"Do you believe in ghosts?" She asked, staring intently at the chess board before making her move. She moved her B2 pawn forward one more space to B7.
"No," He responded as he quickly moved his bishop to take the pawn that was threatening his rook.
"Shame," She sighed, moving her rook to take his bishop, "I've got some good ghost stories."
"How can someone as obviously intelligent as you believe in ghosts?" He wondered, using his knight to back her queen into a corner.
"I'm from a different universe, Sherlock," Hayden reminded the consulting detective, using her queen to take his rook on the other side of the board and put him him in check, "why would ghosts be such a stretch? Check."
"I'm still not sure I believe you," Sherlock informed the woman as he moved his remaining bishop to protect his king.
"That's unfortunate," Hayden sighed, moving a pawn forward to E4, "and here I thought you were smarter than Mycroft."
Sherlock looked up at Hayden then, raising an eyebrow, "why does it matter so much if I believe you?"
Hayden smiled as he watched Sherlock moved a pawn forward two spaces.
"Isn't that what everyone wants, Sherlock?" Hayden asked, moving the pawn she'd moved earlier forward another spot, "for someone to believe in them no matter how much of a stretch it is."
"Boring," Sherlock commented, taking Hayden's pawn with his knight.
"That may be how you feel but don't forget that you are emotionally oppressed." Hayden reminded, using her bishop to take his knight.
"Check," Sherlock murmured, moving his rook to the other end of the board.
"Damn," Hayden groaned moving her bishop back to it's home to protect her king.
"You're slacking," Sherlock chided as he moved her into checkmate, "must be all those emotions. Checkmate, by the way."
Hayden chuckled before moving herself away from the table and towards the kitchen. She started the kettle befitting going back into the living room to see that Sherlock had already cleaned up.
"Seeing as you've learned that emotions are a weakness I'm not surprised at your disdain. However, I've learned that emotions make you stronger." Hayden said as she folded a blanket on the couch, "if emotions didn't help us don't you think evolution would have done away with them by now?"
"In some people it has."
Hayden sighed, "you're not a robot, Sherlock."
"I don't need you to psychoanalyze me," Sherlock snapped.
"I wasn't, Sherlock, I was merely stating a fact." Hayden replied, "you are not a robot."
Sherlock grunted before moving into his 'mind palace' pose. Hayden sighed and went into the kitchen to finish her tea as the kettle whistled. By the time she rolled back into the living room Sherlock was gone.
A/N: Hello guys! Here I am with chapter one of the sequel to Terms and Conditions. I suggest you read that story first. Thank you!