Visiting Shouyo

Chapter 2: Thinking of You

School finally got out for the day. The chilly breezes nipped at Kenma's pinkish nose. Kenma, being the seemingly easily-tired person he is, was exhausted, and it didn't help that he still needed to go to practice. 

His eyes, droopy and tired, shifted to the side where he saw a small bird on the sidewalk.

"Huh? A bird? I-is it hurt??" 

The baby bird chirped and fluttered its small, defective wings, trying, and failing to fly. Kenma made his way over to the curb to pick up the small creature and put it back into its nest. 

The half- blonde carefully cupped his hands, lifting the small, black-feathered fledgling off of the concrete. The bird flailed its wings frantically at first, startling Kenma. 

"Whoah-uh... shhh shh, it's okay... I've got you." He said quietly, though he felt extremely uncomfortable with the small, delicate, creature in his shaky hands. 

The bird eventually calmed down and snuggled up to Kenma's palm, warming his fingers. The bird looked up at Kenma with a twinkle in its eye. "Kinda reminds me of Shoyo..." Kenma chuckled, his cheeks warming up. He eventually spotted a nest on a tree branch. "You must've been tryna fly." Kenma assumed. 

Kenma got on his toes and reached for the nest. He struggled to place the little bird in the nest, but eventually set it down safely. Kenma wiped a couple of beads of sweat off of his forehead. 

He waved at the little bird. "See you around, i guess..." He said, making his way over to the gym. The little bird chirped in response, causing Kenma to smile a little. 

"Oy, Oy! Kenma! You're 5 minutes late. Go warm up!"

 "Yes Coach." He sighed.

 Kenma sat in the corner of the large gymnasium and reached for his toes. He was feeling oddly light headed. Kenma groaned in discomfort as he stretched out his arms, legs, back, and neck. 

A couple minutes of stretching passed, and Kenma was already ready to sleep. (come to think of it, he was ready to sleep throughout the entire day.) Kenma's stomach ached as he stammered back to his feet.

"Hey, Hey, Kenma-San! Shouted Inuoka, as he sprinted over to the slender boy. 

"Oh, hey, Sou." Kenma sighed, picking up a stray volleyball. 

Inuoka's usual smile converted to a slight frown. Kenma-san, have you been sleeping? The bags under your eyes are really big... are you okay?"

Kenma twirled a strand of hair on his finger "Yeah, i'm fine. just..." Kenma paused to yawn "...not feeling very well today." 

"Well... should you be practicing? You have to be in top condition for our match with Karasuno!" The first year said, jumping up and down. 

Kenma laughed under his breath "Yeah, top condition. I'm really quite interested... in playing their number ten again." Kenma's face reddened and his heart began to race. 

Inuoka snapped his fingers "... um... Kenma-San... your're blushing. Why are you blushing...?"

Oh....uh... sorry, i was just feeling a little hot from.... all the body heat in here." Kenma said glancing to the side.  

Even just thinking of you makes my heart race.