Beyond's POV

The moonlight was streaming in the window and giving the room an angelic glow. It was strange, seeing Anna lying asleep in the room I'd always known to be L's. The room had changed quite a bit. The bed was much larger than the twins we all used to have and it had moved to the center of the wall, cutting the room into perfect halves. A desk was still in the far corner of the room and if I had to guess, I would say it was the same one that had always been there. The top of the desk itself seemed to be completely hectic, but knowing Anna it was a controlled chaos.

"Are you going to just stand there all night or are you going to say something?" I jumped at the sound of Anna's voice. She flicked on the switch on the lamp beside her bed and turned to me. Her hair was only slightly askew, which is to be expected, I didn't recall her ever moving around much in her sleep. The sweatshirt to bed was new. She used to wear pajamas with cupcakes on them.

"I thought you were asleep." I admitted.

She ran a hand through her hair, "It's hard to sleep with a serial killer in the next room."

I took a step into the room, "I would never hurt you. I told you why those people needed to die." "I'm not having this discussion with you again." Her voice was a little stronger now as she sat up straighter. I sat on the bed. "What were you doing in here anyways?"

I looked her over for a moment before looking over the room. "I was just looking through the house. It's changed quite a bit." I looked back to her and she nodded.

"It's been twelve years, B. Things change." Her voice had gotten quite until it was just above a whisper as if she was afraid of waking someone.

Before I could stop myself, my hand went to her face, cupping her cheek. She seemed as surprised as I was, but she didn't pull away. "L, doesn't know how lucky he is to have you. If it wasn't for you, he would have become like me. He was always afraid of that."

My words seemed to shake her out of whatever daze she was in because she pulled away, "No he wouldn't have. There are things worth dying for, but nothing worth killing for. L knows that."

"Albert Dietrich." I cited.

She shook her head, "That's not the quote. Dietrich said, 'There are perhaps many causes worth dying for, but to me, certainly, there are none worth killing for.' "

I placed my thumb to my lips and nodded, "Absolutely brilliant." Anna seemed to stop for a moment, lost for words. I brushed a piece of hair behind her ear and waited for a moment for her to react. When she didn't I pressed a kiss to her cheek and got up. I paused for a moment when I reached the door, "You can go to sleep. You'll need to be rested for when we leave tomorrow." I shut the door behind me before she could respond.

L's POV

I couldn't sleep. Not with Anna gone and alone in Wammy's house with Beyond. I laid out on the couch staring up at the ceiling. I had put the boys to bed long ago and Gia was asleep on my chest. I looked at the phone beside the couch and willed it to ring. I sent up a silent prayer to whoever was listening for Anna to be alright. I pressed a kiss to the top of Gia's forehead and tried to get into a comfortable position.

Mello's POV

I grabbed my backpack and slipped it over my shoulders. "Ready?" I asked Matt quietly. He nodded and we opened the door as quietly as possible, so not to wake Near.

"Where are you going?" Matt and I stopped and exchanged looks before looking to the bed where Near was sitting up. His features were only illuminated by the dim moonlight making him look sickly and paler than usual.

"Look, Near," Matt started moving to sit next to Near, "we need you to cover for us."

Near looked between us and began twirling his hair between his fingers, "You two are going to try and catch Ace Robertson. That's very foolish of you."

I was losing patience, "Will you cover for us or not?" I snapped quietly. I didn't want to alert L to our movements.

Near looked from Matt to me, "Or not. I don't want to contribute to your deaths."

I moved quickly and covered Near's mouth so he couldn't call out. "The you'll have to come with us. We can't risk you selling us out." I looked to Matt and he grabbed my back pack allowing me to carry Near out of the hotel room. I looked around the corner to find L asleep on the couch. I nodded to Matt and we proceeded in silence. We both knew the slightest noise would wake up L. Near had stopped struggling against my chest. He knew it wouldn't do any good.

When we finally got down to the car, Matt unlocked the car with a coat hanger. I shoved Near into the backseat and put it on child lock. I slipped into the passenger seat while Matt fiddled with the wires under the steering wheel.

"This is pointless." Near mumbled as he struggled to open the door for a few seconds before giving up.

"Got it." Matt jumped up as the engine roared to life and slipped into the driver's seat. We sped out of the parking lot and I heard Near hit the window followed by a small whimper. "Sorry, Nate." Matt apologized.

"It's Near." He barked. "Where exactly are we going anyways?" I heard a snap of Near buckling his seatbelt.

"Ace Robertson's headquarters. That B guy left some papers behind when he went with Anna. One of them had the address of a potential place. We googled the address and we think it's the place." I informed him. If he was coming along he might as well be in on the plan.

"That sounds like a trap."

I paused. I hadn't thought of that. I shrugged it off, "We'll be fine."

"I think you're going to get us killed."

I slammed on the dashboard, "Shut up, Near! You think you're so smart, but you don't know everything! If I said we're going to be fine we will be!" Near remained quiet in the back. "How far away is this place?" I asked trying to calm myself.

Matt sighed annoyed with the bickering, "Like an hour, maybe a little more because of the snow." The car got quiet as we drove when we finally did pull up at the supposed destination we all sat in the car for a moment looking up at the familiar building. Matt was the first one to break the silence, "He's in Wammy's."