Light sat himself on the couch and watched the clock, he was startled slightly by a deep rolling thunderous sound from outside. A large wave of children, approximately eight or nine of them ran to the kitchen, Sayu being one of them. Both A and B weren't far behind them. B stopped at the back of the couch, "Hey, you alright?"
Light nodded, "I ate breakfast with Caspian." Beyond smiled softly and nodded before walking into the kitchen. Mello wasn't far behind the crowd, as he came down the stairs he crinkled his nose at Light. Light avoided eye contact and watched out the window as rain began the assault against the glass.
Mello sat himself at the table with the other kids and scoffed when Sayu insisted she sit on A's lap. Beyond poked at his food, uninterestedly. Mello raised his eyebrows, "Sporting quite the bruises this morning, what the hell happened to your neck?!"
Caspian turned around and swatted Mello upside the back of his head lightly with a spoon, "Language!"
Mello rolled his eyes and muttered a faint apology, Beyond shifted his stare away from Mello and Anthony just smiled, Mello narrowed his eyes, determined to get the answers he sought, "Did you two finally connect your unrequited feelings for one another?"
Sayu glared at Mello, "No! Anthony is my Prince Charming!" She defended passionately, her cheeks red with irritation and eyes narrowed.
Anthony grinned at the defensive behavior, "See? I already have a princess, what would I want a frog like B for?" He playfully nudged Beyond with his elbow.
Earning a tiny smile from Beyond, "I'm jealous. Sayu? Will you be my princess, too?"
She giggled and smiled while playfully tapping her lips with her index finger, "Hmm, I don't know, that might be considered unfaithful!"
The boys erupted in laughter, "Got a real keeper, A." Beyond smiled but his smile faded quickly when his glance landed on Mello who was seething at his failed attempt to give them grief.
Sayu, Anthony and Beyond all finished their breakfast. Beyond casted a single glance at Mello and sighed, knowing he wasn't done with his attempts. Sayu sat in the floor with another girl. She sat quietly playing princesses with their dolls, Anthony had sat himself on the couch with a book, Light seemed to be drawing with a sketchpad, he assumed he more than likely inherited from Caspian. Light flipped the page and tucked it neatly. Beyond flopped himself between Anthony and Light and rested his head on the back of the couch letting his ebony hair fall over his eyes slightly. Beyond closed his scarlet eyes with a ghost of a smirk on his face. Light smiled softly and started drawing again.
After a while Beyond peeked an eye open at Light and caught him red handed, staring at him, he smirked, "What are you doing?"
Light smiled softly at him, "Drawing you." His hands were covered in pencil lead from shading.
Beyond blinked a couple of times in surprise, "Can I see? It's only fair, since you started drawing me without permission." Beyond gave Light a playful smirk and nudged the brunette's knee with his elbow. Light rolled his eyes and handed the sketchpad to Beyond.
Anthony leaned over, looking the page over, "Wow, you're a natural artist! That's a great likeness!" Light blushed slightly at the compliment.
Beyond handed the pad back to Light with a bashful smile, "I think you draw me better than I actually am…"
Light took the pad back and stared at Beyond, "I don't think so. It's the way I see you."
Beyond blushed slightly as their fingers met delecatily as the pad was taken from him, "I see."
Mello crossed the living room and laid himself sideways in a plush leather armchair, Sayu looked up and smiled, "Mello? Would you like to play with us? You can be Batman!" She raised a Batman action figure and shook it sideways a couple of times.
Mello rolled his eyes, "As if." He crossed his arms to convey his point clearly that he wouldn't be caught playing with dolls of any sort.
Anthony gave a concerned glance to Sayu who shrugged off the older boy's behavior and continued playing with the girl named Wendy. He sat next to the girls, "Maybe, I can be Batman?"
Sayu smiled widely and handed Anthony the Batman figure. Beyond took the opportunity to lay back on the empty spot and stare at the ceiling. The fragile silence of peace was shattered with Mello scoffing, "Seriously! Who gave you the hickey?!"
Beyond shrugged, "The boogeyman. He says you're next."
Sayu looked up in terror and shrieked, "Boogeyman?!"
Beyond bit his lip and mentally face palmed, 'Right… She's six…' He glanced at her and messed her hair up from his laying position, "He's afraid of you, your Prince already defended you from him." He pointed to his own eye and pointed at Anthony.
Sayu smiled and tackle hugged Anthony, "Oh, thank you! You saved me!"
Anthony laughed catching himself before he fell backwards. A displeased scoff was heard from the blonde across the room, "Anthony couldn't protect a fly from a swat, nonetheless anything important!"
Sayu looked up at Mello a little crushed, Beyond furrowed his eyebrows, "Leave her alone, Mello, she hasn't done anything to you, why are you so mean to her?"
Light was clenching his pencil tightly, staring holes into his blank sheet of paper. "Because, she's a little bitch and –" Before he could finish Light's sketchpad laid abandoned on the couch, pencil snapped in half. His hands around Mello's throat threatening to tighten down at any second.
"Take it back!" Light snarled through gritted teeth. Anthony had pulled the girls into his arms who were both upset and crying, and Beyond launched himself from his laying position and wrapped his arms up around Light's shoulders trying to pull him back off of Mello.
"Light!" Beyond gave a good yank and pulled the auburn haired boy from the blonde. "It's not worth it! Be smart about this!"
Light pulled himself from Beyond and gave Mello a murderous stare. "Be thankful B was here to stop me, because, I will kill you if you fuck with my sister again!" Light pointed at him as he shouted. He stormed up the stairs leaving Mello with a horrified expression, clutching at his neck.
Beyond sighed and hung his head a little, "Light!" He grabbed his sketchpad and pencil, "Wait up!" He ran up the stairs and stopped in the doorway. "Light?"
Light was hugging his knees staring out the window with a cruel glare. "What?" His tone was less than pleased. They sky was a stormy haze of blacks and grays.
Beyond cautiously approached him and sat across from him, "I… Uh… Here." He handed him his sketchpad and his broken pencil.
Light looked up towards Beyond, "I don't know where that came from…" A bright flash of lightning lit the room and cut the power, loud screams of fright was heard throughout the house.
Beyond shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, "It happens. You do start to feel normal, after a while…" Light was settled at the fact Beyond seemed unfazed by the lack of electricity.
Light sighed and rested his forehead on his knees, "Do you think it'll happen again?"
Beyond sat himself next to Light, "It will if you don't find an outlet."
Light glanced over at Beyond with curiosity, "What's yours?"
Beyond sighed and looked outside, "I imitate people. I like to think I'm pretty good at it."
Light smiled softly and rested his head on Beyond's shoulder, startling him internally causing him to flinch a little. He glanced at Light, "What's on your mind?" Light gently rested his hand on Beyond's.
Light shrugged but was clearly still bothered, "I'm sorry you had to do that."
Beyond smiled softly, "It's okay, just promise me you'll do the same thing if I ever snap and try to kill him." The raven raised his fingers slightly and intertwined them with Light's.
Light chuckled quietly below his breath, "I promise to stop you from doing anything dumb."
Beyond blinked at him a couple of times, "That will work." He cracked a dumbfounded grin.
Light leaned against Beyond, "B?"
Beyond smiled, "Hmm?" He leaned his head against Light's.
"You're my best friend." Light closed his eyes and smiled whimsically.
Beyond smile widened, "Really? Well. You're my best friend, too."
Light looked up at his deep red eyes, "Always?"
Beyond held out his pinky of his free hand, "And forever." Light smiled and hooked his free pinky with Beyond's.