Bakura hesitated, looking at the classroom door. All of his classmates were still at lunch, except for one... Taking a deep breath, he smoothed down his uniform, trying hard not to get too nervous. Gathering his courage, he entered the classroom.
His classmate was still there, reading his book as he had been when the class broke for lunch. Slowly, he approached, praying the other boy couldn't hear the pounding of his heart. Reaching the desk, he took one last deep breath before speaking. "Kaiba-kun....?"
The brunet didn't glance up from his book. "What?" he said, in a tone that left little doubt that Bakura was disturbing him.
Bakura's hands tensed into fists as he forced himself not to look down. "I want to challenge you to a game of chess," he said, trying to sound confident.
Kaiba raised a brow, still not looking up. "You'll lose," he said flatly.
"I know I'm not as good as you are, but I still want to challenge you," Bakura insisted. "And-- and if I win, I-- I want to give you my first kiss," he stammered, finally looking down with a blush.
Kaiba's second brow joined the first near his hairline. "You want what?"
"If I win... I want to give you my first kiss," Bakura repeated, voice softer, blush darkening.
A look of amusement crossed Kaiba's face. "And just when did you want to have this game?" he asked.
"When-- whenever's best for you," Bakura stammered, heating jumping slightly.
"I have some slight free time next Thursday. If you don't take up much of it, you may have your game."
The pale haired boy gave a relieved sigh. "Arigatou, Kaiba-kun," he smiled slightly.
Bakura looked up at the towering statue of the Blue Eyes White Dragon as he past it, feeling more and more nervous.
"Bakura!"
The boy looked up and gave a smile, seeing Mokuba waving at him.
"You're early," the boy observed. "Niisama's still working, but he'll be here soon. You can wait for him! This way!"
Bakura followed the energetic boy past the security guards to a long hallway. "It's the door at the end with the chessboard on it," Mokuba told him with a nod. "Don't be too crushed when Niisama beats you!" he laughed cockily before leaving.
Bakura took a deep breath and headed down the hallway.
After the boy had waited a while, Kaiba joined him. "You still wish to challenge me?"
Bakura nodded, looking up at the taller boy. "Hai."
"With the prize for you winning being a kiss?"
Bakura nodded again, blushing slightly.
"Very well. Choose which colour you want." Kaiba held out two intricately carved wooden pawns, one stained nearly black, the other left at a natural pale brown.
With brief hesitation, Bakura chose the black pawn.
Kaiba quickly set up the pale pieces on his side of the board. "You may start."
Bakura took a deep breath and nodded. 'Just like in practice verses the computer...' he coached himself before reaching out to move his first piece.
A half hour later he was shaking slightly and kept wiping his brow, feeling as if he was sweating. The intensity of Kaiba's playing had been overwhelming and nerve-wracking, but slowly, his strategy was starting to work. Trembling, he reached for his piece. This was it... everything was set up... Slowly, he picked up the piece and moved it. "Knight takes Queen..." he said carefully. Picking up the fallen piece he nearly gave a cheer. The queen was the most powerful piece on the board, with Kaiba's gone, he would be able to win the game for sure!
With barely a pause, Kaiba moved his knight. "Checkmate," he said calmly.
Bakura froze, staring at the board in shock. Slowly, his shoulders slumped. "Sou naa...." he nearly whimpered in defeat. Giving a sigh, he looked down. "Ometetou, Kaiba-kun...."
Kaiba sat back, almost expecting more of an outburst. When none came, he rose and moved to Bakura's side of the table. "You never said what I got when I won," he said in a low voice.
The paler boy looked up in mild shock, eyes wide and slightly alarmed at Kaiba's tone. "What-- what did you want...?" he asked in a small voice.
Kaiba took Bakura's chin in his hand. "I think I'll take your first kiss," he said in the same tone. He raised the other boy's face and leaned down, kissing him quickly before gathering the chess pieces and leaving the room.
Bakura stared at the spot where Kaiba had been in mild shock. Slowly, a smile spread across his face as he raised a shaky hand to touch his lips. 'He kissed me...' he thought, mental voice slightly giddy. With a small laugh, he rose to his feet. 'He kissed me....' He gave an incredible smile before leaving the room.
His classmate was still there, reading his book as he had been when the class broke for lunch. Slowly, he approached, praying the other boy couldn't hear the pounding of his heart. Reaching the desk, he took one last deep breath before speaking. "Kaiba-kun....?"
The brunet didn't glance up from his book. "What?" he said, in a tone that left little doubt that Bakura was disturbing him.
Bakura's hands tensed into fists as he forced himself not to look down. "I want to challenge you to a game of chess," he said, trying to sound confident.
Kaiba raised a brow, still not looking up. "You'll lose," he said flatly.
"I know I'm not as good as you are, but I still want to challenge you," Bakura insisted. "And-- and if I win, I-- I want to give you my first kiss," he stammered, finally looking down with a blush.
Kaiba's second brow joined the first near his hairline. "You want what?"
"If I win... I want to give you my first kiss," Bakura repeated, voice softer, blush darkening.
A look of amusement crossed Kaiba's face. "And just when did you want to have this game?" he asked.
"When-- whenever's best for you," Bakura stammered, heating jumping slightly.
"I have some slight free time next Thursday. If you don't take up much of it, you may have your game."
The pale haired boy gave a relieved sigh. "Arigatou, Kaiba-kun," he smiled slightly.
Bakura looked up at the towering statue of the Blue Eyes White Dragon as he past it, feeling more and more nervous.
"Bakura!"
The boy looked up and gave a smile, seeing Mokuba waving at him.
"You're early," the boy observed. "Niisama's still working, but he'll be here soon. You can wait for him! This way!"
Bakura followed the energetic boy past the security guards to a long hallway. "It's the door at the end with the chessboard on it," Mokuba told him with a nod. "Don't be too crushed when Niisama beats you!" he laughed cockily before leaving.
Bakura took a deep breath and headed down the hallway.
After the boy had waited a while, Kaiba joined him. "You still wish to challenge me?"
Bakura nodded, looking up at the taller boy. "Hai."
"With the prize for you winning being a kiss?"
Bakura nodded again, blushing slightly.
"Very well. Choose which colour you want." Kaiba held out two intricately carved wooden pawns, one stained nearly black, the other left at a natural pale brown.
With brief hesitation, Bakura chose the black pawn.
Kaiba quickly set up the pale pieces on his side of the board. "You may start."
Bakura took a deep breath and nodded. 'Just like in practice verses the computer...' he coached himself before reaching out to move his first piece.
A half hour later he was shaking slightly and kept wiping his brow, feeling as if he was sweating. The intensity of Kaiba's playing had been overwhelming and nerve-wracking, but slowly, his strategy was starting to work. Trembling, he reached for his piece. This was it... everything was set up... Slowly, he picked up the piece and moved it. "Knight takes Queen..." he said carefully. Picking up the fallen piece he nearly gave a cheer. The queen was the most powerful piece on the board, with Kaiba's gone, he would be able to win the game for sure!
With barely a pause, Kaiba moved his knight. "Checkmate," he said calmly.
Bakura froze, staring at the board in shock. Slowly, his shoulders slumped. "Sou naa...." he nearly whimpered in defeat. Giving a sigh, he looked down. "Ometetou, Kaiba-kun...."
Kaiba sat back, almost expecting more of an outburst. When none came, he rose and moved to Bakura's side of the table. "You never said what I got when I won," he said in a low voice.
The paler boy looked up in mild shock, eyes wide and slightly alarmed at Kaiba's tone. "What-- what did you want...?" he asked in a small voice.
Kaiba took Bakura's chin in his hand. "I think I'll take your first kiss," he said in the same tone. He raised the other boy's face and leaned down, kissing him quickly before gathering the chess pieces and leaving the room.
Bakura stared at the spot where Kaiba had been in mild shock. Slowly, a smile spread across his face as he raised a shaky hand to touch his lips. 'He kissed me...' he thought, mental voice slightly giddy. With a small laugh, he rose to his feet. 'He kissed me....' He gave an incredible smile before leaving the room.