Ch 3 : First and Second Place ( Akashi Seijuuro x Reader)

"Argh! Why can't I win?! Just what are you? An Alien?!"
"No, Genius" The red haired guy corrected my word. So…. How did I end up here? Let me tell you. I was just angry because, this red haired guy, Akashi Seijuuro once again beat me on the exam. It always like that. He got the first place and I got the second place. So, I challenge him on shogi for the 10thand I lose on all the game.
"So, do you want to play again?" That red and yellow eyes stared at my (e/c) eyes with a smirk in his face.

"Okay okay! You win I lose… I surrender." I drop my head and sighed in defeat. The red haired boy just chuckled at me.

"Anyway, Seijuuro why do you let me challenge you this time? You always refused me went I challenge you but today you accepted it, what happened?" I asked Akashi confusedly. He just looked at me with his usual smirk but suddenly the smirk changed to a tiny smile.

"Do you know why I always played shogi alone?"

"Of course, because (you imitated Akashi's sound) 'It was boring playing with the idiots, they always lose'right?" He just chuckled at my action. But suddenly his face became deathly serious.

"But for you only I didn't think that way. When I play with you, I have this warm feeling that I never feel when I play with another person. Do you still remember the first day you challenge me on shogi?" I nodded "I have this warm feeling on that time. From that day on, I always refused you when you challenge me. So I will not feel weird like that time again." I nodded quickly. "But today… I don't know even know myself…. I just want that warm feeling back in me again." He turned his head to me and smiled to me. When he smiled to me, my heart skipped a beat and started to thump faster. I place my hand on my heart.

What is this feeling? I.. never felt something like this… on Seijuuro.

"(y/n), Is something wrong?" I quickly see Seijuuro looking at me worriedly. So, I took my hand off from my heart and wave my hands swiftly in front of my face.

"No- Nothing's wrong!" Seijuuro looked at me confusedly but just shrugged it off.

"Anyway, tomorrow we have Science test, I hope you will beat me." Seijuuro smirk at me. He got up and take his jacket and lay it on his shoulder like always. I took his bag and mine. I give his bag to him while we walked out from the class.

"Hmph! I will beat you tomorrow! I'm confidence with my Science skill and I'll totally get 100 not 99!" Anyway, Seijuuro is my childhood friend, so that's why we can have this kind of relationship. Our parents are like siblings. They always help each other don't mention they even paired me with Seijuuro. We are neighbour that's why I always walk home with him. We always chat on the way home, but most of the chat was all about our grade. But today, when we walked home the atmosphere is different. We can chat about other thing besides our grade. I…. think I find out Seijuuro another side….

~Time skip to Science test Day~

I write the answers with confidence, I didn't even check it when I already done. I just give it to my science teacher and like always, he check our test on the day of the test and announce the mark on that day too.

"(y/n)" When sensei called me, I quickly came to the front and take my test paper.

"(y/n) you got a 100 on today, Good job." Sensei smiled at me. My eyes widened and I quickly see my test mark. My test mark….It…. It was 100! For the first time I get 100 on my test!

"Akashi" When I was dancing happily with my test paper, sensei called Seijuuro and he walked to the front and took his test paper.

"Akashi, you got the error question right. Sensei didn't even notice the error. I'm impressed at your intelligent Akashi, so I give you a plus score. And.. Class! Once again Akashi has the highest score in the test! Let's give him applause." All the student give Seijuuro applause.. As for me, my mouth was hanging over and my soul is coming out… How could he….. For the first time I thought I will beat him, but he got 105! What the heck! I quickly awake when someone close my mouth and I realized that Seijuuro is the one that closed my mouth. He smirked at me and showed me his test paper.

"Once again, you lose (y/n)" He chuckled and went back to his seat. My mouth once again opened and I dropped it on my table. 'How could this be!'

~Time skip to the ends of the school~

When I was walking home with Seijuuro, I looked at my test paper and sighed again.

"You don't have to be that desperate, It's just a mark." Seijuuro take my test paper and place it in his bag. " This way you can't sigh anymore." I looked at Seijuuro desperately and sighed.

"I just want to beat you…. Just one time….." I sighed at my word and looked at the sky.

"You already beat me.." I heard Seijuuro whispered, and quickly look toward him.

"What did you mean?" I walked toward Seijuuro and tilted my head to see his hanged head.

"Nothing.. Let's go home" He quickly walked away, not waiting for me. I quickly followed him and didn't ask him anymore. Because, if Seijuuro acting weird and we keep asking him, his scissors will come out. I don't want to die now! I think about what Seijuuro said but still can't think of anything. I already beat him? What did he mean?

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The next morning, when I came to school, there's no one on the school. Did I come to quick? I walked to the class and still didn't see anyone. I went to my seat and find a piece of paper and a rose on my table. I take the rose and read the paper.

'Come to the roof and wait for me there – Akashi Seijuuro'

Seijuuro? What's with him? If he needs to talk he can talk when he came to our house. Weird. But I still walked to the roof to find Seijuuro but see nothing in there. I just find a piece of paper and a rose again. I took it and read the paper.

'Look down'

Look down? I looked down and see the students on the field were forming some word. When the sentences started to form I readed it.

"I beat you on everything but do you know what? This perfect emperor is falling head over you, (y/n)" After I finish the sentences, I feel someone hugged me from behind. And I know it was that perfect emperor that was hugging me.

"(y/n). I never thought that I'll lose to you like this. Be my empress?" Seijuuro turn me around to see him. I smiled happily at him and quickly hugged him.

"Yes, I will be your empress Seijuuro. Your only empress." Seijuuro smiled at my word.

"You have to keep your word (y/n). Mine only. If you break your promise I'll keep you to myself.. for the eternity."