[English] ~𝒟𝒶𝓇ℯ 𝓉ℴ 𝒟𝓇ℯ𝒶𝓂~ Kenma x OC

Chapter 27: Leaked

A/N: There is a picture in this chapter. I drew it myself. It's not perfect, so don't be mean to me if it looks a bit weird :D

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Two seconds later my phone rang. It was Rose.

"Sorry, I have to answer it." I pulled myself together and disappeared into the bathroom to make the call. I hesitantly pressed the green receiver.

"Jesus Christ, Izumi. What are you doing over there?!" Rose's voice sounded frantic.

"Is that what I think it is?" I paced restlessly between the sink and the toilet. Rose sighed.

"It's even worse, Izy. Much, much worse. Someone took a photo of you and uploaded it to Insta. The picture is being shared like crazy."

I held my breath. Shit. I turned the phone on loud and opened Instagram. Immediately, thousands of messages flooded me, as well as some links. I pressed the first one I saw.

An unreal feeling overcame me. I ripped open the bathroom door. Kenma raised his head in shock.

"Kitten, is something wrong?"

Rose made a disbelieving sound. "Kitten?!"

I held my phone under Kenma's nose. A dark expression spread across his face.

"Shit! They're really everywhere." He reached for his phone. "I have to go downstairs for a minute. Stay here for a while, got it."

I could only nod. I had never seen Kenma so angry. He left the room.

"Woah. I never thought I would hear Kenma's angry voice. He's usually so gentle in his streams." Rose cleared her throat. "And what are you doing now?"

Honestly? I didn't know. Not only was my identity leaked, but also a photo of me, and a current one at that. Anyone could recognize me now.

"Oh dear, Izy. This whole thing is really messed up." Rose sounded genuinely worried.

My heart was pounding in my throat. What would happen now?

The door opened again and Kenma came back into the room. He was followed by Kuroo-san, Bokuto-san and Akaashi-san. Sakusa-san trotted into the room a few seconds late.

"Hello Izumi-chan!" Bokuto-san smiled like sunshine. I smiled back slightly.

"Hey Rose, I have to hang up. Love you." Rose mumbled something I couldn't understand, then she said goodbye too.

"Me too, Izy. See you soon."

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"What's the plan?" Akaashi-san leaned against the wall.

Kenma had dropped down next to me again. "First of all, we have to make sure that Izumi is out of the spotlight. I don't want her to be harassed because of me."

His hand had found its way to my back again, where he was circling.

"And how are we going to do that?" My voice was shaky.

Kenma became restless. "The only thing that would really have an effect would be to call you a family member. But I don't know if I want that."

Sakusa-san laughed dryly. "What you want isn't important here, Kenma. The important thing is that we get Izumi-san out of the spotlight."

Akaashi-san nodded in agreement. "What do you think, Izumi?"

My thoughts were racing. No, the risk of the lie coming out was too great, especially because Atsumu, my real cousin, was a famous volleyball player. That would only cause trouble.

"Are there any other options?" I looked around. "It would be far too dangerous to make such a claim."

Kuroo-san looked at me questioningly and I remembered that most of them didn't know about my relationship to the Miya twins. I left it at that for now.

"There is also the option of calling you a good friend. But that's not very believable." Sakusa-san looked at us intently. "Think carefully about what you do."

Kenma was lost in thought. "And what if I tell the truth?"

I swiveled my head in his direction. "W-what?"

He smiled reassuringly. "At the moment we are friends. No less, maybe a little more, but they don't need to know that."

Akaashi-san turned away with a grin and Kuroo-san laughed quietly. My face must have been bright red again.

"You are also the cousin and a friend of my friends. When I put it this way, I am telling the truth without giving too much away."

Bokuto-san nodded slightly. "I don't think it's such a bad idea."

They talked about a few things he should add, but I only catched half of it. We're friends at the moment. Not less, maybe a little more... He was right. We were just friends at the moment. So why had I been so worried? I wasn't even his steady girlfriend.

A sinking feeling spread through me. The whole thing had gone to my head. I actually had nothing to fear.

"Fine, then I'll do it like that." Kenma brought me back to reality. "Are you okay with it kitten?" His hand was still wandering over my back.

"Yes, I agree."

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I read the post that Kenma had uploaded over and over again. He had worded it exactly as he said he would. I had already read a few comments when Kenma took my phone away from me. 

"Tsk, didn't I say you were going to put it away? Do I really have to take your phone away from you? Bad kitten." I protested, but he shook his head. 

"It's best if you don't read it. Some people can be very mean." He put my phone aside and then gave me a big smile. "Come on, it's almost 6 p.m. I think I can smell the grill already."

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"Izumi-chan, over here!" 

Kenma and I had gone our separate ways. I had slipped out through the main entrance while he used the western entrance. Maru-chan was waiting for me with a warm hug. 

"We've reserved a spot for you. Are you coming?" 

I caught a glimpse of Kenma, who smiled warmly at me. My heart was pounding loudly and my thoughts were wandering again. I thought of the numerous moments we had spent together. Whatever we were or how we defined ourselves didn't matter. All that mattered was that we had each other. I didn't need anything more. Everything that followed would find its way, I was sure of that. And I was looking forward to it. I wasn't so scared anymore. We had already been through so much together, we would be able to overcome the upcoming obstacles together too. A slight smile played around my lips. Everything would finally be okay... 

"I'm coming, Maru-chan."