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“Mom, dad. There's something
I wanted to talk about with you.”

Kuroo sighed as he placed
his chopsticks down.

The nervousness had made it
almost impossible to get any food
down, even if his mom had
prepared one of his favorite
foods and he was quite surprised
that his parents hadn't
addressed it earlier.

He was pretty sure that it was
so obvious he was trying to say
something but didn't know how
and when the right time would be.

Before eating?

He didn't want to disrespect
his mother's efforts.

While eating?

Somebody could choke out of shock,
not the best option either.

“I was waiting for that.
Normally your appetite is
twice as much after practice, son.”

His father spoke, his eyes staring
right into Tetsuro's soul.

He wasn't a scary man but he
was definitely quite strict, only
wanting the best for his son.

Since the ravenette was born,
his life had followed a clear
path made by his father.

It was the only way to succeed later
in life according to Mr Kuroo.

“Yeah, I can't eat much
when I'm nervous.”

He chuckled lightly but his mother
only gave him a concerned look.

She knew it too that her husband
could be strict with their son
sometimes but his intentions
had always been good.

Not wanting Tetsuro to struggle
like them, he of course tried his best
to guarantee his son a good future.

And still it made situations like these
much more difficult for them all.

Seeing her son so nervous often
meant that a more or less heated
argument would follow.

Because the ravenette's nervousness
could only mean one thing.

He left the path he was
supposed to stay on.

“I.. I don't really know how to
say it. It's a bit difficult, well..
Actually not really but-”

“Then just say it.
What could be the worst
that could happen?”

Kuroo wanted to laugh
at his father's words.

Maybe he wanted to cry a bit too.

There were so many worst case
scenarios he could imagine as
the outcome of this talk.

That his father would yell at him
was pretty much expectable and
out of question but Tetsuro really
didn't want to get disowned today.

His mother would be on his
side though, or would she?

During arguments she liked to
stay behind the line and just watch,
not taking anyone's side to
keep herself safe.

But if it was about her son.
getting forced to leave her
life she'd hopefully intervene.

Another option was that..

They'd force him to take
back his decision.

What if they'd force him to break
the promise he had made to Kenma?

“Well, ehm.. Kenma's pregnant.”

The following silence was unbearable.

His mother was staring at him
with big, shocked eyes while his
father had his eyes closed and
looked like he was trying to keep
the tornado of anger in him
as small as possible.

At first Tetsuro was the tiniest
bit glad that his dad wasn't directly
looking at him with those angry,
disappointed eyes of his but this
way his father's next words only
felt sharper as they punctured his
chest and knocked the breath
out of his lungs.

“He's going to get an abortion, right?”

Kuroo looked at his father
with shocked eyes, his heart
suddenly aching.

“He's not,
he wants to keep the baby.”

“Is he stupid?
Why would he ruin his future
just like that?! And yours too!
I'm not going to let this brat ruin
my son's future just like that!
I'll go over now to fix this-”

“Dad.”

“What were you even thinking?!
I don't care what you're doing in
your free time but protection is
a thing, you know?!”

“I-I know but apparently
i-it failed and..”

Tetsuro helplessly looked at his
mother who only turned her gaze
away, as expected she didn't
want to get involved.

“How can you be so stupid, really.
I'm very disappointed. Get your
shoes, we'll go over to the
Kozumes and fix this.”

“No.”
“Huh?”

His father slowly turned back
to his son, the fire of hell raging in
his eyes at his son's answer.

Or at least Tetsuro felt like he
was currently facing hell.

“Kenma wants to keep the baby
and so do I. I know that this is far
from what you want for me and it
was a huge shock for me too.
But taking a different path doesn't
mean that it's the wrong one.”

“But this one is! Do you have any
idea what it means to raise a child?
Have you thought about how to
pay for all the stuff a baby needs?
What about university? Are you
just going to give up everything
after graduation and become
a stay-at-home dad?
Because Kenma will still need to
go to school as far as I know..”

“You're saying I'm giving up when
you should be the one to understand
my motives the very best. Just like
you I only want the best for my child.
And I know our plans don't overlap
here but I'm not going to be selfish
and listen to you when my boyfriend
and child need me. You taught me
to be responsible for your family
and to always give your best
for your loved ones.
So let me do exactly that.
I know it's early, earlier than I
would have expected too but that
doesn't mean I'm ever going to
call my child a mistake.”

Tetsuro stared back with the
same determined eyes when his
father gave him a scrutinizing look
but sighed eventually.

“Don't come crying to me when
you realize how rough that path
is you've chosen for yourself.”

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