Misora was not as much help as B originally thought she might of been, it seemed as though L hadn't worked with Misora any longer than necessary, and they had cut all ties, which Beyond wasn't exactly SURPRISED about, but he HAD hoped of some sort of lead to L through her. Back to square one, I suppose.
"I'm so sick of walking around" B muttered, he was starting to get tired of walking around and looking for L. He wanted ACTION, he wanted L's eyes widening when he saw his brother had once again outsmarted him. Not on purpose...but, L wouldn't know that. And now B was stuck in a giant line at the supermarket...like a normal human
being. It was so weird. B had never bought anything himself, in the orphanage Roger would buy him jam and buy jam for cakes, and B would just eat it all.
Roger had learned not to buy jam for the other kids. Jam was the only human food Beyond Birthday could consume. And he WOULD consume until he was physically sick. He was STILL waiting for the day that Jam would make him sick. When he reached the front of the line, he was pleased to see the woman's face as she picked up the jar and scanned it, then another jar, and another...and another...and another, and a few more- B just stood there, happily swaying as she bagged all of the jam. He was happy jam was so cheap. He hadn't been this happy in a very long time, which was strange.
Even more strange how his hunger was the equivalent to a zombies and he wolfed down the jam the second he left the store. What a crazy story he'd be, he could just imagine people going home and telling others about seeing a teenager with his hand shoved down in a jam jar, looking giddy with baggy jeans and a suspicious hoody.
And B kept walking. He needed a plan. He figured finding L's right-hand man...or woman? could work. Just like what he had done with Naomi Misora. Find a way to L through whoever he is working with. He needed to ask just...somebody. AH. B's head whipped up and he scanned the door. This was a cop who was there and back every day. All hours.
He only left at 3-4am, now it was about 7pm. The man was obviously going home, and had just left the building. And his name...rung a bell...
YES! -He was Light Yagami's father, that was the only person B thought he COULD be, and if Misora had been with Light...? *was Misora trying to get to L through Light, but why?* Because Yagami..."He's L's right hand man!" B hissed quietly, his eyes darted to the man across the street and he crossed the road immediately. Impulsively. B was tired, he needed to get the talk with L out of the way. He knew that talk was going to be...messy and...bad. But all he thought to do was get it out of the way.
"Hey!" B called, he couldn't help but regret it the second he did. What would he say? what would L do if he knew B was even within metres of Naomi Misora, if he was in Metres of LIGHT YAGAMI, who B was sure L would be protecting because of Kira. "You're in the police force, right?" he questioned.
"If you have a crime to submit, you can go down to the station, I need to get home" Yagami replied
"Sorry to interrupt family time" B smiled "I need some...time of my own, you see" he stepped closer "I need a way into the building you came out of" he added on "because I know L is hiding up there-" he ranted.
"I'm sorry, I have no idea what you are talking about-" Yagami replied
"Save it!" B snapped "I know who L is, we've met personally. If you don't believe me, call him" he gestured to the man's pocket "and I don't care if you 'don't have time or think that I'm crazy' I'm a detective. Not crazy, just impulsive" he smiled quickly and the smile fell from his face just as quickly "I have information about Kira"
"I don't have time for games, kid. It's dangerous to be messing around like this" Yagami grumbled, almost...snapped?
"don't snap, Yagami. Relax, and call L. It's an emergency." B crossed his arms and waited before pausing "what does that paper say?!" he squinted his eyes "Ray Penber?"
he gave a breathy laugh "he croaked? Damnnn" B whistled "no wonder Misora is so jumpy"
"What do you know of Ray Penber?" Yagami asked quickly, B shrugged and leaned on the wall
"Me and his fiance have a past" B answered "she's also looking for L. They are close...partners, not in that way -Of course, I'm sure L is sweet talking someone else. I mean, she is also a detective, well, not really. She's FBI, they worked together on a case, L's right-hand woman." he nodded "Ray. -Very...dick-ish, not a nice guy, well, he was, then stuff happened, and he started to dislike me, even resent me. We were not friends" he deadpanned "shame he got killed. Random heart attack? Kira? guess someone flew too close to the sun" he chuckled.
Yagami glanced at B and just shook his head "Do I have to yell up to the window, Romeo and Juliet style?" B grumbled "I'll just scream L's name until he gets his ass down here" he snapped "sure Kira would love that" he smiled "knowing where L is hiding out"
"And what makes you so positive the worlds greatest detective is hiding up in such an out-in-the-open building?" Yagami questioned, B just smiled
"Naomi Misora came looking for him yesterday, went to that building. I wonder why..." B chimed happily "Ray Penber, she's looking for his killer, why go to that place and demand to see L? -Misora is the smartest woman, maybe more so than L" He nodded "She's FBI, look her up, the case they worked on has many names, she and L worked together" he ranted "now call him. How else would I know all of this? -I have been sneaking around here for an entire day trying to find a way in, I'm really fucking sick of doing it."
And Yagami pulled out his phone "Oh good" B placed his hands together "I would not suggest arresting L's..." B trailed off "friend" he smiled fakely, Yagami just narrowed his eyes and placed one hand on his phone, pushing it against his ear, and the other hand fell to the gun he kept strapped to his side. He was planning on asking L's advice. "Tell L..." B trailed off-
"He left, you can come out from hiding" A called through the door, B whipped his head to the door and pushed himself away from the window he was sat on as A slowly opened the door and B turned, his back facing the window "you don't need to put on your brave face for me" A frowned "it's okay to watch him leave-" B scoffed.
"I was not watching him leave!" B yelled, throwing his hands up "I wasn't!" A just frowned and B narrowed his eyes away
"he'll be back" A smiled, B just sighed "he will"
"New job opportunities!" B beamed happily, almost...mockingly "I must go save the world and leave my family in a mid-life crisis!" B added on, mocking L.
"His voice is more like..." A trailed off, lowing his voice "I am the worlds greatest detective!" B laughed and placed a hand over his mouth as he smiled
"No, more like- MY name is L, I'm a good person on Wednesdays!" B added on highly
"why wednesdays?!" A laughed, B just smiled
"Cake shop lowers their prices on Wednesdays" B added on, clicking his tongue with a cheeky grin
"Well, Mr. Cake-man told us we can call him any-time we like, prank calling just got more fun" A joked, wrapping an arm around B "just got to say the magical words"
"What? ''I'm lower than everyone else, can I speak to the man higher than everyone else?''" B snorted
"it's encase we're in trouble, and it's 50." A replied
"50?" B questioned
"I, II, IV, V, X, 50?" A listed off
"50 is L" B added on "smug bastard-"
"Tell L, I said 50" B crossed his arms and Yagami glanced at him before answering the phone, he rambled a little, what B could make out from his words was Yagami threatening to arrest him, which had B roll his eyes. And then Yagami said 50, and his eyes widened almost immediately.
"I see" Yagami replied before hanging up
"Shall we go up?" B smiled smugly and began walking towards the building. L had only told a small number of people about the secret password. A, Himself, C, Mello, Matt...and Near. It was only Mello, Matt, or Near who could be in Japan, to L's knowledge. L probably thought Mello or Near were in danger, Near was too...proud to ask for help, like B a little. But MELLO, he would only come if Matt was hurt. But Matt? He would walk in just to say Hello.
But Matt would definitely travel to japan if Mello was hurt, or even if Near was, if Mello hurt Near. Matt would go if Mello was gettings threats, or if he was. L probably believe it an 80% chance it was Matt.
B pushed open the door to the building and walked to the elevator that took him and Yagami upstairs "once again, sorry you won't be returning to your family tonight" B said, he was sure Yagami would have his hands full. B had no idea how he would react to seeing L after all of this time...it had been...years. L had visited him once in Prison, but they had never seen each others faces. He wasn't allowed in the room, he could only talk through the door. They were worried B would have tried something.
L was going to get hurt, B didn't want to hurt the only person left who would help him. Or COULD help him. Yagami unlocked the door and pushed it open, and B stepped into the room hesitantly, he didn't want to. No, B felt as if he couldn't bare the sight of L. And when L turned...well...
"BASTARD!" B yelled and punched L. The other police obviously jumped to hold B back "you fucking asshole!" he spat "I probably came back to fucking teach you a god damn lesson!" he added on "I should rip your stupid ugly face off-!" L was in way too much shock to reply as B fought in one of the polices grips.
"You..." L whispered before shaking his head "you have hit a new low" he added on "I am ashamed to even know you, I thought it was bad before?" he added on "you broke out of prison!" The other police whipped their heads towards B.
"I did not!" B yelled
"faked your death?!" L yelled back
"I didn't!" B argued "if you let me explain to you-" he started, L just glared at him "you owe this to me" B snapped and L looked startled "you owe me this" he hissed, L glanced at him and nodded at the police, who released B. B yanked down his hood fully, and shook his hair "I woke up in a damn body bag" B muttered, stretching his arms above his head "I'm immortal"
"don't play games, B." L sighed "it's bad enough I have to take you back" he added on
"you take me back that will be your worst mistake" B warned "did you not see my cold dead body?" he questioned "did you not visit me in the morgue?" he added on, L just stared at him "I assume you did. I didn't fake. These eyes aren't just for show. I didn't use '50' for no reason. I need your help" Well, L looked certainly shocked at B asking for HELP, from him of all people.
"I'm a criminal running around, a DEAD criminal, might I add. Who was definitely killed, nobody survives Kira" And the police gasped "should I be telling them this?" B questioned, L just held up a hand for B to continue "I remember dying, this isn't me surviving Kira or faking my death. There is something seriously off about me, not just the craziness or the eyes. I mean, seriously off."
"Was...is this guy dangerous?" A cop squeaked, B glanced at him and smirked
"B, stop it" L hissed, B tore his eyes from the man and looked back at L
"you look older" B hummed "how long was I dead for?"
"a few days" L answered, B nodded "Mello seemed sad" he added on and B beamed happily
"Ah. Mello is my favourite" B answered "Well, you know about these eyes L. Something is connected to them..." he added on "but I know you're a man who adores his PROOF, and here is your proof right here" he gestured to himself proudly "I am immortal!" he threw his hands up "AH. It feels good to win" he grinned widely. "But you're probably relieved none of your precious trophies are hurt"
"B, you came to me, why?" L squinted his eyes "I do not have the answers you seek"
"I don't SEEK answers, I am never going to die" B snapped "don't you get it?" he added on "I'm done fighting you, I have bigger fish to fight now, like the entire police department when they find out someone is IMMORTAL, think about what fun they'll have with that. And Kira...woh, what do you think he'll do when he finds out I successfully avoided his killer object, whatever the fuck he uses, because he was NOT in my room when I died"
"We have decided he kills with...supernatural...elements" L mumbled
"Well, it doesn't work on me, I had a heart attack, dug myself out of my body bag and walked out of the morgue, they'll never know I was gone and will probably assumed someone accidentally cremated me, I don't know, they don't give a shit" B waved a hand and held up his bag before pulling out a jar of jam, of course L's eyes made B roll his "I borrowed the money for it!" B threw his hands up, the jar following his hand into the air.
L rubbed his head in what looked like frustration, B could ALWAYS get L's emotions flowing. "Now, you were rude, take back that comment about being really ashamed of me, I'm not...well..." B trailed off "I'm bad...but I promise I'll be better, if you DON'T turn me over" he beamed
"I will take care of this" L said to the police force "you can all go home, it's going to be a long night here" Of course, none of them acted any less than excited to leave and see their families, whilst also very hesitant in leaving L with a criminal...but of course, L asked them to leave. So they did. "You've gotten yourself in an even worse mess" L warned.
"I know" B nodded "but I'm back to stay and this time you CAN'T leave" he added on "the only thing you can do is send me away or help me."
"What exactly do you think I can do, B?" L demanded
"put your family BEFORE your fucking job!" B snapped "for ONCE think about ME before YOURSELF!" he burst out, glaring at him "your infatuation with justice is..." he trailed off "becoming TOO much, I know you want to forget about Dad's funeral-"
"you shouldn't talk about things you not only don't know, but don't have the empathy to discuss" L deadpanned
"Oh?" B glared, stepping closer "I don't know what it feels like to go to a funeral? is that what you're saying, I don't have empathy? because I have a dark side, Lawliet. I have a DARK side and I could rip your throat out right now" he hissed "but that's the difference between us, I only wanted to beat you, not hurt you." he crossed his arms.
"That's quite low you're going" L hummed "but it's a very old game you're playing, Beyond. Pretending as if you are the victim when you murdered three innocent people"
"That were DYING that day anyways!" B threw his hands up
"they weren't your lives to take!" L argued "maybe you should think about others before yourself"
"you're going to twist this fucking game on me?!" B argued back "pretend you're the victim in all of this?!"
"Well, you are quite far from 'the victim' but more...the opposite of the victim" L replied, and B glared at him, stepping closer before throwing out his hands in-front of him, L raised an eyebrow and B shook his wrists
"Arrest me" B challenged, their eyes met and held in a competitive glare and B shook his wrists again "Arrest me!" he yelled, L just stood there
"You'll sleep in my room as I do not sleep" L answered, B dropped his hands in shock, his mouth opening and closing "do not use this to your advantage, you will be chained for the rest of your life, which seems like it may be a long time if you try anything. Even the smallest thing" he warned "I cannot risk having you run around"
"And you aren't giving me up?" B questioned "or are you THAT interested in me surviving Kira..."
"second door to the right, I have explaining to do to Watari" L turned his head and B stared at him before slowly shifting towards the door, and then he just ran inside and slammed the door and slid down it.
'how could L do that?' B thought to himself, B was sure he would have had to threaten L, he was planning on saying things that would make L cave and let him stay. He was going to threaten to join up with Kira, to give himself to Kira. To give L's name, whatever desperate thing he could conjure up to make L just give in and lock him in a room with a camera and a straight jacket.
But L had just simply allowed B to stay. Which B was convinced had some plan behind it, L wouldn't go against justice because his brother asked, No, justice alwayscame before family. B slowly slid up and glanced around the room before shuffling onto the bed. Maybe L wasn't that pissed at B, maybe seeing B's dead body had mad L...not forgive, but...feel...compassion? *HAH* No. There was no way L was sad that B died. No way.
"A...you asshole" B breathed before laying back against the bed, his head hitting the pillow.
"You two will make up ONE day and you'll cry when he dies, just you watch. And if the jam gets you first, haha, well...L will cry for your death. I know it!" A beamed
B rolled his eyes and turned onto his side with a small huff "Family is forever, you see-!" A smiled widely. B sighed and shook his head, family is NOT forever. He thought to himself. No way.
Whispers. B woke to whispers, not that far from his door, right outside was L quietly chatting to what B suspected was the police force. And then Yagami arguing quite annoying loud, B plugged his ears but decided since the sun was high in the sky, it was time to wake up. The light through the thin curtains and Yagami's complaining was too annoying to plug out.
"And I will keep him away from Li-" B walked out from his *L's?* Room and straight to the kitchen where the police force watched him, B, with his hair thrown around and his bright red eyes set on the fridge as he tugged it open and pulled out a jar of jam, he had hidden his jam deep in the fridge, to keep them nice and cool. B's eyes hit L's and then another boys. "Light." L finished his sentence finally with a loud sigh.
"He looks just like y-" the boy went to say, but L just shook his head and B opened the jar and looked at them, they ALL stared back, probably wondering about his eyes
"I'm a goth, I wear these to embarrass L" Beyond said "contact lenses" he pointed to his eyes before digging his hand into his jam
"B..." L muttered "would you like some bread?" he questioned, B just stared at him
"don't give me that shit" B snorted "you're worse than me" he added on as he gripped a handful of jam and pushed it into his mouth "you're messy and totally weird in-front of people" he pointed out
"Alright, back to work" L answered "we have these tapes from the second Kira-"
"Second?" B snorted "if one wasn't bad enough" he stretched "I doubt the second is as good as the first, right? probably an amature, right? is it a fangirl? I bet this second Kira is a huge fan who is trying to impress the original" L just looked at B and shook his head.
"Yes. B" L replied
"Ryuuzaki, is he-" Light started, B choked on his jam and looked at L
"you stole my name!" B accused with a pout "that was my favourite alias, aw, did you do that for me?" B giggled and shook a hand "how sweet" L just glared at him
"I have the sweetest br-"
"B" L interrupted
"It's bloody obvious we're related" B blurted out, L just sighed loudly and the police force fell quiet
"B, we are trying to work" L stated, B nodded and leapt onto the couch and then Watari walked in...how awkward, well, B knew by his face L had told him the story.
"Watari!" B beamed "it's been so long" he added on, Watari nodded, almost uncomfortably and placed down the tray of sweets before leaving "he's so embarrassed to have raised me" B smiled widely. By this point L was fully ignoring B, who had already made himself at home and instead L sat to talk about the tape.
"No, I want to know who the hell that piece of SHIT, thinks he is, the smug bastard. He's no better than the killers he catches!" B yelled "do I need to burn down the entire orphanage before he even glances in our direction?! how dare you stand up in-front of A's grave and apologise and tell me L wished he could have been there. You don't know SHIT, and L doesn't care!" he ranted "he doesn't care that he murdered A and didn't even show up to say sorry-!"
"B" Roger sighed "what would you have even done if L turned up?" he added on
"I would have..." B's words fell short
"L told me he believed he did not have a right to come, nor an invitation" Roger stated
"you know what happened?" B snarled angrily "I needed him and he left, I needed him again and he never showed. He left me here, alone. And now even MORE alone and I lost A!" His voice shook "I lost..." he narrowed his eyes to the floor "All I am in this place is the freak who is L's brother. L is here, L is mocking me even when he is gone!" he growled.
L...I can't hurt him, not physically. I will...HURT him where it hurts. There's only one thing he cares about more than the kids at the orphanage, more than me. And that's JUSTICE. I will ruin him.
B looked up from the arm of the chair his eyes were stuck on to look at L who was deep in conversation, staring at Light. There was one point in their lives...when L cared about B, B loved L. It seemed so long ago when they didn't look at each other like they were still playing a game, but instead laughed with each other. There was a point when L had more kindness, as did B
That was long gone. B curled up on the couch with his jam and watched the TV, some dumb cooking channel that he was getting into. Everything seemed so surreal. B was sitting in a nice place with jam, L was merely ft away from him. It was very strange. B finally rolled onto his back, watching the TV upside down with a small smirk as he watched the man cook a jam cake. *Yum*
It seemed like L had all the answers he wanted and was wrapping things up with the Yagami kid. "You meet through your Dad?" B questioned, Light glanced at him and B shrugged "you look similar" he replied flatly
"We met at school" L replied
"You?" B choked with a laugh "school?" he questioned "that's a load of horseshit-"
"B" L replied sternly, B rolled his eyes and rolled onto his stomach
"We have a mutual interest in tennis" Light answered, B just nodded, thinking about his disdain for sports and anything athletic, he could barely raise a hand to beat that woman to death. He could barely choke that guy...*wow*...I have done some athletic things. And then B's mind wandered.
"I wonder what would happen if I threw myself out of the window..." B thought to himself. But obviously by the look on L's face, it was not very...to himself. B just stared at L "What?!" he threw his hands up "it would be an interesting experiment" he placed his hands on his hips proudly. L turned away again and stared at Light, continuing the talk about the second Kira.
"You know, there's an 80, maybe 90% chance the second Kira is a female" B spoke up "because Males would not usually attempt to earn Kira's trust by proclaiming their undying love for them over a tape" he added on "they would commit hundreds, maybe thosands of kills a DAY to show that they are worthy of a good murder" he smirked "but that is just my opinion"
"there is a 97% chance because the second Kira's voice has been lowered severely" L pointed out, B just nodded "And this person, she is obviously attempting to speak to Kira through code-words"
"code words?" B asked, L glanced at him
"Shinigami" L said before staring back at Light
"you know..." B trailed off, leaning forward so he was leaning over the arm of the black sofa "Shinigami are Death Gods, and death gods are just an animalistic form of death himself. It's possible that a Shinigami could be working with Kira, Death Gods ARE just animals, and animals need leashes, and animals need owners" he pointed out.
"A Shinigami working with Kira himself" Light said "hm, could be very true. If Shinigami were real, of course. And if Shinigami could be controlled. If they are death themselves, I doubt a mere human could control them, wouldn't you think?" he added on, B scowled and leaned closer
"you remind me of myself" B hummed before sitting back "I might have to look into how you can control a Shinigami" he nodded "I'm quite curious. If they ARE real...of course. But..." he stared at L and smirked "stranger things have happened. Wouldn't you agree?"