A TWO-PLAYER GAME ;; KOZUME KENMA

FINAL LIFE!

GAME . . . START !

Last life. Kenma was on his last life before heartbreak; he was hanging on a thread before plummeting into an abyss of depression. He'd fallen in love with a girl he met only last week, yet he's so attached to everything about her. From the shine in her eyes that appeared whenever Kenma conversed with her to the music that rang all throughout the gym whenever she found something hilarious, it all enticed Kenma, and made him desire her presence more. All he wanted was to embrace her, a surefire way of regenerating his health bar.

But no, it was more than that - he didn't want to be with (Y/N) just so he could win this game. Even if he lost all of his lives, even if he suffered heartbreak, Kenma wanted to see her, to hear her, to be with her. There was just something about her that drew him to her. It was a mystery, and he was determined to solve it. However, the only way to solve it was by, of course, getting closer to her.

And so we find Kenma sitting all alone in his classroom, stalling his time after school before practice. He was afraid to see Kuroo and (Y/N) share a kiss once more. He stared at the screen of his phone, reading on a website about a new event that his favorite video game was hosting. It was the video game that he played with (Y/N).

10 DAMAGE TAKEN!

He heard the pitter-patter of footsteps outside the classroom and heavy breathing. The door to the classroom then opened so suddenly Kenma jumped in his seat. He looked over to see the girl of his dreams. He gulped as he looked back down at the article on his phone.

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"Oh, Kenma, you're here!" (Y/N) exclaimed.

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"Practice has started already," she began, as she walked closer to where he sat, "Aren't you coming?"

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(Y/N) hovered over Kenma as she peered at what he was reading on his phone. It looked familiar.

"Hey, what game is that? I'm pretty sure I play it," she said, with a smile growing over her face.

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Kenma's breathing grew shallow as he figured out what to say, because he knew that the two had spent countless hours playing the game together, and neither of them knew that for the longest time. But then she inched closer, trying to make out the name of the game, written at the top of Kenma's screen. Her face lit up as she recognized the title.

"Hey, I play that game! What's your username?" She asked, with excitement in her voice. Kenma didn't know, and she never told him, that there was a hidden tone of anxiety laced in her words.

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"Uh, it's applepi," he meekly replied. He looked down in embarrassment, as he did not want to make eye contact with eyes that shone so brightly they could blind his own. He then heard a reaction that he did not expect - silence. (Y/N) went silent as she sat down in her own seat. Kenma looked up as he saw her with a soft smile on her face. Love filled the colors of her eyes.

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"So Kuroo was right," she stated.

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Kenma frowned. How could she bring her boyfriend into this conversation? He furrowed his brows at the mention of his name. Despite being best friends, Kuroo certainly did not feel like they were friends as it seemed like they were rivals for (Y/N)'s love.

"What are you talking about?" Kenma dejectedly asked.

"Right before you abruptly left last night, I was telling him about how I upgraded my player in that game you're looking at," she motions toward Kenma's phone.

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"But he told me that if I'm so excited about that game I should go talk to you about it," (Y/N) continued, "and so I asked him what your username was. He told me it was what you just said, it was applepi."

All Kenma could do was listen. So this was what was going on outside while he was changing in the club room last night. He felt so bad for misunderstanding the situation. So he let her continue on with her account of the story.

"So I went silent. I told him that that was the username of my best friend, and that dumb kid really went, 'Well, he's your best friend.' And that's when you walked out of the club room and I got all red in the face." (Y/N) sighed and dropped her shoulders. She relaxed her whole body as she finished the rest of what she had to say.

"I got so red in the face because when you walked out and left, I just felt... so embarrassed... knowing that I had fallen in love with you, Kenma, my best friend. I've only ever had eyes for you. Or, well, for applepi."

The two shared a laugh and then a comfortable silence ensued. Kenma gathered up all of the courage he had in his inventory.

"(Y/N), I..."

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"I..."

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"I've also..."

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"I've also fallen in love with you. Ever since you walked through that door."

(Y/N)'s eyes lit up as she felt like the happiest girl in the world. Tears welled up in her eyes as she said, "Kenma, you really don't know how much your words mean to me. Everything you've ever said I've cherished."

90 HEALTH RESTORED!

Kenma stood up from where he sat and (Y/N) did the same. He quickly wrapped his arms around her torso and shut his eyes. Seconds later, (Y/N) did the same. They once again stood in a comfortable silence, but this time with a warm embrace. After what seemed like forever and a minute, Kenma pulled away as he grabbed (Y/N)'s face and placed his lips upon hers. They shared a chaste kiss for a second until it was interrupted.

"Ah, awkward Kenma. You've done it; good job. Now we've gotta get back to practice, all of us."

It was Kuroo who ruined the intimate moment. Kenma turned around to give Kuroo the most disgusted glare as the captain held his arms up in playful surrender. He walked away, calling out that he would let the rest of the team know that Kenma and (Y/N) would be a couple minutes late. A couple minutes late.

But no matter if Kenma and (Y/N) got reprimanded. They finally have each other - in game and in reality. Because, after all, the game of infatuation is a two-player game.

GAME OVER!

KOZUME KENMA AND (L/N) (Y/N) WIN!

THANKS FOR PLAYING!