This is my first time writing a fanfic so the story might be not good. I'm still an amateur in writing and English is not my native language. So, please read and enjoy it - sorry if it's bad though.

Disclaimer : Obviously I don't own Free!.

"Haru !", Rin shouted as he ran toward a lifeless body that was laying on the ground a few meters from him, in the dark alley between the buildings. He gasped at the sight of Haruka in front of him as he came closer to the dark-haired man's body. Blood – there was a lot of blood on the ground, coming from the body in front of him. Part of Haruka's face was covered in blood that was oozing out from his head injury and as his eyes trailed down to Haruka's body, he could see some big dark bruises on his skin, cursing words carved on his body and some stab injuries. He crouched down in an instant to check for his pulse and breathing. He felt a bit relieved as Haruka was still breathing even if it's too weak – at least he was still alive and there might be a chance for him to be saved. Rin felt sick of seeing the sight of Haruka that he felt like vomiting but he held back his feeling and tried to figure out how to help him. First of all, he needed to calm down – he took deep breaths to stabilize his breathing for a few times.

Rin quickly called the police and ambulance, giving some details about the situation then crouched down beside Haruka as he waited for help to come. Rin took his time to scan the area, searching for Haruka's clothes. 'Wait… Why is he naked ? Could he had been…', Rin thought then checked Haruka's body carefully and to his fear, his thought was right. "Damn it ! Why should this happen to him !", he shouted. He moved his hand to caress Haruka's blood-stained cheek, his eyes staring at his lover's face. Haruka looked so fragile, as if even a single wrong touch from him will break him down further. "Haru… I'm sorry… It's all my fault…", he muttered under his breath, tears flowing out of his crimson eyes. He somehow could imagine Haruka's reaction if he was awake – he would say that it was not his fault and tell him to stop crying. Rin shook his head and hold himself from crying any longer. The most important thing now is to save Haruka so he collected all the clothes then wrapped some of them on his lover's body carefully. "Please be strong… I know you can make it… You have to…I need you…", he whispered to Haruka, hoping that his voice will reach him.

"I'm home !", Rin shouted from the front door. Haruka unlocked the door then hugged Rin tightly as Rin stepped into the house. "Welcome home, Rin", Haruka greeted with a smile, eyes sparkling as his eyes met Rin's. He then ran his fingers through Rin's hair, then down to his cheeks, caressing them gently.

"What's wrong, Haru ?", Rin asked, with a concerned tone.

"It's nothing, Rin… I just feel like I missed you a lot…", Haruka replied with a sad smile.

"Really ? I'm sorry… I was busy..."

"Yeah…It's okay… I understand that… Now, let's eat. Dinner is getting cold.", Haruka said then grabbed Rin's arm, bringing him to the dining room. Rin's eyes widen as he enter the dining room. It was decorated beautifully, an elegant vase sat on the dining table with beautiful roses arranged in it perfectly, foods prepared professionally (as expected from a five-star chef) and the room was kept dim, only being lit up by a few candles. Rin was so touched to see Haruka's preparation for dinner tonight.

"H-haru… This is…"

"It's romantic, right ?", Haruka said with a smile, a faint blush coloring his cheeks.

"What's all this for ?"

"It's for your success of capturing the drug dealers. I saw the news. You've worked so hard for it, right ? You even didn't have your time for me…"

"Thank you but the last sentence didn't sound like a compliment at all. I missed you too, you know…", Rin said then chuckled. He held Haruka closer to his chest, hugging him lovingly. It had been 3 days since he last spent his time with Haruka – he had spent his time more at the station or Sousuke's apartment to discuss some strategies to capture those persistent drug dealers. As Rin was going to kiss Haruka, a voice interrupted his hearing.

"Rin-chan… Rin-chan… Rin-"

"-chan… Rin-chan !", Nagisa shouted, resulting Rin to jolt a bit as he came back to the reality.

"Oh… it's just you, Nagisa… What are you doing here ?", Rin asked, rubbing his eyes, still feeling sleepy.

"Eh ? Didn't you ask us to come ? You said that something happened to Haru-chan."

Rin's eyes widen in shock as he realized that he was waiting for Haruka to come out from the emergency room. Rin slumped helplessly on the waiting bench as he knew that he couldn't really do anything during this time, other than praying for Haruka's safety. Makoto sat beside Rin as he saw him looking so down. "I don't know what happened but I'm sure that he'll be okay, Rin. He's strong and we know it.", Makoto said while hugging Rin, his hand caressing Rin's back to calm him. Rin couldn't hold his tears anymore, so he cried his heart out in Makoto's big and warm hug, ignoring the stares given by the passer-by – call him a crybaby, he didn't even care about it by that time. His mind was full of Haruka – his smiles, his flushed face, his pouting face, his sulking face and even the sight of fragile, lifeless Haruka he just saw a few hours ago. He swore that he would make sure the culprits got a deserved punishment for hurting his beloved Haruka.

Their wait for Haruka ended a few hours later as the doctor went out from the emergency room. He approached the waiting bench then asked, "Which one here is Matsuoka Rin ?" Rin let go of Makoto as he heard his name being called then hastily wiped his tears.