NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 6
● Chapter 6
● Pov: Yuuki
Souta and I went to the cafeteria to buy my lunch, since I don't have a sister to make it for me like the handsome man next to me.
When I got there, I saw that my luck wasn't the best, the melon pan and curry pan that I wanted so much were sold out.
The only bread I could buy was cream pan, which was better than nothing.
*Sigh
“Come on, buddy, you don't have to be sad because of some bread.”
“Say it for yourself, since you have a bento filled with delicious things in your hand.”
"If you had accepted my sister making you a bento too, you wouldn’t be there crying.”
“I already told you that this was unfair to your sister, imagine waking up much earlier than usual to make a bento for someone who isn't even family.”
Before classes started, Souta's sister had said that she would start preparing my lunch to eat at school.
I refused, saying that it would be too much work for her, but she insisted until the end.
So I had to promise her that I would always have time to do whatever she wanted, no matter what it was, whenever she needed it.
I even had to sign a commitment paper, which I thought was a bit excessive, after all I hardly ever break a promise.
Going back to the classroom, we started eating our visibly different lunches.
After we finished eating, Souta said goodbye and went back to his classroom, while I went to the bathroom.
After I did my business and washed my hands, I went back to the classroom.
*Tim Tom Tim Tom
So the afternoon classes started.
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*Tim Tom Tim Tom
Classes are finally over and I can go home, since Souta has club activities, he stays at school.
Since I'm not in any club and there's no new manga or novels for me to buy, I decide to go straight home.
I wait for everyone to leave so I can go home. This is a habit I've had since elementary school, I don't know exactly when it started, but it's made me avoid teachers asking me for help carrying documents or tests.
I have no problem helping, I just don't want it to be at the end of the day, because that could make me stay at school much longer than I'm studying.
When everyone finally leaves, I pack my things, get up and leave the room. In the middle of the hallway, someone calls me.
"Excuse me."
"Huh?"
I wonder who could be calling me, after all, I don't know anyone at this school yet. I turn around, a little confused by the call, but I freeze at the same time when I see the person in front of me.
“You are… her.”
The person who called me was the girl I helped in the hooded man incident, she was standing in front of me smiling.
While I was very confused by that situation that happened out of nowhere, the girl starts to speak.
“Hello, I am Hikaru Akani, nice to meet you.”
She introduces herself and bows, she was very beautiful and had a beautiful and charming smile on her face.
Her hair was long and seemed to reach the middle of her back, her eyes were blue, her skin was fair and her cheeks were a little reddish.
“So… uh… could you tell me your name?”
The girl, confused by my silence, starts talking to me again, I was so distracted admiring her that I forgot to introduce myself.
“Oh sorry, I am Takahiro Yuuki, nice to meet you.”
I introduce myself and bow.
“Takahiro Yuuki… that’s my hero’s name…”
Hikaru, who had a red face, whispers something that I can’t hear due to our distance.
She seemed to be thinking about something and her attention didn’t seem to be there, I was the one who was getting confused.
“Ah, um… Hikaru-san?”
I called her, noticing that she was distracted and blinking twice. Hikaru-san looks at me, smiles and says.
“Ah sorry, I got a little distracted.”
“Okay, ah… how are you, I mean, after the incident?”
“I’m fine, I didn’t have any permanent physical or emotional damage, thanks to you.”
“No no no, I didn’t do much.”
I wave my hands in denial, I really hadn’t done anything, I could say that I was in the right place at the right time.
“But you saved me from something much worse than what happened that day, and that’s why I’m so grateful that you helped me.”
“Okay, thanks for the kind words.”
I thank her, scratching the back of my head shyly, a little embarrassed by what she said.
“But it’s you Takahiro-kun, are you okay?”
Ah! I had almost forgotten that Hikaru-san would probably know about my injury.
“I’m fine, I didn’t have any serious injuries.”
I could talk about the scar on my abdomen, but I don’t want her to think she owes me something just because I saved her.
“Okay, I’m glad nothing serious happened.”
Hikaru seemed a little suspicious of my answer, but she seemed to have accepted my “almost” lie.
“Yes… well… then I’m going now, it was good to see you again, take care, bye.”
Thinking that our conversation was over, I said goodbye to Hikaru-san and started walking.
“Wait, Takahiro-kun.”
When I turned to leave, Hikaru-san called me once more.
“If you don’t mind, would you like to exchange your contact details with me?”
Hikaru-san asks me with her phone in her hand and her face red. I’m a little surprised and confused by her unexpected question, so I ask again.
“Huh?! You…..want to exchange contacts with me?”
“Yes, I would like to have your contact so I can thank you in a better way.”
With a charming smile, Hikaru-san says to me.
"No, it’s okay, you don’t have to thank me with anything.”
I answer with my hands raised, that’s what I didn’t want to happen, for people to think that I owed you.
“You don’t want to exchange contacts with me, Takahiro-kun?”
Hikaru-san looks at me with a sad look, even though she’s sad she looks so cute.
“That’s not it, it’s just that I’ve never exchanged contacts with any girl.”
I say a little embarrassed by my own statement.
“So I’m your first?”
Hikaru-san says looking very happy with what I said.
(Is that a good thing?) I think to myself.
“Hmm… Yes, Hikaru-san.”
I say, without a hint of pride and sad.
“I’m glad to hear that, hehe.”
She says smiling, it seems like she’s enjoying my “non” intimacy with girls.
“Really?”
I ask confused by what she says.
“Yes,this means i will be your first friend Takahiro-kun."
“Friend?!”
She asks even more confused about that.
“Yes, I want to be your friend, don’t you want that Takahiro-kun?”
Hikaru-san asks me with a sad look again.
“No, I would like that.”
Hikaru-san takes out her phone and starts to look at it.
“Hmm, so here’s my code for my contact.”
She shows her code, I read it with my phone, on her profile a picture appeared of what looked like an emoji of a smiling panda.
My first friend, that’s strange, I never thought I would have a friend who wouldn’t be Shouta.
Hikaru-san, noticing that I was distracted by looking at his profile, smiles and says:
“Well, I’m going now. I’m very happy that I met you again, Takahiro-kun. Thank you for becoming my friend.”
So I also smile and say:
“Likewise, Hikaru-san. I hope we get along well from today on.”
After that, Hikaru-san waves to me and leaves. I wave back and look at his back for a while.
“A friend… doesn’t seem so bad.” Thinking about that, I leave too.
When I get home, I go up to my room, put my things away, and think about what happened today.
Who would have thought that I would meet the girl I saved in that incident again, even though she was in the same school as me?
*Pin pin~
While I was thinking about that, a notification arrived on my phone. It was from Hikaru-san.
It said, “I hope you take care of me from today on, Takahiro-kun.”
I find myself smiling at this message, how strange, hehe.
“I say the same thing, Hikaru-san.” I reply.
I have a feeling that from today on, my school life will be more hectic than usual.