Chapter 1
Usui's Challenge
Misaki Ayuzawa, the student council president, was strolling calmly down the hallway when she heard something that made her stop in her tracks. It was the sound of a girl crying.
She quickened her pace, checking every single hallway for the source of the sound, and then she found it. A first year girl was leaning up against her locker. She had deep brown hair that fell to her waist, complemented by chocolate brown eyes that were glimmering with tears. Continuous sobs shook her small frame. Next to her stood a tall blonde boy who seemed to be completely unaffected by her crying.
"Usui Takumi. Exactly what do you think you're doing?" Misaki shouted.
He looked up carelessly, his emerald green eyes locking with hers. A small smile pulled at his lips. "Nothing of importance. Just rejecting another girl's confession."
Misaki's golden orbs narrowed with anger. "Why would you reject a confession from such a pretty girl?" She fumed. It was true; the girl was beautiful. Usui was so stupid to have said no to her... and to make her cry? Just the thought made Misaki's blood boil with rage.
"Because I have absolutely no interest in her," Usui stated, his expression unchanging.
Misaki could barely believe what she was hearing. "Haven't you ever stopped to consider her feelings?"
"Why should I?" Usui taunted.
Misaki glared at him angrily. "This isn't even the first time. How many girls have you rejected solely in this semester? Fifty?"
"Seventy four," Usui corrected her, smirking. "So many fish in the sea, am I right?"
But Misaki wasn't listening to him anymore. She was busy consoling the young girl. Usui chuckled softly; it was almost funny. With boys, she was the "demon prez"; she was often rumored to have a "dark aura" with a twenty meter radius. But with girls, it was a different story; the blonde watched as she brushed the tears from the girl's eyes, whispered a few words to her, and then led the poor student out of the hallway.
"...It'll be alright, okay? He's just an insensitive jerk. Now, go off to lunch, you shouldn't be late." Misaki watched the girl exit the long hallway, a sad smile hinting at her lips.
Then she turned around and punched Usui in the face. At least, she tried to. Unfortunately, he grabbed her wrist with an inhuman speed, stopping the collision from taking place.
She gritted her teeth, before muttering every insult she could think of. "Stupid, selfish, insensitive pervert alien! Get out of this world; you obviously don't belong here." Her words were sharp and full of venom.
He didn't even flinch. "What, are you mad?"
"Of course I'm mad, you idiot! You're the biggest jerk I've ever come across," she hissed, trying to pull her hand away from him. "Hey, let me go!"
Usui just smirked wider. "At least I have fangirls. You couldn't get anyone to like you," he replied.
Misaki stopped struggling and her amber eyes turned ice cold. "Is that a challenge? If so, you should know that I never decline challenges..."
"Why don't you try to make me fall in love with you?" Usui grinned.
Misaki was taken aback. "Y-You?" she stuttered. "No way I'm wasting that much time! I don't even like you–"
"I see," interrupted Usui, pretending to be disappointed. "I guess I was too much for you. No girl has ever succeeded, after all. I guess Prez isn't any different." He turned around, preparing to leave, and held a hand up in parting. "Guess I overestimated you, then."
She knew he was teasing her, but the fact only fueled her anger more. "W-Wait!" She shouted. "Your challenge… I'll accept it!"
At the end of the hallway, he turned around, a small smile hinting at his lips. "Very well."
And then he was gone. Misaki bit her lip nervously. Beneath the thoughts 'this is stupid' and 'I can't believe I accepted his challenge', there was a small, almost imperceivable part of her that wanted nothing more than to succeed...
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