Light laid on his bed with his back to the door, watching the sun slowly go behind the horizon. He heard the door open but never stirred, just closed his eyes and let silent tears stream down his cheeks, his eyes puffy and red from crying all day. He heard the sound of something landing on his night stand, he glanced over his shoulder and saw a plate of food and Beyond peeking over the edge of his bed. He was crouched next to Light's bed, resting his nose on the edge, only the top of his head, eyes and nose were visible.

Light blinked his watery eyes and attempted to rub his eyes while sitting up, "What are you doing?"

B raised his eyebrows in worry, "You need to eat. C said you haven't eaten at all."

Light looked away and back out the window, "I'm not hungry…"

Beyond sighed, "Try?"

Light glanced back at him, "So, who put you up to it?"

Beyond perked up and plopped next to Light, "No one. We're not even really supposed to have food in our rooms. But, when C said you hadn't eaten I made you a sandwich. I'm not much for cooking…"

Light stared at him, wiping his eyes with the sleeve of his shirt, "Why?"

Beyond shrugged his shoulders quickly, "Why not? You're staying with me and A, so it's our job to take care of you." He gave a quick grin.

Light continued to stare at him, "Why?"

Beyond sighed and messed up Light's hair, "Because what you need is to be shown that the world didn't end. Even though it feels like it. A, has been making sure that Sayu is settled in, so that leaves you stuck with me, at least until she goes to bed, he seems to really enjoy her company."

Light trailed his eyes to the sandwich, "I wouldn't say I'm stuck with you…"

Beyond smiled brightly, "Wait. So you'll actually tolerate me?"

Light blinked a couple times in surprise, "Huh? Are you, like, super annoying or something? I haven't seen any reason not to like you."

Beyond shrugged again, "I don't know, for some reason no one other than A talks to me."

Light raised an eyebrow, "What about L or Caspian?"

He leaned back on his elbows, "Well, L doesn't do a lot of talking to anyone. So, to be fair, I don't exactly hold that against him. And C… He's always really busy, between his own cases and going on cases with L." Light nodded slightly. "Hey, come outside with me."

Light flinched slightly when Beyond grabbed his wrist and tugged him along, "But… Why?"

Beyond smiled at him, "You ask why a lot." Pulled him out of the door and down the stairs, dragging the sputtering brunette behind him.

Near looked up from his toys, "Can I come?" Beyond nodded and held his hand out, Near got up to his feet and grabbed his hand and walked outside with the other two. "So, Light, right?" Light glanced at the boy and nodded silently. "My name is Nate, but call me Near. I like it more." Light nodded silently as they were both tugged along behind Beyond.

Beyond stopped about two acres away from the house and looked up and smiled. Light tilted his head in curiosity before looking up to the sky, "Wow…" Light murmured almost breathlessly, Near smiled happily watching the stars.

Beyond flopped into the grass and chuckled, "My mom and I used to watch the stars while my dad was at work." He tucked his hands behind his head and stared at the inky sky littered with sparkling stars. Light laid next to him and watched them with wide eyes. Near smirked and laid on the other side of Light.

They all watched the stars in silence for a while before Near opened his mouth to speak, "What was your home like, Light?"

Light remained silent for a while, "Not this dark at night."

A set of footsteps could be heard approaching them, they all looked up to see Caspian standing near them with a lit cigarette in his mouth, also staring up at the sky, "Getting late, boys."

Beyond groaned, "It's not nearly too late to be out."

Caspian looked down to the trio and smirked, "I wouldn't tell you to go in even if it was…"

Near smirked, "It's your fault we're all troublemakers."

Caspian nodded and chuckled, scratching the back of his neck, "I'm a terrible influence. Light? Near? Do you mind, if I borrow Beyond for a bit?"

Beyond cringed slightly at his name while the other two shook their heads. Beyond pouted slightly and reluctantly lifted himself from the ground, "I'm not in trouble, am I?"

Caspian smirked, "Did you do something worth being in trouble for?" The two of them walked off leaving Light and Near straining to overhear their conversation.

Getting far enough from the other two, "I can explain…"

Caspian smiled softly, "The sandwich? I don't care Beyond, I knew you'd make him food and take it to him. I told you on purpose."

Beyond looked down, "Then… What's the matter? I haven't done anything else, I've been with Light all day… He needed a friend."

Caspian nodded, taking the final drag from his cigarette, "I'm aware. Take care of him, you're he first and only one he's opened up to, he wouldn't even really talk to L. Take care of him when I can't."

Beyond smiled, "I can do that."

Caspian smiled and set a hand on his shoulder, "I know you can. It won't be easy, you remember what it was like…" Beyond nodded and looked back to Light and Near. Near was pointing up at the sky and talking and Light listened and watched his finger as it moved. "He seems docile enough, but so did you, when you first arrived, you know what to watch for." Caspian patted both of Beyond's shoulders from behind and started walking back up to the house, "He's your responsibility while I'm away. Watch over him."

Beyond watched him for a moment before walking back over to the other two, he took his place in the grass, "Were you in trouble?" He glanced over to see Light's worried stare.

Beyond smiled softly, "No. He just needed to talk to me."

Near popped up and stared at Beyond, "About what? Anything I should know about? Did L choose a successor?"

Beyond raised an eyebrow, "What would you possibly need to know from C? You think L would send a messenger to name his successor?" He shrugged, "Yeah, he's not much for personal contact… So, he probably would send C to do his dirty work." Beyond chuckled softly, "But, no. That's not what we talked about, why do you care? You're scared of the guy."

Light looked over to Near, "You're scared of Caspian?"

Near crossed his arms and legs and pouted, "I'm five and he kills people for a living, that's a perfectly logical fear. He's L's trigger finger, of course I'm scared of someone like that."

Beyond smirked deviously, "You know… Light here wasn't adopted by Quillish…"

Near glanced up, "Did Roger sign the paperwork? How? He's been here."

Beyond chuckled evilly, "No. C did. Legally, if Light wanted to he could claim the last name. He wasn't adopted by the institution like all the other kids here, but by the man himself."

Near's eyes went wider than usual, "Really?" Light nodded silently. "You're C's adopted son?! And Sayu?! Was she adopted privately as well?!" Light startled at the change of emotion in his voice, normally his voice was dull and without emotion. But it was laced with both excitement and fright.

Beyond nodded, "That's right. So be nice to him, one day he might be your boss." Beyond laughed loudly, "I'm kidding, but seriously, him and Sayu were adopted by him."

Near nodded at Light, "I see… You're full of surprises, first you teach me more about constellations than I thought I already knew, now, I learn you're the youngest heir to Wammy House…"

Light gave a weak smile, and Beyond squeezed Light in a tight hug, "He's more than that, he's fun to be around." Beyond rested his chin on Light's shoulder and flopped his legs on either side of him, "I'd rather work with Light any day over becoming the new L. Wouldn't that be awesome?!" Light couldn't help but smile at the lighthearted tone of Beyond's voice.

Near stared at them, "That… Is quite the proclamation."

Light raised an eyebrow, "That's a quite a large word for a five year old."

They all shared a smile, "You're alright, Light, if B likes you, you're fine by me." Near sighed happily as he stood up. "Would you like to come with me and beg Roger for hot cocoa?"

Light smiled softly, "If you tell me where everything is I can just make it."

Near smiled brightly, but deviously, "Yes, Light, we'll get along just fine."

Beyond smiled and released Light and fell backwards, "I'll be there in a bit, just want a couple minutes alone." Both Light and Near nodded to him and Near pulled Light along by the sleeve of his shirt.

He sighed quietly, "You must be something else. B doesn't just say stuff like that…"

"Huh?" Was all Light could manage to muster.

Near smirked and looked back at Beyond, "I don't talk to him nearly as much as I should, he's always been like a big brother to me… He's never been mean to me like Mello has… I think for a long time I was afraid of him…" Light looked back at Beyond who was hugging his knees looking up at the stars with his back to them. "He is the most likely to become L's successor, he's the oldest aside from A, but A is very fragile, emotionally fragile. That's a heavy burden, but a blessing. He's always looked forward to surpassing him… It's why Mello is mean to him, Mello being a little more socially adept than B, he's found a way to kind of exile him… B would always just shrug and move on. He'd always say that the next L doesn't need the support of a bunch of no names and leave it at that."

Light sighed, "I admire his strength."

Near nodded and pulled Light along by the sleeve. "Yes. But. For him to say he'd rather work with you, than be L? That is an oddity on its own. He's never said anything like that about anyone else… And he's only known you for half a day…"

Light nodded as he followed Near into the kitchen, Near released his sleeve, "I'll get the milk, the cocoa is in the cupboards."