Summary: Koizumi Nana is a studious university student with no intentions of wasting her time there; however, thanks to her roommate's interest in the local bad boy she ends up getting involved with the campus' troublemakers. Choosing between her studies and the exhilarating tasks of madness they draw her into become harder by the week.

Characters: Tetsuro KurooxOC, Kotaro Bokuto, Kozume Kenma, OC (maybe some cameos later on)

italics: character's thoughts, disembodied voices

If You Plant It, They Will Come Pt. 1

The first week of university had been fine, really. Her classes were going smoothly. She liked all of her professors at the moment, though it was only the first week and as far as she knew something would show that she didn't like eventually. Her roommate wasn't a complete douche either. They shared some similar habits so she did her best to over look everything else.

Koizumi Nana was a very studious young woman who was going for the very serious profession of teaching. She was also looking to get a technical degree to work with computers. Things were running smoothly- too smoothly maybe- and she was enjoying the peace and purpose of her campus life, all the while ignoring the things around her. She knew all too well of the distractions that came with universities and dorms and major flaunting, hormone-ridden students. Nana would not be caught up like that.

"It's a declaration!" she exclaimed, standing from her seat at the desk and startling her roommate.

"Nana~ Don't do that! I almost messed up my toes!" Honoka carefully wiped the stray toenail polish from her toe. "The sooner I get this done the faster it will dry before my date tonight."

"It won't dry faster just because you get it done fast," Nana replied.

Honoka rolled her eyes. She was probably the most beautiful person Nana had ever seen face-to-face. Her complexion was fair, her hair long and currently wavy. She was tall, over the average height for a woman, for which Nana almost envied her. Honoka shared the passion for her studies that Nana did but she was willing to spare some time for the men on campus and the occasional adventure.

Nana, on the other hand, stood right at five feet. Her skin was a light shade of caramel and her hair was very thick so she kept it cut to her shoulders, both testaments of her mixed heritage. The only redeeming qualities she thought fondly of was her perfect proportions and the gift of bad eye sight so she could hide behind her glasses. Nana sat back down with a sigh. "Who are you entertaining tonight instead of your textbooks?"

"Don't say it like that, it's just a date, nothing serious. This is your first year here so you probably won't know him but he's pretty well known around campus. The women will say one thing but the men will say something totally different. He doesn't have a very good reputation either way."

Nana's eyes scanned over the page of her humanities textbook as she listened. "I didn't think you were into the bad boy types."

Honoka snorted as she closed up her nail polish bottle. "I'm not, but we have a class together and he bothered to approach me so I agreed to go out with him. Like I said, it's just a date. I'm not interested in anything more. Besides, I'd like to have at least one bad boy under my belt."

Nana rolled her eyes. "Well, tell me more," she said, as she turned back to her assignment. "Name, notable features, something."

Honoka beamed. "Are you interested, Nana-chan?"

"As if I would be, but just because you're dating him doesn't mean I want to get involved with a bad influence. I also hope you don't let things get out of hand."

"I'll keep my wits about me."

On top of her morning classes she had an evening and night class as well for her sciences. She felt more productive early in the morning and during the later hours of the day. In both classes there was this guy that she couldn't help gravitating towards. His hair was dyed blonde but his naturally black roots had grown out. Nana wondered if he wanted it that way or if he was just too lazy to dye it again.

She sat beside him only out of need for a seat at first but she didn't like the way others were with him when he was paired with others. He kept to himself and didn't speak much so it was obvious he wouldn't work very well someone pushy and loud. Everyone seemed to be exactly that with him so she took it upon herself to sit with him every chance she got. He didn't seem to mind so she kept doing it. If she were honest with herself though he was kind of a crutch.

"Good evening, Kozume-san," she greeted him as she sat on the stool beside him.

He glanced up at her, a little more than she had gotten the day before. She didn't really expect him to speak so it was fine. He was playing a game on his phone as he waited for class to begin. Kenma seemed like the type to not have any friends. His words were few and he seemed generally uninteresting. Well, to most he seemed uninterested. Nana wanted to learn more about him the more she worked with him in class.

He could be one of the types who are just awkward in certain situations but blossom into a social butterfly the moment he steps outside the door, she thought. Gaaahhh~~! I'm so jealous of you Kozume-san!

Nana hadn't noticed she was showing her disdain on her face until she realized he was staring at her. She gasped and quickly turned away to dig through her bag. She took out her notes from the previous day of lab. This was the foundation of their relationship. Awkward and silent.

After class Nana ventured back to the dorm. Her head ached with all the new information she had taken in but she liked it. It meant that she was giving one-hundred percent effort to memorizing and retaining the information. Her thoughts strayed to her roommate. I wonder how her date with the bad boy is going? Ah! She never told me anything about him. The hall was quiet but for the muffled sounds of tvs or late night chatter. Nana checked the doorknob to see if the door was locked. It was.

She rapped on the door lightly. "Honoka~ I'm tired, come on. Open the door."

The door opened a few moments later. A breathless Honoka and tall dark haired- shirtless- stranger greeted her at the door.

Nana stared for a moment before turning and walking briskly from the room. The thought hadn't crossed her mind. Okay, so it did once or twice. She had more faith in her roommate than that. Apparently she held her up a little to high because the sheer shock of the sight she had just beheld hurt like a sledge hammer to the chest.

Her stomach lurched and she ran to the bathroom. She spent the rest of her recovery there with her head in her hands. That was the last thing she wanted to see. It was during that time that she took her phone from her pocket and clicked into her contacts. She wanted to call someone. Maybe hear some nice things to help her forget about what she had just seen implied.

Mom.

Dad.

Her heart sank even further and she dropped her forehead back into her hands. After sulking for what felt like forever she heard someone come into the bathroom. "Nana-chan~ Are you in here Nana-chan?"

Nana flinched at the sound of her name.

"Nana-chan? If you're in here will you please say something? I'm sorry."

She didn't care that she was sorry- she did it! The deed's done! Sorry doesn't fix it.

"He said he was sorry too."

"Like I care!" Nana shouted back. "I trusted you..." She wanted to stay safely in that stall because she wasn't sure how she would react just then to seeing Honoka. "You said you would keep your wits about you."

"Can we talk about this in the room?"

Nana reluctantly came out and walked right past her, not looking her in the face. They talked about it but Nana only half listened as she got dressed for bed and curled up in her sheets. She didn't want to talk about it, she only wanted to sleep.

The next morning she left early for her morning class and did not look for Honoka. She wasn't as mad- it was stupid to hold a grudge about something like that. They were all adults, these things happen in the real world. On her way to the cafeteria to grab breakfast she literally ran into Kozume Kenma. "I'm so sorry!" she quickly apologized with a quick bow. "Oh. Kozume-san."

"Koizumi-san..."

It was quite a shock to see him up so early, he didn't seem like a morning person; even more of a shock was that he wasn't alone.

"Ah, is this a friend of yours Kenma?" The stranger was tall and his presence was impossible to overlook. His hair was a mess to say the least and something about him made her uncomfortable. Where Kenma sported jeans and a hoodie, he wore a button down over a long sleeved t-shirt, also with jeans.

"I have evening classes with her," he said.

A dangerous light shone in his eyes, sending shivers down Nana's spine. "Oh, is this the girl you were telling me about? It's nice to meet you. I'm Kuroo. Tetsurou Kuroo."

She laughed nervously. He's so tall! "K-Koizumi Nana. I-I'm just a classmate, that's all."

"Would you like to join us for breakfast?" Kuroo asked.

"I would, um, love to but I was just gonna grab something to eat and head on to class," she replied.

He leaned forward a little, scrunching up his face. Nana tried to hold his gaze but looked away as her face quickly heated up. "You seem familiar for some reason. Have we met before?"

"I-I don't think so," she stuttered as she took a step back.

"You're scaring her, Kuroo," Kenma said flatly. "She said she had something to do. Let her go."

"Maybe I'll get to see you later then," Kuroo said, flashing her a smile that he probably thought looked friendly.

"Y-yeah," she said as she side stepped toward the door. "S-See you later Kozume-san." She ran inside and practically ran into someone else but they were quick enough to side step her before getting run over.

A/N: This was an M rated story but I have dropped the rating and altered the content to fit so more people can enjoy the story. I appreciate any comments, favorite or follows. The chapters have each been cut in half since I realized how long they were so there are more chapters now, but it isn't new content, just better spaced and paced story now. Thank you for being patient with me if you've stuck around al this time and I hope I can regain your trust (even a little bit) as I continue on with this story.