Water droplets danced through the air as Haru's body shot up from the tub. He was like a mermaid, breaking the surface of the water with grace. His skin glistened with an elegance Rin had never seen before; and the sound of his breath as he released it… It was like a gentle ocean breeze, so calm, so smooth, so sexy. Rin squeezed his eyes shut and shook his head. No. He was only here to pay that bastard an angry visit. But merely looking at the Nanase boy was proving to be quite difficult. When he opened his eyes, Haru still sat in the tub. Said teen shook the water from his ebony hair and stood, giving the other a full view of his body. He was wearing his swim trunks… But still… "Rin? What are you doing here?" Rin's gaze shot up to look at Haru and he realized he had been staring. Thankfully, the other boy wasn't even looking his way.
"Tch," He was getting flustered; what was he there for again? Oh yeah. "I'm only here to ask you one thing… WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED? You didn't give it your all yesterday and that pisses me off beyond what you could ever comprehend! THAT'S GREAT? THAT'S FUCKING GREAT? THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY TO ME AFTER WINNING A RACE AGAINST YOU? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW HARD I TRAINED TO BE ABLE TO BEAT YOU? I DON'T THINK SO! NO!" Rin clenched his jaw as blue eyes met red and the anger seemed to dissipate, he averted his gaze. The shark-toothed boy took a breath to compose himself before lowering his voice. "You're a sick bastard, you know that? Stuck-up and ungrateful. You don't deserve the talen—"
"I know." Rin looked up, but that jerk had already turned his gaze to the floor. And what he saw in those gorgeous, oceanic eyes… Was sorrow.
Great. Now he felt guilty. "Haru, I—"
"It's alright. I'm an asshole, I know, but you should know that I stopped swimming competitively and, since you've been practicing for so long, it makes perfect sense that you would beat me." The solemn teen looked up at the redhead once more and gave him a small smile. Rin looked away. As much as he wanted to, he just couldn't meet eyes with Haru for very long. Without turning on, at least.
Rin balled his fists and clenched his shark-like teeth, tears glistening at the corners of his eyes. "But you didn't give it your all. You went easy. It doesn't count. It DOESN'T FUCKING COUNT!" He was beginning to raise his voice again, but he didn't care. It wasn't fair, and it pissed him off that Haru would think he wasn't good enough to really compete with. He could be tough competition, couldn't he? He wasn't weak. He was strong. He was tough. He was worth something.
His feet began to move on their own, Rin involuntarily walked up to the other and looked him in the eye before—SLAP! His hand collided with smooth skin. Haru grunted before stumbling out of the tub. He reached up to touch his reddening cheek. "Rin, I—"
"SHUT UP!"
And that was it. Silence filled the room. Haru looked down, feeling ashamed; how could he let this happen? Rin was the only person he really, really cared about. He was the reason the so-called genius stopped swimming competitively. Yet, even after quitting, he still continued to hurt his precious, redheaded friend. It seemed that Rin only ever lashed out due to something caused by Haru . He felt so cruel, so sick. Like he'd ruined everything the other had lived for.
The only sounds heard were quiet sobs. Angry tears slid down his cheeks, which were now red with humiliation. Rin wanted nothing more than to curl up and disappear. Even though he came with every intention of being, calm, collected and cool with his anger, he blew up. It was becoming too much to bear; Haru seemed to be better than him in every way—without even going to a high-class swimming school, which left him to feel pathetic. Worthless. A feeling that seemed to be eating him alive.
He couldn't keep his frustrated sobs tamed for much longer. The teen opened his mouth to let out a sharp cry, but something prevented him from doing so. A warm sensation collided with his lips; red eyes opened and Rin could almost feel his heart stop. They were locking lips.
A/N: Just so y'all know, this is my first time writing something like this. It's also been a while since I've written anything that's not from the point of view of a middle-aged mom who still oogles over how adorable her children are (even if they don't act adorable anymore). So yeah, sorry if this sucks I guess? Feel free to tell me how I did because I honestly have no idea XD
