Chapter 3

Perfect instability

A/N: Blah blah blah...Seriously I have weird sleeping problems. Every time I pull an all nighter I am so dead (obviously) and people keep calling me an narcoleptic emo :(

ONWARDS! A little BxA in the beginning... plus L is ooc *shamefaced* but in my defense this is before L became a detective (well he is one but you know an 'official' detective.) So he still has emotions and since Light abuses him, he's more...human. Don't worry he get's more into character later (like waaaay later)

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B woke up and winced, every bone in his body was hurting, like he was on fire. Grumbling, he got out of bed and shuffled to the bathroom. Once there he opened the medicine cabinet and grabbed the bottle of painkillers and took two, he placed the rest on the counter for the time being.

Sighing he bent over to start the shower and was immediately racked with pain, he slumped in the edge and began taking his clothes off. Slipping into the shower he sighed in relief and let the warm water soothe his aching muscles.

"Did he really get me that good?" B muttered, the toll away from street fighting seemed to have weakened him. It made him pissed to know that a fucking goody-two shoes was on par with him physically.

"Douche bag, if he even touches L the wrong way I'll fucking kill him."

"Beyond? Are you okay? Are you hurt?" A's concerned voice rang throughout the bathroom, to B's horror the doorknob began to twist. Fuck, I should've locked the damn door! B thought and pulled the bath curtain around his body.

"I'm coming in!" He yelled and the door finally flung open.

"A, get out! Get out now!" B screamed and grabbed his mother's soap. He thrusted his arm out of the curtain and began to blindly squirt the soap everywhere.

"Woah! B calm down!" Alfred yelled and grabbed Beyond's arm and tried to yank the soap away from him. A slipped on a puddle of water that had accumulated and yanked B along with him.

"Ah! What the fuck?" B cursed and hissed in pain and looked down at his brother in anger, completely oblivious to his position or his brother's uncomfortable glare.

A tried to avoid looking at his brother and shoved him off harshly. Looking down at the ground he got up and trudge to the door.

"Hurry and get cleaned up, you'll be late for school." A uttered harshly and left, B could hear the door slamming shut downstairs five minutes later. B got up and shrugged, putting on his clothes and sticking the painkillers into his bag.

He winced with every step down the staircase but relaxed when the painkillers began to kick in, smiling to himself he ran all the way to school since the event in the bathroom had kept him. He was extremely giddy to reach his first period class right before the bell rang but to his discontent he didn't see L.

"Huh, I wonder what kept him?" B wondered and took out his notes, the door opened and he heard a collection of gasps. Despite himself, B looked up and felt his eyes narrowing in pure rage.

L had come later than usual and gave the stunned teacher his pass, and whispered something into his ear. He nodded and pointed beside Beyond, L nodded and took a seat right next to Beyond. L had ugly black and purple bruises on his cheeks and forehead, he was tense and every movement was met with a wince. B could barely keep his fury in check and glared murderously at the perpetrator, Light. He merely smirked and waved, B accidentally broke his mechanical pencil in half. I'll fucking kill you. B tried to convey with his glare. The raven noticed a cut on L's forearm that was bleeding and grabbed it underneath the table, he could feel L visibly flinch. Using his white shirt, he mopped up the blood and got some on his forefinger. L was watching him curiously as B tentatively put his finger to his mouth and sucked, he could see the raven's eyes go wide at the taste. B gave him his best bedroom eyes and kept flicking his rusty colored orbs to L's cut, L was taken aback and scooted away silently from the boy.

"L..." B breathed quietly, his voice dripped in lust.

"Your blood...It taste so good." He hissed and threw his hand up, their teacher acknowledged them.

"Yes, Mr. Birthday?" He asked, turning his back to the class to write on the black board.

"Ryuzaki is injured, may I take him to the nurse's office please?" B asked as politely as he could muster in such a state. He nodded and B all but bolted with L's hand clasped in his.

Instead of going to the nurse's office, B took L to the boys bathroom. He sat L on one of the sinks and grasped his forearm. Hungrily, he lowered his head and drew his tongue over the cut lazily.

"B...Why are you l-licking my abrasion?" L asked quietly, it felt good but it was unsanitary.

"You taste so good L...Like strawberries and sugar." B growled out and licked more harshly.

"B...Stop!" L pushed the boy off of him and got off the sink but soon found himself pinned to the wall by B.

B lowered his head to L's neck and sucked, getting a rush when L moaned softly and grabbed his hair, faintly protesting. Another breathy moan met B's ears when he gently bit down and lapped up the blood. Unbeknownst to the pair, a sinister figure was watching them from the doorway. Light nearly growled when he noticed B's hands traveled beneath L's white shirt. Immediately, L shoved B back and wiped his neck of his saliva.

"B...I can't. I would love to, but something's in the way that I have to take care of." L sighed mournfully, B nodded in understanding. He didn't care as long as he got to touch his soft pale skin, he didn't care as long he got to taste his sugary sweet skin and blood.

"I understand love, but make it quick. I can't wait much longer to taste you again." B purred and grinned down at the raven. L quickly washed his neck again while Light receded down the hallway. B just looked at him, smiling and licking his lips. The taste was so unique and just good, he wanted and needed to taste more. Though he couldn't help his curiosity, why was L resisting? Was it because of Misa? And what about Light beating him up? B leaned on the wall and pondered while L was scrubbing his neck harder, trying in vain to get rid of the hickey that formed there.

"That will be there for a while..." B commented, L stopped his actions and glared at B. He was surely going to get hurt for this, he just wasn't sure when.

"Do you want to have lunch together today? I'll have to go in the line, forgot my lunch." B asked, staring at the ceiling.

"I don't see why not." L answered with and gave B one last look and left. Beyond stayed longer and just thought about what L said. He decided to do some snooping around, someone must know why Light had it out on the both of them.

Then it struck him. That huge goth kid that hung around Light, normally B wouldn't have thought of him but he remembered that they often fought with each other over trivial things. Maybe it could work.

B left the bathroom and went back to his class, he saw L sitting in his seat and opened the door. The teacher glared at him and asked him why L came back before he did.

"The nurse had to talk to me about my eyes, plus she forgot to give these to Ryuzaki." He pulled at his bottle of painkillers and tossed them to L. He winked at the boy and sat, noticing Light looking at him murderously.

He sat and packed up his things, finding that he couldn't concentrate on anything but L. Soon the bell rang and B helped L pack up his things but was rudely shoved out of the way before he could do anything more. Light sneered at him and took L by his wrist, L looked back at B and offered a small reassuring smile. B matched it, but he didn't feel reassured at all.

What made him like the boy? Well, he spoke English and they looked alike. Although, L had many quirks, probably more than B had already seen. He walked like a hunchback and sat in chairs awkwardly, if he was confused about something he would put his thumb or finger to his bottom lip or chew on it. It made him look so adorable, plus his blood. It tasted so good and sugary. He walked and saw the one person he wanted to talk to the most at the moment and cornered him.

Ryuk dressed in all black with certain accessories, like a belt that looked like it was made up of skulls, his hair was spiked to the ends which made him look even more taller. B had heard that he was dating a girl that looked like him, Rem, was her name or something of the like.

"Why does Light hate my guts?" B questioned, Ryuk chuckled.

"Be lucky that I'm not on his side, but I'm not on your either." He chuckled again.

"Okay, but what's going on between him, Misa, and L?" B asked again.

"Light hates your guts because he and L are dating. Misa is his cover up, that's why he's so hung up about you trying to steal his L away." He laughed like it was the funniest thing in the world.

"What a sick fuck! He's too afraid to say he's gay so he's dating Misa? Fucking bastard, L deserves better than him!" B raged and handed Ryuk five dollars in yen (A/N: I don't know!), Ryuk took hit happily and walked away. Beyond growled, his anger was boiling over. He wanted to beat Light to death!

He walked to his other classes and wondered how to confront Light, maybe beat the shit out of him. Finally he made up his mind to confront him at lunch, but first he had to create a ploy to keep L from getting in the middle of it.

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Lunch came around and B was getting more excited, just to get his hands around his neck was an exhilarating thought! The bell rang and B practically ran to where L had agreed to meet him, he grabbed his hand and dragged him to the nurse's office.

"Ma'am, this boy here fell down the stairs, I found him but I believe he was pushed!" B pushed L into the chair and ran back to the cafeteria. Light was glaring at him, B grinned and approached him cautiously.

"So, I heard you and L were going out?" B grinned madly and came closer.

"I don't know what you are talking about?" Light laughed but his jaw was tense.

"Oh! So you wouldn't mind if I started to fuck him? Great, thanks!" B laughed and wasn't surprised when Light stepped towards him.

"Wait...I already am!" Beyond smirked and dodged a punch to the face. He jump-kicked Light in his jaw and quickly dropped down and swung his leg, clipping the brunette and sending him backwards. B looked at him in triumph but was sent flying back when Light kicked him in the stomach.

"Fuck." B cursed and wiped his mouth. Light was bearing down on him and grabbed him by the collar and threw him to the ground. B rolled over and entangled his legs with Light's, he jumped up and kicked the brunette in the stomach. Light seemed to have back downed but a subtle smirk made it's way onto his lips. B saw it and felt something collide with his head. Pure blinding pain shot through his body and his sight went hazy then dark.

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Beyond awoke to four faces looking down at him, three looked familiar but one looked like a ghost. He rubbed his head lazily as his vision swam in and out of focus, finally his vision adjusted and he sat up gingerly.

He saw L sitting beside him in a chair, sitting in his usual style with his thumb to his lips. The two familiar boys were crowding his bedside while the albino boy was standing next to L's chair.

"Uh...What happened?" B gargled and laid back, draping an arm over his eyes.

"Well, Light went down but his buddy Mikami hit you in the head with a rock. Don't worry, he's in the office as we speak." The red head assured.

"Who are you three?" B asked, peeking beneath his arm.

"I'm Matt." The red head answered.

"Mello." The blond grouched.

"I am Near." The albino sighed.

Beyond nodded towards them and looked at L. He may not have looked nervous on the outside but B could tell by the incessant chewing of his thumb nail.

"Well, we should get going, we only agreed to stay because of L. Seeing as how you're awake, I guess we can leave. Nice talking to ya, see ya later." Matt yawned and the trio walked out the door.

"Are we still at the school?" B asked groggily.

"Yes, you were bleeding so they gave you one of the rooms reserved for holding severe patients until an ambulance picks them up. Though your breathing had calmed down, so they decided to let you rest here for a while."

"Oh."

"I'm sorry that I dragged you into this, Beyond." L apologized and looked sheepishly at the floor.

"It's okay, you didn't get me into anything. I l-like you and I would've done it anyway." B stated, looking at L with hope.

"Y-you do?" He asked quietly, Beyond had to strain to hear it.

"Of course, why would I try to pick a fight with Light if it wasn't over my anger on how he treats you." Beyond sighed.

"I know you are dating him." Just like that the moment was crushed, L jumped out of his chair and looked at him. A mixture of anger and despair mixed into one and he bolted for the door.

"Wait! L! I-I didn't-!" B sputtered trying to get out of bed but the IV's attached to his arm restrained him.

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L walked without looking up, it was after school anyway, how would be there? He wiped his eyes furiously, how did B find out? One of his best kept secrets and one he wasn't proud of in the least. Shaking his head he began to aimlessly walked again.

Suddenly, something hard collided with his face and he looked up. To his horror and surprise, Light was sneering down at him with such venom and jealousy L began to shake and fight. It was useless, Light had a firm grip and began to drag him to the boy's bathroom.

L had never felt so disgusting.

A/N: I died at the end XD, I pulled an all-nighter once again so in the end my batteries just ran out!