We'll Never be Royals

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Cover Your Cough

Kuroo Tetsurou
Present Day

"Kenma!"

The leaves crunched below Tetsurou's feet as he walked around the courtyard. The air was warm, though the breeze was chilly. It left a pink tint on his cheeks, his hair blowing all over the place.

Soon, the sun would be setting.

"Kenma! Are you out here?!"

He heard a feint cough. Turning his head, he spotted the small omega sitting by the lake. There were a few ducks swimming around near him, eating the pieces of bread Kenma threw into the water. There was another cough, and Kuroo watched as Kenma's back hunched over.

"Kenma," he jogged over to the younger boy, eyebrows pressed together in worry. He knelt down beside the boy, gently grabbing his arm. "Kenma, what are you doing out of bed?"

Kenma shrugged, sniffling as he threw another piece of bread into the lake. One of the ducks quacked, eating the piece before the others could. "I got bored," he mumbled, his long black hair falling in his face. His hands shook as he tore off another piece of breath.

Kuroo frowned, using his other hand to cup the boy's face. He used his hold to tilt Kenma's face towards him. The omega's face was pale, bags heavy below his eyes and lips so chapped they were close to bleeding. His skin was cold, but it always was.

"You shouldn't be out of bed, Kenma. Come on," he carefully pulled the weak boy to his feet, wrapping an arm around him to keep Kenma stable. Even if Kenma wanted to push Kuroo away, which he did, his muscles wouldn't allow him. His legs shook as he stood on them and Kuroo wondered how he even made it all the way out here.

"Who brought you out here?" he asked, scowling. The whole staff knew better than to go against Kuroo's wishes. Kenma was supposed to be bedridden.

"No one."

"Kenma."

"I asked Lev to," Kenma rasped out, coughing.

Ah, of course. Lev was a knew member of the staff, he was a little clumsy and it took him a few times before he understood things. But this was the umpteenth time Kenma has asked the grey haired man to help him out of bed. He never seemed to listen to Kuroo, no matter how many times the alpha demanded.

"You need to stop this, Kenma. You should know better than anyone not to leave bed."

Kenma was never really an active person, he often preferred being inside than outside. But ever since he became bedridden, the omega has become restless. Kuroo tried to understand, even for Kenma, laying in bed all day everyday must be exhausting. It was hard though, trying to truly understand why Kenma defied his wishes. Kuroo was only trying to do what was best for the boy.

"I'm tired of laying in bed."

"I know," Kuroo said quietly.

The wind blew softly as they walked back to the castle. It wasn't a far walk, they were still inside the courtyard. But with Kenma, it took twice as long as it normally would, not that Kuroo minded. In a way, it was kind of nice... it's been a while since he got to walk around with Kenma.