Water. The water is alive. Once you dive in, it will immediately bare its fangs and attack. But, there's nothing to fear. Don't resist the water. That what my friend Nanase Haruka said to me once. But how can you accept something that is rejecting you.

The water holding tight, it won't let go. No matter how hard I try I can't escape from it, it drags me down to the ocean's bottom. My lungs feel compressed, I feel like I'm drowning. I see a bright light and at the end I see my dad's ship drown in slow motion.

"Rin! Wake up"

In the ocean, I see a hand reaching for me, slicing through the waves of the storm.

"Rin! Come on wake up!"

I try reaching for the hand, inches away from grabbing the mysterious figure. Stretching my shoulders to my hands to my fingers, grasping just the tip of it's fingernails. Until all of a sudden it grabs me full force pushing me to the surface.

I jolt my head up and wide awake when I feel soft lips brushing mine...

"Haru!" I accidentally yelled.

"I was trying to wake you up. You were shaking! In that movie we watched the boy kissed the girl to wake her up so-"

Haru you idiot, fairy tales don't happen in the real world. There is just pain and when you feel an ounce of happiness the world takes it away. You make me happy though...

Rin interrupted Haru's sentences with an embrace which Haru surprisingly returned. They stood there for several minutes just holding each other. Noises of Rin's sniffling quickly echoed through the room. Haru just pulled him tighter showing a hidden softer side to the usually stoic boy.

"I couldn't save him, maybe if I was there, I could've- Mpph!"

Haru interrupted Rin again with a slight peck on his delicate lips. It felt like comfort and affection every time their lips meant, Rin couldn't explain the feeling but he felt all insecurities melt away for those few seconds. Just like that it was over, Haru pulled away and was averting his gaze from the small maroon-haired was climbing on both of their faces.

"Don't say those things, Rin"

"Hey,Haru?" Rin whimpered.

"Hmm?" Haru hummed while looking at the red eyes.

"Promise me that no matter what happens, you will be here! That you'll be by my side and won't leave me one day. I know it selfish but you inspire me to do better. Sounds kinda cheesy, but promise me you'll stay."

Haru eyes widened in surprise, not expecting his usually confident and carefree friend say those words to him.

"I promise Rin, I'll stay"

They gave one last embrace before laying down back in bed. Their eyelids grew heavy, going back into peaceful slumber for the night.

Hey this is my brand new book about Rin x Haru from the Free! anime series. This is probably going be the shortest chapter just so you guys get a feel for this book, I'm really excited for this and please let me know if you are too. I tend to update more if I know people care XD. Thank you to all my amazing readers and followers.

P.S will have mature language and none of the characters or pictures belong to me 3