes were more profound than before and he definitely looked thinner.

" Oh Naomi. You always seemed to underestimate me. Finding you was as easy as calling the FBI department and asking where you were. It's a shame really, because I was hoping that you would be somewhere less obvious than Japan. But I guess with the Kira case an all, you had no choice. Or at least Raye Penber had no choice. Will we be expecting him anytime soon?"

The mention of her ex-fiancés name made Naomi flinch. So even Beyond Birthday didn't know he was dead. She knew she couldn't let him know that.

"Yes. He should be coming back at any moment now. Meaning you had better leave now." She had managed to keep her voice as even as she possibly could, but unfortunately, her earlier flinch had not gone unnoticed by Beyond. He used that to determine that Raye wouldn't be joining them.

"Leave? But I just got here. Oh, I'm sure Raye wouldn't mind if he caught a couple of friends just hanging out. Or maybe I should rephrase that and say he wouldn't have minded." The slight widening of her eyes told him that he was right in his assumption. "Judging from your reaction, Raye won't be coming, and I'm assuming that's either because he dumped you, which is only a 3 percent possibility, or he's dead. The latter seems more likely."

Naomi knew it was pointless to try and argue with this man. He had already read her expression and saw through her lie. There was no point in hiding it anymore.

"Fine, you win. Yes, Raye is dead, but that's not why I'm depressed."

"I never said you were depressed."

"...Well, I guess I just assumed...never mind..."

Beyond had taken a few steps towards Naomi while she had been talking but stopped when her eyes met his again.

"So, you mentioned that you weren't depressed. About what if I may ask?"

Naomi seemed completely unaware that Beyond had even moved. "I'm not depressed over the fact that Raye left me no notes that I could use in order to help solve the Kira case. I'm a little bit angry, but I can deal with it. I just wish he had left me something to go on..." It was then that Naomi realized that she was spilling all her thoughts out to a serial killer who seemed to be getting closer by the second. She unconsciously took a step back.

"What notes could he have possibly left you?" Another step closer.

Another step back. "Raye had been assigned to observe some people and rule them out as possible suspects. Then just about a week ago, he was caught in the middle of a bus hijacking. During the hijacking, he was forced to show his FBI badge to one of the passengers. A few minutes later, the hijacker apparently ran off the bus and was struck by an oncoming car. Then just a couple days ago, nearly a week after the bus incident, Raye died of a heart attack at the train station. I don't think it was coincidence. I believe Kira was the person Raye had shown his badge to."

Beyond stopped his quiet advances and looked genuinely interested.

"So Kira manipulates Raye to show him his badge, waits a week for the news to die down, then kills Raye. Interesting theory Misora. But does that mean you think that Kira planned the hijacking? It does seem a bit odd that Kira would just happen upon a FBI agent..." Beyond trailed off when he saw the look of shock on Naomi's face. So she had been thinking the same thing as well.

"Yes, I do think it's possible Kira planned the whole hijacking. That would mean he knew he was being followed, Raye would get on the bus, a wanted criminal would hijack the bus, and said criminal would get hit by a car and die. And not only would that mean Kira was most likely one of the people Raye was observing, but also-"

"Kira could kill by means other than a heart attack and he can control what happens before a person dies."

The fact that Beyond had come to the same conclusion as she had made her feel much more confident in her theory. 'Exactly what I had been thinking...'

"Yes, I believe that's exactly what Kira can do."

"Well as the old saying goes, 'Great minds think alike'. But now what are you going to do? Surely L would like this information."

Hearing those words immediately made Naomi realize that she was just being used to get to L again.

"Beyond, I refuse to be used as a pawn to get to L...again. So if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go to the police station. If you're not gone by the time I get back-"

Naomi was cut off when Beyond took a few more steps towards her. This action resulted in her taking a couple more steps back and hitting her back against the wall. He had her cornered.

"Naomi, I already underestimated you once. Why would I make that mistake again?" Beyond was now fully standing in front of her, blocking any means of escape. "Besides, since we both came to the same conclusion, it would probably benefit the both of us in the long run if we worked on this case together."

There was no way out of this. Beyond was so close, Naomi couldn't use any of her capeoria techniques, or even run away (not that she would run away like some coward). Instead, she stood to her full height and looked down at the hunched man. She was challenging him.

"Just because we came to the same conclusion, doesn't mean we should work together. Besides, your real objective is L, isn't it? Why did you come all this way to find me anyway?"

The million dollar question. The question Beyond thought he had an answer to. He knew she would ask why. He had convinced himself that he needed her and nothing else. But thinking about it now, why did he need her? How could he have overlooked this?

"I don't know."

That was all he could say. He honestly hadn't thought of why he needed Naomi in his plan to get to L. He just went on a gut feeling that she would be important somehow. So far, all she did was give him useful information regarding the Kira case. And he was sure he probably would've figured that out sooner or later.

"You don't know?! You tracked me down, broke into my hotel suite, your pretty much almost assaulting me, and yet you don't kn-"

This time Naomi was cut off due to Beyond's arms quickly placing themselves on either side of her head. He also stood to his full height, a good few inches taller than she was.

"I don't know why I was looking for you. Something told me you would be essential to me and I just followed that instinct. And you know, if we worked together on this, maybe..."Beyond hadn't noticed before how close his face was to Naomi's. She also noticed this and blushed. "...maybe we can both get what we want. For me, it's going to be surpassing L by solving this case. For you," he leaned in closer," you'll be able to avenge Raye. If we work together and catch Kira, then we both win. How about it?"

He had gotten so close, that Naomi could almost taste the sweets on his breath.

"Very well. We'll work together. And I guess that means you'll be staying here for the time being. Just know that you are not to leave my sight, after all, you are a serial killer and it-"

For the last time that day, Beyond cut her off.

"I've got two things to say to you. One, everybody thinks Rue Ryuzaki is dead. Nobody but you and L knows that Beyond Birthday is still alive. Two," he hesitated for a second," you talk to much."

With that, he brought his head down and met her lips with his.

Wow, bet nobody was expecting that. Good reviews please!! Chapter 5 on it's way!

-RulerofFire