After all, Ellen Already Has A Childhood Friend Named Kaito-kun, A Prince On A White Horse

Nearly a year had passed since Kaito-kun declared that he would protect me, and I was in the 6th grade of elementary school.

Although the usual bullying against me hasn’t disappeared, it could be said that it had decreased dramatically.

One time he gently encouraged me, another time he got into an argument with a girl in my class who was swearing at me, and another time he got into a fight with a boy who was harassing me; in any case, Kaito-kun protected me.

“Recently, Ellen has become more cheerful than before, so I’m happy.”

“Thanks to Kaito-kun for protecting me so much. Thank you so much.”

Kaito-kun turned away embarrassed when I answered with a big smile. Seeing Kaito-kun like that, my heart began to pound.

It was only recently that I realized that the true nature of this feeling was love, and now I’ve become a maiden yearning for Kaito-kun.

“…After all, you haven’t made up with Alan yet?”

Kaito-kun, who had been shy until just now, suddenly turned serious and spoke to me.

When I heard the name Alan, I felt a strong sense of displeasure, and even though I was in front of Kaito-kun, my face turned sullen.

Kaito-kun, who noticed my appearance, made a sad face for a moment and then fell silent.

As Kaito, he seems to want to spend time with the three of them again like they used to, but unfortunately, that is an impossible proposition.

There was no way I could reconcile with Alan after that happened.

In fact, since the day I was abandoned by Alan, I haven’t even spoken to him properly, even though we live in the same house.

I felt an awkward atmosphere between us due to the silence, and hurriedly cut out another topic.

“…Speaking of which, we’ll be saying goodbye to this elementary school soon.”

“Well, we’ll be graduating soon.”

We will graduate from this elementary school in two months, and we will be junior high school students from April.

To be honest, I had a lot of hard times at elementary school, but when I thought that I would never come again, I felt a little sorrow.

I have various worries about becoming a junior high school student, but since

I’m going to the same junior high school as Kaito-kun, so I don’t have to worry about that.

Even if I get bullied like I did in elementary school, Kaito-kun is with me, so I’m sure I’ll be fine.

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“Kisaragi-san, please go out with me.”

“… I feel happy, but I have someone I like, so I’m sorry.”

A boy from another class whose name I don’t even know called me to the back of the school building after school and confessed to me, but as usual I refused.

To be honest, I’m starting to get tired of being confessed to more than I can remember since I became a junior high school student.

I had expected to be bullied in junior high school, but I was wrong.

The reason for this is simple: I have become very popular.

In the eyes of the general public, I, who is half-Japanese, am a very beautiful woman, so I had become very popular with the boys.

At first, there were classmates who bullied me, treating me as an extension of my elementary school days, but once I became part of the group known as “yokya” or outgoing individuals, which consists of both boys and girls, no one dared to bother me anymore.

“Ellen, another confession?”

“Yeah, this is about the fifth time this month.”

When I returned to the classroom, the person who spoke to me was Ayaga Ayakawa.

Ayaga is the most popular person in the class, and she is also my best friend since I entered junior high school. I can only thank her for being able to join the group and have a fun school life.

“Ellen is really popular. I’m a little envious.”

“It’s really hard because I have to refuse every time, so there’s no need to be jealous.”

When I said that with a troubled face, Ayaga made a grinning expression and opened her mouth.

“After all Ellen already has a childhood friend, a prince on a white horse named Kaito-kun.”

“Hey, it’s embarrassing, so don’t talk too loud.”

My face turned bright red when Kaito-kun’s name was mentioned, and I protested to Ayaga. But Ayaha was still grinning.

“So, when will Ellen confess to her beloved Kaito-kun?”

“C-Co-Confession!?”

When Ayaha asked me that, I unintentionally let out a loud voice.

It was embarrassing to confess to Kaito-kun, and I don’t think I can do it right now.

On the contrary, recently, when I see Kaito-kun’s face, my heart throbs too much, so I had even come to avoid it.

I think this is what people generally call “liking and avoiding”, but Kaito-kun almost stopped talking to me because I avoided him too much.

That’s why Kaito-kun must feel that he’s become estranged from me.

Well, the difference in class is one of the big factors.

“… If Ellen is too lazy, the prince might be taken by another girl.”

“It’s alright. Because Kaito-kun likes me too.”

I confidently replied to Ayaga, who spoke to me with a slightly worried look on her face.

As for why I know Kaito-kun likes me, it has something to do with the overnight camp that happened recently.

On the night of the overnight camp, the boys in Kaito-kun’s class had a lively talk about love before going to bed, and it seems that at that time they all talked about their favorite girls.

And Kaito-kun seems to have mentioned my name as a girl he likes.

I didn’t hear it directly on the spot, but I’m sure there are many witnesses.

In other words, Kaito-kun and I are in love with each other, so there’s no need to worry about anything.

All I have to do now is wait for Kaito-kun to confess to me.

“Kaito-kun, why don’t you confess to me soon?”

Little did I know at the time that a tragic future awaited me.