Caspian lifted both Light and Sayu up and out of the car. L hopped out and walked up to the large house. Sayu opened her eyes and squinted at the sun, "Where are we?"

Caspian smirked, "Home. This is Manchester, England. Where you'll live for now on." L opened the door and held it open.

Sayu smiled and wiggled a little to look around, "It's so pretty here…" Caspian smiled and knelt down to set Sayu down.

A chorus of voices was heard, "L is home!" A thundering stampede was heard coming towards the front door.

Light startled awake and clung to Caspian tightly with both his arms and legs. Caspian gently patted his back, "It's alright, no need to be frightened, L is the one who gets tackled every time." Sayu squeaked and hid behind Caspian's leg when a large group of kids came running towards them.

She peeked around Caspian's leg to see five boys lingering on the steps that led upstairs. "Who are they?"

Caspian knelt down and set Light on the ground, Light tiredly rubbed his eyes and took a few steps back from the crowd of children. "They, are L's successors."

Light raised an eyebrow and looked back at the five who seemed to be studying him, "Successors?"

Caspian nodded and stood up, "They strive to be the next detective L."

Light folded his arms, "No one expects anything like that from us right?"

Caspian shook his head, turning to Light, "Not in the slightest. I knew your dad on a personal level, I knew he wouldn't want you two left in the care of the foster system." Caspian placed a hand on Light's head, "I just want you to grow up to be a decent man. I expect nothing from you, no excessive expectations, nothing in return. All I ask, is you to grow up and be the best person you can be. Shoot for the moon, if you miss, reload." Caspian smiled causing Light to give a small smile and a nod.

Two of the taller boys walked over to Caspian, completely passing L, a dirty blonde boy knelt down to Sayu's level and spoke with a heavy British accent, "And who do we have here?" He took her hand and gave a tiny bow, "M'lady."

Sayu smiled brightly, "My name is Sayu! What's yours?"

The boys bright blue eyes lit up, "Anthony! Want to help me make cookies? Roger has been dreadfully busy with all the kids and hasn't had any spare moments to prepare any for L's arrival home, would you be my lovely assistant?"

Sayu smiled and looked up at Caspian, tugging on his ring finger and pinky, "Can I?!"

He shrugged, "Sayu, you can do whatever your little heart desires, just mind Watari, oh, his actual name is Quillish, all the kids call him that… I digress, Listen to your teachers, Roger and Quillish, and don't ever leave without anyone else. And as always, be polite… Usual house rules." He gave her a soft smile.

Sayu hugged Caspian's leg and ran into the kitchen with Anthony. She frowned at the counter height, "I can't reach."

Anthony smiled, "That's okay, one day you will. But until then…" He picked her up and set her on his shoulders, "You can lean on me." He looked up towards her and gave a crooked smile as she was already rummaging through the cupboards. He laughed when she accidentally dumped a cup of flour in his hair.

Caspian smiled at the two and patted Light's shoulder. Light looked up to be met with piercing red eyes directly in front of him. He took a couple steps back in surprise. They shifted away when he remade eye contact, he stuck his hand out, "Beyond. Please, just call me B… I hate my name."

Light took B's hand and shook it slightly, "My name is Raito… It means –"

"Light… Nice name. Are you a victim of terrible puns all the time as well?"

Light smirked a little, "Yeah…"

Beyond smiled slightly, avoiding eye contact, "I'll show you to your room, I'm sure C has a lot of crap to get done." Beyond released Light's hand and took his bag, "You'll be rooming with me and A." Caspian smiled at the two and walked back out to assist Watari.

"A?" Light tilted his head and started following Beyond.

He nodded, "It's faster than Anthony and he doesn't like the nickname Tony."

They reached the bottom of the stairs and a blonde boy stood in the way, "You. New kid. Are you here to be one of L's successors too?" Light shook his head silently, avoiding eye contact.

B sighed, "Move Mello, I just want to show him around without being hassled."

Mello smirked, "Sure thing, Backup."

B looked down slightly, "Move, before I kick you again."

"Oohh, such scary words coming from someone almost twice my age!" Beyond shot a menacing stare up towards the younger boy who folded his arms and stepped out of the way.

They walked passed the three young boys, one had snow white hair, and the other's was a blinding red. B sighed, "That was Mello. The redhead next to him was Matt, they're both seven. And the boy with white hair, that's Near, he's five."

Light nodded and followed Beyond down the hall, "How old are you and A?"

Beyond stopped in front of a door, "I'm twelve and A is thirteen." He turned the nob and pushed the door open, "We didn't know what you'd be like, we assumed you'd want the window, but we weren't sure, so if you don't, A said he'd switch with you."

Light shrugged, "It doesn't matter, the window is fine." B pulled his bag over to Light's new bed. He sighed, "Did you want me to show you around?"

Light shook his head, "I can manage, all I really need to know is kitchen, bathroom and here."

Beyond nodded, and pointed in the direction of the bathroom, "Bathroom is catty corner from us, it's in front of C's room." Beyond smiled, "When asked if he wanted to move to a bigger bedroom downstairs, he said, "And be that much further from the bathroom? No thanks."

Light smiled softly and sat himself on the bed, "At least it seems nice here."

Beyond sat on his bed on the adjacent wall. "Yeah, sorry you're stuck rooming with the losers of the house."

Light laid back on the bed and folded his arms behind his head staring at the ceiling, "I don't care about all that."

B laid back on his bed, "So Japan, huh?"

Light nodded, "Yeah."

Beyond smiled softly, "I heard it's a beautiful country. I'd like to see it one day."

Light furrowed his brow slightly, "Where are you from?"

Beyond smirked, "Small town, USA…" He chuckled, "When I leave here, I want to move to a big city, like Los Angeles. Anybody whose anybody lives there."

"What about A?"

"He's from London, his parents left him in a cardboard box in a gutter, in the middle of winter with a 'Free to a good home' sign on it. I think if Roger hadn't needed to do something there, A would have died in that box."

"That's terrible…" Light suddenly felt guilty for feeling so down on himself. At least his parents loved him. "Why are you here?"

B sighed, "I watched some freak butcher up my parents like they were dinner. C brought me home. I was nine."

Light stared at the side B's head, "Holy crap… I'm really sorry."

Beyond shrugged and unwrapped a strawberry sucker, "Shit happens, do you believe in fate? I do. I believe they were fated to die that day, and I was meant to come here."

Light blinked a couple of times, "What makes you say that?"

Beyond rolled onto his side and pulled the sucker out of his mouth making a loud popping sound, "You'd say I'm crazy, but I guess I don't really care, I can see numbers above people's heads… Like a clock, constantly ticking down. They never really seem to go in any particular order, but for the most part, I think I've kind of figured it out… You probably don't believe me. It's fine if you don't."

Light propped himself up on his elbow, "I believe you. I think that would drive me crazy… I don't think I'd want to figure it out. Knowing when someone is supposed to die? That would be maddening…"

B shrugged his shoulders, "It's whatever. Nothing I can do about it, you know, you're the second person to believe me… C was the first."

Light narrowed his eyes in thought, "I'd believe just about anything now…"

B crinkled his brow a little in worry, raising his eyebrows slightly, "Why? What happened?"

"A few days ago if you were to tell me that my parents would be brutally murdered and I'd be on my way to England... I would have laughed at you." Light's voice cracked a little, he could feel a lump growing in his throat. He swallowed hard to fight the inevitable tears.

B popped up on his bed and walked over to Light, "It's okay… To cry… I did that a lot when I first came here." He sat down next to him. "Like… A lot, a lot. To the point where they considered putting me in solitude. On top of already being on medication…" Light bit his lip and buried his face in his hands, trying to steady his breath. B sighed and put his arm around Light's shoulders and pulled his face into the crook of his shoulder. "It's okay. Just let it out, you'll feel better…"

Light wrapped his arms around Beyond's waist and sobbed quietly. Beyond closed his eyes and gently rubbed Light's back. C was leaning against wall next to the open door, with his arms crossed and looking down.