Konnichiwa :3 Short chapter is short. I'M SORRY~ I had to write fast because I've barely been home today D:

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One word could describe the following day in the Task-Force suite; awkward. The members noticed immediately something had happened when they arrived. L seemed to jump at every small noise and would occasionally glance off into space and his eyes would glaze over for a moment.

When Dawn arrived there was no trace of yesterday's grumpiness upon her features. In fact, she was positively glowing. Her smiles stretched across her mouth, her eyes sparkled and she nearly danced when she walked.

As all grown men did when faced with a situation like that, they made a bet. Matsuda had guessed that something happened between the two yesterday after everyone had left, and guaranteed that the first one to figure out what did happen won 390 yen.

Obviously the youngest male on the Task-Force was the first to make his move. He had approached the bubbly brunette and simply questioned her on why she was so happy. Dawn replied back with a prompt, "It's a beautiful day, isn't it?"

Aizawa's try was next. He had gone back when Watari went to get more cake for the sugar obsessed pair and casually commented on Ryuzaki's small attention span for the day. Watari had just smiled at him secretively and handed him a cup of coffee.

Soichiro and Ukita had refused to play in the bet, seeing as they were busy working, but Mogi had surprisingly done so.

Mogi's approach was the most obvious of yet – he had simply gone up to Dawn and questioned her on whether anything happened last night after they had left. She simply grinned and responded with , "Maybe~" Leaving that as a dead in.

It was horribly frustrating to the three, just knowing something had happened but having no clue what. Matsuda took great joy in coming up with dramatic possibilities, like Ryuzaki had complimented her on her abilities and was out of it because Dawn was so obviously excited over by the praise, or that Dawn discovered the detective had a fear of spiders, leaving L embarrassed.

Aizawa had to admit they both sounded unlikely, and so the trio was left in the dark once more.

Throughout the day, the three males would keep looking over at the clones trying to find any indication about what had occurred. Were they sitting closer together than normal? Was that touch of there hands on purpose? Was L staring at the girl frequently? Were the two sharing intense looks?

It seemed as if they were but, having never really paid attention before, they couldn't tell the difference between what was usual and what wasn't. It was horribly frustrating after a few hours.

When both L and Dawn excused themselves to the kitchen, Matsuda suggest spying on them to see what they talked about. With a fair amount of convincing, Aizawa accompanied the hyper man. Mogi decided he had more need to stay alive than to win money, and stayed behind.

As the two looked through a small crack in the door, they saw Dawn sitting on the counter, rolling a small hard candy in her fingers while swinging her legs back and forth. L stood beside her in his usual hunched over position, one hand in his pocket and the other raised to his mouth.

"-spacing out a lot today." Dawn commented with a small smirk.

"I have been reviewing last night's events." L said after a small (was that embarrassment they heard?) silence. The brunette giggled, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

"I still can't believe you fainted." She chuckled. Aizawa and Matsuda shared a confused look. Why had the detective passed out?

Ryuzaki's face was definitely red this time. "That was an accidental occurrence." He informed her, looking to the side awkwardly.

"Well, I didn't think you'd done it on purpose L-kun." She said, smiling. L-kun? Yes, the Task-Force members were very, very confused. "Ah, speaking of, what does this make us?"

"I do not understand what you mean."

"Are we still coworkers, friends, or...?"

"I wasn't aware in anything that would've changed our relationship." L commented, but his voice sounded slightly strained. Dawn snorted.

"The kiss was my confession if you hadn't noticed." She said, her face slightly red. Matsuda was pretty sure his draw had dropped. Dawn had confessed? They had kissed? What the hell?

"I-I simply remember you wiping the chocolate off of my mouth." Ryuzaki replied, sounding mildly flustered.

"Oh really?" Dawn commented in a disbelieving voice before hopping down. "Should I refresh your memory?" L's face seemed to redden even more.

"That is not-" He began, but the girl had pressed her lips to his once more, and the detective's eyes widened. When he didn't pull away, Dawn's eyes closed and she reached her hands around his neck.

Moments passed and by then the police officer's jaws were nearing the ground, there eyes nearly popping out of their heads.

Pulling back slightly, the sugar-loving girl looked up curiously into the panda-like detectives dark eyes. "Do you remember now?"

"Why, yes, I suppose I do." L said, leaning back down to capture her lips once more. Suddenly, two loud thumps were heard. He pulled back and the two shared an inquisitive look.

"What on earth?"

Needless to say, Aizawa and Matsuda split the money.

For some reason, I really like this chapter XD Even if it was short and rushed :3

Song of the Chapter: Love Song - Hatsune Miku

~Adra