Woohoo, I started and finished a chapter in one day. This almost never happens.

I will be doing this fic based off of the manga, starting from volume 2. I will also be moving some events from volume 1 so I can include them. There's also original content focused on my OC since this is from his perspective, even if I write in third person.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 1: ID's, Letters and Dates

Type, send e-mail, type, send e-mail, answer phone call, end phone call, check security footage, type, send e-mail and finish.

Leaning back in his chair, a boy let out a sigh as he had finished his morning duties. Well, most of them. He still had to bring breakfast to the Young Miss, which he got up to go about doing as soon as he remembered. Getting the pushcart with the Young Miss' breakfast and morning tea on it from the kitchen, the boy headed for her room. Knocking on the door to the Young Miss' room, the boy waited for it to be opened by the same maid as always. Nodding in greeting to the maid, which she didn't even respond to, the boy pushed the cart into the room and in front of the king sized canopy bed.

"Your breakfast has arrived, Lady Kaguya." The boy announced with a bow.

"Thank you Akatsubaki." Kaguya nodded to the boy. "As punctual as always." She added after checking the time.

"He fears he'll lose his job otherwise." The maid deadpanned in her usual emotionless tone.

The boy wanted to deny this fact, but he couldn't. For Kou Akatsubaki, who had earned his role as attendant and bodyguard to Lady Kaguya Shinomiya, demotion or being laid off was a very real and scary possibility, one he would rather avoid if at all possible.

"I won't deny that Hayasaka, but I also try to remain punctual for Lady Kaguya's sake as well. It would be unbecoming of the Vice-President of the Student Council to be late." Kou explained to his co-worker as he set Kaguya's breakfast in front of her.

If anyone asked he would admit that Ai Hayasaka was the bane of his existence.

"You two get along as usual." Kaguya giggled before she began her breakfast.

"Whatever gave you that idea?" The maid and butler asked in unison, neither of them looking too pleased at the suggestion that they were on good terms.

Which isn't to say they weren't. Kou and Ai were friends, that was inevitable after both of them grew up looking after Kaguya, they just refused to admit it, which amused the Young Miss to no end.

"Anyway, I should ensure that everything is ready for your departure to school, Lady Kaguya. If you'll excuse me." Kou bowed again before taking his leave.

Making his way to the entrance hall, Kou headed out the large double doors that led to the outside world and headed over to the limousine parked in front of the manor. Checking in with the driver to ensure that everything was ready, Kou entered the back of the limousine and waited for Kaguya to arrive so they could leave for school. The boy took out his phone, his dark brown hair that stopped just past his shoulder blades and grey eyes reflecting back on the black screen, he unlocked it and looked through the morning news. There was nothing of note so he plugged in his earbuds, though he only used the right one, and started watching videos.

It wasn't long before Kaguya entered the limousine and their journey to school began. Kou put his phone away and waited for the silent journey to pass by, Kaguya was too busy watching the world outside the window to make conversation and Kou had nothing he wanted to discuss.

The limousine stopped in front of Shuchiin Academy. Kou opened the door and stepped out; he quickly surveyed the area before moving out of the way for Kaguya.

"Is it truly necessary for you to do that every day?" Kaguya asked her attendant.

"Yes, it is. I may be one of your attendants, but I am also your bodyguard. That means I must keep watch for any potential threats to your wellbeing." Kou explained in a serious tone, he always took his job seriously and not just because he was afraid of losing it. He had naturally grown close to his charge having grown up with her, so he also wanted to keep her safe simply because he cared about her.

As the pair made their way onto the school grounds and into the building to head for class they gave their morning greetings to a few of the students.

Once they reached the classroom they used for homeroom, Kou wasn't surprised in the least to find Ai already there chatting away with her friends. Kaguya had made it clear that she didn't want a certain person to find out about Ai's connection to her, so the two never spoke at school unless absolutely necessary. Kou on the other hand only spoke to Ai on occasion at school, he always wondered how she could go from showing so little emotion at home to being the bubbly cheerful person she is at school. It would definitely make his life easier if she picked one and stuck with it.

Taking a seat at his desk, which was conveniently next to Kaguya's, Kou took out his phone and messed about with it until the teacher arrived.

The Student Council room. Originally, Kaguya forbade either of her attendants from entering the room since she didn't want a certain person to know about either of them, Kou disobeyed that order and joined the Student Council as a volunteer. When he was asked by the President why he wanted to volunteer, he explained that it was due to fact that he was Kaguya's bodyguard and it was for the best if she was in his sight as much as possible.

Speaking of the President, one Miyuki Shirogane, he was the certain person that wasn't supposed to find out about either of the attendants. He still didn't know about Ai, so Kaguya had at least one agent to use on him if need be.

"Here you go Kou." A cheerful voice said as its owner placed a cup of coffee in front of the boy.

"Thank you Chika." Kou thanked without even looking at the girl, he was busy going over some of the documents that had been submitted to the Student Council. Verifying them to make sure there were no errors that needed to be revised.

Giving a quick glance to the retreating girl, Kou sighed. Chika Fujiwara was a handful at best and an absolute menace at worst. If she hadn't been Kaguya's only non-attendant friend he wouldn't have put up with her. Is what he would say if he hadn't grown fond of the girl himself. He hadn't wanted to, but somewhere down the line he had found himself considering Chika as a good friend.

"And here's yours Shiro-" Chika cut herself off when she noticed something the President was holding. "Shirogane! Is that... You finally bought a smartphone!" The bow wearing girl exclaimed.

'There's no way the President bought a-' Kou cut his own thought off as he looked over to the President, who was in fact holding up a smartphone. "Holy...! You really did get one!" Even Kou couldn't hide his surprise that the President, who had been so against buying a smartphone whenever the topic was brought up, had finally caved and joined the current generation.

"Welcome to the modern era." Chika welcomed with tears in her eyes.

"Don't treat like some caveman!" Miyuki retorted. "Look I even installed Line." He said as he showed off the app to Chika and Kou.

"Yay! We should exchange Line ID's. Here's mine!" Chika suggested enthusiastically as she took out her phone.

"Here's mine as well." Kou offered as he showed the President his Line ID as well. "And here I thought you would be antediluvian for the rest of your life." He joked as he registered the President's Line ID.

"There was a store that had a sizable discount on phone plans, so I took it as a sign to finally purchase a smartphone." Miyuki explained, Kou just smiled and nodded in understanding.

This was all an act on Kou's part, he already knew the President had bought a smartphone since he was part of the reason for the price drop. The Shinomiya group owned the store that the President bought his phone from. Kou had set the discounted price and Ai and few other staff members were on the scene at the same time as the President to convince his subconscious to give in and buy a smartphone and install Line. This was all part of a plan Kaguya had come up with to get Miyuki to ask for her Line ID.

Neither Kou nor Ai could bring themselves to tell their boss that her flip phone couldn't use Line and that this was all pointless.

As were, in their opinion, most of Kaguya's plans that involved the President. She wanted to get the President to confess to her, despite the fact that she would vehemently disregard the notion that she liked him romantically. What made matters worse was that Kou knew for a fact, simply because he asked, that Miyuki wanted Kaguya confess to him, though he actually admitted to liking Kaguya. He was just too intimidated by her wealth and talent to be able to confess himself.

And thus came to exist the war between the Student Council's President and Vice-President.

Kou felt he deserved a raise for what he had to put up with because of this.

"Is that your profile pic?" Chika asked the President, causing Kou to immediately look at his phone. The boy almost burst out laughing at what he saw.

"Yep. It's a photo of me as a kid." Miyuki confirmed with a nod. "Akatsubaki, could you please stop laughing?" He requested once he noticed Kou was snickering behind his hand.

"Sorry, but this is... Pfft, this is too funny!" Kou couldn't hold back anymore and burst out laughing, rolling on the floor as he did so.

"It's so cute!" Chika squealed in delight as she admired the picture. "Your eyes were just as intense as they are now." She commented, which earned another burst of laughter from Kou.

"Please don't mention that. I've got a thing about my eyes." Miyuki sighed dejectedly. "Anyway, this picture is a bit awkward..." The president looked to the still laughing Kou as he said that. "... I think I'll change it soon." He added as he snuck a glance at Kaguya.

With his laughter finally stopping, Kou stood up and looked over to his boss. She was definitely thinking of a way to see the picture without asking for the President's Line ID. Kou thought about just showing her the picture, but knew all too well that Kaguya would consider that as letting Miyuki win since it implies that she wanted his Line ID or whatever other reason she would throw at her attendant. Then Kou noticed Kaguya reach into her pocket and he immediately knew what was coming.

Chika and Miyuki were busy chatting away about Line until they heard someone sniffling; looking in the direction of the noise they found Kaguya with tears in her eyes. Kou repressed the urge to sigh at what he knew were crocodile tears, Kaguya had used this guilt trick on him in the past.

"You're so cruel, Shirogane..." Kaguya sniffled as she wiped one of the tears away. "So cruel." The devious Vice-President repeated. "How could you do such a thing?" She asked as she continued sniffling.

"I'm sorry! We didn't mean to exclude you!" Miyuki apologised as he got up from his desk and approached Kaguya. "Uh... Here! Here's the picture. So please cheer up." The President begged as he showed the picture to the 'crying' girl. The look on his face just after he did so showed that he realised he had been tricked as Kaguya ingrained the picture in her mind.

Kou looked towards the ceiling and prayed that he could have one day where something like this doesn't happen. He knew it sounded too good to be true, but he could hope.

"Oh! I just realised!" Chika exclaimed. "Kaguya has a flip phone so she can't use Line; we've been really inconsiderate talking about it in front of her." The Secretary explained, much to a certain attendant's dismay.

Kou had made it around the side of the room and to the door before he felt Kaguya's infamous death stare on him, he daren't turn around lest he receive capital punishment. So he did the only thing he could do in that situation.

Run away.

So running had about the same effect it always did. Which is to say that Kou got punished as soon as they returned home, though his punishment this time was something Kaguya would use in tomorrow's strategy. The boy put his pen down and got up from the desk in his room to stretch. Then there was a knock at the door. Opening it revealed the expressionless face of Kou's 'favourite' co-worker.

"What do you need Hayasaka?" Kou asked with an exhausted sigh, the maid said nothing as she entered the room and picked up the envelope on Kou's desk. She quickly read through the contents before placing the letter in her pocket.

"I was asked to make sure you were finished." Ai explained as she headed back to the door.

"And you couldn't have just asked?" Kou questioned as he blocked the maid from leaving.

"I am to place the letter in Lady Kaguya's shoelocker tomorrow, I thought it would be best to grab it now instead of in the morning." The maid answered in her usual tone. "Aren't I nice, taking your busy morning schedule into consideration. You should thank me." She changed her tone to a more condescending one as she said this, Kou simply stared at her.

"Get out." He ordered as he stepped out of the way. Ai obliged, though she turned to face him once she was out of the room.

"Sweet dreams." She wished with a smile, Kou slammed the door shut.

He hated that smile, no he loathed it. For one reason and one reason only.

'It couldn't be any more fake if you tried.' The teen thought as he leant against the door. He eventually pushed off the door and got ready for bed.

"A love letter!?" Chika yelled as her eyes darted to the paper in Kaguya's hands.

"The letter doesn't outright ask me to be his girlfriend, it's more of an invitation to a meal." Kaguya corrected as she reread the letter. "It is beautifully written though." She commented with a small smile.

An almost inaudible groan came from a corner of the room. Kou was sitting there with his knees drawn up to his chest and working on the tablet he had brought with him. His punishment the night prior had been to write that letter and hearing a conversation about it was driving him insane.

"Are you okay Akatsubaki?" Miyuki inquired from his desk, a look of concern on his eyes.

"Just fine, Prez. Just fine." Kou lied as he pinched the bridge of his nose, his glare hardening on his tablet.

"So, are you gonna go out with him?" Chika asked excitedly. Both Miyuki and Kou listened to the answer attentively.

"Of course." Kaguya simply replied.

There was a loud snap and an equally as loud thud as the President's pen snapped and the volunteer's head met the wall. Both of them looked as if the world was ending, for different reasons. Miyuki was simply shocked that Kaguya would agree to go on a date with any man other than him. Kou was dreading the idea that Kaguya might make him put on a disguise and actually go out on a date with her.

'I died and went to hell at some point didn't I?' The butler-bodyguard mentally sighed.

"A brilliant, handsome person who knows how to properly convey his feelings." Kaguya stated as she placed her hands over her chest. "This gentleman gathered up all his courage and wrote such a beautifully romantic letter. I'm certain I'll fall for him." She continued with the face of a maiden in love.

Kou had rammed his head against the wall so many times at this point that he had actually left a dent.

"Kaguya, are you really going to go?" Chika questioned, she sounded both sad and concerned.

"But of course. In fact, I'm quite looking forward to it." Kaguya bluffed; at least Kou was hoping she did.

"Shinomiya, I couldn't help but overhear your conversation." Miyuki said shakily. "As Student Council President, I cannot allow illicit intimate relationships." He explained in an attempt to stop Kaguya from going on the date, Kou shook his head knowing that it wouldn't work and that his fate was sealed.

"'Illicit intimate relationships' is a bit of an overstatement. We're just going out to eat." Kaguya countered gracefully.

"That's up to the teachers to decide. Making calls like that falls under their jurisdiction. Suspension is a very real possibility." Miyuki defended his case. "And if you still insist on going... then I will have to have a conversation with the teachers." He warned as he entwined his hands and rested his head on them.

Kou had to admit, it was brave of the President to risk his pride and become a tattletale.

"I have no objection to that." Kaguya challenged as she stood up. "If this turns out to be true love then I am more than prepared for suspension or even expulsion." She stated, shocking everyone present.

"E-expulsion." Chika worriedly repeated, looking scared for her friend. Even Kou turned around to look at his boss with a worried expression.

She wouldn't really go that far, even if she made him go on a fake date with her to prove it right? But then again this was Kaguya.

"For true love, I am prepared to offer my body and soul." The black haired teen admitted as she clutched her chest.

"That's absurd!" Miyuki exclaimed as slammed his hands down on his desk while standing up.

"It's not absurd!" Kaguya retaliated defensively.

"S-stop messing around! If that's true then... If..." Miyuki stammered as he tried to get the words out. "If I told you I have feelings for you!" He finally managed say, catching Kou and Kaguya off-guard.

'Oh my God, is he actually going to...' Kou thought excitedly, he was really hoping he was right about what was going to happen next.

"...Hypothetically, of course..." The President added.

'COWARD!' Kou screamed internally.

"...Would you forget about him?" Miyuki inquired, looking away out of embarrassment.

"I-it's possible." A flustered Kaguya responded as she looked away, though she did glance over to the President.

"Is your 'true love' really that shallow?" Miyuki questioned mockingly, a smirk appearing on his face as he leaned in front the Vice-President.

Seeing how this would end already, Kou facepalmed and got his bag ready to leave. Though he kept hold of the tablet and was still doing his work on it, not wanting to watch the scene in front of him play out.

"Some other guy starts flirting with you and immediately you forget yourself. There's no way that's true love! I guess your standards aren't that high after all if you'd fall in love with a complete stranger." Miyuki started laughing to keep his act up. "I'm only speaking hypothetically, of course." He added with a wave of his hand as if he was brushing something off.

"I'm done here! Akatsubaki, we're leaving!" Kaguya commanded with an unmistakably annoyed look on her face, Kou joined her at the door when someone put their hand on the Vice-President's shoulder. Kaguya turned around with a surprised look on her face, likely hoping it was the President.

Nope, it was a sobbing Chika.

"I won't let anyone else take you! And I won't let you get expelled!" Chika yelled through her sobs. "I'll confess my feelings! I like you, I like you a lot!" The Secretary confessed as she pressed her face against Kaguya's. "Waaah! Don't ever leave me!" The girl sobbed.

"Enough already!" Kaguya snapped. "I'm staying, so let it go already!" She begged.

Kou let out a small laugh and shook his head as he sat down on one of the sofas in the room.

Arriving at his destination Kou scanned the area.

'We could have just taken the limo, but no~. 'It has to feel like a real date'' The attendant mentally complained.

His fears had turned out to be spot on, Kaguya was making him go on a 'date' with her. Kou was currently wearing a black and white horizontally striped, long-sleeved t-shirt with an unbuttoned burgundy shirt over it, dark blue jeans and black and white canvas shoes. He had also put on black wig that stopped at his shoulders and would have covered his left eye if he hadn't used a hairclip to hold it back; he was also using blue coloured contact lenses.

"Where is she?" Kou wondered aloud as he continued looking around the area.

"Hey there little lady, how about hanging out with us for a little while?" A rather sleazy voice asked someone, Kou looked over in the direction of the voice to find three guys surrounding a girl. Upon closer inspection, the girl turned out to be Kaguya. Kou groaned as he headed over.

"No thank you. I'm waiting for someone." Kaguya politely declined the invitation, a hint of disgust in her eyes.

"Now, now, don't be like that. We'll have a lot of fun, promise." The same guy tried coerce her, reaching for Kaguya's hand. Kou grabbed man's wrist.

"Whoa now, hitting on a teenager? Aim for someone your age at least." Kou joked condescendingly as he looked the man in the eyes.

"And who are you?" The man asked, his two friends glaring at the boy as he did so.

"I'm the guy that can break your arm in three different places and shove it down your throat. So take my advice and piss off." Kou threatened with an innocent smile.

The older guy wrestled his arm free, clicked his tongue and left with his friends in tow. Kou meanwhile turned to face his headache of a boss, who was simply smiling at him.

"This is why we have the limo." Kou told the girl.

"Oh, don't be like that." Kaguya waved her hand at him. "Besides, you were here to save me." She pointed out.

"Yes, but I was just about to leave to try and find you." The boy countered as he rubbed his temple. "Whatever, I know from experience you won't listen." He sighed as his boss continued smiling at him.

And that was how their 'date' began. If it could have been considered one. While Kou had no qualms doing what Kaguya asked of him, her ordering him to do things when they were supposed to be on a 'date' was more than a tad annoying. They had to go to a specific, pricey cafe and order what Kaguya specified. They had to go to an arcade where Kou had to win a stuffed animal for Kaguya or they wouldn't leave. They had to go for a walk in the park, which wasn't too bad except for the fact that it had been an order that Kou had no say in. Then they had to look through a bookstore and some clothing stores and buy whatever Kaguya wanted, Kou didn't even get to look at anything that he might have been interested in. The real kicker throughout all of this was that all of the expenses came out of Kou's wallet; he was so glad that his wages each month totalled to more than what he had spent on the 'date'.

The two were currently sitting on a bench so they could discuss the 'date' before heading home.

"If this had been a real date I would have left as soon as I saw the prices at that cafe." Kou decided that brutal honesty was the best way to respond to how the 'date' went. "Even if someone wasn't turned off by those prices, the amount of money you made me spend today is ridiculous. Not mention you didn't even consider what I wanted to do, you controlled everything from start to finish." The boy realised by the time he stopped that he was more complaining than anything at this point.

Kou knew he couldn't really fault Kaguya for her expensive tastes and being controlling. She was a Shinomiya, she was raised to act like this from day one. That was probably why they even went on this date in the first place, so the Young Miss could learn what a normal date was like. Even if the end result was something Kou would do his best to forget, at least it was a learning experience for Kaguya.

"If you ever go a real date with someone, Lady Kaguya. Might I suggest letting them plan it and then discuss those plans with them until you have something you'll both enjoy." Kou recommended with a sigh. It would go against what Kaguya believed in, but it would be better than her winding up an old maid.

"I see." Kaguya responded in a depressed tone, a look of genuine sadness in her eyes.

"Though I will admit, the plan you came up with wasn't bad for a first attempt." Kou would at least give her this and seemed to work as she brightened up a bit.

"Thank you, Kou. And thank you for going along with this request of mine." Kaguya thanked the boy with a smile.

"It was my pleasure as always." Kou returned the smile. "Besides, I learnt from this as well. Mostly what not to do, but still I learnt." He joked as he got up and stretched, he offered his hand to the young Shinomiya. "Shall we return home?" He inquired. Kaguya accepted his hand and got up from the bench, she released his hand and stepped in front of her attendant.

"I'm glad you learnt something from this. You can apply that knowledge when you finally ask a certain someone out." Kaguya teased the boy before walking off.

Kou just stood there spluttering as he knew all too well who his boss was referring to, he mentally cursed when he couldn't come up with a response. He caught up with Kaguya and walked with her in silence as he waited for the pink hue on his face to disappear.