"Hey, Hiroki-chan" came a call as I threw my gym bag over my shoulder walking out after the match. I was the last of the girls to leave the locker room, as always cause I took ages in the shower. I turned around the see Kuroo leaning against a wall and smirking at me "that was a pretty amazing move you pulled"
"Thanks" I muttered, shoving my hands into my pockets.
"Where did you learn it?" he smiled "Yaku wants to see if he can do it too now"
"My friend taught me" I said quietly "he's a libero too"
"Boyfriend?" Kuroo smirked and a small blush found it's way to my cheeks. Was he hitting on me?
"No, just a friend" I said, trying to muster any confidence I could.
"Good" he nodded, there was a brief moment of silence as an even smugger smile crawled on to his face "I can see why Kenma's so captivated by you"
"H-he is?" I stuttered, my whole face going red this time. Kuroo smiled slightly at my reaction, as if that's what he was trying to probe out of me.
"Kuro" came his voice as if on cue and he walked over "Nekomata's looking for you"
"Hmm, that's inconvenient" he said
"Why?" Kenma sighed
"Have you two not seen the news?" he asked, neither of us replied so he just carried on "there's these crazy guys snatching 16 year old girls off the street - I was going to offer to walk the lovely Hiroki here to the train station just in case"
"I haven't seen that" Kenma sighed
"Well it's real" Kuroo nodded indignantly "Kenma, why don't you walk her instead"
"I-I'm fine, I can walk myself" I blushed
"Nonsense!" Kuroo said "what if you're kidnapped?! I'd feel just awful.... Well, it has been fun but I'll catch you too crazy kids later" and with that he strolled off cackling down the hall way - leaving me kinda bemused.
"Uh" Kenma's voice broke me from my trance of staring after the black haired boy "I-I don't mind walking with you... I need to go to the train station anyway..."
"Oh, right" I nodded "sure"
KUROO P.O.V.
"What do you mean Kenma's not coming?" Yaku sighed as we walked towards our regular food stand. It was somewhat of a tradition, I instated it myself, that we get Doburi after practice on Fridays.
"He's busy" I smiled slightly "he's with someone"
There was a silence "with someone?" Yamamoto raised an eyebrow
"A female someone" I grinned at them and they fell into a shocked silence
"We're talking about the same Kenma here?" Kai asked "like - Kozume Kenma? Setter? 5 foot 7? Never puts down his PSP?"
I chuckled "yes, Kozume Kenma"
"Who's he with?" Yaku asked curiously "it's that libero isn't it?"
"Might be" I pushed my hands into my pockets as we stopped at the stand.
"What?" Yamamoto choked "the short, really cute one with the blue hair?"
"The very same" I laughed
"Damn, lucky boy" he said before placing our usual massive order.
"That girl is something else" Yaku shook his head
"What do you mean?" Innoka asked
"Did you see her at half time? She took one look at Kenma and she knew that he'd figured out their tactics - that's why we lost. She knew to switch up what they use regularly to catch us off guard"
"I never noticed" Kai frowned as we all silently considered that
"She did what it's taken us years to do in a couple minutes" Yaku smiled slightly
"And that is?" I asked
"Understand Kenma..." he shook his head
x
"So, your old school was Karasuno?" Kenma asked, we'd only been walking for 2 minutes and one of those was in an painfully awkward silence. However now, we were talking as if it was easy. I don't think either of us were great at talking to people we barely knew.. but here we are.
"Yeah" I smiled
"So you know Shoyo?" he asked
"Hinata?" I frowned "yeah, great kid" I chuckled "spilled a soda on me in our first practice match against them and had never stopped apologising"
Kenma cracked a small smile and I almost felt proud at that "he's a talented player"
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"Never seen anyone jump so high, do you reckon he has like springs in his feet or something?"
"What?" Kenma smiled
"Like, that can't be natural" I giggled "he has to me made of rubber or something"
Kenma was silent for a moment, as if considering this "you're right"
I smiled over at him as we reached the train station. He was like a mystery, wrapped in an enigma, wrapped in a volleyball uniform. I was finding myself desperate to know more about him.
"I have to get on this platform" he said
"Oh" I said, noticing it was the opposite to mine and wondering if he lived far away from me "okay, listen, thanks for walking me"
"It's nothing" he said quietly "at least you weren't "kidnapped"... sorry about Kuro. He's an acquired taste..."
"It's fine" I chuckled "see you tomorrow?
"Yeah, um, have you studied for that English test yet..?" he mumbled, looking at his feet.
"No, Cochi's kinda a slave driver. I've had practice every night 'till late this week"
"Me too.. maybe we could study together.. tomorrow at lunch.. in the library or somehting.." his face going progressively more red as he spoke
"Good idea" I squeaked, blushing myself as well "see you tomorrow..."
He moved for his train, turning and waving - a small smile on his face before he disappeared on to his platform. I felt myself grinning, my face still burning as I walked for my train home
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