The Chess Piece ( Nakahara Chuuya x OC)

[ 14 ] Loyalty

" We have met . " She answered shortly . 

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3 years ago , Italy

" I can't believe this ! " The purple head slammed her hands on a wooden table making it tremble vigorously . 

" Now , now Ria . Calm down , will you ? " 

She looked like , she would be anything but calm at that moment. Her eyes narrowed , glaring at her boss sitting opposite to her . 

" They . Are . After . Your . HEAD ECO ! "  The seventeen year old Ilaria shouted at the completely unfazed boss of the Uccello . 

" I'm aware ." He answered smoothly and not to mention , amazed at his right hand's frustration. He watched her for a moment , with a small smile forming on his lips . "Am I to take that you are this mad because Chiara haven't come back yet ?" 

If possible , Ilaria's face darkened even more at the name of her comrade .  " That complete idiot." She muttered , trying hard not to burst out again . " I send her hours , HOURS ago ! And she hasn't returned yet ! I swear- " 

She didn't get to finish her sentence when the mahagony door burst open , revealing , yet another girl . Only she was blonde, her hair tied up in a french braid. She was dripping wet and muddy and panting . A storm was raging outside the handsome building . 

" Filthy , aren't you ? " Ilaria sneered at her dishevelled state , as she leaned against the table folding her hands.

 The latter did not answer except for throwing a death glare and walking  past  . She was slightly taller than the sneering woman . " Boss ." She addressed the man sitting behind the desk , bowing . " Our team got out numbered by them . Its the mercenery guild . They are trying to break inside the HQ. " 

Ilaria frowned , looking at her seriously . " The mercenery guild ? This isn't good. They are much better equipped and also has ability users. Our best commanding teams wouldn't be able to defeat them . " 

She looked at Eco . A silent understanding passed between them . A smirk stretched out in her lips as she nodded making her employer smile at her. " You understand , don't you Ria ? "

" What do you think of me ?! " She questioned him , raising her brow in a sarcastic manner as she straightened up.

" You are going alone ? " The blonde asked , looking at her both amazed and somewhat with suppressed anger. 

Ilaria simply rolled her eyes in response . " Since you prove to be this useless, I suppose we have no other way . " 

" You - " She stopped dead on tracks , seeing the look on Ilaria's face. She wasn't smiling anymore but looking at Chiara with utmost loath . And being on Ilaria's hate list wasn't exactly fascinating . These  two had always shared the most worst history possible and clearly hated one another to the bone.

But being the strongest or gifted had its perks . Chiara never dared to do anything with Ilaria rather she was the one always being tossed around and being bullied by the purple head . Constantly being humiliated , Ilaria's harsh words , her threats and being physically abused by her absolutely for no reason. 

 Ilaria Alessandro was many people's worst nightmare and Chiara's reality. 

Its rumoured that they had known each other from a long ago. The other members of the Uccello had tried to determine how these two rivals knew each other or what sort of relation they had or perhaps what had happened between them that had spark such unnerving hatred between these two .