The next 3 months had begun tsuyu would go back and visit anytime she had in order to teach him how to communicate and how to behave properly and the beginning he would just say the same words and growls and most if the time he'd just bite the book and this time he was staring up at the sky

Tsuyu:hey hey focus

???:null

Tsuyu:come on you gotta at least try like this say tsu that is me "Tsu"

???:Null 'why is this one trying to make me look at weird things and weird shapes'

Tsuyu:no you can't keep saying null no one can just understand a single word like that except you kero

???:null

Tsuyu:come on just say my nickname "tsu"

He shakes his mask as he gets up and begins to run around before jumping into the pond water

Tsuyu:Hey! Now isn't the time for a swim...as nice as it may be you have to learn to communicate i can't understand what null means

???:Null

Tsuyu:ugh you're being hopeless right now

She gets a notification on her phone causing her to get up

Tsuyu:i have to get home now I don't wanna be late for dinner

She hops over with him following her to the entrance of the trees stopping once she turns and places a hand on his mask

Tsuyu:i really want to help you like always because i know there's more to you than just being like thi-

He begins to shake off like a dog getting her soaked

???:Null!~

Tsuyu:ha I'll come back later kero

She returns home where she dries off and eats with her family and once they all went to sleep she snuck out from her window and began walking back to her new friend when she suddenly bumped into someone

Tsuyu:oof oh I'm so sorry

???:no no don't be please forgive me

Tsuyu:it's ok ma'am here let me help you up

???:thank you dear

Tsuyu:are you ok you seem to be sad

???:oh hah silly me my heart is just a mess...i lost someone very special to me is all and well i haven't seen anything about them

Tsuyu:I'm so sorry kero but I'm sure there's still a chance they're out there so don't give up ok

???:thank you...and thank you for listening to me ramble on have a nice night ok

Tsuyu:i will thank you

She waves goodbye to the lady before quickly heading to the caves

Tsuyu:hey are you here

???:null!

He jumps out and over to her as he greets her but suddenly stops

Tsuyu:um are you ok?

As if something within him had signaled him he suddenly shocked her by nuzzling into her

???:null

Tsuyu:kero! 'This is...the first time he's been this close and...he seems genuinely calm'

Tsuyu:you just needed a hug today didn't you

???:...hug...

Tsuyu smiles at this word

Tsuyu:I'll happily accept that word kero

And soon he was slowly beginning to listen to her and sure it was slow but he was making great improvement his sentences would miss a few words but she didn't care

Tsuyu:call me tsu ok "tsu''

???:t...tsu...

Tsuyu:good job you're learning so well now

???:th...anks

Tsuyu:hmm however the pausing will be our next fix but we can always take care of that right uh

???:null?

Tsuyu:i forgot i still don't know your name do you know it?

???:n...o

Tsuyu:then we'll work on that one right no-oh no kero! It's a school night i gotta go it's almost my curfew

???:you.....go......home....

Tsuyu:yes i do i know you get lonely but I'll come back as always ok kero I'll even bring you so macaroons

???:yes!......

Tsuyu:hehe ok I'll see you tomorrow