𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 ༉‧₊ 𝙠𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣

05

kenma's pov;

i unblocked him a few hours later, and he texted me all night to discuss about the details of the upcoming event. i didn't even know much about them, but he still managed to pull out one topic or the other, and engaged me in a conversation i didn't know i was able to hold. which was weird, and not normal. at least for me.

because i wasn't used to this. i wasn't used to the way he did things, i wasn't used to having friends, or talking to them all night until i fell asleep while holding my phone in my hand. and neither was i used to waking up to someone's texts, and having my heart take a leap at that.

kuroo;

good morning ken:)

looking forward to making you
survive another day as being your
possibly only friend <3

it was uncanny, and i didn't want to admit it. maybe that's why i spent most of the day away from my phone, and when i went to work, i made sure not to check my phone. not even at the multiple beeps i was getting from a contact i didn't even have to check to know.

but maybe i should have. maybe i should do the opposite of whatever i plan on doing when the matter is about kuroo. because he's unpredictable in every way possible. and lately, way too many matters have been about kuroo. i shouldn't listen to my conscience when it's about him, because it doesn't even seem to work properly around him.

i would've never admitted it, not until i saw the devil himself leaning against the cash counter, wearing the baby blue apron of the cafe, talking to mei-san.

my eyes widened at that, and i immediately slammed open the cafe door, making the wind chime tinkle. they both turned to look towards me, and a huge smile broke out on both of their faces as i ran over to them.

"kenma-kun! hello-" i cut mei-san off in the middle of her sentence.

"why is he here?" i almost shouted, because at that, takeru came out of the staff room.

"did someone die?" he raised an eyebrow, and our attention went towards him.

"not yet," i replied with gritted teeth, to which i heard kuroo snicker.

"i told takeru to hand out flyers for the promotion of our cafe," mei-san started, giving me a gentle smile. "there was a part about hiring workers, and this kid signed up! isn't that great?" her smile grew even bigger, even brighter. and i couldn't help but nod at that, because i simply couldn't do anything about it.

i sighed as i made my way inside the worker's only room, and tied my hair into a small ponytail.

"what's with you and that guy?" i turned my attention towards takeru, who was currently putting the donuts in the fryer. i just sighed in response.

"what do you think?"

"well, when i first saw you guys, and the tension between you, i thought he was your boyfriend that you had a fight with," he turned to me. "not to mention the way he punched that guy for you." i grimaced at that.

"he's not my boyfriend, please let that thought perish," i exasperated a sigh.

"do you not like him?" he raised an eyebrow.

"i don't know honestly. he gets on my nerves at times, and the other times he makes me feel guilty by how kind he is to me," i ran a hand over my face.

"situationship," he said, and i grimaced again.

"never," i replied.

"come on!" he retorted, getting excited. "you probably know it the best out of everyone."

"he doesn't make my heart beat faster," i stated.

"yet," he added, giving me a thumbs up and running off towards the door, me following behind him while dragging my feet on the floor.

when we went outside, mei-san had already left the cafe, and kuroo was eyeing the menu carefully. when he heard the footsteps approaching, he turned towards us and a smile broke out on his face.

"kenma!" he looked at me excitedly. "i missed you so much, why did you not reply to any of my texts?" he asked. takeru coughed a little at that, nudging me with his elbow. i stomped on his foot a bit.

"i wasn't really using it," i replied. which was true.

"oh," was all kuroo said. there was silence for a bit, before he decided to speak up again. "i kept texting you all about how i got hired at the cafe, and got the same shift as you too," he smiled at me.

"what about your weekend parties though? we don't have saturdays off here," i raised an eyebrow at him, to which he replied with a smirk.

"they say all is fair in war and love," he said, making my face heat up. because he didn't even hide it from takeru, who just let out a silent whistle in the background. both of us turned towards him and he stopped wiping the tables.

"oh," he started. "continue guys, don't worry about me." and i groaned at that, making both of them laugh.

"this is so annoying. you both make me want to quit working here," i said, resting my head on the counter.

"and you make me want to be by your side all the time," kuroo whispered, making sure that takeru didn't hear. and i took that as an opportunity too, to act like i didn't hear him either.

on the outside, he may think that i didn't hear it, or even if i did, i didn't react to it. but the way my heart skipped a beat at that was something both of them would never know. the thought that crossed my mind in that instance almost felt morbid, and i wished it would disappear just as instantly as it'd come.

takeru was right.

(a/n); hey lol guess who said consistency is the key and then disappeared for like 3 days 🤪🤪

sorry guys im j so silly 🥺🥺

anyways so yea short chapter but please accept this as it makes me feel like writing isn't a task.

thank you so much for everyone reading this, i didn't know if anyone would still be here (⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠)

stay safe and don't forget to drink water<3