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So, here's the twenty-fifth :)
25. Protocol
Why do people call the string part of a necklace the chain? Well, some necklaces are made from a series of links, like chains. This is why jewelry often breaks; every once in a while the weakest link gives way. With a strong enough tug, the same can be done with a chain.
This is a skinny chain.
And, Light thinks, he and L are strong people.
"L, please let go of me."
"I cannot."
"Please? I won't go anywhere."
"The minute I let go of Light-kun, he will run."
"I'm trying to prove my innocence! Why would I-"
"I will not accept suggestions from suspects."
With a sigh, Light glanced at the near bedpost. That stupid metal framework started this whole mess by snapping the chain.
Light sits on the bed and L, arms locked awkwardly around Light's middle, follows.
"So," Light mutters, "this is your only back-up plan?"
"Until the task force arrives with better handcuffs, yes." L somehow finds a way to sit next to Light without letting go. "In case Light-kun hasn't noticed, I have been quite busy."
Light sighed again. It wasn't a full sigh because L was fiercely determined to not let Light go, and his thin arms were strong.
L's hair brushed Light's chin.
Then it dawned on Light.
Ah, L, you brilliant, brilliant bastard.
Light, after much struggling, managed to slide his arms out of L's death grip, and then Light wrapped his own arms around L.
"So," Light surmised, "This means that for the next eight or so hours, you will be hugging me?"
L froze with the sudden realization that this was a terrible back-up plan.
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