Well, here's the second part of this fic. One more chapter and this fic will end I guess. This chapter... hmm... It's more RinHaru than KisuHaru I guess. Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy this part too. :)


It was in the middle of night when a certain black-haired swimmer's phone started to ring. He was going to ignore the call at first, but he ended up reaching his hand to grab the phone that was lying on the empty space beside him. Lazily, he took a look at the bright screen, eyes narrowed as they were trying to adjust with the sudden brightness in the dark room. As soon as he saw the caller's name, he picked up the call.

"Uh… Hello.", the caller greeted.

"Rin. What's with the call ?", Haruka asked in his usual monotonous tone.

"I… can't sleep…", Rin said then stopped for a while as he let out a shaky-sounding breath – it sounded like he was going to cry. "I… don't know if going to Australia is the best choice, Haru…"

Haruka closed his eyes as he heard Rin's words then let out a sigh. "After all this time… You only started to doubt your decision now ?", he replied, trying to let out a small laugh to lighten the mood but it turned out sounding like an awkward and nervous one. "Come on, Rin… You're going to leave tomorrow."

"I know ! But… something is telling me that I should stay…", Rin said while walking towards the kitchen for a glass of milk. "Haru… Do you really want me to go ?"

"Why… Why did you ask me that ?"

"Because… I had a feeling… like I'm going to lose something important if I go…"

Haruka kept silent for a while upon hearing Rin's words – his heart was aching so badly that it made him suffocate. It wasn't like he hadn't realized it but he just didn't want to accept the fact that Rin was still in love with him. He let out a heavy sigh, trying to think of an answer for Rin. If he could, he wanted to end the call, but he must give Rin an answer so that he wouldn't suspect anything. "Stop thinking about nonsensical things, Rin… You've been chasing over your dream since elementary school, right ? Now that you have the opportunity to do so, don't let it go. Your dad would be sad, you know…"

"I guess you're right…. Hey, Haru… You're going to be on the same stage as me, right ?"

Haruka couldn't help but cried as Rin uttered his question. "Yeah…"

"Well then… See you tomorrow…"

"Yeah…"

"Good night… I… I love you…"

"Good night…. Sousuke would be jealous if he knew you said that to me…", Haruka said in his usual tone with tears streaming down his cheeks.

"Can't we just…"

"Rin, I need to sleep now… I'll see you tomorrow, okay ? Bye.", Haruka said, ending the call without giving Rin a chance to talk any further. He knew exactly what the crimson-haired male wanted to say so he had to stop before his silent cry going to be filled with loud sobs. 'Rin… I'm sorry… I love you too…', he replied to Rin in his mind. He reached the shark-shaped dakimakura that was given to him by Rin on his birthday last year then hugged it tight, not caring about how his tears soaked the plushie wet. After a few hours of crying, he ended up sleeping in exhaustion until the dawn came.


Kisumi woke up earlier than his alarm clock that morning so he decided to get ready early then go to Haruka's house. He was supposed to meet him at the airport around 9.30 a.m., an hour before Rin boards his flight, but his urge to see Haruka was too strong that he couldn't stop himself. Besides, he could have his breakfast at Haruka's house. He found himself craving for the foods cooked by Haruka since the first time he ate them during his first overnight as a boyfriend. Since then, he would come to the blue-eyed swimmer's house whenever he wanted to eat and that made Haruka somewhat pissed off.

As day passed, Haruka turned to be adapted to Kisumi's behavior. Though he still couldn't help but feel irritated by the peach-haired clingy and spoiled actions, he would give him whatever he wanted to as long as he could do it. Finished locking the front door, he ran excitedly to his new car –a gift from his parents for graduating high school excellently– then drove his way to Haruka's house.

Meanwhile, Haruka was still sitting in his bath tub, enjoying the cold water surrounding his half-naked body. Like his usual morning, he would wear his swimsuit when soaking in his bathtub. He hasn't been swimming since he retired from the swim club activities after the national tournament and he wasn't that fit anymore to swim like he usually does. Soaking in the bathtub is the only thing he could do when he couldn't swim – that had always been his habit but this time, he didn't do it during winter only. He did it every day, like when he stopped swimming competitively before.

Slowly, he descended his body until his back was leaning on the floor of the bathtub, fully submerged in the water. 'I love you.' – Rin's words from last night suddenly reappeared inside his mind, causing him to helplessly blush to them. Despite how persistent he was in telling Rin that their relationship was over, Rin was still the dearest one in his heart. Sure, Kisumi had made his own place in his heart too, but it was nothing compared to Rin's – if Rin was the king, Kisumi was just a knight. 'Now I feel kind of guilty…', he thought, closing his eyes. 'Can I just sleep here…?'

"-ru!", a familiar voice called his name. "Haru !", Kisumi shouted, pulling the swimmer out of the water. Haruka took a deep breath for air as he emerged; coughing out the water he had accidentally taken into his lung. Kisumi patted the blue-eyed male's back softly, trying to make him relax.


"What were you thinking ?!", Kisumi scolded while chasing after the smaller male who was heading to the kitchen in his swimsuit right after he recovered from drowning. Kisumi had been asking about a lot of things in the bathroom but Haruka answered none of it. All he did was ignoring the persistent peach-haired male, walking away from him even though he knew that he couldn't run from him. "You could've died, you know !", he said again, pulling Haruka's hand so that he faced him properly.

"I'm… sorry… I fell asleep…", Haruka apologized, averting his gaze from Kisumi's eyes as he didn't dare to look at them – Kisumi was really angry and worried. Gradually, Haruka loosened Kisumi's grip on his hand, then cupped his cheeks. "You're hungry, right ? Let me cook us some breakfast…"

Kisumi let the smaller male to continue what he wanted to do, retreating to the living room like he always did since Haruka doesn't like people interrupting him in his kitchen. He let out a heavy sigh as he sat on the floor, resting his head on the short table in front of him. He was glad that he came early that day. If he was a bit late, Haruka would've drowned in the bathtub and died earlier than he should – Kisumi didn't want that. Haruka only has less than a month to stay alive according to what the doctor said and he didn't want that short period to become even shorter.

'20 days… isn't as long as I thought…', he thought, staring at the calendar that was hanging on the wall. Kisumi let out another sigh, thinking how he's going to smile while seeing Haruka dies in front of him – that request was actually too hard for him.

"Stop sighing all the time, Kisumi. Help me serve the food.", Haruka said from the kitchen. Kisumi didn't reply but he went into the kitchen, preparing the utensils to be used for eating then brought them to the living room.


"Haru ! Hurry up or we'll be late !", Kisumi shouted from the front door.

"Give me 5 minutes !", Haruka shouted from his room. He turned his focus back to the box in front of him, arranging the cookies and chocolates he had made yesterday properly. As soon as he was satisfied with the arrangement, he put on the box's lid then proceeded to wrap it. Done wrapping and decorating the box, he shoved it into his bag then ran downstairs before meeting Kisumi outside.

"What were you doing ?", Kisumi asked.

"Nothing… Let's go."

"Actually… we're going by car today."

"The one your parents gave you that day ?", Haruka asked.

"Yeah. That one."

"Show off…", Haruka teased him.

"Well, I have my boyfriend right beside me, so I have to show off, right ?"

"Oh my, you're so cool, Kisumi~~", Haruka said in an admiring tone. "Like I'm going to say that… You're not cool at all. I'm a lot cooler than you…"

Kisumi pouted at Haruka's response then said, "Geez… I knew that already ! But at least I'm hot."

"Nah… Rin's hotter…"

Kisumi let out a sigh as he heard Haruka's words, causing the smaller male to let out a small laugh to his reaction. Yes, Kisumi wasn't cool or hot to Haruka, but he knew that Kisumi's charm wasn't for his coolness or hotness. "It's okay, Kisumi. You're fine as you are… You're not cool, not hot either. But you're warm…"

"Warm ?"

"Yeah… Like the morning sun. Bright and warm enough to cheer up the world that was once dark.", Haruka said, a soft smile forming on his face, causing Kisumi to blush hardly. "Oh, did I flatter you ?"

"W-Well… Yes… Since it was the first time someone talks about me like that…", Kisumi replied, looking away from Haruka's gaze. 'Stop being sweet all of a sudden… I could have a heart attack !'

They keep silent until they reached the car Kisumi parked downstairs. As soon as they got into the car, Kisumi started the engine then drove away, leaving Iwatobi behind. They didn't talk much during the trip, just a few questions about Kisumi's future study plans and about Haruka moving to the peach-haired male's private apartment. As the atmosphere was turning silent again, Haruka closed his eyes, letting his sleepiness to take over him. 'I guess you're not just a knight… You're a knight in shining armor…'

They arrived at the airport at 9.15 a.m., 15 minutes earlier than their meeting time. Kisumi parked his car at the car park not too far from the main building since he didn't want Haruka to be more tired than he already has. Haruka might not say anything about it but Kisumi could see that he was tired emotionally and physically that day. Looking at the light eye bags under his eyes, he could see that the raven-haired male was lacking sleep. 'He must've been thinking about Rin…', he thought, staring at his boyfriend who was sleeping soundlessly.

"Haru~ Wake up…", Kisumi said while shaking the smaller male gently but Haruka kept on sleeping. Kisumi stretched out his hand to caress his boyfriend's soft cheek. 'Cute…', he thought, smiling to himself. He brought his face closer to the sleeping male's face then gave a kiss on his lips.

"Kisumi… Sorry… I was too sleepy…", Haruka said as he awoke.

"It's okay~~ We've arrived. Wanna get inside ?", Kisumi said, grinning.

"Yeah… Let's go…"


"Seems like our lovey-dovey couple is finally here.", Makoto said with a soft smile, watching the pair walking towards the table they were sitting.

"I have to say… I had never imagined that they'll make a good couple.", Rei gave his opinion.

Rin didn't say anything; all he could do was looking at the new couple, at Haruka's new boyfriend. Never had he thought that Haruka would choose Kisumi to replace him. He wanted to make a genuine smile as he saw them but he ended looking at them with a sad smile carved on his face – he couldn't lie to himself to be happy with Haruka's decision. Until now, he couldn't accept their breakup since Haruka had never told him a strong for that. Even so, he hated himself for accepting Sousuke's offer easily after the breakup to distract himself from Haruka.

"Sorry~~ Haru fell asleep in the car.", Kisumi said, pulling a seat for Haruka to sit on, earning a glare from the smaller male. Kisumi only laugh to the response.

"A car ? Kisu-chan has a car ?", Nagisa asked excitedly.

"Yeah… His parents gave him…", Haruka replied on Kisumi's behalf.

"Cool~~", Nagisa said.

"See, I told you I'm cool~", Kisumi said, winking mischievously to the raven-haired.

"You're not…", Haruka replied dryly.

"Well, maybe both of you should stop fighting now.", Makoto said to stop their argument. "Rin is going to enter the waiting lounge soon."

Haruka turned silent upon hearing Makoto's words, tightening his grip on his bag. He took a glance at Rin who was busy talking to Sousuke. 'He didn't even greet me…', he thought in disappointment, changing his gaze to the content in his bag. 'Well, I didn't greet him too…' His hand was playing with the zipper of his bag while his mind was still arguing whether he should give the box or not. He was too lost in his mind, that he didn't realize it was his turn to give Rin some words before he goes.

"Haru. It's your turn.", Makoto said, smiling gently at his childhood friend.

"Uh… I…", Haruka tried to talk but Rin interrupted.

"Can we go somewhere else, Haru ? I don't think you could say it here.", Rin said, staring at the nervous male.

"But… everyone…"

"It's okay. Go somewhere else and tell him anything you wanted to.", Sousuke said, his voice was firm but Haruka didn't sense any anger or irritation in his tone.

Rin immediately stood up from his seat, not wanting to waste any more time then grabbed Haruka's hand, forcing the smaller male to get up from his seat. He kept on dragging Haruka away from their friends until he reached somewhere he satisfied with – Haruka didn't say anything when Rin stopped.

"So… what do you want to say ?", Rin asked.

Haruka took out the box inside his bag then handed it over to the crimson-haired male. "For you… I made them… Your favourite."

"O-oh… Thanks.", Rin said.

"I… I missed you…", Haruka confessed, causing Rin's crimson orbs to widen. "You're going to Australia in just a little moment… I already feel like I'm going to miss you a lot… I…"

Haruka was going to continue his words but Rin suddenly pulled him into his embrace, the longer arms wrapping around his body lovingly. The blue-eyed male didn't say anything to Rin's sudden action, extending his arms to wrap around the taller male's body. How he missed Rin's hugs, Rin's scent, Rin's warmth, Rin's everything. If he could, he wanted to hold him until the flight departs so that Rin wouldn't have to go.

"Haru… I missed you too…", Rin said as he started sobbing. "Why… I don't know why… I feel like I'm not going to see you anymore after this…"

Haruka rubbed the taller male's back, trying to sooth his feeling. "Rin… I told you not think of unnecessary things… I'll be here… We'll face each other when the time comes…", Haruka said, lying to both Rin and himself.

"I know… but…", Rin continued crying.

Haruka pulled away from his hug, cupping Rin's wet cheeks with his hands while his thumbs wiping away the tears flowing out of his glassy eyes. "Hush… Don't cry. It's going to be okay. You're going to get a gold medal, aren't you ? Have you gotten more feminine after going out with Sousuke ?"

Rin let out a laugh to Haruka's question. "Of course not. I might be the bottom this time but I'm still manlier than you !"

"Pfft… Of course you are…"

"I guess… we should get going now…"


Rin went into the waiting lounge not long after they went back to meet their friends. Everyone was crying as Rin stepped into the separated space behind the glass. Haruka stared at Rin and Rin was also staring at Haruka. After a while, Haruka smiled then said something that caused the crimson-haired male to drop his tears once more. He couldn't hear what he said but the movement of Haruka's lips told him enough. 'I love you too.' – the answer that he had been waiting since last night. Rin hastily wiped his tears, leaving his friends out of his sight. 'Haru… still loves me... but why…'


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