Chapter 4: What are you hiding, that I can't reach to?

Miyuki reads the news that Ishigami gave him, about the Shinomiya family's disappearance. As said in the news, there was not trait to be found, and no sign of victim or culprit. He is in awe with it. He starts questioning himself if the girl he brought home was even Kaguya, or is it actually her illusion that his mind had pictured. The surrounding is quiet enough to bring him to his land of thoughts, where questions and theories just scatter around, with no answer.

"Shirogane-senpai... Shirogane-senpai!" Ishigami calls Miyuki, snaps the student council president back to reality. "You've been sitting and staring at the ground for 20 minutes! What on Earth are you having in your mind?" The student council treasurer asked, but receives a slight head shake from the blonde as a response. From the point of hating Kaguya, Miyuki actually wants to solve this mystery, on why he saw her on the street. But now, he is having a bigger worry. With all the students have known about Shinomiya's incident, he wants to know how they reacted to it, or more importantly, how she reacted to it.

"How were the students when they heard the news?" Miyuki asked, despite knowing that with Ishigami's mind, at that time he probably just glued his eyes in the game console's screen, rather than caring what other people expressed. However...

"They seemed... normal, like really normal. Some of them were even happy about it." Ishigami said. Now thinking of it, the students' normal expression was explainable, due to how Kaguya had treated them in the past. But "happy" does sound a bit odd. Kaguya treated them like peasants, but being happy about someone's family's disappearance is just something strange, at least to the president.

"All I know is there are rumors everywhere. People are just chatting about it, being some kind of detectives and theorists. I just can't stand people acting like they know something and absolutely sure about it." Ishigami said in a mad tone. Although he can't stand Kaguya, but he doesn't know much about her. He hates people bragging like they actually know something really well, but in fact, they don't. Miyuki respects this from Ishigami, something that makes him different from the others. However, he still worries about Kaguya for some reason, even he can't explain why.

Miyuki starts putting the puzzle pieces together. "Maybe there was some journalist who needed fame and something to attract readers, so he wrote such a bad news to get more attention. But knowing the Shinomiya family, they wouldn't allow this. Do they even know?" With that, he goes for the second one. "Maybe her parents were looking for her, but they had some sort of accident. If that was true, it would be sad for her. But there would be someone call for her to tell that. It doesn't feel right at all..."

"Do you know how Kaguya reacted to it? How was her?" Miyuki asked the treasurer, and receives wide eyes of surprising from him. "You've must be crazy. If I actually cared so much about it, I probably wouldn't be able to arrive here, talking to you." Ishigami said while shivering, and that just makes total sense to the blonde, considering how scared Ishigami is to Kaguya.

"Anyway, prez. Is this an interrogation? Did I do something wrong to receive this?" The treasurer asked.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I made you feel uncomfortable?"

"Yeah, really, this entire time..." Ishigami thought and rolled his eyes. However, Miyuki is not the only one with questions to ask. So does the treasurer, but with only one, the serious one.

"President?"

"Yes, treasurer Ishigami?"

"Why did Shinomiya-senpai go to school with you, on your bike?"

The student council treasurer, and also the bird eye himself, Yu Ishigami. He can see through anything in his sight, even if he's sticking his eyes in his game. It's like he has a third eye on his head. With his skill of being silence and giving absolute no care to the surrounding, he knows what is happening around him, and this is useful to the student council, making sure that they can help someone in needs, or stop someone's bad deeds. Ishigami might not have a wide range of vision, but he can catch any moment happens around him, in a disguise of an otaku with his laptop on his knees.

And today, Miyuki has become his new victim, but this is the case that he's more surprised about. Knowing that the president and the vice president haven't been getting on well, this is quite a shock to him.

"Shirogane-senpai, has that family brainwashed you or something?! Are you even the Shirogane-senpai I know?!" Ishigami asked frighteningly, erases all of the impression Miyuki has for him. But still, to get rid of his misunderstood, the blonde has no choice but to explain to him.

"Okay, Ishigami. I'm going to tell you this. But don't faint after that, okay?!"

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Ishigami's POV

"YOU BROUGHT HOME A GIRL WHO IS ALSO A DAUGHTER OF ONE OF THE RICHEST FAMILY IN THE WORLD?!"

"If you don't keep your mouth, that thing will be the title of this fanfic!" The president shouted at me, and that is quite a pain, so sorry prez.

But after all, I still don't get it. Shinomiya-senpai doesn't get on well with us, and I think we might be some kind of bugs or insects in her eyes. But why did Shirogane's senpai help her? I know he has an open heart, but is he that such a good person?

"Shirogane-senpai, just... why? Why would you help her? You just couldn't give her something she worth deserved? Isn't that a better thing to just leave her there and-"

"JUST SHUT, ISHIGAMI!" The president scolded me. "Alright, I'll shut, but you have to have an explaining for this." I told him calmly, trying to get something out of his head.

"I... I don't know. The day when I became a president, I made a vow to be the helping hand for all Shuchiin students who need help, whatever how bad or good they are. If they are good, I'll be the one to appreciate it. If they are bad, I'll also be the one to change it. I just can't be cruel to someone. It... doesn't sound like me..."

The president's answer has brought me back to my memories, the time when I was in secondary school, the time I got invited to Shuchiin student council, after all that... things. Since then I've actually been trusted like a person, treated like a person, all by Shirogane-senpai. Shinomiya-senpai, well, that's a different story. But still, I always consider the president as my friend, and not just him, but also Fujiwara-senpai and Iino, though I have some points to be annoyed on her.

As for Shinomiya-senpai, it's not like I dislike her or anything. It's just... her eyes. Her deep, dark ruby red eyes always send some shivers to my spine, distant me from her. I know that she's arrogant and cold, but if I had a chance to get to know more about her, I would grab it. Because for some reason, I believe that anyone still has a good inner person in him or her.

"Look, Ishigami. We are the student council. We are the voices of all students, and our words represent them. If they need us, we will be there. I know we are not superman or anything, but if there is something in our possibilities, we'll take it. That's how the student council works, right?" Shirogane-senpai told me, and I don't want to admit it, but he was right after all. That's why I am the bird eye all this time, to have eyes on the pupils.

By the way, I'm kind of curious about how was Shinomiya-senpai at president's home, so I decide to ask him, as I would like to know more.

"She was still that cold and ignorant person, but somehow I could see that she had something to hide, like a secret she couldn't say to anyone... NOW DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT, TREASURER ISHIGAMI!" He stopped what he was saying, spotting that I was looking at him like a toddler seeing something new in this world. Who are you, president, a psychic?

"A-Anyway, why are you caring about this, Ishigami? You like her?"

"No no. Shinomiya-senpai is a whole far away level for me. I might be the dirt underneath her feet, or anything lower than that. To be her boyfriend, someone has to be in the same level as her, like you, prez." Yes, for all the students of this academy, I actually believe that our president can get a chance on her. I'm stupid, right? But it actually makes sense, the richest girl dating the smartest boy, though I know that nearly zero chance that this will happen.

"Yeah, there's no way I'm dating her. I'm just helping her as president of the student council, and no more!" Shirogane-senpai said confidently, although I still can see some blushes on his face. But still, this is such a good time. We sit here, talk to each other, something we know and don't know, and find out more stuffs. I actually find out more about his kindness, and I hope he actually finds something in me...

Wait, this is a bit strange now...!

"By the way, where is Shinomiya and the others?" Great work, prez! A way to change the subject before this gets too weird!

"Fujiwara-senpai has some works to do at the drama club, and Iino is probably doing her security kind of job right now, since there is no meeting today. But Shinomiya-senpai, well, who know."

"And I am hoping we can sort something out for the summer camp!" Well, it's your fault, president, for not telling them to meet up.

Talking about the Shuchiin summer camp, it's been postponed for weeks, because of someone, you guess it. Sometimes we came up with something nice, but had to cancel it for many reasons, but they all had a main point. We really need to come up with some ideas, but in order to do that, Shinomiya-senpai has to agree with it, too, which is such a hard task. If she wasn't so strict and cold, maybe things would be much easier to discuss. Maybe...

That's it!

"Shirogane-senpai! I've come up with something! It's not about the summer camp, but I believe that once this is done, things will go smoothly afterward."

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Kaguya's POV

"Shinomiya, I have to do my part time job. Do you need me to ride you home or-"

"No, thanks. I have some club activities to do. I'll walk home myself..."

"Okay, see you then." And so, that blond head just goes off with his part time job.

But why does a student like him have to work? Even though his family is poor, this doesn't make any sense to me. A student works for money so he can raise his family? How wasteful! That time should be used to study, not some stupid part time job. Well there is some good in it, but still, this is so extravagant! A student shouldn't do such things like that! Does the principal even agree with this?!

Anyway, I'm heading to the archery class. This is a way for me to improve my concentration and strength, without knowing the surrounding or any of those noisy club members. What a way to entertain after school.

Taking my bow and arrows, I head to the spot and aim at the target, and as always, I hit the bullseye. During my first year in junior high, I hit a lucky one. So all I've done since then is repeat that exact motion. It's simple as that.

But improving my concentration isn't the only reason I go to this archery club this afternoon.

I've heard the news.

I know the students were hiding something from me, and so were the teachers and principal, but it wasn't so hard to find out why. I wonder what kind of disrespect insect would anything like that on a newspaper! Why would they bring such a bad news like that on media?! Why can't they just give me some peace, but even so, why are they acting like they worry about me?! That they actually feel sorry for me?! Even that stupid president did look worried about me!

I'm Kaguya Shinomiya! I don't need anyone to care about me! The only person that can care about me is myself! I can prove that I'm strong and independent, that even my dad's death could never shatter me! I'll show you all that I absolutely don't mind about anything bad or even harmful can happen to me!

"Great job, Shinomiya-san. Please, have some rest." The other club member told me. Why thank you, you low class.

I go to the locker room, head to my closet and find some water, but suddenly I hear someone locks the door. I turn around to see some girls, holding some pointy sharpened arrows, smiling devilishly.

"Oh don't worry about us, Shinomiya-san. We just want to give our queen a massage..." The one in the front said and slowly walks to me, while the others lock my arms to the bench.

"W-What... What are you trying to do to me...?" I'm frightened, scared... I want to leave this place... But then the front girl starts giving my arm a slight stab, still deep enough for blood to come out, all over my arm, just like at... that night... when I tried to escape...

"Hey, Shinomiya-san... Since your other "Shinomiya" is nowhere around... we're actually really happy to have you here..." And so, I'm surrounded with arrows on hands, some with bows, equal to the number of archery club members. I don't have a good view after that, but the next thing I know, is some pointy arrows stick in my skin.

Yes... I'm Kaguya Shinomiya... I'm strong... and independent...

I don't care about anything harmful or even worse can happen to me.