Hey! It's yet another update! I know people are getting all anxious and that's a great thing on my part!
People are confused as to why she can see lifespans above people's heads, but that'll all be explained in due time. I promise.
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She sat to the left of Lawliet. Light sat on his right. The chain still connected both men, which she despised, but at least she was closest to her detective.
She was upset about falling asleep in Light's arms a few days prior and felt as though she had committed a crime. Luckily, however, Sybil had the sense to know better than to believe that. She had been in distress and Light had been the one to offer her comfort- a hug. If it had of been even a stranger, she would have done the same thing.
Her green orbs reflected the computer monitor, moving left to right as she read a webpage. Thousands of hundreds of names and their meanings she had scanned through in just the past hour alone. At first, she had been heeding Fang's advice and had been searching for her name, but had soon gotten distracted with all the letters and meanings behind them.
She had blocked out all the sounds and all the thoughts as she merely wanted to figure out why Fang had dropped such a hint.
What did her name have to do with Kira?
A headache begun to form in her forehead, causing Sybil to come back to her senses and rub her temples in an attempt to calm her tense nerves. It was only a moment later that a gentle hand touched her shoulder.
Her eyes lit up as she turned and smiled weakly at L.
"Perhaps you should rest. You are undergoing a severe amount of stress, after all." He worded quietly, concern lacing each of his syllables.
His eyes showed this as well.
"No. I'm okay. I've got some research I need to complete first, anyway." She returned her attention to the computer monitor, well aware that two sets of eyes were now focused on her.
One brown and the other blue-grey.
"I see." Lawliet didn't question her further.
She would only figure out a way to get around his questions by telling the truth. It was something she was good at.
Sybil was about to type in the five letters of her name, but was interrupted by the sudden intensity of her headache. She didn't make a sound as she then felt her heart skip several beats and then slow down.
She slowly reached up and placed her right hand over the area where her heart pounded, gripping her blue button-up tightly in the process.
It wasn't painful, merely uncomfortable. With this, she knew she wasn't having entering cardiac arrest, but she also knew that something wasn't right. She allowed her eyes to flicker to the silver and black watch around her left wrist.
Five fifty in the evening.
She sighed inaudibly and moved the hand on her chest to go back to massaging her forehead.
"On second thought, I probably should try and get some sleep before Misa and Matsuda get back. I highly doubt she'll let me sleep for long before wanting to tell me about her day. 'Sides, I plan to get back to the hospital later and I need to be able to pull an all nighter." And just like that, she stood up and made her way to the elevator.
Light stood up and went to check out her computer, gaining a small glare from L.
"What are you doing?"
"Just checking what type of research she was doing. If you don't want me to invade her privacy, I won't, but don't say that you're not curious either." The handsome young man sat down at the computer Sybil was just previously at and moved the mouse slightly just to wake up the sleeping monitor.
It was then that he blinked in confusion.
What was this?
"Hey, Ryuuzaki, take a look at this." L sighed in annoyance, but nonetheless obeyed the young man's request.
After all, he did have to admit that he was curious as to what Sybil could have been so interested in.
He looked over Light's shoulder at Sybil's computer screen and stared blankly at the list of names. Names, their origins, and their meanings.
"Hmm, interesting." What did this have to do with the investigation?
Why was she looking up names? It didn't make any sense to him. Then again, lately not much of her behavior made sense.
"She's really out of it, isn't she? I mean, I would be too, but-" Light stopped and watched as L returned to his seat as if nothing was relatively confusing about this.
"- hey, Ryuuzaki, can you answer a question for me?"
"Perhaps." Light sighed and then looked up at the ceiling.
"What if Sybil was Kira, hypothetically? What would you do?" It took all Lawliet's self control to not lay a punch on the college student's chin.
"Sybil is not Kira, so there is no need for me to answer that question." The detective was only beginning to despise Light more and more with each passing day and was growing to regret the choice he had made.
***
She laid on the couch, eyes closed as she listened to the ticking of the pink clock on the wall.
Thoughts ran clockwork through her mind, as she had many of them with the position she was in. The amount of thoughts just kept increasing with each passing minute and the stress that L was placing on her wasn't helping.
He was only making things more difficult for her and truth be told- she was feeling a little lonely. Ever since the hand cuffs had come out, things hadn't quite been the same. She hadn't spent much time focusing on it since she had constantly been thinking of other things having to do with the fate of the world, but now that she did-
Sybil groaned and pulled a blanket over her head, forcing her romantic emotions from her mind.
Now was not the time for thinking. She had to get some sleep before she killed herself by exhaustion.
However, no matter how hard she tried, sleep would not come. So, she sat up and rested her bare feet on the plush pinkish colored carpet, her right hand massaging her still aching head.
Sybil could only assume that it was due to her new ability. Either that or she had been staring at a computer screen for one too many hours.
She sighed and the headache finally subsided. It was then that she glanced to the clock.
Ten to eight at night. Perhaps it would be best to just go to Jerrod now on the off chance he would awake before he died. She wanted to be there and she wanted him to hear her voice one last time before death claimed him. No one deserved to die like that.
She hung her head and held it now in both her hands, attempting to comfort herself as tears threatened to well up and pour from her sockets. However, this time she did not cry as she refused to do so. At least, she refused to do so now. A few days ago- perhaps.
Her head rose back up so that she could face the clock and a small sigh escaped her lips.
"I- should go visit Dad." And so, she stood herself up and was about to exit the bedroom, only to be interrupted by the familiar squealing of the blonde model even before she crashed through the door and tackled Sybil into a tight hug.
"Shizu! You know you're my bestest friend, right?!" Sybil stared for a moment and then closed her eyes.
"Thank you for that confession, Misa. However- I need to go visit someone." Misa stared up at Sybil with confused eyes as she tilted her head.
"Um, who? Oh! Is it your boyfriend?!" She took a double take of Sybil's current attire.
A dull grey t-shirt accompanied with an olive green sweatshirt and a pair of grey sweatpants.
"Um, no offence, but you are not going anywhere in that! I mean, it's bad enough that you have to work with that pervert Ryuuzaki, but you shouldn't have to look like him too!" Sybil sighed again.
"I'm going to the hospital, Misa. I hardly think that it matters what I'm wearing."
"The- hospital? Why are you going to such a depressing place?! Oh! Is your boyfriend in the hospital?! I'd even go without my makeup if my Light was in the hospital!" What was with her and boyfriends?
Sybil shook her head.
"No. I- I'm not going to visit my boyfriend. Besides, he doesn't seem to care much for me at the moment." Misa gasped.
"Oh! How could someone not care about you, Shizu?! You're so pretty! A little dull and a little- wide in the hips, but pretty!" Wide in the hips?
Sybil glanced down and then shook her head sadly.
Now she felt self-conscious as well as miserable. What a great combination.
"Thank you for the- compliment." At least, that's what she assumed it was.
Misa grinned.
"You're welcome! You know what?! If you're going to the hospital, because I'm such a great friend, I'm gonna come with you! Oh! Do you think we could get Light to come with us?!"
"He and Ryuuzaki are very busy. I- doubt they-"
"Oh, that's right! My Light is stuck to that creepy guy, isn't he?! Why did he choose to handcuff himself to Light anyway?!" A sharp intake of breath.
"Do you think Ryuuzaki swings that way?!" Sybil felt infuriated at the blonde for even thinking such a thing.
She managed a whispered answer.
"No. I- don't think so." Misa blinked.
"Shizu? Are- are you okay?! You look really pale! Paler than usual anyway! You could use a tan! Shizu? Shizu?! Why aren't you answering me?! " The redheaded detective sighed.
"Sorry, Misa. I'm- not feeling well. As for how pale I am- I haven't been getting as much sun as I used to. I- don't think it's a good idea for you to come with me. I plan to be there all night."
"Only more of a reason for me to come! You could use the company!" Another sigh, this time however, it was a sigh of defeat.
"I see. Then come on. I'm sure Ryuuzaki and Light will have no problem in letting you tag along with me." Misa then proceeded to cling to Sybil as tightly as possible.
"YAY!!!" And, for a reason, Sybil couldn't help, but crack a tiny smile.
Maybe some company wouldn't be all that bad. Even if the company did happen to be the second Kira. At least- she wasn't being ignored and tossed aside anymore.