I'm not a game | Kenma Kozume x Reader

Her somebody

The doorbell rings throughout Kozume's house as the two of you look at one another. "KENMA! IS Y/N IN THERE WITH YOU?!" Kuroo shouts in front of the door. "I'd figured he would come here sooner or later..." Kozume stands up and opens his window, staring down at Kuroo. "Can you pipe down." Kozume nonchalantly says to Kuroo. Kuroo whips his body to the left to look at Kozume from the window. "Well, is she in there? I don't have her number to contact her...and she doesn't seem to be home." Kuroo bites his lower lip, annoyingly ruffling his hair. Kozume sighs, "What did you do this time?"

You glance over to Kozume, wondering why he hasn't told Kuroo that you are here with him. "WHY DO YOU ASSUME I DID SOMETHING?!" Kuroo cries out. You've never heard Kuroo sound so childish or frantic like this. He's always trying to look cool in front of you. "Because, you're always bothering Y/L/N." Kuroo groans, dropping his shoulders. "Fine...I did do something. Let me in so we can talk." Kozume noticeably stiffens when he hears Kuroo's request.

"Ah..." You squeak out. Kozume closes the window and turns to look at you. "Should I tell him you're here?" Kozume questions you. Shaking your head you look up at Kozume. "I'm curious to what he has to say." Your eyes dart around the room and you stop at Kozume's closet. "I'm hiding." You don't wait for Kozume's retort when you slip yourself into his closet. Kozume widens his eyes slightly. He holds back his chuckle, walking out of his room. "I can't tell who's worse. Kuroo or Y/L/N." Kozume mumbles to himself, walking down the stairs to open the door for Kuroo.

"Jeez, what took you so long?" Kuroo groans, letting himself in. "Hey, you're interrupting my game day." Kozume says towards Kuroo who's naturally walking upstairs towards Kozume's room. "Oh, right. Sorry. Did you ever beat that boss?" Kuroo enters Kozume's room, taking a seat where Y/L/N just recently was. "Yeah." Kozume picks up his bag of chips. "So, what happened between you and Y/L/N? Did she meet your grandparents?" Kuroo nods. "She came over like she promised." Kuroo pauses, leaning his nose towards Kozume. Kozume raises an eyebrow from Kuroo's behavior. "You smell different Kenma."

"What?" Kozume tries to hide his nervous tone. "I think the smell is coming from you Kuroo. You smell like strawberries."

"But, so do you Kenma!"

"Idiot, we're sitting right next to each other. Your smell is rubbing off on me." Kozume places a chip in his mouth, wanting Kuroo to stop over analyzing things. "Oh. Maybe you're right."

Idiot. Kuroo is such an idiot.

"Anyway, don't say anything until I finish my story Kenma." Kuroo looks at Kozume with a serious gaze. Kozume quietly stares at Kuroo, waiting for him to start. You lean your back against the wall. You pray that Kuroo doesn't take long to tell Kozume everything. The heat in the small space is starting to get to you. "Y/N and I were hanging out in my room and I shared some photos with her that her mother took. When I was sitting next to her, looking at the photos with her...I just felt this strong tug in my chest." Kuroo places a hand over his chest as if he's reenacting the motion. "Like my feelings for her were suffocated. So I started to say some serious cheesy things. I thanked her for being there for me and I also apologized for not being able to do more on my end." Kuroo's hand lowers back to his lap. His brows furrowing together.

"I brought up her mom again because I'm curious about her mother's death. But I shouldn't have. Y/N looked uncomfortable. She made this expression of distraught." Kuroo then shamefully lowers his head, covering his eyes with his palms. "My idiotic self thought the best way to comfort her was to show her affection. I didn't bother thinking about her when I started advancing towards her. She startled me when she kissed me back but I think her mind wasn't thinking straight and I took advantage of it." Kozume slowly narrows his eyes on Kuroo. You bite the inner part of your cheek, your hands clench onto your skirt.

"You didn't do anything more than kiss her, right Kuroo?" Kozume interjects despite Kuroo telling him earlier to wait for him to finish. "No. Y/N came back to her senses. She lectured me about not wanting to be like the other girls I fool around with. I didn't realize that's what I made her appear like." Kuroo groans loudly. "She's important to me and yet I treated her like any other girl." Kuroo rubs his face with his hands, he then hits his fist against his thigh. "I won't be surprised if she doesn't speak to me anymore. I was too entranced from the lust." Kozume presses his lips together, a sharp glare on Kuroo.

"No wonder Y/L/N couldn't tell me what was wrong." Kozume softly speaks towards Kuroo. Kuroo raises his eyes up and notices the glare Kozume holds on him. "W-Wait, so you did see her?" Kozume stands up and slowly walks his way over to his closet. You panic when you realize what Kozume is doing. Kozume opens his closet door and looks down at your wavering eyes. You look up to Kozume's golden eyes, feeling embarrassed about the whole situation. You fear Kozume saw less of you now because of Kuroo's story.

"Give me your hand." Kozume softly speaks to you, extending his hand down to you. You quietly do as he says and place your hand in Kozume's. Kozume carefully pulls you out of the closet and leads you over to Kuroo. Kozume feels your hand tremble in his and he softly squeezes them. "Apologize to Y/L/N, Kuroo." Kozume narrows his piercing eyes down. "W-Wait, why was she in your closet?!" Kuroo grows flustered. "I hid in his closet. Kozume didn't suggest that idea." You interject. "He brought me here to comfort me without knowing any details of why." Kuroo quiets down and his eyes fall onto your held hands. He furrows his brows. "Wait...what's going on between the two of you?"

You pull your hand away from Kozume. "Nothing, Tetsurō. Stop avoiding the apology." Out of character, Kozume takes your hand back in his. Both Kuroo and you stare at Kozume in bewilderment. "K-Kozume?" Kozume eyes Kuroo. "I think I can be that somebody for her, Kuroo." Kuroo's breath hitches and he seems paralyzed from Kozume's words. "Y/N excites me. I think I know her next move but she does the complete opposite. She's constantly keeping me on my toes, especially today." Kozume looks over to you with his usual expression. "She defeated the boss for me. A boss I struggled to beat these past two months." You look at Kozume completely confused.

What is Kozume going on about? Did he also call you by your first name?

Kozume smiles towards you. "I'm having a lot of fun when she's around. It was tiring in the beginning but I'm getting used to this chase." Your cheeks redden and you feel your heart skip from Kozume's gentle smile towards you. He squeezes your hand again to remind you that he still has his hold on you. Kuroo softly chuckles in front of you two. "I'm glad Kenma." Kuroo sounds genuine when he looks at the two of you. "I also want to apologize, Y/N. I won't kiss you unless you ask me to." Kuroo winks at you and you're quick to glare at him.

"How about no kissing at all." Kozume cuts into the conversation. "Put those perverted lips of yours on another girl." Kuroo sulks dramatically from Kozume's words. "Yeah, that's probably the better choice." Kuroo extends his hand and pulls your hand away from Kozume's. "You can stop making me jealous now Kenma." Kozume flushes. He's now aware of his actions once the tension from earlier is gone. "Sorry for grabbing your hand Y/N."

"It's okay Kenma." Kozume widens his eyes when you call him Kenma. You purse your lips together when you see his reaction. "You're calling me Y/N so...I thought it would be okay to call you Kenma. If it's not, I'll go back to Kozume." Kozume clears his throat. "No, it's okay." Kozume lowers his eyes, his hair falling over his face. "It sounds nice coming from you."

"But it doesn't when I say it?!" Kuroo raises his voice. "Kenma! Kenma! Kenma!"

"Shut up Tetsurō! Why are you so loud for?!" You grab the nearest pillow and put it over Kuroo's mouth. Kozume silently watches the two of them bicker, his golden eyes resting on Y/L/N with a small smile.