Stone Children

A/N: Demon’s Sinner- Poor B… Oh my lovelies his mind is oh so slowly unraveling as we speak.

A/N: Karaage- L is in love with someone that is not there anymore…
Song Lyrics used- Tourniquet by Evanescence


Ch.19 Beyond Madness


Beyond was moving about touching every letter on the wall speaking to him-self. He sounded so distressed and his voice could be heard out in the hall. "Aden.... I tried to kill the pain but only brought so much more. I lay dying and I'm pouring crimson regret and betrayal for what he has done to me.... I'm dying, praying, bleeding and screaming!" He cried out into the room. "Do you remember me, I've been lost for so long without you! If I died now will you be on the other side or will you forget me! My wounds cry for the grave! My soul cries for deliverance! Will I be denied?!"

L froze, speechless. He opened the door and ran in pulling B into his arms. "Beyond..." He choked holding the boy close to him and kissing his forehead. The other reacted violently. He screamed out and pushed at the person holding him.

"Beyond, it’s Lawliet!" He said soothingly, still holding him tightly.

The child relaxed into the other at the sound of the voice. He stopped his screaming and just let himself be held. L looked down at B. "Oh, love..." He whispered, running a hand soothingly through his hair, as he kissed his forehead, his other arm holding him tightly, his hands running soothing circles on his back. So he was lonely, just like himself.

"Lawli what are you doing here?"

"I was worried about you." He said as he continued to soothe B.

"I don't know why."

"Because I care about you and I....love you." He said to B as he moved his hands and cupped B's face in his hands, looking into those dark deep blues.

"I told you before... I don't love you anymore."

"I know. I know you hate me. You blame me. You’re hurting and lonely." He looked down at B. "I wish... I wish a lot of things..." He trailed off placing a sweet kiss on his cheek.

"If wishes were fishes no one would go hungry."

L chuckled. "Yeah. Beyond..." He placed his forehead against the others. "Come spend the night with me. I'll make tea." He said with a smile.

"Get out of the room... I don't want anyone here..."

"Why?" He asked concerned.

"Because this is not your room."

"Then let’s go to my room." He said with a slightly worried smile

"Just get out... I don't want anyone in here," he repeated, pushing at L.

L nodded and walked out of the room standing in the threshold. "I'm out. Come with me and spend the night with me." He said getting more worried.

He looked at him a moment before shaking his head. "I'm going to eat something."

"Okay. I'll go with you." He said with a nervous smile.

The boy shook his head. "I only eat with A."

L looked at him. "Beyond... A's not here..." He said terror slowly crawling up his spine.

"A is always with me." He moved to the far wall touching it with a soft smile.

L finally looked around the room, the writing on the walls and the crazy additions to the room, and what looked like fist holes along the walls. "Beyond?" He said uncertainly, his voice wavering

The 12 year old looked at him with dark eyes. He tilted his head and licked his lips. "What is it Lawli?"

"Beyond.. A is dead... I know you’re hurting and lonely... but let me help you.." He said slowly and calmly, holding out his hand.

B narrowed his eyes at him. "I know he is dead Lawli... I was the one who found him hanging from the ceiling!"

"I know and it’s messed with your mind, but please Beyond, I care for you...let me make amends.." L pleaded.

"You think I'm insane don't you?" He moved closer to him taking slow steps until he had his chest pressed to L's. "You want to make amends? You can't ever make things right L..."

"I know... I just... forget it, I tried." He said turning and slowly walking back to his bedroom, his head down. Beyond followed him and grabbed hold of his shirt. He stood there looking as if he had lost everything in his life. He stopped and turned around. "Beyond?" He whispered his face sad and his eyes glassy. He moved until he was once more pressed close to L. He couldn't speak right now. He could feel he was close to breaking and his sanity would disappear.

He wrapped his arms around him and held him tightly, tears finally falling slowly down his cheeks. Beyond allowed him-self to be held as he tried to regain himself. L just stood there and just simply held him, tears falling down his cheeks slowly.

After a moment, B pulled away and turned to walk away. "I'm going to get some jam."

"Okay.." He said his voice cracking, just standing there. "Can I join you?"

"No. I don't want you there till you shower. You smell like a whorehouse."

He nodded slowly and pulled his shirt out a bit and sniffed. Where the hell was this perfume smell coming from? He made a face. "I don’t know why.." He said to himself, thinking. "Okay, I'll be down after a shower."

Beyond walked away and moved like a shadow to the kitchen. He looked around for Hannah. "Where is Hannah?" he asked one of the woman there.


"Oh, she went to take some food to the new child in the infirmary. She sits there and watches to make sure he eats, the poor dear." One of the staff said smiling softly.

He turned and walked to the infirmary. "Hannah," B called as he walked over to where the woman was sitting. That's when he got his first look at the child L had brought. "Who is this?"

"Oh, Beyond, how are you? This is Mello." She smiled warmly at him.

The blond looked up at him with a smile on his lips. "Nice to meet you B." Mello was eating soup, bread, and juice. B looked at Hannah and then the boy. His eyes moved to the top of the child's head and blinked. His name and life span lay out before him. "Nice to meet you as well." That smile... it was warm and innocent.

Hannah smiled. "Would you like to join us, Beyond?" She asked patting to the seat next to her at the side of Mello's bed.

He looked at her and shook his head. "B... The rules say not to let anyone know your name."

She sighed. "Sweet heart, why don’t you join us?" She said smiling warmly at him.

He stood there before sitting down. Mello offered him the rest of the bread he had been eating. Beyond looked at it before taking it and eating. Beyond was still very paranoid about his food. He had to have someone else eat it or else he wouldn't. After A's death, Hannah would sit and eat with him.

Hannah smiled. "I’m glad you two are getting along so well, so fast. Anyway," she turned to Mello, "what were we talking about? My mind has gone with my age."

"You were telling me about the other children here," Mello said.

Beyond dipped the bread in the soup as he listened as they spoke. As he sat there, he looked at Mello. The boy smelled like cheap perfume. So that's how Lawli got it.

"Oh, yes, well we already covered most of everyone. Would you like to talk about something else." She said smiling as she watched B eat.

"I want to know more about L."

"Oh, well what do you want to know about him?"

Mello started asking questions on whom he really was and if he really was a detective. He was asking questions that B had asked when he first arrived.

"Yes, L is a detective one of the best. This is saying something for his young age. Poor dear, I always thought Wammy put too much pressure on the boy." She sighed. "He's just a sad, lonely little boy, who’s lost, and Wammy doesn’t see that. Poor baby." She sighed again.

"But there are so many children here. And he has B," Mello looked at Beyond who had stopped eating at the mention of his name. He didn't say anything for a while before he started to eat again.

"Yes, but he doesn’t take kindly to other people. It takes him a lot to let someone close to him. He's extremely phobic of people." She said looking at B with a soft smile, then back to Mello. "So yes, he's lonely, sad and has lost his way in the world." She shook her head.


He nodded his head and smiled at B. The dark haired boy just blinked at the blond. "All things considered I mean life for him couldn't be easy. Nothing in life is easy but having at least one person there is enough to make you feel less lonely."

Beyond sat there stunned. This child was basically telling them that showing weakness was okay... So long as you trusted the person. Hannah smiled widely at the blonde. "Exactly sunshine. All you need in this world is love." She chuckled and pecked the boy on the cheek, then pinched his cheeks gently. "You're so adorable!"

L took a quick shower and changed into some clean clothes. He made his way to the kitchen but didn’t find B. He sighed and walked slowly to the infirmary to visit Mihael again like he promised. When L walked in Mello, Hannah, and B were sitting talking. Beyond looking a little bit saner as well as confused.

L stopped in his tracks, watching B. Hannah looked up and smiled at the boy. "L, why don’t you join us?" L looked at her and stood there thinking about it, indecisive. Mello and B both turned to him and the blond smiled brightly. "L! I'm glad you came back to see me."

L felt himself smiling warmly in return to the boy's smile. "I told you I would." He walked over and pulled up a chair next to B. "How are you feeling?"

"Full. Hannah keeps feeding me!" the child complained. He giggled at him making Beyond smiled.

L chuckled. "She does that... a lot." He grinned over at Hannah.

"What? Food is comforting! The poor sunshine is skin and bones. Almost worst than you were when Wammy brought you here!" Hannah said with passion.

L laughed. "You already gave him a nickname?"

"Of course, he's so precious!" Hannah said pinching the blonde's cheeks gently again. L laughed.

Mello just giggled as he pushed her hand away. "Does everyone have nick names?"

Beyond smirked as he looked at the child. "I have a nick name for L," he purred.

"Only my special babies." Hannah said with a grin.

L's smile faded and he looked down at the ground a bit uncomfortable.

"Who?" Mello asked as his eyes shifted to L. Why did he look so upset? Had something been said that upset him? His eyes then looked to B who was smirking at L. B... What did he say?

"Well, these two right here and then you. Oh and Matt." She said eyeing L.

L looked up at Mello. "So what kind of stories has Hannah been telling you?" He said smiling at the boy. "Just catching me up on what is going on," he said to L. "What are their nicknames?"

Hannah grinned. "B is my little sweet heart, and L here is Suga’pie."

L blushed embarrassed. "Hannah..."

"Because he eats sweets?" Mello asked giggling as Beyond just laughed.

"No, because he's tart on the outside but sweet in the inside." She said grinning. L blushed even more, his face scarlet. "I think L is sweet like a lollipop," Mello said. Beyond lost it. He fell over in a fit of honest laughter. It was the first time in a long time that the dark haired boy had laughed and meant it. L just watched B with a shocked but genuinely warm smile. He felt his heart flutter at the sight of seeing him so happy. Hannah let out a loud laugh. "You’re so adorable!!!"

After a few more minutes of talking the nurse came and told them they should go so Mello could rest. Beyond got up and walked out. L said his goodbyes and ran after B. "Beyond!" He said catching up to him. The dark haired boy turned and looked at him. "What Lawli?"

"Would you like to have tea with me?" He asked, his face was lit up and he was smiling warmly at him.

"Sure. I have nothing else to do."

His smile got wider and he took hold of B's hand and led him up to his room.