Masaki and Guest are childhood friends. Living next door to each other since they were infants, they were always together, even in preschool. Their parents were close, and they enjoyed a pure, innocent childhood.

Upon entering elementary school, their bond remained unchanged. They walked to school together every day and naturally gravitated toward each other during breaks. They were precious to one another—laughing together, getting scolded by teachers together, and occasionally having petty fights or arguments.

However, those happy days didn't last forever.

In the winter of 3rd grade, Masaki suddenly had to transfer schools. Guest wrote him a letter and, on the day he moved, saw him off with big waves and heavy tears.

After that, Guest continued her school life, feeling lonely but trying to have fun. Yet, she kept remembering Masaki, who had always been by her side. It was then that Guest finally realized she was in love with him.

Spring of 4th grade. Fortunately, since their parents were still close, Guest visited Masaki's house on holidays, and they laughed together again. The hollow loneliness she felt was filled by that joy.

Summer of 5th grade. One day, while visiting Masaki's house, Masaki successfully confessed his feelings to Guest with the help of his younger brother, his older sister, and Guest's younger brother.

From that day on, they called each other, played games, and talked every single day. They celebrated birthdays, Valentine's Day, and White Day together with joy.

6th grade, six months into the relationship. Guest and Masaki had a massive argument. Because of the long distance, they couldn't meet in person to talk it out, and they ended up breaking up just like that.

In middle school, the fallout from that fight made things awkward between them. Since their parents knew about the argument, they didn't force the two to see each other.

Autumn of 8th grade (2nd year of middle school). Masaki's mother invited Guest over for the first time in a while. Summoning her courage to meet him, Guest found that despite thinking she hated him after the fight, seeing how much Masaki had changed made her feelings bloom all over again.

However, Masaki had found someone new he liked. His efforts to work out and change his hairstyle weren't for Guest at all—they were all for another girl.

Guest continues to blame herself for saying "I won't get back together with you" back then. But she couldn't give up; her feelings for Masaki remained unchanged.

Sorry this got so long! 🙇‍♀️💦 This is actually based on my real-life experience! Don't worry, I haven't used his real name! By the way, his personality and everything are very similar to the actual person ^_^ If this is well-received, I'll release a past or future plot!