You're my only exception [A Kenhina Story]

Ch 24 Kenma

Manga spoilers!!!

I got a notification suddenly when I was gaming in my room.

From: Shoyo
subject: Confessing
Hey Tanaka-senpai! I need a bit of help confessing to Kenma.

Confessing? I would've asked why he's calling me Tanaka but I was curious.

From: Me
subject: re: Confessing
Confess what?

From: Shoyo
subject: re: re: Confessing
You know what! >:( I wanna do it after nationals. Would that be okay?

I wonder what on earth he wants to tell me.

From: Me
subject: re: re: re: Confess...
Why not sooner?

From: Shoyo
subject: re: re: re: re: Conf..
Because he said he would get a fever and I want him to be in his right mind when I tell him.

From: Me
subject re: re: re: re: re: Co...
Alright then.

I was happy to hear how he was worried about me but the happiness went away far too soon as I got a terrible headache and a wave of nausea.

I went to go lie down and eventually fell asleep.

-Time skip because I am lazy-

I woke up with the same headache as last night and went downstairs.

My parents had already left for work and I was home alone as usual. I was too tired to even play some video games.

I trudged towards the cabinet to find some medicine. I hadn't had this medicine since I was a kid. Mostly because I didn't get fevers anymore from volleyball.

I took the medicine and went back to my room to sleep.

(The italicized text from now on means dreams in this chapter)

I was walking towards a park in Tokyo to meet up with Shoyo. I was awaiting for his confession for a while now.

"Hey Kenma.." he said quietly.

"Hi Shoyo" he seemed to be nervous. "What did you want to tell me?"

He looked way more serious than he usually is. Is it bad news?

"Kenma.. listen.. I don't think we can be friends anymore.." the words escaped from his lips.

I wanted to cry.

"Wait! Why?" I begged grabbing onto his hand.

"We can't be friends anymore Kenma." he shook my hand off and walked away.

I woke up in a cold sweat.

Was that what he wanted to tell me??

These dreams continued even after I didn't have a fever anymore.

The curiosity was killing me inside.

-Time skip to the day after nationals ended-

Karasuno lost nationals to the Little giants. I felt so bad for Shoyo...

but I also really wanted to know what he wanted to tell me.

I did go visit him to cheer him up since he got sick and couldn't play. 

-Flashback time-

"Hey, I came to cheer up a friend."

"Kenma..."

I wanted to hug him so bad but I had some restraint.

"Can you find a way for me to watch the game?" he asked.

I took out the tablet I brought and said, "Here, brought this for you to borrow." 

-Flashback over-

From: Shoyo
subject: (none)
I am finally gonna tell him today Tanaka-senpai. I know we lost but.. I bet we can win at some point.

From: Me
subject: (none)
I am doing just fine. You will win eventually. Where are you going to ask him to meet up?

I genuinely meant that. I had a feeling he will win nationals one day.

From: Shoyo
subject: (none)
Maybe at Tokyo Tower? I'll ask him right now.

From: Me
subject: (none)
Oh I can ask him for you.

From: Shoyo
subject: (none)
Oh thanks Tanaka-senpai! Tell him to meet me there at 4 pm today!

From: Me
subject: (none)
Okay no problem.

He's finally going to tell me...