He's scared, terrified in fact. L's never felt so scared in his life as he did in this very moment, staring down at the crushed phone, which once belonged to his husband. L's relieved that there isn't any blood, so it's more likely Light has been kidnapped then murdered, but by who L wasn't sure. Actually, that's a lie; he has a list of potential suspects. Still, they either weren't in Japan, in prison or dead, which left his only suspect Merikh. Somehow Merikh had figured out Light's involvement with the case and has taken him. To gain information on the case, to force Light to reveal L's actual name or something much worse. The only way Merikh could've tracked down Light is because he saw the footage of him at the second Merikh's arrest. Merikh must have stumbled across Light when he went to his childhood home and took him when he left.

L knew it been a terrible idea to let Light leave headquarters before the Merikh case had been officially closed. Still, once Light had an idea in his head, there's no stopping him, and it wouldn't matter how much L would argue, Light's mind was set. He wanted to see his childhood home, and that's what's he's doing. L could only wish he tried to change his mind, come up with a compromise where Light could go only once they had Merikh in custody. They were so close, and now, Light's missing and deep-down L knows without a doubt Merikh is behind it.

What made it worse is Chief Yagami came with him. During his first wave of panic, L didn't consider the consequences of shouting Kira's actual name in his father's presence. Now, Chief Yagami refused to leave his side, badgering him with questions trying to draw out an answer to explain why L had said the name Light. He didn't mean to let the name slip, but for now, L couldn't care. His priorities landed with finding Light. L picked the destroyed phone up and carefully dumped it into a bag he'd brought with him before handing it to Watari. Destroyed or not, it's still risky to leave a phone connected to his personal network lying around especially if Merikh returned to retrieve it.

He then stood to his feet, uncurling from his usual slouched position, hearing the bones in his back click before walking over to the Yagami residence and knocked on the door. Again, he ignored Chief Yagami, hopping from one foot to the other as he waited for the front door to open. When it did, L froze. This woman was just like Light, from the shape of her face to her nose, lips, and eyes. L's heart ached for his husband.

"Soichiro, um… what's wrong?" Light's mother asked, looking up and down at L's appearance, unsure what she should make of him.

"Mrs Yagami, I'm sorry to disturb you, but recently you had a visitor when he left did you notice anything odd. Someone else following your visitor or was the street empty,"

"How did you…" Mrs Yagami said, looking at her husband with a suspicious look on her face. Interesting, it looks like Mrs Yagami doesn't trust her husband with the news that their child has returned.

"Mrs Yagami, Light has gone missing, and I need your help to find him," L said. On any other circumstance, he would keep all his cards close to his chest, not telling anyone what he's looking for until he's found it, but this is about Light. He doesn't want to waste another second in this neighbourhood when he could be out there searching for his husband.

"W-what," Mrs Yagami said, her eyes weird in horror, "You better come in".

L stepped into the Yagami Family home, slipping his bare feet out of his battered trainers, following Mrs Yagami as she stepped walked into the lounge/ kitchen.

"Mrs Yagami, I need you to tell me everything that happened from Light arriving to him leaving," L asked, sitting down at the kitchen table whilst Mrs Yagami sat opposite him.

"I was about to go shopping when I noticed through the window a young man standing outside the gate. I recognised him instantly even after all these years; he still looks the same. I wasn't sure what to do, whether I should wait until he knocks on the door or go out to greet him. For a while, Light didn't do anything, just stared at the door before turning around and walking away, I couldn't bare losing my son again without trying to talk to him. So, I ran out after him shouting wait, and he stopped, I hugged him before bringing him inside. He sat down at the table where you are sitting, and we talked for a bit, then he got a message and had to leave. I saw him out the door, and he left," Mrs Yagami said.

"Did you notice anyone in the street, a neighbour or someone you've never seen before?" L pushed; Mrs Yagami went quiet for a moment, thinking before her eyes seem to light up.

"Yes, there was a man in a black suit that looked quite rich. He had black or dark-brown hair, I couldn't tell, and his face seemed quite long, but that's all I can remember," she said. L nodded, pulling his phone from his pocket. He's glad he took the incitive to download two photos of Teru and Higuchi onto his phone.

"Mrs Yagami, I'm going to show you two photos of potential suspects who might be this man you saw. Please tell me whether you recognise either man," L said, turning his phone around to show the photo to Teru to her. Mrs Yagami studied the picture for a few seconds before shaking her head.

"No, that's not him," she said, L nodded, scrolling to the next photo of Higuchi. This time Mrs Yagami nodded her head.

"Yes, that's him, he walked behind Light, I just assumed he'd taken the wrong turn or something. He didn't look like someone who lived here," Mrs Yagami said. Shit, Merikh has Light, "Can I ask? How do you know my son?".

L stayed quiet for a moment, thinking through whether he should lie or be honest. He knew Light because they were married, had been for a few months now. "Light's my husband. We grew up together after he ran away, made it all the way to Paris before my adoptive father found him and took him in".

"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE?! SACHIKO ARE YOU TELLING ME THE BASTARD SON OF OUR RETURNED, AND YOU NEVER SAID ANYTHING" Chief Yagami shouted. His hands clenched in a fist as he glared at L and his wife. L honestly has had enough with Mr Yagami's appalling behaviour.

"Mr Yagami, I would watch your tongue on how you speak about Light. I can't believe you're considered the NPA's best detective when you couldn't even work out that Kira, the world second greatest detective is your son. Your wife recognised him yet, you're too blind to," L snapped standing from his chair, one word if this bastard says one more word against Light than he might lose it.

"That bastard Kira is Light, that ungrateful brat of a son" Chief Yagami looked all-most horrified at the idea, but L didn't care. Mr Yagami is taking this way too far, L didn't care if people hated him if they distracted him, but no one ever bad-mouthed his husband. L didn't even notice he'd had moved, clenching his hand into a fist and slamming it into the chief's face. Taking pleasure in the snapping sound as his knuckles hit Mr Yagami's nose.

"Pray, he survives because if not. I will do everything in my power to dump you into a high-security prison with the criminals you put away, to see them rip you to pieces."


Matsuda grabbed the zip on the black body bag and gently pulled it down to reveal the upset face of Beyond. He pushed himself up, pulling his body out of the body bag. Beyond could find anything interesting, it's how he thinks and how he sees the world, yet even he feels wrong being zipped inside a body bag when he wasn't dead. Maybe it comes from the innate fear of being buried alive, he wasn't sure, but he knew for a fact, this is something he never wants to experience again.

"I've been trapped in here for three hours!" Beyond grumbled, they were still in the back of the van Watari used to highjack his body, but there wasn't any sign of the old coot.

"I'm sorry we've only arrived back at headquarters, and Watari believed it would be best no one was around when we got you out of the bag. In case it gets caught on camera and gets back to Merikh" Matsuda explained, staring at the floor. He didn't feel comfortable to be left alone with Beyond, after everything that's happened today. He only got left with the responsibility to open the bag because L's voice came on over the intercom and Watari took off running. Since Naomi had stayed behind in the courtroom, it only left Matsuda to unzip Beyond.

"Course that old coot would probably think it was funny… what's wrong with you? You don't seem your cheerful self" Beyond said giving Matsuda the once over. The spark in Matsuda's eyes had dimmed and replaced the smile he usually wore with a frown.

"Nothing, it's just been a long day. I'm glad it's over" Matsuda lied standing up going to open the rear van doors to get out of there, but Beyond grabbed his arm pulling him back.

"There's something else," Beyond said, turning Matsuda around to face him. He felt intimidated. Like Beyond is towering over him even though he's only just taller than Matsuda himself, "Something else happened after the court which is freaking you out. What was it?".

"Merikh's Shinigami approached me," Matsuda whispered even though in this enclosed van it sounded much louder. "I was leaving the court, and it came over to me, said my name and everything."

"You're scared that it will kill you," Beyond asked his hand brushing a piece of hair out of Matsuda's face and tucked it behind his ear.

"I-I don't know, it said that he'd keep everything a secret from Merikh, that Teru wasn't aware that the three of us were undercover, but it's a Shinigami. How can I trust its word?" Matsuda said, leaning into Beyond's touch as his hand rested on his cheek.

"Touta" Beyond whispered, and Matsuda looked up staring into the gleaming red eyes which looked down at him, "I'm not going to let Merikh or this Shinigami come after you".

Matsuda felt his heart skip a beat as he leaned up, his hands clutching at Beyond's black top with their lips barely having any distance between them when the van doors swung open. Matsuda jumped away, his eyes wide as he stared at Naomi standing in the doorway. Her once neat bun now had long pieces of hair falling out of this, and she's panting like she's run all the way here in high heels.

"Miss Misora, is everything alright?" Matsuda asked.

"Merikh's kidnapped Kira," she said. Matsuda felt his heart getting lodged in his throat as he looked over at Beyond. His red eyes were full of anger as he ran out the van pushing past Naomi and ran up the stairs from the parking lot.

"What happened?" Matsuda asked, his eyes still staring at the space Beyond once occupied.

"Not sure. A witness saw a man matching Higuchi description following Kira, and now he's missing."


Watari: (17:24 pm)

Kira's been taken, L suspects Merikh. Witness has seen a man fitting the description of the Merikh suspect.

Near stared down at his phone in disbelief. How could someone as smart as his mum ends up getting kidnapped, how did Merikh find him, let alone discover he's working on the case? Was there a leak, but those working with the task force had been on the case since L revealed himself to them. Had there been a leak, Merikh would've gotten to L and Kira months ago and had something changed recently for the detective's circumstances. Near knew L or Kira would have noticed the person acting differently. The only person who's new to the task force is Beyond, and whilst Near trusts Beyond as far as he can throw him, he doesn't think Beyond's behind this. Few people at Wammy's like Beyond, that's clear on how people scurry around him. Light is the only person who seems to understand Beyond maybe it's because they grew up together. Near couldn't be sure, but what he is positive on is Beyond would do nothing that would harm Light in any way, shape or form.

"You seen the message from Wammy?" Mello asked, pushing the bedroom door open, Matt stood behind him, and they both look worried. Near nodded his head, his eyes glancing down at his phone, which was still open to the incriminating message, "Good, get packed, we're going to Japan."