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“Kenma?”

“Hm?”

The blonde turned around at the
voice of his mother and raised his
brows when she only smiled at him.

“Kuroo will pick you up soon, right?”

“Yeah, in ten minutes.”

“Alright, have fun.
You look very pretty.”

She winked at her son,
making Kenma scrunch up his
face in pretended disgust.

But truth to be told,
he was really happy about
his mother's compliment.

He rarely put so much effort into
his appearance but today
was a very special day.

It was the 24th December and
Kuroo had asked him out on a date.

The 24th was the Japanese version
of valentine's day so Kenma shouldn't
have been that surprised but they
weren't a couple that normally
went on dates.

So hearing it from Kuroo that
he wanted to take him out on a
date had made him feel all
shy and embarrassed.

He wasn't sure if he wanted to go
out when literally every other
couple in Japan was going out too,
not when he was obviously young
and obviously pregnant.

But could he say no to his
boyfriend’s charming smile?

No.

A soft sigh escaped the blonde
as he checked his hair one last
time in the mirror and pulled his
hoodie down even more in hope
that it'd change anything about
his baby bump's obviousness but
of course it was no use.

Their baby was there and
did not want to be hidden.

So he grabbed his bag and made
his way downstairs to put his coat
and shoes on, which had also begun
to take longer now that he had to sit
down like a grandpa to tie his laces.

He couldn't crouch and lean over,
his little one was simply in

the way to do that.

And just when he was done,
Kuroo was already ringing
the doorbell.
“Kitten!”

The ravenette smiled widely
at the sight of his boyfriend and
couldn't help but blush a bit because
Kenma looked really beautiful.

“Your hair looks so pretty!”

Kuroo whined as he took a step
closer to cup the younger's face
and brushed a stray strand of
blonde hair behind his ear.

His hair had grown quite a bit
the past months and was definitely
shoulder length by now so Kenma
had decided to braid two strands to
tie them into a small bun.

And he had obviously succeeded
because Kuroo liked it a lot.

“Thank you..
You look handsome too.”

“Ah, I didn't do much.
I told you we were going
on a comfy date.”

Tetsuro chuckled and pressed a
soft kiss on his boyfriend's forehead
before he let go of his face to
reach his hand out.

“Let's go, we have places to go.”

“Places? As in.. Plural?”

“Yep!”

The ravenette grinned when
Kenma hesitantly took his hand,
intertwining their hands just
to receive a gentle squeeze.

“We're at the bay?”

The blonde asked surprised as
they got off the subway after what
felt like a 6 hour ride but was in fact
only one hour plus Kenma had fallen
asleep on his boyfriend's shoulder
after twenty minutes.

“Yep.”

Kuroo smiled as he took
his boyfriend's hand in his.

Even if they were still a short five
minutes walk away from the beach,
Kenma could already smell the
familiar saltiness of the sea breeze.

It's been a long time since he
had been at the ocean and he had
mentioned it to the ravenette a few
weeks ago that he wanted
to go again someday.

But he hadn't expected Kuroo to
bring him here today for their date.

It was a nice surprise.

“I read that almost nobody goes
here in winter so I thought I
might give it a try. It's so
pretty without any people.”

Tetsuro smiled at his boyfriend
as they walked down to the shore,
their intertwined hands swinging
softly between them.

“It is. It's nice.
It's just us.”

“It is, kitten. You and me.
And the mini human bean.”

The ravenette chuckled and stopped
when they reached the water.

There was no wind today so the
sea was calm, only small waves
nipping on the beach and
keeping the sand wet.

A few seagulls were circling far
above them, screaming loudly and
somewhere miles away from shore
a boat's horn honked.

Kenma felt the cold air hit his skin,
he felt the gentle sea breeze caress
his face and brush his hair, he felt
the older's thumb caress the back
of his hand and he felt their
baby shift slightly.

Just embracing this moment and
taking in the peacefulness made
it easy to recharge from all the
exhausting weeks.

He didn't even notice Kuroo
staring at him.

While Kenma took his sweet time
to enjoy the moment, Tetsuro used
the opportunity to study his
boyfriend's beauty.

The sunlight was highlighting
the younger's face so prettily,
golden sun rays kissing his rosy
nose and cheeks and leaving
his amber eyes sparkling.

Kuroo was really lucky.

And when Kenma turned to him
with a curious look on his face why
the ravenette was grinning to himself,
the older male only cupped his
boyfriend's cheek to connect
their lips into a soft kiss.

It'd never not make Tetsuro's
heart jump when Kenma would
return the kiss without any
hesitation or embarrassment.

They've come so far in their
relationship and still, after
everything that had happened
the past years and especially
months, Kuroo could still say
that he loved his boyfriend
without any doubt.

Maybe the past months had
made them even closer.

Seeing Kenma go through all
these changes, seeing him face
all those challenges just for their
baby probably made Kuroo fall
in love with the pudding
head even more.

He embraced motherhood so
well already and Tetsuro thought
Kenma had never looked more
beautiful than now that he
was carrying their child.

“I love you.”

There was this warm,
honest smile on the older's face
as he caressed his boyfriend's
cheek and rested his forehead

against Kenma's when the blonde
leaned into the warm touch
with a smile.

“Love you too.”

But their date didn't end there.

Just like Kuroo had said,
they had places to go.

And their next stop was also
something Kenma had wanted
to visit for days now.

At this point the blonde was sure
his boyfriend had noted down
every single thing he had
mentioned the past weeks
to plan the perfect date.

“Kitten, are you crying?”

Tetsuro asked, half worried,
half amused when his boyfriend
nodded as tears streamed down his
face, cheeks filled with Taiyaki.

He had been craving sweet potato
Taiyaki for such a long time now so
finally being able to fulfill this
craving felt seriously amazing.

Nobody could blame the blonde
for getting emotional about that.

“You're too cute, seriously.”

But Kenma only shook his head in
denial before he took another large
bite, finishing the rest of his Taiyaki.

And being the good boyfriend he was,
Kuroo had barely eaten his so Kenma
could have the rest of it if he wanted.

“Baby happy too now?”

The ravenette chuckled as he placed
his hand on the younger's tummy, patting it gently.

“Very. You don't want to eat yours?”

“I'm not that hungry.”

And just like expected,
Kenma immediately turned
to his boyfriend with big, hopeful
eyes and a cute pout on his face.

“Can I..?”

“Of course.”

Kuroo smiled as he handed his
Taiyaki over to the pudding head
and chuckled when it was gone
in a matter of seconds.

Good thing their next stop would
also be for something to eat.

“Do you know this bakery?
They have the best apple pie ever!”

Kenma gasped, probably the
most excited Kuroo had ever seen
him in all those years.

“I know, I think you told me once.”

There was a sly smile on the
older's face when his boyfriend
looked at him in disbelief before
dragging him inside.

“Oh, Mr Kuroo.
Are you here to pick up your order?”

“Yes.”

At that Kenma turned to his
boyfriend again, now even more
curious what they were doing here.

But he knew it the moment Tetsuro
had the box in his hands.

He didn't need to see it,
he could already smell it.

Kuroo thanked the lady behind
the counter before they made

their way outside again, Kenma
stuck to his boyfriend's side so he
could smell the cake some more.

“Let's get home with this one,
we can put it in the oven
again to warm it up.”

“Warm apple pie is the best.”

The blonde agreed as he held
onto the older's arm, his expression
telling the whole world how excited
he was about the apple pie, even
if he wanted to try to hide it.

That's how the two boys found
themselves back on Kenma's bed
an hour later, Kenma close to a
food coma after having three
pieces of the apple pie and Kuroo
just enjoying that his boyfriend
couldn't move much and accepted
all the cuddles.

“Did you enjoy today?”

Tetsuro turned his head that was
resting on the younger's chest so
he could look up at him, a soft
chuckle escaping him when
Kenma peeked one eye open
to look at him.

“Very. The beach was so nice
and the food.. You saw me crying,
I don't think I need to add anything
to that. It makes me happy that
you know.. where to get the best
apple pie in Tokyo.”

“I did my homework,
can't have my boyfriend and
baby starving all day, huh?”

Kuroo smiled as he placed his
hand on top of his boyfriend's
baby bump that was probably
more apple pie than baby
at the moment.

“You should take some cake
home too or I'll finish it alone.”

“That's the point, kitten.
It's for you and nobody enjoys
it as much as you do.
But please eat something less
sugary too and not only cake.”

“I will, no worries.
But right now I can't eat anything
anymore, I can barely move.”

Kenma whined slightly as his hand
joined Tetsuro's on his tummy.

He was glad that their child was
most likely in a food coma too,
having two little feet kicking your
full stomach could make the cake
leave your system faster
than expected.

And the blonde could refrain
from that today.

“I have something else for you.”

“You're spoiling me, Kuroo.
You shouldn't spend so
much money on me.”

“Well, it's technically not for you
so it should be fine then.”

Kuroo chuckled as he picked a
bag up that he had placed a bit
hidden beside the younger's bed.

And Kenma couldn't help but gasp
softly when his boyfriend pulled a
little baby blanket out to spread it
over the younger's tummy.

It was so unbelievably soft and
in a light cream color, little brown
paw prints on it and a few black and
calico cat faces printed on it too.

It was really adorable.

“We don't have a blanket yet and
I saw this one in a shop last week,

of course I had to get it.”

Kenma hummed with a smile
as he ran his hands over the
blanket and his belly like this,
enjoying the feeling of the
soft fabric on his palms.

“It's so soft. And very cute.
So you went into a baby store alone?”

“Mhm, be proud of me.
Everyone was staring at me.” 

The ravenette chuckled as he
rubbed his cheek on Kenma's
chest in contentment.

“That sounds scary.
I'm proud of you then.”

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