"Hey, Misa."

Misa looked up, startled at Light's sudden appearance. It was late, and she wasn't expecting him to be over. She figured that he would be spending his time with L, since they had so many cases to do. She herself had been too busy with her modeling job, unfortunately, and couldn't spend as much time with him as she would have wanted to. Normally, she would greet Light with a super tight hug and cute greeting of how happy she was to see him. But now, he just seemed to tired and more distressed than usual. "What happened...?" she asked tenatively.

"It's Mello," Light answered quietly.

"Huh?" Misa tilted her head slightly, growing concerned. "Did he get hurt?"

"Misa...He's dead."

As soon as he said this, Vivi, who had came to hang out with Misa that day, came out of the kitchen, stopped dead in her tracks as she heard his words. Her eyes widened, sharing Misa's shock. "Q-Que...? Mello's...?"

Light nodded somberly. "Beyond killed him when he and Matt went searching for him and C," he said.

Vivi shook her head, refusing to believe it. Her deep brown eyes brimmed with tears. "No...It can't be true..." Mello had been like a big brother to Vivian. He was always protective with her, ever since they were back at Wammy's. She couldn't take in the fact that he was gone. Her tan skin paled slightly and she sniffled, filling with grief and loss. "Mello..."

Misa started to feel awful as well. True, her's and Mello's relationship had not been exactly pleasant, but it wasn't horrible either. She was a closer friend to Matt, and now she pondered how he was taking all of this in. Those two, Matt and Mello...they were made for each other. They were always together, they were the only people who really understood each other. They were one, and now that Mello was gone, Matt was only half of what he used to be. Misa cried silently, not caring that some of her mascara was running.

"Beyond couldn't have killed him..." Vivi said quietly, as though trying to convince herself of it. "I-It must have been the other guy..."

"I'm going off of what Matt said," Light said, keeping his tone soft. "He specifically said that Beyond Birthday was Mello's killer."

"No!" Vivi sobbed, unable to help herself. But she knew that Light was telling the truth. She could tell. Beyond had given in. The man she fell in love with was gone. That man that everyone had warned her about. They had told her that he was nothing but trouble. Especially since the first time her and Beyond met was when he had attempted to kill her. She thought that she had helped him change his ways...but it seemed not.

"I'm not staying here long," Light finally said regretfully. "I have to go back to the HQ to help Ryuzaki..." He looked down and sighed. "I'm sorry this had to happen..."

"N-Not your fault," Vivi said. She got her purse from the couch and wiped her tears off of the sleeve of her jacket. "I need to get home now anyway."

"You sure you're okay enough...?" Misa asked with worry.

Vivi nodded, avoiding anyone's eye contact. "Yeah, fine," she said quickly. She had seen death before, and she had learnt to be strong about it. Besides, all she wanted right now more than anything was to be alone.

Watching from afar, Conscience took his binoculars away from his face. "Looks like Kira and the Hispanic chic are leaving," he said.

"Good, that leaves Misa vulnerable," Beyond said.

Conscience nodded with agreement and looked through the binoculars again, this time looking at Vivi. "She looks like a good kill...You sure you don't want to get rid of her?"

"Of course not," Beyond snarled. "We don't need to deal with her, she won't affect L enough."

Conscience laughed slightly at Beyond's sudden defensiveness. "Still have feelings for this girl~?"

"Still have ADHD and losing perspective of our plan~?" Beyond countered, making the other smirk.

"You know, that's a very good question," he admitted, chuckling. He took out a bandana from his pocket and tied it behind his head so that it was covering all of his face except for his eyes. Beyond didn't bother covering; Misa knew how he looked anyway. And it was possible that she wouldn't be able to see either of their names and lifespans anyway. They grabbed their weapons and stealthily made their way to the house.

They didn't attempt to enter the house until she turned the lights off in her room, indicating that she was going to sleep. She closed the blinds and climbed into her bed, covering herself in her warm cottom sheets. She closed her eyes, getting ready for a good slumber and try to clear her mind, when she heard a voice.

"Misa."

Misa's eyes opened immediately and she looked up. She saw Rem, whose features seemed troubled.

"What is it?" Misa whispered, wondering what could possibly have the shinigami look so distressed.

"You need to hide," Rem said immediately, her voice urgent.

"Huh? Why?"

"Someone is breaking in," Rem replied, to which Misa responded with a shocked look, eyes widening with fear.

"Who?" she asked, her voice quieter than before.

"I'll explain later. For now, just find a safe place to hide before-"

The shinigami ubruptly stopped talking as she heard the front door open. It was extremely quiet, yes, but she found it easy to pick out. She was about to urge Misa to hide again, but the door opened before she had the chance.

Beyond entered, a look of displeasure appearing on his face as he saw Misa awake. "Aw. It seems we miscalculated," he said with a pout, which was quickly replaced with a smirk. "Too bad, Miss Amane, I was actually going to show some mercy to you and kill you in your sleep. 'Tis a shame, don't you agree?"

Before Misa could scream out, Conscience was already behind her, covering her mouth with a gloved hand. Beyond got out his knife and went close to her, holding it to her throat. "This is going to be fun, don't you agree~?" he purred, red eyes glowing in the darkness.

With swift movements, Rem retrieved the Death Note that had been lying on Misa's desk, along with a pen. She had managed the first 3 letters in Beyond's name before he made humoured tsk-ing sounds, and looked at her behind his shoulder. "You sure that's going to work~?" he asked. "You know that won't kill me. What's the use? Besides, we both know that if write my name, the only one who's going to die is you~"

Rem stood frozen, knowing that what he said was true. Before she knew could decide what to do neck, Misa let out a piercing scream before she fell to the floor, eyes still wide with fear. The numbers were gone, all that was left, her name.

"Kyahaha...that's what you get, dear little Kira-chan...~"