B woke up in a cold sweat. He was shaking as he curled up under his blankets. He always had that nightmare. The one that reminded him how weak and alone he was. He was terrified every time he had it. He couldn't shake the feeling that something was watching him and would pounce once he moved from his blankets. He whimpered and pulled one of A's shirts from under his pillow. He always kept one with him on nights A was away from Wammys. He inhaled his scent, and for just a moment, he felt safe. This moment of bliss was fleeting, however, as simply smelling an item of A's couldn't substitute hearing his boyfriend's soft voice sing him to sleep or the feeling of being snuggled into A's chest while listening to his heartbeat. He missed A so much. It was only one night without him, but it felt like years. B felt tears start to roll down his face. He hugged A's shirt as he curled up into a ball, hid deeper under the covers, and cried. B was sobbing loudly and trembling on his bed when he heard a knock at his door and looked up, still whimpering. The door opened a second later, and B started crying softly. He then felt something sit beside him in bed. He trembled as he felt the blankets pull away from his face. He flinched away but to no avail as he felt a soft hand touch his tear-stained cheek.
"Shh, shh, it's ok… I'm here. You'll be ok…" B recognized that soft tone anywhere. A voice even more soft and sweet than A's. It was L.
B stopped crying and looked up at L as he pulled the blankets away from B's face. L wiped the tears from B's cheek and wrapped his arms around the crying teen. B crawled into L's lap and nuzzled into his chest as L ran his fingers through B's smooth hair. B whimpered. He was still shaking and a bit teary-eyed.
"Shh… it's alright. I'm here, Beyond. Don't cry, shh…"
B snuggled closer to L as he rocked him back and forth slowly, singing him his favorite lullaby. B clung to L's shirt as L discreetly wrapped a blanket around him. B had stopped shaking but still cried. L laid him down and pulled him into his warm embrace.
"It's alright, B. I'm here now, don't be scared. I've got you. You're safe."
B nodded. L dried his tears and kissed him gently on the forehead. B started to doze off as L continued to comb his fingers through B's hair. B was almost asleep until he felt the weight of the mattress shift and L's warmth leave. He grabbed L's sleeve.
"Stay." He whimpered.
L looked back at B before curling up under the blankets next to him. B snuggled into L's chest, and L wrapped his arms around B, holding him close.
"L." B said softly.
"Yes, Beyond?"
"Please don't leave me."
"I won't Beyond. I'll be here for you, always. I promise."
B nodded. L softly hummed to him as he started to fall asleep again. Before he could, L placed a gentle kiss on his lips, put his forehead against B's, and whispered, "Good night, Beyond. I love you."
"I love you too… L." B yawned before falling asleep.
L looked down at his successor. B was so cute as he slept, especially when he was snuggled softly into L. L felt himself also falling asleep. He rested his head on B's and buried his face in his hair, breathing in the sweet smell of strawberries and vanilla, before falling asleep himself.