My best friend the outcast

A short story/ first story
As a young kid Neko Hal was bullied because of his chubby and snobby face. Though almost everyone bullied him, there was only one person who didn't and her name was Mary Coo, who was unwanted because of her flawed face and short body. Both with weird names and outcast they become good friends until one day Neko parts his way to go to a different middle school, but he promises he'll be back for her. Three years later they meet again in their high school but since they both changed so much they barely recognize each other, so as the meet each other again but this time as strangers their friendship slowly increases over time and their friendship starts to blossom into something even better... Love? But as they slowly fall in love they realize they met before, in elementary... My best friend the outcast.