Beyond's POV

"It hasn't even been a day." Anna sighed into the phone looking completely done with the situation. "L, how could you let this happen?" "Smart little things." I mused looking over the three boys at the table. Anna waved at me angrily in a silent attempt to tell me to quiet down although I wasn't being loud to begin with. "No, don't come down here. It's three in the morning." She rubbed her free hand over her face as she listened, "Alright, you know what? I'll handle it. Please just take care of Gia. Good night." She paused for a moment and took a deep breath, "I love you too I'll see you later." She hung up and turned to the tired looking trio. "Do you want to tell me why you snuck out, stole the car, and drove back to Wammy's when I told you it wasn't safe to come back here?"

"Not with him in here." The blonde spat looking me over.

"I'd like it to be on the record that I was kidnapped and taken here." The little leech that was usually attached to Anna chimed in quietly. Leech began twirling a piece of hair between his fingers.

Anna looked them over and then to me, "Out. I need to talk to my boys." When I hesitated she flicked her wrist at me in a dismissive fashion. I looked around the old kitchen once before leaving and shutting the door tightly behind me. After a few moments I leaned against the door to listen in. There was silence for a few moments and then Anna spoke. "So who wants to tell me what's going on?"

"We wanted to help." I heard goggles answer sleepily. He must have been the one who drove. He seemed more exhausted then the other two.

"I told you to stay with L. Do you know he was ready to call up Scotland Yard to find you three?" A small silence.

"We found an address that B left behind. It was one of the possible headquarters of Ace Robertson. We got directions there and it was here." The blonde was speaking now.

"You three are in so much trouble when we get back. For now, I need you three to follow me." I heard footsteps approaching the door and moved quickly down the hall to my old room that was currently filled with puzzles and toys. "Go in there." I heard Anna say as she passed my room. She stopped in the doorway and looked at me holding up one finger, "I am not done with you."

A smirked, "Neither am I." She rolled her eyes in an annoyed fashion and headed into her own room. I laid back on the bed and sighed wondering what was going on in the next room.

Anna's POV

"You three stay in here. Mello, Matt, take these," I reluctantly handed them both a pistol from the back of my closet. "You guys remember how to use these?" I asked. Wammy had made sure we were all prepared. That meant on top of all the mental work that had to be done, we also had to learn how to operate, load, clean, assemble, and disassemble a gun. It had been a while since the last training session. Matt and Mello nodded confidently and I turned to Near. He, like myself, had never excelled at this, but he was good enough to stay on top. Still, I didn't need him accidently discharging a weapon. "Listen to them. If they tell you to get down, hit the floor. Do you understand?" He nodded once, obviously irritated with my decision to leave him unarmed.

I grabbed my own pistol out of my drawer and started toward the door. I stopped when I reached the door and looked the boys over. Matt and Mello were sitting turned into one another talking in low tones on the bed while Near had moved to the floor by my side of the bed and started reading the book I'd left there the week before. I took a deep breath and opened the door. "Jesus Christ." I jumped back when I opened the door to find Beyond standing a few inches from me. I pushed him back slightly and shut the door behind me, "Why do you do that?"

He shrugged, "You shouldn't arm children."

"You shouldn't tell me what to do with my kids. Now come on." I shrugged past Beyond and started out into the yard with him on my heels.

"Where are we going?"

"Shut up, B." I hissed moving toward the guest house. This had to be where he was hiding if he was still here. I went to turn the knob slowly, but found it locked. I knelt down and pulled a bobby pin out of my hair and bent it.

"That doesn't really work." Beyond started.

There was a click and I looked up at him while I got up. "I'm sorry were you saying something?"

He looked me over once, "I am impressed."

I didn't acknowledge the comment as I opened the door quickly and held my gun out, ready to shoot as I entered the room. I dropped my hand to my side. There was no one there. The door slammed shut behind us and I jumped. I spun on my heels, but it was only Beyond. "Do you know where he is or not?" I asked pointing the gun at him.

He shrugged walking the floor slowly, "I don't have his exact location, no. I do have a very good idea where he is headed though." Beyond took a seat at the table where L and I had sat the night before we buried him. Well I thought we had.

"Where?" I asked.

Beyond sighed looking very bored and slightly disappointed. He looked away as he spoke. "Anna, do you really need to ask?" Once the question was asked he turned to me meeting my gaze.

I felt my heart stop for a second. "Son of a bitch." I turned and ran back to Wammy's and grabbed the phone and dialed the number to the hotel frantically. When L finally answered, I didn't give him a chance to speak, "L, listen to me. You all need to leave and head back here do you understand? I don't care how you do it. I just need you to get out of that hotel room."

"Anna, what are you-"

"There's no time for questions, L. Please just do what I asked."

"Okay, okay. Let me get Watari and the baby. I'll see you soon."

I hung up and turned to fins B standing in the doorway to the kitchen. "I can't believe you." I pointed my gun at him and he held his hands up in a mock surrender.

"You can shoot me if you want to. I actually encourage it. However, it won't fix the problem. Also I didn't sell you out, if that makes you feel any better. Well I didn't do it again." He clarified making his way to the kitchen table and taking a seat.

I followed him with my gun, "Why should I believe you?"

He shook his head, leaning back in the chair until he was in danger of tipping over, "Oh don't believe me. Frankly, I don't care. You're the one who will be down one man who is willing to be on your side. That would leave you and L alone to try and save yourselves. As well as the lives of your four monsters of course because I did let Ace know about their existence." He pulled his knees into his chest in the same fashion L would when thinking and pressed his thumb to his lips, "Frankly, I believe it would be in your best interest to keep me alive, but I'm sure you're going to want to confer with Lawliet on the matter of keeping me alive or putting a bullet in my head. I just hope you weren't too late to save your daughter and whatever L is to you now." A sadistic smile met his lips when he turned his look from the table to me.

"Go to hell." I growled through clenched teeth.

His smile grew ever so slightly, "I'm sure the lot of us have seats saved for us at the devil's right hand."

I watched him for a moment before moving my gaze to the clock and then back to Beyond, "If something happens to them, I will kill you."

B cocked his head to the side, "Wonderful. Well I suppose we'll know in about an hour what fate holds for all of us."

I lowered my gun to my side, "I suppose we will. Don't move." I said. I had to tell the boys to go to bed. They were safe for now.

"I wouldn't dream of it."

I walked down the hall and opened the door slowly, "Boys? It's me." I opened the door more and took a step in, sure I wouldn't be shot now. Near was asleep on his stomach on the floor, head resting in the book. Matt was passed out on the bed, gun on the bedside table. His glasses were still on. Mello must have moved to the desk at some point in the night and fallen asleep there. The gun I'd given him was resting a few inches away from his hand on the desk. I picked up Near and carried him into his room, placing him down onto his bed gently. I pulled the covers up over him and he unconsciously snuggled into the bed. I pushed back his hair off his forehead and pressed a kiss there. I returned to my bed room and woke up Mello, "Mels, you have to wake up." He mumbled something under his breath. "Mello, you can go to your room." He nodded, getting up and staggered out the door. I decided to leave Matt where he was since I wouldn't be getting any sleep tonight. I followed Mello out the door just in time to see his door shut behind him.

I returned to the kitchen to find B in the same spot I'd left him. I glanced at the clock. We still had forty five minutes to go. I sat across from him. He smiled confidently and I tapped the table watching the clock. "I'm sure they'll be fine." B said breaking the silence after five minutes.

"He better be." I mumbled not looking at Beyond and sent up a silent prayer to the god of every religion I'd ever heard of for L.