Everything had calmed down since that last competition's ruckus and it all was going pretty smoothly.

Rin Matsuoka was starting to get along with his teammates and he had finally reunited with his friends. But there have been one thing bugging him all along… he felt as if something had changed inside him. There was something going through a metamorphosis deep in his chest, in the core of his brain and in the blood that flowed through his body. It kept him awake at night, it had him running in circles and wondering what it could possibly mean.

Ever since that last competition, the darkness that was once in his soul had left him and light came to his life. Thanks to that light he was able to see that he was falling, falling deeper and deeper into a crazy and sweet mess called love.

Rin no longer knew how to face his kohai, Aichirou Nitori, and act around him. He fell hard and he wouldn't be able to recover and leave this feeling behind.

Matsuoka needed to get over all this during his summer break. Soon he will be going back to dorms where he won't be able to escape the presence of his cute little junior.

The clock was ticking and the days were going by in the blink of an eye and the promising date was getting closer.

"Big brother, dinner's ready." A cheerful and happy Kou screamed from the dining room.

"I'm coming!" Rin answered and threw a bag to his bed. Then he left his room to head downstairs.

"It looks yummy, mom." Kou exclaimed gleefully. Ms. Matsuoka looked at her and showed a kind smile on her face.

Everyone sat down around the table and was enjoying the delicious meal.

"Rin, honey, have you packed everything already?"

"Mmm, no, I'll do it once I finish dinner." Rin said and forced a smile.

"You seem quite nervous. Is everyone treating you nicely? What about your roommate?"

Rin couldn't help but blush a little; he had been trying to avoid thinking about Nitori and the fact that starting tomorrow they'll start cohabiting in the same space again. Once he heard something that could remind him of his junior made him feel nervous and excited at the same time.

"Ooh, I can see why you're nervous; it must be because of some girl." Said Kou shamelessly and grinned evilly trying to tease him.

"Eh? Is that true, Rin?" their mother exclaimed, she was quite curious about his son's romantic affairs. As you may know, Rin is a really serious person who normally doesn't pay attention to others so hearing that he has someone he likes would catch the interest of anyone.

"Shut up already!" the teenage boy yelled at his relatives but you could notice a faint blush slowly covering his cheeks.

Due to his reaction they decided to tease him some more.

"Hey, honey, how does she look like?"

"Th-that doesn't concern you"

"Eh!? But I need to know how my daughter-in-law is."

"That's right! I want to know more about her too."

Rin glared at them, took his plate and went to the kitchen to wash it.

"Why is my son so gloomy?"

"I don't know, big brother used to be such a cutie before."

"I'm leaving, pair of old hags." The redhead went to the bathroom to pee and brush his teeth.

Then he remembered that in a few more hours he'll see Nitori again. He looked in the mirror and then he looked down to the sink blushing. Why is this happening to me? Why must I be so abnormal? I don't get this. If he knew about this he would think I'm a fucking freak. He kept thinking to himself.

He pulled his hair and slapped softly his face with both hands trying desperately to get back to reality.

He went back to his room and filled the bag with clothes and other needs.

The redhead turned off the lights and lay on his bed. He tried to send away thoughts about Nitori, but he couldn't. The little guy was occupying his mind. What should I wear tomorrow? How should a greet him? Thoughts about the coming day kept running on his head.

That night, Rin couldn't sleep well at all, but for a short moment he dreamt about his and his kouhai's reunion. Matsuoka had entered the room and encountered a cute and happy looking Nitori looking his way with a great smile on his face who then welcomed him with a big "Rin-Senpai, welcome back!." After that, Matsuoka told him how much he had missed him and longed for him during their summer break and Nitori said that he felt the same. Then, the older one embraced the other and kissed him gently on the lips.

Suddenly, Rin was woken up by the sound of his cell phone.

"Argh, fuck." He groaned.

He took his cell phone and found out that someone had messaged him.

"Rin-senpai! We will finally be able to meet again, I was feeling so excited I wasn't able to sleep a bit."

Rin, astonished, almost fell off his bed. I must reply quickly, but why should I say? "Yes, I'm happy we're finally able to meet again" Fuck no! That sounds too cheesy. Should I ask him when will he get there? Or ask him to have lunch before going to the dorm? Shit, I don't know!

He kept looking at his cell phone for about five minutes, but wasn't able to write anything.

The redhead fell on his back and sighed.

After a couple of minutes, he finally decided to get up. With a painful expression on his face he tossed his cell phone on his bed and left to the bathroom.

His mother knocked on the door of the bathroom and told him to go downstairs to have breakfast when he was finished showering and brushing his teeth.

The food was exquisite like always.

"Well, honey, I hope you have a good day today. Remember to visit us on the weekends whenever you have time!" Rin's mother sent him off with a kiss on the cheek and a loving smile on her face.

"Bye-bye big brother, hope to see you around in practice and stuff!" Kou was smiling and laughing like always.

Rin smiled back at them and headed to the train station. Once he was on the train he couldn't stop thinking about meeting Ai, and how much he regretted not replying to his text message. Now it was too late for that.

He couldn't calm down while walking towards the academy. He was getting closer and closer and he felt as though he could suffer from a heart attack any time soon.

Then Matsuoka felt a small and delicate touch on his shoulder, when he looked behind him there it was, the source of all of his stress.

Nitori smiled at his senpai and greeted him. "Good morning, Rin-senpai!"

Rin't heart skipped a beat. "G-good morning."

"Are you feeling all right senpai? Don't tell me you're feeling sick."

"No, I'm completely fine. Just who do you think I am midget?" Rin was able to say normally even though his heart range was not normal at all.

Nitori noticed the little and cute smile on his upperclassman's face and smiled back at him.

"We should get to our room, don't you think senpai?"

"Umm, yes." Rin said with a troubling voice. Why must he be so cute, and why the fuck am I getting all hyped up about this? Did he just say we should get to our room? That sounds so fucking wrong in so many fucking ways I can't even think fucking straight. All kind of things went through Rin's head from wanting to hold Ai's hand while walking to their room to push him down and ravish him.