neko-chan| kenma kozume

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"i know who you are, neko-chan"

that one simple sentence was enough to shock you to your core, she was confused, was this person talking about your gaming account, or your family's company? you had a slight look of shock that didn't go unnoticed by asami, who gave you a confused look and leaned over towards your desk to read the note, then too getting the same look of shock

"do you know who it is?" asami asked very quietly
"no, i don't even know what part of my life this person is referencing"
a concerned look appeared on asami's face, she whispered quickly over to kireina "do you think they're stalking you??!"
kireina broke her gaze from the sakura's outside the window, now looking at asami. "no, that's one thing i know for sure is that they're not a stalker" a look of relief washed over asami and she let out a sigh "well then, thank goodness it's not that". you hum in agreement but can't help but to think 'how did they figure it out'

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you decided to go help out the volleyball club the day after you saw the sticky note on your desk. so there you were, you'd managed to get yourself roped into becoming the manager for the nekoma high boys' volleyball team by asami, so now, here you are, stuck in a gym with a bunch of boys, the only sane ones being yaku, kenma, and kai. although for you since you were so close to yaku becuase his little sister is your best friend, you had to question his sanity.

"kireina-chan? why are you here?" kuroo questioned the annoyed looking girl sitting in front of him
"ugh...asami managed to rope me into volunteering to become your guys' manager, she even used her extra sweet tone on me which she knew would make me feel even worse if i rejected her favor request" you pinched the bridge of your nose looking obviously irked
kuroo chuckled a little bit before giving you a side hug and saying "welcome to the team kireina-chan" you just rolled your eyes and gave your application to nekomata who immediately approved it and gave you your managers uniform and all the things you'll need to do your job.

then, suddenly out of nowhere a loud voice roared through the gymnasium that could only be recognized as taketora yamamoto. "ALLLLLL RIGGGHHHTTTTT WE FINALLY GOT A HOT MANAGER!!!!!!! WAIT TILL TANAKA HEARS ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!" just those sentences gave you the feeling you got yourself into a lot more than you expected. kuroo then death glared yamamoto and said "watch it buddy that's basically my little sister right there" to which yaku backed him up with a crazy look in his eyes agreeing upon his statement, you threw your head back, already exhausted before practice even began.

kuroo showed you the ropes of everything since he was the captain, then patting you on the back and telling you you'll do great, he then ruffled your (h/c) hair and walked off, you got an annoyed look on your face which kenma immediately related to, he knew that look all too well, especially now knowing what's going through your head 'damn beanpole, all i want to do right now is game'.

kenma's pov
"kuro, what is she doing here?" kenma asked in his usual flat toned hushed voice while looking up to kuroo
kuroo smugly smiled and said "oh, haha, she's our new manager" and then walked off, leaving kenma standing there shocked before yamamoto broke him out of his shock by saying "yeah! and she's hot too!" which garnered terrifying looks from the captain and mommy-libero of the team. lev laughed a little bit before yaku kicked him and yelled "shut up and keep practicing receiving!" to which lev groaned and sweat dropped.

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you pov
you chuckled seeing the senpai and kouhai relationship yaku and lev had, it was funny seeing their relationship to one another and you couldn't help but remember asami saying something about betting money on yaku being gay for lev. you giggled at the thought of those two dating before snapping out of it because kenma approached you.

"t-tensai-san, would you do me a favor?"

a light red dusted across your cheeks only noticeable to yaku and kuroo becuase they knew better about what was going on.

"kiriena is fine kozume-san, and sure what's the favor?"
"i was wondering if i could copy your notes for class, i was busy playing games to notice" the boy shamefully admitted, but he decided to ask you. he didn't know why, but kuroo knew

"of course, i'll give you them after practice, was there anything else you needed kozume-san?"
"u-uh yeah, you don't have to call me kozume-san, i've never liked formalities anyways, you can just call me kenma if you want"
a light red then came across your cheeks before nodding "okay kenma-kun, well i think practice is about to start so you might want to warm up" you warmly smiled at kenma, which gave him this unfamiliar feeling, it wasn't bad, no, it was warm, he then felt even more heat in his cheeks as he walked over to circle up for stretches, keeping his head down slightly.

yaku and kuroo couldn't help but chuckle over this, wether or not the two second years wanted to admit it, there was a mutual feeling between them

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[flashback]
kuroo's pov
"hey kenma," the tall bed head stated to the small cat-like boy slouched on the end of his bed playing the ps4 "why are you all of a sudden playing battle forge 6 so much, is there some thing, or rather some-one important on there? hmmmmm?" kuroo wiggles his eyebrows a little before kenma replied "there's this one gil who's on here that really challenges me, she also intrigues me a little kuro, girl don't tend to like this game very much." a surprised look swept over kuroo's face before he smiled smugly, "sounds to me like you've got a crush kenma." kenma shot a sharp looking glare at kuroo with his golden eyes, but suddenly his cheeks turned red and he want back to playing. kuroo smiles even more, but this time triumphantly because he knew he'd won that point.
[end of flashback]

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nekomata blew the whistle and clapped his hands then shouting slightly, "alright everybody, good job at practice today, clean up and go home early, get some good rest. the team thanked the coach and started to clean up, you used to play volleyball so you knew how to clean up the net but before she was able to finish nekomata called her over

"yes nekomata-sensei"
"tensai-chan, thank you, kuroo told me about the reason why you signed up to become our manager and i just wanted to thank you, being how old i am it was tough being head coach and manager, so it's nice to have some help besides manabu over here." he smiled kindly at the girl
you bowed then proceeding to say, "thank you sensei, if there's anything you need me to fix i will make the changes immediately"
nekomata smiles and then patted the girl's head, "fumiko sure did raise you well" he smiled fondly, almost as if she was dear to him.
you looked at him with wide eyes at the mention of your grandmother's name, and then asked, " nekomata-sensei, how did you know my grandmother?"
nekomata was still smiling warmly and simply replied, "she was like a little sister to me, as a matter of fact my best friend was your grandfather"
you paused for a minute trying to figure out where this dejavu about the old man infront of your was coming from, before it clicked in your head what you used to call him you then gently smiled and replied, "i see, ojisan yasufumi"
nekomata smiled and walked away saying, "keep up the good work kireina-mei"

you thought to yourself that it was nice, still having a pice of your grandparents with you, even if it was your non-biological great uncle.

kuroo walked up behind you putting his hand on your shoulder, you looked behind you and smiled, "i take it your reception here was a warm one, ne kireina-chan" kuroo said to you slightly chuckling. you just shook your head and said, "ojisan is a special person in my family" and then you walked away to finish cleaning up. kuroo tilted his head, a little confused as to why she just called nekomata-sensei ojisan, he made a mental note to ask her about that on the way home.

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konichiwa~ i really hope you liked this chapter, i wanted to introduce something else meaningful to the story, even if it's just something small, and heartwarming ☺️. i hope you have a good morning/day/night wherever you are!

~mizukei-chan