Author's Note: The original story for Ladies vs Butlers did not really end well and left an open ending. Here is my take of how the story should end. Unlike my other fanfictions in progress, I am going to make this one short. The story is based on an animated Woody Woodpecker cartoon short by Walter Lentz titled "A Fine Feathered Frenzy". In the short, Woody accepts an offer from Gorgeous Gal seeking matrimony and later tries to run away from her when he sees her in person. In this fanfiction, Akiharu takes the role of Woody. One of the Upped-Ed students takes the role of Gorgeous Gal. Can you guess who it might be?

Disclaimer: All characters are property of their respective owners.

Chapter 1:

Introduction – You Should Not Do This

"Come over here all you," yelled master chef Torte Kino.

All of the waiters and waitresses quietly walk over to the Torte. He shows all of them a newly ironed table cloth and points to small area of detect. That particular area has visible wrinkles, making Torte angry.

"This is unacceptable work. Who did the ironing?" One waiter slowly raises his hand.

"Akiharu Hino. You have been here for one year and this is how you iron table cloth? You know what this means now. Do it again." Torte throws the table cloth at Akiharu and makes him completely re-iron the table cloth again. Before Akiharu goes and fixes the problem, Torte makes one speech.

"Listen everyone. Your one year of extra education is about to end and I do not find that anyone is ready to meet my expectations of becoming a fine butler. I am being generous enough on behalf of head teacher Mikan to give all of you an opportunity to study here part-time and make up your credits. I can simply hire professional butlers and maid and waiters to take place of you and give me less headaches. If you blow this opportunity, I will fire all of you at the end of your one year period and make you get expelled for good. I will replace all of you with graduating students from this coming year. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"

"Yes sir."

"Now, get working before the dining hall opens for service tonight."

Akiharu Hino was required to take this service because he received an unfavorable rating in his Servant-Ed division at the Hakureiryou Academy. Besides studying basic high school knowledge, Servant-Ed students also take lessons on serving masters, who are in the Upper-Ed division. Although Akiharu made improvements over the years, most Upper-Ed students were still skeptical of him since his scar and face gives him a delinquent appearance. As a result, despite his adequate grades in terms of knowledge, the school board gave him a conditional pass, which included working for one year in a fine dining restaurant owned by Mikan. While most Servant-Ed students either graduate or get dismissed based on approval ratings, some Servant-Ed students are in the mix with Akiharu as well. These people include Shingo Todoroki, Mitsuru Sanke, and Sanae Shikikagami, who are working alongside Akiharu. They must receive a favorable rating from master chef Torte, a senior and experienced high-class chef, to graduate or else they will fail and drop out.

Working under Torte is brutal. Torte pays attention to every single fine detail and can even catch miniature problems such as a loose thread. Everything has to be clean and polished many times and Tore can easily see specks of dust anywhere. Also, guests must be treated with extreme care and one negative comment from the guest during service results in red marks for the student. In some occasions during service, Torte would be so upset at service that he would throw everyone out and shut the entire dining hall down early. Whenever this happened, all students received 0 pts for their work, making an approval much more difficult to get.

During the evening at the fine dining restaurant, the dinner service once again does not go well. The students are trying to fulfill orders that meet chef Torte's high expectations. Akiharu, in the kitchen, ends up overcooking the fish, resulting in flat rejection from chef Torte. In the dining hall, the service is worse. Shingo gets yelled at for writing the order illegibly. Sanae accidentally spills tea on the floor, causing three tables of guests to leave. Next, Mitsuru spends too much time talking to the girls that chef Torte kicks him back into service. The constant yelling and torture from Torte entertains the dining guests. After dinner ends and the restaurant closes, Chef Torte gives his final remarks before ending the day.

"This is the worst service I have ever had with all of you. If you can't handle the work in my dining hall, how will you be able to serve as a personal butler or a personal maid? It has been over a year and I doubt that I will be able to see any meaningful improvement." Chef Torte opens the door which leads to the dumpster. "This is where I want you girls and guys to go. I'm firing everyone. You are all expelled. NOW… GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT OF MY RESTAURANT! I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY OF YOU IN MY RESTAURANT AGAIN!"

Everyone leaves with gloomy faces. Not only they have failed to complete high school, their dreams of becoming excellent maids and butlers have been shattered by this man. Akiharu tries to re-enter the restaurant.

"You can't do that!"

However, Torte shuts the door and locks it, preventing him from coming back in. In the dumpster area, Akiharu comes across a classified ad with an attractive advertisement written on it. He takes the page and returns home to his apartment. His next door neighbor and former roommate, Kaoru Daichi, finds him as asks him about his day.

"So how was today?"

"I got fired for not maintaining service standards. I guess I am ready to receive an official expulsion from the school."

"I am sorry to hear that. Good luck, Hino-san. Persistence is always the key."

Unlike Akiharu and the other people who worked at Chef Torte's restaurant, Kaoru progressed smoothly during the years at Hakureiryou Academy. Despite being a female dressed up as a male, Kaoru got excellent grades and received many positive feedbacks from the Upper-Ed students. In fact, on the day of graduation when Upper-Ed students must select one or more Servant-Ed students to become their butler, Kaoru received the most requests, outnumbering the person with the 2nd most requests by 3 to 1. Akiharu was ineligible selection due to the conditional pass he received from the school board. However, Kaoru has declined all requests. After realizing her accomplishments to graduate from Hakureiryou Academy as a male servant, she decides to become a writer. Her first book is an autobiography of her time at the academy. Right now, she spends most of her day editing her drafts for publication.

The next day, Akiharu looks back at the restaurant he was kicked out from yesterday. In front of the main entrance, he finds Chef Torte welcoming the new students.

"Welcome to remedial lessons for Servant-Ed rejects. I am Chef Torte, your new instructor and your master. As rejects, you must convince me that you are worthy of becoming an excellent butler for your future master. My previous servants have all been kicked out and I will be happy to add more people to the list."

Akiharu knows he has no chance of re-entering the restaurant. As he turns around, he finds a classified ad on the floor with a large advertisement readable from a distance. The classified ad is fresh from the recycle bin.

"Seeking a Fine Personal Butler

Rich, Friendly Master, Flexible Work Hours

Prefer alumni of Hakureiryou Academy

Call if Interested. Tel: 9-407"

Akiharu figures this may be a good second chance for him to redeem himself as a capable butler. Akiharu must do well on this second chance if he wants to meet his goal of trying not to burden his relatives.