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Disclaimer: I don't own Miss Komi is bad at communication / Komi-san can't communicate. I also don't own any brands that I show in this fanfic, nor was I paid to advertise them. I only add them because of story continuity. (this disclaimer only appears at the beginning of this chapter)

Note: This is only a secondary fanfic. My main fanfic is Chronicles of the Omniverse, and I'd appreciate if it would be read as I put many, many hours in writing it, from all the research to the actual writing itself.

Since Tadano is a warm-hearted and open character, I thought to myself, what the story could look like if the person helping Komi-san was more closed and cold-hearted and had schizophrenia. Well, this fanfic will explore that. Oh, Komi-san will talk quite a bit more in this fanfic. At least to a certain person.

Also, there will be some changes to the continuity, meaning events from the Manga are going to happen differently in this fanfic. No spoilers on what will happen, but there will be events in the Ren Yamai Chapter (which are the I'm Ren! Chapters in the manga) and the Pool Chapter will be different in key aspects.

I will also add a Grand Sleepover Arc that is made of chapters not present in the manga. It will be about 10-20 chapters long.

Also, since I'm from Germany there might be typos. I'll try my best to avoid misspelling / wrong grammar. If an OC of mine is named like yours, it's just sheer coincidence. I don't have time to look through every fanfiction website for avoiding this.

With that out of the way, let's get started!

-Communication 1: Communication Disorder-

Tsumeno Taikoro. Often nicknamed Tsu-Tsu (by his little sister, Kainoi Taikoro) or Taiko-kun (by people that don't want to say his entire family name). A 15 year old boy. Tanned skin, white hair and crimson eyes. The white hair is a bit extortionary, and he inherited it from his father. Always wearing a kimono for males. But there is something else about him.

Taikoro-kun is cold-hearted. He mostly doesn't care about other people's feelings and mainly speaks in an angry or annoyed voice. But there are times when he is more open. However, he often has a mental shutdown after changing his personality for to long.

Taikoro-kun has schizophrenia. But nobody else knows, since he never went to a doctor in order to diagnose it. That has to do with his past, which he hates talking about as it causes a mental trauma in him.

"First day of high school.", he thought, "And probably many annoying people will be at my new school. What a bother..."

Taikoro-kun got accepted into Itan Private High School. A high school that focuses its students on getting ready for university. His father insisted in him going there, as he wants his son to become a teacher later on.

"Whatever, I'll just read the mood and stay away from anything annoying." Taikoro-kun thought to himself. He hated talking, and often would ignore people that talked to him.

After walking around for a bit, he reached Itan Private High School. Once the entrance ceremony was finished, he went to his shoe locker. After closing it, he stood up and bumped into a girl.

"Hey, watch were ya going!" Taikoro-kun shouted at the girl. She first trembled and then looked at him with a menacing stare. Taikoro-kun just stared back and the girl, who walked past him only half a minute later.

"What the fuck is wrong with her?" Taikoro-kun asked himself in his head. He then looked at the girl's shoe locker to find out her name.

"Shouko Komi, huh..." he quietly thought to himself.

Shouko Komi, often called Komi-san. 15 years old, black hair that look glossy, pretty face. What most people, including Taikoro-kun, don't know about her is the fact that she has a Communication Disorder. She almost never talked, and often would get nervous / anxious.

Class 1-1

Taikoro-kun entered the class with an annoyed look on his face. He sat down on a free spot and waited for the introduction.

"Taikoro-kun, isn't it?"

"If he's dead, I'll be able to sit next to Komi-sama!"

"*evil giggle* You are already dead!"

Taikoro-kun just menacingly glared at the people that gave off a murderous aura, and then looked to the right. Next to him sat Komi-san, who just looked at her table.

"Alright class, time for your introduction!" the teacher shouted. A girl sitting in the front stood up to introduce herself.

"M-M-My-y nam-m-m-e-e is Himiko Agari, ni-nice t-t-to meet-et you!" the girl said in a stuttering voice.

"*sigh* I'm surrounded by idiots..." Taikoro-kun thought. The introductions then continued normally for a while until it was Komi-san's turn. The girl shivered and didn't talk, but then she stood up and went to the blackboard. She wrote her name, Shouko Komi, on it and went back to her seat while the whole class except for Taikoro-kun cheered.

"Next!" the teacher shouted in order to continue the introductions.

"Tsumeno Taikoro." Taikoro-kun simply said.

"I-Is that all?" the teacher asked, frightened by the boy.

"Just leave me alone..." Taikoro-kun muttered.

"O-Ok then...", the teacher said, "But why are you wearing a kimono in class?"

"Do not ask." Tsumeno said in an even more cold voice.

"Ok, next!" the teacher shouted, not trying to anger Tsumeno any further.

The introductions then continued without an incident and the school day went by quickly as well. Everyone then went home with a list of things they had to bring with them the next day.

Taikoro residence

Taikoro-kun arrived at his home about half an hour after school ended. He entered the house where he soon encountered one of his 14 siblings.

"Tsu-Tsu, you're back!" the sibling, who was one of his younger sisters, greeted him.

"Kainoi-chan, stop with that Tsu-Tsu bullshit." Taikoro-kun told his younger sister. He then quickly greeted his mom and went into his room.

The Taikoro residence was pretty large as the whole family lived there. In fact, Taikoro-kun is the only one in the family who had a room for himself, with the garden next to his room also belonging to him. The Taikoro family consisted of Tsumeno's grandparents on both sides of the family, his parents, his 5 uncles and 3 aunts on the mother side, his 6 uncles and 9 aunts on the father side, his 82 male cousins and 97 female cousins, his two older brothers (who were twins) with their wives, his three nephews (who were triplets) and two nieces, himself, his 7 younger sisters and his 5 younger brothers. They also had seven black cats as pets, with Tsumeno owning a dozen foxes as pets. (Note: Both his parents came from families with the family name Taikoro, and both families have a tradition of having lots of kids. A huge amount of kids.)

"Tsumeno-kun, it's time for shopping school stuff!" Tsumeno's mother shouted as she entered his room.

"Tsuzoya, I've told you often enough that you should knock first!", Tsumeno shouted at his mother, "Also, wear a kimono the next time you enter my room!"

"Aww, come on...", his mother muttered, "And you can just call me mom."

"Is there a problem if I call you Tsuzoya?" Tsumeno asked in a menacing voice. His mother didn't answer, but she dragged him outside of his room.

"Hey!" he responded angrily. His mother then let him go, and the two went to a limousine parked outside the house. Two of Tsumeno's male cousins and five of his female cousins already were in the limousine when he and his mother went in.

"Are you all ready?" the driver asked.

"Yeah, we're ready!" Tsuzoya answered. After that, the driver started the engine and left the Taikoro residence. The limousine then made its way to the other end of the city where they reached a giant shopping mall.

"We're here!" Tsumeno's mother exclaimed as she left the limousine.

"Tsuzoya, you can't just yell everywhere." Tsumeno told his mother.

"Well, Tsumeno-kun can buy his stuff alone.", his mother said, completely ignoring him, "All others, follow me!"

With that said, Tsumeno's mother and the cousins that also had to buy school stuff went into the shopping mall. He took it easy meanwhile and went to a nearby restaurant to eat something after calculating that his money was enough to buy the required school stuff.

After entering the restaurant, Tsumeno sat down at a table and gave his order. He then looked up and saw Komi-san sitting on the opposite site of the table.

"Oh, hey Shouko.", he simply said, "Wait, am I stupid, or are there two Shoukos?!"

"Ah, you must be confused.", the person sitting next to Shouko said, "My name is Shuuko Komi, I'm Shouko's mother. And I'm forever 17!"

"Mother, please stop with that..." Shouko told her mother.

"Oh, so she is able to speak after all..." Tsumeno thought to himself.

"So, what's your name?" Shuuko asked the boy.

"Tsumeno Taikoro", Tsumeno said, "I'm a classmate of Shouko."

"Oh, of course!", Shuuko exclaimed, "So that's how you know my daughter's name!"

Tsumeno's meal then was delivered, as were Shouko's and Shuuko's meals. Tsumeno quickly ate his food and made his way to buy school stuff.

"Aww, I hoped I could ask him stuff about his family..." Shuuko muttered as she saw Tsumeno walking away.

Half an hour later...

Tsumeno was walking around the shopping mall looking for some school stuff he needed to buy. He was about to enter a shop when he accidently bumped into someone.

"Oh sorry, didn't look out.", Tsumeno actually admitted, "Wait, Shouko?!"

Shouko stood in front of him, looking a bit frightened. She then took out her notebook and wrote something on it.

I lost sight of mom.

"Oh...", Tsumeno said, "Don't worry, I'll ask someone to call for your mother."

The two then went to an employee and Tsumeno explained everything. The employee then went to the closest calling point.

"Attention everyone, a boy named Tsumeno Taikoro has found a girl called Shouko Komi, who has lost sight of her mother Shuuko Komi. The requested person should get to the writing equipment store as soon as possible." the employee told the customers via the loudspeakers. Shuuko came in less than five minutes.

"Oh Shouko, you're alright!", Shuuko exclaimed as she hugged her daughter, "That boy seems to have a softer side to him as well."

Shuuko then looked around, but Tsumeno already was gone.

"Haahhh, I couldn't even thank him..." Shuuko muttered in despair.

The next day...

"Another day of school...", Tsumeno thought to himself, "I guess the most ridiculous thing is that this Shouko sits next to me. Well, it's just the gym after this period and then I can quietly read that book I bought yesterday at the shopping mall."

Tsumeno then got hit and passed out. A swarm of Komi's fans flocked to her, asking the school beauty various things. They then left the classroom with Shouko and Tsumeno being left behind.

"I seriously didn't pass out, did I...", Tsumeno thought to himself after waking up, "Well, I'd better go to the gym as soon as possible."

"Meow."

Tsumeno looked around and shortly after saw Shouko looking at a small cat plushie. She noticed him shortly after that and panicked.

"Whatever..." Tsumeno muttered, and he made his way to the classroom's door.

"Wait." Shouko said, pulling Tsumeno on his arm. Tsumeno, who was confused, looked on as Shouko wrote something on the blackboard. (Note: bold text is what Shouko writes, italic text is what Tsumeno writes; this will be like this for the entire fanfiction)

I want to talk a little.

Why?

You might be asking why I ask so weird. Well, I have Communication Disorder.

Oh.

I usually can't let out my voice because I'm anxious. What if someone hates me? What if someone makes fun of me? What if someone wants me dead?

I don't think anyone would hate you.

Really?

Really.

Thanks for yesterday, it might have taken a while for me to find mom without you.

You're welcome.

I feel lonely. I always wanted to eat lunch with someone, but I couldn't ask anyone. It made me sad. Sometimes I was so sad that I couldn't eat my lunch and just went to the toilet. I feel depressed because I can't ask anyone to do something with me.

"Poor girl..." Tsumeno thought. He then decided to tell Shouko about his past.

You and I are almost the same.

Huh?

Back in middle school, I used to have a lot of friends. My former girlfriend and I used to play in the park, eat lunch together, be there for each other. But then she broke up with me and went out with another boy. This hit me so hard that I actually wanted to commit suicide. It failed, but my injuries were so bad that I had to be sent to hospital for two months. My depression almost caused me having to repeat class. I cut ties with all of my friends, and I slowly became cold-hearted.

"Poor boy..." Shouko thought to herself.

But I actually hate being cold-hearted. I don't want to say bad words, but it happens all the time. I hate it so much that I usually can't sleep, leading me to taking caffeine in order to stay awake. I... I just want to be friends again... with someone...

"Then why don't we become friends?" Shouko asked in a slightly shy voice.

"Huh?" Tsumeno muttered, actually being at the verge of crying.

"My dream is to make 100 friends.", Shouko told Tsumeno, "I want you to be my first friend. In return, I promise to help you overcome your depression and cold-hearted self."

Really?

Shouko nodded.

"T-Then let us be friends..." Tsumeno muttered. Shouko was so happy that she hugged Tsumeno for a bit.

What about the gym?

It's to late to go now. School ends in a few minutes.

Ok then. See you tomorrow.

Yeah, see you tomorrow.

After cleaning the blackboard, school was over and Tsumeno and Shouko went back home. Tsumeno then laid down onto his bed and actually slept in for once.

-Communication 1: End-

Author's note: So, that's it for the first chapter. I know it's a bit cheesy and weird, but I hope to make the next few chapters with a higher quality.

Thanks for reading! If you have any questions or want to suggest something, review or send a PM!

Yours sincerely, Oprissmian