'Light, do you think I could sneak some strawberry jam from the kitchen without anyone seeing it and cause suspicion?'

They were in L's office, hanging around and laughing at the detective who tried to figure out the many cases all over the world. He already noticed they had to have a connection, but didn't know what exactly. It was very funny to see his former mentor this frustrated. It didn't help that criminals were beginning to die of "accidents" too. This was Mello's doing. Light had convinced him to kill criminals while he didn't know what to do with the Death Note.

Light rolled his eyes at him. 'If Ryuk can eat apples without anyone noticing, you can do it. So if you get caught…'

'… I have to hear you joke about it forever?' Beyond finished Light's sentence.

He grinned. 'Exactly.'

Beyond shrugged. 'My strawberry jam is worth it. I haven't had any in ages!'

'We're not even a month dead and turned into a half Shinigami! What ages?' Light said.

The red-eyed Shinigami poked him in his side, making Light squirm. 'You don't understand what it is to miss something like that. It feels like ages,' he explained.

'You're just as bad as Ryuk with his apple addiction,' Light muttered, rubbing his side.

'I'm not that bad…'

Light shrugged. 'Alright, then you don't need to get your jam now. Let's write some new murders in the Death Note for L. I don't think he's frustrated enough.'

Beyond glanced at the detective crouched on a chair at his desk. He had his hands in his messy black hair and the bags under his eyes were even more prominent. L hadn't slept since the cases started to pop up and many sweets and coffee were brought in by Watari every day.

'You're sure?' He smirked. 'It looks to me like he's going to collapse if we put in more deaths for today.'

Light's expression said it all. 'I know.'

Beyond was about to take out his Death Note when something important came to his mind. 'Wait did you say I don't need to get any jam?'

'It took a while for you to notice.' Light rolled his eyes, but still smiled. 'You're going to find some strawberry jam now, are you?'

Before Light finished his sentence he turned around so fast his bat like wings would've knocked L out of his chair if he wasn't invisible for the detective. Beyond flew through the hallway, enjoying the fact he could fly and didn't have to walk like normal humans.

Hmm… dying wasn't that bad at all. I can be a frickin' Shinigami now and fly.

Wammy House was still the same after all those years so he found the kitchen quickly enough. He went through the closed door into the kitchen. Yes, he went down the hallway like a human would, but going through walls all the time was still new to him.

Beyond grinned when he saw no one in the kitchen. Great, otherwise they would see a floating jam pot eating itself empty.

Knowing where the deliciousness would be, he pulled one of the cabinets open. Yes! Victory!

But of course it didn't take long before his happiness was disrupted. Footsteps sounded close by and it would take only seconds for the person to enter the kitchen. Beyond looked at the jam pot in his hands and the closed door and back to the jam pot. He wasn't going to let it go, that was for sure. He leaped behind the counter where he would be out of sight. Not that someone could see him, but the jam pot could be seen.

The door opened and closed again and Beyond peeked over the counter to see who it was. Watari walked into the kitchen and began to prepare some tea and snacks.

Probably for L…

Watari was busy minding his own business and hadn't a clue about his presence. Beyond glanced another time to check if the old man's back was turned to him and took his chance. Quickly he went from behind the counter and kept looking at Watari. If he turned around now he would see a flying jam pot. But such thing didn't happen and he reached the door. Just when his body went through the closed door he stopped halfway through.

Damnit, damnit! Why didn't I think of this!? I can go through the wall and stuff, but the strawberry jam pot can't!

Watari began to move from his spot to the refrigerator to get something and Beyond moved stealthy with him to make sure the jam pot stayed out of his sight. Watari began to hum a tune while searching and Beyond rolled his eyes.

Come one… hurry up will you! Go away and open the door for me!

He sighed. It's a good thing Light didn't saw him now. He would be laughing his ass of for sure.

Finally Watari found what he wanted, a big piece of strawberry shortcake, and set it on the tray with prepared tea. He took the tray and opened the kitchen door with his elbow, not spilling a single drop of tea.

The old man got skills… I got to give him that.

Beyond ran through the open door with his strawberry jam in his hands. Watari couldn't close the door with the tray in his hands so it didn't close. The half Shinigami with eyes almost as red as the strawberry jam went to a spot in Wammy House where no one would see the floating pot and dug with his hand in his snack. Humming, satisfied now, he ate his well-deserved snack.

I'll go look for Light after I finish this… Jam first, other things later. Must keep my priorities straight, right?

'Left, right, jump, and now… no, no, no, NO!'

Matt pushed the buttons of his controller, but it seemed the batteries died. Just like his character in his game on the Playstation.

'Whyyyy!' he cried out in frustration. It took him hours to come to this high level and now he had to do it all over again. He forgot to save his game…

He jumped off his bed and began to search for a new battery in his stuff. I'm sure there must be one somewhere…
After rummaging through his desk, nightstand, backpack and game things he still didn't find a new battery. And he was too lazy to get out of his room.

His eyes went to Mello's desk. Maybe he has one? The blond wasn't in the room right now. If he remembered it well Mello went to the library to get a book.

There was something different with Mello, but he couldn't see what. Matt hadn't heard about the tugs they found and began to doubt if Mello spoke the truth.

But why would he hide something from me? And what?

He shrugged and went to his friend's desk anyway. The battery was a case of life and death. Many papers and books lay scattered on the desk and Matt began to pull the drawers open, only to close them again when he found nothing. When he moved some of the papers and books a battery came into sight. He smiled happily and tried to grab it. Because of his hurry to get it in his hands more papers moved and the battery rolled off the backside of the desk.

He groaned. 'Are you kidding me!?'

He walked around the desk and saw it didn't stand flat against the wall. There was a small space between the desk and the wall where his arm could fit in. He reached out his arm and rummaged blindly to find what he wanted.

'Dust, floor, more dust, piece of paper… Jeesh, Mello, you need to clean up here.' Finally his fingers felt the battery. 'Yes! Got it!'

'… Mello are you here?' an unknown voice sounded out of nowhere.

Another voice said: 'I only see that redheaded friend of him…but what the hell is he doing there?'

Matt pulled his arm back with the battery in his hand and turned around. 'How did you come into the room I haven't heard…' His voice faded out when he saw two strange creatures in the room. One had dark red hair and black angel wings, while the other had red eyes and bat like wings. '… the door,' he finished weakly.

The eyes of the creature with dark red hair pointed shocked at the desk. 'The piece of paper…'

The red eyes of the other one widened in understanding and a grin formed on its lips. '… he touched the piece of Death Note that was hidden there.'

Matt was frozen to his spot on the ground next to Mello's desk. For a moment his mind was empty and he didn't know what to think. There were two creatures in his room and they were definitely not fully human.

The red-eyed one took a step forward and Matt suddenly had the feeling in his body back as he backed up against the wall. Fear crept up his spine as the grin only widened of the creature before him. It reached out a hand and said: 'Nice to meet you, Matt. I'm Beyond and the guy behind me is called Light. It's fun to see you can finally see us.'

Matt tried to push himself further away of the hand, but the wall didn't give in. Just when his fear reached its highest point the door opened and Mello walked in with a book from the library.

This is crazy. I'm going crazy! Am I going crazy?

He opened his mouth and let out a scream of terror.

So Beyond finally had some strawberry jam and Matt can see the two half Shinigami now... What could possibly go wrong? xD

Review please! It makes the cold rainy days here warm and sunny again :D