Pen In The Back, D.N FF Ch 3

It was about 6:30 that morning when A woke up. He wiped the crud out of his eyes and looked over at Beyond. He was sleeping peacefully, curled up under his covers. A sighed and walked over to the window. Then he counted the long wooden tiles until he got to thirteen. He reached over to Beyond's nightstand and grabbed a pen. He dug it as far as he could into the space between the wood and got up. He walked into the kitchen and reached into a drawer and pulled out the hammer Beyond had brought in advance. He went back into the bedroom and over to the window again. A picked up the pen and began prying at the floorboard. After a while, Beyond began to turn in his sleep. A tried to do it more quietly and eventually lifted the floorboard and pulled out his Death Note.

A got up of the floor and walked back over to his bed and began to write in the Death Note.

Believe Bridesmaid - strangled by rope July 3, 2002

Brian Bihrer will arrive at Believe Bridesmaid's house at 6:44 AM where he is drunk and will strangle him to death with a rope and slash Roman numerals to spell out Quarter Queen. Brian Bihrer will then place four Wara Ningyo dolls on each wall and escape the crime scene, without anyone noticing, and come back to Brian Bihrer's apartment.

A then closed his Death Note and sighed. As he was putting his notebook away, a blue Shinigami stared at A through the window. A got up quickly and walked over to the window. He slowly lifted the window up and looked behind him. Beyond Birthday was still asleep. A leaned out of the window and sighed at Ryuk.

"I thought I said only to come in when I give the knock on the window. Beyond might see you!" A whispered.

Ryuk cackled. "I couldn't wait. I want to follow that Beyond kid to see happens."

"I thought I already told you what happened."

"I had that thing of yours…an I-Pod, I think. Yeah, I had that in my ears so I couldn't hear you." Ryuk said. A turned around again and saw that Beyond had turned over again.

"Alright Ryuk, Beyond's gonna leave soon so you can get ready to follow him." A said shutting the window. Ryuk flew up above the window. A spun back around and walked back over to his bed and glanced at the clock. It read, "6:43AM". A fell back on his bed and watched as Beyond jumped up out of bed with a glossy look in his eyes. He then continued to storm through the apartment until A heard the door open and close. Ryuk cackled and flew through the apartment behind Beyond.

About a half hour later, A heard keys at the front door and quickly turned the television on and turned to a news channel. In a matter of seconds, Beyond walked in to the room with the glossy look still in his eyes. As soon as Beyond reached the other side of the room, the glossy look disappeared and he collapsed on the ground. Beyond growled and jumped up, spinning towards A.
"Is it on the news yet?" Beyond asked, plopping down on his bed.

A nodded and watched worriedly as the broadcaster gave the details. "44 year old, Believe Bridesmaid is murdered in his bedroom. The murder's name and whereabouts are unknown…" A and Beyond sighed in relief. "The victim's body had various slashes on it and investigators belie-" Beyond stood up and turned the television off.

"I think that we have done a good job, A." Beyond said, smirking as he sat back down. A gave him a weary smile back.

"Beyond, I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I'm not sure if this would be the most…productive thing to do to succeed L. I think that we should return to the orphanage and continue our studies." A said.

Beyond snarled to himself. "If we do return to Wammy's and we do continue our studies, what would make us stand out from all the rest of the children? We need to have hands-on experience as both the detective and the criminal in order to obtain the title of L. A, we can have the upper hand in the situation if we can see from both point of views." Beyond explained, resisting the urge to yell.

"But what happens to the detective part of it? We only have three years of experience, after all." A retorted.

This time, Beyond sighed loudly. "Aren't we considered prodigies, A? What does it matter how long we've been sitting in a classroom when we can think out an entire fool-proof mass murder case?"

A shook his head slightly. "Never mind, Beyond. Just forget about it. I don't think it's worth starting an argument over." A said calmly.

Beyond rolled his eyes. "Whatever." Then he lay down on his bed. "I think we should get a head start on what we're going to do tomorrow, A."

A sighed and went to the kitchen. He reached up into the cabinet and pulled out some sprinkles. Then he opened the freezer and pulled out some ice cream. A grabbed two bowls and headed back into the bedroom.

"So what are we gonna do tomorrow? I thought you said the murder was going to be nine days from now." A said, dipping his spoon into the ice cream as he held out Beyond's bowl with his free hand. Beyond grasped it with two fingers.

"We need to disinfect everything. And we need to be as discreet as possible so that the neighbors don't get suspicious." Beyond said. A nodded and walked into the kitchen to get some gloves, sponges, and disinfectant sprays. A began to spray around the sink and scrub at the spray.

"A, could you come here for a moment?" Beyond asked, though it sounded more like a command.

A quickly picked up the things on the counter and walked back into the bedroom. Beyond was glaring at him from his spot on the floor and he was holding his Death Note up with two fingers. A sighed when he saw his shinigami floating behind Beyond.

"Would you please explain this creature, A?" Beyond asked. A took a sharp breath of air.

"That's my shinigami who comes with the Death Note. His name is Ryuk." A said.

Beyond was still staring hard at A. "Why didn't you tell me about Ryuk, who I am very pleased to meet," Beyond held his hand out to Ryuk who laughed but shook it.

"There was no real reason why. I guess I just never thought that it would be necessary for you to know about him." A said. Beyond snorted and put the Death Note down on A's bed. Beyond walked over to A and pulled a pair of gloves, a sponge, and a bottle of spray from him and walked over to his side of the room.

"After this, A, would you mind if I had a conversation with Ryuk in private? I have some questions to ask him." Beyond asked. A glanced at Ryuk and then back at Beyond.

"If Ryuk approves, then sure." A said, picking up his supplies and heading back to the kitchen.

As A was walking back into the bedroom, he saw Beyond and Ryuk shaking hands and practicing their loud cackles together. "I guess it's good that you two are getting along well."