Okay guys so a big thing is gonna happen… right at the beginning of the chapter… yeah, I was gonna make it a cliffhanger but the chapters worked out otherwise… so here ya go…

"Everyone!" L's suddenly fierce and commanding voice alerted everyone to listen. "It's too dangerous to allow further action by Higuchi. Let's bring him in! I believe he has the same powers as the second Kira. He is able to kill just by looking at someone's face. Please keep this in mind as you move in to arrest him!"

Watari connected L to the Director of the NPA to inform him on the situation at hand. All officers were to refrain from approaching his speeding car. This was the safest way.

"Alright," Light spoke up. "Dad, during the next commercial break, take Measure 7." Matsuda and the MC were going to be switched with manikins for their safety- then everyone would be escorted out of the building except for our team.

"So then, Light," L began, his voice much more calm and monotone than before, "let's say we go and join the fun as well." The brunet agreed. L stood up and snapped Misa in handcuffs, making her cock her head in confusion. "I'm sorry to do this Misa. But I'm going to have to make sure you're restrained for awhile."

"What?! But that's… stop joking around!" L had wrapped chains around the blonde and the chair she was sitting in just so she couldn't escape. They wouldn't be here to watch her so they had to make sure she'd be secure.

"We're coming with you," I announced to the detective once he was finished putting on all the chains. "Akari and I can use her motorcycle."

Without giving me a second look, L replied "No."

I frowned as he continued past me with Light. "Yes."

"No." He shuffled closer toward the door. "For your safety I'm ordering you to stay here." I was going to protest, but I didn't. He said an order. Not a request.

Akari opened her mouth to speak when Watari's voice cut her off. "Ryuzaki, you have urgent visitors. May I let them in?"

"We don't have time," he replied, stopping to turn around toward the screen. "Higuchi is on the move."

"I strongly suggest you stay for this," was Watari's calm reply before a beeping sound came from the other side of the door. He must've allowed them access in.

"Who's here?" Light wondered, scratching his head. "And why now?"

The door creaked open, and instantly I recognized two of the three people entering, though I didn't expect to see them again. "Professor Nikado and Maki?" Nikado was holding someone up like the man could barely stand, and Maki was on the other side of the man, helping him stand best she could.

Akari's breath hitched, her hands moving up to cover her mouth as a suppressed cry came from it. I followed the gaze from her teary eyes to the man Maki and Nikado held up.

My knees wobbled, and I almost dropped to the ground. Instantly my hands began shaking and my vision became blurry as a result of forming tears. My mind refused to believe who I was seeing, but it was real. It had to be.

"B-Beyond?" The man in the middle of the trio lifted his head of raven hair to make eye contact with me. We stared into each other's red eyes until I couldn't take it anymore.

Once I began to shed the first tear, I couldn't stop. Sprinting across the room, past L, Akari, and Light, I ran into the arms of my brother. My thought-to-be-deceased brother. Beyond Birthday.

He let go of Maki and Nikado to wrap his arms around me and squeeze me tightly. "You bastard," I whispered through my tears. "How could you do that to me?" I felt his soft hair, rubbed my cold fingers across his cheek, placed my hand on his chest to make sure his heart was beating… he was real… he was alive!

Smirking- he had the nerve to smirk at me- Beyond lightly kissed my forehead and pulled me back into the warm embrace. "Hey, it's not my fault I got stabbed."

This time I pinched him on the arm. "It's entirely your fault!" Laughing, he pulled away again to smile affectionately at me. "I love you Beyond," I said. Those words… for weeks I wished I could say them to him again… now I can.

His smile only widened. "I love you too sis. Jeez, you're such a dork." Moving his eyes away from me, he gazed at the redhead across the room. "There's the other dork."

"Idiot," she muttered as she stormed toward us. "You are such a moron." I moved away because I knew what was coming next. Before he could say anything to her, Akari grabbed the front of his shirt and yanked him into her- they began to make out, but I sadly had to cut it short.

"Okay break it up you two!" Pushing them apart, I wiped the tears from my eyes. "Look, we'll have more time later for a reunion. But now we have to go after Higuchi!" I quickly turned to L.

"No," he answered again.

"Dang it," I grunted.

"Ryuzaki!" Beyond slithered over to his favorite detective to give him a hug- then got swatted away like a pesky fly. "What'd I miss?"

L, Akari, and I shared a look. "A lot." Suddenly I remembered the other two presences in the room. "Wait- Nikado, Maki!" Spinning around, I smiled at the happy faces in front of me. "What are you guys doing here?"

Maki giggled and skipped over to me, hugging my legs. "Hey Yuki! We came here to bring back your friend!"

I looked over to Nikado. "How did you know he was my friend? And why did it take so long to find this place?" So many questions.

The professor shrugged, a fatherly smile lingering on his welcoming face. "Ah-my apologies. I would have returned him sooner, but it took awhile for his wounds to heal. And… well, when I found him, he was unconscious."

"Daddy treated his wounds and made him all better!" little Maki cheered, still hugging my legs. "It took awhile, but the man was finally able to tell us where he was from." Her smile was heartwarming. "He even told us about you!"

"I wanted to make sure he was fully recovered until we moved him," Nikado explained. "He told us here so that's where we brought him." The professor looked around to the others in the room. "Sorry to intrude."

"Why didn't you bring him to a hospital?" Akari asked, still clutching onto her boyfriend as if she would lose him again.

"Well, seeing as how I discovered him in the dumpster of a prominent Japanese business company that could ruin my life and send me into a spiraling despair whenever they pleased, I decided to handle this on my own."

I laughed and rubbed Maki's head comfortingly. Turning to the others, I introduced them. "Oh, guys, these two are Professor Nikado and his daughter Maki. They're new friends I made earlier this month."

"And they healed me," Beyond added. "Can't forget that part."

My eyes sparkled with an idea as I kneeled down to Maki's level. "Remember that secret I asked you to keep?" She thought for a moment, then her face lit up and she nodded rapidly. "Well, how would you like to meet him in person?"

Nikado, listening, rose a curious eyebrow. Of course, when I first told Maki that I worked with L, he thought I was just saying that to make her feel better. But now… "I'd love to!" she exclaimed.

I stood up and grabbed her hand, leading her over to my lovely detective. I winked at him as I introduced him to Maki. "Maki, this is L."

Tilting her head to stare up at him, and glancing mysteriously at the chain connecting him and Light, the biggest smile broke out on her face. "Are you a prince? A superhero? Are you the greatest detective ever?"

L glanced at my expression. Don't you dare screw up a little girl's dreams. Crouching down to her level, L flashed his remarkable, rare smile that made my heart skip a beat. "Of course, Miss Maki. And I must say, it is truly an honor to meet you my dear."

Grinning from ear to ear, she took the moment to wrap her arms around L's neck and hug him. After a moment, she pulled away. "It was a pleasure to meet you L. Promise me something?"

He blinked, staring wondrously back at the little girl that had hugged him. "What is it?"

"Promise me that you'll catch Kira." Her expression was serious and her voice was firm.

L kept his stare for awhile, not saying anything, until he smiled again. "I will catch Kira. I promise." With the happiest face, Maki hugged L one more time, whispering something in his ear that made him hum with satisfaction, then skipped back to her father.

"Well," Nikado said once his daughter was at his side. "We have overstayed our welcome. It's almost her bedtime so we'd better be heading out. It was an honor to meet you L." The detective and professor met to shook hands.

"Please," L insisted kindly, "come back anytime. You are definitely welcome."

"Thank you," Nikado replied. I gave him and Maki a quick hug, gave Nikado my number in case they needed/wanted to contact me, then waved as they left.

Silence filled the room, but we all seemed content. It was a joyous moment, having Beyond back again.

Then that moment ended. "Ryuzaki," Light spoke up, tugging on the chain as Watari entered the room. "We need to go."

L turned to me before I could say anything. "No. Stay here. Catch Beyond up on what he's missed." Then he surprised me by grabbing my wrists and pulling me closer to him so he could passionately kiss me on the lips. In front of everyone. When he pulled away, he said, "Don't do anything careless."

Not letting anyone say anything to him, he dragged Light out of the room with Watari following behind.

Beyond snickered as he came up behind me. "Wow Yuki, seems like I missed a lot." Jumping at his sudden voice, I smacked him lightly on the arm.

Spinning fully around, I tackled my brother in a hug. Then Akari joined in, too, and we had a dog pile on the floor. Finally he pushed us all off him, but we all remained laid next to each other on the floor.

Then I explained everything that happened. With Yotsuba and the investigation. With my relationship with L. I made sure Misa had headphones on when I told him about all the secrets we discovered. About Higuchi, Misa, Light, the Shinigami, the eyes, the notebook. I finished off by explaining where L and Light were going.

After I was done, Beyond let out a long breath as he stared up at the ceiling. "I can't believe I missed all that. How long have I been gone? A little over two weeks?" He licked his lips with desire. "Think of all the jam I missed out on eating."

Akari rolled her eyes. "Huh, I didn't know jam was all you care about." He smirked and nudged her playfully.

"I missed you Akari," he smiled fondly. "I missed you, too, Yuki. You know, it kinda sucked being in bed all the time. Hurt like heck, too."

Akari and I rested our heads on each of his shoulders comfortingly. We laid like this for awhile until I sprang up from the floor. "We can't just sit here!" I exclaimed. "We've gotta do something about Higuchi!"

The other two bounced up from the floor and followed my lead. "Didn't L tell you not to be careless?" Akari wondered.

"Careless doesn't mean we can't do something," I shrugged. "It just means we can't screw anything up."

Beyond rubbed his chin thoughtfully. Snapping his fingers, the killer marched toward the door. "Let's go get some help then."

Confused, Akari and I followed him out the door. "Wait, where are we going?" I asked. When he didn't answer, we sighed. "Does this feel like deja vu?" I asked my best friend.

She grinned. "Just like old times."

I definitely didn't expect Beyond Birthday, L.A killer, to guide us to the NPA. But he strutted through the door like he owned the place. Thankfully no one recognized him as we waltzed through the main lobby and up to the reception desk.

No one, that is, except for Aizawa. "Hey, what the heck are you three doing here?" Storming up to us, the grump frowned at Beyond. "Wait- Mogi told me that you died. Can someone please explain this?"

"Nice to see you too Aizawa," I muttered, rolling my eyes.

"Look, we don't have time to explain," Beyond replied, running a hand through his black hair. "We need kinda… we, um… ugh, we kinda need your help."

The detective glared at the three of us. "No. Way."

"Please?" Beyond tilted his head and pouted like a helpless puppy. Aizawa wasn't moved. "Come on, it's about Kira. We're on the brink of catching him!"

"Then why do you need my help?" he questioned skeptically.

Immediately I understood what Beyond was wanting. We were trying to stop Higuchi, to corner him so he couldn't escape. "You're the only one who can help us Aizawa," I begged. "Please, we need your help cornering Kira."

Akari caught on as well. "You'd be helping L catch the horrid mass murderer and put an end to all of this." I think he liked what she said because he started to loosen up.

"Alright," he sighed with defeat. "What do you need?"

Beyond hummed, biting his lip. "About… ten to twenty police cars?"

The detective growled. "Stop screwing around you guys! I thought you wanted my help?!"

The killer's face didn't falter. "Did I stutter?" he challenged, crossing his arms. "We need police cars, policemen, and we need them ASAP."

On cue, my phone rang. "Hello?"

"Yuki, it's Light."

"What's going on?" They sounded like they were still in the helicopter.

"Higuchi just left Sakura TV. Aiber and Mogi are following him, but he's got a good lead on them."

I glanced at Beyond. "Alright, thanks for telling me."

"Also… he shot at my dad. He's gonna be fine. But I just wanted to let you know."

My hand clenched into a fist. "Thanks Light. Stay safe." Flipping my phone off, I turned to the others. "Higuchi shot at Mr. Yagami and is now on the run for it. Just left Sakura TV."

Taking it personally, Aizawa growled. With narrowed eyes he looked between the three of us. "Fine. Let's go catch that bastard."

Calling for reinforcements, we followed Aizawa to the back where all the police cars were parked. Outside I reminded everyone, "Remember, Higuchi only needs a face to kill. Keep your helmets on at all times." Handing us our helmets, the three of us joined him in his car.

About fifteen police cars in total zoomed out of the NPA parking lot and headed straight in the path of Higuchi. As we got further along, I spotted L's helicopter hovering in the sky. Pointing it out, I said, "They're following Higuchi, which means he must be coming up the other side of the bridge."

"Then that's where we're blocking him off," Aizawa declared. Grabbing his radio, he informed the others of the plan. In a herd, the police cars sped onto the bridge. In the middle, everyone slammed on their breaks to form a barrier.

"The helicopter's getting closer," Akari noted.

"There!" shouted Beyond.

Up ahead, a red sports car was shooting towards us at high speed. Higuchi. When he saw our enormous barricade, he slammed on his brakes, his car screeching halt while spinning, then fully stopping with the trunk in our direction.

Above, the spotlight surrounded the car, bright and bold. On the other side of Higuchi, L's helicopter approached. He tried to make a break for it, but Watari appeared from the side of the helicopter and shot at him, popping out a front tire.

Higuchi's car spun wildly then eventually crashed into the side of the bridge. A group of police cars swarmed around him to prevent him from escaping again. Finally, he was cornered.

From where I sat, I saw him pull out a gun and force it to his head. The man threatened to kill himself, but would he actually? Not like he had enough time- Watari shot perfect aim, hitting the gun from his hands.

L's helicopter landed, and the arrangements were being made to arrest him. Badly did I want to go out there and do it myself, but I wasn't an officer. This wasn't my moment. At least not yet.

Aizawa rolled down the window as Mogi and Mr. Yagami approached. The two glanced at me and the duo in the backseat, and when they saw Beyond, they gaped. "I know, I know," the killer smirked, "I have some explaining to do. But that can wait, right?"

They nodded and turned to Aizawa, who saluted his commanding chief. "Aizawa…" He glanced at our helmets and continued. "Cover me."

"Yes sir. You can count on me Chief."

We remained in the car and watched with satisfaction as they moved in to obtain him. "It's almost over," I sighed with relief. "Almost." Though we still had Light and Misa to figure out, this was definitely a victory for our team.

The content atmosphere was cut short when my phone rang. "Hello?"

I expected it to be Light, but it was L. "Please put a helmet on and join the others with Higuchi. Akari and Beyond may join as well. But I think you should hear this for yourself."

Without asking, I told the others and we joined the team as they put a headset on Higuchi and had him talking. "...The notebook…" My friends and I exchanged glances. We were finally going to get an answer. "You probably won't believe me, but I've got a special notebook. If I write someone's name in it while thinking of their face that person dies."

We were close. Our guess was so close to the truth. But the truth is even more scary.

Mr. Yagami went inside the car and retrieved the notebook, picking it up and examining it. Suddenly he began yelling, dropping the notebook and falling to his knees. "What is it?" I called, looking around for anything suspicious.

"It's a monster!"

Mogi went to the chief's aid and picked up the notebook. When he looked where Mr. Yagami was looking, he yelled, too, and fell back on the ground.

"That… thing!" Mr. Yagami stared and stuttered. "It s-seems that only people who have touched the notebook can see this… this monster!"

Only people who have touched it… I gasped at the realization. Misa… she was talking to someone in the bathroom, but I couldn't hear it. I most likely couldn't have seen it either if I would have walked in… and Higuchi was talking to someone in the car, but we couldn't see or hear it either… a Shinigami…

"He's talking about a Shinigami," I announced. Only the members of the Task Force knew what I was talking about. It absorbed in Mr. Yagami and Mogi's mind that that is what they were looking at.

Approaching them, I picked up the notebook and looked around. Sure enough, the creature that wasn't there suddenly was. Stepping forward, I gazed at it in awe. "Are you… are you Rem?" I asked it.

Observing me like I was nothing but a mere ant to the giant, it stared at me. "Yes." Not much of a talker, huh?

Immediately I had so many questions. "Wow…" In my wonder, I didn't even notice Akari and Beyond had touched the notebook, too, and were now gazing at it with curiosity.

"Ryuzaki," Beyond called, "you've gotta see this!" He seized the notebook from my grasp and jogged over to the helicopter. I watched him hand the notebook over to L, who took it between his fingertips.

Turning back to the creature, I examined it. "Where are you from?" I asked. Instead of a verbal answer, the thing lifted it's-presumably her- head toward the sky. By the looks of her, definitely not heaven. But… but something in between heaven and earth. "Up there? Cool."

"Do you eat people?" Akari asked curiously.

"You humans are much too disgusting for my taste," Rem answered. Akari narrowed her eyes, but I just laughed.

"Wow, a Shinigami with a sense of humor."

"I wasn't joking."

Beyond joined us. "Do they have jam where you're from?" She didn't even bother to answer that one.

A serious question popped to mind so I turned from my friends to stare at her. "Rem… can you see my real name and lifespan?" The other two waited quietly for her answer.

The being hesitated, like it was debating on whether or not to answer. Or even speak at all. But eventually she looked down at me again. "Yes."

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