Two's Company (Oumaede)

Chapter 12: Way More Than Besties

(Kaede's POV)

DING DONG, BING BONG!
Rise and shine, ursine!
"Today is a special day! You wanna know why? Because it's time for a newwww motive! Please check the monopads on your bedside table!"

(Au where almost everyone gets their own motive videos)

Groan, why do we wake up so early? Maybe I'm just tired because I went to sleep later than usual. A new motive? I saw a smaller monopad next to my bigger one and cautiously picked it up and pressed play, what a wonderful start to the morning.

"Welcome to Kaede Akamastu's motive video! Who's the most important person in *your* life?" Monokuma's voiced boomed as the video played. Then, my stomach dropped as it showed a picture of my family. There was my parents and twin sister.

"Kaede's family supported her through all of her lessons, went to all of her recitals, and overall loved her with every ounce of their giant hearts. But what if something were to happen to them?" The picture suddenly changed from a happy photo of my family to a picture of our house, in flames.
"...What..?"
"Did they all get out alive? Or did they become charred corpses next to mashed potatoes and veggies? There's only one way to find out~!"

What... what was this? A video to make me... kill someone? No, I won't let him win! My family is okay, I know they are! Even if they aren't... no, they will be okay.

KnockknockknockknockknockknockKnockknockknockknockknockknockKnockknockknockknockknockknock-

"Okay, you have got to stop doing tha- Kokichi?" He was crying, a lot. His eyes were red and puffy, his nose was running, and you could tell it had been going for a while because he had hiccups.

"C-can I *hic* come i- *hic* ..in?" Bad hiccups. Did he watch his motive video too?

"Of course, come sit down." I always have cookies in my room for these situations, luckily followed through in the killing game. I grabbed a large container of cookies labelled 'Kokichi' and held them out.

"Cookie?" He nodded and took one.

"*hic* th-ank you.."

"Hey, it's alright, come here." He rested his head in my chest and I waited until he stopped hiccuping and had calmed down a bit before speaking.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He shook his head but gave me his motive video.

"Are you sure you want me to have this?"

"Yeah.. I don't want to see it again." His voice was still broken but he could form sentences, which is a start.

"Why do you have.. so many fucking cookies?"

"Well, when I was younger, my mothe-"

"Ew, please don't bring your mum into this.." We both laughed, "Sorry I asked."

"Hey, why don't we both go to breakfast and we can talk about the video when you're ready, okay?" I wasn't wasn't best at comforting people like Kokichi, but I tried my best.

"Sounds good.." I wiped his face and we both came out of my room, unfortunately at the same time as Himiko.

"Nyeh!? Did you two...?"

"What!? No, we slept in our own dorms, just visited each other in the morning!"

"Jeez, no need to be so defensive.." Himiko walked out of the dormitory.

"Wowza, so persuasive." Kokichi rolled his eyes at me and I flicked him jokingly.

"Owchieeee! You're! so! mean!!!!" He flicked me ten times harder as payback.