Alright,  I basically skipped the whole trial and saving Sakura thing.

So the timeline rn is 3 weeks before they board the ship.

Ye we in vol 3 now.

1. The Fated Encounter

Kiyopon was currently at the library, looking for something to read in order to pass the time.

Kiyopon picked a book from one of the shelves and read the title

' The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides'

Kiyopon was intrigued by the title so he checked out what it was about.

'Alicia Berenson, a famous painter, is held guilty for the murder of her husband, photographer Gabriel Berenson. Due to a plea of diminished responsibility, she is admitted to a secure forensic unit called the Grove. Theo Faber, a forensic psychotherapist with a keen interest in the Berenson case, successfully applies for a position at the Grove. At his request, he is placed in charge of Alicia, who has not spoken since the day of the murder. Although she remains mute during their therapy sessions, Alicia gives Theo her diary. In it, she describes being watched in her home by a masked man in the weeks before the murder.'

Kiyotaka was definitely interested in the book now, and as he was about to open it.

He looked to see a girl with mid-length silver hair with black ribbons tied behind it.

She was struggling to place a book at the top of the shelf.

Kiyotaka walked to her and gently pokes her for her attention.

" Huh?" She says in suprise as she looks at Kiyopon.

Kiyopon points to the book she was holding and then to himself.

" Oh! You want to return it for me?" She asked.

Kiyotaka nodded silently.

" Ah, thank you very much...." she says and gives him the book.

He nods and then places the book at the top of the shelf.

" Oh! Are you going to read that book you're holding?" She asked in excitement.

Kiyotaka nods.

" You're going to love it then! Wait, have you read this book before?" She says and pulls out another book.

Kiyotaka recognizes the book.

It was the one of the books from the Lord Peter series by Dorothy 

Kiyotaka nods in recognition, much to Hiyori's delight.

" Have you read it?" She asked.

Kiyotaka shakes his head 'no'

" Well, I highly recommend it because once you read the first book, you'll surely want to read the sequel." She said.

Kiyotaka stared at her, a bit perplexed by her sudden spontaneous behavior towards him.

Realizing that Kiyotaka was staring at her silently, she bows her head a bit and apologizes.

" O-Oh, Im sorry if I'm bothering you. You can go now, if you want." She says with a small smile.

But something was telling Kiyotaka that she didn't really want him to leave just yet.

And maybe he too, would like to stay with her for a while.

' It's okay' he signed.

Her eyes widened in suprise.

" O-Oh, are you mute? Im sorry if my chatter annoyed you..." She said and bowed again.

Only one thought ran in Kiyopon's mind.

* headpats*

" Eh?" She said

* pat pat pat*

She looks up to see him patting her head lightly.

' So strange....it feels nice...' she thought.

He stops patting her head and gives a small smile.

' Do you want to be friends?' He signed.

The girl was shocked by his cute proposal and an even cuter smile.

" Y-Yes! My name is Shiina Hiyori." She said with a smile.

" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka...." he said.

The soft tone of voice suprised her and also the fact that he can speak.

" Um. If you want to communicate with me using sign language, then you can!" She said. " I've read many books about sign language, so I can understand and communicate with you."

Kiyotaka nods.

" Would you like to come with me and read at the Cafeteria?" She asked.

Kiyotaka nods and then they went to the cafeteria.

' Yay! I have a book buddy! I never thought I would find someone like him in this school....but it almost feels like a fated encounter!'   Hiyori thought as she read a book with Kiyopon at their table.

Kiyopon also enjoyed his time with Hiyori.

It was silent, but it was very peaceful.

Little did they know, the boys and girls in the cafeteria were in awe from the cuteness they both radiated.

" So cutee!" A girl said

" This...has to be illegal..." a boy muttered

" I...I think im going to die..!" A girl said before falling into her friend's arms.

" Kuku, this will sell very well." A boy with magenta hair said to himself.

He took a quick picture and planned to make a ton of money out of this.

But he quickly glanced at Kiyopon with a curious look.

'  If I remember, he is Suzune's orbiter....' he thought but then brushed it off and went on his merry way.

' He looks boring, but crushing his class would be a ton of fun, kuku' he thought with a smirk.

2. Kiyopon wonders if boys hate him

Kiyopon was on his way back to the dorms.

He looked at his notebook.

Friends - Horikita, Ichinose, Amikura , Shiina

Although he was happy that he's making friends....

He wondered why he hasn't made any male friends yet.

So far, he's only ever made friends with girls.

His contact list is ALSO filled with girls.

He wondered if boys hated him.

" Ayanokoji-kun?" A new voice called him.

He turned his head to see a fellow classmate of his.

( she's so fking cute. Found it in facebook. )

It was Mori Nene!

" Hello." She waved with a smile.

Kiyopon recognized her as one of Karuizawa's friends.

He wrote in his notebook.

' Hello.' It said.

The air felt kind of awkward between them.

They were classmates and yet, they are also complete strangers.

The only thing they know about each other is their names...

" Um....do you want to hang out?" Mori asked with a nervous smile.

Kiyopon was suprised by her sudden question.

But he nodded his head, regardless.

Kiyopon did not expect this.

Currently, they were at an arcade.

" Are you okay with this, Ayanokoji-kun?" She asked.

He wrote on his notebook.

' I didn't expect you to take me here.' It said.

She giggles.

" What? You expected me to take you shopping? I'm sure boys like you would rather spend time doing this.... and the arcade is fun for me too." She said.

Kiyopon wrote on his notebook.

' I've never played in an arcade before.' It said

She looked at him with a suprise look.

" Really?!" She asked.

Kiyopon slowly nodded.

" Well then, take this as a lesson from Mori Nene, then! " she said and then dragged him inside.

She took him to the basketball machine.

" I'm sure this is simple enough!" She said in excitement.

Kiyopon tilted his head in curiousity.

Mori turned to look at him.

" I'll put in a coin and then you have to shoot as many balls as you can through the hoop before the time limit ends! Also, we could get tickets, where we could get prizes! " she said.

Kiyopon quickly registered that information and nodded.

Mori slid the coin and then the game began.

The balls released and Kiyopon quickly picked up a ball and shot it through the hoop.

And another....

Another.....

Another.....

And then another.. ..

And even more....

.....
.........

Mori widened her eyes as she watched Kiyopon shoot the balls through the hoop with perfect accuracy.

' Amazing....' she thought.

The time limit was close to ending and Kiyopon managed to make one more shot a nanosecond before it ended.

" A-Amazing...." was all Mori could say as she looked at the score.

' SCORE : 669 POINTS'

' Depositing Tickets.......'

The tickets started to come out from the box.

" SO MANY!" She said in awe as she tried to gather as many as possible.

Kiyopon quickly helped her.

They managed to place all the tickets in Kiyopon's bag.

And then Mori led him to one of the racing games.

" Hmph! It's time for me to show off my skills, Ayanokoji-kun! " she said.

Kiyopon was quite amused.

They both sat at different seats as the race began.

The race ended with Mori's victory.

" Yay~!" She said as she clenched her fist in victory.

' That was fun.' Kiyopon wrote in his notebook.

Mori smiled and nodded.

" Let's play some more games!"

After playing a few more games, they decided to finally use their tickets to buy some prizes.

The guy at the register was shocked by the amount of tickets and Mori looked happy and proud while Kiyopon averted his eyes.

In the end, Mori bought a laser pointer, a few plushies and also a free drink.

Kiyopon managed to get a disco ball, a few plushies and also a ton of snacks he can eat for later.

" That was amazing, Ayanokoji-kun!" Mori said.

Kiyopon nodded his head.

It was a very fun experience for him indeed.

" You know... I honestly thought you were just a normal and decent guy like Hirata-kun. But in all honesty, you were way more fun to hang out with! " she said happily as she slurped her drink.

Kiyopon was suprised by what she said but...

He liked the feeling.

" It was fun for me too..." he said

Mori stopped drinking and looked at him in shock.

" Y-You spoke!" She said.

He nodded

" I thought you were mute...." she said.

" Sorry, I just don't feel like talkig much...." he apologized

Mori shook her head and dismissed his apology.

" No. I get it! I was only suprised." She said.

They walked in silence until Kiyopon asked a question.

" Mori....do the boys in our class, hate me?" He asked

" Eh?"

She was suprised by his sudden question, but he was currently waiting for her answer.

" Ehm....well.... I don't know with them. But it's a shame if they do, after all, like I said....you are a very fun person to hang around with." She said meekly.

" I see...." Kiyopon was satisfied with her answer.

" Would you...like to be fr-" Kiyopon asked but was suddenly interrupted.

" Of course!"

( Back at Kiyopon's dorm)

He sighed as he placed all the things he bought with the tickets on the table.

He had a very fun day.

But right now, he wanted to sleep.

But before that,

He quickly wrote on his notebook and then went to bed.

'Friends - Horikita, Ichinose, Amikura, Shiina, Mori

Additional notes: Mori thinks im fun to hang out with :)  '

I hope you guys enjoyed that!

Question:

Horikita or Mori?

Im referring to the personality I altered for them in dis fic.

Idk about you but....

SadisticPaimon is slowly simping for Mori....

Anyways,  that's all!

WholesomePaimon, out~