Fanfiction title:About love and relationship stuff
Fanfiction summary:One-shot series in which the Free! Characters talk about their relationships and how similar or opposite thy might be.
Chapter summary: Rin and Rei can easily relate to one-another when it comes to their lovers.
Chapter title:About shota boyfriends…
Couples: Rintori/Reigisa
A/N: OK so… first Free! Story from me, yay? Anyway, so this became, easily, one of my favorite series and I thought I could give a try to something light regarding my favorite couples of the series so I will give you a list of the couples I'll use and I won't be changing them but I CAN play around a bit without breaking them, you might see what I mean in future chapters.
For this fic I will be using established relationships and the chapters will be taking place after the Nationals of second season and before graduation day for Rin, Sousuke, Makoto and Haruka; but I will jump back and forth through those months so don't think too much on what should happen first and what should happen next, it's not that important. The time the couples have been together and such will be mentioned in some chapters I have already planned but I haven't typed anything more. This will stay light, kind of fluffy and also somewhat silly but I hope you enjoy it regardless.
The couples I will use throughout the one-shots are: MakoHaruMako/Rintori/Reigisa/SouMomo and SeiGou.
Also I want to point out that English is not my first language so I apologize for any grammatical or spelling mistakes you might find.
Chapter 1: About shota boyfriends…
"Rin-san!" Rei called waving a hand to said redhead who smiled and waved back as the former trotted up to him the few feet left between them; Rin had asked Rei if he wanted to hang out with him that day since they were both free and he had acceded "I'm not late, am I?"
"Nah, I just know how much of a punctuality freak you are so I got here a bit earlier myself." Rin answered with a wave of his hand, amused by the small frown on Rei's face at the term he used for him "Been waiting for about five minutes only though."
"Well, I appreciate the consideration… I think." The bespectacled swimmer said uncertainly before changing the topic "What were you planning on doing today?"
"I need to get a couple of kickboards for the team, two of our members 'accidentally' broke them during the last practice and I remembered you mentioning you wanted new googles after the last joint practice so I thought we could go get that from the sports store and then get lunch or something." Rin proposed already walking in the direction of the sports store, Rei catching up to him easily.
"How did they even break the kickboards?" Rei had seen the equipment last time his team had joint practice at Samezuka and it looked in perfectly good shape and rather new, however, the way his fellow male had said "accidentally" already had him suspecting it was anything but. Rin let out a 'tsk' which sounded less annoyed than tired.
"As it turns out, first years have a lot of energy and they couldn't find a better way to burn it off than practicing their karate chops on them." The red-eyed teen said, remembering Momo's victory cries after breaking both kickboards, one after the other, and mocking a fellow first-grader who hadn't been able to break even one "But I fixed their training regimen so I doubt it will happen again."
"That should suffice." Rei nodded once, knowing said "fixing" was actually more of a punishment than it was a mere adjustment, if Rin's satisfied smirk had anything to say about it.
"What about you?" Rin asked raising an eyebrow to the other male "I thought you had all your gear in perfect condition."
"I did have it in perfect condition." The questioned swimmer sounded a bit exasperated, his hand automatically went to push up his glasses on his nose even though it wasn't really necessary "But Nagisa-kun thought it would be funny to draw on my googles with permanent marker to make them 'more beautiful', in his words, and, when I tried to clean the lenses, I ended up scratching them since the tint was harder to erase than I initially thought so I need a replacement for them, I still have my spare ones but I'd rather have a new pair for emergencies."
"Seriously? Nagisa did that?" Rin asked with a snort and a shake of his head "He always finds new ways to mess with you, doesn't he?"
"He can be rather creative when he wants to." Rei sighed but smiled softly "But he knows I can't stay mad at him for long and takes advantage of that."
"I know the feeling." The redhead also smiled looking up at the sky as they kept walking "I can't stay mad at Ai for long either, not that he makes me mad often but he knows how to work his charm when he wants something from me."
"Maybe that's why they hang out together more often lately," The younger of the two suggested, a hand on his chin as if thinking about the possibility "They get together and talk about how they can keep us wrapped around their finger."
"Well, I do know for a fact that Ai is tricked into hanging out with Nagisa because Nagisa just knows how to trick people and Ai is much too innocent not to fall into his traps." Rin said also with a thoughtful expression "But he ends up not hating the day, maybe because they do actually give pointers to one another about how to have us at their beck and call; maybe, they will try to pull something on us when they get back from their outing tonight."
"I'm not sure about you but… Nagisa-kun always brings something back for me; small details, and then he asks to spend the night because he had 'such a long day' and is 'too tired to get back to his place'; I will tell him he has to go back and that I will walk him but he will pout and whine and widen his eyes and I will end up lending him my house phone so he can call his parents and let them know he will sleep over at my place, again." The blue-haired swimmer sighed, his shoulders sagging at the thought and sounding kind of tired, the male next to him let out a chuckle.
"Well, Ai will be back and complain about Nagisa for a good ten minutes before showing me whatever he got in the trip, even though he had planned on not getting anything, and also giving me whatever he decided to get me as present and then he will tell me he saw some things I might like so we should go see them because it would be fun; I'll tease him a bit telling him that he did enjoy spending time with Nagisa then and Ai will admit it could have been much worse and ask again if we can go, I'll tell him I'm not sure and then he will give me this puppy eyes and a long 'pleeaaase' and… and I will be going to the mall tomorrow." Rin finished with a sigh of his own "They're just a couple of little shits, aren't they?"
"Language, Rin-san!" Rei chastised but it seemed to have no effect as he received a shrug as a reply "However, it almost seems as if they do share the same convincing methods."
The pair kept mussing about the possibility until they got to the sports store, it would be a funny idea; to have those two plotting how to keep their respective boyfriends right where they wanted them.
"It's something a little odd to think about, though." Rin finally broke the silence between them as they made their way to the googles so Rei could look through their selection first "They are so different I can't imagine them working together that easily."
"Maybe so, I mean, Nagisa-kun has a devious side I couldn't possibly picture Nitori-kun having." Rei agreed, going straight to the same brand of googles he preferred –picked after an exhaustive research on every single brand the store offered- "But you can't deny they do have a similar air to them after first meeting them."
"Ai may not be devious but he is no white angel either." The sharp-toothed male commented remembering the silver-haired boy's porn books and some of the things that happened whenever they got intimate but his usual way of acting wasn't really devious in any case "But I see your point; you take a look at them and you see a small body with a baby face and huge bright eyes."
"Their appearance instantly makes you think they must be sweet, childish and naïve." Rei picked up a pair of googles, inspected them and then nodded to himself in satisfaction with his choice "Let's go find your kickboards."
The butterfly swimmers walked towards the swimming boards, Rin making a humming sound as he thought on the bespectacled boy's words about Ai and Nagisa.
"They both can actually be rather childish though, that's something they do have in common." The redhead said as he took two boards identical to the broken ones, not bothering to look for anything else or different, and they made their way to the counter "They enjoy being pampered and looked after and they like cute things."
"They get into silly arguments that they can't stand losing and are used to getting anything and everything they ask for." Rei kept listing, Rin nodded along with the statements "They also like eating sweets even if not in the same proportion."
"They need constant reminders of how much you love them and they're not afraid to voice their feelings whenever they feel like it." Their talk paused for a moment to focus on the cashier, once each of them had their new products back and paid for they retook the conversation as if the break had never existed.
"They like to have a lot of physical contact and feel dejected when you refuse but lighten up the place with their smile if you accept instead." Both, Rei and Rin, smiled fondly at the memory of their respective little lovers' faces when that happened "And they get so excited when you say you have something planned for them that they jump up and down in anticipation."
"And they look so happy when you give them a present or remember a special occasion that you can't help but smile right back at them." Red eyes focused on the floor as they walked out on the street, more things coming to mind that could be added to the list but it was the Iwatobi butterfly that spoke first.
"They are always ready to do anything and everything with you… and for you."
"If you're sad or mad, they will do the impossible to make you feel better." Rin frowned a bit, remembering his second high school year and the way he acted towards his kouhai "And they will never leave your side no matter how much you try to push them away."
"It's as if you draw them closer the harder you push them away." Rei also got back his memories from when a certain blond chased him around in order to get him to join the swim team last year "Whatever it takes they will do it as long as it means staying close to you."
"… How did they end up with us?" The shark stopped and looked at his friend who also stopped to look back at him, both of them wore amused expressions but there was a little doubt in their eyes.
"I've been asking myself that for about a year." The purple-eyed teen replied with a chuckle "So far I have not been able to find an answer."
"That's good though." The older male sighed "I think it works better for us if we don't know."
"You might be right, Rin-san." With that, both teenagers started waking again, smiling quietly "… Rin-san?"
"Yeah?"
"Where are we going?" The questioned student stopped dead on his tracks and turned to his companion with a confused face.
"I thought you were leading the way." Now it was Rei's turn to be confused.
"I've been following you this whole time."
"I thought I was following you!"
"You were the one who said we'd get lunch after going to the store, I thought you already had a place in mind!" By now both teenagers stood pointing accusingly to one another, their similar height prevented either one of them to look more intimidating than the other –despite Rin's teeth and Rei's stern gaze, which only served to make the situation more equal to both-.
"…" Both swimmers let out a sigh and relaxed their stance, deciding it wasn't worth arguing over this: They were both very mature, thank you very much!
"Fine, let's go to a place down the street I know; they've got good food for sportsmen." The Samezuka swimming team captain proposed, starting to walk the same way they had come from; the other male following without question "… You know? There's also a café a few feet farther down the street."
"There is?" A blue eyebrow rose questioningly "...And?"
"From what I've heard, they sell good pastries." Sharp teeth revealed in a smirk "I think it wouldn't be the worst idea to take a look after we've eaten."
"Ironic to mention pastries after picking a place to have lunch because it has healthy food." Rei fixed his glasses over the bridge of his nose but smirked back "However, I can't argue with you this time."
Hey guys, I have about15 ideas to write about in this fic but not all of them are assured to be written yet, however, if you have any kind of suggestion I will gladly hear it. Maybe your ideas will be better than mine and decide to write them instead or maybe you have similar ideas to mine but I'd like to hear your ideas and/or opinions.
Next Chapter: About credulous boyfriends… (Ai and Nagisa's side to this chapter)
