My Childhood Friend Who Takes Care of Me Seems to Be a Yandere... No, That Must Be a Misunderstanding - Chapter 2: Is My Childhood Friend a Yandere?

Chapter 2: Is My Childhood Friend a Yandere?

“Mii-chan was a little scary just now.”

After I parted ways with Mii-chan and arrived at the classroom, I sat at my desk and thought back to what just happened. Mii-chan sometimes gets like that. Her eyes lose their sparkle, she starts talking really fast, and her whole vibe changes from how she usually is.

Why does she act like that even though she’s normally so sensible?

“Good morning, Hina.”

As I was thinking about Mii-chan like that, my new friend from high school, Aoi Chitose, started talking to me.

“Ah! Aoi-chan! Good morning~”

“You’re full of energy this morning. I wish I could borrow some of it.”

Aoi-chan smiled lightly as she said that.

“By the way, you looked like you were deep in thought earlier. Is something bothering you?”

Maybe she noticed how I looked a moment ago, because she asked me that.

“Hmm, I wouldn’t say I’m worried… It’s more like I’m wondering about something?”

“Wondering? Is it something you can talk to me about?”

“Yeah, it’s fine. Umm…”

I told Aoi-chan about how Mii-chan was acting just now. By the way, Mii-chan is in a different class from me, so she’s not here right now.

I was really shocked when we ended up in different classes. I still think about how nice it would be if we were in the same class now.

While I was thinking that, Aoi-chan said something totally unexpected.

“Maybe your childhood friend is a yandere?”

“Huh? Yandere?”

I’d never heard that word before, so I asked her back without thinking. Aoi-chan kindly explained it to me.

“Yeah, yandere. Simply put, it’s someone who’s insanely in love with someone.”

“Ohh, I see.”

I had no idea.

…Wait a second. Someone who’s insanely in love with the person they like…?

“Wait? So, you’re saying Mii-chan’s insanely in love with me?”

“Exactly. I mean, I’m just guessing, but I think that Mizuki-san really, really likes you, and when she felt like you were pulling away, she ended up acting like that.”

“Hmmm, I see~”

I just let it go lightly. I mean, come on… no way, right? The idea that Mii-chan’s that in love with me just doesn’t feel real… Of course, I know she likes me a lot as a friend… but…

While I was thinking like that, I heard Aoi-chan sigh.

“Sigh… This is pretty serious… Well, I guess you’ll figure it out eventually?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“Who knows?”

Aoi-chan said that and walked away from my desk to sit at her own.

Huh? What does she mean? I had no idea what Aoi-chan’s words meant, so I kept thinking about it.

“For now, maybe I should learn more about yandere.”

I muttered that to myself and took my phone out of my pocket.

Aoi-chan gave me a quick explanation, but I wanted to know more and look it up myself.

“Let’s see… yandere…”

I searched “yandere” on my phone… but then—

“Huh? Is yandere something that only exists in fiction?”

That’s right. When I searched “yandere,” I found tons of novels and manga, but not much about real life. I also looked into the kind of things a yandere does, like stalking or stabbing people, right? Mii-chan’s never done anything like that to me, and she’s never seemed like she would…

And with that, I quickly came to a conclusion. “Mii-chan is not a yandere!”