L's POV
A gun shot sounded and Anna was knocked over. Beyond reacted before I could and ran out the door past me toward her. I was at his heels within seconds and fell down beside Anna, covering her from the glass shards of the window as Beyond shot through it.
"Anna? Anna, look at me." I urged. She did in silence and smiled slightly. "Let me see where it hit you." I requested. She moved her hand from under her right breast and it came off sticky with blood. I bit the inside of my cheek, "Come on let's get you back to the guest house."
I started to pick her up, but she struggled slightly, "No, it's ok, I'm alright."
"Anna, you've been shot, let me help you." I instructed.
I saw Anna press her hand harder on her wound before grabbing me by the collar and pulled me down next to her before picking up her gun and firing. I heard a thump and looked over to the doorway of Wammy's where a body had fallen. Anna had on a weak smile as she looked at me, "I'll be fine. You two have five people to take out. I'll be okay, right here."
I looked up to Beyond and he nodded. I looked back to Anna and pressed my lips to her forehead, "Be careful." I pressed her gun into her palm and picked up my own.
"You too." She grimaced and I gave her another worried look and she waved me off, "Go."
Beyond's POV
"Four." I assured walking beside L. I kept my finger curled around the trigger and I could see L had his finger around his as we approached the back door, careful not to be caught in front of the windows for too long.
"Four?" He questioned.
"Anna shot the one that shot her and then the one that walked out behind you. Ace is dead. I made sure of that. So yes, four." I explained.
L nodded, but didn't respond verbally. He stood at one side of the back door and I stood on the other. I glanced at the numbers floating above his head and grabbed the door handle. He counted down from three on his fingers and I threw the door open on one and walked in first. The main hallway was empty.
L motioned for us to split up, me on the right and him on the left. I pointed up, but he shook his head. Wammy's was a three story institution, but with only five seven people occupying the home the upper stories became obsolete.
We walked through the hall quietly turning into room after room with no luck of finding anyone. We were nearing the front of the house when a few shots popped off from outside and another bullet went between L and I. I turned and shot without looking who exactly I was shooting at. A grunt, followed by a thump told me I'd hit my target regardless. L had hit the second guy, but had done it in a much more controlled manner than my shooting in the dark.
As soon as he was sure they were both down, he was out the front door, rushing to where we'd left Anna. I followed and stopped when I reached the door. Four bodies now littered the ground. Anna was a much better shot than I'd ever given her credit for, but then again she did almost shoot me when we were kids. L was hunched over her for a moment before picking her up and heading toward the guest house.
L's POV
I laid Anna down on the bed in the guest room and pushed her hair out of her face. "Stay here."
"No problem." She gave me a weak smile before grimacing.
I started walking out the door to go to get some stuff from the infirmary and walked straight into Beyond. "Stay with her while I go get some things from the house." He nodded and tried to walk in, but I grabbed his arm, halting him. "Not a word to Anna about earlier. I still want to talk to you about that."
"Alright." He moved past me into the room and sat next to Anna. I watched him lay his hand on her shoulder and begin speaking to her in low tones before I turned and headed into the house.
I raided the cabinet for bandages and disinfectant, just anything that might help. I went back to where I'd left Anna and B. I pulled up a chair next to her, "B, get out."
He looked at me, frowning deeply, "Why? I can help."
I looked him over for a moment, "If I need your help, I'll call you."
He hesitated for a moment, but after a glance to Anna, he got up and left without another word.
As soon as the door shut, I moved to sit beside Anna on the bed. "Can you sit up?"
She nodded and moved to sit up, grimacing in pain as she did. I placed my hand on the small of her back to help her. When she was finally up, I helped her remove her blood stained shirt and tossed it aside. "Lean back a little." I said gently. Anna did as I asked and I started to clean the blood from her skin. She winced slightly, but remained silent. "At least it stopped bleeding." I mused and then looked up at her, "It's not very deep. I think I can take it out, but it's going to hurt."
She nodded, "Ok."
I worked quietly after that. The bullet was removed and the wound cleaned, stitched up and then bandaged. Anna hissed and whimpered in pain every once in a while and I would mumbled an apology, but remained quiet for the most part. When I was finished, I pressed my lips to her forehead, "it's over."
She smiled and moved slightly so she could press her lips gently against mine. "What are we going to do about B?" She asked quietly knowing Beyond could be on the other side of the door.
I moved closer to her, wrapping my arms around her, allowing her to rest her head in my chest. "Let me worry about that."
She nodded, "What about the kids?"
"When you're feeling better we can go get them. I'll call Wammy tonight and tell him what happened." I assured. She nodded again. "I'm going to figure out what to do with B. You get some rest, okay?" I requested and she nodded. I moved away from her and helped her under the sheets of the bed before walking out the door.
Beyond's POV
I stood up at the sound of the front door shutting. L walked into the kitchen and looked to me. "How is she?" I asked.
"She'll live." L said looking to the floor as he walked in and took a seat at the kitchen table.
I took my seat once more and watched him. After a while of silence, I had to say something, "Are you going to get your kids?"
He shook his head. "Not yet. I want Anna to get better first. We'll head out in about a week. I still need to make sure this is really over."
I cocked my head to the side, "It is. Ace is dead."
"You haven't exactly been the most reliable source of information regarding Ace so forgive me when I'm reluctant to believe you." He looked from the table to me, "How much longer does she have?"
I looked L over for a moment and frowned. I never realized that something like this could hurt him. I'd honestly never thought he could care about anyone other than himself and maybe Anna. Hearing the crack of his voice when he asked about his daughter surprised me. "L-"
"Just answer the question." He growled.
"When you sent her away she had about two weeks." I looked away and then back to him, "I'm sorry." I apologized for once meaning it.
"Do you know how?" I shook my head. L stood up calmly and paced back and forth a few times before pushing a stack of about five plates to the ground out of anger. I flinched slightly at the crash and then L turned back to me. "That's not why I came in here. I came to ask what you're going to do now."
I blinked a few times. I hadn't really thought about it. I hadn't thought I would live through what I had suspected would have been a great fight. "I'm not sure."
L seemed to study me. "You can stay if you want. I'd like to be able to keep an eye on you anyways."
I nodded, "Maybe I will stay. I'd like to get to know my nephews. Especially the blonde. I think he could be very interesting."
L shook his head, "You have no idea."