I'm not a game | Kenma Kozume x Reader

Can't you rely on me?

Buying a peach flavored water, you hold the cold bottle in your small hands. You find an empty bench resting under a large tree in the front entrance of the large courtyard. Sitting down you feel your drowsiness return. The millionth sigh escaping your lips. Tiredly you unscrew the cap from your water bottle and take a sip. Leaning your back on the bench, you close your eyes, feeling the wind gently breeze through your hair. You make the mistake of closing your eyes. Exhaustion and anxiety pulls you into a slow slumber.

Kozume and Kuroo step out from another part of the courtyard. The two walk towards the center of the courtyard. "Do you know where to even look?" Kozume speaks lowly under his breath. Kuroo shrugs, scratching the side of his face. "It can't be that hard to find her." His narrow hazel eyes slowly scan the courtyard. His eyes land on Y/N under the large tree in the middle of the courtyard. "Found her. That was easy." Kuroo grins from ear to ear, heading over towards her sleeping form. Kozume is surprised at how easily Y/L/N is to be found, his footsteps follow behind Kuroo. Kuroo tilts his head to the side when he walks closer to her, noticing her closed eyes.

"Is she asleep?" Kuroo whispers to Kozume. Kozume lazily looks over to Y/L/N, noticing the slow movement of her chest. "Looks like it." Kuroo's gentle smile reappears when he looks at Y/N. "She looks like the girl I remember eight years ago."

"You watched her when she'd sleep?" Kozume raises a brow, questioning Kuroo's weird behavior. Kuroo clenches his teeth, whisper yelling. "Shut up. You're making it sound weird. Y/N and I were pretty close when we were kids. We'd always tire ourselves out when we ran around the countryside. It was normal for the both of us to take naps together while her mom made us lunch." Kozume slowly nods his head, turning his attention back to Y/L/N.

"So you two were that close..." Kozume murmurs.

Kuroo nods his head, carefully taking a step closer to Y/N. "You shouldn't fall asleep defenselessly like this Y/N." His voice a soft whisper. He extends his hand towards her, his fingers gently moving the hair away that covers her eyes. Kozume silently watches Kuroo. He's never seen Kuroo treat someone so delicately. He's seeing a new to side Kuroo ever since she's shown up. "You should be careful Kuroo. She might wake up and get angry." Kozume whispers. "I can take her." Kuroo chuckles warmly.

Kozume stares at Kuroo with surprise. "I've never heard you laugh like that before." Kuroo grows flustered from Kozume's analysis. A blush forcing it's way on Kuroo's face. "Or that." Kozume points out Kuroo's blush. "Shut up Kenma!" Kuroo speaks a bit too loud, startling Y/N awake.

You knit your brows together from the voice. Slowly you flutter your eyes open and see Kuroo standing in front of you. You bolt awake, glancing at Kuroo. "Shit." Kuroo mutters under his breath when he sees Y/N is awake. He raises a hand up to greet you. "Nice to see you again Y/N." You narrow your eyes on Kuroo. "Were you watching me sleep?" Kuroo staggers, unsure how to reply to you. You take his silence as a yes and groan under your breath. Mentally you curse yourself for falling asleep so easily.

"You should be careful next time Y/N. Who knows what would happen if someone else noticed you were asleep." Kuroo says towards you. Biting your lower lip, you stand up. "I don't need to hear that from you. I know I shouldn't fall asleep randomly in public." You didn't expect to fall asleep so easily like that. Feeling embarrassed and annoyed, you walk away. Kuroo grabs your wrist, just like he did yesterday. "Are you going to act like you don't know me Y/N?" Kuroo asks you, his tone slightly hurt. You pull your wrist back. "We're not the same people as we were when we were kids Tetsurō."

Kuroo stubbornly grabs your wrist again, tugging you towards him. You angrily flick your eyes towards him and notice his piercing gaze. "You're lying. I know the girl I used to know is still in you." The two of you glare at each other in silence. "I don't know what happened to you but I'm here now Y/N. Can't you rely on me?" Kuroo shouts at you. You falter slightly from his booming voice. For a second you feel your imaginary wall crack but you quickly pull your wrist back.

"I was fine without you for the last eight years Tetsurō. I doubt I crossed your mind until yesterday. You have others to worry about now." You speak coldly towards Kuroo, your eyes flick over to Kozume who's behind him. The irritation in Kuroo's face loosens. Kozume tugs on the back of Kuroo's shirt. "Kuroo, you should give her space." Kuroo grunts, his eyes still staring at you.

"Listen to your best friend." You speak lowly, turning your back to Kuroo and walking yourself back to class. When Y/N's out of Kuroo's sight, he loudly groans. His hands clenching into fists by his sides. "Why is she acting like this towards me?" Kuroo messily runs his hands through his spiky hair. Kozume quietly eyes Kuroo's frustrations. "Are you sure you two were close?" Kozume speaks out to Kuroo who's now pacing back and forth with a dark glare. "I doubt she's changed just because of her mom's passing. There has to be more to it."

"Hey, are you ignoring me?" Kozume asks with his signature deadpan expression. Kuroo turns to look at Kozume. "Sorry, what were you saying Kenma?" Kozume sighs, "Does Y/L/N mean a lot to you Kuro?" Kuroo stares at Kozume in silence, stopping his back and forth pacing. He lowers his hands from his hair. "Yeah. She was my first love." Kuroo lowers his eyes to the ground. A melancholy smile on his face. Kozume is surprised by Kuroo's answer, his eyes widening just a bit.