Anna's POV

I looked to L and nodded. "Take a seat, B." He commanded. Beyond stayed by the window, looking out. L walked to him and placed his hand on his shoulder. He gripped him tightly and I could see his knuckles beginning to turn white. B looked from the window to L and allowed him to lead him to the wooden chair.

"You two can't beat him. Not on your own." B said as I went over to the supply closet and found a spare rope. I tossed it to L, who caught it with ease and began to tie B's hands to the arms of the chair.

"I think you underestimate our abilities." I said and then motioned for L to join me on the other side of the room. "How many do you think he'll bring with him?" I asked in a hushed tone. In truth, I was worried. I couldn't remember the last time I'd seen L shoot a gun and I would never claim to be the world's greatest marksman.

L shrugged and glanced at B, "I'm not sure. You know who probably does?" I nodded and L walked over to him, "Tell us everything we need to know about Ace."

B tugged at his restraints, "These are very tight. And very unnecessary. I wasn't planning on fighting against you. Quite the opposite actually."

I looked to L, but his eyes were locked on the man in front of him, "What is that supposed to mean?"

Beyond glanced back to where I was standing and I looked out the window, there was still no one in sight. "What I mean is, I think this whole ordeal with Ace has gotten out of hand. It was just a test to see if you two could handle it. My fun is over now, so I'd like to help put an end to this."

I moved to stand next to L and examined Beyond's face. "You suddenly want to be of assistance?"

He shrugged, "I've been weighing my options. If I help Ace, I'll probably be killed right after you two. He isn't exactly the kind of man to leave witnesses. If I help you two, you might still kill me, but there's a chance you won't. I figure the smart money is on you two letting me live."

L and I looked to one another, silently asking what the other was thinking about Beyond's words. On one hand, we were most likely outnumbered and needed all the help we could get. On the other hand, B hadn't exactly proved himself a trustworthy figure.

"I don't expect you two to trust me. You're not stupid. However, allowing me to help you would be in your best interest." His eyes flashed up to us.

I watched him for a moment before walking over to the bed and leaning down next to it, pulling out my duffle bag. I took out two pistols and walked back over and handed one to L before turning to B. "I am going to untie you. You will be armed and shooting at the other people. If either of us even think you might betray us, we will not hesitate to put you into a long over-do grave. Is that understood?" I asked.

"Understood." He nodded and tugged at his restaints again.

"Not so fast. Fist you're going to answer some questions for us." L said moving to sit in the closest chair. I took residence on the table.

B sighed, "He had ten men. You two took out four of them in your first encounter with them. So there should only be six men with him. Seven in total, but Ace most likely won't be armed and even if he is he's a terrible shot."

I looked to L and then back to B, "How long do we have?"

Beyond looked just above our heads before meeting my eyes, "Well, I don't want to spoil the ending. Somethings in life need to be a surprise."

L's POV

I watched Beyond in slight confusion. What was that supposed to mean? I heard Anna gasp in realization and looked at her. She looked almost afraid as she stared back down at Beyond. "You have the Shinigami eyes. Misa told me about them. They allow you to see someone's name and time of death." Her words were low, just barely loud enough for me to hear. Her eyes turned on me "Scaoil air." She breathed to me in Gaelic and I did as she requested.

Beyond rubbed his now free wrists. "You didn't have to tie that so tight."

I grabbed Anna by the arm and pulled her over to the door. "We're really going to arm him?" I asked.

She shrugged, "He's not going to be any help unarmed, now is he?" I had to admit he wasn't going to be any help if we didn't arm him, but at this point. My will to trust him was running incredibly thin. "L?" I looked back up to her, "I don't trust him either, but we have to give a little." Anna laced her fingers with mine and gave my hand a tight squeeze. I took a deep breath and nodded. I didn't trust Beyond but if Anna wanted to do this, I was going to go along with it.

The sound of cars outside broke through the unusual quiet of Wammy's house and Anna pressed the gun she'd been holding into his chest, "Remember what I told you. One foot out of line and I'll end you."

B rolled his eyes and cocked the gun before heading to the window. "Two cars, only six people got out, but I can see Ace's silhouette in the back window. Since he didn't get out we can assume he is unarmed and doesn't consider us a threat. All six just went into the house." B reported then turned to us.

"Alright, I have a plan." Anna pulled away from me slightly, moving closer to the window. She glanced out it and then nodded before starting it pace. "It's simple really. We take out Ace, first. Cut off the head and the body will shatter."

"It'll be dangerous." I mused, but the plan made sense.

"Just cover me." Anna raised her eyebrows at me and my heart dropped into my stomach. She couldn't be serious, could she?

"Anna-"

"L, please." She bit her lip and we watched one another in silence for a moment before I nodded.

"Alright." I pressed my lips to hers, just in case, "Be careful." She nodded and walked over to the table and grabbed her gun before disappearing through the door.

"She's going to be alright. She still has time left." Beyond mused looking out the window.

I stood by the open door, watching Anna moved carefully away from the windows of Wammy's house as well as avoid being in the mirrors of the car. "You can really see when we're going to die?"

B looked at me, "Yes."

"Who's going first?" I asked. I was curious. Ever since the Kira Case, death had been at the forefront of my mind as well as Anna's. We had both been so close.

"I don't want to ruin the surprise. You shouldn't know your own time of death. Knowing the time of people's death can drive someone insane. It's so morbid."

"Just tell me." I hissed taking my eyes off Anna before remembering the task at hand and looking back to her. She was now sitting behind the car Ace was in.

"It's not either of you." B said quietly.

"Beyond-"

"Lawliet, if I tell you it's going to be very painful to hear." He said.

"So it is Anna." I whispered more to myself.

"No, you and Anna have quite a bit more time." He sighed.

"Then I'm not following." I admitted.

"It's your daughter." My head snapped from Anna to Beyond and that's when all hell broke loose.