Kaguya-sama Love is War

Ai Hayasaka Wants To Seduce

Chapter 8 Hayasaca wants to give a present

A/N:

Narration

"Talk"

Monologue

*sfx*

"His birthday huh..." Ai whispered

On their way back to the mansion, Right after Kaguya found out that Shirogane wants to celebrate his birthday with her alone, her mistress is in cloud nine with a flower bud on top of her head, Ai on the other hand contemplates the incoming birthday of Shirogane Miyuki and how she can integrate it with her plans.

I wonder what kind of present he will like?

That weekend, Kaguya went to the mall along with Fujiwara, her sister Moeha and Kei. Kaguya's aim is to get information on what to give to Miyuki while Ai kept a safe distance from them in case Kaguya needed her assistance.

"Hmmm..." Ai hummed as she brows at the computer store. "I wonder..."

*beep*

Breaking from her line of thinking, Ai heard her phone beep with a message from her mistress.

Fujiwara will give us a ride back. You can go back on your own.

Might as well shop while I'm at it.

Now that she has freetime on her hand, she can use this as an opportunity to pick a present but then-

*thud*

While putting her phone back to her pocket, Ai took three steps back and accidentally bumped into someone. Someone who is on his phone while walking.

"Excuse me-"

"I-I'm sorry-"

They both said in unison only to pause after seeing who it was.

The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.

"Oh my! Shirogane-san, " After identifying who the person Ai bumped into, she quickly switched gears from Ai Hayasaka to Haysaca A Smithe. "Fancy meeting you here."

After her encounter with him the day she slipped a confession, Ai, whenever she goes out by herself forsake the idea of going out as her. She either goes as Haysaca-san or Haysaca-kun. Right now, she is wearing her anti Shirogane fashion outfit.

"Ah... ah..."Miyuki stutter.

Now this is a nice development.

Unlike the blonde maid, Shirogane was slow to his words as memories of that time came flooding back.

To begin with, after the incident at the pool, his physical interaction with said maid stopped. The tutorials dropped due to the busy schedule of the maid in question. At least that was what she told him.

"Something wrong?" AI playfully asked knowing that his reaction, the sudden reddening of his face, bead of sweat, trembling of his body, and eyes directed to her lips pretty much reveal what is in his mind.

Hook, line and sinker.

Ai thought,

I should feel guilty about this but I can't help smiling internally...

She then look at Shirogane while striking a pose. Legs crossed and both hands at the back while her upper body is bend sideways on a 15 degree angle

"..."

His mind is still lagging behind. I can use... no, abuse this.

Ai continue her scheming while texting her mistress that she will commence operation.

Inside Fujiwara's vehicle

"Eh?" Kaguya gasped upon opening her phone.

"Something wrong, Kaguya?" Chika asked upon seeing her best friend (to her) suddenly paled upon looking at the message on her phone.

"Kaguya-san?"Kei asked as well.

Kaguya once again look at her phone before adjusting herself to not worry the two. The total passengers of the car are four if you didn't count the driver. Only two are showing actual sign of worry while one of them look at Kagiya creepily. Awaiting for her to go bat-shit crazy. Something she didn't do... externally that is.

HAYASAKAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Kaguya internally yelled as she remember the message sent to her by her sadistic sheltered maid.

"I'll be going on a date with Miyuki Shirogane. Take care of yourself as I might spend the night elsewhere. (･ω)

"Ha-Hay..."

But I can't blame him.

Unlike Miyuki, Ai had lots and lots if encounter with the teen ever since her failed attempt at the pool. In a way, he is just like her when they first met after the start if the second semester.

My time with him at school and my continuous communication by means of text as this me increase my tolerance when he is near.

"Shirogane-san~" Ai playfully called, her facial grin grew ever so slightly.

The pincer tactics she deployed not only increase her tolerance to him but also verify something she tried to denied ever since her accidental confession. That she is-

I am attracted to him.

Ai can no longer deny that. Her school friends called her out as a maiden in love from time to time (mainly after the arts class). Them noticing her actions is a big warning sign to Ai that they are seeing something else other that her facade. That and her dreams of a distant? future with a kindergarten Kaguya for some reason. A dream that keep escalating further and further. For it to reach risque territory nearing nsfw (more than typical snuggle and lip locking) is the final nail to the coffin that made Ai stops rejecting her feelings. Add the fact that she uses Kaguya, her mistress as a template of someone not to emulate when dealing with similar feelings made her acceptance a lot smoother. In comparison, she goes from walking barefoot on a burning desert rough, to walking barefoot in a rainy jungle smooth. Both are unpleasant but the later is an improvement of the prior.

Kaguya-sama is the definite proof that denying this feelings whether it came from me or her will make this attraction grew more.

By acknowledging this feeling, I am confident that it will help me to get over my attractions for him and continue to serve as Kaguya-sama's aide.

"Haysaca..." Miyuki finally manage to utter a single clear word. In which the maid beam at him in return.

"C'mon now, " Ai gestured to him casually with a wave of the hand. "It's like you've seen a ghost."

Due to my pincer tactics that I deployed after the start of the second semester, I now only have six meetings left remaining on my hand and I plan to use it sparingly. I don't need to meet him until their term ended but I must not waste a good opportunity when it arrives.

"Shirogane-san?" Ai asked innocently as she lean near him. Closing her face to his.

*doki doki*

I did say that I did develop some level of tolerance but doing this for a long period is starting to make my heart race faster.

"..."

Just react already!

"Oh prez, there you are... eh?"

Just as Ai device her next move, fate throws another wrench in my path. Again.

Upon hearing a new yet familiar voice behind her, Ai froze like a burglar that was caught in the act. this made her lose her balance and fall off her feet on to his chest.

"Kyaaaah!" Ai screamed.

*thud*

The two quickly fell on the ground like two dominoes that got pushed

*doki doki*

This is bad... this is bad... this is bad!

*doki doki doki*

I-I'm not ready for this!.

*doki doki doki doki*

This... i...

*doki doki doki doki doki*

Closer tha-than... This.. ti-thi-..."

The feeling of his skin, feeling the wild beating of his heart and his scent is making Ai lose her focus. Proving once more that she is indeed a sheltered girl.

Similar to Shirogane, Ai's face is quickly reddening, her heartbeat shift from brisk walk rate to a full triathlon. A little more of this and steam will come out from her ears.

"Prez, Is this the real reason you want to meet with me?" Ishigami asked darkly, looking at the two with contempt.

The new comers snide remark made Ai snap back to reality as she tried to get off Miyuki. Her mind want to stand but her body is not listening to her.

Stand damn it!

Ai protest yet her legs already turned jelly.

"Ah! Ishigami...," Miyuki said, regaining some of his proper mental faculty.

"yes?"

"why are you giving me that look?" Shirogane asked as he saw the black-haired treasurer gave him a strange look. As if he wants to use a strange power and choke him with it.

*thud*

"Oooowwwww," Ai groan as she slip once more to Miyuki's chest.

"Haysaca, are you alright?"

Shirogane asked, looking down only to see the face of the blonde maid 8cm from him. Seeing each other like this, feeling ones breath and feeling their heartbeat, their faced turned as red as a tomato.

"Sorry to disrupt the two of you, " Ishigami shrieks, tears welling in his eyes.

"Wait! This is not what it looks like!" Miyuki called as the emo treasurer is about to make a run for it.

*slurp*

"And you really wanted me to just go along with that?

minutes later, After clearing the supposed misunderstanding, Miyuki introduce them to one another before the three went to Mcxx to grab lunch.

"THAT the two of you just happened to meet and be in that position?"

Damn! This pretty much ruined this.

Ai sulks internally as she laments one wasted encounter.

And whose fault do you think that I fell, huh?

"Yes, it is all an accident. Shirogane answered.

"Is she a former classmate then?"

"No," Miyuki answered that made Ishigami raise his eyebrow. "I met her at Shinomiya's"

"Hm?"

"She's working as a servant at Shinomiya's house." Miyuki added to answer Ishigami's questioning look. "You know, the time when Kaguya was sick and I came to visit."

"A maid of the Shinomiya?" Ishigami asked. His casual and somewhat rude treatment took a quick phase shift as he began trembling in front of her.

"Yes, " Ai replied quickly while continuing on monitoring her target's reaction. "As ordered by the Shinomiya household, I am here to provide support for Kaguya ojou-sama in case she needs me."

"So you're here with the same reason as well, " Ishigami said to try to break the somewhat awkward tension building on their table.

"Same reason?" Ai asked in a clueless fashion.

"Ishigami don't, " Shirogane interrupts with an embarrassed expression.

"Eh?" Ishigami asked.

"Wait!" Ai said, pounding her right hand curled to a fist to her open left hand. This action somehow made Miyuki kun froze up "Hehehe~ I didn't know you're quite the siscon, Shi~ro~ga~ne-san~."

"Please stop!" seeing her snicker, Miyuki replied in defeat as he buried his face on the table.

"C'mon now, nothing to be shy here," Ai tease as she poke Miyuki's expose cheeks. "You siscon you~"

"Please don't flirt right in front of me, "

As Ai tried staying on course, Treasurer Ishigami called their act out.

I can't stay in the offensive with him around.

For the first time in her life, she manage to sympathize to her mistress whenever Kaguya wanted to get rid of subject F.

"I told you it isn't like that, " Shirogane replied shyly.

The type of response that is not convincing anyone.

Way to go with your response Miyuki kun.

Ai though as her facial smile grew 0.05cm wide. Internally however, she is jumping with joy as if she won a lottery. Not that she will admit that.

Stop adding unnecessary information!

Sorry ma'am, going back to the narration, Miyuki's response does not carry any persuasion power in it.

"Sure...," Ishigami replied but his dead gaze tells he is not buying this.

"He is right," Ai chimed in that made Shirogane sigh a breath of relief. "We aren't like that... yet."

"Gack!

*cough cough cough!*

Ai's last word causes Ishigami to choke from the food he is eating and for Miyuki to cough wildly.

Wha... yet?

Miyuki though as he look at the bewitching smile of Haysaca. Beautiful, bewitching smile. His senses are telling him its a trap. He is getting a similar sensation to when Kaguya operates her schemes but the memories of that time is blocking him any chance for a good comeback.

"That's why you should Stop being rude," Ai said followed by a look Ishigami is very familiar and terrified with. A look similar to Shinomiya.'s go die look. "Right?" She then turned her attention to Miyuki giving him an obvious teasing smile. A smile that made Miyuki avert her gaze and made Ishigami groan internally. He wanted to retort but his life is i danger so he opt not to.

"But in all honesty, Shirogane-san, what you're doing is borderline creepy," Ai said, trying to stir the conversation to a different route followed by a side glance to Ishigami to follow suit or else.

Base from what Treasurer Ishigami said, Miyuki invited him to this very mall follow and to make sure Kei is fine. Similar to Ai's very reason of being here albeit Kaguya knew she is there while Kei didn't know he is stalking her.

"I know you cared for her but she will hate you for this." Ai said. "It is kinda creepy."

"What? That's not creepy at all!"

Ai didn't replied but her disgust is clearly seen on her face. Her face and not her mask.

"Err... Considering a student of ours got harassed recently, " Ishigami replied as Shirogane look and pkeaded at him. with trembling voice. "P-prez here is making an effort to be there whenever his sister goes out with Vice President Shinomiya and or Fujiwara-senpai."

That harassment... are they referring to my descent to this rabbit hole?

A look of pure shock was seen on the maid's face. Enough to even surprise the already on the edge Ishigami.

"Harassed?" Ai asked. She stared at Ishigami first that cause him to flinch before shifting her gaze to her sit mate.

"Well you see..." Miyuki answered, albeit reluctant as there's a separate memory in that incident he want to evade as well.

"I see..." Ai mumbles as she let the information sinks in. "If the Shinomiya household learns about this, I doubt ojou-sama will be allowed to go out with no visible security.

Upon hearing this, she saw the two of them frown and look at one another as if they remembered a parallel incident. Probably the time where Kaguya sneak out to go watch the fireworks with them.

*ring*

*beep*

Breaking another silence, Miyuki's and Ai's phone rang.

"Excuse me for a bit," Miyuki said as he dash of the table while Ai opened her phone to see a new message from her mistress.

「Not so fast.」

Was what the message contain.

From the side, Ishigami saw the maid frown. A frown outside the masked she showed them. A frown displayig her true dsapointment.

"What are your intentions with Myu?" Ishigami said, albeit reluctant whike looking at Shirogane near the comfort room; talking to someone over the phone. Knowing now that Haysaca is working for Kaguya , his concern grew and shifted on a different direction.

Is this just an act to gather more information on us?

Ishigami though.

I need to be extra careful

Ai though before throwing all caution out the window.

Ai returned her phone to her pocket and uses her free hand to fix her hair.

"Would you believe it if I say I am seducing him?" Ai replied as honestly as she can with a deadpan expression.

"... forget I said anything," Ishigami replied as he evade her gaze.

Seriously Myu, when did you become such a normie.

"Uhm..." breaking the awkward silence, Miyuki returned with a more awkward atmosphere.

This is probably related to Kaguya-sama's mail.

"You alright?" Ishigami asked.

"Erm... Kei found out... she wanted to talk asap" was the last thing Shirogane said that mark the end to their gathering.

Result of today' match. Due to several interruption, Ai Hayasaka's lost.

A few days later,

At the back of the student council building,

"Good work Kaguya-sama," Ai said as she support her mistress to a nearby bench. "You manage to give him his present without making a larger fool of yourself.

"Haaaaah... I know... wait!" Kaguya pants as she remove the cold bottle of water on her head. "You see that I am already acting odd. Why didn't you stop me!"

And just like that, Kaguya is returning to her usual self. Gone are the exhaustion cause by the day's after school celebration.

"It would be a bot- I mean you just wont listen."

"Y-you!" Kaguya exclaim as she pointed a finger to Ai. "Do you know how dangerous it is if I gave him the whole cake?"

Kaguya began stomping the ground violently as she imagine the smug and victorious look on Miyuki.

"He won't let it end there!"

"Of course," Ai replied with her signature smile while she clench her right hand. If she added more force onto it, it will starts to bleed.

"Haaah...Let's go now," Now that the conversation leading nowhere, Kaguya sigh as she look at the staff carrying out the remaining cake out of the student council building.

Meanwhile, after leaving the student council room, Miyuki finally arrive at his shoe locker, with the fan Kaguya gave him for his birthday.

Eh...

The joyful grin he had stiffens.

This scent...

Miyuki thought as he reluctantly opened his shoe locker that has visible signs that someone tampered with it. Normally, he would ignore it as this is not the first time this kind of thing happened. creepy letters, confectionery with something inedible inside it. He have seen it all. But this time, he hope for all hope his instinct is wrong for one specific reason. The scent. Her scent is coming in his locker.

*creak*

Upon opening his locker, he found two things on top of his shoe. A gift the size of a note book and a replacement padlock. He didn't need to look at who the gift came from to know who sent/put it.

"Haysaca..." Miyuki mumbles as he absentmindedly dropped the fan he is holding.

Aaaaaaaaaaan cut!

With this the chapter came to a close. As Ai is the type of character in story that likes to make plans as seen in the pre field trip chapter, I put her in a scene where the one breaking her plan is not Miyuki like in the pool chapter but outside force she cant fully control. I tried to parallel The frustration and stubbornness she showed to continue despite the ship(her plans) is already sinking to her canon counterpart when she failed the one day bet and sulk/claim she can do it if given a month and when Ishigami criticized the date plan she made for the field trip.

As previously stated, not all of the 30 encounters will be put in words. And as the bet goes on, more and more unnecessary characters are getting dragged in as well. For better or worst, Ai only now have 4 remaining meetings to see if she can truly seduce Shirogane Miyuki and have him look her way.

Regarding the update of the story, I am still following the usual rotation (F/D, Danma Emerald, Kaguya-sama: AHWTS) *shameless plugin* and how fast the update will come will still depend to RL workload. Since we are part of the disposable/ immortal manpower(not the medical front-liner), quarantine doesn't affect us much unless we show symptoms or tested positive. It's work as usual. As of the moment of writing this for a triple update in my spare time, we still have tons of workload and game activity for fgo(Skadi preparation) and danmachi.

For the review likes and follow, thanks!.