Behind the City (Haikyuu gang AU)

Chapter 8

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Kenma POV:
As soon as everyone was situated and we were ready to talk about whatever the hell they wanted, my idiot decided to take his idiot into the hallway.

I presume my facial expression made it crystal clear that Kuroo was dead as soon as he got his ass back in here. If there's one thing he knows about me, it's that I'm terrible with any social situations. And, here I am, alone with someone who has been out to kill me.

After they made it to the hallway, I leaned forward in my chair, resting my elbows on the desk.

"Look owl, I want you to shoot straight, because I know you're not here for the company, you need to be here. So, go on explain yourself." I say narrowing my eyes at the stoic man sitting across from me.

"You've got me there... but, I could prove more useful to you than you're expecting." He shrugs off my last comment, voice remaining calm as if I were his long time friend.

"It may seem like I do nothing, but I keep very extensive tabs on everything. I'm very aware of your little feud." He pauses for a moment his golden eyes looking down at his hands, while he fidgets with his rings.

Finally he looks up and smirks slightly. That's the most emotion I've seen this entire day.

"What if I were to say you're feuding with more than you bargained for?" His voice drops lower, the extremely subtle smirk still dancing on his lips.

This comment didn't make sense to me whatsoever. All I could do was look back at him, confused.

"I see you still aren't catching on... Aren't you supposed to be the smart one here? Anyway, I would love to be of assistance to you. All I ask is that in the end I'm not screwed over. In exchange for temporary alliance, I can give you all the information you need to know." He offers. His facial expression once again becoming dull and sullen.

'You're feuding with more than you bargained for...'
That one clue was the missing piece of the puzzle. The one piece I need to  complete a foolproof plan. In this situation there are so many pros and cons that it's overwhelming.
Pros: I have a little help, always nice. I get information that I might not have prior to this form of temporary alliance. Then there are the cons. I could get screwed over in the end. All this information could be false.

My train of thought was interrupted when Idiot 1 and 2 decided to come back inside. I glared at Kuroo who walked over to me.

"If you'll excuse me one more time?" He say pulling me up and into the corner of the large office.

"So, how's it going?" He asks casually.

I glare at him for awhile. Then, I slap him in the cheek because, how dare he leave me when he knows how nervous I am.

"Ok then..." he says nonchalantly.

"We'll talk about your disappearing act later you asshole." I whisper loud enough for him to hear, my voice dropping an octave lower.

"For now, he's offering important information. In return all we provide temporary assistance." I explain.

I watch his facial expression drop while he thinks.
He seems to break out of whatever trance he was just in. He makes eye contact with me.

"I say we do it. I can tell you're curious, so am I. I'm not sensing any danger here." He pause and his normal smirk returns, only this time it has a twist of malice in it.

"Only desperation, on there part. See, I went in the hall-"

"Ah! I said we are discussing that later. I'm not interested right now." I interrupted.

He rolls his eyes slightly. Normally I would be extremely upset by this but at this point I don't care.

Akaashi POV:

"So, how did you do?" I ask looking down at my hands which were in my lap.

"God what a sucker. Now I remember why I never went back... You know, I still regret crying that day. What can I say, sometimes when I act I really get into the role." He whispers loud enough for me to hear, but not loud enough for the cameras that are most likely in the room.

"So, you think he believed you?" I say looking up.

"Believed me for four years. Definitely." He says confidently.

"Bo, I'm serious. If he knows you're faking, and tells cat boy, this will fall through and once again we're screwed." I says glaring at him.

"Listen Doll, he was apologetic. It was very genuine. Judging the Kuroo, I knew years ago, he can't fake something like that. I even tried to kill him, and he still was willing to be friends again. If that doesn't scream real for you I don't know what will." He says staring back at me, his face calm and reassuring.

I roll my eyes slightly.  "Ok 'doll' I trust you."

"You think pet names are cute, don't even lie." He says chuckling quietly.

"Sure, but time and place."

I notice them walking back over to where we were seated.

"Show time."
I hear Bokuto whisper very quietly.

"So, cat? Do we have a deal?" I ask.

He glances at the taller one and they make brief eye contact. He nods slowly.

"Sure. We'll discuss that 'special information' later." He says.

I stand begin walking out.

"Pleasure working with you, cat." I say as I leave.