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Chapter 4: A Forgotten Memory

That night, Sakura couldn’t stop thinking about Hiro. She lay in bed, trying to piece together why he felt so familiar. Suddenly, a long-forgotten memory surfaced. She remembered a boy she used to play with when she was younger, a boy named Daichi. They had been best friends, inseparable until his family moved away when they were in elementary school.

She sat up in bed, her heart pounding. Daichi had the same dark hair and blue eyes. Could Hiro actually be Daichi? But then why did he remind her so much of Hiroshi, her anime crush?

The next day, Sakura gathered her courage and approached Hiro at school. “I need to ask you something,” she said, her voice trembling. “Do you know someone named Daichi?”

He looked surprised, then smiled warmly. “You finally remembered, huh?”

Her breath caught in her throat. “So, it is you... Daichi?”

He nodded. “I used to go by Daichi. But when I moved away, I started going by Hiro. I never forgot you, Sakura.”

She felt a mix of emotions—joy, confusion, a sense of destiny. “But why didn’t you tell me sooner?”

“I wanted to see if you’d recognize me,” he said with a hint of playfulness in his eyes, the same look Hiroshi always had. “You were my first crush, you know.”

Chapter 5: The Twist of Fate

As they reconnected, Sakura learned that Daichi, now Hiro, had grown up watching the same anime she loved. Blades of Eternity had been a source of comfort for him, reminding him of her. When they met again, he decided to playfully adopt the persona of Hiroshi to see if she would notice.

The realization that her real-life childhood friend was the embodiment of her anime crush was almost too much for Sakura to process. It was as if her two worlds had collided in the most unexpected way.

Over the next few weeks, they grew closer, sharing memories, anime marathons, and dreams they once had as kids. Hiro was not just the fictional hero she adored but a real person with his own fears, hopes, and a past that intertwined with hers.

One evening, under the cherry blossoms, Hiro turned to her. “Sakura, do you believe in destiny?”

She smiled, her heart full. “I think I do now.”

He leaned closer, and for the first time, their worlds truly merged as their lips met, sealing a love story that transcended both fiction and reality.

Epilogue

In the end, Sakura realized that sometimes, life can be even more magical than the stories we fall in love with. She had spent years chasing a dream, only to find out that her true love had been there all along, waiting to be rediscovered. As they walked home together, hand in hand, she knew that some stories were meant to be lived, not just watched.

And for Sakura, her story with Hiro—no, Daichi—was only just beginning.

at the end the realization was a little far from the reality but those who you love and loved you will come in your life in the right time.

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