Can We Keep It Together {Haikyuu Fanfic}

Chapter 4 ~ Concern

Kuroo POV

Im pretty impressed with how well Kenma did. He doesn't like to tire himself out but still seemed to put in a lot of effort into the race. He was 10th to reach the beach. When he climb out of the water my heart broke slightly. He was gasping for air, soaking wet, and shaking. He reached up and handed me the ring.

"Go." He sound exhausted. I really don't want to leave him here but if he wore himself out this much, he truly wants to win. So I leave him and take off at full speed. Currently the front runner is surprisingly Kageyama and Bokuto is close behind them. I can already tell Bokuto is losing speed and sure enough, I catch up and grin at him as I pass.

I keep going, trying to catch Kageyama before we reach the water but fail. He isn't that far ahead but i'm struggling to catch him. I dive in and swim as fast as I can while gripping the ring in my left hand. I actually ended up catching up to him when we reached the dock. I couldn't slow down though. Daichi and Bokuto are very close behind me. I pull myself on the dock and quickly grab the next ring before diving into the water right after Kageyama.

During the last stretch its hard to tell exactly where you stand. All I can see is water splashing every where. I can barley hear anything too. No wonder Kenma looked so beat. He's not the most athletic person and this challenge is even hard for the most fit of the group. Soon im able to touch the ground. I climb out of the water barley able to breath. Kageyama is right next to me. He collapses on the beach right as Daichi shows up. He runs past me making it to Nekomada first. I force myself up and hand him my rings next. Then surprisingly Yamaguchi comes up behind me being third. I didn't even notice him.

Kageyama is still collapsed on the beach. Hinata had to give Nekomada their rings. He is now crouched next to him, mostly likely trying to get him to stand up. Im handed a towel and notice Kenma sitting against a tree with his knees pulled closely to his chest. I sigh and walk over to him. He doesn't look up, only hugs himself tighter. I sit down and pull him close to me, placing a light kiss on his head. He still refuses to look up.

"Kenma?" I whisper close to his ear as I feel him shake slightly against me. "Hey, you're ok. Just relax. I'm right here." I hear a quiet sob and whimper. He really pushed himself today. Why? It's only the first day of training. I slowly start playing with his hair, hopping he'll be able to calm down.

"Take a deep breath, don't think about anything else ok. Focus on your breathing." It's hard to tell if he can hear me and understand me but I can feel him breath against me deeply. Soon coach Nekomada starts talking. The teams that places 1st, 2nd and 3rd can rest while everyone else has to do 40 push ups. I hear Kenma sigh in relief when he says that. Now that he knows he doesn't have to do the punishment he can relax.

He stoped shaking and finally lifted his head up, staring ahead and watching everyone struggle. He lets out a long sigh and I gently tap his chin, gaining his attention. He gives me a weak smile before leaning against my chest.
"I'm sorry..." he whispers. "I shouldn't have ignored you earlier... I was mad."

"Hey you don't have to be sorry. I deserved that. Don't worry about it, ok." He sighs but I feel him nod against me. We sit there while everyone does their punishment before we all head back to the cabin. I let Kenma take the first shower. Once he enters the bathroom I collapse on the bed and groan in pain. For a while now, anytime I run for a long period of time I get a stabbing pain in my back. I haven't told anyone, I just hoped it would go away soon. That hasn't been the case. I relax on the bed, taking deep breaths, ignoring the pain.

Kenmas shower doesn't take too long, meaning I have to get up. I sigh quietly once he comes out. I sit up gritting my teeth and quickly head to the bathroom wincing slightly at my sudden movement. I really don't want Kenma to know, it would just cause him to worry over nothing. Im sure it's nothing.

I take a longer shower the usual. The hot water takes the pain away for the most part, so I don't want to lose it. Once I decide its been long enough I slowly get out and dry off quickly, before the pain returns. It doesn't take long for its return though. I wince as I put on my shirt and let out a long exhale before exiting. When I open the door I see Kenma on the bed playing his game but once he catches my eye, he stops and puts the game down, sitting up and tilting his head lightly showing concern. Damit he must have noticed. I just smile and slowly sit on the bed, doing my best to not show my pain but fail. I let out a quiet grunt but it was clearly herd by him.

"Whats wrong." All of his attention is on me. This rarely happens. I smile at the thought and slowly lay down. "Nothing, I'm fine. Don't worry." He rolls his eyes and crawls over to me, climbing on top of me and straddling me. I raise an eyebrow but his blunt expression doesn't change.

"Sit up." He demands. I hesitate but oblige. Anytime Kenma gets authoritative I cant do much but listen to him. He definitely has too much control of me. I slowly sit up and wince once Im fully up and face to face with him. I sigh in defeat and look at him. "Its really nothing ok... Im fine." I smile but he just gives me a cold stare.

"Stop lying to me." He says coldly. I gulp and stare into his eyes. Its clear he's concerned but its also clear i'm wearing his patience. I groan and fall back down, gritting my teeth once I hit the sheets. "Its just a small pain in the back. Im really fine."

"Small?" He raises an eyebrow and I roll my eyes. He climbs off me and crawls over to my head, bringing his hand to my head, softly running his fingers through each strand. I let out a soft hum and close my eyes, relaxing to his touch. "Anything I can do?" He asks, his voice now calm and soft. I open one eye and look up at him. He smiles. God he can be so fucking adorable sometimes.

"I can give you a massage." My eyes light up to that idea. Kenma has only given me a massage 2 other times and they're heavenly. Sadly anytime I ask he denies me. He could bribe me to do anything for a massage. I grin and nod.

He helps me sit up to take off my shift. I then lie down on my stomach wincing once more. Kenma climbs on top of me, softly running his hands down my back telling me to relax. I listen and he starts to slowly add pressure, moving his hands to different pressure points in my back. I sigh, melting completely to his touch. He's practically got me under a spell. He presses down hard on one spot causing me to groan in pain.

"You ok?" He asks adding more pressure to that spot then moving his hand in circles. I groan again, grasping the sheets.

"Ahh~ yeah, that feels ahh~ good." He keeps massaging my back making me feel more and more relaxed working on the tight muscles. "What did you exactly do to your back?"

"Ah~ not really sure. It just kinda starts hurting when I run a lot." I grit my teeth and groan again, relaxing a little more.

"How long has this been going on?"

"Ngh~ I don't know. Like a week?" I sigh a little as he continues to add more pressure to my back. "You should have told me."

"Yeah sorry, I just didn't want you to worry." The pain lessens into nothing as the time passes. Soon Kenma ends the massage. I wine in disappointment as he gets off me. I turn me head to see meet his face.

"Better?" He asks lightly.

"Mmm much better." I hum. I sit up and wrap my arms around him. "Thank you. You really do give the best massages." He chuckles slightly.

"Yeah yeah, I am still worried. You should tell coach or go get it looked at." I sigh and push him back to meet his gaze.

"I'm really fine. It's normally not that bad." He crosses his arms and sternly looks at me.

"Doesn't that mean it's getting worse?" I freeze. I honestly didn't even think of that. I sigh and lie down.

"If it comes back at that strengths then I'll get it looked at. Sound good." He sighs but nods. I smile at him and he crawls over to me lying down on my stomach nuzzling his head in my chest. I hum and wrap my arms around him squeezing him as close as I can, feeling him relax into me.
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