“Something very special. Now, shhhh, I’m trying to figure out my next move!”
“Euphie, I’m not going to play if you don’t tell me what it is we’re playing for.”
“Yes, you will, because if you leave now, you forfeit, and that means I win.”
“That’s not-! You can’t just-! Euphie!”
The princess was too focused on the pieces right now to bother with his protests as, with a look of purest concentration, she nudged a pawn forward bit by bit.
“… At least give me a hint?”
Lelouch pouted slightly. It didn’t really work all that well on Euphie, though; it only made her want to ruffle his hair, and both she and Nunnally were much better at pouting to get their way with him than he was with them. It was nice to be the one to make him squirm for once. Still, what would the harm be in giving hints? He’d never guess.
“Well, we each only have one of it.”
“… Is it-”
“No, it isn’t related to us being part of the royal family at all~” she responded in a sing-song voice as she kicked her legs in the air, Lelouch having made his move within seconds of her fingers leaving her own pawn, but still looking far grumpier than he normally did after making a chess move.
A few minutes passed, and the number of white pieces steadily grew, though Euphie managed to worm a few more black pieces from him than usual.
“But why would you want to risk something you only have one of?”
Euphie only giggled a little more, and, Lelouch, in turn, vented his frustration on the board, decimating her side and leaving her almost cornered in the next few exchanges. The fact that her smile remained just as bright, even though she was losing, seemed to be driving him a little mad, though.
“…It won’t get me in trouble, will it?”
“I won’t say a word to anyone if you don’t~ ”
Euphie honestly hoped he wouldn’t. She wanted it to be special: their secret.
Lelouch folded his arms, glaring at her petulantly for a few more moments before giving the most defeated sigh he had ever given before saying the words “Checkmate” as he slid his piece across the board.
Euphie gave a mock sigh of her own in defeat, pouting slightly, then mumbled, “Close your eyes while I get it for you?”
Lelouch looked suspicious, but after a long moment, nodded, and shut his eyes just as the overwhelming urge to grin won over Euphie’s pouting practice. Skipping out of her chair, to fool him, she skipped away for a few moments, calling over her shoulder teasingly, “No peeking~” before skipping back over.
“Okay, I’ve got it. You can open your eyes on three. One… Two…”
It was clear it was a challenge for him to contain his curiosity, especially after having been forced to wait an entire game, but that made him look all the cuter to her as she leaned in and pressed her smiling lips to his, lightly, happily.
“Three,” she whispered, then, skipping and laughing and singing, she left Lelouch sputtering and blushing where he sat, knowing any second he’d be on his feet running after her.
“Something very special. Now, shhhh, I’m trying to figure out my next move!”
“Euphie, I’m not going to play if you don’t tell me what it is we’re playing for.”
“Yes, you will, because if you leave now, you forfeit, and that means I win.”
“That’s not-! You can’t just-! Euphie!”
The princess was too focused on the pieces right now to bother with his protests as, with a look of purest concentration, she nudged a pawn forward bit by bit.
“… At least give me a hint?”
Lelouch pouted slightly. It didn’t really work all that well on Euphie, though; it only made her want to ruffle his hair, and both she and Nunnally were much better at pouting to get their way with him than he was with them. It was nice to be the one to make him squirm for once. Still, what would the harm be in giving hints? He’d never guess.
“Well, we each only have one of it.”
“… Is it-”
“No, it isn’t related to us being part of the royal family at all~” she responded in a sing-song voice as she kicked her legs in the air, Lelouch having made his move within seconds of her fingers leaving her own pawn, but still looking far grumpier than he normally did after making a chess move.
A few minutes passed, and the number of white pieces steadily grew, though Euphie managed to worm a few more black pieces from him than usual.
“But why would you want to risk something you only have one of?”
Euphie only giggled a little more, and, Lelouch, in turn, vented his frustration on the board, decimating her side and leaving her almost cornered in the next few exchanges. The fact that her smile remained just as bright, even though she was losing, seemed to be driving him a little mad, though.
“…It won’t get me in trouble, will it?”
“I won’t say a word to anyone if you don’t~ ”
Euphie honestly hoped he wouldn’t. She wanted it to be special: their secret.
Lelouch folded his arms, glaring at her petulantly for a few more moments before giving the most defeated sigh he had ever given before saying the words “Checkmate” as he slid his piece across the board.
Euphie gave a mock sigh of her own in defeat, pouting slightly, then mumbled, “Close your eyes while I get it for you?”
Lelouch looked suspicious, but after a long moment, nodded, and shut his eyes just as the overwhelming urge to grin won over Euphie’s pouting practice. Skipping out of her chair, to fool him, she skipped away for a few moments, calling over her shoulder teasingly, “No peeking~” before skipping back over.
“Okay, I’ve got it. You can open your eyes on three. One… Two…”
It was clear it was a challenge for him to contain his curiosity, especially after having been forced to wait an entire game, but that made him look all the cuter to her as she leaned in and pressed her smiling lips to his, lightly, happily.
“Three,” she whispered, then, skipping and laughing and singing, she left Lelouch sputtering and blushing where he sat, knowing any second he’d be on his feet running after her.
“EUUUUUUUPHIIIIIIE!”
She laughed harder.
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