The Introverted Kitten's First Date

A Puppeteer, A Tactician, A Teacher, and Two Guardians walk into a gym...

Kuroo seems fed up, though, and starts arguing with all of them all over again.

This really isn't going well, is it?

As the five of them argue, eventually pulling Oikawa into the gym to argue more with Kuroo, I realize something.

The doorway's empty.

In an instant, I make the sudden decision, right then and there.

I grab Kenma's hand and quietly lead him outside.

I whisper to him once we're outside the gym, "Did you really ask Kuroo and Oikawa for help to ask me on a date?"

He blushes a little bit, twiddling his thumbs, "U-Um...yeah...I was hoping to ask you out on a date...and I didn't know how to act on it...I was hoping to make it a good date so you'd be happy on our date..." his eyes aren't on me, but I gently grab his hand.

I don't even take a breath, and without skipping a beat, I whisper, not even asking, "Kenma, go on a date with me."

He blinks, then laughs a little bit, "Wow, Shou. So mean."

"Huh?"

"I spent all that time of training camp wondering how I was going to ask you out on a date, and here you just ruin it for me?" He smiles, pulling me in for what feels like his strongest hug yet. "Fuck, I love you a lot."

"I love you more," I stick out my tongue at him.

I laugh.

He sticks his back out, in an even more childish way.

"Sure you do," he rolls his eyes. "When do you want to go?"

"U-Um...whenever you want," I scratch the back of my head. "I didn't really plan that far ahead."

He grabs my hand, then yanks me in the direction he's walking, "We can go tomorrow. I actually have a ton of money that I brought to this trip for a reason...I wanted to take you out to the Tokyo Tower."

I blink. I laugh a little bit.

"I wanted to take you out to the Tokyo Tower too," I admit, a sheepish smile on my face. "And I brought a bunch of money on this trip too..."

I see a small smile on his face, "Well, I think I win this time, Shou."

I tilt my head, "What do you mean, you win?"

"Isn't it obvious? I'm the first one to take the other out on a date, duh," he rolls his eyes playfully, as if it really is the most obvious thing in the world.

"Hey! We still haven't decided who's taking who out!" I reply, embarrassment on my face, probably, if it was like something someone could touch.

"I'm taking you out, unless you want to play videogames over it," he offers, a sneaky tone in his voice.

Heck.

I'm way worse than him at videogames!

"How about volleyball?"

"Shou, how would that even work?"

Uh.

Duh.

He's right.

"Sunshine," he stops, kissing me on the cheek. "Could I be the one to take you out, please?" He looks at me with wide eyes, and I see the hope so far in there. He really does want to be the one to take me out.

I pout.

He continues looking, staring intently. There's a light smile on his face, and his gaze isn't even intense. It's warm. Welcoming.

I hug him tight, "Fine, but I'm going to beat you in any game you want, anyways."

"Rhythm games?"

"Other than that."

He chuckles. As we walk back to actually have dinner, I realize something.

"Do you think they've realized that we're not in there?" I wonder out loud, and Kenma probably just got the realization too.

He clicks his tongue, "I think Kuroo might have noticed, but I doubt it. Especially since he was planning this all along."

"He was?" I ask, surprise clear in my voice.

"Yep. I could tell when he showed me that he and Bokuto called."

"What does that mean?" I ask, grabbing his hand again. This time, our fingers are intertwined rather than him just clasping onto my hand.

"Oh, Kuroo tried to throw me off his trail by showing me a call that he and Bokuto had. He wouldn't be lying to me if he just showed me the entire call, but he knew the exact moment it happened. It was pretty clear that he was planning something, especially when Oikawa came into the room."

I blink, "What about Nishinoya-Senpai and Tanaka-Senpai? Were they in on it?" I ask, even more confused than before. Kenma knew? Why didn't he interrupt?

"Nope. I just let it run on because Kuroo actually gave me some money to take you out on a date," he smiles, and it's a very crafty smile. "This way, I don't even have to spend some of the money myself. I whined a little bit about how much money I brought, and instead, Kuroo said that he'd cover all the expenses."

I giggle at that, "Oh my gosh, Kitty!"

"Hey," he softly smiles again, a glint in his eye. "Anything for the love of my life."

U-Uh.

Uh!

UMM!

"I-I love you too!" I stutter out, and I can feel the heat in my cheeks.

He kisses me on the temple, and insists, "God, Shou, you're way too adorable sometimes."

"But that's you!" I argue.

"Nope."

"Do I need to bring up the tickle fight?"

"That doesn't count," he calmly says, shutting me down.

"I'll take away your games if the tickle fight doesn't count!" I counter, smirking.

He has just a big a smirk on his face as he rolls his eyes, "You wouldn't too that to me. You're too short to reach."

"Kitty!"

He kisses me, quick and soft, on the lips.

"Love you too, Shou."

I sigh, leaning a little into him as I lean my head on his shoulder.

As we walk, it's a little tough, but when we get to the dining room, he admits absentmindedly, "I can't wait to go out with you, Shou."

"And I can't wait to be taken out on a date, Kitty!"

~~~

(While Kenma and Hinata finish up dinner)

"WE'RE HIS FAVORITE! RIG-- Wait, where's Shouyou?"

"Hold on! Where's Kenma?!"

"Oh my god, Kuroo, I was trying to tell you that Kenma and Shrimpy already ditched but you wouldn't shut up about how I messed everything up!"

"I told you guys that Hinata shoulda listened to me. I'm his teacher, and one of the top aces. I'd clearly be a better teacher romantically."

"THAT DOESN'T MATTER IF NEITHER OF THEM ARE HERE, DOES IT?!"

"God, I shouldn't have even tried to plan out their date for them, should've I..."

"No. No you shouldn't've, Kuroo."