The Introverted Kitten's First Date

Ask, Avarice, And Ameliorate

"Au contraire, Kenma. After all, who'd came up with the idea of getting you together in a way that worked, anyways?" Kuroo retorted furtively, putting a hand on his hip as they got to the court to stretch.

"Hey, Shou was the one who'd confessed to me."

"He was? I thought you did."

"Oh, while I was sick, Shou told me all about the plan that Karasuno'd come up with to get us together. Turns out, it was practically identical to ours, but Shou was supposed to confess," Kenma shrugged. "Now, can we get back to practice?"

"So he got the jump on you," Kuroo observed, causing Kenma to blush a little bit. "Oh, is there something that made you think of?"

"N-No," Kenma stuttered, but it was clear he was thinking about him and Shouyou cuddling. Kuroo could see it easily in his eyes.

"Fine, fine, I'll drop it," Kuroo chuckled. Little did Kenma know that that was the exact opposite of what he meant.

Kuroo had swiftly come up with a plan, involving a familiar owl, crow, and a pretty boy most would know as the Grand King.

This, to Kuroo, would be his absolute best work yet. In terms of his plans, this would be the acme of all he's done as a best friend.

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"Coach! You know how Karasuno usually comes to our summer training camp?" I call out, a smirk on my face. He raises an eyebrow, and I can tell he knows that I've come up with a scheme. Usually, he humors me on it. I like to think it's quite the honor.

"Yes, I recall. Why?" He smiles in return, his smile wholeheartedly decorous and displaying forbearance. "Actually, get to the point already. You wouldn't bring it up unless you had a plan with you."

"Well, Kenma --" I begin, yet Coach interrupts me with sudden caprice.

"Hold it right there. Does this have to do with his relationship with that little middle blocker?" I nod, and his tone becomes more fervent. "Then what's your plan?"

I'd consider myself a prodigy when it came to swinging people to agree with me without my intentions being found out, my plans practically a textbook example of novel.

I still can't shake the inkling within me which whispers with the subtlety of the breeze that says that Coach has been scheming with far more thought and planning than I ever have.

"So you found out already?"

"Your smirk gives it away," he chuckles to my admittedly prideful chagrin, humbling me. "Lemme guess. You're trying to get another team in so you can push those two further together?"

"Yep," I nod, matching his conspiratorial smirk. "Aoba Johsai. I trust you already know about Oikawa?"

"Yeah, that shrimp won't shut up sometimes about the 'Grand King,' as he calls him. Supposedly he's the best setter in Miyagi's prefecture, even better than Kageyama."

I stretch a little, cracking my knuckles, "Exactly that. Not only is he a setter most would consider the pinnacle of setting, meaning Hinata unequivocally adores him, but he's super flirtatious. A pretty boy, if you will."

"So you think he can help push those to do...what, exactly?"

"They haven't even gone on a date yet. I think, since the team's original plan involved the Tokyo Tower, we could pull it into this one. It'd be a hell of a blast for Kenma to bring Hinata to Shrimpy's very first visit to Tokyo Tower, don't you think?" I suggest, quirking an eyebrow while leaning on the wall. Damn, I'm good.

I didn't even think of that before I came in here, but it's a suggestion only a polymath could come up...no, I'm mixing that up with a savant.

Either way, doesn't matter, cause I know that I've already convinced Coach to get on board with the plan. Now, I only needed to convince Oikawa, Bokuto, and Sawamura. I know that Bokuto would easily get on board with the plan, but maintaining him would be near impossible with how rambunctious he could be at times.