Silently Pining

Shipper

Yukie grins at your question. "Cuz, I think you two were made for each other."

"And why is that?" You raise a brow at her.

Her grin stretches wider. "I know something you don't."

"And what would that be?"

"Kenma saved your life."

Your eyes widened, whipping your head around to make eye contact with her. "What? When? How?"

"Kenma apparently shared a story from when he saw you in this park four years ago. Some guys were tryna do shit to you and Kenma called the cops."

"Kenma did that?"

She nods, a proud smile on her face. "From what I know, he saw you and immediately wanted to protect you. He's been worried and thinking about you everyday since."

You take a glance at the setter, who was currently in a conversation with some of the others from Nekoma and Fukurodani. "How do you know this? When did he say that?"

Yukie smiles bigger. "Nekoma and Fukurodani hung out the weekend after the hang out and he shared that story. Everyone wanted him to explain his behavior at the hang out, and so he told us all that. Well, what do you think of him now? Is he your hero? Are you in love with him yet?"

You look away, a pink hue tinting your cheeks. "I don't know. He saved me when I was in trouble and by myself, so of course I consider him something like a hero. But, I wouldn't say I'm in love with him. I like him, but I don't think we're quite at the romantic kind of like just yet."

Yukie wiggled her eyebrows suggestively. "But it's not completely out of the question, is it? Maybe, just maybe, there's a chance you could develop feelings like that for Kenma?"

"It's not impossible...."

Yukie beamed, starting to cheer. "Yay! KenY/n will happen eventually!"

"What was that?"

"I ship you guys, so I gave a ship name. Isn't it great?"

You feel more heat build in your face. "Please don't be so loud. There's not that big of a chance that Kenma and I would end up in a relationship."

She squeezed you a little. "I think that once you build feelings for him, there will be a relationship."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Think about it. Would someone just think about one person for years on end without having some sort of feeling for them?"

"Well, no."

She smirks. "There's a pretty good chance that he likes you. All you need to do is get your feelings for him all sorted out, and then there will be a perfect relationship."

You look at her, a somewhat doubtful look on your face. "How can you be so sure?"

"Picture this: a boy who called the cops to save you. All he wants is to protect you, keep you safe from everyone and everything that can cause you harm. He'll be so gentle with you, always share his thoughts and feelings, even though he's quiet around everyone else. But he'll make that effort for you because he loves you. He'll make you feel so loved and appreciated, just to keep you by his side."

"That does sound pretty nice."

Yukie smiles. "Doesn't it? That's the kind of person Kenma can be if he really wants to. And I'm one hundred percent certain that he would do all that for you. Trust me. So start thinking about him in a romantic sense."

You look at the others, quickly pulling Yukie away to make sure no one would be able to hear what you were going to say to her. "You have no doubts that things will turn out that way, right?"

"No doubts whatsoever."

Your face turns a shade of pink darker than what it had been previously. "Maybe, just maybe, I could be developing feelings for Kenma. Just a little and I'm not exactly sure of it."

Yukie beams, jumping up and cheering. "Woo-hoo! My ship will start sailing soon!"

"Yukie! You have to promise me you won't say anything I've just told you to anyone, not even Kaori or Keiji."

She stops jumping, looking at you with a suddenly very serious look on her face. "I won't tell a soul what you've just told me. This is a secret I will take to my grave."

You smile at her. "Thanks. I really appreciate you doing this for me."

Yukie smiles. "Of course, we're friends after all."

You hug her. "You're the best."

She hugs you, squeezing a bit. "I'm glad you're only sharing this secret with me. That means I'm your favorite, right?"

You chuckle. "Of course, you're my favorite!"

"Yay!"

"Yukie? Y/n? Where did you two go?" You both heard Kaori's voice calling out to you.

You both quickly join the group.

Yukie beamed. "I was showing Y/n something."

Kaori raised a brow. "What?"

"An amazing future she could have."

Everyone else was confused by what she said. But you know exactly what she meant, causing a blush to spread across your cheeks. No one asked Yukie any more questions, too afraid to get a weird answer from her.

Kenma watched you from where he was, taking in all your features. He smiled, happy that you were doing so well. He thought back to the first time he saw you in this park, happy that he had been able to do something so that he could see you here again.

Akaashi walked up to you, whispering in your ear. "So, what were you and Yukie talking about earlier."

"You don't need to worry about it. She was just telling me something she felt I should know. And I was giving my input. We were just talking about stuff."

He raised a brow. "What kind of things were said?"

"Just... it's something personal. I really don't feel like sharing."

And suddenly....

"Y/n! Kenma! You two should walk together through the flowery area!" Yukie yelled back at you.

You look at Kenma, quickly joining him at his side. You smile at the boy. "Looks like we get to talk to each other and look at flowers together."

He gives a small smile. "Yeah, it certainly looks that way."

The others looked at you two, then turned to Yukie with a questioning look.

She looks at them. "What? I'm just giving them the push they need to start a relationship."