kenma's rather warm stare was focused on me, a small smile was playing on her lips as she winked at me and i found myself losing all cool and rationale that i had. oh, how i wished to embrace her right now, but unfortunately, my friend was talking to me.

"my gorgeous princess..." i mouthed to kenma. i watched as her cheeks turned a nice color of pink and she hid her face behind a book. a book on law and politics, which as i recently learned, is something that kenma is actually interested in and wants to study in the future. 

"sorry?", i ask once again, peeling my gaze away from kenma. bokuto just sighs as if i did something wrong.

"i'm asking you what you think of our idea" bokuto stares at me, but i cannot focus. my eyes keep darting to kenma, who keeps peeking from the book. her golden eyes are sparkling and glistening, like fresh honey oozing out of the honeycomb - and like a bee, i am attracted to that sweetness.

"what idea? sorry, i'm just distracted today" i chuckle and bokuto just nods in agreement.

"akaashi and i are going to a drag show on saturday? you didn't come last time, but we had a blast..." seems like bokuto is sure i won't agree, but i already did - kenma wanted to go and i agreed - a good way to broaden my horizons about the culture in general.

"oh, drag? sure, i'll go" i say. akaashi practically chokes on his coffee as his eyes dart between me and kenma as if asking us questions that he already knew the answers to. all that is separating us is a table. just a table at a cafe. i can feel her legs against mine, from time to time she nudges me slightly.

"what? for real?" bokuto asks, surprised. 

"yeah, why not?"

"i mean, you had a pretty strong opinion last time"

"well, i.... i learned some things and realized that i was very narrow-minded."

"well, if you say so..."

after a minute or so of silence, i excuse myself and head towards the door for some fresh air. i make up an excuse about some phone call. 

i'm still learning. learning to accept the world around me, accept the people that are different from me, i'm learning and i'm improving. somewhere along the way of learning, i found out things about myself that i had hidden far far away, but now i am proud of who i am. 

and she helps me learn. she helps me love. she shows me that nothing about her has changed - she's still kenma, she still likes hanging out late at night, stuffing her face with sweets and playing games - she is the same and i was just dumb thinking that she's a completely different person.

"are you okay?" i hear a voice. i turn my head and see none other than kenma, standing there and looking up at me. 

"yeah, just needed some air," i say. she comes closer and clings to my hand, tugging on my shirt.

"are you sure? it seems like something is bothering you", her voice quiet, but soft, fills my ears.

"something is always bothering me... i guess it's just my past mistakes... it's hard to let go of words that came out of your mouth - i just keep remembering how i treated you and i can't help, but feel awful" i say.

"kuroo, look at me," she says and i turn to her once more. she grabs my shirt and pulls me down, before i know it - her lips are touching mine, just slightly. it's as if she is asking me to continue.

and i do.

my arms instinctively wrap around her body, while hers slithers on my back and neck. i lose myself in the moment. suddenly all the words i ever said leave my head, everything apart from her leaves my head. oh...how in love i am.

and... that's what matters.

i'm in love.

we're both human, we both live in the same world, we breathe the same air.  nothing else matters.

and now... i can start wondering - how do i make this place happy and safe for the one that i love unconditionally?

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