Anna's POV

I heard the door shut tightly and I ran over to it. Wammy stood in the doorway looking tired and pale. "Wammy."

He looked at me sadly, "Hello, Anna."

I shifted for a second, willing him to tell me it wasn't Beyond. When he remained silent, I had to ask, "Was it him?" He nodded and I felt tears sting my eyes again. I had known it was very unlikely that they had made a mistake and Beyond was actually alive. Still, I had hoped. I hugged myself awkwardly, "Can I see him?" I asked my voice sounded strange even to me.

Wammy looked to me and then past me as if looking for permission. I turned around to see L leaning against the wall watching me. "Do you think you'll be okay?" He asked carefully.

I shrugged, "I don't know." I answered honestly.

L nodded to Wammy and then his eyes met mine once again, "I'll go with you." He pushed off the wall and came over to me, taking my hand. He led me down toward the old guest house. Wammy's House never actually had guests, so as children we'd used it as a club house of sorts. "I looked over the coroner's report. He was stabbed and bled out before they could help him." L informed me as he unlocked the door. At first I wasn't sure why he would have the door locked in the first place. It wasn't like B was just going to get up and walk out, but when I heard the faint sound of yelling coming from inside the house I remembered the three teenagers who would freak out if they stumbled across a body.

He pushed it open and flipped the lights on. Beyond was laid out on the bed, arms at his sides and eyes closed. I released L's hand and walked over to the bed cautiously before falling to my knees beside the bed. I ran my hand through his hair, it was back to the normal brown from when we were kids. All the dye he'd used to look like L was gone. The little color that was usually in his cheeks was gone and he was horribly dead, but other than that, he looked to be sleeping. I felt L's hand on my shoulder, "We're having a wake tonight. The burial will be tomorrow." He told me quietly. I nodded. "Do you want the boys there?" He asked.

I bit the inside of my cheek, "I don't know. What do you think?" I asked, not really caring about the answer.

"I'll ask them if they want to be there." He decided and I nodded. I heard L pull up a chair and take a seat at the small table I had made Wammy put there when we were nine. I wanted to play house, but L and Beyond would never play with me. It was always just me and my dolls. "I'm going to check on Gia. She'll probably be waking up soon." I nodded again and L placed a soft kiss on top of my head before leaving. He shut the door behind him locking out the cold.

I slipped my hand into Beyond's cold one and rested my head on the bed. When I looked up I noticed what he was wearing. They were L's clothes. Well, probably not L's clothes, but the same thing L wears. A white, baggy, long sleeve shirt and faded blue jeans. The only difference was he had on a pair of shoes. A pair of black converse. "You really did it this time, Beyond. I guess you got what you wanted though, right? You finally got yourself killed. I hope you're happy." I gave his hand a light squeeze and let him go. I almost wore he gave mine a squeeze back, but that was impossible. I felt tears sting my eyes again as I brushed his hair back off of his forehead and placed a light kiss on it like I did every night when I put the boys to bed. "Bye, Beyond."

L's POV

"Anna, is this necessary?" I asked as she continued to fix the tie around my neck.

"Yes, L." She said. Her voice was void of emotion and I was worried. This wasn't Anna. My Anna was alive and emotional and excited for life. The young woman in front of me was broken and hurting. She had on all black. Her skirt, stockings, shoes, jacket, shirt, they were all black. "Where's Gia?" She asked suddenly, pulling on the tie to tighten it. I fixed the collar of the horrible button up she made me wear.

"In her crib. I think. She might be with Matt." I admitted, suddenly feeling like a bad parent for not wondering where my daughter had gotten off to. On the other hand, I had my hands full at the moment worrying about her mother. I'm sure she was fine. One of the boys was usually within close proximity of the baby.

Anna glanced up at me before looking me over. "Okay. I need to go check on the boys and get Gia ready before we go." Her voice was beginning to shake. She started to leave, but I grabbed her hand before she could get very far and pulled her back to me. "L, come on." She sounded so tired.

I pulled brought her hand up to my lips before pulling her into a hug, "It's going to be okay."

She pulled away, taking both my hands in hers and nodding to the floor. "I know, but it's not right now." She looked up at me and gave a weak smile before pulling away to go help the boys get ready before sunset.

I took a breath before following her out of the room and diverted into the nursery where I found Matt lying on his stomach on the floor facing Gia who was also on her stomach, but she was separated from the hardwood by a fluffy navy blue blanket Misa had sent over, insisting Anna was having a boy. I smiled remembering how Anna had almost died laughing when she opened it and read the note. That was a few days after Gia had been born. Misa had wanted us to send it back when Anna told her, but Anna liked the blanket so it stayed. "

We win again! High-five, Sis." Matt held up his hand to Gia who just gave him a toothless smile. Matt just forced the high-five.

"Aren't you supposed to be getting ready?" I asked going to Gia's dresser to grab something warmer than the one piece she had on. I grabbed a pair of footie pajamas and picked her up off the floor.

"I am ready." I glanced down at Matt. He was dressed in a pair of black dress pants and a dark red button up.

I met his eyes, "Get rid of the goggles, Kid. Anna's not letting you leave with them on." I chuckled laying Gia back on the changing table and switching her out of her onesie.

"Matt, goggles off and jacket on. I don't need you catching a cold." I finished buttoning Gia's pajamas up. I didn't hear Anna realize Anna was in the room until she was next to me. "Here's her hat." She said handing a tiny black beanie. I slipped it over her head and rolled it up so it wasn't covering her eyes. I lifted her up and took the blanket from Anna and took her hand. "Let's go." She said, her voice breaking slightly.

We started out of the room when Near appeared in the door. He had on white dress pants and a grey button up with a white bow tie Anna had probably forced him to wear. In truth, he looked almost angelic. It was kind of funny. "We might have a problem." He voiced twisting a piece of hair in his fingers.

Anna's POV

I followed Near down the hall to find Matt and Mello blocking Misa from coming down the hall. "You all look very nice! Hi Anna!"

I frowned at her excitement. "We're going to a wake."

"Yeah, I heard your friend died! I wanted to come give you my condolences. Is that the baby? Can I hold her?" Misa asked excitedly.

I let go of L's hand and turned to him, "You told Misa?" If he wasn't holding the baby….

"Yeah, I thought she would call you. Not show up on our doorstep." He mumbled. I shook my head.

"Thanks for stopping by, Misa, but we have somewhere to be."

"I'll go with you!" She exclaimed excitedly.

I shook my head once more, placing a hand on Near's shoulder to steady myself, I was starting to feel dizzy. "That won't be necessary." I explained.

Misa's smile brightened, "I know, but I want to!"

I sighed to myself. "Fine. Let's just go." I said. Misa was indeed dressed for a funeral in her all black dress. It was almost too short, but it wasn't as if there was going to be a large crowd. Just the residents of Wammy's house and Misa.

Misa's POV

Everyone looked so sad walking to a small house in the backyard. Anna held her hand out to L who handed her a key. She took a deep breath and unlocked the door and pushed the door open with one last glance to L. We all followed her in. On the bed laid a young man with his hands folded over his chest delicately. He was wearing a suit like L. The man and L looked a lot alike, they could have been brothers. We all took seats around the body. Anna had the youngest boy- I think his name was Far or something like that- on her lap, his head rested on her shoulder. The other two sat between Anna and L quietly. The blonde sat closer to L. The baby was asleep in L's arms, twitching every once in a while. "So what do we do now?" I asked breaking the horrific silence.

Anna cast a glare in my direction. I was sitting on the opposite side of the bed. "We're waiting for…" She paused for a moment and glanced to L.

"Wammy. We're waiting for Wammy." L finished for her with a nod. An old man, I'm assuming was Wammy, walked in with his suit and tugged the jacket closer before shutting the door. He took a seat beside me.

"Hey, Anna." The blonde broke the silence that had filled the room. We all looked to him. "Tell us a story." I frowned. This kid had to be at least fifteen and he wanted a story?

"Yeah, tell us about B." A small smiled crossed her lips, but she remained silent for a minute, rubbing the boy on her laps back.

"Well…" She glanced at L, "You probably have more stories than I do."

L gave a faint smile, which was more emotion than I'd ever seen from him. "I have one." He admitted shifting the baby in his arms, "Beyond was ten and I was just about to turn nine. B had the room next to mine. Near's room now." The little boy on Anna's lap shifted slightly. So his name was Near. I mentally marked that. "So one morning, he snuck into my room really early. It was still dark outside it was so early. Anna was still asleep and-"

"No. Stop right there." Anna jumped in suddenly.

L smirked, "What, Anna? You don't like this story?"

"I want to the story!" I jumped in, but Anna ignored me.

"That was so embarrassing."

"What happened?" The blonde boy asked.

"B and I snuck into her room and B picked her up in her sheets and we put her outside. Then we locked the doors and waited." L finished laughing to himself.

"You two thought you were so funny. Everyone in the orphanage made fun of me for weeks." She protested, crossing her arms around the little boy on her lap.

L rolled his eyes, "You're exaggerating. You tell a story now." Anna glanced at the body of the man I assumed was B. "The three of us had a lot of good times didn't we?" She asked glancing to him. There was a moment of silence as they just started at one another. After a minute, Anna looked away blushing slightly before turning back to B. "You guys were jerks, but he was there when I needed him." She sighed, "Remember when he got in that fight when we were twelve?" she asked.

L nodded, "When that kid tried to kiss you."

Anna laughed loudly nodding, "B broke his nose!" Anna smiled brightly, but I noticed tears pricking at the corner of her eyes, "I remember he came home from that visit all beat up, but he was still smiling like an idiot. He didn't want Wammy to see him like that so I had to sneak into the infirmary and get some Band-Aids and cleaning stuff. I don't know where you were, L." She paused and gave Wammy a sheepish grin then turned back to L. "I remember that conversation like it was yesterday. We were sitting out on the back porch and he kept wincing whenever I touched the cuts on his arms or the one on his cheek. He kept apologizing. He got in fights all the time." Anna rolled her eyes and L laughed. "I asked him why he didn't just walk away and he replied asking what kind of man runs away from a fight. I told him a smart one."

L laughed to himself and the baby started to whimper. "Hey, now don't do that." L looked down at the little one and I noticed Anna wipe her eyes and Near tighten his grip around her.

"You three don't need to stay up. You can do inside if you want. It's getting late." Anna commented when the one in red yawned. I looked at the clock, it was almost midnight. We'd been in this little room with a dead guy for four hours. How long were they planning on staying in here?

"No, we're okay, right Mello?" He said elbowing the blonde, Mello.

Mello nodded, "Yeah, Matt's right. We're fine." Near remained quiet holding onto Anna.

"Why don't you tell us a story, Wammy?" Matt asked leaning back in his chair.

"Matt, don't. I don't need you falling over. Honestly though, you knew him longer than L and I. Why don't you tell us how he got here?" Anna said looking to the old man.

Wammy smiled, "Well, he didn't get here long before you did, Anna. I found him alone in the outskirts of London and brought him in. He was always a strange child, but I had high hopes for him. I introduced him to A first and had him show him around. He was seven I believe. He rarely spoke until you got here, Anna. He spent a lot of time alone, he didn't like the other children. B scared them." Wammy spoke sounding troubled.

Anna smiled, "He scared me too. He used to tell me he knew when I would die. He hide in my closet too and wait until I was going to bed and jump out. Beyond was something else, but I think we all needed each other to some extent. It killed me when he left." She shook her head.

"He left you a note." L mentioned and looked to L. There was something in his tone that was strange, like he was almost upset she got a letter from him.

Anna's POV

I nodded at L's comment. "I told you I burned it."

He looked away, "You never let me read it."

I rolled my eyes, "I told you what was in it. More or less. Besides don't act like you didn't write to him. I found the letters you hid under the mattress. Not one of your better ideas considering I make the bed." I pointed out. L's eyes widened slightly, "Calm down, I didn't read them." I told him holding Near closer.

L looked down at our daughter, "Thank you for that." He mumbled. The atmosphere suddenly got very heavy and I couldn't breathe.

"Boys, I think it's time you all went to bed. Misa, you should probably leave too. It's late so you can stay in the guest room. Near can show you where it is." I decided. The boys took the hint and jumped up, sluggishly making their out the door. Misa stayed seated. "Misa, I appreciate you coming, but get out." I growled. Startled she stood and left.

Once the door was shut I moved to sit next to L and Wammy sat on his other side. I rested my head on L's shoulder and let the tears spilling down my cheeks and I put one arm around his waist. L's free hand rested on top of mine. "We should have told Mello to take Gia in." I said thinking aloud.

L looked down at her and then to me, "She's okay." Wammy shifted toward L and held his arms out. L looked up at him, "What?"

"I'll take her inside. It's too late to have a baby out. Besides, I've said my good-byes. I'll leave you two with your friend." He took Gia out of L's arms and finished wrapping her in the blanket and carried her out of the house.

The door shut, leaving L and I alone with Beyond. L pulled me onto his lap and rested my head on his shoulder. "So how long have you known?" I asked.

L's grip on me tightened. "He told me the week after you went to visit him." I sighed. Beyond never could keep a secret. "Do you remember when we used to have sleepovers in the living room?" L asked into my hair.

I nodded, "What about it?"

I felt him smile, "I was just thinking out it. You always fell asleep first and B would stay up with me talking. He thought so much of you."

I smiled into his shoulder, "I did not always fall asleep first. Beyond loved you, you know that right? You might as well of put the stars in the sky as far as he was concerned."

He shifted so he could face me, "You don't think I did?"

I cocked an eyebrow at him, "I'm well aware you didn't. Beyond really tried to convince me you did though. I miss him, L."

L's eyes went to the bed where the remains of our friend were laid. "Me too, but at least Andrew has someone with him now." I nodded and that's how we spent the rest of the night, talking about Beyond, crying, and reminiscing about everything.

A/N: Hey everyone! So I have two new oneshots up, 'L's Babysitting Adventure' and 'So, Can I?' Go check them out and let me know what you think!

-Insaine