Kenma woke up late, sending him into a panic as he packed his bags. He made sure he had remembered his new makeup, his sports gear and other essentials for sleeping over. He had the feeling he was forgetting something, but after looking at the time on his phone, he anxiously made his way outside where a slightly agitate Kuroo was waiting for him.
"You overslept again? This is the third day in a row!" Kuroo said, half snapping at Kenma.
"I'm sorry, Kuro," Kenma said, awkwardly staring at his own feet as he walked beside his friend. Kuroo then let out a defeated sigh.
"It's alright, I'm just worried about you is all," he replied, his voice sounding a lot more compassionate. "In all honesty, I didn't sleep well last night either. I couldn't help thinking about today." Kenma then looked up at Kuroo, then looked in front of him.
"I thought I was the only person who would be worried about the training camp. Don't we know most of the schools attending?" Kenma said, trying to ease Kuroo's nerves.
"True, but each team will likely have new members, plus Karasuno will be there as well."
"You're nervous about Karasuno being there?" Kenma raised an eyebrow at Kuroo.
"It's not that, it's just..." Kuroo went quiet, trying to search for the right words to describe what he was feeling.
"A nervousness you can't explain?" Kuroo looked over at Kenma, making eye contact with him, before smiling and turning his head away.
"Yeah, that." The two of them went quiet, so Kenma pulled out his PSP and booted up a game. Kuroo glanced over at him for a second, then looked away to yawn. He began to get lost in his own thoughts, trying to figure out what was causing Kenma to have trouble sleeping the past few days. He was getting concerned that Kenma refused to bring it up. Kuroo began to worry that there was more Kenma was hiding than he thought. They soon arrived at the school where the rest of the team had already gathered.
"You slowpokes, we've been waiting almost half an hour!" Yaku snapped, raising his voice. "Where have you been?" Kenma hid himself behind Kuroo, hoping he'd make excuses for the two of them. Kuroo looked back at Kenma, then sighed.
"Sorry, Yaku-paisen, we overslept," Kuroo said, scratching the back of his neck and smiling teasingly.
"Overslept? Both of you?" Yaku responded, clearly frustrated. Kuroo raised an eyebrow, then looked at the rest of the team, who were looking away nervously. Yamamoto looked like he was desperate to speak up, but he avoided eye contact with Kuroo. Kai then stood forward, placing his hand on Yaku's shoulder.
"Now now, Yaku. Just because you got here ridiculously early because you couldn't sleep doesn't mean you should take it out on those who could sleep." Everyone stared at Kai in a stunned silence, taken aback by his bravery. Yaku looked back at Kai with anger written all over his face, but upon seeing Kai's relaxed expression, Yaku eased up.
"Whatever, the other teams will be here shortly. Just come and line up with us so we can greet them properly." Kenma peered from behind Kuroo, looking up at him. They made eye contact, then Kuroo moved forward to join the rest of the group without saying a word. Kenma awkwardly trailed behind him, then walked between Yaku and Kuroo, though he seemed uncomfortable getting close to either of them. Yaku looked suspiciously at him, but when he noticed how exhausted Kenma looked, he looked away from him to make him feel less pressured. "Sorry if I scared you, Kenma," he said under his breath so that only Kenma would hear. He looked at Yaku, then looked away again, acknowledging his apology.
Soon enough, the other teams arrived at the school. When Karasuno arrived, Kenma was disappointed to find Hinata wasn't among them, but he quickly forgot about it as the matches started. It took him a little while to get into rhythm as he was not used to having so many people in the same place, but once he realised everyone was focusing on their own matches, he got his head in the game. Hinata and Kageyama arrived towards the end of the day, only managing to play one match before the teams stopped for the day.
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Fanfiction[Haikyuu AU] Kozume Kenma is a highly reserved individual who doesn't have many friends, making him an easy target for bullies. As he suffers at their hands, his mental health begins to worsen. Even though there are people around, he feels alone fig...
