3.A new friend

The girl looked at me in the eyes and smiled.She looked as if she was admiring me.I thought it was weird.I randomly got a letter in my shoebox asking me to meet her on the roof.Isn't that people normally confess?

The girl approached me.I got a rough look of her.She had a slender body and long legs.Her hair was tied into a ponytail.The band had a few attachments to it.She looked pretty casual,in a school uniform at least.I felt it was pretty awkward so I started a conversation

"So uhm...why did you call me up here."

She simply smiled back.

"Uhm...were you the one who saved me?"

She nodded and smiled

She was pretty silent and she didn't even talk.She slowly walked up towards me and put her hand on my chest.I felt that whatever she was doing was pretty questionable but if she claims to be the one that saved me,I'd do

anything.

"A-...Are your wounds okay?"

She spoke in a quiet voice.It was pleasant and cute.

"No.In fact I started bleeding more and my head hurts like hell."

She suddenly looked up at me.

"Really?Should i bring you to the school nurse?"

I chuckled as I revealer the truth

"Just kidding.Im fine,thanks to you."

The girl let out a breath of relief and smiled again.I felt as if she was a really good person compared to me.If anything,I want my girlfriend to be like her.I began to wonder if i could try being friends with her or to help her out in any way just to show my thanks.

It began to feel awkward again so i asked her something

"How did you find me?When i was beaten up by those delinquents,I'm pretty sure there was no one nearby."

"Y-..You were lying down beside the vending machine.I-....I wanted to buy a drink at the vending machine before i went home,then i f-... found you and I dragged you to my guest room."

"Oh i see.Thanks by the way,I would have been dead if not for you."

She blushed and looked down.

"It-..... Its nothing real-.. really"

"So......that was your guest room?There werelike stuffed toys everywhere,I figured it belonged to a girl.Were the toys yours?"

"..."

She looked down,and nodded.I could tell she was embarrassed.I quickly apologized.

"N-..No its fine ,really."

She walked up towards me even nearer this time.She held my shoulder and asked

"Can you do me one favour?"

I was ready for whatever she would have asked.I had to repay for what she had done for me.

"Anything it is just as long its in my power."

She noted and she asked me 5 words that would change my high school life.

"Would you be my friend?"

She looked at me in the eye.It was as if she could see through me.Understanding my feelings and everything.She blushed up and

quickly looked away.

I felt like that was pretty cute.After all,I've never had someone just ask me to be their friend before.I already had an answer.

"Obviously.You're the one who saved me

anyways.I would love to be friends with you."

She nodded and stuck out her hand as if

signaling for a handshake.

"Im Kokoro Mitsuba.A second-year.Pleasure to meet you and be your friend."

"Im Akihito Ryuunosuke.Same year as you.You can call me anything."

She settled on calling me Aki-kun.We proceeded to exchange contact details and then we walked home together.Turns out she lives 4 blocks away.

Upon reaching home,Shino jumped at me as usual.She hugged me and said

"Nii-chan,Nii-chan,guess who we have over today?"

"Huh,I thought no one would come over ever.Who is it?"

Shino didn't answer.She asked me to follow her.Shino lead me into the kitchen,only for me to see Tadaka-sensei cooking.

"Are???Ryu-kun?Why are you back so early?"

"Theres no club today."

She finished cooking and we all ate dinner

together.Shino went to her room and startedstudying while me and Tadaka-sensei had a chat.

"So,Hows school lately?"

I told her about everything except for the delinquents.

She could tell i was lying.After all,she's a teacher,and every teacher knows whether you're lying or not.

"Are you hiding something from me?"

I spilt the beans as i explaines everything from head to toe.She was clearly shocked but i don't think she would care that much as i was alive right in front of her.She was more interested in what happened to me.

"So,Ryu-kun,Whats with the sudden makeover?Got a girl ya' chasing?"

"Nah.I just decided to change myself up.Being a nerd is pretty boring and being a loner is worse.If anything,i gotta change to have a nice high school life."

"I see...So is the club helping?Are you having as much of your suicidal thiughts as always?As i said,for each dumb deed you do,I'll slap you."

"Tch.I haven't thought about it In awhile .I guess i should be okay."

Me and Tadaka-sensei talked through the night.Well,it didn't matter anyways as it was the weekends already.When tadaka-sensei left,I quickly went into my room(which is just shino's room,we share a room) and laid down.I checked my phone and i saw that i got an email from Kokoro-san.She said it was okay just to call her Mitsuba but im not ready for the first -name basis yet.Turns out she was asking what club i was in.I replied:

'Im in the literature club.We only have 2

members.Kaichou and me.Would you like to join?'

Which she immediately replied

'Why not.However,Could you introduce me to her.Im not very good with communicating irl."

I could tell.In real life,she was silent and would just smile at you.However,she was the total opposite online.I agreed to help her out withthe introducing.I put away my phone and at that moment,Shino hugged me in her sleep.I

pumped myself up.

'Big day tomorrow.Kaichou meets my first friend.'

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