Sybil was on the edge of the couch, watching the news on television.
She was at home and Taylor sat beside her, watching how tense she was as she watched.
"Kira gets his victims from the Internet and the news. He also supplies tapes to Sakura T.V. This has been going on for nearly a year. It's not getting better. It's getting worse. Kira's killing more of them. I'm beginning to think that the U.S will get involved, if they haven't already sent over FBI agents." Taylor continued to study his sister, unhappy with how she was so calm about the fact that she might die.
"I've been on this case for eight months. It's running cold. Kira's getting smarter." Sybil smirked.
"Interesting. This will keep me occupied for a long time to come." She then checked her watch and stood up.
"Taylor, keep watching the news on. Also, keep checking my email constantly. I'm expecting a message."
"Okay. Just be careful, Sybil. Don't die."
"I'm making no promises-" Her older brother cut her off with a hug and Sybil's eyes widened.
"If you die, I'm going to resurrect you and then kill you again." Her eyes slowly closed as she relaxed into the hug.
"I'm going to be fine. I won't die if I can help it. Now, can you let me go? I have work to-" Her cellphone suddenly began to ring and Taylor immediately released her.
Sybil hurriedly checked the caller ID and flipped the phone open before holding it to her ear.
"I was just on my way, Ryuu."
"There's some new information regarding the case that you will find interesting." L explained and this caused Sybil to become fairly amused.
"Does it involve dead FBI agents?" Taylor tensed as he watched his sister smirk.
"How did you know?"
"It was bound to happen sooner or later. My guess is, the United States sent over some agents to investigate the members of the NPA. I'll be over in a few minutes. By the time I get there, I need a list of the dead agents as well as their families."
"Of course. I'll have Watari gather the information for your arrival."
"Alright. See you then." She flipped her phone shut and looked to her older brother.
"Keep the news on. Contact me if anything happens. And don't forget about checking my email." Before he could say another word to his sister, she grabbed her cap and left the house.
Taylor sighed and ran his fingers through his hair.
"See you later, Syb. Come back in one piece."
***
"Ray Penber. He was visiting Tokyo with his fiancée, Naomi Misora, who was once an FBI agent as well. They were supposed to be visiting her parents. I guess his little friends in America thought that since he was here already, might as well make him work in a completely life threatening situation. He's not the only one dead, either. Eleven other agents were killed because of a heart attack." Sybil murmured under her breath as she spun her cap so that the brim was on the back of her head.
"How did you know that the FBI was in Tokyo investigating us?" Mogi asked.
L just watched as Sybil rolled her eyes.
"Give me a break. The U.S has to have its say in everything. It's called sticking their noses up your asses to make you uncomfortable. Evidently, they were most likely trying to prove that someone from the NPA is Kira or has family who is Kira. I guess that narrows our field of suspects, doesn't it?" She glanced around at the group of police officers.
"Wait, you can't possibly think that one of us are Kira, can you?" Matsuda asked.
"Nope. Ryuuzaki here has already sufficed to feeling quite positive that you're not. Frankly, I trust his judgment."
"Then what does it mean?" Aizawa questioned with his arms crossed.
"It means that whoever Ray Penber was investigating, is our most plausible suspect for being Kira." L stated as he glanced towards his female equal.
Sybil nodded.
"Exactly. I know it's not a good thing to think about, but it's our only lead." She closed her eyes for a moment and then looked over at L.
"There should be a log on him somewhere." He smirked and pulled a black book out from behind his computer.
Then, he handed it to Sybil.
"Nothing gets by you."
"Thanks." She flipped open the journal and her green eyes scanned it.
"So, which one of us was Penber investigating?" Soichiro questioned.
Sybil sighed sadly and looked up at the Chief of Police.
"Do you want to tell him, Ryuuzaki? Or did you only give this to me so that I was forced to?" Her voice had an angry bite to it and L watched as she had a just as angry glimmer in her usually cheerful eyes.
He just stared back.
"As you just said. Nothing gets by me." Sybil looked to Soichiro and sighed.
"Yagami."
"Family was being investigated?!" Her eyes went from angry at L to sympathetic for the middle aged man.
"That doesn't mean that someone in your household is Kira. The chances of that is less than five percent." She didn't dare pull her eyes from Soichiro's.
"Sybil." She pulled her eyes away after hearing L's voice.
"There's also another family that was being investigated. Your higher up. I suppose Ryuuzaki has a plan for what we're to do next and I'm tired." The young woman spun her cap around and tugged it down in front of her eyes.
She then leaned back in her seat and closed her eyes, trying to shake the feeling of despair in her gut.
With Ray Penber's death, Kira had made a mistake. Someone in one of those households was Kira. It was the only thing that made sense about this investigation.
Only the people in those two households could possibly have any connection to police records. And yet, they would still have to be pretty smart in order to hack into the system like that to kill the criminals already in prison.
Kira was obviously naïve to have much such a huge mistake. Either that, or he had purposely killed Penber because it would draw suspicion towards the police. Yet, it seemed highly unlikely that Kira was that smart.
No. Kira was definitely in one of those households or a good family friend at least. That was the only thing in this investigation that held any logic.
She'd tell L of her thoughts on the matter once he asked. Despite the fact that she was still rather angry with him for making her tell Yagami. Being blunt was his thing, not hers.
The young woman suddenly felt her cap being removed from her head and she opened her eyes to glanced over into his wide black ones.
She then glanced over her shoulder and noticed everyone else had already left. Sybil then narrowed her eyes and ripped her hat back from his hands.
"I told you once before, Ryuuzaki. I dislike being used. I would even use a stronger term to describe my extreme dislike of being-"
"I apologize, Sybil. It was not my intention to make you feel 'used', as you put it."
"Then what the hell was your intention?! I don't usually lose my cool, but you crossed the line!" She poked the male detective in the chest with her right index finger as she stood up and continued to glare.
L dropped her cap to the floor as she continued to glower at him.
He had never seen her angry before. Depressed, yes, but never angry. He had known that Sybil wouldn't be pleasant to be around when angered, but never had he believed that she would take things so personally.
"I intended only to see how you would handle it. I am deeply sorry." His innocent eyes glittered and Sybil soon relaxed, letting out a quiet sigh.
The dark haired detective blinked as she then walked away, but didn't leave the room. She seemed to be blowing off steam.
L watched as she then ran her fingers through her short red hair.
"It's okay. I forgive you. I need to work on my temper anyway. I guess, keeping all my emotions boxed in for the past fifteen years is finally starting to wear down on me. Anyway, let's get back to business." She turned to face him, smiling weakly.
"Kira is definitely in one of the households, or at least a good family friend to one of them. It's the only thing in this case that makes sense."
"I suppose you thought of the possibility that Kira is genius enough to frame the households?"
"Of course. However, it seems highly unlikely. We've already concluded that Kira is an older teenager, so therefore, he or she is naïve and wouldn't have thought of the consequences of killing Penber or the other FBI agents." L smirked at her response, but stopped when he noticed Sybil had stopped smiling and was staring at her untied shoelaces.
"Sybil?" She raised her head and smiled again.
"It's nothing. I was just caught up with a flashback. A lot has been on my mind lately." He could tell by the look in her eyes that she was telling the truth.
A flashback. Most likely about the day everything changed for her. When she decided to become a detective.
For the first time in a lifetime, he actually wished that he could somehow make her feel better. To have the right social qualifications to do so.
However, no words of comfort would come to him. L had no idea what to tell her.
It was strange that only this young woman could frustrate him without even trying.