A/N: Hello, and welcome to my new drabble collection, though this time for the Free! Boys. :D So I hope you like it. First up, we have Haruka Nanase. *applause*

Mug (Haruka Nanase)

Haru sighed under his breath, placing his hand on his chin in exasperation. Today was really a tiring day. The crickets chirped noisily, perched steadily on the tip of the grass, unseen but heard in the darkness of the night. A steady breeze faltered onto the raven haired male, contently seated on the porch of his house.

He drew his fingers through his hair, closing his eyes softly. How did it come to this? A light tap on his shoulder interrupted this idle thoughts; it was her.

[Name] smiled, the corner of her lips tucked into a light smile, as she held two mugs filled with warm tea, what she thought was perfect. Offering him the mug, he stared blankly at her; the steam radiating from the tea amidst the cold nature of the night.

"I didn't ask you for any tea. Why did you make for me as well?" He said nonchalantly, staring impassively into her eyes, without a hint of empathy. A flicker of insecurity flashed past her eyes, her lips forming a blank line, her smiling gaze averted to the ground.

"No, I mean, I just thought that you would also like something to drink and…"

Maybe, it was a bad idea to-

He sighed under his breath, taking the mug from her hand. It was not like he wanted any tea, in the first place, but it was not like he minded. It was cold, anyway.

She smiled gratefully, taking a seat next to him. Sipping lightly from the mug, she wondered if the tea would taste good. It was Haru, in the first place. She peeked instinctively at him, from the corner of her eyes, to catch a glimpse of him, gazing upwards at the sky; the mug placed carefully at his side. The corner of her lips tucked into a light smile, as she curiously looked towards the sky.

"There are a lot of stars today…"He said slowly, leaning against his cheek, letting out a light yawn in the process. She nodded politely, taking another sip of the tea.

''Isn't it beautiful?" She asked him, leaning against her hand, mug placed on the side. The stars were really beautiful. She could swear his eyes twinkled for a second, but his answer stated otherwise.

"It's okay. Maybe…Not really…"

She placed her fingers on her lips, and started to giggle. Haru taken aback by her sudden gesture stared at her, with a supposedly demeaning glare, his lips saying, "It's not funny…"

But, it was very funny.

He wanted to ask her something; he wanted to ask her, why did she laugh? Why was his answer so amusing for her? She was probably not right in the head, but-

It really didn't matter.

She sighed under her breath, retreating momentarily to the kitchen. His eyes trailed her form, his lips parted like he had something he wanted to say.

He always had something he wanted to say, but he could never form words of his thoughts, and in front of her, it felt somewhat impossible.

He always never knew what to say in front of her. He never wanted to feel like this.

"I have to go, it's late…The rest of them didn't show up at all…"She said slowly, her backpack slugged on her shoulder, ready to leave.

His lips parted once again, but he chose not to say anything.

"Yeah, Makoto said that he would be here with the others, but okay…"The raven haired male said softly, standing up.

She smiled.

"Okay, then Haru-chan~…I'll go now…"She said tilting her head to the side, completely mimicking the movements of Makoto, and then she chuckled like it was the funniest thing in the world. Haru sighed under his breath, looking to the side, tiredly, but the corner of his lips tucked upwards in a half smile, said otherwise.

She shook her head lightly.

"They said they'll be here soon…"He said, his lips pursed. She turned towards him, hand placed on the fence.

"Is that so? Tell them I had to leave…And that I'm sorry…And that they should have showed up earlier…"

He stared at her blankly; that was not what he wanted to say, but okay.

"Yeah…whatever…"

"We spent the entire day together today…you know…"

An entire day…really? It felt like a few hours, but if it was a whole day, why did he feel like holding her back, and asking to stay a little longer?

[Name] stay…for a little bit longer.

"Yeah…maybe…"

She smiled at him as she waved goodbye, and it seemed sad, different than the usual smiles she would throw at him, out of nowhere.

Did she enjoy the day…Did she also want to stay longer-

No, it couldn't be.

A light shade of pink dusted his cheeks, as he lightly lifted his hand unsurely, his lips uttering an almost inaudible stutter…

"B-bye, [Name]…"