I'm not a game | Kenma Kozume x Reader

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Kuroo walks you back to the front desk and you hand the librarian your English textbook. "Oh, did you help her find it Kuroo?" The librarian smiles when she looks over to Kuroo. "Yeah. I'll be returning back to my seat now." Kuroo smiles at the librarian. He waves goodbye to you and returns to one of the computers sitting on the right corner of the library.

"What's your name, dear?" You give your name to the librarian and she glides her fingers across the keyboard. With a few clicks from her mouse, she hands the book over to you. "You're all set to go, Y/L/N." You thank her and leave through the same door you entered. Feeling the fresh air of the outdoors washes away your tense muscles from earlier. Your face flushes when you think about Kuroo's lips. You grip tightly onto your textbook.

Kuroo admitted to liking you when you were kids.

But what about now?

Is he loosely kissing you because he couldn't back then?

What would that be considered?

Friends with benefits?

You have no intention of having such a relationship with Kuroo. Shaking your head, you walk away from the library building. You can faintly remember all the twists and turns Kozume took you. Turning the corner you nearly crash into someone. The very person who you didn't feel comfortable around. Kozume raises his eyes up from his phone. He straightens himself off of the wall and looks at you. "What are you doing here?" You stare at Kozume with your best deadpan expression. Kozume answers you with silence. Taking in his silence, you walk past him.

"Y/L/N." You notice a slight serious edge to Kozume's voice. Halting your footsteps, you stand still. Kozume's footsteps replace the silence between the two of you. He walks over to you, standing in front of you. Kozume's golden cat like eyes rests on your face. He takes a long look at you which makes you uncomfortable. Your eyes start to narrow on Kozume. It feels like you're being analyzed by him. His eyes flick towards your narrowed eyes and then towards your hands that clench onto the book. "I can't get a read on you." Kozume mumbles under his breath. "One moment you drop your guard down for me and the next you're distant. But towards Kuroo you're always on high alert." Kozume pauses, thinking about his next words. "You were polite to Lev but snarky towards those group of guys in our class. The only thing that stays consistent for the most part is your distrust in others."

You take a step back from Kozume. "Well, one moment I think you're kind and helpful but you were only pitying me. I guess we both don't understand each other."

"I just want to know why Kuroo likes you so much." You furrow your brows together. "Why?" Kozume hesitates to speak and you watch his lips barely part. Kozume hides his hands in his pockets, not allowing you to see if he's clenching his hands. "Because I don't know if I like or dislike you." Kozume's honesty makes you falter slightly. The glare you hold on him, loosens. "Kuroo is my only friend." Kozume sternly says those words towards you. You notice the way Kozume's tone switches. The familiar tone you received the first day you met Kozume.

Is Kozume afraid you'll take Kuroo away from him?

You feel that the roles are actually reversed. Kozume is the one who took your best friend away. But small details like that didn't affect you anymore. What's in the past stays in the past. "Then you should be careful of your actions." You coldly say to Kozume, stepping to the side to walk past him. You stop by his ear. "I'd also appreciate it if you don't assess me like I'm some kind of boss battle that you have to defeat." Kozume slowly turns to look at you, your glare on him surprises him. "I'm not a game Kozume Kenma." You watch Kozume's golden eyes widen.

"I'll be sure to not cause you unnecessary trouble from now on. Keep to yourself. That's the kind of guy you are anyway, right?" Your distant voice stabs through Kozume's chest. Kozume watches Y/L/N's small frame walk away from him. "How'd she know that?" Kozume has trouble reading Y/L/N but she easily reads him within the small time frame of the two meeting.

Maybe he's the one that's easily readable. Kozume silently heads back to class, the two separated by a large gap.