A/N: For widgetofdoom666, who wanted sasusaku: chess
Sasuke stared disinterestedly at the chessboard and let out a long sigh. His coal black eyes shifted upward to stare at the pink haired girl across from him.
"Remind me again why we are playing chess?" he grated out irritably. He knew damn well why they were playing, but he couldn't resist the chance to stall. He hated chess…and even more he hated the fact that she always managed to beat him. It made no sense, really. He was good at everything else. He just couldn't seem to let go of this one simple loss.
"I told you, to sharpen our logic skills and make us more able to strategize in battle." She said in her usual exasperated tone. Every time he asked this question, and every time she gave him the same answer.
"Well I hate it." He growled. He shifted his eyes back down to the chessboard for a second before smoothly clicking a pawn another square forward. Sakura grinned as her bishop slid up and moved it from the board.
"Check." She said smugly. Sasuke frowned. He hated losing, although the fact that it was her made it not so bad. He used his queen to remove Sakura's bishop from the chessboard before looking back up at her.
"I don't get why you enjoy this so much." He said, the frown still plastered across his face. She giggled.
"I don't know Sasuke, is it chess that you hate, or the fact that you keep losing?" The black haired boy's scowl deepened as his queen disappeared from the board. Frustration obscured his onyx eyes, and they turned red. He pounded his fist down on the table and swore. Several of the pieces jumped and fell over as a dent formed into the table under Sasuke's fist.
"You and your little idiotic game can go to hell." He mumbled. The smile fell from Sakura's face.
No need to get so worked up about it!" she suddenly fumed. The chair legs squeaked across the table as she rose from her place and attempted to walk out. Sasuke knew he had gone too far. He reached out and grabbed her arm.
"Wait…" he said, holding her there. He frowned, and hi face screwed up in concentration as he attempted to say those words that couldn't seem to escape his lips.
"What do you want now?" Sakura sighed. He was getting on HER nerves for once, instead of the other way around.
Sasuke's eyebrow twitched. "I…I'm…" he stuttered. Sakura stared at him.
"What is wrong with you?" she asked, attempting to pull away. She eventually managed to free her arm, and folded it across her chest. Sasuke trembled.
"I'm sorry…" he finally managed to splutter out. "You're a better chess player than me, okay?" he finished through gritted teeth. Sakura did her best to hid a smug smile.
"Fine, but I'm not playing with you anymore until you lose the childish attitude." Se sniffed. Sasuke frowned. He knew in his mind that she was right…this happened every time they played chess.
Sakura turned and walked out of the room. Checkmate.