First off, I know the notion of the HB10 is highly controversial on these boards. I understand this. However, to me, this girl is a 10. One of the few. A knockout. She's foreign, bilingual, has every physical feature that I desire, we're both outstanding musicians. Men want her. She's popular. She knows it. She has one of the strongest personalities I've ever encountered: sarcastic, bold, hard-to-get, strong-willed.

Challenge accepted.

I met her through a friend that was trying to game her (he's a beta, he blew it before he even realized what had happened). I knew this girl's reputation, so ever since we met I acted completely disinterested but still gamed her indirectly by being the Alpha of my group of friends through killing jokes, being friendly with everyone, the usual stuff. I'll be honest, I'm not a newbie to the game. I've had steady success ever since I entered this arena. Slowly but surely, she begins texting me (still saying sarcastic and "mean" things), finding ways to see me during the day (while telling me she hates me), and leaving me messages on Facebook (saying how she can't wait to not see me or hang out with me). One night, we're hanging out with some mutual friends and I joke with her that we're going to go out together over Spring Break (we live a few towns away). She immediately laughs it off and says that there's no way its going to happen because she doesn't like me. I am not phased.

A few days later, she asks me which day we're going to hang out over break. And she's serious.

This girl plays hard ball.

My original plan was to take her somewhere fun and active for the day, like the zoo. Primarily to get to know this girl better, while escalating physically. The night before this was going to happen, we get a sudden winter storm and we're buried under several feet of snow. Instead of going out somewhere, which Mother Nature would not have allowed, I picked her up and brought her back to my house. Keep in mind, we're undergrads at University, so we still live at home with our families.

We made a truce to be nice to each other for the day. Every time we both forgot about this and she would bring it up after I negged her, I would praise her with over-the-top compliments that would result in huge amounts of laughter. We lounge around my house, drinking hot chocolate, baking cookies, and then we move to go watch a movie in my living room.

Things begin to escalate. I use my signature line: "I have a really bad habit when I watch movies..." Her: "Omg lol wut?" Me: "I'm going to end up playing with your hair."

It has never failed me. Its non threatening, and its a great way to start the escalation. Soon, we're holding hands and cuddling up close while still bantering back and forth during the movie. This is a very rare glimpse into a much more tender side to this girl. When its over, I tell her I'm going to take her home soon. I go in for the kiss before I get off the couch.

We kiss.

I have ventured into the realm that lesser men have only dreamed of.

I pull away, and get off the couch. I take her home, we act like nothing happened. She keeps teasing me on the way home by saying that my parents want me to marry her, how she wants to hang out with my parents and not me, stupid shit like that. I either ignore it and re-frame the conversation, or reply with something witty that is well-received.

Since we've returned to school, I've been being incredibly aloof (we've been back for about one week). She maintains her hard shell when we're around other people, but for the entire week she always finds some way to text me/send me messages at night along the lines of "Thanks for barely talking to me today," or "I'm glad you respond to my Facebook comments..."

I feel like I'm in a good spot right now. She seems to be the one that is vying for my attention. Yet, she's the kind of girl who deals with thousands of guys day in and day out. I am trying my best to stand out, but I feel like every interaction is so calculated and weighed, because I still have to deal with her putting up this shield when she's around me with other people. Its getting to the point where I don't want to play the game anymore; I think my best option is to do something fun with her again and escalate the physicality.

An interesting situation, for sure. More to come on future developments.