Beyond opened his eyes to find that he had fallen asleep in one of the cupboards. He groaned, his body stiff from sleeping against a wall. He rubbed his red eyes and stood up, opening the door. He wandered into the main room and looked at the detective with disgust.

"I hate you" He growled, his fists clenched. L turned to face the copy, pretending that he had been unaware of the other's presence.

"I understand that." He said, turning back to a computer screen. Beyond's eye twitched and he tackled the detective, pushing them both to ground.

"Stop ignoring me!" The murderer screamed. He had had enough of being shrugged off. His hand went to L's neck and he squeezed. The detective started coughing, losing his air.

"If you wanted me dead, why did you kiss me?" L choked. Beyond froze. He didn't know how to answer. L pushed the killer's hands away from his throat and looked up at the other. The truth was, Beyond didn't know why. He didn't know how he felt and why he had done what he did. He got off of the L, confusion in his eyes. The detective stood and, just as the killer turned to run, he grabbed the killer's wrist.

"Explain" L demanded.

"Let go of me!" Beyond shouted, trying to break free. L let out a sigh and let go. He sat back down in his chair. The killer rubbed his wrist, glaring at the other.

"The shouting was unnecessary," L deadpanned "And you still haven't answered my question" Beyond tried to find some reasoning, but failed. So, he turned the argument to the other.

"Why did you kiss back?" He challenged. "You have the nerve to demand an answer from me, yet you can't explain why you returned my affection" L bit his thumbnail. He was about to answer when the laptop alerted an incoming call. He turned back to the computer. It was Watari reminding him about the live confrontation.

"This'll have to wait, Beyond…"

"No! Enough waiting!" The killer moved closer to L, their chests almost touching. If he hadn't been so angry, Beyond would've noticed. The detective looked the killer in the eyes.

"I have a broadcast to do that will change the effects a world wide serial killer has on the public" he almost growled. He was at his wits end with Beyond's bipolar attitude. "It may hold no importance to you, but it does to me. So, be quiet and make yourself useful for once." L turned to his laptop, connecting a few devices to it. He looked at Beyond from the corner of his eye and noticed him shivering. He wandered if he'd upset the other and let out a sigh, moving his hand to gently touch a burnt one. However, the killer instantly recoiled, taking a step back. Red eyes glared hatefully at black ones, the atmosphere in the room deadly. Finally, the killer spoke.

"I don't know why you bothered to kiss back in the first place." L didn't answer. He simply opened a file on the computer and crouched in the chair. Beyond just stood and watched as L began addressing the criminal 'Kira', at one point almost shouting into the microphone. The killer rolled his eyes as L addressed himself as justice and wondered how the raven would react to being shoved off the chair again. Once L had finished, he turned to Beyond, his eyes full of strength and confidence.

"So," B growled "I actually exist now?"

"I have no time for you right now." L simply moved past the serial killer.

"You know what? I HATE you, L! I wish you were dead! You piss me off so much!"

"The feeling is mutual"

"Fuck you!"

"I'd rather you didn't…"

"You're so full of yourself! No wander you only have Watari for company! No wander you're an orphan! Just…Just go and die!" Beyond was completely out of breath. L had his back turned to the killer, curved as usual. The only sound was B's heavy breathing, the red eyes trained on the black hair of the other. He watched as L pressed a button on the microphone.

"Watari…" L muttered into the device, watching the calligraphic W on the screen.

"Yes L?"

"…Restrain B…"

"May I inquire as to why, or…?"

"Just do it…" L disconnected the call, never even turning his head to the killer. B didn't even bother arguing with his ex-mentor, his cold eyes still focussed on the raven. He thought about how the detective made him feel. Angry, frustrated, insane, psychotic...

"I hate you," Beyond started again "I hate the fact that you-"

"You know what I hate about you," L snarled, looking at the killer from the corner of his obsidian eye. "You go around murdering people and expect me to pick up after your mess. You're crude, perverted, extremely bipolar, obnoxious…much like a child. I'm surprised I didn't think of restraining you till now." There was complete and utter silence in the room, even when Watari walked in with the restraining equipment. Beyond looked up at the equipment, examining the straight jacket and needles that would be used if he resisted.

"L, are you sure…?" The old man asked.

"Do it." Watari looked at the killer, noting there was no expression on his face. In his red eyes was remorse, but nothing else. He could tell B was trying to keep his composure. He sadly put the jacket on L's ex-sucessor.

"Restraining me like an animal…" the killer muttered "Nothing has changed… Even before I was a serial murderer, I was nothing. I was nobody. Just a guinea pig for the lies you told us…"

"B, that's enough…" Watari tried to calm Beyond, who was shaking again.

"I tried to be someone else…I tried to be you… but I realise now… Why would I want to be a selfish bastard, who nobody cares about and never-" He was cut off by a punch to the face. B gasped and stumbled back, falling to the floor in shock.

"L!" Watari put a hand on L's shoulder in minor restraint. Beyond's eyes were focused on the floor. Tears were running down his pale cheeks, his scarlet eyes closed as the pain from the impact numbed. It was worse than being in prison. He just wanted a normal life, with no pressure, no murder, no Wammy's and definitely…

No L.

Meanwhile. Japan, Kanto region

"That was very interesting, Light"

"Damn it… Damn L…" Light Yagami looked over at the notebook with 'Lind L Tailor' scrawled in large lettering.

"What do you plan to do now?" the shinigami cackled.

"I plan to challenge L, of course. He dare challenge the god of the new world and he shall receive the wrath of that god"

"So, you're going to kill him?"

"Yes. L will die and Kira shall become justice… I'm going to have to get close to him. Then, I will find out his name and kill him"

"What if he has any romances, Light?"

"Then they shall have to die too. All who side with L are against Kira." The brunette sat back down at his desk, sliding the Death Note into it's hiding place. He assumed L didn't have anyone close, just by the style of challenge he had set Kira. However, Light also took in the possibility of the fact that anyone close would be safe and a great distance from any Kira activity. But…

"No matter where you or they go… I will kill you and become justice, L…"