Written for MakoRin week day one! The theme was Flowers/Warmth so that lead me to Australia… Also, I am not sure how to write a Japanese accent correctly so I didn't try (for I surely would have failed). Just know when Makoto or Rin are speaking to Lori or Russell, they are speaking English but they are talking to each other in Japanese.
"What's the reason for your stay?"
"Ah, v-visiting a friend." Makoto replied. The English words still felt awkward on his tongue despite the classes he had taken throughout high school and now in college. He could read and understand if fairly well but now, but speaking it was an entirely different matter. The customs officer didn't seem to mind though, clearly used to it as the man nodded, stamped his passport and handed it back. Makoto thanked him then continued through the rest of customs. He clung onto his backpack and the map of the airport, honestly terrified of getting lost in the packed building.
"Makoto! Makoto Tachibana!" A voice called and he quickly looked over to see a middle aged blonde woman waving at him. She held a sign with his name written out on it and relief flooded him as Makoto recognized her as Rin's homestay mother from the pictures of Haru and Rin's visit a few years ago.
"Hello Mrs. Wilson!" Makoto called as he went over to her. "It's nice to finally meet you!" He added as he gave her a slight bow and she smiled up at him.
"Call me Lori!" She insisted. "I was so happy when Haru called saying one of Rin's friends was coming! And it's so nice to finally meet Rin's boyfriend, he talks so much about you, you know. He'll be so excited!" She added, speaking so quickly that it took Makoto a moment to process it. He blushed a little, surprised to hear that Rin talked about him but the thought made him really happy.
"Yes, thank you for offering to pick me up. I can't imagine trying to do this alone!" He laughed, happy to put away the map as she started leading him out. They picked up his suitcase at the baggage claim then headed out to her car. Lori kept up the conversation, talking all about how Rin was doing at university as well asking Makoto all about his own college in Tokyo. He did his best to keep up with it and answer everything, glad to have a distraction from how eager he was to see Rin. The past three months since Rin had left for the semester felt like forever.
"Alright here we are!" Lori chimed as they pulled up to a small brick home.
"You have a lovely home," Makoto said as they got out of the car. Lori laughed and thanked him as a man came out from the house.
"You must be Makoto," the man said as he came up. "I'm Russell, it's nice to meet you." He said, offering his hand. Makoto smiled, quickly slinging his bag over his shoulder to shake his hand, a bit nervous to actually be meeting them in person now. He had talked to both Russell and Lori over the phone about this trip, which had been a challenge since his English was not nearly as good at that time, but he felt intimidated by actually meeting them. He knew that they were not Rin's actual parents, but the way he had heard his boyfriend talk about them made it clear that he really loved them like they were and Makoto really wanted to make a good impression.
"You too Mr. Wilson." Makoto greeted with a bright smile, following them as Russell and Lori took him inside. As soon as they stepped inside, a black dog came running up, barking and jumping excitedly at Makoto's feet. He instantly smiled as the dog hopped around him.
"Down Winnie!" Russell said, trying to calm the overly excited dog. Makoto smiled, reaching down to pet her head. "Don't mind her, she's just really friendly," Russell added as she quickly started to jump up, trying to lick at his face but Makoto was too tall for her to even get close.
"It's nice to meet you too Winnie," Makoto told the dog as he crouched down so Winnie could jump up against his knee. She happily licked at his hand, still unable to quiet get to his face.
"Rin should be here soon, and we have a bit before dinner. Can I get you anything Makoto?" Lori asked as she walked over towards the kitchen, hiding an amused giggle as she watched the tall boy play around with their dog.
"I'm fine, thank you!" Makoto insisted her as he kept playing with Winnie's ears, making the dog's tail wag excitedly.
Off in the kitchen Lori proceeded to start pulling out what they would need for dinner. She looked over as Winnie came trotting in, soon followed by Makoto following after the little dog.
"Can I help?" Makoto offered, though he had little to no skills with cooking, he could at least try and be useful.
"Sure, could you fetch a pot from that cabinet and get some water started?" she asked him, motioning to it right before her phone went off. She pulled it out, checking the message and she lit up as she saw it was from Rin.
"Rin is on his way from practice!" She announced, almost sounding as excited as Makoto felt. The redhead had the weekend off from practice and was coming over to spend it with his old homestay parents, having no idea he would actually be spending it with Makoto. The Wilsons had helped him plan the surprise, planning to have the boys over for dinner before they would drive him over to his hotel.
"Are you excited to see him?" Lori asked and Makoto nodded quickly.
"It's been a long time since I last saw him." The brunette admitted, eager to see him in person. Though they had talked almost every day, he still missed Rin like crazy.
"I know, that must be hard for the two of you," Lori agreed with an understanding smile. Makoto nodded then got out a pot and filled it with water while she got started on getting out all the ingredients. The two of them continued getting everything started as they waited, with Makoto helping as much as he could. At one point though Lori had to take the knife from him as nearly cut himself trying to chop up an onion. She laughed as Makoto apologized profusely for his lack of kitchen skills, assuring him that it was fine.
"He's here!" Russell called from the front room and Lori squeaked, actually squeaked, and put everything down. She then grabbed Makoto's arm, leading him to the living room that was just out of sight from the front door.
"Okay, you stay here and we'll bring him back!" Lori told him before going over to the entrance as the bell rang. Makoto listened in, finding it hard not to go over when he heard Rin from his spot in the living room.
"Rin! It's so great to see you!" Lori greeted.
"You too Lori, Russell!" Rin said and Makoto's heart melted as he actual heard him just in the other room. It took all of his will to stay where he was and not just run into the other room.
"We have a surprise for you Rin" Lori said in the other room and Makoto could hear the excitement in her voice.
"Really?" Rin said, sounding a little startled. Makoto couldn't tell what was going on, but he was voting that Lori was bringing him this way. He quickly ran a hand through his hair, hoping he looked okay and for a moment he regretted not checking that earlier. Those thoughts vanished in a moment as Rin came around the corner and his red eyes locked with Makoto's green ones. The redhead's eyes widened and he froze to the spot as he looked Makoto over like he was trying to determine if he was actually there.
"Oh my God." Rin breathed after a minute as tears misted up his eyes.
"Hi Rin," Makoto started, smiling brightly as he took a step closer. Rin promptly dropped his bag on the ground and ran into Makoto's arms, nearly tackling him in the process. The taller boy hardly kept his balance as Rin's arms wrapped around him in a vice-like grip but he was fast to hug him back, pulling Rin even closer as the redhead buried his face against Makoto's chest.
"What are you doing here? How did you even get here?" Rin asked, looking up at him once he finally loosened his grip.
"Well, you said you had the weekend off and I've been saving up to come visit. Plus you said because of training you couldn't come back for winter break… I didn't want to have to wait until spring to see you again." Makoto told him as he smiled down at the redhead in his arms. "Haru helped me get a hold of Lori and they helped me plan everything." He added, feeling Rin's grip tighten again for a moment before he let him go.
"I can't believe you actually flew here to visit," he beamed.
"Of course I did" Makoto chuckled, leaning in to give him a quick peck on the cheek, embarrassed about doing anything more with Rin's homestay parents still standing right there.
"We still have an hour or so before dinner, Rin why don't you go show Makoto around a bit?" Lori suggested, smiling brightly at the two of them.
"Alright, we'll be back soon" Rin chimed as he took Makoto's hand. He looked up at the brunette, flashing a smile before leading him towards the door.
"Don't be late for dinner!" Russell called after them.
"We won't!" Rin replied before closing the door behind them. He turned up to Makoto and before the taller boy could do anything, Rin dragged him down by his shirt and crashed their lips together. Makoto slide an arm around his waist, feeling Rin melt into his touch before he pulled back and smiled down at him.
"I missed you." Makoto purred sweetly, noticing as Rin blushed a little bit.
"I missed you too." He said softly before taking his hand again, this time interlacing their fingers as he did.