Anna's POV

I felt my entire body tense as a crash was heard from the other room. Someone had broken the door down. I felt L tense as soon as I pushed away from him. I grabbed the green duffle bag I'd brought with me and pulled out one of the pistols it contained and tossed the bag to L. He glanced at the gun in my hand before pulling out one of his own. I could see the confusion in his eyes, but I brushed it off before moving to the side of the door that, when it inevitably opened I wasn't going to be crushed. I looked to L and lowered my voice, "L, get down. Now." He watched me, but didn't move. Rapid footsteps could be heard rushing down the hallway past us. I held up four fingers to L in question and he nodded. Four different rhythms of steps. That meant four different people running throughout the suite in an attempt to find us. I could hear doors crashing open. I looked back to L and motioned for the bag. He tossed it back awkwardly, but I caught it nevertheless and set it down in the closet as the crashing got louder and louder, closer and closer. "I told you to get down." I hissed again. L shook his head. I glared as another crash echoed through the next room where L had been setting up equipment less than twenty minutes earlier. They were coming in here next. Admittedly, L was a better shot than I was but he shot to disable and something told me this was not the time to do simply that. I set L a telling glance, hoping to communicate what I wanted him to do without words and he nodded once before cocking the pistol in his hand.

A bang on the door indicated that we had run out of time. I took a calming breath and sent up a silent prayer that this would work out. It wasn't as if L and I had a plan for this. At least we'd never discussed one. There was no need. No one had ever found out where we were before so why now? I had developed a plan a while back, just in case, and I'm sure L had too, but they were and had planned to always be separate entities at the back of our minds. Another bang reverberated through the room causing both L and myself to flinch. That door couldn't hold forever. Less than a second later it was broken down and shots were fired. It wasn't clear who had set out the first shot, but in reality it didn't matter. All that mattered was whose was last. One man was down before they got in the room curtesy of L. I slapped the second one across the face with my gun. I knew I was a terrible shot. I wasn't going to risk getting L killed in an attempt to shoot someone. Hitting him proved just as effective, knocking him to the ground. He didn't get up. I heard L yelp once before he shot an order at me, "síos." I dropped to the floor without a second's hesitation and it was over.

I stood up carefully and glanced around at the carnage. Three men shot, one knocked out, and L was bleeding profusely from his shoulder. "Shit." I mumbled walking over to him.

"Language, Anna." He hissed between clenched teeth.

I pulled out my cellphone and punched in the only number I could think of, "Watari? We need help." I admitted, reinstating alias's for the first time in this case.

"What happened?" I heard him ask through the phone. He was calm as ever. Despite telling me that he would be staying back at the orphanage with the boys and the baby, Wammy had come along with us as usual and left the others in the questionably capable hands of Roger and Misa. It made me sick to think about.

"We need to leave. The suite was raided and L's been shot. He's fine, but…" I rushed the last part and the line went dead. "Watari?" I questioned and glanced at L.

"He's on his way up." L assured me and I nodded. We were both shaken. This had never happened before.

"We need to get that taken care of before we do anything." I said glancing at his shoulder. His suit was soaked through with blood, as expected.

"What about him?" L asked nodding to our unconscious friend who was still lying still on the floor.

I glanced at the wound on L's arm before shooting the unconscious man too. "No survivors, no threats." I decided aloud and looked back to L, setting the gun down at my feet. "Now sit down so I can check this out while Watari makes his way up here." I requested and L complied. I stripped him of his suit jacket, tie, button up, and undershirt to find the wound. It was only superficial, but it was still bleeding like crazy. I glanced from it to his face before getting up and stumbling through the minefield of bodies to the closet to grab my duffle.

"When did you start bringing that with you?" L asked lightly.

I didn't look at him as I continued looking for the first aid kit. "I've kept it with me for a while." I admitted. L usually brought something with him as well, but Wammy usually held onto it for security purposes.

"How long?" He asked again, but with a firmer tone. He wanted answers and he wanted them now.

I sighed, "Since Watertown." I admitted. L and I had gone to Watertown, New York in the United States to work our second case together. L had worked at least twenty cases by himself since then, but I'd only started and my skills were less than adequate. I'd almost gotten myself killed by being reckless and L killed because he had to come save me. That was the closest I'd ever seen L to crying since we were children. Since then I'd carried around a makeshift arsenal to keep both of us safe. I'd never actually needed to use it until now. "Hold still." I requested, cleaning the blood off the wound.

"Why didn't you tell me? That was five years ago." He asked, flinching as I disinfected the wound. It was much shallower than I'd expected by the amount of blood, but I suppose that's how it always is.

I shrugged, "It didn't seem important enough to share." I disclosed, pulling out a cloth bandage, "Hold out your arm please."

He did, "You didn't think keeping a duffle bag of weapons hidden in the closet of our hotel room was an important detail to share with me?" He asked incredulously.

"No." I replied finishing the bandaging and getting up to find him a shirt.

"Anna." L stopped before he'd even started.

I turned to the door to find Wammy standing there in utter disbelief. "What happened?"

I tossed L a shirt from my place by the closet. "We don't have time to explain right now. I'm sure whoever sent these four will be sending others when they don't hear from them. We have to get going." I said decisively.

Wammy looked me over and then looked to L, who was struggling to get his shirt over his head, before nodding, "Of course. I'll get the car ready."

I nodded before throwing the few things I'd started to hang up before L had interrupted me back into the suitcase they'd come from and gathered up the weapons from around the room- both ours and theirs. L remained silent while I did all this. I slipped the duffle over my shoulder and grabbed the case before offering my free hand to L, "Let's get out of here."

L's POV

I took Anna's hand and allowed her to lead me out of the building swiftly while my mind focused on other things. We'd been betrayed. That much was obvious. There were few suspects as to who could have given away our location. It was something only those at Wammy's house knew. That meant there were five suspects: Roger, Misa, Matt, Mello, and Near. Those were the only people who, to my knowledge, knew where we were. I was so lost in thought I didn't register we were outside until I was unceremoniously shoved into the back seat of our town car. Anna handed Wammy the bags and then slid in next to me and pulled out her phone. "Is this a time to be texting?" I asked looking to her.

"Yes." She responded plainly.

My shoulder was still hurting, but I figured it would for a while. "Who are you texting?" I asked reaching out for the phone, but she jerked it away from me.

"Mello. He usually has his phone on him."

"Why?" I asked. We'd just been attacked and she was texting the boys back at Wammy's? "Anna, I think we have more important things to worry about. We need to-"

She pressed her hand over my mouth. "Ryuzaki, listen to me." So we were sticking with that alias. Why was she using an alias anyways? She never called me anything but my name. "We were just attacked by four people. That means someone knew where you were and let that information leak to someone who wanted you dead. That means they could know about Wammy's house putting everyone there in danger. So if you don't mind, I am trying to get everyone out of there. You're not an idiot. I understand you're a bit shaken right now, but that's no excuse to stop using your brain. Do you understand what I'd saying?" I nodded and she released her hold on me. Moving back to her own seat. She straightened out her shirt and then glanced at me, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap like that. I'm just a little frustrated." I nodded again, but didn't say anything. Finally, she turned to me fully, "How's your shoulder?"

On instinct, I reached up and touched where I'd been grazed and involuntarily flinched. "It's been better." I admitted.

She cracked what looked to be a genuine smile, "Watari, will you check it out when we get wherever it is we're going?" Anna requested looking me over once more.

"Of course." Wammy replied looking back at us through the rearview mirror.

"Thank you." It was strange to have Anna making requests of Wammy. That was my job, but I had to admit this new authoritative Anna was interesting to say the least. Without warning Anna flung herself at me, holding onto me tighter than she had in a very long time. "I'm so glad you're okay." The words came out as a breath. I embraced her back just as tightly before she pulled away and rested both of her palms on either side of my face. "It looks like we have two cases to solve." She voiced, almost more to herself than to me. Her phone beeped once and she pulled away from me and flipped it open. I watched her face as her jaw locked. "Shit."

"What?"

I asked. She glanced up at me, her green eyes lit with a spark that I thought had died along with Beyond. "I have good news and bad news." She typed something into the phone and slammed it shut once again.

"Bad news first." I requested turning to face her fully. I pulled one of my legs up onto the seat and Anna did the same.

"As always. Misa took off yesterday and took Gia with her. She told the boys she was going for a walk and never came back."

I felt my heart stop. My daughter was missing? It was obvious she was with Misa so it wasn't like she was in any danger. It was very clear that Misa loved Gia, but loved her enough to take her away? "What's the good news?" I heard myself ask before it really registered with my brain.

"The good news is Mello is a genius and a hell of a tracker. He found her. Near and Matt are on their way to where they are. Unfortunately I don't know any other details." I nodded and felt my shoulder begin throbbing.

The car stopped suddenly. "Stay here." Wammy said and got out of the car. Anna and I glanced at once another, but remained silent. When Wammy got back, the door opened and Anna and I climbed out. Anna was handed a key and instructed to go up to the room and I was to follow.

When we did get up to the room, Anna shut and locked the door behind us and then looked to where I was standing awkwardly in the middle of the room. She crossed the floor carefully and stood in front of me in complete silence. I waited for her to say something, but she didn't. Just as I was growing impatient she brought my face down to hers and kissed me and it took me by surprise. For one it was clumsy, something I would never accuse Anna of being. Anna was never clumsy. The second reason was why it was clumsy. Anna was smiling. A genuinely happy smile. When she pulled away, the smile was wiped off her face, but for the first time in almost two months her smile was still twinkling in her eyes. "I swear to God if we are ever in that situation again and you don't get down when I tell you to, that shoulder wound will be the least of your worries because I will shoot you myself. Do you understand?" I nodded once. "Good. Now I think we're both on the same page, but for the sake of being sure I'll ask." Anna glanced up at me, arms crossed over her chest. "What idiot almost got us killed?"

Near's POV

This idiot was going to get us killed. "Matt, slow down." I commanded. I was almost 100% sure Matt did not have a license and was going way over the speed limit. His signature smirk played at his lips as he turned to look at me. "Eyes on the road." I prompted getting uneasy.

Matt's smirk stayed as he turned his eyes back to the road. For once I could actually see his eyes without the goggles blocking them. They were blue, almost like Mello's but darker. Interesting, I'd always thought they were green. His goggles sat neatly on top of his head. "Come one, Nate. Chill out. We'll be fine. We're almost there anyways." He said teasingly.

I still wasn't sure where we were going. He'd simply told me to get into the car and I'd obliged because I didn't want to be alone with Roger. "And I'd like to get there in one piece, Matt." I spat and then the words he'd said replayed in my mind. "What did you call me?"

"Nate. That's your name isn't it? Nate River?" Matt glanced at me again, but his eyes were back on the road before I could even begin to protest.

"No. My name is Near."

I saw Matt roll his eyes, "Your alias is Near. Your name is Nate."

I stared at him for a long time in silence. We weren't supposed to know each other's real names. We didn't talk about life before Wammy's. Not that I actually had anything to talk about. I didn't remember my parents. My first memory was L watching Matt, Mello, and myself when I was sick and Anna went to pick up medicine. I didn't know anything outside of Anna and L. "How do you know that?" I had only recently learned my birth name. I hadn't cared enough to ask about it before and I still didn't have the courage to ask about my parents.

"I was browsing through L's laptop and found your file. He has files on all of us. Did you know that?" He said it so casually like it was every day you went through the computer of the world's three greatest detectives.

"No I didn't. How did you get into L's computer?" I knew L kept a password on it that I'm not even sure Anna knew. He had information on every case he'd ever worked stored on that computer. He wouldn't be as careless as to leave it unlocked would he?

"My specialty is technology, Nate. I just hacked my way in."

"You shouldn't have done that. If L ever found out he'd be mad… and don't call me Nate. My name is Near." I snapped at him.

Matt waved me off, "There's no need to get bent out of shape. Why can't I call you by your name?" He asked, making a sharp left, knocking me back into the door. "Sorry about that."

"You can call me by my name. In fact, I insist on it. You're just calling me by the wrong name." We were both quiet after that. I studied Matt. It was strange to see him like this. His goggles were resting on top of his head, revealing his eyes for once. I could count the number of times I'd seen his without a videogame in his hands on my fingers. It was different.

"My name is Mail Jeeves. Just in case you were wondering." Matt said not looking away from the road. I nodded, but didn't say anything. Suddenly the car came to a stop. "We're here."

We didn't seem to be anywhere. At least not anywhere particularly interesting. We were stopped in front of a large hotel. It was nice looking, but not sometime I would have assumed someone like Misa would stay in. Maybe that was the point though. I jumped, startled, as Mello banged on the passenger side window once. "It's about time you two got here." Matt was already getting out of the car when Mello spoke. I opened the door slowly and got out, not wanting to hit Mello.

"There was traffic." Matt lied. We'd gotten lost. Mello had sent directions, but Matt thought there could be a faster way to get here. There wasn't.

Mello rolled his eyes at Matt's excuse, "Whatever. After we get Gia back, which shouldn't be too hard, we need to call Mom."

My mouth fell open, "You told Anna we lost the baby? They're only been gone for a day. Anna's probably a nervous wreck right now. You know she's-"

Matt shot me a silencing look. "Why do we need to call her?"

"She texted me earlier this morning." Mello glanced at me and seemed to hesitate before looking at Matt. They looked at one another for what seemed like eternity before Matt nodded once and let out a string of cuss words under his breath.

"What is it?" I prompted. I hated when they did that. Anna and L, Matt and Mello they all had the ability to speak volumes to one another with just a glance. It was an ability I lacked.

"Anna and L were attacked at their hotel this afternoon. I don't know details, but they seem fine. I was instructed to get everyone out of Wammy's House as a precaution. I told her what we were up to with Misa and she said to call her once we were done here and she'd have something arranged for us." Mello said, spelling it out for me. I felt my heart begin to speed up. They were attacked? By who? How did they find them? What was going to happen now?

I must have looked sick because Matt put a hand on my shoulder. "Near, maybe you should wait in the car."

I looked up at him, "No. I want to go too." I shrugged out from under his hand and Mello was toe to toe with me in seconds glaring down at me.

"Get in the car, Near."

L's POV

"Anna?" I asked, scrolling through my laptop. She hummed an acknowledgement that she'd heart me against my skin. She was currently seated behind me on the bed with her arms and legs wrapped around my waist and her cheek resting between my shoulder blades. It was horribly uncommon for her to do this, but it had become a rarity as of late. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm okay. How's your shoulder?" She asked, her eyelashes fluttering against my skin.

"It's fine." I admitted. Wammy had looked at it and cleaned it up properly. I'd barely been grazed by the bullet. All things considered, I was very lucky.

"That's good. The boys will be up tomorrow. I gave Mello the coordinates." I nodded, but didn't say anything. This was turning out to be a bit of a disaster. I'd wanted to get Anna away from the kids for a little bit, away from Wammy's so she could focus on herself. Now everything was starting to fall apart. "Stop that."

I ran my fingers over her hand. "Stop what?"

"Overthinking the current situation. I can practically see you thinking about it." She untangled herself from me and I thought she was getting up until I felt her arms fall, draped over my shoulders. She'd only been readjusting.

"I'm not overthinking anything." I defended.

"L, look at me." I turned slightly to face her and her lips fell onto mine roughly. I reached around and pulled her down onto my lap causing her to scream and laugh, falling across me and slamming, face first onto the bed. "L!"

There was a knock at the door, "Is everything alright in there?" Wammy must have heard her scream.

"Yes, we're fine." There were no more questions and Anna broke out laughing. "Why are you laughing?" I didn't know what she found so comical about Wammy thinking we were in more danger.

She shook her head still laughing. I couldn't help but laugh too. I hooked my arm around her waist and pulled her back up onto my lap and held her there. So we sat there laughing at nothing for what seemed like hours and I was okay with that. The last time I held her like this she was crying and I never wanted to see her like that ever again. When the laughter finally died down her eyes met mine and she was still giggling and I fell in love with her all over again. "Are you blushing, Detective?" She teased moving so she could face me fully. Her hands fell gently to either side of my face and she smirked mischievously. "You are."

I gripped her waist and pulled her to me, smashing my lips against hers sloppily in an attempt to stop her from talking. "Shut up, Anna." I felt her fingers intertwine in my hair at some point before I pulled away and looked up at her breathless. She was breathing hard as she rested her forehead against mine. "I think I love you."

She pulled away and pouted, "What do you mean you think? I was hoping you would know by now."

I shook my head, "I'm about 93% sure." I felt her move away and pulled her back, keeping her in place. "95%" I corrected teasingly. I caught a glimpse of a smile.

She was having a very hard time keeping her pout. She buried her face into the crook of my neck to hide her smile, "I thought it would be higher than 95." She teased back and I pulled her closer, knocking both of us back onto the bed. "You'd think that, being as smart as you are, you'd be able to figure out your own feelings." She rolled off of me and got up.

"Where are you going?" I asked as she reached the door.

She turned back to me and smiled sweetly, "I have to check with Wammy to make sure everything is in order for the boys to get here tomorrow. Finish your theory thing or whatever you were working on. I'll be right back." With that she was gone.