Welcome readers , it has been a while since I last written a story , or even uploaded something . Let's just one bad thing never comes alone , and because of the fact that I am always displeased with my work in general ( AKA whatever project I may start ) , whether it is music , writing , making videos , or anything else , I have a really bad tendency to do things on a whim . Add to that the fact that I am lazy by nature , that I had a serious writer block with a monstruous lack of creativity and to top it off , english not being my native language , you pretty much have a recipe for disastruous stories and a pathetic excuse as to why I'm coming back this late .
However , depite being still a bit down psychologically speaking ( anxiety , stress , depression ... ) I finally managed to get a hold of myself those past few weeks and decided to watch and do my own version of an anime I recently discovered and you might know which one it is : OreGairu ( or SNAFU ) .
I've been seeing , reading , re-reading a lot of stories and while I certainly am the complete opposite of perfect , omniscient and omnipotent , I saw a lot of the usual stuff , some things I am also guilty of doing myself and which upsets me a great deal : Unfinished stories , poor grammar and the worst of all , Yaoi . Now before you point the finger at me , I try to stay as open-minded as possible , but homosexuality while not being a sin or something bad , just isn't my deal , and without proper warning and no filter for such genre , they tend to mix very easily with other stories and it's a bit disturbing to see that after an avid reading of an interesting plot for over 10-15+ chapters , two guys suddently start making-out or downright go for IT .
With that little ramble of mine being now done and closed , I propose to you this piece of my mind , and I have to warn you : As I said , english isn't my native language so mispellings , probable bad grammar and updates are a bit of a hazardous thing for me . On top of that , I added a little ' extra ' that isn't part of the original story , along with a couple ideas by whiich I've been influenced and gave me some food for thought IRL .
Pairings aren't decided as of yet because the story is barely starting , so there is still room for improvement and changes along the way .
Italic : Personal thinking , emphasize on certain words.
Standard : normal talk.
Quotation marks : " Dialogue "
Bold : Who knows ?
Therefore , without further ado , and hopefully without a soon Adieu , I present to you my own version of OreGairu .
Sobu High School , second day of the cultural festival
Now open to the public unlike yesterday , I , Hikigaya Hachiman am held responsible of a way too cruel task that I had hoped to delay for as long as possible , yet was unable to unfortunately . The device in my hands is exactly one of the things I hate being in front of , but in some sort of twisted luck , I fit the idea most people already had of me of being a ' creep ' , even though it's for a a legitimate reason .
I , Hikigaya Hachiman , am a photograph , tasked to collect pictures left and right , of the cultural festival and its progression with the corporate slaves that are the students' parents and many other who came to pay a visit to this annual school event .
It's not that the task is exhausting mind you , having to travel from point A to point B , take a picture as discreetly and stealthyly as possible without attractinng too much attention out of fear of being accused of being some kind of creep or stalker ... again !
I hate having to work ...
However it seems whatever God might ( or not ) exist didn't completly forgot about me and gave me a little breather as I was suddently clucthed in the warm embrace of this cute yet malicious angel that is my adorable little sister of mine that is Hikigaya Komachi .
" Onii-chan ! " She exclaimed in a high pitch , ear-piercing squeal of delight .
" Komachi ? You came alone ? " I ask her , both a bit worried and confused that she is here alone , by herself . Not that I would've liked to see her with any guy , especially that little bug or that Chiba is a dangerous place for such a cute young girl , but you never know .
" Yup ! I only came here to see you anyway . Oh , that certainly earned me a lot of Komachi points ! " She says , the last part mostly to herself as she nods her head a bit before looking ahead in the hallway as if she was searching for something in particular .
" Where are Yui-san and Yukino-san by the way ? " She looks in both directions not seeing the two figures of my clubmates , and I evasively respond that , according to my knowledge and because I don't really care much about it , Yuigahama should ' probably ' be in our classroom , but due to her being an airhead I have a slight doubt about it , and as for Yukinoshita ...
" I have no idea where Yukinoshita is . " I say with a plain , disinterested voice , which reveals to be my natural tone .
" So why aren't you in the classroom then ? " Komachi asks me , obviously curious that I am in this corridor taking photos and nowhere near my two clubmates , or with my class .
Even though you are cute Komachi , don't forget that I , Hikigaya Hachiman , am the self-proclaimed King of the loners . So don't ask such stupid questions when you perfectly know I don't meddle with those idiotic naive fools , woman !
At least that's what I keep in my mind , with my mouth tightly shut . I wouldn't to either hurt her by saying those words , or take the risk of being heard an create an unwanted commotion due to how I treat a younger girl , especially my own litttle sister .
" I am ... working ... " I acknowledge , lowering my head in defeat , not able to keep the truth away from her pure soul , which turns out to be a crucial mistake , and I won't hear the end of it for a supposedly long time due to her reaction , as she snaps her neck back to looking at me in awe .
" Onii-chan is working ? " She asks with her mouth and eyes wide open , in disbelief that the fated day had arrived way sooner than I thought it would've .
" I am so happy ! What a strange feeling . It's as if you've finally grown up and find a place in life . I thought this day would never happen but I am so overjoyed about it ! " She says while wiping a fake tear over the corner of her eye , with a tone of joy and pride .
Seriously ? No need to fret over it , it's not going to be happening that soon , or ever again . I was only outsmarted and pushed into doing it , but don't count me down as one of those pathetic slaves just yet Komachi ! Your onii-chan still has a long , very long life of laziness planned ahead of him , and they won't catch me like they did . After all , except for being left in peace , all I need in life is you , my cute , adorable , little imouto !
Well ... That sorta sounded like a true siscon , right now . Maybe Yukinoshita is right and I am slowly turning into a real siscon . Damn if that witch is right ...
" Yeah well , I said working but truth be told , I'm more like a lowly gofer . Nothing perticular about it , anyone can take pictures with this . " I say while uplifting my hand with the camera in it .
" I see , then I'm gonna go check some things out there then . Later , onii-chan ! " Komachi says as she makes a quick salute , before she twirls on herself and starts walking away with her usual bright smile on her cute face .
" Be careful . " I quickly mutter while she is still in range to hear , and I let out a sigh , turning my head back , surprised to see Yukino Yukinoshita in the doorstep of a classroom with might seems a bit of a mixture between contemptment and seriousness .
As soon as our eyes meet however , her cold blue eyes narrow slightly and her mood looks a bit sour . Great job Hachiman , nicely done !
We walk down the hallway next to each other , and she asked me the first question . Of course it was bound to happen , it's Yukinoshita after all .
" Are you working ? "
" Can't you tell by the camera hanging around my neck ? It wouldn't do me any good to just pretend working and come up at the end of the festival with no pictures of it . Hiratsuka would simply give me a one-way ticket to the nearest hospital , or an early grave . " I answer back , earning what seemed to be a muffled a almost unperceptible giggle from said girl next to me .
Except for the fact that I am Hikigaya Hachiman , woman ! You can't hide those things from me , no matter how hard you try .
" That would be true indeed . I asked because I couldn't see you doing your task . " Yukinoshita tells me as she looks at me with her lips slightly curved upwards .
" Well , I think I collected enough photos , visiting nearly all of the stands and attractions , and met my sister Komachi who came to visit before I could resume my work . So safe to say that I am done . How about you ? "
" I'm on my way to the final meeting for the closing ceremony " Yukinoshita speaks before two girls run past us in a hurry , saying something about ' not enough seats ' or something like it .
The two of us are kind of surprised , but we ultimately continue our path and soon arrive behind the stage .
" Sagami is missing ? " Hiratsuka Shizuka , my homeroom teacher and advisor , asks with an air of concern on her face , and for a very good reason .
" Yes , I can't get through to her phone either . " Replied Meguri Shiromeguri , the actual school council president , with worry in her voice , before Yukinoshita spoke up.
" This is bad . We can't hold the closing ceremony at this rate . And even if we try to substitute , it would still be difficult . We could get by for the closing speech and general stuff , but only Sagami knows the voting results of the Excellence Award and Community Award . "
" Just make up the results for the award then . It's not like we officially announce the vote totally anyway . " I suggest , placing the camera on a wooden shelf next to me .
All three females look back at me surprised , yet seemingly understanding where I'm coming from .
" Then you'll delay the award announcement until later , right ? " I continue , until Yuknioshita answers my question with her own worried explanation .
" Worst case scenario yes . But there is really no point if we don't announce the community award here . "
It was at this time that the buffoon known as Hayama Hayato and his little group came from behind us , with Yuigahama in tow , all of them seemingly exhausted , except for the blond prince himself who looked as perfect as ever . I sometimes wonder if he is some sort of puppet that comes in and out of its plastic protecting box , never a hair in the wrong place , never a drop of sweat ... Is this guy even human to begin with ?
After a quick few questions , Hayama convinced Miura to go for one last song without too much of a problem , since he was giving her his trademark ' pretty boy pleading look ' , causing her face to become red again , but this time not because of some sort of heat or exhaustion , just pure unadulterated commitment and devotion for him .
Urgh , get the fuck out of here before I puke . This is as cliché and cringey as can be , and God knows I've witnessed a lot of that shit without complaining up until now , but that might be the icing on the cake .
After exchanging small talk about gratitude and the fact that he and his group could only earn about five to ten minutes for the search of Sagami , Yuigahama , the nice girl with a fairly large naturally developped chest , intervened and said that she wanted to help go looking for the missing piece of this puzzle .
" You won't find her by searching randomly , and time is not on our side , which means we can't waste it . Technically speaking , you'd only be able to even barely search a single place in that short window , maybe fifteen minutes . " I swiftly say , cutting the grass underneath Yuigahama's feet in one fell swoop .
" Hikigaya-kun , if we could buy ten more minutes , do you think you can find her ? " Yukinoshita asked me with seriousness written all over her face , choosing to place her trust in me .
Wow , to go that far witch , you really have to be desperate . But it somehow does flatter my ego to see you struggle and having to resort to lower yourself enough to ask a lowlife like me.
" I'll see what I can do , but no promises . "
" Hikigaya-kun , we're counting on you . "
" Good luck , Hikki ! "
And with that , I effectively do a ' tactical withdrawl ' , disappearing while waving my hand lazily in the air .
All is going according to plan . Now to pick up the final piece , and see how the other ' me ' is doing with that useless pathetic wench ...