Oneshot 4 My Childhood Friend Confessed to Me the Day after She Brought a Man into Her House?

My Childhood Friend Confessed to Me the Day after She Brought a Man into Her House?

Author: 霧山はるな (Kiriyama Haruna)

I was dreaming.

“Let’s get married when we grow up!”

“Yes, promise! Absolutely!”

This was a memory from 10 years ago.

It’s the kind of story that often happens in fiction.

Of course, now I can’t even remember which one of us started the conversation, but it was a precious memory, a promise.

It’s a precious memory, a promise, from a time when I was small, young, and ignorant. Those precious days when I believed nothing would ever change.

“Sigh! I’m hungry.”

I woke up with my eyes fluttering in the evening sun shining through the window and realized I was hungry.

It’s a pain in the a🬀s to cook something now. I might as well go to the grocery store.

Shaking my head to shake off the dream I just had, I grabbed my wallet and walked out the front door, only to hear happy chattering voices coming from the house next door.

“Right, right~”

“… and~ so~”

I suddenly looked toward the voice and saw two people, a man and a woman, happily chatting and laughing as they entered the house.

I saw my childhood friend, who had just appeared in my dream, and a strange blond man entering the house with their arms around each other.

The house next door would’ve been my childhood friend Yui’s house if the occupants hadn’t switched without my noticing.

“Yu, Yui …?”

The two of them didn’t notice my mumbling, but they just closed the door and went into the house.

I could only look away because the situation was so unexpected.

A childhood friend who, until yesterday, was just a normal close friend, promised to marry me. She is good-looking. Good at housework. The ideal childhood friend who is smart and well-behaved, just like in anime and manga, had brought a man into her house.

And I’m talking about a blond, flirty-looking guy who looks like he’s an expert at playing with women. …

“… tsk!”

I feel an unbearable, irrational anger inside me, and at the same time, a strange sense of calm.

I know that I had nothing to do with the fact that my childhood friend, who was always very fond of me, took the womanizer into her house and did what he did there, and that I have no right to interfere.

I’m just a childhood friend and have no relationship with Yui.

If you ask me if I actively expressed my feelings for her, I have my doubts. If you say I didn’t try hard enough, that’s the end of the story.

So I have no right to interfere with that action.

I understand that. I just can’t put this indescribable feeling of uncertainty into words.

Forgetting my earlier hunger, I returned home dazed and lay down on my bed with a refrain of the many memories I had with Yui until yesterday.

“That guy …”

Who is he? What is his relationship with Yui? Could it be that they are just friends? No, would a mere friend walk into her house arm in arm?

Thinking back, Yui has many female friends, but few male friends.

She even dared to avoid them. So where did they meet?

Before I, her childhood friend, even noticed?

It doesn’t matter how much I think about it.

It is certainly a silly feeling.

On the one hand, I thought it was cruel to blame Yui while I made no effort to keep her with me or let anyone take her away from me.

The idea of victim blaming, using a memory from over a decade ago as a shield, boils up in my mind.

And she said that she would always be by my side. … What is that?

In the end, I just can’t get the image of that blond man I just saw out of my head, and I can’t stop thinking about what he’s doing with Yui, I wonder if he’s kissing her or even going beyond that, and these fantasies come and go, and I feel like I’m going crazy.

So this is NTR cuckoldry. I thought it was just a funny story when I read it in some novel, but I never thought I would be the one to experience it myself.

“Haha Haha…”

Only dry laughter came out of my mouth, and the more I thought about it, the crazier I felt.

Besides, I felt my memories of Yui, which should’ve been so bright until now, fading away and starting to turn muddy and black. I didn’t know how to deal with these feelings that had rotted like a mixture of waste oil and raw garbage, and before I knew it, the sun had risen while I was thinking.

“… Kou-kun! Are you listening?”

When I hear this voice, I get dizzy.

“…Ah, I’m listening…”

“Something is wrong with you today, Kou-kun. You have dark circles under your eyes and you’ve been looking blank all day!”

“…!”

Who do you think is to blame?! I almost yelled at her, but I bit down so hard that my back teeth almost broke and I barely managed to hold it in.

I wonder if Yui, with her pretty smile, her supple fingers, and her fresh, slippery lips, touched him yesterday, or if she whispered her love to him. When I think about it, I feel that my childhood friend next to me is something extremely dirty.

And I also felt an indescribable discomfort inside myself for thinking like that.

“Kou-kun …?”

“No, it’s nothing, let’s get out of here and go to school.”

Yes, Yui was waiting in front of the house to go to school with me the next day as a matter of course after she brought another guy to the house.

Going to school together is a normal thing, but after seeing the scene yesterday, I thought, what’s the point of going to school with me? Why not just go to school with that guy? What a question that makes my head spin.

I don’t know what she’s thinking.

Has she ever brought a guy like this before? While acting like an honor student at school?

No! Don’t think about it.

If I think about it more, I won’t be able to see Yui as a childhood friend. I won’t be able to laugh. I won’t want to stand next to her.

So don’t think about it.

“So, Kou-kun! I want you to come to the rooftop today after school!”

“Yes?”

“Well, I have something important to tell you, so please come to the rooftop! Promise!”

Yui said with a shy expression like a girl in love, blushing up to her ears.

What does this girl really think?

“Oh yeah, I get it.”

After hearing my answer, Yui ran with a big smile on her face as if she was satisfied with my answer.

I let out a big sigh and followed Yui at a leisurely pace.

I just hope my imagination is wrong as I sit in class.

Yeah, I just hope that this important talk is not a confession that Yui has a boyfriend. …

I idly thought about Yui and that guy and finally, it was after school.

I’m not a member of any club, so I’m usually the first one to decide to go home.

But today I have an appointment.

If I ignored Yui and went home, she would probably wait on the rooftop until the next morning. I’ve been friends with Yui for over 10 years, so I know what she’s like. Yui is that kind of person.

Sigh! Should I go to the rooftop?

But I don’t want to.

I looked around, racked my brain, and saw that the classroom was already sparsely populated and Yui was nowhere to be found.

I’m sure she’ll wait on the rooftop first.

This is the intuition of an old friend.

With another sigh, I go out into the hallway and find a girl trying to peek into the classroom.

She… hmm, I guess it’s a little related.

“Hey there, lady! You’re so cute. Would you like to have tea with me?”

“Ah, no. I had to go … for something, oh, it’s you, Onii-chan. You scared me!”

The girl in front of me puffed up her cheeks and tried to get angry, but she was just cute.

Besides, her br🬀🬀sts are huge.

“Sorry, sorry. It’s rare that Rin comes here, so I couldn’t bear to tease her.”

“I know I’m saying this myself, but I’m pretty shy, so please give me a break…!”

“Then why is Rin here? Coming to the senior class would be a big challenge for shy Rin, wouldn’t it?”

“Yeah, actually, Onee-chan asked me to do some shopping, but I forgot to get a note for the shopping, so I came here to get it.”

“… to Yui?”

Rin is the younger sister of my childhood friend Yui, one year younger.

She has long, neat black hair and is a pretty girl like Yui. She also has big br🬀🬀sts.

“Do you know where Onee-chan is?”

“Yes, I think Yui is on the rooftop. …”

“Rooftop …?”

“I don’t know what she’ll say, but I’ve been invited to the rooftop. Would you like to come? If you want to.”

To be honest, if it was a report that she had found a boyfriend, I would have distracted myself by talking to Rin on the way there.

And if possible, I’d like her to accompany me on my way home as a comforting person to ease my heartache. …

“… No, I’ll probably get in the way, so I’ll go first.”

“Yeah? Are you sure you’re okay with the shopping note?”

“Yeah, well, it’s not that urgent, so I’ll pick it up when Onee-chan gets back.”

“Oh, okay.”

Too bad, but it can’t be helped since she seems to have a strong will.

“Besides, it would be …”

The last part was lost in the hustle and bustle after school, and I couldn’t hear what she was saying.

“What?”

“No, I’m talking about Onii-chan looking at my br🬀🬀sts too much! Girls are very sensitive about that!”

“Oh, I’m sorry, you shouldn’t have said that if you’re so embarrassed.”

“Ugh! It’s so loud. Just hurry up and get to the rooftop! A man who keeps a girl waiting is not popular!”

“Oh, yeah… don’t run in the hallway. Ah, you didn’t hear me.”

Rin just said what she wanted to say and ran with a red face.

I’m not sure if they are sisters, unlike the outgoing Yui, Rin is introverted and a bundle of neatness, but they really do look alike in the way they blush when embarrassed.

Well, my relationship with Yui will probably change depending on the outcome of the discussion on the rooftop after this, but I wonder what will happen.

I wasn’t in the mood, but I couldn’t leave it at that, so I walked up the stairs at a leisurely pace.

Perhaps because it was after school and the sun was setting, there were fewer and fewer people on each floor, and in the silence, only the bustle of the sports teams in the distance decorated the school building.

Then the time came.

I opened the door, and there she was.

“… I’ve been waiting for you, Kou-kun.”

“Yui.”

With a mysterious look on her face, my childhood friend Yui was waiting for me.

Alone.

Anyway, has the “I have a boyfriend” report theory gone?

No, there’s still a chance that the womanizer will come out from behind you with a sign that says [Surprise!]. Don’t let your guard down. If you let your guard down, you will die (spiritually).

“Well, where should I start?”

“No, what are you ashamed of …”

I’m so scared inside.

“I just want to say…”

“It’s okay. I can kinda guess what you’re thinking, so don’t hide it.”

“What? I see, so you could see right through me. I’m so embarrassed. Ehehehe~”

Yeah, it’s cute.

Like …

I would’ve thought that before, but I’m different now that I’m the guy who got over NTR! (I’m not over it, though.)

I can see the brain destruction coming from now on. Don’t leave any gaps!

“Then I’ll tell you. Kou-kun!”

Oh, come on! Say it, say it, say it!

I found someone I like. I have a boyfriend! Or I just like playing with boys? Are you ready? I’m ready!

“I have been in love with Kou-kun for a long time! I want to go out with you and have a baby! … Oh, I said it!”

“… Yeah?”

What?

“You may have guessed by now, but I’ve loved you since kindergarten!”

Hey, wait, stop.

“Kou-kun, if you don’t mind today, come over to my house later…”

It’s …

“What the hell?!”

Yui was startled.

“Eh, Ko, Kou-kun?”

“Will you go out with me? Have you liked me for a long time? Since kindergarten? … hey, this is bullshit, right?”

“Eh, are you mad?”

Yui is surprised with a look like she really has no idea why.

Did you think I didn’t know? Conveniently bringing a guy home to your house and then confessing your feelings to me the next day? While you stood there arm in arm, looking like such a good couple?

That’s not right!.

“Yui, where were you yesterday …?”

“What, I went to the mall to buy some clothes, and around the evening, … ah maybe?!”

“Yeah. I happened to go to buy some food, and I saw Yui come into the house, arm in arm with a blond guy, looking happy.”

“Ah, that’s …”

“That’s, what? You’re going to explain it to me, right? You have loved me since kindergarten, but the day before you confessed your love to me, you brought a man home?”

“Oh, … that, uh…”

“…”

Yui’s face is pale. She looks so shaky, nervous, and scared.

But no matter how I reacted to her, the result would probably be the same.

I understood everything from her behavior. If she can’t directly deny it, it means it’s true, right?

I see.

It’s a shame.

That’s how it was.

“Sorry.”

“Hahaha … enough already!!!”

“Wait, please. Listen to me, please!”

On the bare concrete rooftop, Yui falls to her knees and starts to cry.

But she doesn’t deny it.

“Hey, why are you crying so much and getting down on your knees … and why aren’t you denying it? You can say that what I saw yesterday was all wrong! Or he’s just a friend! Come to think of it, maybe I could’ve believed Yui!”

Even though I knew it was obviously a lie, even though it might be a betrayal, I still had enough compassion to turn a blind eye and let myself be fooled.

That’s how much she meant to me. No, for us, the time we spent together for more than 10 years was so meaningful.

Even if my feelings would be sad later if Yui had chosen another man, I could still laugh and congratulate her one day if she could be happy.

I came here with such preparation.

“Hey, why? Why, why, why!”

“I don’t want to lie.”

… Huh?

“What, oh yeah. Then explain to me who the hell he is, what kind of relationship he has, what he did yesterday, everything.”

“… can’t, I can’t … explain anything that happened yesterday!”

What is she talking about?

“I can’t explain anything, and I don’t want to lie. But, it’s true that I like you! I’m serious! I’m not lying, believe me!”

“Why should I believe you? You can’t explain to me why you brought a man into your house! You weren’t lying?! You like me? In this situation where we don’t know what’s real? Don’t be absurd!”

“I like you. I’m really serious and I’m just looking at you. I only have you.”

“Then why …!”

Yui sobbed and stopped moving on her knees.

Hey, what am I … to do?

“… damn it”

“Ugh! Ugh!”

I don’t know her. I don’t know myself anymore. I don’t know what to do or what I want to do.

My emotions and thoughts are all mixed up… and I suddenly realize that there are tears on my cheeks.

I ran away from the rooftop, leaving Yui behind, and ran home as fast as I could and lay down on my bed at home.

… During that time, my tears never stopped.

“Onii-chan. Is Onee-chan with you?”

“… Huh?”

The next morning, before the sun had risen, Rin rang the intercom at my house.

He told me that Yui hadn’t come home since last night.

“What the hell … shit!”

“Onii-chan!”

I heard Rin calling from behind me, but I ignored her and started running.

My emotions are still a mess, I didn’t even sleep well yesterday and today.

I still didn’t know what I wanted to do or what I should do.

I couldn’t think of how to meet Yui, how to see her, or what to say to her.

But I didn’t hesitate and as soon as I heard Rin’s words, I went to the rooftop of the school.

I wonder if she’s been cowering on the rooftop like that since yesterday.

It’s not impossible considering Yui’s personality.

But if she’s with the blond guy, I can be a little relieved.

Then I don’t have to feel sorry for Yui.

I can keep on hating her.

So, please…

“… Yui!!!”

Probably because it was early in the morning, I passed a few people at the school, but no one had seen Yui.

And even though I opened the rooftop door with a glimmer of hope, there was no Yui.

“Yui… that girl, where did she go?”

“O, ni, chan…”

Rin climbed the stairs, panting.

“Rin …”

“Hah… Hah… Onee-chan, she hasn’t been home since last night, she doesn’t answer her phone and her text messages are unreadable.”

“Seriously?”

Maybe since then?

But why? No way!

No matter how safe Japan is. Even though this is a rural area and incidents are very low, disappearances, kidnappings, and even murders are common.

And Yui has quite a striking appearance.

It wouldn’t be surprising if she was involved in an incident.

I heard ambulance sirens in the distance.

Is it because I left Yui alone yesterday?

“Is it my fault …?”

“Onii-chan? Do you know anything about this?”

“… ah.”

I don’t just know, I might be the cause.

Yes, the phone!

Even though she didn’t answer Rin’s call, if it was from me, it’s possible!

I hurriedly sent her a LIME, but she didn’t even read it.

Of course, her phone didn’t answer either.

What should I do?

“… So, yesterday you said that Onee-chan called you on the rooftop. What happened?”

“That’s …”

“Explain, can you explain?”

“Actually …”

As the warm morning breeze blew across the rooftop, I told Rin about yesterday’s events. I told her about the man who was the cause of everything that happened, and how it all started two days ago.

But even as I spoke, I couldn’t help but worry when we heard the distant sound of ambulance sirens. I hoped it had nothing to do with Yui.

I ran.

I ran as far as I had ever run in my life.

I looked for her. …

Childhood memories flashed.

“She must be there.”

And I thought, if this ends, our relationship as childhood friends will end forever.

Even if everyone forgives me, I won’t forgive myself.

It’s about my feelings.

So, no matter how this ends, I believe we won’t be able to return to our previous relationship as childhood friends.

I feel this clearly in myself.

Maybe this is also a childhood friend’s intuition.

“… Yui.”

“Ko, Kou-kun …?”

Yui was there.

In a small tin-roofed house deep in the mountains.

“Hey, do you remember? We used to play a lot in this hut, using weeds we didn’t understand as medicinal plants and wooden sticks as hero swords.”

I was in elementary school at the time.

“I remember we used to bring our parents’ lanterns and spend the night here.”

Was that when we were in middle school?

That lonely hut was our secret headquarters.

Rin, who was an indoor person, stayed at home a lot, so she didn’t know about this place.

It was a secret base just for me and Yui.

So I thought that if she disappeared, only Yui would be there, luckily my guess was right and I was a little relieved inside.

After all, Yui hasn’t changed in a long time.

“Haha … Kou-kun is nice. This must be a hallucination.”

“You’re not hallucinating …”

“Kou-kun! There’s no way you’re being nice to me! Kou-kun hates lies! Because Kou’s mother, who died of terminal cancer, lied to him and said that he would definitely get better!”

“… Ah, did I say that?”

Looking back, I know now that it was a lie my mother told me to make me stop worrying about her.

But I don’t like lies.

I also know that my mother cried and said that she didn’t really want to die. I know she looked sad and said she wanted to see who I would marry.

I know my mother regretted it because she thought she might be hated for lying like that.

So…I hate lying.

“I also hate myself for hiding things from Kou-kun! I hate it!!!”

“I don’t hate you!”

“Lies, lies, lies!”

“I told you it wasn’t a lie! I hate lies!”

It wasn’t a lie.

I never hated Yui. It’s true.

“So … please give it to me.”

“No!”

“Please, give me the machete. Please…!”

Yui was holding a large machete with a dull color that was about 20 centimeters long.

It was a sharp machete that could split wood in half.

This is the hut on the mountain. I wouldn’t be surprised if one or two machetes fell out.

“Kou-kun, are you going to kill me?”

“… why?”

“Kou-kun hates me. It’s useless for me to live. But I can’t explain it… Never.”

“Yes, I know. So …”

Huh?

Yui’s wrist had several deeply etched scars, and not a little blood was flowing out.

These wounds might not be life-threatening right now, but they are very deep. If not treated immediately, they could be fatal.

Damn, I’ve gotten Yui this far while worrying about stupid things and sleeping like an idiot.

It’s almost a miracle that she’s still alive.

If I had made a mistake, if Yui had beheaded herself with that machete, I would have cursed myself for the rest of my life.

I shuddered at the thought of that disgusting fantasy.

“I don’t care if it’s a hallucination or not, as long as you kill me…”

“Sorry.”

“Kou-kun?”

“Sorry, I apologize for everything.”

“Why are you apologizing? Kou-kun, you’re not wrong. It’s all my fault.”

No, Yui is not wrong.

It’s all my fault.

“I heard everything from Rin.”

“…eh?”

“The blond man is Rin dressed as a man, right?”

When we talked about what happened on the rooftop, Rin told me everything.

Rin has a withdrawn personality and was bullied in elementary school.

Because of that, she avoided getting involved with anyone other than me and Yui and immersed herself in the world of anime and manga.

At first, she was content with just watching anime and drawing, but eventually she developed a desire to become an anime character herself.

Then she started cosplaying.

She was happy to start cosplaying but kept it secret from everyone except her sister, Yui.

And the day before yesterday, I caught Rin and Yui on their way home from the cosplay event.

It really was a misunderstanding.

“You can’t lie to me by saying something random, because I hate lying. Even so, you couldn’t tell me that your sister was cosplaying because you didn’t want to break your promise to Rin.”

“…”

She can’t lie because I hate lying. But she can’t reveal secrets for her sister’s sake.

If she were a person of bad character, she might lie or tell her sister’s secret rather than make the person she loves hate her.

But she only told the truth.

She also hid her sister’s secret.

Don’t I love the clumsy and honest Yui?!

“So Yui did nothing wrong. It’s all my fault. I was jealous, angry, and selfish, didn’t listen to Yui, and ran away. It’s all my fault. There must be a better way. I’m very, very sorry.”

I hit my head on the ground and did a dogeza.

My forehead was slightly scratched and blood dripped out, but I didn’t care.

“Whatever happened, I should have trusted you… because we were childhood friends!”

What thin words!

What’s wrong with you?

Pushing and hurting your precious childhood friend so hard!

No, no, no.

Do penance later! Right now, just think of Yui.

“Kou-kun. Blood …”

“I don’t think I can be forgiven. But I’ll try to give it all back. …”

That’s why I have to make amends.

I can’t end it unless I hurt myself.

Even if Yui forgives me, I can’t forgive myself.

“Please give me the machete.”

“No, no! Kou-kun, what are you going to do?”

The wound on Yui’s arm was quite deep. The wound might not be life-threatening, but it would last for the rest of her life.

When Yui gets a boyfriend, thinks about getting married, or has children, that scar will definitely become a burden.

When people see that scar, there will definitely be times when someone will say something heartless.

“You injured your precious body before marriage. This may not be enough for one man’s arm. But, this is where I will drop my arm. So you can think of it as redemption.”

“What are you talking about? I don’t want that! I don’t want you to get hurt! I’m not happy about it!”

“I can only think of that. I’m sorry, I made Yui cry until the end.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Because I made a lot of mistakes. I can’t stand next to Yui anymore, or even close to you.”

At the very least, Yui’s parents will find out about this incident and my father will try to break us up.

No matter what I do after this, it’s inevitable.

This is how much damage I have done to Yui’s mind and body. Although not directly. …

“Koukou-kun no ahou! (Idiot).”

“What!!!”

Surprised, I tried to raise my head, but I couldn’t move because Yui was holding me down from above.

“What are you doing?”

“I know you’re thinking hard! And you’re probably right! But I won’t let go of Kou-kun.”

“What?”

“I have a scar on my wrist because of you, and I was scared when you yelled at me. But I’m not happy that you got hurt.”

I don’t think it’s about being happy or unhappy.

“So if Kou-kun really regrets it, if you feel bad, then get engaged to me!”

“… huh?”

“Kou-kun has to take responsibility for what you did, for what hurt and shocked me.”

“Yes, okay.”

“So I think you should compensate me.”

Compensation?!

“Give me Kou-kun’s life! In return, you can do whatever you want with my body.”

“No, is that enough for you? …”

“Yes! Because of this scar, I’ll be single for the rest of my life, unable to have children, and living alone and lonely. Ah~ while Kou-kun will live his life as he pleases without worrying about me.”

“Got it! I understand. Do whatever you want. All of me belongs to Yui. Do what you want.”

After all, she is stubborn in a strange way. No, it’s the same with me.

So we are similar in a strange way.

“Ah, that’s right. First of all, Kou-kun, you can’t smell me. I didn’t shower yesterday.”

“If you say so, I’m also sweating from running as fast as I can in this heat.”

“Mmm~ there must be a nice soft smell of sweat.”

“No, you can’t smell it.”

“You’re mine now, so I won’t let you go~”

How sneaky!

This childhood friend of mine!

I knelt down and Yui still held me down from above.

“Are we going to make a baby now?”

“We won’t!”

Moments later, the paramedics rushed in after hearing my screams.

This time, the incident was a lovers’ quarrel between childhood friends, and the wound on Yui’s arm was caused by a wild boar in the mountains. The case was resolved in a family manner.

Or so it seems.

The paramedics and the police seemed unconvinced, but as Yui herself insisted, they couldn’t make the story any bigger.

To be honest, it was a very turbulent and terrible moment in our youth, but the matter was resolved somehow.

I was happy to be closer to Yui after this incident, but the story of my engagement developed seriously, a photo of me being secretly photographed appeared in an album in Yui’s room.

I will be careful not to let this happen again in the future. I will keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn’t happen again.

That’s how I take responsibility….