Chapter 10! Sorry for the late update, I've been working on three chapters at once and sleeping lol This chapter is part new, I think I lost the plot at some point and I hope it makes sense lol Thank you for the Reviews, Favorites, Alerts and to the unknown people who read my story too.

I hope you enjoy this chapter :)

The Third Victim - Backyard Bottomslash, female and 26 years old. Murdered on the 13th of August 2002, she was drugged and experimented on. Her left arm was beat without breaking the skin, Beyond Birthday did this to see if a human can die of an internal hemorrhage without rupturing any organs but failed. Her death was caused by loss of blood. Her right leg and left arm were amputated. Her right leg was discovered in the bathtub, her left arm was taken by Beyond Birthday. Two straw dolls were found nailed to wall at the crime scene.

' When did this happen ?' You asked.

' The incident took place at approximately 3:36am in the early hours of this morning. ' Said L, he walked hunched over towards the kitchen table and perched himself on his chair at the table.' Watari will be sending me information about the victim and about the crime scene in a few minutes time...'

' Watari?' You asked.

' Yes, Watari as a direct connection with the Los Angeles Police Department. Each time he receives any kind of new evidence he forwards it to me...' Answered L.

' Oh right...' You sighed, you walked over towards the sofa and sat down on the arm of the sofa.' So, did they say how the victim died? Was the victim male or female?'

' Sketch, your questions will be answered as soon as I receive the new information...' Sighed L, he opened his silver laptop's lid and put his finger tip to his bottom lip." Near, will you get Mello and Matt for me."

You watched Near walk towards Mello and Matt's bedroom. You turned your attention back to L, you wrapped the bed sheet around yourself and watched L typing on his laptop as you chewed your bottom lip.

' Is there something wrong Sketch?' Asked L, he looked up from his laptop at you and removed his finger tip from his bottom lip as he stared at you.' You looked troubled...'

' I'm just thinking...' You sighed.

' May I ask what you're thinking about?' Asked L.

' Well, I'm just thinking about the third victim and the time the victim was murdered...' You looked down at the floor and sighed.' Beyond Birthday murdered the poor person a few hours before he spoke to me at the hospital, not forgetting the nurse too...'

' I see...' Muttered L.

' I'm just thinking how easily it could have been me...' You said quietly.

' Sketch, do not wallow in your own self pity.' Muttered L, he picked a sugar cube from his glass bowl on the table and popped it into his mouth.' It's not very attractive...'

' What did you just say?' You asked.

' Is it true what Near just told us?!' You heard Matt ask.

You watched as Matt and Mello rushed out of their room with Near following close behind them.

' As Beyond Birthday murdered again?!' Asked Matt, he walked over towards the kitchen table and leant his hands on the back of a chair at the table.

' Or is the mischievous albino pulling at our chains again...' Frowned Mello, he scowled at Near as he walked past him and crossed his arm over his chest.

' Yes, what Near as told you is true...' Sighed L, he looked back down at his laptop and picked another sugar cube from his glass bowl.' We'll shortly know more about the victim and the murder scene when I receive a e-mail from Watari...'

' Did they say anything about the victim?' Asked Mello.

L popped the sugar cube into his mouth as he typed on his laptop, he glanced over towards his printer and put his thumb to his lips. ' The victim is female, aged around 26 years old and from the east side of Los Angeles... '

' How did she die?' Asked Matt.

Mello walked over to the printer, he took a few of the newly printed sheets of paper from the printer and began to read through them. He frowned as he walked over towards the kitchen table, he stopped next to Matt and held the sheets of paper towards L.

' The bastard!' Frowned Mello.

' Mells, what does it say?' Asked Matt.

You watched as L took the sheets of paper from Mello's hand, he placed them down next to his laptop and chewed at his thumbnail as he stared at his laptop screen.

' Hmm...' Said L.

' What's is it?' You asked.

' Mello, will you get me the other case file folders and a whiteboard... ' Said L.' I need to refresh my mind with the case and start piecing the murders together...'

' Okay...' Nodded Mello.

' I'll come with you...' Sighed Matt.

Mello walked off with Matt, they both returned with a pile of case file folders and a whiteboard as L had asked. Matt set up the whiteboard near to where L was sitting and Mello placed the case file folders down on the kitchen table.

' So, do you think there is a link between each of the victims?' Asked Matt, he opened one of the case file folders and sat down at the kitchen table.' What about the photographs of A and Beyond Birthday? Have you worked out why he sent them to you yet?'

' I believe there is a 35% chance of their being a link between each victim. I've come to the conclusion that Beyond Birthday chooses his victims randomly without reason or is there a reason behind who he chooses...' Sighed L, he closed his laptop's lid and picked up a case file folder from the pile on the table.' The photographs I believe are a reminder of my past mistakes...'

' What about the chess pieces?' You asked.

' The chess pieces symbolise a challenge...' Said L, he opened the case file folder and placed it down in front of him.' When Beyond Birthday was a child he use to send me the white King chess piece in a envelope, it was a message inviting me to come and play chess with him.'

' So basically each person he as murdered so far is like a pawn in a game of chess, he his counterparting you until he checkmates you...' Frowned Mello, he walked over towards the coffee table and picked a chocolate bar up from it.' Do you think he his waiting for you to make a move?'

' Yes, there is a possibility...' Muttered L.

' Pawn...' You whispered to yourself.

' What are you whispering about?' Asked Mello.

' Beyond Birthday called the nurse a pawn, he said I could be his Queen if I wanted...' You answered.

' Why are you just telling us this now?!' Frowned Mello, he unwrapped his chocolate bar and took a bite out of it.' Him asking you to be his Queen means you could be part of his twisted game too!'

' Mells as a point...' Sighed Matt, he closed the case file folder in front of him and leant on his hand.' What if Beyond Birthday plans to take Sketch away from us, just like he blames you for taking A away from him...'

' Matt is right, Sketch could be in danger... she'll have to be watch 24/7 from now on... ' Frowned Mello.

' But L plans to send me back to The Wammy House...' You sighed.

' When did he decide this?' Asked Matt, he looked towards L and frowned at him.' You can't send her back to England now, she'll have to stay here with us...'

' I agree, the situation as changed and Sketch may stay with us in Los Angeles.' Said L, he put his thumb to his lips and stared at you.' You're sleeping arrangements will have to change, you'll have to share a room from now on and be accompanied when you leave the hotel room.'

' Okay...' You nodded.

' Okay! Now that we've sorted that out...' Sighed Matt, he leant back on his chair and crossed his arms.' So L, are you planning to tell us about the third victim then?'

' Yes, the information I've received from the Watari shows that Beyond Birthday's third victim was murdered differently from the other two victims... ' Said L.

' What do you mean by differently?' Asked Matt.

' The third victim's left arm was beaten without the skin being broken, but I'm not sure what his intentions were by doing this... ' Said L, he got up from the kitchen chair and walked over towards the whiteboard. ' I believe we should review the investigation from the beginning... '

You watched as L picked up a whiteboard pen from the whiteboard pen holder, he wrote down each name of the three murder victims and placed the pen back in its holder.

' On the 22nd of July, 9 days before the first victim was murdered. A letter addressed to the LAPD containing a puzzle was sent to their department... ' Said L. ' No LAPD officer could figure the puzzle out and they simply threw it away. But I managed to obtained a copy from a reliable source and Near managed to solve it...'

' The puzzle was a simple mathematical problem, when I solved the puzzle it revealed the home address of the first victim... ' Said Near, he twirled a piece of his white hair around his finger and held his teddy bear close to his chest. ' By the time we managed to obtain the puzzle and solved it the first victim was already deceased...'

' The first victim named as Believe Bridesmaid, male and aged 44 years old.' Said L, he put his finger tip to his bottom lip and looked towards a case file folder on the kitchen table.' He was drugged before death and then choked with a rope. His chest was slashed several times, the wounds were made to resemble Roman numerals spelling out the name of the next victim. Four Wara Ningyo dolls were found at the scene nailed to the victim's apartment wall... '

' Wara Ningyo dolls?' Asked Matt.

' Wara Ningyo dolls are straw dolls which are common in Japan, It's believed that you can curse someone by nailing them to walls of people's homes or trees.' Answered Near.

' Gotcha.' Nodded Matt.

' The second victim named as Quarter Queen, female and aged 13 years old. She was also drugged before death like the first victim. Her death was caused by a blunt force trauma to the skull, her eyes were also crushed and three Wara Ningyo dolls were found at the crime scene nailed to the apartment wall.' Said L, he walked over towards the kitchen table and perched back on his chair.' It's believed that she wore contact lenses, but there was no traces of them found at the scene and a pair of glasses were placed over her eye sockets sometime after her death.'

' Poor kid... ' Frowned Mello.

' Now for the third victim. From what I've read so far from the information that Watari as sent me, it seems that Beyond Birthday as become more creative with the murder of his third victim... ' Sighed L, he picked a sheet of paper up from the table and held it near his face.' Named as Backyard Bottomslash, female and aged 26 years old. She was drugged liked the other two victims before death and her left arm was beaten without breaking the skin. The main cause of her death was through blood loss by her right leg and left arm being amputated. The right leg was discovered in the bathtub and her left arm is still presumed missing.'

' The son of a bitch! He's nothing but a monster!' Frowned Matt.

' More like psychopathic monster... ' Scowled Mello.

'Yes I agree, but two more Wara Ningyo dolls were found nailed to the walls in a similar manner to the other apartments. I do believe there is a link with the Wara Ningyo dolls from each crime scene... ' Said L.

' I've come to the conclusion that it maybe a count down. ' Said Near, he sat down on the floor and crossed his legs.' 4... 3... 2... '

' So you think he his going to commit one more murder?' Asked Matt.

' There is a possibility...' Answered Near.

' Hmm, I do believe you maybe right Near... ' Muttered L.

' I think we should search Backyard Bottomslash's apartment, we may find some new evidence...' Said Mello.

'Yes, police department may have missed something. I will need to check into Backyard Bottomslash's medical and background records first before I send anyone out to the crime scene.' Said L.

' Right...' Sighed Matt.

' I suggest you all retired early this evening.' Said L, he stepped of his chair and put his hands into his jean pockets.' I'm not planning to send anyone out till the morning... '

You got up from the arm of the sofa, you wrapped the bed sheet around yourself and looked towards your room door.

' Sketch, as you well know your sleeping arrangements have changed and I suggest you have someone to stay in your room with you tonight...' Said L.

' Okay, I'm going to take a bath... so just send someone to my room in an hours time...' You sighed, you walked off towards your room and closed the door behind you.

Vote who you'd like to see spending the night in Sketch's room ( a.k.a you ) and I'll write the person into my next chapter lol