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His birthday was approaching and
he was slowly getting tired of this.

All in all he had to admit that he
was feeling better, the headaches
had decreased, his stomach wasn't
acting up as much anymore and
his dizziness had definitely
lessened as well.

But it wasn't all gone,
instead he was greeted with
waves of this or that, adding to
his new constant exhaustion.

He knew that he should probably
go to a doctor to get his condition
checked but he was too scared to get
a diagnosis that'd stop him from
participating in the training camp.

After already taking such a long
break from practice, he really wanted
to go back to playing but he also
needed to be there for his team
so they could grow together
during the training camp.

He couldn't disappoint them,
they were counting on him.

He was just going to take it slow,
right?

“Are you excited to see the
number ten again?”

“Shouyou?
Yeah.. It's been a while.”

Kenma smiled slightly to himself
at the mention of his friend's name,
he really hoped that the redhead's
excitement wouldn't trigger
his headache.

Because he was truly looking
forward to seeing Karasuno again,
despite them being total opposites,
it was a nice feeling to have a
friend like Shouyou.

Not that Kenma could say he
had many friends at all.

“With them participating this year
it'll surely be more exhausting.
I'm glad you're feeling better again,
I don't think we could do
this without you.”

Oh yeah, maybe the blonde had
worked on his acting skills and
maybe he had told everyone
(including his boyfriend) that he
was feeling fit for the camp.

“Mhm. It'll definitely be chaotic too.
So many people..”

“By the way..”

Kenma looked up at his boyfriend
when Tetsuro paused for a second
but took the chance to
intertwine their fingers.

“Do you have a birthday wish?
I even asked your mom but

she was no help at all..”

“Hm.. Not really.
You don't have to get me
anything, you know that.”

“I know but I want to.
My boyfriend's birthday is
just once per year.”

The ravenette chuckled as
he swung their hands gently,
a smug smile resting on his face
when Kenma couldn't come up
with a protesting reply to that.

“Maybe I.. Ah, I have an idea.”

“Huh?”

“Nothing.
You'll see soon enough.”

And the pudding head could
only raise a brow when
Kuroo grinned at him.

It was 4am in the morning and
for once it wasn't his night terrors
waking him up, instead his body
moved completely on its own the
moment he felt bile rising
up his throat.

When would this sort of
nightmare finally end?

Kenma whimpered softly as he knelt
on the cold tiles of the bathroom floor,
crystal tears rolling down his pale
cheeks as he tried to suppress
the urge to gag again.

He hated throwing up,
he hated it so much.

The burning feeling in the back
of his throat, the taste, the extreme
contracting of his stomach to the
point he could barely breathe
between the gags.

And he so badly wanted to call out
for his mother or father so they'd rub
his back and tell him to let it all out,
that he'd feel better once it's over.

But he knew he wouldn't.

Nor would he call for his parents,
his mother had worried enough the
past two weeks and he didn't want
to raise her concerns even more.

He'd have to endure this alone.

That's what he had decided for

himself so he wouldn't be a burden to
all the people who cared about him.

“Kitten~”

“Hm.. What are you doing here?”

“That's a nice way to greet me.”

Kuroo chuckled at his adorable
boyfriend, Kenma peeked out of
his blanket burrito with small eyes
and messy hair, looking like a freshly
washed and dry-rubbed kitten.

“Happy birthday, pudding head.”

“Ah, right..”

The younger boy dropped his head
back on the pillow but the soft
smile on his face didn't go
unnoticed by his boyfriend.

And of course (thanks to Mrs
Kozume who gave Kuroo the
honor of waking her son up on
his birthday) Tetsuro wouldn't
waste the perfect chance to cuddle
this sleepy boyfriend burrito
on the bed.

“Oof.. Kuroo! You're heavy!”

Kenma whined when his loved one
thoughtfully dropped his whole
body on top of him just to wrap
his long limbs about the small
bundle similar to a claw machine.

“That's right.
This way you can't escape.. This!”

The ravenette chuckled as he
nuzzled his nose against his
boyfriend's cheek before he began
to pepper his whole face
with little kisses.

“K-kuroo, noo! T-this tickles..”

Kenma's giggles were undoubtedly
the most precious sound in the world
and since they were so rare to hear,
Tetsuro treasured them even more.

“I know, kitten.
That's the point.”

The older boy joined his boyfriend's
laughing before he cupped his cheek
to place a soft peck on Kenma's lips.

And it'd never not make Kuroo's

heart skip a beat when the blonde
would instantly blush after a simple
peck as he stared up at him with
big, innocent, feline eyes.

“Kuroo..”

“Kenma~”

“You're annoying..”

“I know!”

Tetsuro grinned down at the
blonde and pressed a little peck on
the top of his nose before he sat up,
pulling the blanket bundle
with him and on his lap.

“I got you something.”

There was a small blue gift bag
standing beside his bed Kenma
hadn't noticed before and he
couldn't help but grow shy when
his boyfriend picked up the bag,
waiting for the younger male to
open his blanket cocoon a bit
so he could take the gift.

The bag was actually quite big
and it made the blonde curious
what it was because he had told
Kuroo so many times not to
spend money on him.

“Open it, kitten.”

Tetsuro gave his loved one a
reassuring smile when Kenma
looked up at him unsurely and
rested his chin on the smaller's
shoulder so he could watch
him unwrap the gift.

The blue-striped paper looked
a little roughly packed but the
ravenette chose to blame the
difficult shape of the actual gift
in case Kenma would
comment on it.

Which he didn't,
he couldn't care less about
how it looked because he was
already so happy Kuroo had
taken his time to choose a gift
and to wrap it just for him.

And he couldn't help but gasp
softly when he held the soft tabby
cat plushie in his hands.

“You like it, kitten?”

Tetsuro smiled when Kenma
carefully traced his fingertips
over the fur pattern of the plushie
before booping its nose gently.

“Yeah. Thank you, Kuroo.
It's.. It's so cute.”

The small pudding head giggled
as he pressed the plushie to his chest,
making his boyfriend almost die
of a heart attack.

“I'm glad you like it.”

And Kenma only hummed happily
as he cuddled his plushie, allowing
Tetsuro to wrap his arms around
him and to place a soft kiss
on his cheek.

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