This is my first fanfic on this website. I've written some before on Wattpad, but my last time is when I was in grade 9. Now, 2 years later and I'm sitting here, trying to remember how I wrote fanfiction back then.
Oh well, this is Kaguya-sama: Love Is War fanfic, compiling some oneshot about our favorite couple, and even the others. For the first one, well… I would like to do something a bit sad. Ready? Here we go.
Oneshot 1: Kaguya wants to talk
"Hey guys, it's Shinomiya Kaguya. Maybe we should-"
"Are you stupid? Would you like to get into trouble or something? Don't even think about it!"
Just another day, another morning of Shuchiin Secondary school. Or more like, another cursing day for young Shinomiya Kaguya. With just one call of her family name, people already think of something in common: wealthy family, owners of big company, so many zero in their total assets, etc. However, she is not happy with that name.
Unlike Shinomiya, Shuchiin Secondary school is just a normal… school, for "normal" students, some rich, some poor, but still have some good friendly relationship. Kaguya's life, on the other hand, is like the golden island that they shall never reach their hands to. And so, there are something that they have been given to her: jealousy and isolation. The name Shinomiya somehow has become a barrier between her and the students, that the teachers still call them as her "friends". Every day is almost the same for her: Wake up – Breakfast – Go to school – Getting good results and get stared from dozen pairs of eyes – Go home – Repeat.
However, Kaguya doesn't care about this at all. For her family's rules, she mustn't talk to some "low-class" and only listen to the "business-class", who is worthy to get their attentions and allowed to hear what they say. To her, studying is the top priority, to get good, no, high scores, and keeping the success of the Shinomiya family. That's what she has in her mind, from the day of grade 1. She almost never talks to anyone, only when she has to read something in front of class, living with the nickname "the ice queen".
But does she?
Today, her class welcomes a new student. His name is Shirogane Miyuki, a blond hair boy, but a bit messy, with blue eyes that almost look like they need some sleep. But he still gets some warm welcoming from everyone, maybe because of also being at "normal" tier like all of them. With his friendliness, it doesn't take him so long to get some good impressions from his new friends.
"Okay, mister Shirogane, let's see… You can sit next to miss Shinomiya, on that empty seat over there."
"Um… Thanks, teacher." Miyuki agrees, but there is a small hesitation in his tone, for all the noises that telling him "don't". After sitting down, he looks to his right, seeing a long, black hair girl, facing down her book with emotionless ruby red eyes. Keeping the same friendliness, he calls out to her.
"Hey there, what's your name?" He asks, but no respond from Kaguya. For getting her answer, he decides to do the unthinkable, something that his new classmates have never done to her. He grabs Kaguya's left shoulder, and shake it while repeat the same question, to the point that she has to look up to him for being annoying
But when she does so, and thanks to the combination of a bright, sunny sky, what she sees is a charming, handsome boy, smiling at her, and in fact, how cute he is. She turns away right away, with a slight blush on her face, and keeping the boy in questions. But why?
Although being separated from "normal", there is one thing she has in common with them: school romance. Somehow, she has read some romantic school manga before, and dreamed about being in love with such a friendly, polite and kind schoolboy since then, despite let's be real, that kind of species is endangered at many schools nowadays, just like the kind of main male character the writer is trying to build in his fantasy world. Anyway, seeing Miyuki like that might have lit up her dream once again.
However, she knows that there is no way she could reach to it.
Lunchtime starts. As Miyuki is finding a place to sit, he spots Kaguya, sitting alone. During class, he always concerned about her, on why she had acted like that, and what was going on with her. So lunch is a great opportunity to get to know her.
"Hey can I sit here?" The blonde asks, but still takes a seat in front of her, knowing that he won't get any response. Keeping the same "Barney the friendly dinosaur" style, he keeps asking questions to her, even something about his life, despite getting no answer to them. But that's what he thinks. Kaguya, although keeping on having her luxurious lunch, she's also listening to every words come out from his mouth, maybe because she shouldn't act like she cares about a peasant (according to her family), or she's just shy. Oh and sometimes she just takes glances on the octopus weiners.
"Ohhhh, if this isn't the infamous Shinomiya daughter?" A rough tone calls out behind Kaguya and surprises Miyuki. It's a male student, maybe in higher grade than them, attempt to bully Kaguya. Bullying may sound bad, but it's almost a normal thing in Shuchiin Secondary, in spite of all the given punishments. Since Shinomiya's dad only cares about her study, these problems to him are minor, and she has to overcome it, on the path to success. The bully throws a punch into Kaguya's face, knocks her off the bench. Yes, it hurts, but she just turns away from him, total awares that even if she cries for the pain, no one will come by her side. What she can do now is just take it, simply as that.
However…
"How dare you did that to her?" The hero of this oneshot, Miyuki Shirogane, stands in front of Kaguya, and attempts to take down the bully, throwing punches and kicks likes a superhero every kids have pictured back then.
But even so, his acts looks like a 5-year-old pretending to be Ultraman, as he still gets the same treatment anyway. Luckily, the bully walks away, but doesn't forget to give some harsh words to them. Miyuki just ignores it, and goes to the ruby-red-eyes girl's place, who is kneeling on the floor. Despite her disagreements, he still helps her get to the nurse's room (and also doesn't forget to bring his lunch along with him).
"Wow, that's such a wound. What happened?" The nurse asks Kaguya and Miyuki.
"There was… a bully… punched her, but I… beat him down… don't worry."Miyuki answers, with some chewing stucking on the way to the end of sentence.
"…no you didn't…" A very small, tiny sound speaks out. It's from Kaguya.
"Yes, my friend?" Miyuki asks back.
"NO, YOU DIDN'T! YOU ENDED UP GETTING THAT… BLACK SPOT JUST BECAUSE OF ME!" Kaguya shouts at him, looks straight in his face. The soulless ruby red eyes disappear, replaced with shiny but glistening one… from tears. Noticing the awkward atmosphere, the nurse walks away, giving space for the two young students.
Sitting on the bed, Kaguya just quietly sobs, using her hands to stop tears from running down her cheeks. She has spoken to a peasant, who actually cares for her, worries about her, talks to her, not like a rich girl, but like a friend, something she has never felt nor being treated at. Suddenly, someone shakes her left shoulder and handing his tissue to her.
"Papa said if I see a girl cries, I should do something nice to her like a man." Miyuki says. "Now, can you tell me what's wrong now?" Kaguya sniffs a nose on the given tissue, and tell the blonde about everything, how she is being treated at, her family, but still has some sniffings, small tears and a few pats on the back from him
"I don't think that's the reason you have to be treated like that." The boy says, earning a surprise expression from the girl. "I mean, what's wrong with being rich, and why do people see rich people like that? You can lend them some lunch money, for example. Hey I can borrow some lunch money from you if I forget, right?" Miyuki asks, sounds like he's begging, and as a achievement, he gets some small giggles from the girl herself. That's the first time ever, Kaguya knows what it's like to feel happy, feel the joy. The cursed world slowly disappears from her eyes, thanks to the pulling from the friendly young boy
"Kaguya. Shinomiya Kaguya." Kaguya says her name, the answer Miyuki has been begging to get since the moment he sat down his seat. "Kaguya? Like princess of the Moon, Kaguya-hime?" The blonde asks, but his eyes are still heading to his classroom. Afraid of being late, he just runs away, forgetting to say a single "see you" to her, but still manages to leave something.
"You know, your hair is beautiful, but can you find a way to change it, so it will look better?" Miyuki says, before heading to class with sanic speed, leaving a blushing Kaguya behind.
Just another morning at Shuchiin Secondary school, but a beautiful morning. Young Kaguya Shinomiya, walking in her class, with some happy thoughts in her mind. She has made a new friend, someone who considers her as a "normal" friend.
"Morning, Shirogane-san." Kaguya greets her new friend happily.
"Morning, Shinomiya-sa- Wait you change your hairstyle? Looking good, girl!" Miyuki gives some compliment to her new hairstyle, with the long hair now tied nicely, with a red ribbon covered it, although maybe that's not a right thing to tell a girl, as Shinomiya is having a blush slightly covering her face.
But nonetheless, she is ready to experience a whole new school life, with a new friend, with a brighter world in her sight.
Today's result: Shirogane and Kaguya win.
"Oh by the way, Shinomiya-san, I've forgotten my lunch money. Can I borrow yours?"
