(Complete) What Could Have Been (Saiouma/Oumasai)

Newish Friends

Chapter 14: newish friends

Kokichi's POV

It's been a few months now. Not much has happened, in fact not many people have been talking to me. It's mainly just Gonta, Tsumugi, Angie and of course Shuichi. Even Kirumi is mad at me, more for not telling her rather than because I made Kaede sad. I'm guessing people want to have a reason to hate me since, it's not my fault Kaede is sad... that's on Shuichi. Not that I blame a Shuichi at all, I mean it's not his fault Kaede didn't get the hint sooner.

Kaito has been more of a dick than normal. He likes to push me around and treat me as a lesser human. He treats Shuichi fine though, it's just me he's rude to. Him and Maki finally started dating though! We all called it.

One day when I woke up however, everything changed. It was weird. People started talking to me, being nice to me, they didn't get mad if I was around Shuichi. Angie has become like a best friend to me more than anyone else, well besides Shuichi of course. It was so weird to have everyone being nice to me. I'm not sure what sparked this change but I didn't mind it!

"Kokichi! I've been looking for you!" A blonde girl yelled as she ran towards me, "can we talk?"
"I thought you didn't like me?" She was one of two people who still refused to talk to me. The other being Kaito.
"I was mad yeah but more at Shuichi than you... I wanted to say sorry." Kaede looked away, it seemed like it was hard for her to admit she felt bad for doing something.
"Sorry? For what?" I knew what, I definitely knew exactly what, but I wanted to hear her say it.

"I'm sorry for being mean to you... and I'm sorry for ignoring you and spreading lies about you-"
"What?! I didn't know you were spreading rumors about me-"
"It's not important anymore! The point is I'm sorry! For everything I've ever done to you. I was mean and I shouldn't have been, it's not your fault at all that Shuichi likes you and not me." Kaede now looked as though she was ashamed of herself. It almost made me feel bad for her. Almost though, not quite!
"Where's this coming from?" I asked.
"Well ever since people started talking to you, people have been saying how nice you can be and I started to feel worse and worse about the ways I've treated you. I just hope someday you can forgive me and we can be friends!"
"Friends? You and me? I mean... we could... try?" I was confused this didn't seem normal.

She pulled me into a hug and walked away. Maybe Kaito would start talking to me too! I don't hate him, so I hope he doesn't hate me. He seems more stubborn than Kaede though, maybe a friendship with him would just be too out of the ordinary.

I jumped up on the kitchen counter near me and opened the fruit roll up I found in the cupboard before I was interrupted by Kaede.
"Kokichi, Kokichi!" Angie yelled as she brought me a tiny bag.
"What's this?" I asked, curious.
"Open it and see! I made it just for you! I wanted to try out a new form of art." I opened the bag to see a bracelet.
"Huh?"
"It's a friendship bracelet! I have one just like it!" Angie showed me her wrist and ran off.
"Thanks!" I shouted, but she was probably too far away.

I hopped off the counter and ran to Shuichi who was in our room at his desk. His desk was always so organized. Mine wasn't. I had stuff all over. I didn't need to do much at my desk so there was no need to keep it clean. Shuichi however, was almost always at his desk nowadays, sometimes even late into the night. He wants to become a real detective so he's been working his ass off to get there. I know for a fact that he can do it but sometimes it seems like he doesn't.

I wrapped my arms around him from behind.
"Hey Shumaiiii!"
"You seem happy today." He said as he turned his head to me and kissed my cheek.
"I am," I showed him my wrist, "Angie gave me a friendship bracelet!"
"Awe that's nice, I'm glad you're making friends!" Shuichi said looking back at the papers in front of him.
"I have a feeling you have something to do with everyone suddenly talking to me but if you do I don't want to know. I like this." I pulled my arms away, about to let him get back to work.

"Hey wait!" Shuichi spun his chair around to face me! "Would you want to sit with me? I know it won't necessarily be that fun since I have work to do but I could move to my bed and we could just sit together. I like having you around." Shuichi grinned in his stupidly adorable way.
"Sure!" I said jumping onto his bed. He got behind me and put one of his arms around me. The other holding his papers he was reading. Eventually I slowly started to fall asleep on his chest. When I woke up he was asleep too, I decided to go back to sleep as well.