Light awoke, shooting into an upright sitting position, and snuffing the scream that was about to tear out. He took a look at his surroundings. His room. Sayu and his mom must've dragged him here. Well, he should probably go talk to them. He shifted, moving to get up, before stopping. Now that he wasn't reasonably terrified, he can think about what it was he saw. Well, first off, what the hell was it? A demon? A ghost? Some sort of hallucination?

A raspy voice sounded from behind him. "I'm a stand."

Light froze. That was both terrifying and entirely unhelpful. He heard a laugh from behind him.

"I'm not sure about the specifics, or how I know this, but I'm a stand."

Taking a deep breath to regain his composure and to prepare himself, Light turned around, and began talking. "And what is a stand, exactly?"

The grotesque figure shrugged. "Not really sure. I just know that's what I am." It paused, tilting its head. "And I have a name, and some stuff I can do. That's another thing I know."

"Well, let's start with your name. I'm guessing you already know mine?" It nodded. Light didn't really react, as he was expecting that.

"My name is 'This is How I Disappear.'"

Light blinked. "Like the song?"

TiHID nodded. "Like the song."

Then Light noticed something off. "Wait, how did you even know about the song?" Light, of course, had his suspicions, but better not to assume.

"I know everything you know."

Light sighed at that. Great, it's not like he valued his privacy or anything. Light palmed his face.

"Moving on," Light began, eager to change the topic. "You said you can do things? What sort of things?"

TiHID gave a very wide and unsettling grin. "Where's the fun in explaining, when I can just show you?" It made motions towards Light's desk. "Go get a pencil or something, and hold it." Light, begrudgingly, went and did just that, standing up from his bed and walking over to his desk, and taking a pencil, holding it normally. "No, not like that. Put all ten fingers on it." Hesitantly, Light grabbed it with all ten fingers. Suddenly, the pencil was gone. Light stood there for a bit, before speaking.

"Isn't your name a bit on the nose?" Light had already figured out TiHID's ability. It can make things disappear if Light, and probably TiHID itself, get ten fingers on an object. An honestly frightening ability. Would such a thing work on people?

Before TiHID could reply to Light, there was a knock on the door to Light's room. "Light? Are you awake?" It was Sayu. "I can hear you!" Shit, Light thought. Of course they would hear him. In fact, it's shocking they weren't in his room making sure he was alright. They must've had lunch, or something.

"You can come in, Sayu. The door's unlocked, isn't it?" He said, without a hint of his inner turmoil. With the sentence finished, the door swung open, revealing Sayu, who looked concerned.

"Light, were you talking to anyone?"

Light shook his head. "No, just talking to myself." Sayu nodded, but Light could see she was unconvinced. Oh well, this'll do for now, he thought.

"Alright…" Sayu began, trailing off a bit. "Uh, what exactly happened, anyways? You were fine and then you screamed and I ran to the bath room and you were passed out on the floor-" Light interrupted Sayu's rambling by walking over and giving her a hug.

"I'm fine, Sayu. I just slipped, that's all." It was a shitty excuse, but Light's delivery was impossibly good.

"Bu you screamed so loud and-"

"Listen, Sayu, want in on a little secret?" Sayu nodded, still almost crying. "I'm really scared of falling." Sayu looked at him confused. "It's true. I didn't tell you before because I think it's quite embarrassing."

Sayu… laughed at that. It was, of course, entirely absurd, but Light made it very believable. Sayu bought it. Light gave her a smile.

"Our secret, right?"

"Right. I'll go tell mom you're awake." Sayu left, much calmer.

TiHID stared at Light, giving another really wide smile. "You're a good liar."

"I'm good at talking." Light corrected, quietly such that only TiHID would hear him. "Lying is just a part of talking." TiHID continued speaking, but Light was ignoring him. He was just going to join the tail end of lunch with his mom and Sayu.

And Light did just that. He at for a couple minutes with them, Sachiko worrying over Light, and talks about some more mundane things. When he finished eating, he stood up.

"Well, I'm going to go check on dad." Light said.

Sachiko, of course, was concerned. "Are you sure you're well enough, Light?"

Light nodded. "Of course." Sachiko still looked hesitant. "Really, I'm fine."

Sachiko sighed. "Alright, stay safe in that case, Light."

Light smiled, and so did TiHID. "Of course I will. I'll be perfectly safe."

And on that note, Light stepped out, hands in his pockets, and both the desire to check on his father, and on the arrow that pierced him.