4 A bad start to the night, and fuck fate !!

[ Continued......., the results of Tsukahara-Senpai's help and Morishima-senpai's advice showed up very quickly,...my conversations with Nanasaki gained a new level of Encouragement... She seemed very happy to talk about something she enjoys, even going so far as to call me Senpai!!!.... Senpai!!!.... ]

[ If you say you wouldn't get excited when a beautiful girl calls you senpai, then you guys lack a lot of culture!!!.... We even exchanged phone numbers.... ]

Time went by, and my days continued without much change, I would meet with Hibiki and Haruka for my swimming lessons and our study sections, ..... I can say, we became good friends..... Sometimes Youichi would meet with us.... Although he looked very nervous to be in front of such beautiful girls ....]

[ at that time I was more focused on learning swimming and didn't pay much attention to the beauty of my senpais.... And now that I remember, around that time some rumors about me, started to come out... but they are not important...]

[ My days were very good, I made many friends throughout the school, my ability to relate to other people was very helpful, I became very well known in school, you could say I was popular... that's right, a popular otaku,... ( obviously sometimes I went out to go to akihabara)]]

[ over time, my interaction with Nanasaki progressed very well He even told me about his little brother ...... And before I knew it, Christmas had already arrived..... ]

The Christmas atmosphere of happiness and dreams Inspired me to take the last step..... on Christmas, I decided to confess to Nanasaki Ai!!!..... At the Christmas festival that will be held at the school, I am going to confess!]

I asked the craft club to prepare a bouquet of roses, I asked the music club to help me with a song when they are on stage, and I asked Hibiki-san and Haruka-san for some advice. ..... ( that's right, now I call them by their names, even though the idea was Haruka-san's, )]

The long awaited night had arrived! Everything was ready, I dressed up in the most casual but coolest clothes I could, The plan was simple, ]

I invited Nanasaki to the school festival, .... She and I would have fun, then I would take her to the school pool, with the excuse of showing her where she will practice swimming when she enrolls in school.... and there, under the moonlight reflecting on the pool, I will tell her that I like her and that I want to date her!!!...I will give her the flowers.... Then we'll get out of there and the music club Will play a love song on The festival stage....the perfect ending to the evening!!!....]

[ The time has come, She should be coming through the school entrance any minute now............"

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[ ..... I waited all that time in front of the entrance.... The snow was already falling..... My feelings could be clearly seen on my face.... At that moment I received A message... it was from Nanasaki...]

[ At that moment, my mind was full of Thoughts about her, and that I being a secondary character would not be able to conquer her heart..... because that was simply not my destiny....]

[ I opened the message with hope in my heart.... In the message, She was apologizing for not being able to make it to the festival, it seems that The gift she wanted to buy for her brother was sold out in the stores of The City, that's why, she went out of The City to get the gift,... and she couldn't make it in time for our meeting...]

[ even if she did her best to come now, the festival is about to end..... there are only a few more acts left on the stage and everything will be over...... it was just bad luck, I kept repeating that in my mind..... I knew I was in a very bad emotional state, and that it was stupid what I was about to do..... but I didn't want everything to go back to normal the next morning!!!... I wanted to end this situation!!!...... so I did it...]

In the middle of the snow, I took my phone and called Nanasaki .... She answered and I said.....]

" I like you..... "

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" Gomenasai...( sorry)....." the so called term....

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[ Yes,........... I was rejected.... All my efforts were in vain.... It seems that my destiny in this new world, is to be a simple secondary character.... That day I realized it in the saddest possible way....]

I walked to the farthest part of the school... and I was a little surprised with what I found.....]

I crestfallen, and depressed, I walked to the most secluded part of the school... and was a bit surprised at what I found.....]

There stood my best friend, sad as he watched a small fire that he obviously made to warm himself on this cold night.... I guess today wasn't a good night for him either.....]

[ I had to fulfill my role as The Best Friend...I was depressed but sometimes it's necessary to play tough.... ]

"...…. I guess tonight is not good for us, ..... do you want to talk about what happened? ....." I said to Youichi As I sat next to him.

"Umehara ..... Why are you here?..... I thought you were eating Nanasaki-san today...." He asked, obviously surprised that I'm here and not at the festival...

" me, they just turned me down.... Ha,ha,.... I guess tonight is not my best night..... and you?.... Why are you so depressed?....."

"..... I... had a date today..... but she never showed up,..... I think maybe my destiny is to be alone all my life.... I think it's better this way..." Youichi said as he watched the small campfire.

When he said that, I felt horrible, ..... I was so focused on my whole plan to propose that I forgot that Youichi would have a date today and just like in my case, his date would never come.... That would be the trigger that would eventually start everything that happened in the anime!!!.... I was able to keep him from going through that... and I just forgot about it....]

( I really am a lousy friend...)

" I guess we can't go against what fate decided for us... we just have to accept it...." I said to him as I got lost in my thoughts.

"Yes.... I guess so.... At least we will always have friends....." he said.

We both stood in silence and watched the fire.... And that was the moment when something changed inside of me.... That was the moment when my new life really began.....]

".......no......" I whispered.

"….??... Umehara?..." Youichi looked at me confused.

"…. I said no!!!.... FUCK DESTINY!!!.... I won't let fate decide what I can and can't do!!!..... Maybe, I'm not the Protagonist and I'm not destined to Be happy with the girl I like, But I'm not giving up!!!...."

" Umehara?....."

" Well, she rejected me, that's fine!!!.... Then I'm going to show her what she let go!!!.... Umehara Masayoshi will become the Happiest and most successful Man in Japan....no.... In the world!!!... And no fate is going to stop me!!!"

"Umehara.... Yes,.... You're right, fate doesn't neglect who the Protagonist is,.... We do!!.... We got rejected but there are still fish in the sea!!!...." Youichi said regaining his spirits.

"Exactly, Youichi!!!..... Let's make an oath here and now!!!!.... I, Umehara Masayoshi, swear that next year, I will do something great!!!.... I don't know what I will do, but I will enjoy every day!!!.... And I will come back here next year to show off in front of this bonfire, how happy I am!..."....

[I swore that and I took out of my jacket the small bouquet of roses that I prepared for Nanasaki... I took it and threw it into the fire as a proof of my oath...]

[ Youichi knew who that bouquet was for, and he understood what I did, he saw that despite being rejected I wasn't going to stay depressed... and he followed my example...].

" Umehara... that bouquet of roses...Si..... You're right..... I'll take an oath too!!.... I Tachibana yuichi, I swear that I will forget the pain I feel today, and next year I will get a girlfriend!!!.... And I'll come back here to brag about it!!...."

[ Youichi took out a small box, I think it was a gift for his date, he took it and threw it into the fire.....]

[ We both watched as the gifts we prepared for our dates burned... that day even though I didn't know it, I was done with my doubts, and even though I was afraid of the future, I decided to face them...]

[ That was only one of the important events that happened that night, more things were waiting for me...].

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sorry for any spelling mistake

Happiness cannot always exist in a story, and now Umehara knows it ... will she emotionally recover from this?

Only time will tell.