40 Hero
Tojo"s pov
My best friend Hasumi is someone that can do anything.
Until I met Hasumi when I was 5, I could do anything easily without miss, and became ecstatic when the people around me said I was a genius.
And before such a me, appeared another genius.
He had abilities that could rival mine, and I honestly didn"t find it fun.
Sousuke looked at me coldly.
How Sousuke looked at me was perceived as rivalry and so people looks didn"t change.
That fact vexed me so I began to compete with him.
From when I did my best and won over Sousuke, his eyes didn"t change.
What should I do to change it?
While thinking such a thing and competing with him, the way he looked at me changed.
"Aren"t you tired of competing with me?"
One day, Sousuke said.
I, who never thought about it as being tiring, quickly blinked my eyes.
"Why? Competing with Sousuke is fun, you know?"
It was fun competing with Sousuke, who had about the same level of capability as me.
Sousuke looked surprised at me, then casted his eyes down.
"What a weird guy……."
Sousuke, who looked down, had his ears dyed red. Apparently he is shy.
Seeing Sousuke in that state made me smile complacently.
With this, I wasn"t considered the same as the surrounding people.
I got acknowledged by Sousuke.
From then on, it didn"t take much time before we called each other ‘best friends.’
With my fiance, Miku, the time us 3 spent together were many. No matter where, we were always together.
But, as one would expect, with the different elementary school cla.s.ses, Miku couldn"t come to play with us; however, I still thought that our relationship wouldn"t change.
The first bad sign I felt was in middle school.
I somehow came to feel a wall around Sousuke.
His att.i.tude didn"t change. But I somehow felt a wall.
I noticed that the wall could be especially felt when Miku was together with us.
Miku"s way of looking at Sousuke. I perceived that they were different from how they were till now. Sousuke is attracted to Miku.
And Miku is in love with me.
Even when I was aware of that, I couldn"t do anything. No that"s wrong. I didn"t do anything.
I didn"t want to break the comfortable relationship we had.
That"s why I continued to interact with them, pretending to not have noticed their feelings.
I"m a coward. A cowardish person. But I didn"t felt like changing.
Once we got to high school, some time pa.s.sed and Sousuke changed.
Until a while ago, Sousuke would do well no matter what; and, I honestly didn"t want to see him being invited by some random girls. Even if the cause was me.
Such a Sousuke, once we entered high school, had changed.
His expression became lively, and it looked like he had fun every day. Did he break through his affections towards Miku? I couldn"t feel the wall at all.
It"s truly a good thing. I don"t know what changed him back, but I"m really grateful to the impetus that made it happen.
Recently, what entered my eyes was the figure of Miku and Sousuke; secretly talking about something in a roundabout way.
Even when I tried to insert myself, they just said, "It"s nothing," and didn"t tell me anything.
I felt excluded. Is it fine if I sulk a bit?
When I told them this, they made a troubled face so I stopped being peevish.
But, I still felt a bit lonely.
After the culture festival, I heard there was a rumour that said: Sousuke rode a horse with a girl.
That girl was incredibly cute, I heard. I never saw her, but I know her name.
Kaguragi Rinka. A talented girl that competed for 1st and 2nd place too; the sister of Yuto, the kohai I feel is cute.
Yuto-kun is a siscon who often boasts about his older sister.
Was Yuto’s older sister acquaintanced with Sousuke?
When I questioned Sosuke, he evaded it.
However, it looks like Sousuke fell in love with Yuto"s older sister. As his best friend, shouldn"t I support his love?
Without further ado, I went to Sousuke"s old man and told him: "How about inviting her to this Christmas party?".
As we talked in high spirits, ojisan asked Kaguragi-san"s father at once. It seems like they both agreed.
I will also attend that party, so I looked forward to meeting her. I wonder what type of person she is?
On that day, I searched for someone that could be her, but in the end couldn"t find her.
According to what I heard later, it seemed like, after being taken somewhere by Sousuke , she returned home.
Sousuke, what did you do?
When I questioned him about that, Sousuke"s eyes unusually swimmed about, and said, "I made her injure herself."
"Shall I go visit her?" When Sousuke heard that, he looked at me as if taken aback.
"Aren"t you going?" I nailed him, as if I wanted to go.
We"ve become second year students.
With the cla.s.s changes, Sousuke was put in cla.s.s with her.
I tried whatever pretext to visit Sousuke"s cla.s.s, but I never saw a person that could be her, not even once.
I wonder why?
Don"t tell me, I"m being avoided?
No, there"s no reason to avoid a person you haven"t met. It"s surely just a coincidence.
I convinced myself so.
One month pa.s.sed since we became second year students.
During lunch break, I needed Sousuke for something and searched for him in the courtyard.
I knew that he would often nap in a corner of the courtyard. Today had good weather, so he was surely there.
I looked over for a place that Sousuke would likely go to nap, and then I finally found Sousuke, and called out to him.
Sousuke wasn"t alone. It appeared like he was with a girl.
Certainly, this place is perfect for a secret date.
It can"t be helped, thinking that I"ll ask him later, I started to turn my back on them.
In that moment, Sousuke"s face entered into the corner of my eyes, and I stopped my feet.
Sousuke was smiling with an expression I had never seen before.
It was an expression I had never seen before in 12 years of friendship.
I wanted to see the face of the girl that could make Sousuke form such an expression; so, I moved to secretly see her face.
The girl was making a really cute expression.
Her hair, that stretched down to her shoulders in a loose curl, looked soft. With well shaped, thin eyebrows and long eyelashes curled up. Her big eyes were sparkling, and her little mouth was plump and of a pink colour.
I, who saw the appearance of the truly beautiful girl, received a shock as if a thunder struck me and I ran over.
Before I realized it, I had approached them.
Sousuke found my presence and stared at me.
With a placid smile floating on my face, I called out to Sousuke.
"Hey, Sousuke. What are you doing in such a place? Who is she?"
"Subaru……."
Sousuke called out my name, looking dumbfounded.
The girl reacted to his voice and turned around.
Opening her her eyes wide, she stared at me.
When I was reflected within her eyes; I felt a sense of superiority, and I had a hunch.
She is my fated person.
I looked at Sousuke, who stared at me, and I daringly laughed.
Sorry, Sousuke. I wanted to support you, but it seems like I won"t be able to do so anymore.
When I turned my eyes on her again, I sweetly smiled.
"Hey. Can you tell me your name?"
That day, I fell in love with the person my best friend liked.
Tn: Naoriel
Ed: Aeternatrix
Nao"s lil corner
*kicks the prince* ヽ(#ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ┌┛Σ(ノ´Д`)ノ
What a good friend you are, really! ٩(╬ʘ益ʘ╬)۶
This is the end of the pinching game
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