neko-chan| kenma kozume

𝟝:<𝕞𝕦𝕥𝕦𝕒𝕝 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤>

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you and kenma were walking together in a loop around the pond, mostly talking about video games and sometimes sharing funny stories. kenma actually asked about the picture you were reminiscing about earlier, so you told him the story about it. he paused after you finished which caused you to worry but also stop with him. he has this nervous look on his face before he hugged you, he apologized for your mother and grandmother's passing, you hugged in back, all the while melting just from his touch. you took in his scent, the smell of cinnamon, it smelt exactly like the pie you made, it made you smile inwardly. after you broke apart from the hug you couldn't help but think you saw a small blush on his cheeks, but you brushed it off letting your insecurities get the better of that observation.

you looked at your phone to check the time and realized it was getting late and so you looked at him, a hint of sadness in your eyes and said, "it's pretty late i think we should both head home"
"i'll walk you home" kenma simply replied, slightly suprising you, then he followed it up with "i mean we're friends now, right?"

friends

you wanted it to be more than that

he wanted it to be more than that

you simply nodded with a smile on your face while walking together, heading off towards your house.

you turned your head to kenma, which caught his attention and he turned to look at you
"hey, by the way, you mind still not telling anyone at school about my secrets?"
"as long as you don't tell them about mine"
you both had this mutual understanding that you both wanted to just be average in person, you didn't want to draw attention to yourself at school, you were both happy that way too

"...so, your cousins with the miya twins"
"hahaha, yeah i know tell me about it, it feels like every time the three of us get together, it's like a summoning ceremony for chaos and havoc"

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you both finally reached your house and as kenma was about to say good night to you,
"wait! hold on one second, stay right there" you told the pudding head quickly running into you house leaving him one the porch while you grabbed something

when you came out you had a small pit tin in your hand and a fork on top of it
"here," you gestured the pie towards kenma, his face lit up knowing what it was, "as a thanks, also i gotcha' a fork so you could eat it on the way home if you wanted" you smiled brightly towards him, which caused him to slightly smile
"no need to thank me, it's what friends are for" he took the pie from you
you then shyly gave kenma another hug before he left, you stood on your porch watching him til' he was out of sight

the only thing kenma could think to himself was 'you know me so well, even if we've only been friends for a short while, i only hope that maybe we won't only be friends'

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kenma's pov
as kenma was walking down the pathway to the side of his house to enter through the side door which they always kept unlocked kenma heard a certain familiar rooster head clear his throat

kenma turned around to see kuroo in the doorway of his side door with his arms all folded and tapping his foot

"and where have you been?" kuroo said sassily
kenma smugly smiled before replying "since when were you my mom?"
"since i've had to wake you up everyday, make sure you don't stay up all night playing video games, help you study, and make sure while we're walking and you're too busy on your psp that you don't get hit by a car" kuroo said, making his voice sound more feminine as a joke
kenma gave a slight laugh before replying, "alright you win, i was just at the park"
kuroo returned back his normal self and with a mischievous look on his face he pointed at the pie and sarcastically questioned "and you stopped at the grocery store"
kenma rolled his eyes slightly, "yeah, yeah the 'grocery store'"
"hmmm and what were you and her talking about then hnnnn?"
"mm we were just talking about how we figured each others secrets out"
"ne! you mean to tell me you haven't asked her out yet?!!!?!"
"no..." kenma said and with that kenma walked into his house and went straight to bed, he had plans for tomorrow morning.

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kuroo's pov
"sheesh kenma you memorized the way to her house!"
"you have it memorized too"
"yeah becuase i used to live next door!!"
"oh, well i guess i just have a good memory then"
"or maybe you just need to ask her out, then you won't need the 'good memory' excuse"
"no, kuro"
"why not" kuroo gave kenma a deadpanned expression
"becuase, she doesn't like me back"
"pppffffftttt oh please, kenma, stop letting yourself get in the way of your happiness"
"i'm being honest kuro, she only sees us as friends, that's why she asked to only be friends while we were at the park"
"maybe the only reason she didn't ask to be more was becuase she's thinking the same thing you are kenma"
"no"
"oh really, and how do you know that for sure kenma"
"i just know, okay kuro"
"sure, sure, but just know you're being ignorant"

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your pov
you woke up that morning feeling happy, happy that you were friends with kenma, happy to finally know who kodzuken was, and was just overall, in a good mood. you decided to pack the small apple turnovers you made a couple nights ago for you, kenma, and kuroo to eat after practice you took a quick look at the clock before packing your bag and heading out the front door. as you turned around and walked down the pathway from your house to the sidewalk you were greeted by two familiar faces,
"morning kireina-chan" kenma smiled, you smiled back and asked as you guys started walking towards the train station "hey, why did you guy come pick me up, i know that out of the way from your route to the train station"
kenma shrugged and gave a simple reply, "just wanted to walk to school with you" that one simple sentence made your heart flutter.

kuroo couldn't help but notice a slight blush on both yours and kenma's cheeks and just internally rolled his eyes at how oblivious the two of you were. how really wanted to just lay everything out to the two of you, but he knew that would earn him a beating from the yaku siblings, who kuroo must admit, slightly scared him sometimes. kuroo was very observant, both on and off the court, not as much as kenma, although in this situation it's almost as if kenma was blind, kuroo saw how both your personalities change around eachother, you becoming sweeter, and kenma opening up a bit more and showing more emotion

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"okay, there we go" you said as you struggled to carry several bags of new volleyballs from the office to the gym, only garnering a hyena laugh from kuroo and him forcing you to give him two of the three bags. needless to say you just glared at him but there was no wining with kuroo anyways.

your conversation was pretty normal between the two of you until you both got to the basically deserted halls on the way to the gym, when kuroo said something that shocked you
"kireina-chan, i know"
"know what?"
"that you like kenma"
"ne, and how exactly do you know that rooster head" you retorted in a snarky tone
"the way you act around him, it's different than everybody else, he's not just a friend to you"
"mmm keep going, i wanna hear more of your little theory"
" you just call it a theory becuase you don't want to accept the fact that i'm right, my little kouhais are in love" kuroo gushed
"ugh you're so stupid kuroo, we're not your kouhais, if anything were more mature than you are"
"but you aren't disregarding the fact you love him"
"it's becuase i know there's not winning with you"
"becuase i'm right"
"no" you said plainly, while doing a terrible job at hiding the shade of pink dusting your cheeks

kuroo couldn't stop himself from laughing while thinking to himself 'oh just wait till taketora find out that his kireina-chan was falling for kenma and not him, oh boy is he gonna be whining a lot'

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konichiwa~! i hope everyone is doing okay and is staying safe. i'll try and update once a week but i'm not sure about consistency because school starts here in two weeks for me, but i figured it's best to let everyone know. anyways, i hope you have a good morning/afternoon/night wherever you are and stay safe!

~mizukei