Chapter 6: Beyond his demons(Matt's Perspective)

"Mister Jeevas, we are sorry, but if your friend is not showing up to class it is not our responsibility to make him. It simply means that he may not become a successor. Now leave us."

"How is it not your responsibility? As the leaders of Wammy's House shouldn't you, I don't know, lead the members? He's in a rough spot right now, he just needs some guidance."

"Mister Jeevas, this is a place for successors to be trained, not forced. We have asked you once to leave, we will not ask again."

"No! You robotic bastards! He just needs someone to-"

"MISTER JEEVAS... You have officially lost your ability to become a successor. We have been very tolerant with your smoking habits and your attitude, but you will not disrespect us. You may remain here, and assist a successor in the future, if you wish. Although, as of now, you may never become one yourself. Now leave us."

That was it. Just like that, It was over.

I left their office and ran through the halls. I ran fast, thinking maybe I could outrun my problems. I could never be a successor... B was losing his mind...nobody would help me...I needed a smoke. No, I needed to find B. Maybe I could help him myself. I ran past the main room and into the hall that held the dorms. The numbers flew past me. Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven. I took a turn. Twelve, Thirteen, my room, Fifteen. I stopped. Sixteen. I knocked twice on his door, winded from running. There was no answer. I knocked twice again. Still no answer. Maybe he left already? No! He wouldn't leave without saying goodbye. He couldn't! I had to get to him. I started banging on the door. Still no answer. I stepped back a bit and kicked it open.

"B! Are you he-" I stopped. There was B sleeping in bed, with a girl. I recognized her. She was the new member, Akin. Here I was worrying about him, and he was sleeping with his roomate. I had lost my ability to become a successor because of him, and here he was sleeping with his roomate. It pissed me off.

"B! What the hell? Wake up you dumbass!"

He slowly opened his eyes, looking at me still half asleep. His mind was confused and couldn't piece together the information around it.

"Matt? Why are you waking me up this early?" He said as his mind began to grasp its setting.

"This early? It's three in the afternoon! You missed class again by the way. Not that you care. Dammit Backup, what the hell! I've been worrying my ass off, and you're here sleeping with your roomate!" My voice was raised, but I didn't care. I wanted to get my point across. He looked over at her and made a "shh" gesture, concerned that I'd wake her up.

"Matt we weren't...sleeping together. She was just sleeping in my bed, she had nightmares."

" I really don't care if you two were sleeping together or sleeping in the same bed or whatever! Point is you need to get it together. I'm trying to help you, god knows the leaders won't. Do I need to get L himself to help you?" L was the most sensitive topic you could bring up to B. I knew that was going to strike a nerve, but not as harshly as it did. He got out of bed.

"MATT SHUT THE HELL UP! I'm so damn tired of you acting like that asshole is some kind of god or something. I'm tired of trying to be forced to fill the shoes of a man I hate. I'm leaving, ok? I'm taking Akin, and we're leaving, and i'm going to get my revenge on L. None of this is going to matter anymore. So just stay out of my life." B looked back at her, she was still sleeping somehow. He started calming down, but thats not what I wanted. I didn't just want to leave. I wanted to fight.

"B...I hope L dances on A's grave, and you and your little tramp can watch." I said, knowing that it would push him. He seemed calm for a moment though. That didn't last. He picked up the jar of jam on his dresser and broke it against the windowsill. I started to run. He grabbed the back of my shirt and threw me against the wall. I looked into his eyes , but didn't see B. I saw a demon within him, silently taking over. He started to cut the top of my brow with the jam jar. The pain was drowned out by fear as the cut got longer.

"B... please... not my eyes...i'm...i'm sorry." I begged him. He had the power to take away my vision, I'd do anything to stop that.

" It's not B. It's Beyond." He said in a crazed manner, with slight morbid amusement. He cut lower, getting painfully close to my eyes. Then, just like that, I saw the demon fade from his eyes, and he let me go. He looked at me as the real B started to flood back into him. He looked shocked, like he had just realized what he did. I ran out of his room the second he let me go. I had to get to the orphanage medic. As I run, I held my brow to stop the bleeding. There were two things running through my head as I ran. One, I needed to start protecting my eyes, nobody should be able to take my vision away that easily. Two, L had driven B to insanity.

(B's perspective)

What the hell did I do? Oh god. We had to get out of here, now.

"Akin, Akin wake up!" I shook her awake. She looked up at me confused, and pushed her dark hair out of her face.

"What is it, Beyond?" She said quietly, still in mid dream.

"We're need to leave, now." I said, helping her up out of bed. She rubbed her eyes. Everything was happening to fast for her.

"Where?" She asked. I had started packing. I grabbed her things, her passport, her clothes, and shoved them into a suitcase with mine.

"The city."