" I think I like you..." Kenma casually said while loweing his PSP and looking straight to Kuroo who's been munching a piece of bread.

"Wha-, Whaaaat?" Kuroo said dropping the bread.

" I think I like you" the setter repeated his golden eyes locked into Kuroo.

" Like, like "like" ? "

"Yes."

" Like, sexually like? "

"Yes."

"Like penetrate me like?" Kuroo tone was slightly high, an indication of fear, like the smaller one was about to assassinate him.

" No... more like you...in me.." Kenma trailed off picking up his PSP obviously hiding the blush building up on his cheeks.

Kuroo sighed deeply

"Oh thank goodness, you scared me there kitten." Kuroo said while a smile broke his face.

"So? do you like me back?" Kenma asked after Kuroo went silent.

"Of course kitten! Why wouldn't I ?" Kuroo smirked then showered Kenma with kisses.

"That's disgusting, we only started dating like, a second ago." Kenma said trying to focus on playing his game, although his cheeks are bright red.

"I am not." Kurro replied still with a smirk on his face.

"You are"

"Am not"

"You are"

"Am not"

Before Kenma could reply, Lev skipped into them to inform them the match in court c already wrapped up and Coach Nekomata wanted them to start stretching.

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Kenma, sitting beside the window reminisced the memory, it has been a month since Kuroo became his boyfriend. It's been filled with romantic dinners at Kenma's apartment, Kuroo sucks at cooking so is him, so they always walk home together stopping at random restaurants or any food shops hand-in-hand buying random stuffs and eating them together. It's been amazing, the feeling of having someone, someone to cuddle up with, to kiss, to make love with. His eyes widened remembering the not-so innocent stuffs they did together, that one time Kuroo got so into it he could barely stand the next day, and became the reason he had to skip practice which enraged Coach Nekomata. But as soon as the memory came it faded quickly and was replaced by another, his eyes quickly watered, his nose reddened, Looking back to a memory not so long ago, in fact it's only been a solid day since it happened.

"Kuroo, ready to go?" Kenma asked as he peaked in the boys changing room while lift his gym bag.

"Huh? Where to?" Kuroo asked, he just got out of the shower and was only wearing a towel, a clear confusion to what Kenma's talking about.

"You're not even dressed yet? C'mon, the movie Cat from 7 Hells' about to start" Kenma replied trying to look away from his boyfriend's body-oddy-odyy but failing.

"Oh, that? I'm sorry i must've forgot. I can't go." Kuroo replied quickly as he dressed up.

"What? but we've been missing each other out? it's been... a long time.." Kenma trailed his sentences trying to find them, Recently he started noticing Kuroo's not spending time with him, and is always running errands for his sister. He's been missing him a lot.

"Sorry-" Kuroo started.

"But your sister asked this to you and you're off to godknowsomwhere." Kenma said in a tone both he and Kuroo was shocked to hear.

"Whoa there Kenma. Chill out, it's not my fault sh-" But even before he finished he noticed it, that one single fault he just did, that one tiny mistake that sent Kenma crying.

"You didn't call me kitten? You called me by my name?" Kenma said with hurt and a little bit of anger in his voice.

"I- I'm sorry." was the only thing Kuroo said before he walked out of the room leaving him in tears.

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"Maybe... maybe he's just.... i don't know? just, still not used to it?" Lev said while scratching his head.

It's lunch break now, and it's been an hour since Kenma spaced out and remembered the memories that made him emotional in class.

"I don't even know why i'm talking to you about this." Kenma bluntly said. Which Lev replied with a surprised look on his face followed by a sigh of realization the he is in fact not the guy for it.

"Then you should talk to someone who'll understand you" He finally said soothing and trying to calm hes newly bonded setter, he just started hitting his sets for the longest time and he's scared he may be in trouble and fail to make the starting six if Kenma remains distracted. It's selfish, he knows, but he just hoped Kenma and Kuroo can sort things out before it gets out of hand.

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"Kuroo? Let's talk please?" Kenma texted Kuroo for the nth time today, he knows Kuroo hated talking about it in front of the team and Coach Nekomata, so he finds ways to try and talk to him.

And yet he still gets no response.

He's so deeply distracted he's out of his game.

"Kenma!" Kuroo shouted while they're playing a tune up practice game with one another. Kuroo chose to play with the B-Team which he never does.

Kenma looked quickly to Kuroo after hearing him calling out his name. is this it? are they talking again? did he just realized what was happening with them? did he just solved what the hell he's problem?.

"Kenma-kun! Watch out!" Lev called out as well.

But it was too late.

Kenma was so distracted in the match, Taketora managed to pick a spot without a blocker thanks to Lev's stupidity in read blocking and spiked the ball like he always did, to show his dominance, his power that he is, Nekoma's Ace. Unfortunately Kenma was the one on the part of the floor defending it, and he was distracted.

Kuroo and Lev tried to warn Kenma about the stray ball about to hit him, but he was just spacing out. Taketora just whispered curses as he can't and no one can't do something about what would happen.

After a second, the gym fell silent after a loud bang echoed through out the court.

"Kenma!" Lev rushed to the setter side, afraid to touch to slumped body in the court.

"What the hell happened?!" Coach Nekomata shouted, "Get me some first aid!" he continued.

"Oh shit. I'm sorry, i'm so sorry captain!" Taketora bowed as deep as he can towards Kuroo.

"It's ok. I'll take him to the infirmary" Kuroo said, with a hint of coldness in his voice that shocked everyone in the team.

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"Ugh. What the hell happened?" Kenma asked as he woke up with a pain in his head.

"You being and idiot, that's what happened. It is so, not your character Kenma." He did it again, he called him Kenma.

Kenma winced in pain, not because he was hit by a spike directly in his head, but by Kuroo's coldness, and Kuroo calling him by his name and not his "kitten" hurts even more.

"What's happening? I don't get it, Kuroo" Kenma said when he finally realized this is it, he got Kuroo cornered. Finally.

"I don't know. Actually." Kuroo shortly replied.

"We were happy, right? You and I." Kenma hated himself, his character was not supposed to be this needy emotional little idiot. He's supposed to be the stoic one, the calm one. What the hell happened.

"We were. We were happ- I was happy. Honestly" Kuroo winced as he emphasized the word was, hinting at something he was also afraid of.

"Then what happened, tell me, tell mo now Kuroo so we can just get the fuck over it!!" Kenma can't hold on to his emotions anymore and he burst. Suddenly sitting up and clasping Kuroo's arm, the sudden movement made his head spin but his emotions were to high to take notice of it.

"I. I don't know." Kuroo replied gritting his teeth. He doesn't wanna say it, and Kenma's pushing him to.

"Tell me! Tell me you fucking idiot!" Kenma shouted he stood up in his bed to face Kuroo, he hugged him tight, not wanting to let go, feeling the emotions running high, feeling something he will hates about to happen.

"I- I'm tired Kenma. I tried, I honestly did. And i was happy, really, with you, with us, with everything that we do. But- But after the Summer Camp we had, I just, I just got tired I guess. I got a taste of what it is outside and I craved for it." Kuroo finally and honestly said what he was feeling, he felt bad but, Kenma's hurting too.

"Wha-what? What do you mean?" Kenma's tears are just flowing non-stop on his face, realizing what was happening.

"What i'm saying is, and I don't want to be a jerk about it, is that, I think we should be apart for some time and start meeting someone else." Kuroo felt lighter after saying that, tears starting to form and fall in his face as well.

"It's for the best interest of both of us, But i don't want to stop being your friend, your best friend. Kenma, I love you, i do. But after that Summer Camp, I just felt more, I just don't think i am the best for you and you the best for me. Not now anyways. I'm so sorry Kenma." He continued, now he is sobbing.

Kenma felt numbed. Like he waas turning into a statue that very moment. But if this relationship was hurting him and hurting Kuroo, the strongest boy he had ever laid eyes one, then he has to do it.

He should let go.

"Ok. Then let's do it." Kenma finally said after a long silence. He felt his heart broke into a million pieces right after finishing his sentence.

"It's over. This relationship, you don't have to be burdened by me anymore. I'm sorry if I ever came up to you in the first place, If i ever suggested the idea of us dating. I'm sorry" Kenma said, he has stopped crying now.

"It's not your fault." Kuroo shortly replied before planting one final kiss in Kenma's lips.

They looked into each others eyes for a very long time, kissing each other every now and then.

"Are you inlove with someone else now?" Kenma asked curiously.

Kuroo just stared back at him.

"You can tell me, idiot. I'm your bestest friend remember?" Kenma bitterly said.

"I-uh. I think I am." Kuroo let it out.

"That's ok, that's great." Kenma replied.

"Is it ok?" Kuroo asked Kenma, pulling him into a tight hug.

"Yes." Kenma's voice break answering his question, feeling like he is being stabbed in the heart multiple times by the person he loves the most.

"Just so you know, i'm not giving up, i'm here. Always here. So, if you ever get tired of that boy you are fancying now, you know i'm here." Kenma said breathing deeply to finish what he's trying to say confidently.

Kuroo gave a small laugh before letting Kenma go.

"Maybe. Maybe this is for the best, right? You and I seeing the world outside of each other, maybe we can really figure out if we belong to each other. It sucks but, I wanna know what is out there, and I want you to know what is out there for you Ken- kitten." Kuroo said, he feels better already.

"Yeah. But know I'm hoping it's still you after all this." Kenma replied calming down, looking Kuroo with his golden eyes.

"Ok. Let's make it like this, 45 years old. Us. Still single, we marry each other, Las Vegas or anywhere it is legal for us to marry." Kuroo wiping his tears away.

"Eh? 45? make it 30." Kenma playfully replied, trying to slowly go back to his original shy, calm stoic demeanor.

"45."

"30."

"45."

"30."

"45."

"30."

[Chapter 1|END]