The Rivals (Kenma Kozume x Oc)

Chapter Three: The Rivalry

Rin's POV:
The rest of the day is uneventful. Nothing with Kenma, although he was being stared at by a few different girls. It was almost as if they were taking shifts to not get caught. And when one girl stared all lovey-dovey at Kenma, another girl glared daggers at me.

I haven't even interacted with him since that tour. If only the girls used their eyes to look at something other than that pretty boy.

It's all in the past anyways as I walk down my favorite hall, into my favorite room, with all my favorite systems. The gaming club! Run by yours truly.

I take one step into the club and I'm greeted by a familiar face I'd rather not see, Kenma. He's sitting in my favorite chair playing the game I set the high score on, focused on nothing but the game.

No matter how hard they try, no one can beat my score in Wacman!

"Kenma what are you doing here?" I walk into the club room and have to settle for the couch next to the machine instead of my chair.

"Shhhh!" He calls back. It's only us in here since no one signed up for the year yet.

"It won't make a difference, not like you're gonna set a new recor-"

Just then I hear the victory noises I set to play for a new record. A loud ding~ followed by a fanfare. I shot up in shock and walked over.

I look over his shoulder at the arcade game, noticing him shift a little in MY seat. In the number one spot was ApplePi, which is Kenma because I'm Mystify. Yup, he set a new record for sure, but only by a few hundred.

I scoffed and sat back down. I took out my handheld system and played some street brawler.

"I'm part of the club." Kenma didn't take his eyes off the arcade screen, as if trying to beat his record.

I paused my game in disbelief "Really? You joined my club? For what? Because it seems like you don't like being around me, or people for that matter." I looked back down, the guy might be a jerk but what I said might've been uncalled for especially since we just met today.

"No you're right. But the games are worth putting up with it since they're the only things I love." He continued, his eyes staring straight at the screen, wearing a deadpan expression.

He can try all he wants, from now on he's my rival, and I WILL beat his high score!

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Kenma POV:
I look into what is supposedly the gaming club room, and it's empty. I hope there's not too many people in the club, I'll probably avoid talking to them anyways.

There's no one here, but there's arcade games, and a PC so this has to be the right place.

I drop my bag carefully onto a table with headsets and look around. I spot Wacman and decide to play a game.

"Haven't played in years," I whisper to myself, rolling up the sleeves of my plain white shirt. I grab the nearest chair and plop it in front of the arcade system.

I played so many games I didn't notice Rin walk in. Out of all people, it had to be the one that hated me for no apparent reason.

"Kenma what are you doing here?" Rin asked me while I was fighting for the top spot on the leaderboard.

"Shhhh!" The hushing slipped from my lips as if it were second nature, I was so close.

Every word she speaks after that was lost on me because I had just won the title of top spot. A ding followed by a fanfare rang out in the quiet room. The leaderboard was taken over by me, ApplePi.

Rin bolted up realizing I took her spot. She came close to check the leaderboard, so close I could smell the scent of lilly perfume on her.

I shifted away, this was too much human interaction and I didn't know what to do. She walked back and pulled out a handheld system, the same one I had but in red.

I replied to her earlier question "I'm part of the club." and continued on playing. Out of the corner of my eye, I see her pause her game.

"Really? you joined my club?"

That explains why the name Rin was familiar

"For what? Because it seems like you don't like being around me, or people for that matter."

I had no reaction, she wasn't wrong. I don't like talking to people because I worry what they think. I've only managed to make one friend and that's Kuroo.

"No you're right. But the games are worth putting up with it since they're the only things I love."

I stayed staring back at the arcade and playing, trying to maybe top what I had already beaten her by. If she wants to see what I can do in her club, then I'll beat all her high scores by unbeatable amounts.

Rin is now my rival and she will lose!

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A/N: this chapter is a little shorter, I apologize. I hope whoever reads this enjoys it regardless!