The Iwatobi swimming team had just finished practice and Makoto and Gou were trying to get Haru out of the pool. Nagisa stood at the side waiting for Rei, they always walked home together.
Rei came out of the changing room, drying his hair on his purple butterfly towel. Nagisa blushed and fidgeted with his hands, longing to run them through his boyfriend's dark hair.
"Are you alight Nagi?" Rei asked
"Yeah," Nagisa said with a broad smile.
Haru, Makoto and Gou came up behind the couple. The team said their goodbyes and Gou and Makoto and Haru went off.
"Let's go!" Nagisa said taking Rei's hand.
Rei blushed a little bit and nodded. The couple walked, Nagisa chatting about his day and Rei listening intently to his cute boyfriend.
Nagisa stopped and looked down at their intertwined hands, so perfect in each other's.
"Rei?" Nagisa asked. His pink eyes met Rei's purple ones.
"What is it Nagisa?" Rei asked.
Nagisa looked nervous but Rei couldn't work out why.
"I have been thinking . . . a lot, lately." Nagisa said
"That would be a first." Rei said
Nagisa laughed then looked serious again.
"I think I love you." Nagisa said
Silence.
Everything stopped.
Time slowed down as the couple processed the words they had not dare yet to speak.
"Yo . . . you . . . you love me?" Rei asked.
Nagisa nodded and began to cry. "I think I've always loved you." He said
Rei pulled him into a hug and began crying himself.
"I love you too, Nagisa." Rei said
They pulled away.
"Really?" Nagisa asked
Rei nodded. "Definatly, only you could have convinced me to join the team." Rei said
Nagisa jumped into the air and hugged Rei.
"I LOVE REI RYUGAZAKI!" Nagisa yelled
"NAGISA!" Rei yelled "Calm down!"
"No! I would love you in a thousand lifetimes, Rei." Nagisa said
"We only have one Nagi." Rei pointed out.
Nagisa laughed. "Let's make the most of it then . . ." the strawberry blonde said with a laugh.