Day 2: Chocolate/Horror

After dinner with Lori and Russell, they drove Makoto and Rin to the hotel Makoto had booked. It was the same one Rin and Haru had stayed in, since Haru had recommended it. They went in to drop off Makoto's luggage and the bag Rin had originally packed to stay with Lori and Russell. Once all the bags were inside, the two of them went back out to the city. It was getting dark out but the street was lit by the setting sun and the air was still warm around them.

"I can't believe you and Haru planned this behind my back." Rin snickered after they had gone into one of the shops a few blocks away. It was a small but busy bakery and ice cream parlor.

"I'm glad Haru was there! I don't know how I could have tried to plan this without him. I have no idea how a city this large works." Makoto chuckled as they moved up in line.

"Makoto, you live in Tokyo! There are over four times as many people there than Sydney" Rin criticized and Makoto blushed.

"Yeah, I'm not used to that either. It's been a nightmare anytime I have to go someone off campus," Makoto admitted. "Even though it's been a year, I'm still getting used to living away from Iwaboti…" He said and Rin chuckled. They were sophomores now and yet Makoto was still hopelessly a small-town boy.

They reached the front of the line and Rin had to look away from Makoto to order. He had hardly been paying attention to what he wanted, too busy with absorbing every second he had with the brunette. Rin ended up getting a single scoop of green tea while Makoto got two scoops of some kind of deluxe chocolate.

"It's pretty busy in here, want to go outside?" Rin asked him, amused as Makoto looked up at him from licking his dessert.

"Yeah" Makoto agreed and Rin walked with him back out to the street. They wandered down until they reached one of the beaches. It was fairly empty as it was nearly dark out now but Rin didn't mind as they kicked off their shoes to walk barefoot out across the sand.

"I can see why you like it here so much," Makoto commented as they sat down just up the beach from where the waves came up to. Rin looked over at him then out at the water. "Haru said you used to feel calmed by the ocean when you were younger."

"What did Haru tell you everything I said when we were here?" Rin teased and Makoto chuckled.

"I'm sure he didn't tell me everything." He said as they looked back out at the waves.

"Well… he was right, when I first came here it was a nightmare… I hardly knew English and it was really rough to be alone out here. The ocean made it feel like I was connected back to Iwaboti. It still does now when I miss you and the others." Rin admitted quietly. Makoto let out a soft hum in understanding.

"That's a nice way to think about it… guess it has been a while since I've thought of the ocean that way…" He said and Rin quickly understood what he meant.

"Speaking of which… when did you get so good at English?" he asked, changing the topic to bring the mood back up.

"I'm not good at it!" Makoto blushed, shaking his head as he said it.

"You used to be horrid at it though! You absolutely hated it in high school, so what happened?" Rin asked.

"I… I signed up for an English class this semester to get better at it. I figured if I was ever going to visit you that I would at least be able to speak the basics of it." Makoto told him and Rin feel silent for a moment.

"You knew that far back that you were going to visit?" the redhead questioned, sounding surprised.

"Well, I hadn't worked out when or saved all the money up then, but I knew I wanted to." Makoto told him with a sweet smile. He looked down at Rin, leaning in to give him a quick kiss to emphasize his point and it was Rin's turn to blush. "What?

"I just… can't believe you'd actually do that for me" Rin said softly, glancing at the ground before looking back up at Makoto when he noticed something. He chuckled a bit as he spotted the smudge of chocolate ice cream right below his lip. Scooting closer, Rin reached up and wiped it off, startling Makoto a bit. "Sorry, you had a little bit of chocolate right there." Rin told him and Makoto blushed.

"Haha, sorry I guess I'm a bit messy." The brunette chuckled then his eyes widened as Rin took his finger to his mouth and licked off the chocolate smudge.

"That is so sugary, how did you even eat all of that?" Rin asked as he could tell how sweet it was just from that little taste.

"You know I have a sweet tooth!" Makoto whined, giving Rin a pouty face for teasing him.

"I know," Rin laughed before he moved in closer to him. "And… well maybe sweet things aren't all that bad" he added softly as he got within a few inches of his face. He looked up at Makoto for a moment before closing the gap between them and kissed him. His hand went up the taller boy's chest up to his shoulder as the other curled into Makoto's hair. Makoto leaned into it, hooking an arm around Rin's waist and pulled him closer until he guided Rin up onto his lap.

"I've missed this" Makoto murmured as he broke the kiss for a moment. Rin smiled softly at him as Makoto wrapped his arms around his waist.

"Me too…" Rin agreed, brushing a bit of Makoto's hair back as he looked down at him.

"You're so beautiful Rin" Makoto purred and Rin blushed hard.

"D-Don't say things like that!" he snapped, embarrassed about it but Makoto just pulled him closer.

"Why not? It's true… and right now I'm sitting here on the beach at sunset with the most amazing person in the world with me." he cooed, moving one hand up to Rin's face. He brushed his thumb along his cheek, looking up into his eyes before he kissed him again as the last bit of daylight vanished below the horizon.

"Want to head back to the room?" Makoto asked him after a few minutes as the darkness settled in around them. Rin didn't really want to move, enjoying his spot pressed against Makoto, but he also knew that right now anyone could just walk up and see them. Reluctantly he nodded.

"Probably…" Rin said, sliding off Makoto's lap and got up. The brunette stood up next to him, brushing off a bit of sand. He reached over, taking Rin's hand and leaned in to give him another kiss.

"I love you Rin" he told him, watching as his crimson eyes widened before a bright smile lit up his face.

"I love you too" Rin purred, squeezing his hand as he said it before they walked back up the beach together.