People sped past Misa, on the crowded street, hardly glancing at her twice. Businessmen dressed in suits and the majority of the crowd with their noses buried into their cellphones. Resplendent blue pools glanced to the familiar stranger next to her, who clasped her hand with his crimson eyes forward. She had taken a liking to traveling with this enigma. Though his methods were questionable, she couldn't deny, that for the duration of their journey south, she's had a smile, persistent and lasting.

The blonde released a heavy sigh. Beyond raised an eyebrow and chuckled. "Now you see the world the way I do. Everyone is so concerned about what's going on without them, rather than focused what's directly around them. Kind of liberating, being without an electronic tether. The world could be ending and I wouldn't know until I saw it. But that's how I like it."

Misa forced a smile. "I used to be just like them. I probably still am, if given the chance. But you took my phone and threw it in a river!" She faux pouted as they crossed the street.

The raven hummed happily, "And now we don't need to worry about it because it's broke and waterlogged."

As they reached the other side of the street, a street-side photo booth came into view. Misa smiled bitterly at it.

"Oh, Light! A photo booth! Can we please take some photos?!" She tugged at the brunette's arm pleadingly with her every word.

Brilliant golden eyes rolled behind chestnut bangs before quickly shifting to the crowd of eyes that she had inadvertently attracted. "Causing a scene to get what you want isn't the best way to go about it. I will because now everyone is staring." He quickly straightened his suit overcoat and ushered her into the booth.

Misa reviewed the pictures once they departed. She frowned slightly when she was in different silly poses and he sat completely still staring at the camera.

Shaking her blonde hair from her face and exposing her skin to the Australian sun, she released another heavy sigh. 'He'd probably be the same way.' A gasp released from her plush lips as she was dragged into the photo booth. "Oh man! I haven't been in one of these since I was a kid! Can we?"

Raised eyebrows and a sputtering sound came from Misa before nodding, "Of course. I was just thinking I wanted to…"

"Perfect." A disarmingly pearly smile flashed as he jammed money into the machine and laughed while making a silly face when the first click was heard.

-x-

Misa excitedly waited for the pictures to print, but then, instantly blushed wondering if their kiss was caught on film. As the pictures printed she snatched them up before Beyond could see them. The first one was her looking dumbfounded with him making a silly face. The next was both of them laughing. The following picture was of them both sticking their tongues out, Misa pinched her own nose and the ravened man had his eyes crossed. The pictured that followed was more laughter; followed by B smashing her cheeks in to make a fish face, with him laughing more. The subsequent photo was her kissing his cheek, his sanguine eyes wide. With the final two photos, she blushed brightly. The first of the final was him holding his cheek, watching her with a small smile and endearing gaze, leaned in towards her as she laughed with both eyes closed. The concluding picture; his fingers were entangled in her hair as he had pulled her closer and placed a bruising kiss onto her supple lips.

She tried to put away the evidence into her handbag that he had stolen for her, with a faint blush still on her tanned cheeks. But before she could fully fold them into her wallet; she stumbled across the last photo booth strip she had with Light. She held up the photo strips side by side with a small smile. She crumpled the one with Light and dropped it onto the ground.

She glanced up to the mysterious man who had been waiting patiently with his arm out. She released a grand toothy smile as she jogged to catch up to him, interlocking their arms. 'There's no way he didn't see me drop that other photo strip. I hope he doesn't think I threw ours out…'

"I'm starving." Beyond groaned almost childishly.

Misa smiled at him and clutched his arm a little tighter as she leaned against him. She flashed her eyes forward, "Look! A food vendor!"

A deep chuckle resounded from the raven, "Race you!" He darted forward almost taking her off her feet.

The blonde growled playfully and started after the man, trailing dreadfully behind. Beyond glanced back at Misa's valiant charge towards the stall. He smirked and slowed way down, letting her fly past him. Misa opened her eyes and nearly slid into the vendor while trying to slow down. She panted heavily and the stall vendor held his hand over his heart, also breathing heavily. Misa cackled triumphantly while still gasping for air. "I actually won!"

Beyond jogged up to her with a brilliant smile. "You're quicker than you look… What's this about actually winning?"

The blonde grasped at her bicep nervously, "I know you let me win. There's no way I would have caught up. It's just… Light never let me win anything. Ever. He'd always tell me that if I wanted to win I needed to just get better."

Raising a fairly groomed eyebrow while simultaneously cocking his head to the side, allowing his ebony locks to fall over his ruby-like eyes. "What an ass. Look, no matter how much you train, unless you start doing some Olympic training regimens, you'll never beat me. As it stands, I'm biologically programmed to be faster than you. It's just the difference between men and women." Misa narrowed her resplendent eyes and gave a displeased hum. Beyond waved boy of his hands in front of him defensively, "Not to be sexist, and not saying that with the right amount of hard work, you can't outrun me some time in the future. And I'm certainly not saying there aren't women that can outrun men even without training… I'm just digging myself in deeper, aren't I?"

The blonde nodded before flashing a small smile at his head as it hung dejectedly. "I knew what you meant."

Beyond growled playfully. "Wench."

Misa turned around with a street side hotdog, "Excuse you?"

The man chuckled before explaining, "Well, I didn't mean it literally, but even if I did, it still only means young lady." He shrugged dismissively. "And, with those voluptuous curves of yours, you wouldn't outrun me. And before you get it in your head, I'm just going to let you win next time… I'll just disguise it better next time."

Rolling her sapphire eyes, she handed him the hotdog and took the next from the vendor. "Just eat your food before I just hand you a shovel, so you can properly dig your own grave."

He took the food with an appreciative grin. "Thank you, Misa."

Reaching her hand out and clasping her hand with his, with a small smile of her own. "No. Thank you, B."