I Liked Her First, but My Brain Was Broken, Then for Some Reason, I Became Friends With Beautiful Girls, So I’m Done My With Childhood Friends
How did this happen?
“Yazawa kun, how about these earrings?
“Erm……I think they’re good.”
“But isn’t this necklace prettier? I wonder if accessories are heavy to begin with…..what do you think, Yazawa kun?”
“Erm…..I-I think it’s fine?”
After school. I was visiting an accessory shop as Izumi kun invited me to.
I don’t think two guys should come to a place like this…..although I thought so, I couldn’t refuse Izumi kun’s “favor”.
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“You said you wanted to discuss Mitsuki’s birthday present?”
“Y-yeah. Yazawa kun is Hashiba san’s childhood friend, right? If that’s the case, I think you might know a lot about her tastes…”
Izumi kun, feeling embarrassed, asked me about a birthday present for Mitsuki.
Mitsuki’s birthday is on October 31.
I understand that you should start preparing now that it’s already mid-October, but the last time he tried to consult me, it was still September. Isn’t it too early to think that he’s been trying to talk about it for over a month?
“Because I’m celebrating her birthday for the first time……and I wanna make it as nice as possible.”
“I see……”
I couldn’t look directly at Izumi kun, who was so embarrassed.
I can’t put these complicated feelings into words. It’s a vague feeling, like jealousy, but it feels a little different.
“Because I wanted to discuss it in secret. She often comes to my class, so I’ve been having a hard time getting to see Yazawa kun. Well, I’m on a dead end. You know, Hashiba san wants to be pampered. Not only during break time, but she also wants to be with me after school.”
“Ahaha…..speaking of which, it seems she has something to do with a junior member of the badminton club today, doesn’t it?”
“Yeah. That’s why I thought I could talk to Yazawa kun today. I definitely wanna make Hashiba san happy.”
“I see……”
No, yeah…maybe it’s jealousy after all.
Is this harrassment? Are you planning on harrassing me, who liked Mitsuki more than anything else?
Even though I felt a murderous intent toward Izumi kun, I couldn’t refuse. Ah…I want to be someone who can truly say “NO”…
So, we are looking for a birthday present for Mitsuki at a department store because Izumi kun is asking for advice.
“Yazawa kun, what kind of birthday present have you been giving Hashiba san so far?”
“Me?”
“You both are childhood friends, right? Don’t you celebrate each other’s birthdays?”
Of course we did.
I was wondering what kind of gift I should give her every year. I wanted to give her something special because I love her, but I was embarrassed to let her know how I felt. After much deliberation, it always ended up being something simple.
I worry about it every year…… But maybe this year I won’t have to worry about it anymore.
Instead of me, she has a boyfriend who is worried about birthday gifts. On the day of the birthday, they will probably go out on a date or something to celebrate, not just to give a present.
That would leave no room for me to celebrate Mitsuki’s birthday.
Mitsuki’s birthday, which I took for granted every year, would no longer be one that I knew.
“I….have never given Mitsuki a present of any significance.”
That’s right. I’ve never given Mitsuki a great gift.
From now on, Izumi kun will give her birthday presents. I’m sure that will become a memory, and my existence will fade from Mitsuki’s memory.
“Is that so? Well, maybe that’s what childhood friends are like.”
“Well yeah. I’m just a childhood friend……”
Izumi kun says something like he knows me.
You don’t know anything about me and Mitsuki. I was a sore loser.
“But maybe that’s why she’s so natural in front of Yazawa kun.”
“Eh?”
Izumi kun gushed. I’m surprised because he suddenly laughs.
“My bad, my bad. I was reminded because she often talks about Yazawa kun.”
“Mitsuki talked about me?”
What kind of things are they talking about? I’m curious……
“Yeah. She knows a lot of good and bad things about her childhood friend, and she has so many memories of you that I…..really envied you. To the point of jealousy.”
Izumi kun is jealous of me?
That’s a feeling I’ve had, and yet…… It’s a strange feeling to hear Izumi kun say that.
“I still can’t beat Yazawa kun. It’s not just memories, I can’t interact with Hashiba san naturally like that. Last time I met you at a coffee shop, it was amazing. I couldn’t even say anything…”
Izumi kun continues to feel depressed while saying this to himself.
But…he looked up.
“Still, I wanna be able to be treated naturally like Yazawa kun.To that end, I want Hashiba san to be happy with this birthday present.”
“…….”
Izumi kun is serious.
He is serious about Mitsuki and wants to deepen his relationship with her.
It was a very pure feeling, too dazzling.
“Mitsuki likes the color yellow.”
“Eh?”
Izumi kun is tall and good-looking.
He’s such a good guy that there’s no comparison to me.
Even he is worried. He’s trying.
He is not a person who says everything without thinking. Because he is a person who chooses his words with consideration for the other person’s feelings, there are times when he can’t say anything and ends up being swayed.
He is different from me, but we have some things in common.
He is so self-possessed that he even asks me, her childhood friend, for advice when he is worried about his girlfriend’s birthday present.
Not for my own pride, but because I want to see Mitsuki’s happy face…..
“She said it makes her feel brighter. That’s why she likes yellow…..”
Izumi kun’s feelings for Mitsuki can be felt.
Once I know such pure feelings, I won’t think of trying to get in the way or hold them back.
“I see……that’s very Hashiba san.”
I think as I look at Izumi kun, who smiles at me.
I guess I’m not the only boy who’s touched Mitsuki’s inner world.
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“I’m glad you decided to go out with me today, Yazawa kun.”
“Well…I’m glad it was decided.”
Since then, we have had to visit a number of stores. The sun had already set, and I was as fatigued as when I was accompanying Mitsuki shopping.
Thanks to this, Izumi kun was able to buy Mitsuki’s birthday present without incident. I’m really glad it was decided…….
“You gave me a lot of time and thought seriously about my selfishness. Yazawa kun is a really nice guy.”
“Th-this is because we’re childhood friends.”
That’s a lie. Not for Mitsuki.
Because Izumi kun was a good guy. I felt a little inclined to support him.
“Izumi kun……do your best. As her childhood friend, I hope Mitsuki’s birthday will be a good one.”
“Haha. Yazawa kun is a really nice guy. Ah, before I forget.”
Izumi kun took out his phone and smiled at me.
“Would you be willing to exchange contact information with me?”
“Eh?”
Eh? I-is that allowed? It’s not like we’re friends or anything, right?
“W-well…..it’s fine.”
“Oh, come on, why are hesitated–“
I don’t know either. I don’t know what to say in such a situation.
And so, for the first time, the contact information of a boy in my class was added to my phone.
Maigetsu