Disclaimer: I do not own TOnari no Kaibutsu-kun.

A/N: Aaaggh. Feeling kind of not busy today. Decided to post another one. Since this week would be one hell of an exam week, and from then on I'd be deprived of their cuteness. This chappy's kind of short, but I hope it can still live up to that Sasanatsu feels.

Now. Need to study. R/R :)

4

"Gaaaaaaaah." The whole room was filled with an agonizing scream of defeat from a girl named Natsume. It's been their fifth game and Natsume was already tired of losing.

"Haru kun." She said. "Are you really not cheating?" They've been playing cards, and throughout their rounds, she had always lost. Haru had won all of them. She looked at her fellow players. "Mitty." She cried, pleading to let her win even just once, or at least let her not be in the last place. She turned to Sasayan. "Sasayan-kun." She said, looking at him as if he did something unforgivable.

Sasayan raised his eyebrows. "What did I do?"

"I can't stand losing to a boy, especially to Sasayan-kun."

"Ah." Sasayan felt insulted. "What about Haru?"

"I can accept that Haru can beat me, but not Sasayan-kun."

"What about another round then?" Sasayan said, smirking. "You beat me, well, I treat you something. If I win, you stop that… thing."

"Hmmm." Natsume thought about it.

"Ah." Haru raised his hand. "We're playing too. You guys shouldn't have any bets that involve only you two."

"Haru." Mitty said, her voice as serious as her face. Her hand was on his shoulder. "Let them be." Haru looked at her back and thought for a while. He concluded Shizuku just don't want to be involved with some kind of wager. She didn't even agree to play with them in the first place. But Natsume insisted.

Oh, Shizuku.

"Yo, manager." Sasayan said as soon as Micchan stepped inside. Micchan waved his hands.

"Playing cards, eh?" He said. "Who's losing?"

Natsume's face turned red as soon as everyone turned their eyes on her.

"One round." Natsume screamed. "Just give me one chance. Sasayan-kun, no cheating."

"I-I'm not…" But Natsume didn't let him continue.

So they started their game. The manager was watching them as they played. He was done cleaning the counter and Natsume still hasn't made her turn yet. She noticed Micchan look at her, he came closer. He peeked at her cards and reached out his hand. He took one and threw it on the table.

"Let me help you with this." He said. He turned to her. "You don't want to lose again."

Natsume was supposed to feel embarrassed about it, and her face didn't fail to show it. Sasayan can't help but watch her in that state. He didn't know why the way Natsume looked at Micchan bothered him.

"Ah. It's my turn then." Sasayan said. He threw a card.

"An ACE?" Natsume screamed. "Baka baka Sasayan-kun. You should've told me you've had that."

"If I did, then I'd lose." Sasayan said.

Natsume stayed quiet.

It was then Shizuku's turn, and then Haru's, and then it was back to Natsume's. She was scanning her cards carefully but Micchan had already picked one. When he threw out one, Sasayan gasped.

"Waah." He couldn't help himself. "Seriously?"

And for the first time ever, Natsume had a chance. Even Shizuku and Haru were surprised. Sasayan continued to scan his cards. His face was almost beading with sweat. "Gaaah. I give up." He admitted. "You win, this time." He looked at Natsume.

Then he looked at the manager, "But I guess without the manager, you wouldn't have done that."

Natsume stuck her tongue out to him. "Sasayan-kun jealous." Then he looked at Mitty and Haru. "I won." She screamed in glee.

"Congratulations." Micchan said. She turned to him and she receded from jumping up and down on her seat.

"Ah, no. It's.. Thank you, actually." Natsume said.

"You cheated." Sasayan interrupted.

"It wasn't against the rule to have someone help you." Natsume said. She turned to Mitty. "Right?" Maybe Shizuku was just too tired to argue, so she just agreed to Natsume.

"Congratulations, Natsume-san." Haru said. "Another round?"

She was quick to say no.

"Ha-ha-ha." Natsume laughed. "Sasayan-kun. Now you treat me."

"You had someone help you."

"Yeah. But I won!"

"Should I treat the manager, too?" Sasayan said.

"Hahahaha." Haru laughed. "Sasayan's such a kid."

"Go take her out on a date."

"Not a date!" The two of them said in unison. They looked at each other after they said it. Sasayan looked down, but Natsume continued to speak. "Sasayan's just jealous."

"I'm not jealous." Sasayan said quietly. "What should I be jealous about?"

"I don't know." Natsume said. "Maybe the fact that I won?"

"Not." Sasayan said. "And if ever I was jealous, it's not because of that either." There was a weird silence after he said that. As if everyone in the room was figuring out what he just said.

Sasayan then stood up. For a moment all of them thought Sasayan was pissed off, but then when he raised his head, he sighed. He looked at Natsume. Then he grinned. "Fine. What do you want?"