Kaede Can't Communicate

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Third person POV

"Alright, so.....we'll practice speaking! Try saying, 'Let's be friends!'" Shuichi said. "If you can say that........then there's a chance you'll make a hundred friends, Akamatsu-san!"

However, Kaede still remained silent. Maybe that sentence was too difficult after all.

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So, the story thus far........Shuichi decided that his new goal in high school is to help Kaede make a hundred friends.

Shuichi's POV

Since everyone admires Akamatsu-san, this should be easy. Just tell the others she wants to have friends, and they'll all jump at the chance. Now, who do I talk to?

A group of girls seemed to be chatting away near the corner of the class. Here goes nothing........

"Um......Enoshima-san, is it?"

"Yes, Saihara?" She gave a fake smile. Junko Enoshima is the leader of the cool girls. If Akamatsu-san joins them, then maybe she'll gain some friends?

"Akamatsu-san wants-"

But before I could finish, her face darkened. Then she proceeded to grab me by the shoulder, and whisper something into my ear.

"ᵂʰᵃᵗ'ˢ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵖʳᵒᵇˡᵉᵐ?! ᴴᵒʷ ᵈᵃʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵖᵉᵃᵏ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ʰᵉʳ! ᴿᵉᶠᵉʳ ᵗᵒ ʰᵉʳ ᵃˢ ᴬᵏᵃᵐᵃᵗˢᵘ⁻ˢᵃᵐᵃ ⁱⁿˢᵗᵉᵃᵈ! ᴰᵒⁿ'ᵗ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵏ ᴵ ᵈⁱᵈⁿ'ᵗ ˢᵉᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗᵃˡᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ʰᵉʳ ᵇᵉᶠᵒʳᵉ ᶜˡᵃˢˢ, ᵈᵒ ʸᵒᵘ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ʷʰᵃᵗ ᵃ ᵐⁱʳᵃᶜˡᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ⁱˢ?! ᴮᵉ ᵗʰᵃⁿᵏᶠᵘˡ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇʳᵉᵃᵗʰᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵃᵐᵉ ᵃⁱʳ ᵃˢ ʰᵉʳ! ˢᶜᵘᵐ ˢᶜᵘᵐ ˢᶜᵘᵐ ˢᶜᵘᵐ ˢᶜᵘᵐ ˢᶜᵘᵐ ˢᶜᵘᵐ ˢᶜᵘᵐ ˢᶜᵘᵐ ˢᶜᵘᵐ ˢᶜᵘᵐ......."

She pulled away and asked me as if nothing happened. "So, what do you need?"

"N-Nothing." 

"Then stop talking to me."

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Third Person POV

Shuichi had almost given up hope on finding some friends for Kaede. He tried speaking to many people, but received similar responses. 

He had only one option left. He didn't really want to do this, but there isn't any choice.

"Ouma-kun?"

A short boy with messy purple hair turned around. "Oh, if it isn't Saihara-chan. You really flubbed your introduction yesterday. Anyway.....whaddya need? How can your old friend Kokichi Ouma help you? Oh, and hi, Akamatsu-chan."

Shuichi turned to see Kaede beside him. When did she get here?

"Never mind that, let me introduce him. This is Kokichi Ouma, and we were classmates in junior high. Now, wait a minute- OUMA-KUN ARE YOU WEARING A SKIRT?!" 

"Huh? Why can't I, Saihara-chan? I'm a girl of course! Nishishi, that's probably a lie." (A/N: He still uses he/him pronouns. He just loves wearing skirts. I got that idea from Lost Signals on Instagram, where he wears a dress in the prologue.)

"Your clothes aren't the point! Weren't you in a boy's uniform in junior high?!"

"You must have misunderstood, Saihara-chan! You're so clueless sometimes!" Kokichi replied. "Okay, fine, that was another lie. The rules of junior high were so strict that it's no fun!"

Kokichi always had this attitude. Prankster, liar, and he simply doesn't make sense! But what's most surprising is, that he has mega communication power. 

Lots of people would gather around him and chat. Nagito would sometimes get involved in his pranks, Tsumugi would borrow manga, Chiaki would play video games with him, Angie would draw with him and so on.

"Ouma-kun, are all these people........"

"Yep. They're old friends! I go way back with every student in school!"

Even in junior high, most students were Kokichi's old friends (or frenemies?), most probably because he changed schools a lot. Since he mixes with so many different people no doubt he will understand Kaede's rather 'unique' personality trait.

"So, Ouma-kun, I have a favour to ask......"

"Sure thing." Kokichi grinned. "We're friends after all."

"Akamatsu-san, let's try what we practiced this morning." 

Kaede took a deep breath, and stuttered out a few words. "L-Let's bee- bee- bee- bee- bee- bee- bee- bee- bee-" 

This went on for a long time, that even the Ultimate Supreme Leader started to tremble a bit. "W-WHAT THE HECK?! SERIOUSLY, SAIHARA-CHAN?!"

"She's trying to say, 'Let's be friends.' And that's the favour. I want you to be Akamatsu-san's friend. It's easy right?"

Kokichi regained his composure. "I see......but I'm sorry. Absolutely not."

"WHAT?!"