I would like to apologize for my delay, although I said that I would update 1 time a week I guess I did not comply with what was said, but this is justified, I had the chapter ready on Tuesday, but I was looking for a beta. reader, so I took some time to upload it thinking about what I would find. I still can't find it, but I'll keep looking.

It is also a long chapter so you can take it as a little apology, it was also very difficult for me to write this chapter because I could not think well about how Miura would change her personality, in the end I decided on one way, but it was counterproductive because I could no longer write because it made me cry, hahahaha I'm an idiot,

Without further ado I leave you with a whole chapter dedicated to Miura.

Yumiko POV

"I can't believe you made the nurse only heal the wounds on your lip and not the others."

"As I told you, except for my lip, my whole body is fine, plus his blows felt like tickles."

"So far I can't believe it, but since you're in good condition, I can't contradict you."

It had been a few minutes since we left the infirmary, Tsurumi-kun only made the school nurse put a plaster on her lip, when the nurse asked her how she had hurt herself, she only replied that she had fallen.

Nor is it that if we told you that the captains of the football and basketball team had given Tsurumi-kun several blows, he would have believed us.

That would be the difference in status between some popular students and ordinary students like us.

"Tsurumi-kun, you don't have to accompany me to my house, he's a bit far from the school."

I had never gone to my house with someone, therefore it was a new experience, I always went home without any companion, while I watched as other students left in groups or couples, I am not going to lie, I was always envious of them, while They had fun talking to each other, while I had no one to talk to.

"You helped me go to the infirmary, you can consider it as a thank you from me"

For some reason, his words made me feel warm, like he was happy for his words. Thinking about that after the events that happened today, what are Tsurumi-kun and I? Simple companions or he could consider me as a friend.

When we were on the way to the infirmary, Tsurumi-kun told me that it would be my decision if I wanted to get away from him, not because someone asked me or did it out of obligation, so does it mean that he wants to stay by my side?

I can't help but blush thinking that.

I can't believe he's been thinking that kind of thing, you've caused him a lot of trouble today, I doubt he wants to continue with me, but If he hadn't wanted that, he wouldn't have decided to join me today, so why is he doing it? Has no sense.

Thinking about it only confuses me more, I want to ask him, but I'm afraid his answer is something I don't want to hear, after all I consider him a friend.

I was able to remember some things my grandmother told me.

''Yumiko, sometimes people can be cruel or unpleasant, but there will always be people who will be by your side supporting you, you may not know him today or tomorrow, but you can be sure that when you meet these people you will feel a special connection, since Their relationship will be something genuine, something that will not break easily, even if things are not going well or are difficult, these people will not hesitate to give you a hand, I know that perhaps now you will not understand my words well, but when you find those people you will you will understand. And among those people there will be someone even more special, who will make your days a thousand times better, but you should also know that that person is ordinary and can have several defects, he will not always be a prince charming with blonde hair as children's stories show It can be someone ordinary who does not stand out at all, so it will be your decision if you want that person to stay by your side or let them go. So, Yumiko in the future when you meet that special someone, make sure to always be sincere with your words as I am sure that person will appreciate your sincerity.''

When my grandmother had told me this, I had not understood it, at this moment I still do not fully understand it, but I know that I can consider Tsurumi-kun as that special someone, after everything we had been through, he had decided to continue being with me.

Gathering all the courage I can at this moment I prepare to ask him.

''Tsurumi-kun can I ask you a question''

''Go ahead''

I turned my gaze to him, although I felt quite nervous about what he would ask him, I was sure that if I did not do it, I would regret it later.

''After everything that happened, I expected you to get away from me, and although I wanted you to get away from me so that something like this would not happen to you again, you told me that you would not do it unless it was by my own decision without leaving me influence by something, so I would like to know what the relationship is we have.''

After saying this, looking away from him, all the courage she had gathered seemed to be gone.

"Mmmmm, it could be that of simple classmates ..."

Hearing this I couldn't help but feel sad, I guess in the end it wasn't okay, he just sees me as another classmate from school. Tears seemed to want to come out of my eyes, what a fool I was to think that he would consider me a friend, I caused him a lot of problems so it was something that could be expected.

Although it seemed that he had not finished speaking.

''But given everything that happened, we could not consider ourselves simple schoolmates, besides, although it is a bit ashamed to say, during the little time we met, you seemed like someone very interesting, someone who could overcome the problems she had. Not everyone has the courage to do it, so even though it seems very rushed of me, we would consider ourselves friends, of course if that doesn't bother you.''

When I heard that, I couldn't stop the tears from coming out of my eyes, I could feel that something inside me was warm, I had never felt like this with anyone, the tears that came out were not due to sadness but were tears that were felt warm for some reason.

This seemed to surprise and scare him.

''If something I said upset you, I'm sorry.'' He apologized quickly, as if he was trying to retract what he said.

''It's not what you think, something got in my eyes that's why I'm crying ''

"You're sure, it doesn't seem like that was the case.''

I hit him on the arm.

"If I say it is because I have something in my eye, it is because I have something in my eye." I couldn't help saying something annoying, for some reason he annoyed me that he wanted to retract his words.

"Okay, but you don't have to hit me either, you know?"

"Sorry, I didn't think well." As we said this, we both couldn't help but laugh at the situation we were in.

I never thought there would come a time when I could laugh with someone.

"I also consider you my friend Tsurumi-kun" I said this in a low voice, hoping to hear it.

"I'm glad to hear that." I could see his smile after he said this.

"Tsurumi-kun, I know it may be a bit hasty, but I'd like to tell you something."

''I'm all ears''

"My father is the head doctor at the hospital where we met, so he is not at home much, and if you ask about my mother, she works all day, so I only see her at night, so she used to spend more time with me. . Grandma ''

Remember those days when she put something sentimental.

''You used to? Something happened?''

She suffered a heart attack on a Friday night, we were both having dinner and out of nowhere my grandmother started touching her chest and then fainted, in my desperation I could only call the police to send an ambulance to my house. ''

"It must have been difficult."

''That day at the hospital where we met, I was there because I wanted to know my grandmother's condition, when I asked my dad if my grandmother would recover, he did not give me an answer, and although I complained, he did not respond, so he was sitting outside. my grandmother's room crying, until you showed up.''

I took a deep breath and mentally prepared myself for what he was going to say.

"If you hadn't talked to me that day, I don't know how I could have gone to school, so I would like to thank you with all my being"

''We've already talked about it, you don't have to thank me, it's something I wanted to do.''

"In the same way, if you ever have a problem, you can ask me for help, although I'm not good at many things, I will do my best."

"Hahahaha" Tsurumi-kun laughed.

''Did I say something funny? For some reason, his laughter started to bother me.

''It's not what you think, it's that I remembered that day in the hospital and comparing you at this moment it seems that you were a different person, that's why I find it funny, it's not that your words made me laugh, I appreciate your words, I do not worry if I am in trouble, I will not hesitate to ask for your help ''

You are right to remember how I was before and compare myself now, there is a great change, but all that was thanks to Tsurumi-kun, without his support I doubt that I could have changed.

"Also, if you need help or someone to talk to, feel free to tell me, I will always be available for you, after all, we are friends, right?" (1)

Tsurumi-kun's words made me blush, so I couldn't meet his eyes.

Without realizing it I was already close to my house; I suppose that talking while walking makes you not feel the passage of time.

"So far it's fine Tsurumi-kun, my house is already close, I don't want you to stray too far from the road to your house"

Of all the times that I walked home, this time I enjoyed it a lot and it was all thanks to Tsurumi-kun, I hope I have the opportunity to repeat it, of course I am not going to say this since just thinking that makes me ashamed

"Then it's okay with me, take care of yourself on the way home"

With that said, Tsurumi-kun started walking towards the opposite side from which he was heading.

I look forward to a chance to speak to him again, although now that I know we are friends, I suppose there will be more opportunities.

With this I went home, since later I have to go visit my grandmother, there are many things I want to tell her.

I was on my way to the room where my grandmother was staying, from today visits would be allowed so I wanted to take this opportunity to talk with her and tell her everything that happened, of course I am going to omit some parts, since she is in poor health. What I want to do is worried her.

Before entering her room, I decided to knock on the door, because if I entered without warning, maybe I would be sleeping, and I did not want to wake her up if that was the case.

After knocking on the door, I could hear my grandmother's voice.

''Get over''

So, I went into your room, I had already come to the hospital before because of my father's work, so I already knew the room models but for some reason this room had more things, I suppose my father ordered to give priority to his mother, their relationship is not the best, but they still love each other.

"Yumiko-chan, it's good to see you"

"The same I say grandmother" after saying this I gave her a hug.

Although it had only been a few days, it seemed like a lot more time had passed since I last saw her.

''Yumiko-chan for some reason you look different, something good happened?

My grandmother as perceptive as ever, every time she asked me how I was doing in school she could only answer with a good answer, although her face indicated that she did not believe me, she did not decide to press me more.

''You could say that some things happened.''

She motioned for me to sit on her bed.

"Come on, tell your grandmother."

I decided to sit next to her and prepare myself for what she was going to say.

''Do you remember that long ago you told me that one day I would find someone who would support me and make me feel comfortable with her company.''

"How can I forget it? If I remember correctly, it was when you were 8 years old and you had a bad time at school, you were crying all afternoon."

''Grandma, you don't have to mention all that'' I started to get embarrassed when I remembered all that.

That day I was pretty sad because when I was in elementary school, I had tried to tell a girl I was talking to so that we could be friends, but the girls who were bothering me had told her not to meet me and she told them that she I would not do it since he only spoke to me out of pity, that hurt a lot.

"Come on Yumiko-chan, you don't have to bother, if I remember what I told you that day"

"What I meant is that I think I found that special someone you mentioned back then," she seemed surprised to hear my words.

"That would explain why you look so happy and how did you meet, what is her name, how old is she, is she in your classroom?''

''Grandma, those are a lot of questions.'' She seemed very excited to ask me all that.

"I think I got a little carried away." More than my grandmother seemed to be talking to someone my age, I might consider her a friend of hers, although it had been quite a while since we last spoke in this way. When I entered high school I thought I could start from scratch, I had the opportunity to make new friends, unfortunately I was wrong, since I realized that it would be the same as in primary school, so avoid commenting on this to my grandmother. , He did not want to cause her more annoyance, although if he said this it would only annoy her since she would think that he did not trust her, and it is not that he did not trust, but that he did not want to. Annoy her, that was my thinking back then.

"Okay, don't worry, I met him on Saturday outside this very room"

"I heard from your father that you came that day, but no visitors were accepted, I'm sorry Yumiko-chan"

''Don't worry grandma, it's not that it was your fault ''

"So, you met him outside of this room, how did it happen?"

As always, my grandmother likes to hear everything in great detail.

I was sitting outside, and he appeared offering me something to drink, at first, I did not know what to do so I accepted, after that when I was about to leave, I asked him why he had done it, and he replied that I do not like to see a cry. Pretty girl, so he wanted to cheer me up, after that we talked a little more and before she left, she told me something that made me change the way I saw things.''

''What did he tell you?''

"What you decide to believe from now on is your own decision, but if you allow me to give you any advice, it would be to believe my words, that's what Tsurumi-kun said."

"I won't pressure you to tell me what his conversation was based on, but from what I could understand, it was something that helped you make an important decision, right?"

''Yes, it was'' That someone strange spoke to me that way and showed concern for someone I had just met surprised me, so I decided to try to make my own decisions and stop believing everything that other people told me, now. It would be my decision whether I believed them or not.

"By the way, you met him on Saturday, and you call him Tsurumi-kun huh, it seems that you became very fond of him, right?"

I couldn't help but blush at his words.

"Grandma is nothing of what you are thinking, she just told me that she considers our relationship as friends"

"She was just kidding, but I'm glad you have a friend Yumiko-chan, I'm sure Tsurumi-kun is someone special to you right?''

"That's right, how to put it, he is someone unique, he seems to have more experience than any student of our age."

That means that he is much more mature than other people his age, I am very happy that you found that special person who supports you and makes you feel comfortable, I am already a little older for that, so I am deeply happy. that you have someone else to trust. ''

''Grandma don't say that, it looks like you're going to die, and that's not going to happen, dad is a good doctor, I'm sure you'll recover quickly, and we'll spend the evenings together like we used to.''

"My mistake, I didn't mean to say it like that, but you also have to admit that I'm old enough, it's not that your grandmother is immune to the passage of time, right?''

"I guess you're right about that, I know, when you recover, I'll ask Tsurumi-kun if he wants to come over to the house so you can meet him, I'm sure you'll like him."

"That I would like Yumiko-chan, but I think that's impossible for me"

I couldn't clearly hear what he said last time.

''Grandma, what did you say at the end?''

"I said the view of the sunset from the sale is beautiful, why don't you take a look at it?"

Although this seemed a bit strange to me, I did not have to refuse, so I got up to see the sunset through the window, Grandma was right, the sunset looks quite beautiful from the window.

''Yumiko-chan, there will be times when life will put up obstacles that seem difficult or impossible to overcome, but as long as you have someone special by your side, I know that you can overcome them. I feel happy that you have found a friend, that's why at this moment I feel calm and happy, I wish you all the luck Yumiko-chan, I know that you will become someone spectacular in the future, take good care of yourself and never forget them, that I will always be proud of you.''

"Grandma, what are you saying? I told you to stop joking like that." I said this while still staring out the window, a small part of me was feeling fear right now.

The seconds passed and there was no response from my grandmother, that little fear that I had of her began to grow, so I decided to approach her.

"Grandma, if this is a joke, I'm going to be very angry." I said this but there was no response from her.

My grandmother seemed sound asleep, that's why she shouldn't answer me, she must be pretty tired.

As she tried to make me believe these thoughts, I couldn't stop my tears from starting to flow.

"Grandma is asleep, right?" Tomorrow when she returns, we will talk again like we did today, right? And when they recover, I will introduce them to Tsurumi-kun and the three of us will talk."

Tears flowed uncontrollably from my eyes, I didn't want to believe it, I refused to believe it, it couldn't be, a few moments ago we were talking about the best, it's impossible that she ...

I picked up the room phone to call one of the nurses, they didn't take long to answer, I told them that something was wrong with my grandmother and they hurried to come.

I didn't want to believe it, I refused to do it, but it was too late, the words I was saying made sense right now, it was goodbye.

''!Grandma!" I couldn't help screaming when he hugged her and released all my emotions in that moment.

When the nurses arrived, they only confirmed what he feared, he had passed away.

Grandma POV:

Hours before.

"Mother, are you sure of this decision?"

''I am, I would not like to spend the rest of my life connected to machines, besides I think I have lived long enough, I was able to raise a beautiful child who became a doctor and could have a family, you also gave me a beautiful granddaughter I couldn't be more grateful''

''If that is your decision, I will respect it, after all I could never refuse any request from you.

Although we had had some discussions, I know that he cares about me, when I had that heart attack, he was the first to have me brought to his hospital where I was treated immediately, I know that because my daughter-in-law told me about it. ''

He started to come closer and gave me a hug, so I gave it back to him as well.

MY husband abandoned me when I got pregnant, so I raised him alone, and I'm proud of the man he became. ''

''Mother, I know that maybe we have not always agreed on some things, but I want you to know that you were always the person I admired the most.''

I couldn't keep a few tears from coming out.

"Thank you darling, I will always be proud of you, my little one, by the way, how much time do I have left?''

"To be honest, with a lot of positivity it would be until tomorrow, I would say a few hours." He seemed very depressed.

''Okay darling, this is a decision I made on my own, spending the rest of the time that I have left in my life connected to some machines is not something I would like, but first I would like to ask you a favor.''

''Tell me''

"I would like to speak with Yumiko-chan one last time, there are some things I want to say to her"

He wiped away some of the tears that flowed from his eyes. "No problem, I'll call her so she can come visit you"

By the way, you should be more attentive to her, I know maybe they don't get along since they are separated by your work, but it wouldn't hurt if you spent more time with her, you know. The same goes for Emiko, she is her mother, so when you get home tell her to at least have a little chat with her, I know Yumiko would be happy about that.''

"I promise I will try because it is quite difficult because of the work.''

"That's enough, I hope so"

It had been a few hours since I spoke with my son, he was lying in bed waiting for Yumiko, it may not be the best time to tell her this, but I would like her to be strong after my departure, I know. Maybe I'm being a bit selfish, but it would be bad for Yumiko to continue depending on me, although I know she hides things from me, but I don't want to pressure her, after all she is older, so the only thing I can do for her is advise her when I needed it.

There was a noise at the door, I guess it's time.

''Get over''

To my surprise, Yumiko looked different, I do not mean her appearance or her physique but her smile, it has been a long time since she saw her smile like that.

Something good must have happened, because I'm sure if it hadn't happened, she would have behaved like she did every time she came home from school.

So, I couldn't help asking him.

We talked for a long time, I could discover that her emotion was due to the fact that she had met a boy, it seems that Yumiko managed to make her a friend, I am happy for her.

I joked with her a bit; it's been a long time since I could hear her excited about something.

"I guess you're right about that, I know, when you recover, I'll ask Tsurumi-kun if he wants to come over to the house so you can meet him, I'm sure you'll like him."

Her words surprised me, I guess she is very excited, sadly that will not be possible, since I have little time left, I can feel my lower body start to go numb.

"Sure, I would like Yumiko-chan, but I think that's impossible for me"

I responded to his words but the last thing I said in a low voice, I did not want to ruin this moment that we had, since we had not talked like that for a long time.

Yumiko heard me and went to look out the window, after all the sunset view was beautiful, I felt that more parts of my body began to go numb, I guess I don't have time, at least I wanted to say some last words.

''Yumiko-chan, there will be times when life will put up obstacles that seem difficult or impossible to overcome, but as long as you have someone special by your side, I know that you can overcome them. I feel happy that you have found a friend, that's why at this moment I feel calm and happy, I wish you all the luck Yumiko-chan, I know that you will become someone spectacular in the future, take good care of yourself and never forget, that I will always be proud of you.''

I felt that little by little my conscience began to move away from me, as if I was very tired, I guess it was about time, it seemed that Yumiko had responded to my words, but I could not hear her.

In my last moments I thought about that person that Yumiko had told me, I know that maybe my thoughts will not reach you, but please take care of Yumiko, she is a good girl, she may cause you some problems, but if she considers you a friend, I know that they will be able to carry on even with any adversity.

With this I closed my eyes and I felt how fatigue took over my whole body, thank you for being a good granddaughter Yumiko.

Yumiko POV

Days had passed since my grandmother passed away, I did not have the courage to go to school at that time, when I mentioned it to my parents, they told me that there would be no problem with that, I could miss a few days, since they knew how much I loved Grandma.

On the day of her funeral, I couldn't help crying during the whole ceremony, after all I had been the last person to talk to her, besides hearing her last words, and instead of being any of her wishes, the last. she said it was advice. For me, how could I feel knowing that the last thing she did before she died was worried about me?

Even if I try to follow some of her advice, I know that I am still somewhat weak, I could not be the person I wanted me to be, after all I am still the same crying girl as in elementary school.

While thinking about that, the image and some words from Tsurumi-kun came to mind.

"You decide the words you want to believe, do not let anyone force you or impose their thoughts, it is you who chooses your own path"

And in turn I remembered the last words of my grandmother.

"Yumiko-chan there will be times when life will put obstacles that seem difficult or impossible to overcome, but as long as you have someone special by your side, I know that you can overcome them, I know that you will become someone spectacular in the future."

Those words began to mix in my mind, if Tsurumi-kun was right, if I decide what I want to believe, if I am the one who decides my own path, if I make an effort, could I become someone spectacular like my grandmother? wanted

But at the same time, he was afraid of this change, after everything he tried to change, it ended with the beating that Tsurumi-kun was given, if he wanted to do it, it could get him in trouble again.

Also, if you ever need help or someone to talk to, feel free to tell me, I will always be available for you, after all, we are friends, right? ''

I remembered the words he said to me when we were on our way to my house, he had told my grandmother that he trusted Tsurumi-kun, that if he was in trouble, I know he would help me and vice versa. I started to wonder, why should I care about the opinion of others?

Those thoughts started to cheer me up for some reason, the only opinion that should matter to me is that of my friends, because I have to let 2 bitches intimidate me, who think they can do it, because I let them do it in the first place. that. Go to hell both of you, if they tried to do something to her, this time I wouldn't stay crying like an elementary school girl, after all, I wouldn't let Tsurumi-kun be the only one to help me.

Looking in the mirror, I could still see the image of the same vulnerable and crying girl, I wanted to leave this behind, I wanted to be a better person that my grandmother would be proud of, someone who is not intimidated by others, who is not afraid of defend your friends.

I had decided, I wanted to leave this image in the past and become someone proud, strong, capable and above all someone who protects his friends.

I suppose a change of style would not hurt, although Tsurumi-kun said that I looked beautiful, I'm sure that if he fixed me a little, I would look even better.

Why did I think of looking better just for Tsurumi-kun? For some reason I started to blush.

Enough Yumiko stop thinking that and focus on what you were thinking. Although I wouldn't mind if he complimented me a bit on my appearance.

Putting aside those embarrassing thoughts, I decided to change my appearance, maybe I should dye my hair a stronger color, something that would match my green eyes.

Maybe a yellow color would suit me? Changing the color of my hair would not be enough, it should change every negative aspect of me to leave behind that image of a girl who would cry for any reason, but I think it is a good start.

"Yumiko can you come down; we want to talk to you"

''I'm coming '' my parents call me, after all it's strange, we rarely spoke, although due to the death of my grandmother they had both made the decision to take a few days off from work.

When I got to the living room, I could see the two of them sitting on the sofa, as they indicated that I should sit in front of them.

"Could you hear us?" Asked my father.

"Get over". He could have nodded earlier, but he had already decided to leave Yumiko in the past and be someone better.

''I know that maybe after your grandmother's death it will be difficult for you, and maybe we have not been the best parents for you but talking to your grandmother made me realize that we were putting you aside to prioritize our work.''

"They are right, they spend very little time at home, besides I only see Mom when I go to bed." There was no need to lie or deny her words, it was always like that.

''I know Yumiko, that's why after talking with your father we decided to change our schedules to spend more time with you, of course there may not be as much difference as before, but at least we would like to spend more time with you. since you are our precious daughter, and we would like to know more about you, how you are doing in school, how you get along with your friends''

I suppose my grandmother's death also affected them, after all my mother got along well with her, and although my father and my grandmother sometimes argued, I know that she loved him very much.

If I wanted to change and leave my old self behind, talking about it with my parents was also a way to start, they were trying to make the effort to spend more time with me, it would be thankless on my part if I did not reciprocate those feelings. Before I would have blamed them, but blaming them would not change anything, I was just trying to cover my weaknesses by blaming them, but now it was different, or so I wanted to do.

"I guess it would be nice if they spent more time with me, and as for how I'm doing in school, do you really want to know? I asked them, but it seemed like that question raised some kind of doubt.

"If we wanted to, after all we are your parents, we are here to support you"

So, I told them everything she had been through from elementary school to today, how she had been bullied and insulted by other girls, how she couldn't make friends.

When I told them this, I could see various emotions in my parents from sadness, guilt and anger, maybe they think that if they had been more attentive to me there would have been some difference, but the truth is that I do not know, after all that. it is already part of the past and had decided to leave the past behind.

I kept telling them some things, like the day I was in the hospital and met a child, when I heard that my mother seemed happy although my father for some reason looked upset, but unlike his previous annoyance this seemed different, he also told me how they had beaten Tsurumi-kun for helping me, to which my parents seemed to want to go to school right now and yell at the principal for everything that happened. Although they calmed down when they told him that he was fine and that he had only ended up with a wound on his lip.

"That boy is quite strange, if you say that he saw how they beat him and that it only resulted in a wound on his lip, it's quite strange," said my mother.

"I couldn't believe it too, but after they left, he got up as if nothing had happened and told me he's pretty strong."

My mother started laughing.

"I suppose he wanted to be strong in your presence."

For some reason I started to blush, and my father seems to have noticed it.

He coughed for us to focus on him, it seemed that we had left him out of the conversation.

''So apart from the fact that they beat him, and he acted as if nothing had happened, what is the relationship you have with that boy?''

"He is my friend," I said with all the resolve he had.

''I'm happy for you Yumiko, although it was difficult it seems that you managed to make a friend. At this moment I feel many things as a mother, I feel that I have failed you, I did not know that you were suffering so much '' my mother looked quite sad as if everything had been her fault, my father was the same, but I am not going to blame them, after all it's my fault too.

"It is not your fault, I also have responsibility for this, I should have told you at the time, but I did not have the courage to do so." There was a lot of feeling in my words, this conversation we had at this moment was not something I had expected.

''Yumiko'' my mother said while hugging me ''You are such a strong girl, I'm sure your grandmother is proud of you, could you also forgive us for not realizing everything that happened to you'' said my mother while some tears come out of her.

My voice began to sound weak, at that moment I felt warm, my mother's concern made me happy.

"It's not your fault, there's nothing to forgive, so you don't have to apologize." After saying this, I also started to cry, before I wanted to have a moment like that with my mother, I was afraid to tell her. it all seems that my fear was unfounded, I was a fool.

After we both calmed down, we parted ways, it seemed like my father wanted to join us too, but it's not much to show his feelings, my mother says that's what makes him cute, I can't understand it.

"By the way, mother, is there something I want to ask you?"

"Tell me Yumiko"

"I made a promise to my grandmother and myself, so I want to leave my old self behind and become a better person, but when I look in the mirror, I still see the same elementary school girl that I used to be. change of style, so I wanted to know if you could advise me on that. ''

When my mother heard this, she was very happy, I suppose we have rarely done the things that mothers, and daughters usually do.

"I would like Yumiko very much; I know the right place for it"

We spent the rest of the afternoon talking and planning what we would do tomorrow.

The next day we went to dye my hair blonde, I also decided to change my hairstyle for one that left strands of hair on the shoulders in the form of drills this was the stylist's suggestion and when I saw the result I was impressed, there was no trace of my old I was now someone completely new. I also wanted to learn how to do makeup, so my mother decided to teach me, although my father was opposed to the idea at first, after seeing the result he had no complaints.

I had decided to go to school, it was already Monday, several days had passed, so if I needed more, I would end up falling behind in some subjects.

My father decided to accompany me, he wanted to speak personally with the director to communicate some things, it seems that he wanted to call the parents of the girls who bullied me, although I told my father that it was not necessary, he decided to do it, he said, what kind of It would be a father if he left such acts unpunished, to our surprise we found out that the students no longer went to school, it seems that the 4 students had been victims of an assault and they ended up quite serious, so it was not known when they would recover or if they would still attend school, I suppose it could be considered as a punishment for all their actions, so my father decided to leave it at that.

After saying goodbye to my father, I decided to go to my classroom only to be received by all the looks from my classmates, I could hear some words.

''Who is she?''

"Is she a new student?"

''She is quite beautiful, do you think that if I confess to you, she will agree to go out with me? ''

They were some of the things that I could hear, I decided to ignore them and go to my seat.

The classes passed normally, some had guessed who it was from the place where I sat, so their looks were quite remarkable, as if they could not believe what they were seeing, of course this did not matter to me at all, at the end of the day. After all, I had decided that the opinions of other people outside my friends would not matter to me.

The bell rang indicating lunch time, when I wanted to go to the staff room to ask for Tsurumi-kun's address, several of my classmates began to gather around my desk.

"Miura-san, you look very different, I didn't think it was you"

''Miura, do you want to go to lunch?''

"Miura we will go several to Karaoke in the afternoon, so we would like to know if she would like to join us.''

There were some things that I managed to hear, at this moment they only spoke to me only because of my change in appearance, before they did not even try to approach, or ask me how I was, they could say that they were only interested, it was not worth answering the nonsense they told me.

"Move over, can't you see you're getting in my way?" I told them in an authoritative voice, I didn't want to be late for Tsurumi-kun's classroom.

Everyone started to walk away from me after I said this, I could see some looks of intrigue and others of fear.

I decided to walk to the teacher's room, when I entered, I decided to ask her what room Tsurumi Raiden was in, a teacher was kind and she told me her location, so I went to her classroom.

I felt a little nervous, although Tsurumi-kun had told me that we were friends, I had not spoken with him since that day, it was not my fault but because of all the events that happened, but at last I had the opportunity to speak. again, with him, so I decided to run to his classroom.

When I entered the classroom, I could feel various stares, but I could also see that Tsurumi-kun was sitting while he was looking at me like everyone else.

I decided to invite him to follow me to the bike park, although my voice might sound a bit authoritative as I was feeling a bit nervous and didn't know how to invite him in the right way.

After he asked me if he could bring his lunch, I nodded and took him to the parking lot.

As we walked, I began to remember some things that he had discussed with my mother.

Flash back

"Yumiko, tell me something, how far have you come with that friend of yours?"

''Mother, what are you hinting at?'' I said this quite nervous, I knew what he meant but I had already told him everything that had happened with Tsurumi-kun.

''Is that thinking about everything they have been through together, I thought that maybe you could be hiding something, you know they are young and there would be nothing wrong if you liked your friend ''

For some reason I started to imagine Tsurumi-kun and I holding hands making me more nervous and blush more than I already was.

I tried to answer in a correct way but couldn't help stuttering

"As I told you, we are friends, and it would be too early to be something like that, after all we just met."

'' But you don't dislike the idea, do you''

''MOM'' I said this somewhat annoyed and embarrassed.

''It's that the way you described that boy to me, I thought he was someone quite interesting, so maybe at some point I could get a girlfriend, but since you said you're his friend, I guess there won't be a problem right.''

For some reason the idea that Tsurumi-kun could have someone else to be with began to irritate me, after all he had told me that he was always alone and had no friends.

''But just in case I will give you some advice, you could try calling him by his first name, that way it would show that he is confident, and since you said that they are friends, I don't see anything wrong with him.''

"I think I can think about it."

"Good luck Yumiko"

"¡I already told you that it is not what you imagine!"

End of flashback

I suppose my mother can be quite nosy, although I don't dislike that, instead I'm happy I had those kinds of conversations with her.

While she was remembering some things, we had reached our destination.

Tsurumi-kun asked me some questions so I did not hesitate to answer them, although they felt strange, since it was not the first time we came to this site.

I plucked up the courage to ask him if I could call him by his first name.

Although his answer puzzled me.

"You know, before you call someone by her name, it's polite to introduce yourself."

It was true that she knew her name but at no time had she introduced me, how confused I can be.

So, I decided to tell him my name in addition to telling him to call me by my first name, to which he flatly refused.

But I had not given up, after all I had decided to grow as a person, so I would continue to insist until he called me by my first name, after all we were friends, so I was not doing anything wrong.

Raiden told me that it was the first time we met, this made me feel annoyed and happy in turn, after all, if he could not recognize me, it is that I had done a great job with my appearance, so I could no longer relate with the. the helpless girl he met.

Raiden said some things that made me blush, so I went blank for a few moments, luckily Raiden made signals that made me come out of my thoughts.

I decided to give him a hint that who he was, to which Raiden was totally blank, he seemed to be quite pensive.

Raiden said he wanted to ask me a question which I nodded to, but to my disappointment it was something like what we had discussed the day I came home, I guess I should be proud of myself as not even Raiden can recognize me, even though it's already starting me. to bother a little that you do not believe me.

After answering his question, he seemed to be in a state of shock, after seeing him like that for several seconds, he bothered me what hit him, which seemed to wake up from his trance.

"So, Raiden now if you believe me?"

"After seeing all the evidence, I guess I have no other truth." He seemed to say this as if he resigned himself to something, which pissed me off and I hit him again.

"It's okay Miura-san, you don't have to keep hitting me, I understand, excuse me for not recognizing you from the beginning"

''That is not why I am hitting you '' I decided to prepare myself well for the next thing I would demand of him, '' If you want me to forgive you must call me by my name, after all you said that is what people close to you are called, and that day you said we are friends right? ''

"I have no other alternative right", it seemed as if he had resigned himself to a cruel fate, so I started to hit him again.

"Okay, okay, you don't have to hit me again, Yumiko."

Hearing him say my name made me happy.

"Then I'm counting on you from now on, Raiden."

"You don't have another option, do you?" I was getting ready to hit him, "I'm counting on you too, Yumiko"

After this we talked a little more until the bell rang indicating the end of the lunch hour, neither of us had been able to eat lunch that day.

Bonus: idea that can be implemented later or can remain as a simple idea

Raiden's point of view:

Finally at home it had been a pretty hard day, if I said that I was not surprised that the girl I met was Miura she would be lying to me, that took me totally off guard, although well I can't complain.

Thinking about it made me remember a certain person I met several years ago, our meeting was quite strange so to speak, since not every day you find someone who denies your existence claiming that you do not exist in this story.

It was quite surprising to find someone else in a similar situation to mine, so we became friends, so we started talking about all the future events that would happen, but unlike me, she had planned to intervene in this story, after Everything, Hachiman seemed to her the best character in the world, so she wanted to get closer to him, but there was not enough information to find him.

Little by little she began to convince me to put aside the prejudices that I had so that I did not intervene and form my own path, after all I would not find something genuine if I only pretended to be someone ordinary, but unfortunately for her, her parents achieved a I work better in another city so they had to move, although she flatly refused, she could not do anything to prevent it, although she requested to stay and live alone, unfortunately it would be strange for a 7 year old girl to start living alone, so it was The last time I saw her, after she left, I decided to follow my initial plan and be someone else in the crowd.

But now that I'm friends with Miura, I guess it's impossible, right.

I would like to know what face she would make if she found out that she managed to befriend someone like Miura, although she would not be the same girl she met when reading this story.

I guess it will be a mystery, after all there is no chance that she will return, right?

(1) Raiden says they are friends but he always forgets to ask his name XD

Ricki123: You can count on that, after all the canon starts in the second year, so the first year is totally free to include some things,

SkyChaser17: As for Hayama and Hachiman rumbling like naruto and sasuke, I see it difficult, after all it is not in my plans for Hachiman to conflict with Hayama, I try to stick as closely as possible to the canon, of course there is still A long way to go to achieve this so I couldn't rule it out completely, as for Raiden and Hachiman I can't tell you anything as it would be a spoiler, plus I haven't thought about it yet, since like I said, he said there is a long road to go to achieve it.

Ageless: Yes, I know, I apologize for it, although I already rewrote chapter 2, I hope you like it.

Guest: I do not understand your question, but I think it is related to another fic that I am also reading, so I can tell you that I suppose that being on a bridge some students could see them.

Fernando917: I cannot assure you of any couple, since I have not thought of any at the moment, and Raiden is also a bit of a fool for that, but I do assure you that the time will come when he can fall. loved.

Funny-Little-Cute White Fox: Come on Saki, she's one of my favorites, and there will be little time for her to be mentioned again.

Venomwave: Maybe, but it was the only thing that occurred to me, since when trying to write a fic on Hachiman I didn't like how he directed the character, so in my disappointment I wrote this. Thanks for taking the time to read it.

Guest: Believe it or not, you gave me an idea for the future XD.

Dantrlan: Sorry I'm an idiot, I hope you can read my rewrite of chapter two and like it.

Tomato: Poor Raiden, as he says in the synopsis, things don't always go according to plan.

Dantrlan: I appreciate that you made the decision to continue reading even though chapter 2 was not to your liking.

Ujangkuskus: You gave me an idea for a future fic, I will comment on it after responding to the comments.

GodOfDonuts: I'm still looking for a beta reader but will try to make an effort to improve. Thanks for the support.

As for Ujangkuskus' comment, I have an idea, I don't know if anyone has read the RE: START fic where we are mentioned as Hachiman awakens in his world, but the characters have different personalities, because now that our protagonist is born. in that world he ends up altering history, like what alterations do you wonder, because these are the ideas that I have.

Hachiman died while trying to save Yui's dog, but unfortunately the animal also died, when Yui tried to claim this, they told her that it was all her fault and that she did not continue to bother, it was a simple animal, after that day Yui changes and she has a cooler personality.

Miura was always a victim of abuse, especially in Sobu High where she felt intimidated by the color of her hair, Kawasaki is nicknamed as a murderer, due to a certain incident that happened so that when trying to defend herself she ended up murdering her attacker, Yukino has a passive personality, he is quite dependent on Hayama, it could be said that he will do everything Hayama tells him, and speaking of this guy, Hayama is a manipulative and controlling person, he only sees Yukino as a pet, he also sometimes humiliates her for look good to others, Haruno is a loving older sister and who cares from the heart for her younger sister, but due to Hayama, Yukino hates her sister, and finally Hiratsuka is married, but suffers from domestic violence since she does not have the personality of someone strong.

Now you wonder and where the protagonist enters, will he come to save them on a steed with a beautiful armor being the typical cliché and stays with the girls?

The answer is no, the protagonist shares the same ideas as this fic until chapter 2, he does not know anything about this, he only thought that things would happen as they were written, so when he entered Sobu he was surprised that everything was chaos, then when he realizes this he says to himself: If this world is twisted, because I must be someone ordinary, then from that moment on, he becomes someone who solves things in his own way, with a lot of violence, physical and psychologically. He will be a criminal in every word, and he will only see others as tools for his enjoyment in this new life that he has. In other words, he will be the complete opposite of Raiden.

This is the idea that I came up with, although it may stay as an idea or at some point I can write about it, but I'm not sure, though I know I will hate this protagonist.

As an apology for my delay, in a maximum of 2 days I should be uploading a new chapter

Psdt: Miura is based according to how I am describing it from the beginning, so it sticks to the canon but for a specific reason that in this case it would be Raiden, and if you wonder about some thoughts that Miura has regarding Raiden, these are based on everything they have experienced, remember that she was always alone so at that critical moment meeting a friend can give a giant impression.

See you.