"Forever?" -->Kuroken

Part 19

"I've loved you for years, Kuro!"

The words played over and over in Kuroo's head. He was angry at himself for not hugging Kenma in that moment, not telling him that he loved him too. Instead, all Kuroo did was stand there in silence. The only thing he did manage to say was Kenma's name, only seconds before Kenma started running.

Kuroo wanted to chase him, tell him its okay, but he knew that Kenma was in no state to listen. He knew Kenma would overthink everything, he probably already was overthinking.

Kuroo hoped that there was someone Kenma could've went to, someone that will help him calm down. But he knew that person wasn't him.

Kuroo began slowly walking back to find the rest of his team. He held his head down, his anger growing as he realized the amount of pain he caused Kenma. That was the first time he had seen Kenma cry, and it was his fault. Kenma was right, Kuroo only wanted to pretend to date him just to make himself look better, but Kenma didn't know how much Kuroo really did love him.

Kuroo had reached the building that the team had been staying in. He didn't go inside, instead he sat down, his back against the wall of the building. He watched the starts for a few minutes, before taking out his phone and looking for a certain person to talk to. Once he found her, he pressed the call button, Akari's face filling the screen in seconds.

"Hey, Tetsu. It's late, what's up?"

"I'm an idiot."

"Can't argue with that. What happened?"

"A lot. It hurts like hell."

"What do you mean? What's wrong, Tetsurou?"

"Kenma confessed to me."

"Wait really!? That's great! Or...not great? What happened?"

"He's angry with me, he has every right to be."

"Why? Please just tell me everything that happened."

"We're at the training camp, I met the captain on the Fukurodani team, his name is Bokuto. He's dating the Setter on his team, Akaashi. And well, Bokuto wouldn't shut up about me being single, so I lied and told him I was dating someone."

"You really are an idiot. What did you think would benefit you in that?"

"I don't know. I just wanted Bokuto to shut up. And in that moment, asking Kenma to be my fake boyfriend seemed like it'd work."

"You asked Kenma!?"

"I know, I realized how stupid it was now."

"You're a bit late for that. Anyway, continue."

"I thought that since Kenma and I knew each other so well, it'd make sense and be easy for us to pretend to date. But I was wrong, cause I had no idea how much it was hurting Kenma."

Akari noticed the tears beginning to drip down Kuroo's face. "Tetsu-"

"If I had known he was hurting, I would've never continued the fake relationship! Now he hates me, and it's all my fault!"

"What makes you think he hates you?
You said he confessed to you, right?"

"Yeah, but as he was screaming at me. He only confessed because he was angry. He told me that he couldn't handle the fake dating, because it hurt him. He thought that I was only pretending to love him and my feelings weren't real."

"What happened after he confessed?"

"I froze and didn't know what to say, then he ended up running away. I have no idea where he went, but I hope he's okay. I figured I shouldn't go looking for him, I'm probably the last person he wants to see right now."

"Yeah. Well I'm sure it'll work out, you both just need time to calm down and settle your thoughts. I can try calling Kenma if that makes you feel better."

"Yeah, you don't have to tell me where he is, I just need to know if he's okay."

"Okay, I will. Don't panic yourself too much, if you need me, call me. Love ya."

"Yeah, love ya too."