Light sighed as he realized he'd left his coffee in the heat room. He stopped by on his way back down the hall and plucked it from the shelf, heading to the kitchen with Beyond following closely behind him.

"It's my first cup today," he assured the Alpha who was eyeing it closely.

"Don't you mean it'll be your only cup?" Beyond asked as Light put it in the microwave to reheat it. The Omega scowled, and his mate smiled all too innocently back at him. "Just making sure we follow the good doctor's orders like you asked."

"Yeah, yeah…" Light muttered with his back turned to him as he waited for it to be done.

"Speaking of which." The Alpha came up behind Light and wrapped his arms around his body. "We have an appointment tomorrow."

"I know…believe me," Light turned his head to give him a quick kiss. "I'm very excited to be released from my cage if only for a few hours."

"You don't really feel that way, do you?" Beyond asked worriedly as one of his hands absentmindedly splayed across Light's stomach. "We're not trying to-"

"I was just kidding," Light laughed softly as he took the steaming mug from the microwave. "I mean, I have been cooped up here for nearly two weeks now. It will be nice to get some fresh air."

"Yes, I agree," Beyond replied as the tension melted away from his body and he nuzzled the bond mark on Light's neck. The young Omega raised an eyebrow at him and smiled.

"Um, do you think you could let me go for a minute so I can walk?" Light teased.

"Oh, I'm sorry." The Alpha looked sheepish as he nodded and took a step back with an expression of longing on his face. Light suddenly felt bad in view of those puppy dog eyes Beyond was giving him. He grabbed one of B's hands and placed it back on his stomach.

"Don't ever be sorry," Light murmured and leaned in to give him a gentle kiss. "I love when you touch me."

Light's words seemed to reassure him as they headed to the living room where he'd left his laptop and phone on the coffee table. The Alpha chuckled as Light flipped open the laptop and logged in.

"Wow, you really did hack in. Do you know how many security protocols are on this thing to keep you from doing that?" Beyond asked as Light gave him a brief sideways glance before quickly turning his attention back to the screen and took a long sip of coffee to avoid having to respond.

Crap, I don't know if I should tell them about-

"I was wondering the same thing," L murmured as he came around the couch to join them. "Care to show me the flaws in our system?"

Shit.

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"I don't, umm…it's really not that big of a deal," Light smiled sweetly as he cocked his head to the side.

What are you hiding? The detective wondered. I can tell something's off. I'm just not sure what it is.

"Light," L's eyes narrowed skeptically at his mate. "These security measures aren't easily breakable."

"Maybe…I just got lucky?" Light swallowed hard and laughed nervously. A second later the faintest hint of distress tinged the air. Beyond glared at him from the other side of the Omega on the sofa.

Stop it! The other Alpha mouthed silently to him. L sighed in acknowledgment and decided to take a different approach.

"It's okay. You didn't do anything wrong, it's just…I need to know what happened, so I can make sure the system is secure. Can you imagine if someone else was able to get into these files or on the server?"

"Ugh…fine," Light pouted like a kid who'd been caught with his hand in the cookie jar. "Promise you're not mad?" He asked as he peered over at him.

"I promise." L nodded.

"Okay, well, the first thing I did was…" Light proceeded to point out the back door he'd found in the code and his workarounds for getting through the safety measures. It was a complex and brilliant hack that L couldn't help but admire. He glanced over at B who was looking at their husband with an amused expression on his face. As Light finished, he glanced at L worriedly.

"You aren't going to take it away, are you?" He asked, hands possessively gripping the edges of the laptop.

"Of course not, but I am curious where you picked up this skill set," L murmured as he made a mental note to speak with the tech experts back at Wammy's to fix the issues.

"Just…here…and there…" Light shrugged nonchalantly and closed the computer.

His walls are back up again. I wonder why he won't just be honest with-

"I tended to have a lot of time on my hands when I wasn't in school. I mean, it's not like I had to study much for the Omega preparatory classes they stuck me in." The brunet's mouth twisted bitterly.

"Actually, I'd wanted to ask you about that," L replied with a small smile. "Would you be interested in continuing your education?"

"What?" Light's brow furrowed as he looked at L in confusion.

"Do you want to go to college?" L asked again.

"Ha, you're hilarious. Like that's even possible," Light muttered, gesturing to his belly. "There is the small matter of the bun in my oven."

"Well, it's a good thing you have a laptop now, sweetheart," Beyond chimed in with a cheeky grin. "I've heard they have these things called online courses now," the dark-haired Alpha teased. Light smacked his arm in protest but quickly began to smile as he seemed to realize that they weren't joking with him.

"But seriously, you would let me try?" Light's voice was brimming with thinly veiled excitement.

"Of course," L assured him. "We want you to be able to realize your dreams. We want you to be happy, Light."

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Light felt like he was floating on air as he finished his shower. He couldn't wait to start looking at school options. The Omega glanced down at his belly and smiled.

"I'm going to go to college little one," he whispered excitedly as he went to the closet and wrapped himself in his favorite navy blue cashmere-lined robe. He quickly tied the sash and gave his hair a final rub with a towel before smoothing the damp strands back from his face.

The young man lacked his usual patience and couldn't find the motivation to blowdry his brunet locks. The computer was just sitting there on the bed, begging to be used. He climbed up on to the mattress and leaned back against the headboard before propping it open on his lap.

He paused momentarily as he considered what his mates were doing in the office not too far from him; Reviewing a case that he was incredibly familiar with and had until recently, provided a considerable amount of anonymous input on. He had to wonder how things were progressing since the last time he'd checked in on the case. Before he could stop himself, he was digging into L's secure server again to open the latest file.

I'll tell him…eventually. Light assured himself as he glanced to their closed bedroom door a final time before opening the case file. Light's heart sunk as he learned there'd been yet another murder.

Wait a second. His eyes narrowed as he considered all of the attacks and where they happened. Usually, they're farther apart, both geographically and in timing. Why the change now? This is twice in Japan now…

Light finished reading and leaned back against the headboard with a heavy sigh. His mind was spinning through possible scenarios. After several long minutes of coming up empty, he looked back to the screen to see if there was anything else he might want to take a peek at.

Might as well if I'm already in here. Light convinced himself as he started looking through the many, many old case files on the server. An hour later he was still absorbed in reading them. He couldn't help smiling at the brilliance of his mates and what they'd accomplished over the years, bringing criminals to justice all around the world.

Light's jaw dropped open as all the pieces started to fall into place from that one simple realization.

All around the world.

Light started searching through the files once more to confirm his theory.

A string of murders by a black widow in Argentina.

The dismantling of a notorious organized crime family in Italy.

The arrest of a group that ran a large Omega trafficking ring based in India.

The discovery and conviction of a group responsible for bombing an Embassy in-

How do they not see it? Light wondered as every recent murder lined up to the location of a major case that L had solved. Maybe it's because he's had so many cases? It could be coincidence, but…

Light considered the latest murder and felt a wave of nausea rush through him.

No, this feels personal in some way. The young Omega shivered as he thought of that poor bride killed at their own reception. Is it really possible that they know who L and B are? That they're looking for revenge on them for some reason? Maybe they're a former criminal from one of these files, someone with a vendetta...

"Light?"

The brunet startled, jumping slightly at the sound of his mate's voice. He looked to Beyond with wide eyes and tried to conceal the roller coaster of emotions he knew swirled within them, but it was too late. The Alpha hurried forward and climbed on the bed. Light closed the laptop as subtly as possible and set it aside.

"What's wrong sweetheart? I felt- you seemed upset about something," he murmured as he wrapped his arms around Light. The Omega hugged him back and focused on calming his mind. Not wanting his emotions to leak any further through their bond.

"It's nothing, I'm just nervous about tomorrow's appointment," Light replied. I need to do more research on my theory before I say anything to them. They'll just think I'm being silly if I don't have the proof to back it up.

"I just hope everything is okay." Light explained. To be honest, he was a little anxious about it. Light needed to make sure the baby was doing well, but it definitely wasn't what was at the forefront of his busy mind at the moment.

"Don't worry, I'm sure it'll all go smoothly," Beyond responded as he released a soothing rush of pheromones. "Everything's going to be just fine."

"Yeah…" Light mumbled, relaxing in his mate's arms and burying his face in the crook of his neck to breathe deeply of his scent. "…just fine."