Sarhutahiko

Chapter1

"Here's your coffee." Kuroo winked at the pudding-haired boy. The boy didn't react much. He just bowed his head, muttering a quiet "thanks" before taking the coffee and leaving.

It was the first time Kenma's heart skipped a beat.

Kenma Kozume was a 20-year-old college student who made money by reviewing games on YouTube. He had quite the following on the platform as well as on Twitter. He had become slightly famous in the gaming world of YouTube.

Being a college student and a gaming addict, Kenma always tended to get little sleep. This resulted in him becoming a regular at the college campus' coffee shop, Sarhutahiko Coffee.

Ever since he started going there, one of the workers did nothing but flirt with him. His name was apparently Tetsurou Kuroo. He never thought anything of it, but recently Kuroo's flirting was getting to him. Of course, Kenma never showed a reaction, but that didn't stop Kuroo's antics. In fact, it probably encouraged the boy even more.

It happened two days ago. When Kenma's heart skipped a beat. Kuroo had taken his order, made it, and handed it out to Kenma personally. He wondered why Kuroo did so much for him. The way Kuroo smiled and winked at him made him feel incredibly special.

He knew that he shouldn't feel special. He knew that Kuroo probably flirted with every "pretty" customer that walked in. It wasn't the fact the the two were both guys that made Kenma feel weird. It was the fact that Kenma was the center of those words.

"You look cute today, too, Kenma."

"When are you gonna let me take you out, huh?"

"Coffee's on the house, kitty."

All of those meaningless words of appreciation and like...Kenma knew they weren't real. So why did he feel so special? Why did he find himself suddenly looking forward to Kuroo. It didn't make sense.

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It was already Monday morning when Kenma thought about sleep. He had stayed up the entire night playing video games. "Oops," he said to himself before leaving his room.

Kenma's roommate, Shoyo Hinata was already up, training. He was using the couch to hold his feet as he did sit-ups. "Oh, Kenma! Did you sleep well?"

Kenma paused, "...Yeah."

Shoyo laughed, "No you didn't." He continued to work out as Kenma left for the bathroom. The two had been friends since middle school and although they went to different high schools, they never drifted away from each other.

Kenma thought that Shoyo was the only person who understood him the most. Still, he didn't tell Shoyo about Kuroo at all.

Kenma was finished getting ready when Shoyo was just about to leave. "There's some fried rice left if you're hungry. I'm staying at Kageyama's tonight for some extra practice. Make sure to get some sleep okay? All-nighters are only good once in a while. Byeee. Love you!" Shoyo grinned before leaving.

Shoyo was a volleyball player. He was really good at it too. His friend, Kageyama Tobio was his practice buddy even though they were on separate teams right now. Shoyo spent a lot of time at Kageyama's.

Kenma ate a little portion of the fried rice before grabbing his things and leaving. He checked his phone and realized it'd been a while since he's posted on YouTube. 'I'd better make a video soon.' Kenma didn't realize it until he was there, but it seemed that he unconsciously walked to the coffee shop. He looked in and saw that Kuroo was already working.

Kenma wasn't planning on coming today but walked in anyway. Kuroo was already smiling as he took the order of the customer in front of Kenma, but his smile only grew when Kenma came up to the counter. The bright, blinding aura of happiness and excitement was hard to ignore.

"Kenma! It's been two days. Where have you been? You're not cheating on me with some other coffee shop, are you?" Kuroo feigned a look of betrayal before smirking. "The usual?"

Kenma's heart tightened at the fact that Kuroo could still remember Kenma's order. Although his order was fairly simple. A large iced caramel mocha with two pumps of hazelnut syrup and two extra shots of espresso. Extra whipped cream. "Yeah..the usual."

Kuroo happily put in the order. "I missed you, pudding cup." He winked, "I was all lonely here. You need to come twice a day now." Kuroo laughed, taking the money from Kenma, their hands slightly brushing together.

Kenma could only nod at Kuroo's words. He hoped his face wasn't turning red. Pudding cup was just one of the many pet names Kuroo called him.

'You're not special.' Kenma told himself before going to wait for his drink. Kuroo didn't make the drink this time. Why did that bother Kenma so much? It was just a drink.

Kenma took out his phone and played a few games of CandyCrush. He tried to ignore what felt like someone staring at him.

"Yo, Kitty."

Kenma looked up to see Kuroo holding his drink for him. Kenma bit back the urge to smile and walked up to the counter. "You really shouldn't call me kitty like that. It's embarrassing." He mumbled, avoiding eye contact.

Kuroo let out a laugh. "Only if you agree to go out with me." Kenma looked up at Kuroo. "Come on, one chance? Please, pudding?"

For the first time since Kenma has "known" Kuroo, he's never seen him look so serious. Kuroo always asked Kenma out in a joking manner so maybe that's why.

Maybe that's why he said yes.