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“Are you sure you want to go?
You still look so pale.. And your
forehead is still a bit warm.
I don't think it's-” 

“Mom. I'll be fine.
Kuroo will bring me to school
and he'll also walk me back home too.
It's not like there's even the slightest
chance of me being alone to
faint somewhere.” 

“Do you feel like fainting?
I told you you're not strong
enough yet, you look so tired-”

“Mom, I'm fine.
Really.”

“But no volleyball!”

His mother squinched her eyes
as she wrapped a thick scarf around
his neck, not wanting her son
to get even more sick.

“Since you don't want me to
go home alone, I'll have to wait
until Kuroo finishes practice.
But I'll stay on the bench
the whole time.”

“Promise?”

“Promise.
There's my sports bag, see?
I can't play without my shoes.”

Kenma tried his best to persuade
his mother but only when he forced
himself to smile a bit, she gave him
a firm nod and kissed his head.

“Be careful, okay?
You can call me if you start
feeling unwell again.”

“Yeah, mom.
See you later.”

The pudding head waved shortly
before he opened the front door,
his gaze falling on his boyfriend who
was already standing at the porch,
waving at Kenma and his mother.

“Tell Kuroo I said hi.
See you later, sweetie.”

His mother gifted him one last
smile before Kenma made his
way over to the waiting ravenette.

“Hey kitten.
How are you feeling?”

Tetsuro smiled at his boyfriend
as he fixed the younger's scarf
(as if his mother hadn't done that
just minutes ago) and pressed a

short peck on Kenma's forehead,
making him whine.

“Kuroo..
My mom is watching.”

“As if we're doing something
totally scandalous. You're hilarious,
kitten. You know that we've
done worse..”

The ravenette leaned down to
purr the last sentence in the
younger's ear, making him slap
the older's chest weakly.

“S-shut up..”

“Okay, since you asked this nicely.
Let's go, we'll be late.”

Kenma smiled slightly at the sight
of his boyfriend laughing and didn't
complain when Kuroo intertwined
their hands just to stuff them in
the pocket of his jacket, it
was cold after all. 

“Oi, Kenma! Long time no see!
Did Kuroo give you the treats?”

Being so tall and so noisy was
not a great combination in
Kenma's opinion.

But at the same time it was hard
to dislike someone as pure as Lev,

even for an antisocial person
like the pudding head.

“The snacks?”

He wondered,
a little bit confused since it
hadn't seemed like Kuroo had
gotten the snacks for him on
behalf of Lev.

“I knew they'd help.
They're not that bad, right?”

Lev laughed as he slapped the
smaller's shoulder, not really
remembering that Kenma had
just returned from being sick.

“Yah, lanky boy!
Stop harassing my boyfriend!”

“Aye aye, captain.
We were just having a little
chit-chat, right? Since Kenma
missed me so much!”

“Sure..”

Kenma muttered softly but
looked a little helplessly at his
boyfriend when Lev wrapped
one arm around him.

“Alright, that's enough.
Go bother Inuoka or Yamamoto,
huh?”

Tetsuro made a shooing gesture
as if he was trying to get rid of a
nasty mosquito, making the tall
half-russian get up with a whine.

“It's not like I'm stealing your man.”

“I'd rather make sure of that.”

But Kenma already wasn't
listening anymore.

The strong light of the gymnasium
and the loud noises of the volleyballs
hitting the parquet had made
his headache return.

Alone trying to follow the teachers
this morning had worn him out so
much that he had spent most of
the lunch break napping beside his
boyfriend, head resting on the
older's shoulder for more comfort.

“You okay, kitten?”

When the blonde opened his eyes
again, Kuroo was kneeling in front
of him with a bottle of green tea in
his hand he had gotten earlier in
case his boyfriend's stomach
would act up again.

“Mhm, just a little tired.
Go play, I'll just close my eyes
for a bit. Make some points for me,

hm?”

Kenma tried to give his loved one
a reassuring smile as he lifted his
hand to caress the older's cheek,
it was his way of convincing Tetsuro
that he was doing okay.

Since he normally wasn't the
one showing affection, especially
not somehow in front of the whole
team, he knew that using the smallest
physical assurance was a great way
to make his boyfriend believe him.

But this time the coldness and
the trembling of his hands
gave it all away.

“We should go home, kitten.”

“N-no, you'll miss practice..”

“I will but you're more important.”

Kuroo sighed when his boyfriend
shook his head in disapproval but
winced at his growing headache
just at the movement.

“You, stay here.
I'll talk to the coach and
get our stuff. Drink something
in the meantime.”

The ravenette sighed as he
handed Kenma the bottle of tea
and squeezed his hands shortly
before he got up to inform the
rest that he'd take an early leave
to bring his sick boyfriend
safely home.

But before he had even reached
the rest of their team, he immediately
turned on his heels at the sound of
a pained whimper and the sound
of someone rushing out of
the gymnasium.

And he could only catch a glimpse
of the pudding head leaving, not
even bothering to close the door
properly because apparently
it was quite urgent.

“I'll.. I'll be back!”

Tetsuro stuttered as he looked at
their teammates for a brief moment
before he rushed outside as well
to check up on his boyfriend.

And he could feel his heart crack
at the sight of the tiny cat-human
ball kneeling a few meters away
beside a bush, whimpering and
breathing heavily as he tried
not to throw up again.

“Kitten..”

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Perspectives are annoying :')