As I see him, I just know he has to be the male lead.

Ezra Whitestone.

 His fair countenance that seems to be carved out of jade, his inky -black hair, his ethereal eyes...

I turned away, there's no way I'm going to interact with him. I'm just a side character, the system will punish me if I disrupt the storyline..

"Hey, wait."

I pretend not to hear him and walk even faster.

"Wait, Kayden!"

.....

He knows my name?

Coming from his mouth it sounds like a threat- 

I shudder.

Does he think I stole his girl or something and is about to fight me? No way!!! He's like super jacked?!! Super buff!

 I'm still young with a bright future in front of me, I don't wanna die ....!!

"Kayden!"

My body immediately goes into paralysis. Sweat rolls down my forehead.

"W-what.....?"

I turn around and there he is, I'm greeted by his face that takes one's breath away, extremely upclose. Sunlight streams in through an open window and falls on his features, bathing them in a divine glow.

That Female(wh)lead(ore) isn't worth his pinky finger.

I mean this with a hundred percent offense when I say she looks like someone recycled her face. 

He's out of her league. If she wasn't the female lead, she'd have no chance; the greatest mystery known to man is what he even sees in her..

"You.. dropped this." Ezra scratches the back of his neck embarrassedly, a slight smile on his face. I look down.

I never...

..... 

Owned a hello kitty keychain.....??????

Who dropped this? It wasn't me.

 I'm gonna die of embarrassment.

Does he think I'm some weirdass hello kitty key chain enjoyer.. ?

I'm not gay, I swear!!!!!!!!!!!! 

My face heats up.

"It isn't t mine." I say in a dead, emotionless voice, and continue quickly walking away down the school hall.

Ezra catches up to me, I feel a cold hand on my shoulder-

"Wait, wait, I wanted to ask- will you-..."

I glance at him but continue walking as he tries his best to keep up.

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"Kayden, will you come grab a drink with me..? I still have to repay you for last time."

Have I gone deaf suddenly?

I'm not even that old yet..

Grab a drink with him? 

The introverted male lead who despised hanging out with anyone except his beloved?

Is he trying to say something in some gang language that I don't understand? Is it slang for him wanting to fight me?

H-have I offended you somehow?!?!?!

I'm sorry, I'll never show my face again !!!!!! I'll move to Paris!!!! 

Spare me!??!!

Also last time was an exception!!!! I was helping you for the sake of the plot okay, nothing more!!!! Did he find it insulting?!?! Does he want to "repay" me by getting revenge?!?!!

But somehow, Ezra's face doesn't look like he intends any malice..?

"Um..." He hesitates.

The hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

I have an ominous feeling.

A very, very, ominous feeling.

"Kayden, will you.. go out with me ?"

...

oh, it must be a dare.

Immediately my mood improves by a great level.

"Haha," I say, relieved "I almost believed that for a second."

Ezra stares at me, unsure what I mean.

He tries his best to reclarify.

 "What? No.. I'm.... Being serious. Extremely serious. You've been the only genuine person to me since I first came here."

"................"

    what are you saying.

Ezra breaks the ambiguous silence.

 "Oh, wait- wait, are you not into guys..? Sorry, I suppose I just sort of...assumed."

My face has already gone fucking white. What the fuck do you mean.

Someone better pop out saying 'April Fools!".

.....

    It's June.....

What did I do to the storyline? That fucking two faced hoe is gonna cut my throat. Did I magically step on a bug which magically fucking altered the entire storyline and now Ezra is gay? where is the undo button? Undo undo undo!!!!!!

"Ezra~" a coquettish voice calls from behind me.  

Speak of the devil and he doth come.

I dread turning around.

The female lead, Natalie, pouts at Ezra and tugs at his sleeve. A slight crease forms in between his eyebrows, and he pulls his sleeve out of her hold.

I stare in disbelief.

H-hey......

System, are you sure I ended up in the right universe? The one with the male lead that couldn't take his eyes off the female lead? The one who couldn't bear more than 3 minutes of separation at a time? The one who felt like she was a divine presence who entered his life?

The one who wholeheartedly, and fully was devoted to her?!?

[System:

 Yes, you are currently in Universe 404, "I met you in the spring." A novel centered around a female protagonist named Natalie Garcia, who-]

I know, I know, but

....

This isn't the novel I read?......

[Sometimes the User can create fluctuations in the plot, leading to alternate and undiscovered endings. Please keep in mind that readers like a full resolution with a satisfying ending while you are attempting to renew the novel. Happy transmigrating. ^^]

Fluctuations?

But I laid so low that I shouldn't even be a background extra with more than 3 seconds of screentime?!?!?!

How did I end up-....

Natalie spots me and makes a disgusted face, like I'm something unwanted she's discovered on the bottom of her shoe.

"Oh." She says in an obviously disdainful voice. "Why are you hanging out with...him?"

.....

Bitch, you know I can fucking hear you.

I glance at Ezra, who also returns the eye contact; his soft brown eyes stare into mine. He seems reluctant to leave, somehow. 

Strange, in the original story he was heads over heels for Natalie.

    How did his affection get redirected to me?!?!?!

Listen, Ezra, you're confused- the script is not like this!!!!!!

Meanwhile, the female lead is getting even more pissed that Ezra isn't dropping everything to leave with her. She glares at me like I owe her a mountain of money.

"I think Ezra and I will be leaving now."

Ezra doesn't move.

"Ezra, we're going to be late, don't waste your time on him." Natalie urges, while silently cursing me in her heart.

    I thought I did a good job as a side character, how did I end up.....smack in the midst of a conflict between the female lead and male lead themselves, not only that, I stole the male lead?!?!?!?!?

You know, Natalie, I'll do you a favor and escort myself out of here.

Adios-

[System: ding!]

?

[User, new role activated! Status upgrade side character<<

.........

someone, take a .55 mm and fucking shoot it through the back of my fucking skull.

[User, this is a reminder that you only have a month left to change the male lead's fate and provide a satisfactory ending! You're being counted on to turn this third-rate story into a five star one!]

Oh. That's right.. didn't Ezr- the male lead get shot at the end by some gangster boss- that the female lead ended up rolling in the sheets with after the male lead's death?

What could change his fate? 

Well, the only reasonable answer would be for him to date someone el-

...ah, wait, didn't he ask me out?

Finally, with obvious reluctance, Ezra turns away to leave with Natalie.

 My eyes fix on the retreating figures of two people I had just read a novel about a week prior, in my own home, in another world. 

My heart thumps in my ears.

    "Wait, Ezra."

Ezra stops, and looks over his shoulder, he's standing about 20 feet away.

....

I seriously cannot believe I am actually doing this.

"...I'll go out with you."

TO BE CONTINUED ~~~

Author's note:

If you enjoyed this, if it put a smile on your face or you thought it was even a little funny, let me know in the comments!!!! It's been years since I've last written something, so I hope I'll be slowly getting my writing skills back.