AN: Ryuk is about 19 or 20 years old here and he's going out with Sayu(15)…coughpedophilecough. Thank you for all the reviews! Enjoy!

Beyond enjoyed Tokyo, it bright lights and people always gave him a distraction when he got bored of that twenty story prison. It was the people he enjoyed the most, the way they marched past him on the sidewalks, never glancing away from their destination.

Beyond likes to watch them.

Watch as they feel a person's eyes centered on them, as they shudder and walk a bit faster down the street. Those didn't like to be looked at, to be undressed to their soul by a person hidden in the crowd.

To be different in some way.

On the other hand, some of them relax, their smiles a bit brighter and eyes glow wolf-like with a hint of satisfaction.

They were being watched and they liked it.

Beyond hated those people, made his hands twitch in anger. They think just because they have caught someone's attention that they're better, that from all the people in the world, they're the best. It was that kind of people that Beyond brought to Ryuk.

Ryuk knew colors and forms of any sort; he could easily turn a wilting daisy into an ever-blooming rose, its petals bright drops of blood against the boring backdrop of the gray world.

However, Beyond didn't have time tonight for that. He stalked down empty streets, passing an interesting person or two, getting the payment he needed for his gift. The teen's picture was burning a hole in his pocket, urging him forward and quickening his steps to the empty building.

Beyond wanted to give Light something special (also to push L's buttons), something to strengthen their friendship. And other things too, Beyond thought to himself, but he quickly pushed that thought out of his mind. It would only ruin the moment when he had Light in bed. The black sky shrouded a white moon, purple clouds gliding like lace across the ivory planet, the pure pallid light caressed Beyond's face and shone like a beacon on the rusted building abandoned years ago.

Beyond's light knocks sounded like thunder against the brittle steel door, a clatter of glass bottles being thrown could be heard as footsteps came closer. With a muttered curse, the door opened to a tall tattooed man, pin-inked black staples and skulls circled his neck and abdomen. Eyes that seemed to be glued open in amusement and a silver heart keychain pierced into one ear. The man had feathery onyx hair that could rival L's and his thin yellowed razor sharp teeth looked like they could tear through skin and bone.

The man smiled, red thin lips twisted into a horrible grin, "Well well, what do we have here," the man spoke, voice destroyed after years of smoking.

Beyond smiled, "Hello Ryuk, how are you today?" The man shrugged, muscles rippling like water under a tight black shirt, "Feeling like I always do, so you got another project for me BB?"

"Let's talk inside, it's something private," Beyond said and walked through the doorway, expertly dodging paint cans and razor sharp knifes covered in something Beyond knows too much about. Ryuk shut the door and complete darkness settled, only to be erased by a flickering candle in the corner, the silver lighter clicked shut and disappeared into Ryuk's pants pocket.

The room was quite messy, paint covered towels and brushes littered the floor, canvases holding much more than a painting. From a darkened door Beyond heard a groan, "Ryuuuk? W-where are youuu?"

The voice was female and sounded as if she were in pain or pleasure.

Or both.

Ryuk's eyes shone like blood diamonds in the candlelight, "Hyuk hyuk, that's one you brought on Tuesday. Whatsherface…oh yeah, Rem. I'm almost done with her, just give a few more hours with a scalpel and she'll be perfect. Now," Ryuk crouched on his legs, head rested on a fist, "what do want me to do?"

Beyond blinked, "Now, Ryuk," he purred, "we've been friends for so long, don't you think we should catch up?" Ryuk let out a dirty laugh, a slim cigarette held tight between his lips, "We both know that you have no time for that B. Just give me my payment and I'll do anything you want, not sex though. I tried that once and it wasn't pretty, hyuk."

Beyond smirked, "Well then," he reached into his pocket and pulled out the photograph, tossing over to the man. With a black painted toe, Ryuk pulled the photo close, chuckling as he saw the teen. "You know Light? That little tight ass, always around when Sayu and I try to…anyway, is he the project?"

Beyond crimson eyes darkened, his voice as sharp as an enemy's dagger, "No. You will not touch him. He's mine. I want you to paint a portrait for me, using that photo as a guide." Ryuk glared at Beyond, "What do you think I am! I'm not your dog and I'm not going to paint a picture of that little fairy! You know damn well I-"

"Ryuuuk! Please come baaack!"

Ryuk growled, "Shut up!" he called out the girl. He scratched his head and turned his attention to Beyond, eyes aflame with anger, "Damn it! Do you know how much she talks? Sometimes I think you just pick random people of the streets."

Beyond nearly laughed, but he knew an outburst like that would leave him half dead and out of options. "I'll go as soon as you agree to do the painting," the teen hummed, he added on, "I'll even throw in some Apples." Ryuk's smile returned, "You have Apples? That's all you had to say my friend," eyes two hard pins surrounded by golden rings.

Beyond pulled out a small round plastic bag, the bright red powder nestled inside. Beyond smirked as Ryuk stared at the bag, Apples was the name of the drug. One that brought you to the edge of delirium and left you there to die, a drug so powerful that you could create anything with the right tools. Beyond tilted his head and threw the bag in the air, watching Ryuk start with shock as it landing in the teen's hand.

"So," Beyond whispered, voice as soft as velvet, "will you do it?" Ryuk nodded his head, eyes locked on the drug. "Good boy," Beyond said and tossed the bag to Ryuk, walking out the door he called behind him. "Oh yeah Ryuk? Please treat Sayu right…or there will be trouble. I'll pick the portrait up in two days. Bye".

Beyond stepped out into the night, a warm wind tickled his cheek and the moon's cold tendrils made his head feel light. For a minute Beyond thought that he felt her next to him, a frail hand on his shoulder but the moment passed and he was swallowed up into darkness.

X

Light was in all definitions of the word, bored. He stared blankly at his screen, he hadn't seen Beyond for days and L was as fun as a rock. Light shot a glance at the detective who was busily shoveling vanilla pudding into his mouth. Light had already gone through all of the information, sorted it, and made notes.

Twice.

Light was actually believing suicide could be committed by boredom when Beyond walked into the room, a large package in his hand. "Hey there, Light-brite!" Beyond called out to the teen. L muttered a curse under his breath, these last few days with Beyond gone had been the best in his life. There had been no one to interrupt his time with Light, so precious to the detective now since the case was ending soon.

L glared at Beyond, the small seed of jealously sprouting into a looming and overgrowing plant. How dare he talk to Light! Every word that came from the man's mouth soiled Light bit by bit. But…Light looked so happy when Beyond was around, it was something that confused L everyday.

Was this what Beyond meant when he said the detective was going to be replaced?

L buried that thought under tons of useless information, it wasn't something he wanted to ponder for long. L eyed the package closely, "Beyond, what's that in your hand?" Beyond gave L a big smile, a smile that L knew marked trouble.

"Oh this…well it's a present," Beyond began, "for a very close friend, I hope."

Light laughed, "I never knew you had a girlfriend Beyond, that means there's hope for Ryuuzaki doesn't it?"

The look hurt in L's eyes made Beyond's scarred and dark heart swell in happiness. Beyond's fondness for the teen grew even more, Light held all the strings in this game and he played it well.

"No Light, the present is for you, L and I put the money together and got for you" Beyond lied and handed him the parcel, noting how the detective's eyes widened with shock and…was that envy Beyond saw swirling in those dark orbs? That damn bastard. That damn bastard! L hoped that phrase somehow reached Beyond and that the gift spontaneously combusted in Beyond's face. A man can wish, can't he?

Light took the present from Beyond, carefully opening the wrapping paper. "Ah! Beyond it's…" Light falters as he stares at the portrait of himself. It was a painted by hand, but Light's eyes the deepest shade of chestnut and his hair seemed to be molded from molten gold and brass. The black background seemed to have the dull shine of velvet as the low lights of the room stroked the canvas, only a skilled person could create such a thing.

"T-thank you so much L! W-who did this Beyond, it's amazing," Light asked, his smile seemed to be bursting at the seams. L wondered that too, as he looked the teen's shoulder and how Beyond was able to pay for the artwork. Beyond shrugged, "Oh it was your sister's friend, Ryuk. He's amazing with a paintbrush isn't he?"

Light nodded, "I never knew he was an artist, all Sayu goes on about is where they going on dates and stuff." L sent out a withering glare at Beyond, his burgundy eyes smoldering in pride and lust, L wished he had never taken in Beyond. But the homeless boy reminded him so much of himself when he roamed around the cold city streets and no child should ever go through that. The detective never knew the consequences until it was too late, by then Beyond was so far gone that he would be an extreme danger to the world.

Beyond chuckled as Light gazed at himself, "Too bad, Light," he muttered under his breath. Light looked up questionably at Beyond, "What do you mean 'too bad'? It's a perfect painting, there's nothing wrong with it."

Beyond almost smirked, it was time for step two of his experiment, "Oh Light, I don't mean the picture…I mean you. Just wait, in a few years your IQ will drop from 225 to 120 and your face will become a road map of wrinkles too. But," Beyond pointed to the picture, "that will stay perfect, untouched by time and decay. The little reminder of what you were when you turn 80."

Light gasped, the thought had never crossed his mind, and he took a good look at the portrait again. His beautiful face seemed to be taken out of a magazine, he gingerly touched his own hair, noting how already his locks had faded from dirty blonde to brown. Soon his eyes would lose their shine and his forehead would be permanently lined, just the thought of his intelligence plunging so drastically made his skin crawl. Beyond tilted his head, watching the teen silently view his future ahead of him. Beyond loved watching people, their little movements showed him their true selves.

L frowned, "Light…are you okay? You look pale all of a sudden and your shaking." The detective reached out to touch the teen, only to be slapped away as Light jumped out of his chair, dropping the picture on the cold ground. "No…I'm not okay, Ryuuzaki," the boy whispered, eyes bright with panic. "I just realized that soon, maybe even years, I will lose my beauty.

"Before long, you won't be able to recognize me on the street, probably turning your heads in disgust as I walk past. And that thing," Light pointed at the fallen portrait, "that thing will always be there to torment me as I grow weak and old!"

Light stood in a corner with his head in his hands, quiet sobs rocked his shoulders. L grabbed Beyond's arm, forcing the young man to look at him, the detective snarled into Beyond's ear, "Look at what you've done Beyond! I warned you about this and-"

"And what?," Beyond answered back, his voice containing a hint of malice and entertainment, scarlet eyes wide with madness "what are you going to do about it? Try to fix the boy? You tried that with A and we both know what happened then." Beyond sighed, stretching like a cat, "What you should do is nothing. Let Fate take her course and watch your little crush drown in the seas of madness, it was going to happen anyway Lawlipop."

With that Beyond walked over to the picture, voice tinged with mock hurt, "I'm sorry Light…we thought you would like it, well, actually I did…but if you don't want it I'll guess I'll have to-"

Light ran over to the man, "No! No, Beyond I'm sorry. I just guess I took it too far. It's a gift from the heart, right?" Beyond throat itched to let out a cackle; Light looked so pitiful in this state, eyes red rimmed and face as white as a sheet. Light was going to make the perfect toy. The teen picked the picture up, "Thank you again, both of you. I keep this close to me always…Ryuuzaki I have to leave now, I have to go home for dinner ." The detective only stared at the teen's back as Light walked to the door.

"Hey wait up, Light-brite! Let's share a cab on the way!" Beyond called out to Light, giving L a fiendish wink as the man followed the teen.

The computers quietly beeped and hummed as L stood still in the room, legs buckling beneath him as his eyes burned with tears. He curled into a ball, the pain in his heart made him scream in agony, his Light was gone for good.

There's chapter 3! Beyond just likes to have fun doesn't he? Also, I've been think about having some BXLight scenes soon...but I don't write smut. So anyone interested in helping can just PM me...you get a virtual cookie if you do. XD