Rose sat next to B diligently typing on her workstation. B stared blankly at his computer. Six sat down on the other side of him, she glanced at him and started to work. Not long after she sat, L and Light came down the stairs. They both placed themselves at their computers Light next to Six and L on the other side of Light. Beyond smirked at Six, "That's a beautiful name, for a beautiful woman."
Six glanced back at Beyond and blushed slightly, "You're not hard on the eyes yourself." Beyond gave a half smile.
Rose glared up from her computer and pressed the bottom of her bracelet giving Beyond a light zap, "Gah! What the hell was that?!"
Rose smirked, "Stop fraternizing, that was my warning shock." Beyond sighed and hung his head before smirking at Six who was smiling at him, he gave her a playful wink causing her to giggle.
"Who knew, the most ruthless in the room was so charming." Six smirked at his wink Rose shot her a disapproving glare, Six rolled her eyes and continued typing.
They all worked in silence until Light finally spoke, "Does no one else find this strange?"
Six leaned back in her chair, "What three investigators and two serial killers?"
Beyond chuckled, "At least I had the decency to do it with my own hands."
Light sighed, "I'm not a serial killer, and this doesn't sit right with me, working with HIM?" Light stood up and left the room.
Beyond snarled, "Oh, that's it!" He grabbed a tape measure to Rose and stormed after Light.
Rose handed Six the tape measure and ran after Beyond, "B! You can't hurt him!"
Six smirked at L and they both smiled deviously, L nodded, "Do it."
She chuckled loudly and dropped the tape measure, it skidded across the floor at a quick pace. They both waited for a moment and then heard a quick yelp, "Score!" Six laughed loudly and L smiled while looking at his computer.
Beyond rounded the corner sucking on his index finger and thumb, he gave her a devious smirk, "I like your style." He popped a jar of strawberry jam open and stuck his fingers in the jar, throwing his feet up on the desk. "Oh, I've missed jam, so, so much."
Rose came into the room dragging Light by the ear, "I need you to at least play nice until this is over, the nicer we all play with each other the easier my job, the easier my job is the less you get pinched and the less Beyond gets shocked. Get it?"
Light struggled away from her and rubbed his ear, "Yes mom." Light sighed and sat back at his desk.
Six watched Beyond for a moment, "Do you want a spoon?"
He chuckled and licked more jam off his fingers, "I was just in the kitchen. If I wanted one, I'd have one. Want some?" He dug his finger into the jar and smiled at her holding it out. "It's good." He teased in a sing song voice.
Six smiled deviously at him and stood up, grabbing his hand, she licked the jam off his fingers, she winked at him and shook her head, "No, I'm going on a coffee run. Come on Matsuda, I've been scolded for being mean to you." Beyond stared at her wide eyed with his mouth open.
Matsuda stood up with a big smile, "Yes ma'am!"
Light scoffed, "Unprofessional."
Beyond stared at his computer with expression of shock, "Shut up, Kira." Rose rolled her eyes and glared at Beyond, "What?! I didn't think she'd actually do it!"
Light growled, "I'm NOT Kira!"
L smirked, "She's something else, it's why I granted her to be an investigator beyond being one of my successors. She gets results, her tactics are questionable, but she always has a plan."
Light folded his arms, "Why the name Six?"
L continued to type and stated monotonously, "She's the sixth successor. If you were to number them, B would be Two. He was next in line after A or One, who killed himself due to stress."
Beyond gave a careless wink at Light, "And I went batshit. So, needless to say I was passed over. Although, your current successors are a joke. I feel bad for the world when you do finally step down. Kira here would make a better successor than any of those bland idiots."
Light gritted his teeth, "NOT Kira!"
L continued to type and stare blankly at his screen, occasionally taking a bite of his cake, "That's why you depress me, Beyond." Beyond bit his lip and looked down.
Six walked in with Matsuda both carrying full carriers of coffee cups, Matsuda started giving coffee to the NPA detectives. Six set a cup of coffee down in front of L, "Twelve sugars and two cream." L nodded and smirked at his cup before taking a drink. She walked down to Light and set a cup down in front of him, "Half cream, one sugar." She smiled at his surprised expression. She set a cup down in front of Beyond, "Just take a drink and see if I didn't peg you perfectly." She set a cup down in front of Rose, "And crack. More creamer than coffee and just as much sugar."
She smiled at Beyond who stared at the cup, "It's… Really good."
Six sat down and smirked behind her cup, "A good investigator always does her homework. Ten sugars, four creams and a shot of strawberry. You never cared for the flavor of coffee."
Beyond smirked and stared at the giant screen with all the information on it, "That's impressive, are you sure we never met?"
Six smiled weakly, "Briefly. I saw you around, but I thought you were way out of my league, so I never talked to you, until I was accepted to be a successor. Even then… You were pretty distant. Turned out a couple weeks later, you ran."
Beyond nodded, "Hmm. Sorry, I don't recall."
Six chuckled, "I wouldn't have expected you to."
They shared a brief smile towards each other and Rose cleared her throat. "So. Other than leaving me out of this conversation… L, can I talk to you?"
L glanced up and sighed, "Very well."
Six blinked a couple of times, "You're going to leave me alone in a room with these two?!"
L and Rose stared at her for a moment, "Six, were only stepping into the kitchen."
L placed his thumb up to his lips, "The other detectives are here as well."
Six glanced back at the group that were working hard on the case, "Right. Alone. With two killers."
Rose sighed, "You'll be fine. Besides, you and Beyond seem to get along just fine." Her voice carried a little bitterly.
Beyond flashed a confident smile, "I won't let the big bad high schooler hurt you."
"I feel so much better now." Six deadpanned.
Light sighed, "I'm not a killer. I'm not the one flirting with a known murderer."
Six smirked, "Touché. But, I'm not the killer who felt it necessary to involve himself with his own case, by the way, that murderer, is only in L's records at this point. If he turns up dead, we'll know you're Kira."
L leaned against the counter plucking a strawberry from the counter and popping it in his mouth, he folded his arms and talked with his mouth full. "What's the problem?"
Rose narrowed her eyes, "Why her? Of all of your successors you could have brought in. Beyond is my responsibility and –"
He held his hand up in front of her, "Enough. First of all, I'm never wrong about my theories. She's my insurance with B. She'll keep him docile, tame almost. Sure, the threat of the bracelets is a good insurance, but we're talking a man who was ready to BURN himself just to stump me, not a quick and painless death, immolation is by far, one of the most painful deaths a human can encounter… So, what would really stop him from killing me then killing you just so he didn't have to go back?" He waved his fingers in a zero shape in front of her, "Nothing. Unless, he had reason to linger. I know B, and I know his type, he likes the strong willed and intelligent. She is that, defiant and strong. She was perfect… And, my only female successor to ever be named. I couldn't just trust anyone, it had to be someone with unwavering loyalty to me. You'll just have to tolerate it. We need B's eyes on our side, I'd rather them be useless, then used against us." He pointed to where the investigations were taking place, "Beyond and Light? That can and will end the known world. We need to keep his submission and his interest. What's stopping him from hiding away in his room while Kira does the heavy lifting? Nothing. I play high stakes, nothing less. It's all or nothing, Rose. Endure this for the sake of the case, you were chosen for a reason. Your incorruptibility made you special, neither Light or B would be able to mess with your head, making you a loyal and sharp ally to keep. Don't mistake this. You're not here by chance, I selected you personally. That… And, well… Six isn't the easiest person to get along with. If it were just Light and I; I wouldn't have a problem. But, it's the other investigators, even if I die, even if I fail, they will carry on with my next successor, I need them." He furrowed his brow, "Is that all?"
"Why bring us in at all?"
"Because if I die, it will fuel Beyond. He will take up the role that I long for him to take. He will stop Light, neither of us play fair. I chose you and Six because you're both incredible investigators when you work together, don't think I haven't heard." L put his hands in his pocket and walked out of the kitchen.
Rose blushed softly, "He noticed?"
Matsuda walked into the kitchen and nodded to Rose with a smile, "Hey, are you alright? You look a little flustered."
Rose snapped her gaze up and smiled at Matsuda, "I'm fine. Thank you."
He smirked, "If you ever need anything, let me know. I have no problems hitting Beyond."
She chuckled softly, "No. I'm fine. Dealing with him is a task all on its own, he's emotionally taxing."
He nodded and leaned against the counter with a bottle of water, "I bet. You're really smart and pretty, you'll be fine." He blushed brightly and quickly made his way out of the kitchen.
Rose smiled and walked out of the kitchen to stare oddly at the scene that unfolded blinking her eyes several times in disbelief. "What's going on?"
L nodded to her, "While we were engaged in a conversation, Beyond and Six harassed Light into round about admitting that he had a crush on me, though, I think, it's more admiration than anything else. He does want to be an investigator."
"So, he locked himself in the bathroom? And, Beyond and Six are harassing him through the door?"
L nodded with the ghost of a smirk, "Indeed."
Rose rolled her eyes and shocked Beyond, causing Six to point and laugh at him as he slumped to the floor. Beyond sat himself on the floor regathering himself with his back against the wall, "At least find a way to shock her too! It's her fault!"
Collabration Credit: Redwindstorm