Behind the City (Haikyuu gang AU)

Chapter 4

Ok so I think I have a schedule now. This fanfic will be updated every other Monday. Starting from this Monday on. So, it won't be updated next Monday, but the week after that.

-fairytale
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Kenma POV:

"Uugghh..." I groaned. "Where is he?"
I whispered to myself.

I stood from my desk and walked to the window and look out at the city. My golden eyes filled with longing. I don't like what I have to do, but I know I have to. It's not necessarily what I have to do, not at all. That witch, Kiyoko, can rot in hell for all I care. It's who has to do it that upsets me the most.

I don't like putting Kuroo in this position. I don't like risking his life. He probably doesn't even realize how much it affects me... I am a very stoic person, and I don't like to share much, especially my feelings. But, this is hard for me. In this cruel and hating world, Kuroo is the only one who accepts me and all my shitty flaws. And, if that one little light is taken from me, there will be hell to pay. But, I have to do what I have to do.

I can't risk everyone else's lives, I'm selfish not mean. This whole thing is a game and it's better to send in your best player and have confidence in winning, than send in a weaker player and have the constant anxiety of losing. I love games and I love winning. Every level is a new challenge, and I am on the boss level. This is probably the biggest play I've ever made actually.

Flash back:

"Are you sure you still can?" I ask keeping a blank expression on my face.

"Kenma, I never stopped. I would be able to assassinate the prime minister of Japan and no one would know it was me." He says like a teenager trying to convince his mother to let him go to a party.

"Kuroo this is different. You have to form an emotional bond, pretend to love her, convincingly give her true information laced with false information, and poison her." I say with concern.

He drops his normal childish attitude for just a moment.
He gives me a look that says more than words will ever be able to.
'I could die, and I've accepted it. It doesn't matter what you say someone has to do it.' It's as if the words are written on his face.

"Ok..." I say with a drawn out sigh.

"Do you have the venom or should I get it? This is going to take a few weeks to build the emotional bound, but I'd still like to be prepared." He almost whispers.

"I'll get it for you, you focus on what you need to." I say as I get up.

I walk towards him and reach out to place my hand on the tattoo on his arm. He jerks back before my hand can touch it.

"You know you can't touch that. That has the venom I use for Mithridatism." He says sternly.

Mithridatism is the process of slowly injecting oneself with toxins over a long period of time, to build an immunity to it. Kuroo is an assassin. He specializes in poison, specifically snake venom. The tattoo with venom on it is part of the Mithridatism, it's normally done by snake breeders, but it worked for him.

He gently grabbed my hand that still hung. frozen in the air.

"Nothing will happen to me, Kenma, I swear." He said quietly.

"Come back alive. That's my final order." I say as I rip my hand away and walk over to my desk.

"You are dismissed." I say signaling for him to leave.

As soon as he leaves, I begin to cry. When did I fall so hard for him?

It's been at least a month since that conversation. The time is near. I can't quell the agonizing anxiety that I'm going to regret this.

Before I make anymore stupid decisions I need Kuroo back alive.

I need to know he is ok and that I won't need to do more than is necessary.

I get so lost in thought I almost didn't notice the arms wrap around my waist.

Subconsciously I lean into the touch until I realized someone is touching me!

I shove them off and rapidly pull a gun out of my coat pocket, and aim at the unidentified person.

"Woah kitten, is someone a little on edge?"

I sigh and put the pistol away.

"Idiot... why didn't you knock." I say slightly flustered.

My face turns slightly red.

"Kitten you seriously need to rest. It looks like you have a fever." He puts his hand on my forehead.

Idiot you're the reason I'm red!

I slap his hand away.

"Stop worrying about me..." I say with irritation.

"Never." He says with that stupid smirk on his face.

At this point my face is the color of my tie. Very bright red.

"Oh my god, just tell me how it went."
I say sitting down at my desk.

He's alive still. That's what matters until the job is complete.

Akaashi POV:

"Akaashiiiiii!" Bokuto screams as he enters my office.

"Bo... I told you to knock." I say calmly, not once looking up from my desk.

I ignore him completely because normally he comes in just for the company, but he did something I didn't expect.

He cupped my cheeks and tilted my face up.

"No. This isn't just some visit. I picked up something important this time." He says completely seriously.

I sit quitetly for a moment, his hands still on my cheeks and his serious eyes still meeting mine.

I take his hands in mine.

"Ok, tell me."

"I understand you prefer neautrity, but I think something big is happening. And, if we choose to remain neautral, we'll all get destroyed in the end." He says with not one once of humor, which is very unnatural for Bokuto.

"What?" I say confused.

He grips my hands tighter.

"This is going to take some explaining..."