L placed his hand on the door handle and glanced back towards C. Caspian looked up, "You can't tell them…"
L furrowed his brow slightly, "I think they have the right to know…"
Caspian sighed and opened his window again, lighting another cigarette, "You think B can handle something like that? The kid is already on the verge of another break. You remember what happened last time, don't you?"
L ran his hand over his ribs subconsciously, "Keep sharp things away from him…"
Caspian sighed, "L… Be honest with me. Do you honestly, from a professional standpoint, think that Light could handle that? Sure… Sayu might accept it. She might even embrace it, that you're her half brother."
L hung his head slightly, "No… I guess not…"
Caspian sighed, "Do whatever… It's not like I can stop you… Merely pick up the pieces… As I always have."
L took a deep breath and pushed the door open. As he turned to go to his room he saw A, "Hey A… What's up?"
Anthony narrowed his eyes, "Don't be casual. You're never casual. And don't you dare lie to me…"
L nodded slowly and pulled his thumb up to his bottom lip, "I apologize. C just gave me a case file that… Was rather disturbing." 'You will learn this lesson… The best lies are based off the truth…'
Anthony sighed, "Are they ever not?" He gave L a bright smile, "Hopefully, you'll catch them."
L nodded again putting his hands in his pockets, and spoke as he walked away, "Already have…" A loud crackle of thunder shook the house. L ascended the stairs to his room, 'With that information… The logical choices have become much clearer…'
Sayu ran ahead of everyone squealing excitedly at the stalled horses. "Mr. Caspian! Hurry up!" She darted ahead with a firm hold on Anthony's hand.
Caspian sighed as he trailed behind Sayu. Beyond and Light not far behind him whispering amongst each other. Matt walked behind Mello and Near, L occasionally grabbed his shoulders and steered him in the right direction. "Those damned video games… Give it here…" L held out his hand and stared at Matt. Matt never looked up. L narrowed his eyes and yanked the game out of his hand and placed it in his back pocket, "Enough. She invited you, at least pretend like you want to be here… You think I do?"
Matt hung his head dejectedly, "No…" He put his hands in his pockets and quickened his pace to catch up with the others.
"I want to ride that one, Mr. Caspian!" Sayu pointed at a brown mare with a white diamond on her snout.
Caspian nodded as everyone wandered about picking their horses. Beyond leaned against the fence of a solitary horse. Caspian walked up to him, "Not going to ride?"
Beyond shook his head, "I already said I'm not getting on any of those beasts…"
The stable master chuckled, "That's too bad, that one seems taken with you…" He pointed to a jet black stallion who trotted away when Beyond glanced back. He sighed as the horse wildly threw his head up and down bucking occasionally with a loud whiney.
"Especially not that beast… He's separated. So, I'm to assume he's either wild or mean." Beyond folded his arms and watched the others with a ghost of a smirk.
The stable master laughed loudly, "Both actually, He's an Arabian. Got him to stud him out, well… He won't let anyone near him. Kicks the mares and bites any riders." He sighed, "It's a shame, his lineage is of champs."
Beyond turned around and stared at the horse. Caspian placed his hand on Beyond's shoulder, "Anthony is going with them, I need to run some errands, I'll be back to pick you guys up." Beyond nodded slowly.
Beyond watched the silky coat of the horse shine dark blue, he had white hooves. Beyond glanced down on the name on the pen, 'Orion.' He smirked slightly and ran his thumb along the letters letting his other hand hang into the pen. His eyes shot up at a strong nuzzle from a large nose. Beyond looked up and smiled at the horse, "So that's why…" He gently placed his hand over the constellation of spots on his snout. "They just don't get it… Huh…"
The stable master watched with a smile while sweeping out the barn. "He's ne'er done that before."
Beyond gently rubbed the horses nose, "He's just misunderstood."
The stable master sighed and sat next to Beyond on a bail of hay, "So. You call them beasts… Why? Most people love horses."
Beyond sighed as well, "I was raised around horses. My dad used to breed Clydesdales… mom used to call me the horse whisperer. Which I thought was ridiculous. I just knew how they felt… Caged. I was homeschooled up until my folks deaths. One day, they got spooked, a horse that size never stayed there because it had too, I got out of the way of the first one, the stallion knocked me over and the colt trampled me… I broke four ribs, my right arm, and my left leg." Beyond gently pat Orion's nose, "I don't blame them… It isn't their fault they got scared, but I'm not looking to put myself in the situation again…"
The stable master smiled bitterly, "I lost my little girl to a horse. Well, she wasn't so little when I lost her, she was breaking a horse, like Orion here… Every time she got thrown she'd dust off and do it all over again… Some horses have a bad streak, some aren't born to be ridden, some are born to be wild." He looked up at Orion, "And for a long time, I thought he was one of them, why don't you come in and have some lemonade with me while your friends are out."
Beyond watched the clock as the sun started to set, "How long is that trail supposed to take?"
The stable master glanced up at the sun, "Probably should be arriving soon. Must have stopped a lot."
Beyond opened his mouth to speak, before a faint scream could be heard. The stable master looked up and worried, "That don't sound all that good…"
"We should check on them!" He flinched as he heard another echoed scream. The stable master grabbed his flashlight and headed towards the mountainous forest. "Whoa! What are you doing? What if someone is hurt? You can't take your truck?"
The stable master shook his head and sighed, "Son, ain't no truck getting up there. It's horseback or foot."
Beyond glanced back at Orion who was standing calmly at his gate. "I'll go."
The stable master handed him the flashlight, "You sure you want to go alone?"
Beyond shook his head, "I won't be alone, he'll be with me." Beyond swallowed coarsely and pointed to the horse. The stable master stared at the boy in disbelief. Beyond cleared that and set his hand on the horses snout, "You'll help me… Right?" The horse butted his nose up to Beyond's hand.
"You sure about that, kid?"
Beyond sighed and gave a weak smile, "Gotta climb back up sometime…"
The stable master smiled and began getting a saddle ready. He looked up quickly when he head heavy hoof beats and a flash of black zip past the barn opening. "Hey! Wait!" He scurried to the doors and watched Beyond ride off on the second meanest horse he'd ever had the displeasure of owning, bareback. "I'll be damned… That's not somthin' you see everyday…"
Beyond kept a firm hold on the scruff of the mane and squeezed slightly with his thighs, putting more pressure with the left and gently patting the left shoulder of the stallion. They blazed through the field at a full gallop, curving towards the left, the beginning of the trail his family took just hours earlier…
A/N: I'm sorry it's taken me so long to update, my new fic Detained in Asylum absorbed more of my attention than I anticipated.
Responses:
Eriza-Chan: Thank you for reading and supporting so much of my work! But to answer, if you didn't read my response in the reviews, as I'll be posting all of my responses in the end of the next chapter. In a sense. The story will start taking plunges and climbs from here. Family? Yes. Dysfunctional? Definitely. Happy? TBD. L and C, aside from Quillish are the only ones with this knowledge. But rest assured, for our budding pairing. Beyond and Light are not biologically related... Cause, that's ew.
-Beyond: is the half brother to L and cousins with C.
Light: is the half brother to L and full brother to Sayu, but NOT related to C or Beyond.
-Hope that clears it up a smidgen, their pasts will all come into focus a little later.
Ryokaori11: Thank you for reading and and finding this interesting. This fic, like Detained in Asylum has been flirted with for a while now haha!
CallisaDawn: Thank you so much! I was a little worried people would be put off at this not being a LawLight fic... Although a fantastic couple. I think the non-canon BBXLIGHT is adorable as well.