Being a fire fighter wasn't an easy job. Whenever Makoto was called out on duty, Haruka would wait in their apartment all night long. Unsure if he'd come back or not. It didn't matter how tired she got. She would wait. Somehow, he always found his way back home. Sometimes with tears in his eyes. Sometimes covered in soot and smelling like the flames he worked to put out and other times Makoto would walk through the front door with a weak smile on his lips and be completely exhausted. On those nights, they would curl up on the couch with some ice cream and watch T.V until one of them fell asleep in each other's arms. Those moments were undeniably Makoto's favourite.
Yeah, it wasn't easy working to keep every one safe, but Haru appreciated his hard work. Makoto knew that. On his days off, he and Haru would spend their free time at the pool, helping little kids to swim or to improve their techniques. Makoto enjoyed the sight of see Haruka being bombarded with children. They seemed to like her as much as she liked them. Both of them were rather good with children, but the motherly gene was clearly brought out in Haruka. They often did talk about starting a family, but it was far too soon to think about that just yet. Sitting on the edge of the pool, Makoto couldn't help but smile when he saw Haru holding the tiny hands of a child and guiding them through the shallow end of the pool. It was an adorable sight. The child frantically clinging to Haruka as she continued to guide him. Crying that he was going to drown, but Haruka continued to reassure him until they reached the end of the lane. When the child realized that he swam, he rejoiced with his friends and climbed out.
Makoto was hardly paying attention to anything else, but when he noticed that she dove under the water, he watched as her figure made its way over to where he was sitting. Popping her head out of the water, she was right in between his legs. Smiling, he leaned down to press a gentle kiss against her lips, the taste of her pomegranate lip balm and pool chlorine mixed together. "Ready to go?" He asked, already knowing the answer. It was a difficult task to get Haru out of the water, but it seemed to get easier and easier as each day passed on. Standing up, he held his hands out to her, which she reluctantly took. Instead of pulling her out, she pulled him in. Letting out a small scream, Makoto hit the water. Once his head popped out of the water, gagging and gasping for air, Haru was already out and drying herself off. Haruka didn't even bother to change out of her bathing suit and just placed her clothes over it. Although he should be mad at her, Makoto let out a small chuckle. Things never change, do they? Climbing out of the pool, he used her towel to dry off - wishing he had bought and extra pair of clothes. Once finished, he grabbed their bags and the pair started their way home.
Unlocking the door to their apartment, Haru dropped her things besides the door and made her way to the bathroom. "Showering." She muttered, shutting the door behind her. Dropping his own things besides hers, Makoto wandered over to the bedroom to change. Just donning in a pair of sweatpants before going over to the sofa and plopped down onto it. Listening to the sounds of running water, he sighed as he laid down against the cushions and fell asleep. Though, his nap only lasted for a few minutes before he felt pressure on his abdomen and cold water dripping on his face. Opening olive green eyes, he saw Haruka hovering over him. Back length hair drenched and she was wearing one of his work shirts.
A tired smile formed on his lips as his hands reached up to hold her hips. Leaning down, the blacknette pressed a butterfly kiss against the other's lips, Makoto leaned his head up slightly to return the gesture, rolling over onto his side slowly, the female rolling off his pelvic bone to right besides him. Automatically, Haru curled up against his body, nuzzling her head into his chest. Smiling to himself, Makoto wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her body closer to his own as he used his other arm as a pillow. Burying his nose into her hair, he breathed in the scent of water lilies that held a faint scent of chlorine which quickly pulled him back into sleep. They always spent the day sleeping in each other's arms on Makoto's days off..It was relaxing and well deserved. Haru liked falling asleep on her side of the bed and wake up in the morning entangled in Makoto's arms. Just as they are now. Makoto loved breathing in her scent and holding her lithe body. She was just the perfect size to fit him. Like a puzzle, almost. A perfect, beautiful little puzzle piece.
It was dark by the time Makoto woke up again. The phone was ringing. Haruka was still asleep besides him, which made it even more difficult to get up. Crawling over her, being careful not to knock her onto the floor. Stretching tired muscles, the brunet made his way to the still ringing phone and answered it. "Tachibana residence." He spoke behind a yawn. Occasionally looking over his shoulder to check if Haru was still asleep. In the darkness, he could see that she was shifting.
"I thought it was my day off. Can you get anyone else?" Makoto desperately spoke. Unknowingly waking up the female. Work. A long sigh escaped his mouth before he spoke out again. "Alright..give me a few minutes." He hung up the phone and made his way to the bedroom to get his uniform on.
Opening ocean blue eyes, it was hard to see anything-except for the blinding light that suddenly popped out of the bedroom the two shared. "-Makoto?" She whispered tiredly as she sat up.
Coming out of the bedroom, the brunet was putting on his jacket. Looking over to the couch, he saw Haru was awake. "Sorry, I'm called out. I'll be back soon." He told her in a tiny whisper, going over to the couch to press a gentle kiss against her forehead. "Just go back to sleep." He said against the female's forehead. "I love you." He whispered with a chaste kiss to her lips as he put on his shoes and walked out the front door.
Instead of falling back asleep, Haruka simply waited. The hours passed, the moon was rising higher in the sky. Makoto was still gone. Must be a heavy duty fire, then. Sighing softly, she got up from her seat. While on her way to the kitchen, she stopped as the phone began to rang again. ..Who would bother calling this late at night? Oh well. It didn't matter. It was probably Makoto just checking in. Yawning, she went over to the phone and answered it. "Hello?"
"Is this Haruka Nanase?" That..wasn't Makoto.
"Speaking." She replied. Raising an eyebrow in curiosity as she leaned against the arm of the couch. Considering it wasn't Makoto calling her..this was bad and the news she received wasn't any better.
"We're sorry, but Makoto won't be returning home."