Stone Children

A/N: Demon’s Sinner- I don’t know if it’s sad that I was looking forward to this part or not. While RPing it I just kept trying to rush to it. Guess that says a lot about me huh? It’s not even my favorite part either. That comes WAY later.

A/N: Karaage- you rush past this part so you could get to your favorite part… this made me sad writing this… I cried.. Anyway.. Drinking game! Take a shot every time L makes a sexually suggestive remark or inappropriate touch towards a minor. LOL


Ch. 9 The Fall of A

2 months passed, it was hell. A had become reclusive and snappish the workload ever increasing and never decreasing. He lived in the library; he skipped meals to finish work. His skin had become a sickly color and he had lost tons of weight.

He snapped at teachers and burst into tears during lessons. Every essay and paper he got back was covered in red pen. His hand became blistered and he kept it bandaged all the time, sometimes you could see it bleeding through. His eyes were always bloodshot and had circles that were greater then L's. He never said anything to anyone and had become very jumpy and paranoid.

His usual smile was long gone and his usual whimsical voice was now harsh and unfeeling. However, he kept up, his grade never wavered and he never missed a lesson and was never late.

Beyond could only watch as A spiraled out of control. He would hold the other at night and bandage his hand but still his numbers flickered smaller and smaller. They jumped from normal to only triple digits to single and then back to the large numbers. IT worried him more and more.

It didn't help much that every other day he was pulled out of class by either Roger (for punishment) or L (for tea and music lessons). He now sat in L's room, drinking tea and working on the bracelet for A. He hoped that the trinket would make the other smile.

L walked back into the living room and climbed up onto the couch, placing the place of sweets in front of them. He turned and watched B work on the bracelet for a bit. "That’s a beautiful bracelet, did you make it all yourself?"
*plate of sweets

"Yes... It's taken a long time because the beads are glass and I don't want to break them."

He nodded. "That’s amazing. Now, I brought some treats for you. I don’t know what you like. I would think you have gotten sick with just tea." He said gesturing to the plate of sweets."

"I don't eat much." It was true; ever since A stopped eating meals with him, B would eat only jam. It wasn't so bad; he ate other things but only after Hannah ate the first two bites.

"I know, I just thought you might like something a bit different." He shrugged and grabbed one of sweets from the plate with his index finger and thumb, leaning his head back and biting into it, his teeth bared.

"I don't like chocolate."

L looked at him as if he was insane. "I have other things, just tell me what you want and I'll get you it." He said chewing.

"You sound like you are trying to impress me."


He smirked. "Maybe." He said as he reached for another sweet.

He smirked as he finished the bracelet.

"Is it working?" He asked smirked still in place as he chewed.

"You impressing me? Not really."

"Is there something I can do to change that?" He asked pointedly.

"Let me see A more."

L froze. "I’m doing the best I can. He has work and lessons. You should be proud of him; he's doing an amazing job. If he finishes he will have proved that he can handle it, being L." He stated pouring more tea into his cup.

"His numbers keep changing though..." B whispered.

L didn’t hear him over the clinking of the kettle against his teacup. "Anyway, unless you want to stay more, I believe you have homework." He smiled at the boy, "Ill see you at Dinner."

He got up and walked out the door. "Good bye L." He left and hurried to A's room.

A was sitting on the floor of his bedroom, a towel held under his hand as he tried to finish his last essay. Tears were slowly falling down his face and his face was a mask of pain. He whimpered as he wrote out the sentences. The bandage completely red and the towel underneath it were too.

B ran in with a smile and food for him. "A! I brought you lunch!"

A plastered a half smile on his face, looking up at B. "Thank you. I'll eat in a bit after I finish this." He said as he went back to work on the essay.

"A your hand!" B placed the food on the desk and grabbed A's wrist. He pulled it away from the papers and started to unwrap it.

"NO!" He snapped, jerking his hand back and continuing his essay.

"Aden please, your hand is bleeding."

"I’m almost finished. I really need to get this done." He said as he continued to feverishly work on it.

"A...." He watched him with sad eyes as the older boy worked. "How long do you have to keep doing this?"

He didn’t answer him as he finished his last sentence. "There, finished!" He said as he sat back, cradling his hand. He looked over at B. "I’m sorry I snapped at you. Where have you been? I missed you." He smiled at him but his eyes didn’t show any of it.

"I was working on your present." He held up the finished bracelet. "I wanted to give it to you."

A looked at it for a moment before he looked back at B and actually smiled for real. One of he's usual warm smiles that made his blue eyes sparkle. "It's beautiful."

"I'm glad you like it A." He walked over and placed it on A's wrist. "Now let me look at your hand."

A nodded and held his hand out to B.

"B please report to Roger's office immediately." Came the voice over the intercom

He sighed and kissed A's lips. "Better go see what the hell I did this time." He ran off to Roger's office.

A nodded, before getting up and going to bandage this hand, he came back and found L at his door.

"Where's B?" He asked.

"He went to see Roger." A said as he raised his hand the light catching the bracelet. L growled and walked over grabbing his wrist. "Where the fuck did you get this?" He snarled ripping the bracelet from his wrist, and holding it up.

"B gave it to me." A said his voice harsh.

"Stay away from my beautiful Beyond; you whore with your whore tongue. He doesn’t want you. He wants me. He doesn’t care for you. No one does. You are boring. He's just around you out of pity!" L snarled throwing the bracelet up against the wall. One of the beads chipped.

A narrowed his eyes at L. He was sick of it! "Your Beyond?!" He snapped at L. "He is not YOUR Beyond! He belongs to me! He will never be yours! We've made love, tons of times and he tells me he loves me! He cares for me! He wants ME not YOU, you selfish little spoiled brat-" L hit him square in the jaw. A went down like a ton of bricks. "We will see about that!" L hissed before swinging his leg back and kicking him in the stomach. A spit out blood, "He'll never touch you. He loves me." A spat at L as the detective turned to leave. L smirked, "We will see Alternate whore." He left the room and went back to his office.

A stood up and walked slowly over to the bracelet putting in back on his wrist. He then went to the bathroom and washed the blood from his face and mouth.

That night B was walking to A's room when he saw L. "L!" The younger boy ran over to him. "L, I have a favor to ask. A is working himself to death; please can't you give him more time on his work? Or even cut it down a little?"

L stood there and turned looking at him. "Maybe if you'll do something for me?" He said.

A was making his way back to his room from the library that night exhausted.

"What?"

"Kiss me. Kiss me for as long as I want right here, and I will cut his work." L said stepping towards him.

B's eyes widened at this demand. "W-What? But why?"

"I want you. I have wanted you for a while now and I’m tired of being subtle about it."

"If I kiss you, you have to promise to cut his work and give him more time." Beyond moved closer to L.

"I promise as of tomorrow his lessons are cut back to normal." He said holding up his hands.

B moved closer and looked up at him. "Fine..." He leaned up and pressed his lips to L's.

L smiled and pushed him up against the wall, stepping closer to him and grabbing his leg wrapped it around his waist as he kissed B deeply, grinding his hips into B.

A rounded the corner and froze at the sight before him.

B had to wrap his arms around L's neck as his leg was grabbed. He kissed back knowing he was doing this for A.

A dropped his books and stood there before bursting out into sobs and running past the couple to his room. B's eyes opened and his head jerked away from L. "A!" He tried to get free. L stepped back and let B go. A got to his room and opened the door, running in and turning to close it.

B ran after him and put his foot in the door. "A! It's not what you think!"


A shoved his foot out of the door. "I don’t want to talk right now." He said slamming the door and locking it.

"A! A! Please!" He banged on the door. "Aden! Aden!"

"Go away! I’m tired and want to sleep." Came the reply.

"A please let me in! I did it for you! He said he would cut your work if I did it!"

"I don’t want my work cut! I’m going to be the next L!" A paused then, "Go away! I have lessons in a couple of hours. I’m going to sleep now."

"A.... A, I was only trying to help! Please let me in..."

The only sounds that came from the room were the shower turning on and the bathroom door slamming.

B collapsed against his door and just sat there all night.

A woke the next morning and grabbed his books, getting dressed and walking out of his room, stepping quietly around B and running down the hall then the stairs. B's eyes snapped open once his head hit the floor. He scrambled to his feet and saw A's numbers. They were Double digits... counting down to something. A ran into his regular lessons and sat down, jumpy and fidgety. B walked into his lessons and kept glancing at the other. He watched as the numbers got lower with every minute that past.

Soon as he finished his regular classes and had lunch, he went to his advanced classes. The teacher stopped him. "Sorry, but L dropped all your advanced lessons. Go back to your regular schedule." He then shut the door and started class.

A stood there for a moment. He was out of the running.... B had L take him out of the running.... He ran to his bedroom and slammed the door shut, sobbing. He trashed his room, up ending bookcases, smashing stuff against the wall. He sat there sobbing in the middle of the floor till he heard the dinner bell. He reached over and started to write a note, folded it and label the outside BB.

He then grabbed his desk chair and rolled it under the hook for the light fixture in the middle of his room. He grabbed the rope he had found in the garden and tied it around his neck. He then stood up on the chair, tying the rope to the hook. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes before he pushed the wheelie chair from under him.