Life as a Game ~Hiro x Reader~

~Chapter 4~

It wasn't for another 2 years until (Y/n)'s life took a down turn once more. At the age of six, her family once again moved away, moving into a smaller house at least 2 hours away from her first. Of course by now, (Y/n) had realised her family's predicament, struggling to cater for themselves, let alone herself.

And while (y/n) struggled at home, her best friend, unbeknownst to her, was also having a hard time.

Hiro found himself passing through school at a relatively easy pace, skipping grades and proving to be a rather intelligent kid but since he no longer had a friend to keep up at the same pace as him, his social life soon crumbled, he shut people out and barely came out of his room. By the time he graduated at 14, he would speak to no one outside his home except for (Y/n).

At the same time, the girl was 13, she had moved several more times, in result, each home smaller than the last, the amount of property they owned decreasing as well. They no longer had a car or insurance for most things and the fact that no one wanted to employ (M/n) or (D/n) made things even worse.

Of course, Hiro noticed over time at how (Y/n)'s location changed, whether the computer labs in the school looked different or the uniform she wore, it all lead to suspicions that he could never fully figure out.

As time flew by, (Y/n) and Hiro both got along well, not exactly knowing what other downturns had occurred in each other's lives.

And eventually, (Y/n) got sick and tired of moving, changing schools, being the odd one out and lying to her best friend.

But, thankfully, (Y/n) only had to spend one more year of pain at high school, graduating at the end of the current year.

The (H/c) haired girl sighed as she jumped out of bed. Monday was never a favourite day of hers but she had to go through it in order to greet Friday. Jumping out of bed, she grabbed her plain grade 12 uniform and dashed to get changed.

(Y/n) quickly pulled her and socks shoes on and stuffed her tiny worn out bag with her notebooks and half chewed up pencils. Checking the alarm on her nightstand, (Y/n) grabbed her old beat up phone she managed to fix after a kid chucked it into a bush at the playground. Technically it wasn't stealing- the kid threw it away for a reason, it just so happened to be because they needed an excuse for a new phone.

That was a sensitive subject for the girl. The fact that people blew money and wasted things to find an excuse for entertainment hurt her deeply, knowing that she struggled with money herself.

The girl walked towards the kitchen and grabbed an apple before walking outside into the chilly air. (Y/n) pulled her hand me down scarf tighter around her neck, absorbing whatever warmth was left. Although this was the same schedule every morning for the past 9 years, it still felt uncomfortable when others stared at her summer attire.

Rushing through the school gates, (Y/n) snuck around the main building and entered the maths block, cautiously going into the room labelled as "Computer Lab". But what startled her was the fact that the lab lights were on and a screen was illuminating a certain area of the room.

(Y/n) quietly walked towards the light, confused at who else would be in the room. It was only ever her as it wasn't permitted to enter the computer lab before school hours, (Y/n) only broke this rule to contact Hiro. But here was another person using the computer. Thinking it was a new student in grade 7, (Y/n) decided to warn her about the school rule.

All at once, her (e/c) eyes made contact with a pair of blue-green ones. "Gah!" a voice which sounded like a female's gasped, the computer monitor was turned off as the girl stood up. "I'm sorry! Please don't tell anyone I was here!" She begged.