Thanks for the reviews! I'll be sure to update every 3 days. Chapters won't be so long, but I'll try to compensate by updating quickly. A quick info: in this fic, I decided to give Yandere-chan some sort of dark past, it will affect her relationship with both senpai and Budo, and make the story more interesting... Things won't be very accurate, but the personas, characters and everything should be canon (taken from the Yandere Simulator wiki) aside from that, I'll try and change things up a bit.

That's how I want it to be anyway.

Enjoy.

The Hero & The Psycho.

Ayano had always hated school and everything related to it. It was always the same routine, same faces and same rumours spreading about in the school's corridors. Girls would giggle, snicker, whisper... Boys would do same, but be less discrete about it. She knew how the world worked, and how teenagers worked, especially... Though she decided to turn a blind eye and make herself blend in rather plainly.

It was the intelligent thing to do, and it was surprisingly strategic; if she ever wanted to observe.

Ayano watched with interest as Kokona's gang started arguing with a girl from class 1-1, a redhead who appeared to be quite nonchalant about the whole deal. She kept looking at them with bored eyes, as if everything that came out of their mouths was pure, nonsense.

"What you did was wrong, you should apologize!" a girl with green pigtails spoke, Ayano recognized her; it was Koharu Hinata from her class, a simple-minded girl who loved to socialize. She appeared to be anxious, much to Ayano's convenience.

"Yeah! That was totally uncalled for, wasn't she your friend?!" a girl with blue hair spoke, her hairstyle was very similar to Koharu's, Ayano figured she was that third year who tagged along with her... They were practically sisters, even if they weren't related by blood.

The redhead smirked, as if she was enjoying herself. Ayano took a bite of sashimi from her lunchbox, still very interested in what was going on. She despised Kokona's gang, mainly because it consisted of stupid, social butterflies who loved to gossip. But that girl? Though she saw her tagging along with them, was still very interesting. She must've forgotten her name, due to her appearing not so very often...

"Why should I apologize? I only spoke the truth, she's a slut... Let's all face it," the redhead twirled a strand of her hair, Koharu and her friend, (Saki Miyu, she remembered...) both gasped in pure and utter shock. Ayano smiled and took another bite of her rice.

"How could you say that?! What did Kokona-chan ever do to you?!"

She snorted, "You don't need a reason to bash people, I spoke the truth, I mean it, she's a slut. Not only does she flirt and bat her eyelashes at every guy who comes by, but she also claims to have a crush on that dude, -What was his name again..?- Taro... Taro something, yeah, that's it." She appeared to be satisfied with the surprised stares coming from both girls, she continued nonetheless, "oh now you two, stop pretending that you actually care! Please, I already saw the envious glares you throw at that chick, you can't help but hate her because of those amazing assets! Am I right?" She turned to look at Saki, who suddenly felt uncomfortable.

"Wh-what are you looking at?!" She backed a few steps away, the girl smirked.

"Miyu-chan, don't you have a crush on that Sosuke guy? I know you do, the way you look at him could only mean that." She ignored her gasp and blushing cheeks, "And I know... that he has a very soft spot for Haruka-senpai."

"S-So what if he likes her?! I still haven't confessed my feelings towards him yet, he could love me too! It doesn't mean that I'll hate Kokona-chan for it or—"

"Feeeh, bo-ring! You're both hypocrites anyway, why should I bother? I'm leavin' this group, it's none of my business, you two can both screw yourselves like the little whores you are, I deserve better." She stretched and walked away, leaving both girls dumbfounded and irritated. Ayano quickly grabbed her phone and took a picture of the girl whilst chewing on her fish. She sent the picture to Info-Chan, who was quick to reply.

'That's Yui Rio, from class 1-1, your kouhai. She's known for being quite the evil little witch, she doesn't seem to have a crush, but apparently, she's in good terms with Chojo Tekina from 2-1, your classmate.'

"Eh... That loner? She has bad taste," Ayano muttered to herself as she took a last bite from her lunchbox. It was good to get as much information as she could from all the students, it would end up being useful for her future plans. That Yui girl must've been the cause of Kokona's sudden depression, after all... Being publicly called a slut wasn't comforting, she also spoke those words in front of senpai, which could explain why it impacted her so harshly.

"Well, that was rather disappointing; I was the one who wanted to make her life miserable... But that's that, when she'll come back to school, I'll be sure to end her, after all... No one can have a crush on senpai but me." She sang joyfully as she wrapped her empty lunchbox and headed towards the fountain, where her beloved Senpai was sitting, peacefully admiring the bright blue sky. She smiled and sighed dreamily at the sight, her senpai... her one and only senpai was just so beautiful to look at. At first glance, he looked like a simple, plain high –school student, but he was far more than that. He showed her kindness, helped her, smiled at her and was more than kind towards everybody. He made her heart flutter, made her sweat and feel an intense sensation within her lower belly. Ayano had never been more at ease simply by just admiring a young boy, it was most definitely odd, but she didn't care, those sensations pleased her to no end, and it all threatened to make her head explode in dizziness.

She wanted him, and very soon.

The sad part was that his kindness had reached the heart of many girls, girls who stood in her way, girls who... Quite annoyingly, were all more beautiful and more interesting than her. Ayano Aishi was no social butterfly, or a loner... Well, she was seen as a loner but she really wasn't. She got along with her classmates, which was already good, but she just didn't really fit in with everybody. Her hobbies, her way of life, it was all seen as strange when she talked about them, so she just backed away and spent the remaining of her lunch breaks alone. It never bothered her, but the moment she met senpai... It became sacred, heavenly, and all that, just because she got to see and admire his beauty from a safe distance.

Considering Kokona Haruka wasn't coming to school (temporarily) Ayano decided to rest a bit and continue admiring her senpai. If she ever came back though... She'd be ready to end her in the most unique of ways, but until then... Resting was a good option.

Her senpai suddenly took out from his pocket what appeared to be a very small notebook, she tilted her head, slightly confused but mainly interested in what he was doing. He started writing with a short pen something... Or rather, was he scribbling? She didn't know, but she wanted to understand what was happening in that fascinating brain of his.

Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted when a familiar voice called out to him, a voice she heard not so long ago.

"Hey, Yamada!" A boy wearing a white bandana with black hair greeted, senpai got up from his reverie and hid the notebook inside his pocket.

"Hello, Masuta, how are you doing today?" He smiled, Ayano nearly melted at the sight of her senpai smiling. Budo shrugged and gave him a grin of his own.

"Doing okay, I suppose. I've been trying to get some new members for my club, wanna' join?" He suggested, senpai chuckled nervously and scratched the back of his head.

"I... I'm not really sure about joining the martial arts club... I've never been good at hand-to-hand combat."

And I don't think I'll be able to bare seeing those brutes scratch his beautiful face... Ayano thought to herself.

"Well, I could teach you! I'm a master, you know? A hero!" he rubbed with his index finger the bottom of his nose and gave him a thumbs up, "I'm like the Jackie-chan of the modern day! I could even rip my shirt off without any difficultly!"

Senpai laughed and waved his hand dismissively, "please don't do that here... I don't want people to stop and watch."

"Eh? Are you jealous that I'll gain the attention of all the ladies here?" He smirked and gestured at the bunch of girls who were having lunch not so far from there. Taro rolled his eyes and shook his head, the same neutral smile illuminating his features.

"I'm not worried about that, I'm worried about your reputation, I don't want my friend to be labelled as a 'weirdo', not until we graduate."

"Fine, fine! Whatever you say, princess." Budo teased, they both walked back to class at the sound of the bell, with Senpai rolling his eyes and Budo teasing him further. Ayano pursed her lips at what she witnessed, they really were good friends... She had to be careful around him and show him a better side of her, hopefully... That'll make Senpai have a better outlook of her.

She quietly cleaned herself up and headed to class.


The day ended rather quickly, it was time to go home. Budo yawned in obvious boredom the moment he exited the class. He despised history, it was just as plain and disgusting as pickled radish. Some people would've laughed at that, for, as a martial arts master, it was necessary to learn the history of every move, every martial artist and every martial art that existed to gain further knowledge. However, it was all different when it came to him, all he wanted was to practice, become stronger and live his youth to its fullest. He wanted to protect his family and friends the best he could, it was his ideology, and he intended to follow it wherever and whenever.

Taro Yamada told him that it wouldn't be necessary to walk home together, so the young lad simply shrugged and headed towards his shoe locker. He arranged his stuff, took off his jacket and wore his outside shoes before heading off. Midway upon doing so, he noticed a familiar girl getting ready to walk out as well, he smiled and greeted her upon recognizing who she was.

Ayano turned, alarmed at the voice of Budo Masuta.

"Ah, Aishi-san!" He said, happily walking towards her, "You heading home?"

Ayano blinked a few times before giving him a smile of her own, "yes, it was a rather tiring day. I don't think cram school would be fun to attend right now."

He grimaced, "ew, you actually go study there?"

She nodded, "Often, but today's an exception, in fact... I think I'm quitting it this year..." For senpai, she added mentally.

"You have good grades, don't you? If that's the case then I don't see why you should bother with it. Personally, it's just a waste of time for good students."

"If you say so, but my parents insisted I attend so I couldn't really complain..." she just shook her head and waved it off, "anyway, that's not important."

Budo rolled his shoulders and suggested with a smile, "welp, since you don't go to cram school and you're just about ready to head home, how about I walk with you?"

Ayano's eyes twitched at that, but she remained calm.

If he escorted her home, she wouldn't be able to stalk senpai and make sure he's safe...

"I'm fine, I have a bike so it'll be easy to get home early and quickly..." She informed him, Budo bit his lip.

"Hm, is that so..." he sighed but smiled regardless, "well if you insist then—"

But before Budo could finish his sentence, Taro came dashing from the corridor, looking surprised at finding him there.

"Huh? Masuta-kun, you're still here?" He looked genuinely surprised, "I thought you'd already be gone by now."

"Oh, I was just talking to Aishi here." He smiled boyishly, Taro tilted his head in confusion.

"Who?"

"Our kouhai, Ayano Ai—" he stopped as he turned but found no one, as if Ayano had never been there talking to him mere seconds ago. He scratched his head confusingly, she was a fast one... But her departing so quickly intrigued him.

"You sure you're okay, Masuta?" Taro asked out of concern, Budo looked at him and shook his head.

"No, I'm fine." He looked more confused than ever, "Damn, I swore I was just talking to her a few seconds ago!"

Taro laughed and gave him a friendly nudge on the arm, "you sure you weren't dreaming? I mean... you, talking to a girl? Get real!"

Budo pouted angrily, "I wasn't dreaming..."

As both of them started walking home, Ayano peeked at their departing figures from behind a tree, clenching her heart area; which was beating insanely.


The next day...

Lunch time came sooner than expected and Ayano found herself eating lunch alone again. She was rather amazed at herself, for waking up so early and making a lunchbox that lacked of nothing. Living alone was a pain, but it had its perks as well. She was able to spend the night playing videogames, read manga, and do... other things without worrying about her parents. All in all, it was rather fun.

She took a bite of her rice and looked through her phone for other useful information, Info-Chan had proven herself to be a great ally in her killing sprees. Sure, she asked for lots of panty shots in exchange for information, spreading rumours and other things, but it was still worth the effort.

Ayano started thinking about various ways to get rid of Kokona when she'd come back to school, her mind drifting from pretending suicide, or electrocuting her, until...

"Aishi-san!" Budo's cheerful voice interrupted her train of thoughts.

She cursed mentally.

"Oh, hello, Masuta-senpai."

He looked different, not too different but still different, nonetheless. With his hair tied in a low ponytail and unbuttoned jacket, he appeared almost like a delinquent, but it didn't bother her, nor did she care, actually.

He sat next to her on the bench of the school's backyard, still smiling boyishly.

"It's such a nice coincidence to see you again, especially here. I didn't think that there'd be students here, actually." He informed her as he took out a bag containing some bread. He opened it and chewed on it enthusiastically. Ayano noticed that he was sweating, he must've been training hard.

"It's quiet and nice here," she said, feeling at ease. He glanced towards her direction and nodded joyfully, his mouth full.

"Yup, and the breeze feels nice!"

Ayano looked at him, and at the bread, then at him again.

"When are you having lunch?" She pointed out, lunch time was nearly over and all he had was some bread. He looked at her as if it was the dumbest question in the universe and lifted his bread slightly.

"Thwast my lwunch." He said, his mouth full. Her eyes widened at that.

"But that's hardly consistent! You should eat something more nutritional."

Budo shrugged, finishing his bread, "I'm used to it, I'm never that hungry during lunch time, and I'd much rather remain light on my feet. Besides, I'd hate to trouble my mom further, she already has a hard time making lunch for my six sisters."

If Ayano had been drinking at that moment, she would've spitted everything out.

"S-Six sisters?"

Budo nodded, "yup, six sisters, with me being the only boy and second child. She makes them lunchboxes every day, well, aside from my big sister, who's already at university... I never liked to ask much of my mother, so I told her that it's fine for me to buy bread for lunch."

"How thoughtful of you, but still I... I think that's hardly good for your body."

"Don't worry about it, bread suffices."

Ayano shook her head and put her lunchbox between them, on the bench. Budo looked at her, confused. She merely pursed her lips and gestured at her lunch.

"Here, let's share." She suggested. Budo blushed and immediately shook his head.

"No! No, no! I couldn't... I mean, really! That's fine."

"No, I insist." She smiled warmly, "I made too much of it anyway, so it makes me happy to share a bit with you."

Budo felt his heart throb, that girl... Ayano Aishi, was truly a very nice person. He never recalled ever meeting a girl so demure, kind and refined in a long while. He fought back another blush as he nodded.

"You're truly a nice person, Aishi-san, but... I don't think I'll be able to eat without any chopsticks."

"Oh it's fine, you can use your hands, I don't mind."

"That'll be rude and unhygienic of me." He laughed nervously.

"Hm..." She thought for a moment, took with her chopsticks an egg roll and lifted it in front of Budo's face.

"Wha—"

"I'll feed you," she smiled, "open wide!"

"S-Such a thing..." He stuttered, cheeks as red as a cherry tomato. Ayano rolled her eyes, still smiling playfully.

"Nobody will see us anyway, so it should be alright, Masuta-senpai. So please, accept my offer, okay?"

Budo felt his heart rate accelerate as he slowly nodded, leaned closer and took a bite of the egg roll from Ayano's chopsticks, she giggled and he chewed slowly on his food.

He kept thinking that the scene was incredibly cheesy, but he somehow didn't care. It was true, Ayano Aishi looked like a plain, lonesome girl... But she had a certain charm that drew him nearer and nearer towards her. He didn't know if it was her pink, cherry lips, her dark eyes and hair, or the way her smiles played seductively on her face...

But one thing's for sure, he was starting to grow fond of her.

Even if, within the depths of Ayano's mind, charming him opened up countless doors and countless opportunities to get closer towards her senpai.

The fact that Budo possessed the same face made it all the more easier.

TBC.

Okay, in my opinion? This chapter was boring. But I introduced a few characters that would have an impact on the story as well. I'll be sure to make the story go by quickly. Please review and tell me all what you think.

As always, thank you.