My Childhood Friend is a Yandere

Present From December

During winter break of my junior year, I was relaxing in my room,

“Sorry, Yu-kun, can I have a word?”

And my childhood friend, who lived in the house next door, opened the window and entered. I didn’t give her permission to enter. The second-floor window was closely connected to the roof of the neighboring house, and she often trespassed on my room, taking advantage of the structural flaw.

I was stunned, unable to say anything,

“There we go”

adjusted the position of the stuffed animal on the bookshelf,

“Sorry to intrude.”

With that, she gave a small bow, then turned to leave through the window again.

“Hey! Wait!”

I couldn’t help but stop her.

“What? What happened?”

“What did you just do!”

“What I did, ca……well, um, the position of the stuffed animal wasn’t very good feng shui-wise, so I fixed it.”

(TL: Feng shui is an ancient Chinese art of arranging buildings, objects, and space in an environment to achieve harmony and balance)

“That’s a lie! Oi !”

The teddy bear was a gift from Ginchiyo on her birthday a year ago. With trembling hands, I grabbed the teddy bear and grasped its head, and found something hard inside. Upon closer inspection, the nose was a lens.

“What the h*ll is this!”

Shudder

“It’s an ultra compact camera with infrared recording capability. Yu-kun cleaned his room, so the position was a little off. The best position is where you can shoot the study desk and bed at the same time.”

“You just promised the other day to stop the surveillance and wiretapping!”

“Un, I’m sorry.”

She was just being honest with her apologies.

“But, just for today, forgive me.”

“Why”

“You don’t understand? It’s Christmas Eve. I have to keep an eye on Yu-kun to make sure he doesn’t cheat on me. Ginchiyo will do her best!”

With a sunny smile, She tried to get over the windowpane. I grabbed her hand and stopped her.

“I am not cheating on you nor am I dating you.”

“Don’t worry, the red thread of fate will cross someday.”

Pachin, she winks at me. I’ll make it clear that it won’t last forever.

“And Christmas Eve or not, that’s no reason to set up cameras!”

“Ginchiyo would agree, but Yu-kun, you’re going to a Christmas party at a friend’s house now, aren’t you?”

“How do you know..…”

“I shared your line account with Gincho’s iPad.”

“I don’t remember giving you permission!”

“U fu fu fu….”

She laughed it off.

“Rather than that, Ginchiyo is worried.”

“What is it? The party is only for boys. It’s a men’s party, no girls allowed.”

“More importantly, don’t think you should study. With your current grades, you won’t be able to get into your first choice. There’s no Christmas or New Year’s Eve for students.”

“Don’t suddenly confront reality…”

When does this guy, a super stalker, study? Even though he was not behaving in any exemplary manner that would make him the best student.

“If it’s okay with you, I can help you with your studies.”

She looked at me in a slightly upturned, flirtatious way. It sounded like an invitation from the devil.

“No, thank you.”

“Don’t be shy. Ginchiyo will contact that boy with a refusal.”

Matsuzaki-kun, who had been treated like that boy, had come clean on the night of the school trip saying he liked Ginchiyo Kanamori. He liked her because of her cute face. Everyone was deceived by her appearance.

“Can I just say you caught a cold?”

“Oi, stop!”

Before I knew it, my phone was in Ginchiyo’s hand. There’s supposed to be pattern recognition, but the lock screen was unlocked without a second thought. Ginchiyo was trying to type faster than the eye could follow, so I panicked and hurriedly tried to take my smartphone.

“Baka! Let it go!”

“Kyaa!”

At that moment, I felt like I was pushed down on the bed.

“……”

“Six hours of s*x, want to?”

“I won’t!”

My cheeks blushed, and I was a little shaken by what was said, but I persevered.

“Hurry up and go home. No matter what you say, I’m going to the party.”

“Un! I get it! Don’t let loose too much, Yu-kun!”

It was creepy because she’s so attentive to me.

Ginchiyo popped the window open and followed the roof back to her room. The evening breeze blowing into the room was cold.

Now then, I needed to get ready to go out as well. I put on my coat and grabbed a paper bag containing used games for gift exchange.

That’s what I thought.

Ginchiyo was at Matsuzaki-kun’s house.

“Why are you here!”

“I came.”

“I came, my a**!”

Matsuzaki-kun had initially planned a Christmas party with just the boys, but he happened to run into Ginchiyo while he was out shopping, and when he explained the situation to her, she begged him to join her, so he had no choice but to give her permission

Matsuzaki-kun blushed and puffed out his nose in embarrassment. This idiot

“I’ll properly keep an eye on Yu-kun so he doesn’t cheat on me!”

Ginchiyo was standing behind me, snickering.

“There are only boys here.”

“Ginchiyo won’t let her guard down. Because the creed is equality between men and women. And though I completely understand Yu-kun’s propensity, there’s no telling what could trigger him to become abnormal.”

What do you understand? That’s what I thought, but I could not ask.

“Let’s just eat. Matsuzaki-kun’s mother is a licensed chef and is famous for her delicious food!”

“Ginchiyo is a good cook too. I’ve gone through all the bridal training, so I’m ready to be a bride anytime.”

I’m 14, so legally I can’t do it yet.

I moved around the plate to be as far as possible from Ginchiyo. The Peking Duck was amazing. As I was enjoying various dishes, Ginchiyo tapped me hard on the shoulder. (TL: Peking duck is a dish from Beijing that has been prepared since the Imperial era)

“Yu-kun, let’s exchange gifts.”

“With everyone.”

“The present is Ginchiyo. You can do whatever you like. I’m a convenient woman.”

“My type is someone who has a good sense of chastity.”

“Yu-kun is special, so don’t worry. I am only naughty(obscene) in front of Yu-kun.”

As she softly whispered in my ear, My heart skipped a beat.

“Yu-kun likes to hear these kinds of things right.”

“Haa, Huh? What are you saying”

“Aree, I’m wrong? There was「sl*t, dirty talk」in your google search history, Ginchiyo is certain…..”

“Oi, don’t open your mouth any more!”

Da*n it. She completely knew my propensity. I decided to keep my distance from Ginchiyo because being with her was going to reveal my black history. There was nothing more troublesome than a childhood friend who knows your secrets.

“Now. Then, please pass the present to the person on the right. What you have when the music stops is your gift.”

After a while, Matsuzaki-kun clapped his hands and called a halt to the meal. He told everyone to form a circle and then started playing Jingle Bells on YouTube.

We got into a rhythm and passed around the gifts that came to hand to the person to our right. Toward the end of the song, something unusual happened.

“Ka-Kanamori-san please pass on quickly.”

“…….”

With a calm smile, Ginchiyo completely ignored him.

“Kanamori-san?”

“…….”

She was smiling and laughing, but thanks to you, the flow had stopped.

“Oi, Ginchiyo!”

“What? Yu-kun?”

When she finally responded, the song ended. Before she could be stopped, Ginchiyo had torn the wrapping of the present in her hand.

“Waa, What is this! Pico Pico disc??” (TL: pico pico is ps4)

She shamelessly clapped her hands and screamed with joy. And thus, Ginchiyo got my present. Everyone began to open their own gifts in silence. By the way, I got a library card worth 1,000 yen. It was from Matsuzaki-kun.

Also, Ginchiyo’s present was a camellia flower that had fallen on the road on the way here. Taguchi-kun who got it had a difficult look on his face.

Like this, another memory was ruined by Ginchiyo.

On the way home, I rushed with a long stride to shake off Ginchiyo, who kept trying to go home together, but Ginchiyo, who was brilliantly riding a kickboard, quickly caught up. (TL: kickboard isn’t a skateboard, it’s the one with a handle)

“Do you want to ride?”

“You can’t ride with two people.”

Giving up, I started to walk normally. Ginchiyo also got off her kickboard and started walking slowly.

“Today was a fun Christmas Eve, right.”

The wheels of the kickboard rattled on the asphalt. It was far from Silent Night. (TL: Silent Night here means refers to the Christmas carol of the same name, which is typically associated with peacefulness and calmness)

“It was the worst. It was a long-awaited boys only Christmas party.”

“That may have been the case at the party, but it seemed everyone was planning to go out on a date after that.”

“Eeh”

“No plans, Matsuzaki? He has someone around. Yu-kun is with Ginchiyo, too.”

She grinned.

“Are you enjoying disturbing my youth”

The sigh I sighed with dismay dyed white and melted into the night sky.

“The shape of youth is different for each person.”

“Really, why are you so obsessed with me?”

“There’s no reason. It’s just that Ginchiyo’s genes seek Yu-kun. Oh, right. Here”

Ginchiyo took out a wrapped box from a pochette she had slung over her shoulder and held it out to me. (TL: Pochette are those tiny hand bags)

“It’s a Christmas present.”