My Childhood Friend Who Takes Care of Me Seems to Be a Yandere... No, That Must Be a Misunderstanding - Chapter 27-28

Chapter 27: Offering a Bite to My Childhood Friend

As soon as the bell rang, I left the classroom.

Then, as always, I headed to Mii-chan’s class.

When I opened the classroom door, Mii-chan immediately noticed me and gave me a soft smile.

“Hina.”

“Mii-chan!”

Just hearing her call my name made my heart skip a beat.

Since I realized my feelings yesterday, every little gesture of Mii-chan’s feels unbearably dear to me.

I sat down next to Mii-chan and unwrapped my lunch.

I eat it every day, but today it feels more special than usual.

“Today’s lunch looks delicious too…!”

“Hehe, eat a lot, okay?”

I brought a bite of the lunch Mii-chan made to my mouth.

The gentle taste spread in my mouth, and I couldn’t help but smile.

“It’s delicious!”

“I’m glad.”

Mii-chan looked at me happily.

Her gaze made my chest feel ticklish somehow.

…Since I realized my feelings yesterday, I want to start expressing them properly from today.

Thinking that, I felt like doing something.

I gently picked up a piece of omelet with my chopsticks and held it out to Mii-chan.

“Um… Mii-chan, do you want me to… um, feed you?”

The moment I said it, my face instantly grew hot.

What am I saying!?

Mii-chan blinked a little in surprise, then gave me a gentle smile.

“Huh? Is it okay?”

“Uh, um… well…!”

Unable to endure the embarrassment, I hurriedly tried to pull my hand back.

—but Mii-chan gently wrapped her hands around mine.

“Since it’s a rare chance, I think I’ll take it.”

Saying that, Mii-chan took the omelet from my chopsticks with a bite.

“Mm, it’s delicious. Maybe it’s even tastier because you fed it to me, Hina.”

She said it so casually that my heart thumped even harder.

“S-Stop saying things like that!”

“Hehe, it’s because you’re just too cute, Hina.”

…That’s unfair.

She stirs up my heart so easily.

Hiding my face, I kept munching on my lunch.

…But I was happy that Mii-chan accepted it.

And if we can keep getting closer like this little by little…

I glanced sideways at Mii-chan.

Maybe noticing my gaze, Mii-chan smiled kindly.

“What’s wrong?”

“Eh, n-nothing!”

I quickly looked away, and Mii-chan gave a small laugh.

“Hina, you’re acting a little different today.”

“N-No, I’m not!”

If she realizes my feelings, it’ll be too embarrassing.

But Mii-chan gently stroked my hair as if she could see right through me.

“If it’s really nothing, that’s fine… but today you seem especially cute.”

“～～っ!”

So embarrassed, I clutched my lunch box tightly.

…Geez, I’m the only one getting all nervous. That’s not fair, Mii-chan.

But I want to tell her I love her more. I want to touch her more.

In a small voice, I murmured softly.

“…Can I do it again?”

“Hm?”

“Um… can I feed you again…?”

Mii-chan blinked in surprise, then gave me a soft smile.

“Yeah. I’m always waiting for you.”

Her words made a warm feeling spread deep in my chest.

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Chapter 28: I Wish My Childhood Friend Was a Yandere

After that, time passed without anything happening, and night came.

We had already finished dinner together, and Mii-chan had gone home.

I lay around on my bed, clutching my phone.

I kept turning the phone screen on and off. Even though I was not doing anything special, I could not calm down.

Mii-chan and I have been together since we were little, as childhood friends.

And yet, now I find myself being so conscious of her…

“Ugh…”

Feeling embarrassed, I buried my face into the pillow.

Ever since I realized I love her, everything looks different.

Mii-chan’s smile, and the way she gently strokes my head too.

Even though nothing should have changed from before, now it makes my chest tighten painfully.

What should I do from now on?

If I tell her how I feel, will we not be able to stay together like we always have?

Or will Mii-chan accept me?

“…I don’t know…”

I stared at the phone screen.

Come to think of it, Aoi-chan once said, “Maybe Hina’s childhood friend is a yandere?”

Back then, I just laughed it off, saying there was no way.

But—

“What if it were true…?”

She would only look at me, would not be interested in anyone else, and would want to always stay by my side.

…If she felt that way about me, I would be happy.

“Well, there’s no way, though…”

If Mii-chan were really a yandere, how happy I would be.

I could not help but sigh.

Time passed as I thought about all that, and before I realized it, I picked up my phone again.

I want to talk to her. I want to be connected to her. I am still scared to put this feeling into words, but I just want to hear Mii-chan’s voice, even a little.

I want to send Mii-chan a message. But I do not know what to say.

Should I just send a simple “Good night”? Or maybe…

As I was worrying about it, suddenly my phone vibrated.

“Ah!”

Startled, I almost dropped my phone.

Hurriedly, I looked at the screen. It was a message from Mii-chan.

‘Hina, are you properly in bed?’

“…!”

My heart jumped.

It should just be her being caring, but after realizing I love her, her words feel so special.

With trembling fingers, I slowly typed my reply.

‘I’m still rolling around~’

Her reply came right away.

‘Hehe, that’s so like Hina. Don’t stay up too late, okay?’

My heart grew warm and soft.

‘Good night, Mii-chan.’

‘Good night, Hina.’

Just a casual exchange.

But hugging my phone tightly, I smiled a little.

I still do not have the answer to what I should do from now on.

But I felt like Mii-chan’s kindness eased my hesitation just a little.

Gently closing my eyes, I slowly drifted off to sleep.