finally free 【Kenma Kozume x reader】

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-(Y/N)"s POV-

"So, whatcha wanna do?" Kuro said once they were in Kenma"s room.

"Sorry about the mess," Kenma muttered.

Mess? What mess?

"So? Truth or dare? Or you want something else?" I shrugged and Kenma just nodded. "Geez, have you two never had a conversation before? Rule 1: you"re supposed to talk."

"Fine," Kenma said, crossing his arms as he faced Kuro. "Truth or dare."

"Dare."

"No teasing for the whole week."

"Deal."

That was how it went.

"(Y/N)... why are you always so quiet and... gloomy-ish?" Kuro tilted his head towards me curiously.

"That"s kinda personal," I said quietly.

Kuro shrugged and sighed. "Well, I won"t force you. But it you did pick truth, so I"d like to know when you"re ready. Now who wants food?"

-timeskip-

I was in the dark water again.

The blue-black droplets appeared.



The memories inside them haunted me.

Me at the age of seven, finding out that my only friend was moving.

She promised.

She said she wouldn"t leave me... but she did.

The memory faded.

The ten year old me, playing in the rain.

"Only idiotic four year olds play in the rain," Akari came from behind me. "We have something called phones you know. Oh, wait. You"re crazy family"s too lame to buy phones. That money is wasted on you, ya know?"

That was the first time they stole my stuff and beat me.

I hat bruises and cuts when I went home. I didn"t tell my parents. I didn"t tell anyone. Akari"s threat rang in my head.

"Don"t you dare tell anyone. Or everyone will know about the secret dirt I have on you."

Well...

I guess I was stupid back then.

She never means her threats.

The memory slowly disappeared.

I"d hidden these memories here in these droplets to contain them.

To leash the anger.

To leash the hate.

To make sure I don"t break.

I hated these memories.

I hated it all.

But I always looked at them.

To remind myself that friends will leave me.

My eyes snapped open and I replayed the scenes in my head.

The stars were twinkling in the dark sky.

Was it still midnight?

My gaze lingered on Kenma as I glanced at the two boys.

Maybe... they won"t abandon me.

Maybe... they can be my real friends.

Maybe...

Maybe they"re different.

I felt the burning hope grow.

I felt the bright flames of hope.

A layer of all the frost and snow surrounding my heart melted.

I felt those flames burn brighter and stronger, until they completely burnt through the layer of ice.