Haru woke up early in the morning, he felt way too eager to lay in bed until seven a.m.

He dressed himself and lit an incense candle beside his grandmother's picture before he left to jog.

The Air wasn't cold, it was just the perfect weather to go for a jog, or perhaps, swimming in the ocean. The thought of it made him pick up his pace even more.

Finally he made it to his first destination, he stared up at the small home before knocking continuously.

Haru wondered if anyone was awake by now.

*knock! Knock! Knock!*

The sound of a door knocking rang through the small house and it continued to do so until a sleepy figure finally came and answered it.

"Wha... Haru?" The light brunette rubbed his sleepy eyes.

"Morning." Haru greeted, although he never showed any expression even to his best friend.

"Haru, it's hardly 6 AM, what are you doing here?"

Haru sighed, as if it was the first time.

"We promised Kou that we would jog every morning to get in shape,"

"Oh yeah, hehe, forgot" His friend chuckled, giving a weak smile before closing his door.

His friend was Makoto Tachibana, a very light spirit who would always look out for others, and a complete opposite of Haru. Makoto would lend a hand and basically would speak for Haru since he doesn't say much... not like he wanted to.

Out of everyone, Makoto is the only guy Haru would trust the most, They're best friend since childhood.

Haru glanced around the small front yard while he waited for Makoto to get ready. He spotted a small vase of flowers next to a tiny little shrine for the creature buried underneath.

Haru only blinked at it, a slight wind picked as he looked up to the sky only to see a few rays of purple and orange while the rest was already tainted blue-

That reminder made him feel even more eager and now impatient.

Makoto, hurry up.

Just at that moment, Makoto came out with a small backpack.

"Is that really necessary?" Haru pointed at the small carry-on.

"Of course! surely you didn't eat any breakfast before coming here,I got us some food, water and towels for you,"

Haru stood quietly with a cold face.

"What? weren't you planning to go on swimming in the ocean today?" Makoto asked.

"Yep" Haru turned his heel and started to jog without warning, Makoto struggled to put on the backpack.

"Hey! Haru!" Makoto yelled as he caught up with him.

The sun climbed higher in the sky, Haru figured it was somewhat 7 AM. But time wasn't his biggest worry at the moment.

The two boys jogged for two miles more, Makoto slowed down when he realized Haru began slacking and now was way far back, (he was never a fast runner on land)

Makoto panted, slight droplets of sweat ran down from his forehead, Trying to catch his breath.

"Haru!" Makoto yelled.

The black haired teen didn't react, he continued jogging in his small pace. Makoto smiled teasingly at his friend.

"You run like a girl, Haru!"

Still, his friend didn't react what so ever.

~Geez, he really IS slow on land,~

Makoto looked back and spotted a hint of blue of the ocean, its waters twinkling in the sunlight.

Makoto had an idea, he cupped his hands around his mouth and yelled once again to the slow teen.

"Haru! Hurry up or else you're not going swimming!"

Just as he said it, Makoto felt a slight wind passing by, he look ahead to find that Haru passed him, running towards the direction of the ocean.

Makoto chuckled and ran after him.

Haru picked up his pace as excitement grew, finally stepping off from the cemented sidewalk and into the Sandy beach.

Makoto knew he was going to jump into the waters without a second thought.

"Wait, Haru no!" Makoto ran faster, almost falling face flat on the sand.

"Not yet Haru! You can catch a cold!"

~I'd rather risk it!~ Haru thought in the back of his mind.

Haru took off his jacket and shirts along with it, he continued running before he took off his pants, only leaving him with his swim suit he wore underneath.

Makoto skidded to a stop as he picked up each apparel that Haru left on the way before the waves caught them first.

Makoto sighed and gave up.

"It can't be helped, there's no stopping him when he sees water."

Makoto only shrugged it off and smiled.

Haru swam, he was finally relieved to feel free.

He enjoyed the feeling of the water gracefully caressing his face. The water made him feel light, and that's all he wanted to do in his life.

...be submerged in water...

Haru took in one more breath before he finally dove deeper into the ocean, sealing away the outside world completely, entering a whole new world of blue and silvery sand at the bottom.

If only he could breathe, he would've let out a relaxing sigh to finally become part of his natural element.

He swam all the way towards the bottom and faced the surface, floating on his back.

He maintained his eyes closed , feeling the slight cradle of the waves, his hair afloat, slightly tickling against his temples.

To some, this would sound odd, look odd, feel odd and even taste odd, but he felt at peace, he felt protected and at home.

When he opened his eyes, the sight was extremely beautiful.

Everything was far away from the busy and stressed life on land, everything was calm. Everything was nothing but peace.

His face was expressionless, he didn't smile not one single bit.

But without a doubt, he was filled with admiration.

Even through all around him,

Everything was blue.

#SPLASH#FREE!#

hELOO THAR- *coughs*

*clears throat*

Ok, sorry, lame intro, but g'day my lovely readers! I am back with a new fanfic, I hope you love it, this idea was truly inspired by another fanfic I read, well, more of a one shot really, It was about Mermaid-

I mean, Merman.

Merman Haru and reader. And I have to say...

IABSOLUTELYADOREDITAGSSJASKSAGHDYEGFDNDKDKSDKFCN

Shout-out to that adorable writer, love your imagination deary!

...

Forgot your name, I am so sorry, I am a terrible person.

I was amazed by the element of water, I once had to do a report on it and ever since I've watched Free! Iwatobi Swim Club and seeing how Haru just loves water, I just couldn't handle it, my imagination just flew before it jumped back into the pool!

Also, this fanfic might be very stereotypical or cliche...

I don't care Bye!

*throws smoke bomb*

And... I don't own these characters from Free! I watobi Swim Club,

Chao!

*Throws another smoke bomb*