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Chapter six: there can be only one winner
Nagi was in her room, boiling in anger, drying her long-golden hair.
"Hayate is something else. What does he want? You kissed me, and then say sorry? Why does not he get it? I love HIM. AS if I was not having enough troubles..that, arrogant-little PUTZ! USUI!"
Suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder, she shrieked, and then slowly turned to see who it was. She said, in a shaken voice, "U-Usui? WHAT THE HECK!"
"Nagi, you were thinking about me; so I came to see you." He said slyly, fidgeting with her hair.
Nagi pushed him away and said "you better leave, else-"
Usui said, abruptly, giving his snide remark, "You will call Hayate."
Nagi averted her gaze, with look of defeat on her face. She paused, thinking, if I call him, will he throw this condescending douche out, or neglect his rude behavior. Does Hayate really feel I should be with a narcissistic guy like him?
"Nagi, my words have so much effect on you." He said while looking around her room. "I came here to invite you, to my vacation house. But I think you will want to decline... So, how about we play a game of chess? You have a chess board; hope it is not for show."
She said with pride, "I will have you know, I have only been beaten by Maria in chess, and she is the best."
Usui banters, saying "Oh! So you lost to Maria. So, let us drop the idea; you certainly will hate losing to me, too."
"Dammit! I can't believe this guy. You are full of yourself. I will play, BUT if I win then you will never come to my house."
"Did your vein just pop?" He laughed, and then said, "fair enough! But if I win then you are coming with me, and just because you won't be scared, I permit you to bring, plus two, your butler and that hot-maid."
Nagi muttered, Jerk-ass..son-of -,and then said "don't get ahead of yourself. I will show you, your right place: out of this mansion."
The players were seated, the pieces were set and the game was about to begin, but then-Maria and Hayate came to Nagi's room.
Maria chided, "Usui kun, will you please leave here. You should not have entered Nagi's room, unannounced."
"I am sorry Miss Maria, but I cannot leave before I win this chess match."
Nagi scoffed, "Shall we begin; your humiliating defeat."
Maria and Hayate felt they have one option: watch this match, in vain.
It looked like an easy win for Nagi, with Usui's king almost cornered, but then, in his succeeding moves, Usui turned the table; securing his king as well as blocking Nagi's pawn.
"So you were just mocking me. I can still win." Nagi said, with determination.
The match was full of ups and downs, like a roller coaster. Usui's final move, led his king to be open for attack, yet again. The game concluded, with Nagi as the winner.
Usui said, "Looks like you beat me Miss Sanzenin" feigning defeat.
"You lost on purpose did not you? Let's have another match." She said, eagerly.
Maria suggested that they should just stop, and Usui agreed. Hayate was standing beside Maria, trying to look uninterested.
Nagi hated the obvious fact that Usui let her win.
Nagi said, "I will take on your offer; I would have lost if you had not have made that amateur move in the end."
Usui said "Hmm.. if you say so, then I will wait for you, tomorrow, five pm. We will go by my private yacht."
Nagi rolled her eyes, thinking, how will I survive the pompous chauvinist on this trip? He is now digging under my skin, slithering into my brain. Her main reason to go on this trip was: I will be with Hayate, and things will work out between us.