#kuroken
being best friends with kuroo is the best decision kenma's ever made. is it really a "decision" if kuroo tetsuro just basically snaked his way into kenma's life without giving him a choice, no one knows, but kenma likes to think HE was the one best friend-ing kuroo.
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it's easy for him to smile fondly when he remembers all the sleepovers they had, growing together really made kenma's life a hundred times better & kuroo's really the perfect best friend, always has been!
nothing really changes even as they grow older, enter high school & are in
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different years. kenma doesn't mind the age difference as much as he thought, plus kuroo's not graduating for a while, he's got nothing to worry about!
nothing beside the girls.
they're everywhere! and when they noticed kenma being extremely close to kuroo, they started
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jumping him on every. damn. occasion.
during recess, in front of the bathroom, at the end of their classes, after practice, during water breaks in the middle of p.e.
kenma can't catch a damn breath!
” kozume-kun, is he single still? „
” kozume-kun! did you give him my
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confession letter? „
” please talk about me with kuroo-san, kozume-kun! „
insanity.
most of the time, he manages to dodge them, either by lying and telling them what they want to hear, or he just... runs.
and gods know he hates to run.
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he's almost a 100% that if he tells kuroo, his best friend will make sure nobody bothers him ever again, but that would mean telling him that the girls from kenma's year want to date him & well...
kuroo's too nice. he'd probably date one of them to try it out & kenma definitely
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cares about his classmates ( no, he doesn't ) and he doesn't want kuroo breaking their hearts ( more like dating one of them ).
kuroo likes girls with long hair. why do you think kenma keeps his hair long? last time he cut them short was when he was 10 and kuroo seemed
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triggered by that.
he didn't say kenma looked bad, the opposite happened actually, kenma slammed the door in kuroo's face when his best friend called him pretty.
if he was pretty, then those girls didn't need to try to get his attention. kenma had all of it!
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and his hair was way longer & prettier than any of these girls.
the tip of kenma's pen slips off his bottomlip, effectively waking him up from his daydreaming. ah, he missed half of his math class again...
kuroo's going to scold him again...
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it's tuesday & it's almost 11:25am, meaning kuroo will be at the door of his classroom in five minutes to spend their short break together.
they'll buy banana milk & kuroo will ask about kenma's class & kenma will shrug and tell him it's going great.
like every tuesday.
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but like every tuesday, kazuha is at his desk, tapping the side of his textbook before sliding a little note on it while the teacher is facing the chalkboard.
he opens the note, visibly annoyed but he can't exactly ignore her. he tried once & she was having none of it.
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he doesn't exactly want to get banana milk all over his hair & clothes again... that was difficult to explain to kuroo.
the note says the same thing as the many previous attempts to get kenma to talk to kuroo, ” tell kuroo-san to meet me at the vending machine at 2:35pm „
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he looks over at her and nods his head once, forcing his eyes to not roll as she smiles fakely at him before focusing on her nails.
just as he was about to scoff because she obviously only want to date kuroo because he's popular like that, kuroo knocks at his classroom door.
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” c'mon, i'm hungry. „ kuroo calls out for kenma, who obviously gets up right away, abandoning his seat. before he can actually get out, kazuha's hand wrap around his wrist & she pulls him back quite harshly.
” tell him. „ is all she murmured through gritted teeth, her fake
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smile still plastered on her face, ” or else... „
kenma knows what else, he tugs his hand back and finds kuroo at the door.
” oya? „ kuroo finally addressed the elephant in the room after they've taken a few steps away from kenma's classroom, ” what was that for? „
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” oh, she just wanted to make sure i'd be back on time for the next lesson. „ kenma lies easily, he's learned how to since all of this circus has started.
but kuroo's not as oblivious as kenma thought, or maybe he pretended to be to avoid getting kenma in any troubles.
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he stops his best friend with a firm hand wrapped around his forearm, turning kenma around so they can face each other properly.
kuroo can read kenma like an open book, his eyebrows furrow easily as he opens his hand and wiggles his fingers. kenma squints, pretend to not
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understand but when kuroo doesn't hesitate to relax his eyebrows and warn kenma with his eyes only to not play around, kenma has to give in.
kuroo quickly reads the note, chuckles humorlessly at the few words written there & throws the paper note in a nearby trash can.
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” kuro— „ kenma tries to call out, ready to explain himself again, but really he has nothing to explain. this girl is after his best friend & she's on kenma's back everyday.
kuroo claps their hands together, lacing their fingers in a way he's never done it before. kenma is
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easily dragged to the vending machine, where kuroo takes their banana milks & soft breads.
kenma's back in his classroom before he can actually talk to kuroo, shoot, maybe he's made a mistake? maybe he didn't read this whole situation & kuroo's mad kenma didn't
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introduce him to kazuha earlier?
as he's gently nudged into his seat by kuroo, kenma feels a little tingle in his heart, uncomfortable & painful truly.
” see you at lunch. „ kuroo softly says, caressing his check with his warm palm. kenma flushes but it's nothing unusual for
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kuroo.
they always touch like that. well, kuroo always touches him like that... which adds up to kenma's little heart pain.
the next class flashes by slowly, slowly enough to kenma can go through a million emotions while trying to figure out why kuroo became so quiet during
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recess.
for lunch, the cafeteria had fruit meat balls with their usual rice portion, a bit of veggies on the side & those amazing fruit sandwiches kenma could die for.
as usual, kuroo's taken two more by flirting with the students that hold the dessert stand... he always does
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that for kenma.
” kuroo stop spoiling kenma challenge... „ yaku sends kuroo a little glance, the hint of a smirk on his lips as kuroo hands kenma a strawberry cream sandwich.
” yakkun? is that jealousy i hear in your tone? want me to spoil you a bit too? „ kuroo easily teases,
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and as the team laughs & shoves yaku around, kenma's eyes land on kazuha.
she's staring right at him, expecting, observing, waiting, like a predator with its prey. kenma's never actually felt in danger around her but today... she's intense.
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way too intense. for once, kenma doesn't feel like rolling his eyes at her behavior... he actually looks away and scoots closer to kuroo who easily wraps his arm around kenma's shoulders.
after lunch, kuroo accompanies kenma to the bathroom. it's weird in general for dudes to
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follow each others like that but with kuroo it's normal, he's just hear to make sure kenma doesn't end up daydreaming...
” wash your hands. „ kuroo tilts his head, eyeing kenma the same way mama kozume does.
kenma grumbles but obliges, ” you really need to stop hanging out
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with my mom... „
kuroo chuckles, tugging kenma along to send him to class.
kazuha's at her desk, but since they've changed professors, she's sitting at the front, quite far away from kenma. it doesn't mean she's not staring holes in kenma's skull even as he ducks his head to
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finish his lunch break by playing some games.
he's back with his thoughts once lesson starts, maybe this time he'll actually tell kuroo to meet her... he kind of hates all this attention kazuha's giving him.
usually, the girls give up when kenma fails (purposely) to relay the
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message to his best friend... kazuha doesn't look like she'll stop bugging him anytime soon.
at 2:30pm, kazuha raises her hand & asks to be excused to the bathroom. their teacher grumbles but as usual, let her go.
she purposely walks to the back of the class to leave, bumping
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kenma's desk as she passes him. it's another warning. kuroo better be at the vending machine at 2:35pm or else...
kenma gulps, sighing quietly. he's not sure what worries him the most, kuroo potentially dating her or her losing her mind because kuroo didn't show up.
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