CHAPTER 7
(NEAR'S P.O.V)
My stomach was doing somersaults now. Not because what I had ate an hour ago, but what I had discovered during our conversation. Right now I was doing a poor job of hiding it. "You don't look so good are you ok?," he asked innocently looking at me closely. I wasn't fooled, I could see by his stare realization set in as to who I was.
"Were you suppose to meet someone here?. I squirmed under his stare. I needed to move away from him… NOW. "Yes… when I arrived here I was supposed to meet a cousin of mine, but he cancelled at the last minute. Before I sat next to you, I was deciding to get something to eat." I lied.
"I really saw you looking at menus." Tyler grinned. Insane green eyes bore into my blank ones. "It was nice meeting you, but I've got to go. I don't feel well all of a sudden .I think I'll go to the washroom. I enjoyed the talk we had about Kira, until we meet again goodbye…"
I responded my back facing him now, as I headed towards the bathroom. "Goodbye…" was his only response. As I drew closer to the bathroom I hoped Ryk spotted me.
(RYK'S P.O.V)
Sidoh and I looked on at the exchange between the two. Even though we were demons, and our senses were hundred times better than humans, the mall had gotten very noisy. Making it extremely difficult to over hear the conversation.
However looking at them we could see the conversation was getting intense. At least for Near. I've never seen him unsettled before. Something was going down… As for the weird kid he seemed calm, but that was to the untrained eye.
He also seemed to be very uncomfortable with Near . Their behavior wasn't obvious but subtle. The next thing I knew that Near was quickly heading in the opposite direction . "I want you to distract the deathnote ownerfor me. I don't want him to see me." I demanded of Sidoh.
"Wait " Sidoh grabbed my arm. "You mentioned that the white haired boy was not a deathnote user. Then why are you with him?." Sidoh questioned. "I'll explain when we meet again, just don't make him see me."
He obeyed without objection, and went back to his owner. Sidoh was slowly figuring out, what Near and I were up to today. I wasn't afraid of the idea that Sidoh had figured it out. Even though Sidoh wasn't as cunning as I was, he and I had the same mentality when it came to humans.
We both had a change of heart to them, and wanted to see them safe. At least the sane ones. When the coast was clear, I floated over to the bathroom that Near rushed into.
(TYLER'S P.O.V)
I continued to gaze after the white haired guy who rushed off into the bathroom. Why was I feeling so edgy all of a sudden?. It was because of that strange albino guy. When it comes about my intellect, I am a very confident and smug about it, due to the fact tha most persons around me, are usually less intellectual.
However, after having that interesting conversation, my instincts screamed I had finally met my match. The funny thing is ,nothing seemed out of the ordinary with our conversation. He seemed interested in my opinion of Kira to pass the time.
Or was he just pretending?...Before I continued with that thought, Sidoh landed on the table infront of me, blocking my view to the entrance of the bathroom. "I'm bored Tyler, why don't we get out of here and do something?." Sidoh asked cheerfully.
"Shut up!" I snapped suddenly angry now. I was so wrapped up in my thought, the conversation with the albino guy, that I was too distracted to keep an eye on Sidoh. To be honest, I hated to see Sidoh happy. The reason being was that Sidoh was the only thing standing between me, and the deathnote and eraser.
Sidoh was easy to manipulate and scare. "So what's it going to be?" Sidoh asked again. As i iooked into his demonic eyes, I saw something I had never seen before. It was confidence. My eyes widened in confusion. What had changed ?... A minute ago he was about to crack under the pressure.
What did he know that I didn't?... Something wasn't right... Just then I spotted a woman close by glancing at me funny. Shit… She assumed that I was talking to myself. I got up glaring at Sidoh now, packing my things into a small bag pack I had on me.
I swung the bag pack on my back, and walked out of the mall. Sidoh followed behind silently.
(NEAR'S P.O.V)
I splashed my face with cold water again. It was the fouth time. I stared at my reflection. What was this feeling I felt?. I had never experienced this feeling before. Ryk came through the wall, as I growled in frustration. "What happened back there?." Ryk asked quietly.
He was staring at me with a worried look on his face. I grinned. Never thought I'll see the day that a Shinigami was worried about me. "I think I've found the potential Kira." I announced ."You sure?." He questioned. "For starters I blew my cover."
I stated taking off the tap. Ryk's eyes widen in shock. "Don't worry," I continued before he could say anything. I looked Ryk in the eye now. "In our conversation I told him he mentioned Kira returning" I paused. "So?," Ryk stated impatiently for me to continue.
"During our conversation he never admitted that. When I mentioned Kira returning I was referring to the incident on the news. He referred to himself. If he wasn't the potential Kira, he would have referred to the news. There's more: the fact there's a strong possibility that he not only knows about the deathnote, but also the eraser.
He said something that reminded me of one person. He said "Kira returning will usher in a new world…" Who comes to mind when you hear words like that?."Ryk . "No other but Light Yagami… I don't know how… Here comes the grand finale: I think he's going to attempt to revive Light from the dead."
"WHAAAATTTT!" Ryk screamed. We were both silent now. I stared at my reflection again. Ryk eyed me . "So that's why you turned tail and ran.." Ryk concluded understanding my behavior. "You finally found a worthy opponent." I flinched at Ryk's words.
"Someone even better than Light. You could say new and improved…" I hated to admit it, but Ryk was right. I WAS AFRAID… Realising this for the first time, my stomach did a flip flop…. I couldn't hold it anymore. I THREW UP IN THE SINK…
Ryk groaned and turned away. "Gross" I heard him say mutter. As if that wasn't bad enough, someone entered the bathroom. "Near?!" came Sayu's confused voice. "Why are you in the ladies bathroom?."
