Chapter 15: Akeno Himejima#1

Akeno is a beautiful young woman with a voluptuous figure, very long hair and violet eyes. She ties her hair with an orange ribbon, usually in a long ponytail, which reaches all the way down to her legs with two strands sticking out from the top and slopping backwards.

"Those two strands of hair sticking out at the top, aren't they like ahoges?"

"No, they are not, Hikigaya-kun."

"You don't have to feel awkward about it. Even I have one. It doesn't make you look stupid, senpai."

"They are not ahoges."

"Then what would you call them?"

Akeno was dressed in her traditional miko attire, consisting of a white haori with red accents, a red hakama, and a pair of zori with white tabi. These were the clothes she wore to battle and this was nothing short of a skirmish.

"I didn't knew you talked this much. Usually you are rather silent."

"It's a distraction tactic. I'm making you lose your focus, senpai."

"You are doing no such thing."

"Oh really." He looked rather smug. "Pawn takes rook. Check."

The two of them were engaged in a game of chess. Akeno didn't imagine her evening going like this. But she had no complaints. She wanted something from him. He wanted nothing from her. The two of them met in the middle and decided to bet the desirable outcome on a game.

"You know, Himejima-senpai, you get this little sparkle in your eyes whenever I have you on the run."

"Are you saying my eyes sparkle, Hikigaya-kun?" She placed a hand over her mouth to hide a giggle. "Ara, ara, your attempts to flirt with me is making me blush."

"I don't think you are old enough to pull off the whole 'ara-ara' thing. I mean you are like a year older than me. When you say those words, I can't help but imagine you as a spinster in her mid twenties."

"A teacher perhaps?"

"Hey, how do you know that?"

She smiled. "Magic."

It was not entirely untrue. Akeno had gone to Hiratsuka-sensei. She had referred her to him. Sometimes, she thought that woman was a fallen angel. There was a little bit of evil in her. It was her idea to have them play this silly little game. Hikigaya hadn't even put up an argument. He had just gone along with her plans. That was some unbelievable level of manipulation.

"I see you play your queen a lot." He observed.

Akeno smiled. "I'm a queen myself."

"Yeah, hope you are joking on that front because I have met with a couple of royalty figures, Anastasia-san and Mordred. Those two are nothing like you."

"How are they different?"

"They are real."

He nicked her knight with a rook and then carefully placed her piece on his side of the table. She looked at the number of fallen pieces he had gathered. It seems his tactics of keeping her engaged in conversation was working. However her attempts to seduce him were failing miserably.

"Are you calling me fake?"

"No, I'm just wondering about your ulterior motives."

She smiled. "You don't think this is just a friendly game of chess."

"There are no friendly games of chess."

He had a point. She was here to blackmail him. Only her attempts to flirt or seduce him had failed. He had made no moves on her person, not even when he was given a clear invitation. She frankly couldn't see how to have him on the backfoot. Unless –

"Hikigaya-kun, are you gay."

"No."

"There is nothing -"

"I'm not gay."

She pushed out her breasts a little and took out his knight with her queen. Her face was full of smiles and her eyes were full of murder. He noticed both and said nothing, though the man in him did notice her voluptuous figure when her curves were this much accentuate. His lack of concentration on the previous move was understandable.

"Ufufu."

"That was a dirty trick."

"The trick wouldn't have worked if you were gay."

"How is that fair? And just so you know I think even gay men couldn't help but sneak a peek at your -"

"Yes?"

"-Queens?"

"Is that a slang meant to denote my breasts. I am not familiar with the term. Also, since you are forgetting the basics, each side has only one queen."

"One is enough." He opined.

She laughed. "That is true." Then she took his knight. "Check."

A/N: Okay, this chapter is short because my mind is warring between writing an ecchi chapter or a character driven chapter. But I think it is okay for now and I will leave you guys to decide. If you want a continuation of this, pick the option from the list. Here are the options:

Option 1: Akeno Himejima (Chess game Continued)

Option 2: Akeno Himejima (Popsicle)

Option 3: Akeno Himejima massages Hachiman.

Option 4: Hachiman massages Akeno Himejima.

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