Popcorn ~KuroKen~

Chapter 2: first day flutters

"Shoyo, that was his sister..."

"Oh.......ANYWAY, was it......wait....it couldn't be the father, right?

"....." Again, my silence told him, and he squealed a little bit, saying "DAAAAmn Kenma, didn't know you were after an older man~"

"SHUT UP SHOYO!"

"Buuuuut, I kinda get it. He's hot, the kid is cute, and he didn't have any rings on, so you might as well go for it!"

"Are you kidding, he could be like 30!"

"That would be rude to assume, Kenma. I'd say he was like 22, maybe 23ish. The scars at his eye make him look a little older."

"....they're cool.."

"You like BAD BOYS too! Kenma, the fuck happened to you?"

"SHOYO!!"
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Tetsurou Kuroo

"Tetsurou, my papers, please~?" My boss said. She was a kind woman, hated the honorific of using last names, so here, I was Tetsurou, sometimes even Tetsu or Tet. I quite liked my job, it was...surprisingly simple. I basically got paid a bunch of money for doing stuff she didn't want to, and she was a workaholic, so I didn't even have to do much!

The only problem with work was that no matter where he was, I was always thinking about Kazuki. With the boss' hard-working nature came weekend shifts, and I always felt bad about not seeing him Saturdays. I got two days off a week: Tuesday and Sunday. The other five, it was 8-5 every single day. I didn't even have time to take my kid to school most days...

It wasn't working out, I knew that. But I also knew I'd struggle to find a high paying job with less hours as well, so I decided that I'd keep it up. I've been saving money up for a while now, and wanted to try and find a job that better suited Kazuki. He was just on his Christmas holidays now, and I didn't want him not to see me for a week, it wasn't fair.

But for now, I couldn't leave this job. It was too much of a risk, and Kazuki's future was my intentions with it. But...I guess I could ask for a week off?

"Hey...boss? Do you have a minute?"

"Always, Tetsurou. What's on your mind?"

"Well....I was wondering if I could have next week off...my son is on holiday, and I wanna spend the week with him leading up to Christmas."

"....you know I'm soft when it comes to Kazuki...ok, fine. But be back in on time on the 27th."

"Yes boss, thank you so much."

Another reason I loved this job - My boss. She was a very chilled out woman, always kind no matter how stressed she was, and has always loved Kazuki. She had fawned over him so much when he was little..littler, and had showered me in gifts for him. It was a great help, actually....

5pm struck, and the office collectively rose. I did as I had since my first day, and held the door open for every single employee to leave. I wasn't paid for this, it just felt kinda nice, that's all. My boss was always the last to leave, and always insisted that I let her open it herself. But I waited for her, as usual, and we talked about Kazuki a little bit. She promised to get him a little something for next week, which probably meant that she would attempt to buy a FOREIGN COUNTRY for him.

"Thank you...Santa needs to go shopping now, so I'd best get a move on..."

"Ok, try enjoy yourself Tetsurou~!"

"I will, thank you!" I called out as I got in my car. Shopping for Kazuki was both easy and difficult. Easy because I knew what he wanted, difficult because my pockets weren't exactly deep. I had a rough idea of how much I wanted to spend on him, and set aside about ¥70000 for Santa allowance. I knew that he'd be grateful no matter what, and his manners exceeded his age by far, but I still wanted to make him happy.

So, here we go...!

I bought him a Scooby Doo jigsaw puzzle, a little magic set, a football (A/N SoCcEr BaLl for the Americans) for us to play with, a Nintendo Switch Lite, plus Mario Kart *Insert Newest Number Here*, and Animal Crossing.

That was about ¥40000 gone, so I had to try and think what to get him next. I kept aside one of the games to be my present to him, but Santa was having a tough time here. He'd told me he wanted a whatever he was given, which is sweet, but not helpful. I spent a long time considering getting him a little bike, but thought better of it. Instead, I had an idea that I thought he'd absolutely love. Puppy.

I could manage a dog, and my parents would be more than happy to look after it while I was out. Plus it'd give Kazuki a lot of time with it, so it could bond closely to him. I'm sure he'd love that. I'd prefer a cat, but puppies were always better for small children, since cats were so independent. A dog that grew with him would be nice...maybe a little Golden Labrador then? I'm sure I'd be able to get a pup for that kind of price, right?

Wrong. ¥60000. Ah jeez, the bank are going to be asking questions~

I payed the guy upfront, and asked if I could pick him up Friday. He'd go to my friends house for the night, cause then I could take Kazuki over to meet him as one last surprise. The pup hadn't been named yet, I'd let Kazuki do that.

I knew I hadn't got him all that much, but...I was taking advantage of my six-year-old son's kindness. He would never complain, and always give me that bright smile of his. Plus, it's only just been his birthday, so he already has a bunch of new clothes and toys and stuff, so it's hard to get him even more.

I couldn't help myself picking up a couple of little books for kids his age, but that was it. I'd wrap everything before I picked him up from my parents, and that meant right now. Wrapping didn't take long, as being a parent gets you pretty damn used to it. It was maybe 8pm when I got to my parents house, and Kazuki was sound asleep on the couch, with distant sounds of Scooby Doo coming from the tv.

I just joined him there, and told my parents about my week off, and, after a double check that he was asleep, the pup. They both seemed a little concerned, but were willing to look after it when I couldn't. My mother did mention that I should find a new job, maybe at night. That wasn't such a bad idea, but I didn't want to be tired when spending time with Kazuki. An evening job suited me best, after he'd gone to bed. He'd have the pup for company now too.

I'd have a look at local vacancies tomorrow, once he'd gone to sleep. Now it was time to start planning a week of fun! I was still going out with Bokuto tomorrow, but we'd arranged it for late at night, so Kazuki would be asleep. I never liked leaving him like that, but he was a smart kid, he knew how to use the landline if he needed to call me. It was strange having a six year old with that much independence, but not a bad thing at all. I decided tomorrow would be a cuddles and movies day. We hadn't had one of those in a while, so it would definitely go down well.

I like cuddles and movies days too
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Who doesn't, Kuroo. Who doesn't.

I already love writing this one, it's so fun! Kazuki is a little angel, Kuroo is funny, and Kenma is...well, Kenma.

Fact of the Day: On the day I'm writing this, I met my cousin's little daughter Ava. She's 20 months old, and the cutest fucking thing I've ever seen in my life. Finally, someone with my mental age !