Coffee - Kuroken

Chapter 21 - Future

I walked through the familiar streets with Kenma, and we had small conversations about trivial things. I pointed out people, and we laughed at them. I was constantly reminded of old times, but in a good way for once.

    "When I was in my second year of college, I made a gaming youtube channel and ended up with like twenty thousand followers." Kenma laughed.

    "That's definitely something. What was it called?" I was surprised by his anecdotes.

    "KozuKenGaming." He frowned.

    "Interesting. I could never. In my sophomore year of college I was an alcoholic." I chuckled, and he laughed a little bit, even though out of context it would seem insensitive.

    "Let's go sit down somewhere." He said, and I pointed to a nearby park bench. We walked over to the bench, and sat side by side, enjoying the view. There were people everywhere, and many dogs and kids playing around. The air was cold, and I was pretty sure there was a chance of snow too.

    "I feel like..." I started, "We've done this before." I had a strong sense of deja vu, which was something I hadn't experienced in a very, very long time. Kenma looked troubled for a second, and he nodded.

    "Yeah, I think we've sat on a park bench in cold weather together before, but I can't think of when." His eyebrows furrowed, and he looked deep in thought. I was probably staring. I probably looked in love. I was just too preoccupied admiring Kenma for being who he was. There was a time where I would've literally rather jumped off of a cliff than look at him, but now wasn't that time.

    "You know..." I stopped myself. I had already said this like ten times. Kenma looked up at me, and he looked puzzled.

    "Yes?" He expected an answer, waiting in silence as I contemplated everything.

    "I just... wanted to apologize again. For everything that happened. It was hard to lay out my feelings while you were working, so I wanted to say it more genuinely now." There was so much more weight off of my chest that I felt like I could fly.

    "I accept it." he deadpanned, "I'll admit, I missed you during all those years. They were pretty lonely."

    "Likewise. I was super lonely, even though I had Bokuto and Akaashi." I sighed, and Kenma's eyes widened at something I said.

    "You know Akaashi?" He asked, and I nodded. "He has like... a HUGE crush on Bokuto."

    "Wait really?" I was astonished. "I think Bokuto has a huge crush on Akaashi."

    "We should totally set them up." Kenma smiled slightly, and his eyes told me he was already plotting.

    "Honestly, I think that we literally wouldn't be talking like this now if we had tried to stay together." I thought out loud.

    "You know... Everything you have ever done has led up to this moment." Kenma snickered, and my mind spiraled for a second before rationalizing the thought.

    "That's scary." my eyes probably grew ten sizes.

    "How was your graduation, by the way? Like from high school?" He asked, and I tried to remember it, but was hit by the memories like being hit by a bus.

    "It was hell. I literally cried before leaving then spaced out on the stage." I facepalmed, but laughed right after.

    "Nice."

    "Remember when we played monopoly and then kissed because I said I was gonna kill myself?" I was laughing uncontrollably now.

    "Please, I don't wanna relive it." He laughed too. I felt like this was perfect. Like everything really did lead up to this moment. Like this love finally came back to me.