Title: One Hell of a Reunion
Fandom: Free!
Pairings: Makoto/Haruka, Sousuke/Rin, Rei/Nagisa, (past one-sided Rin→Haruka)
Rating: T
Warnings: Cursing, Suggestive themes
Summary: Post-Free! Eternal Summer Future Fic
Already adults and in their late twenties, the boys get together for their annual reunions. Although a rather mild get together by their usual standards, an unexpected guest and a big announcement turn their standard reunion into something completely outrageous.
A/N: Just a short follow up of the night before! Please, again, forgive any spelling and grammar errors. I hope you all enjoy!
"Haru-chan, you're practically glowing!" Nagisa shouted as soon as Haru and Makoto were let into the house.
"Mako-chan you're especially pink today as well!" he said knowing well that as the words left his lips Makoto's face and shoulders would grow an even darker shade of embarrassment. Their small friend was a demon in disguise, and they've known this fact for years.
"Makoto, Haruka! We're eating in the living room today. It's not quite ready yet, though." Rei called from the kitchen, transporting finished dishes into the other room. Makoto and Haru took of their shoes and pardoned themselves as they entered the house. They still weren't used to Nagisa and Rei's new living quarters, they had moved recently to follow Rei's job.
Nagisa watched as they settled down onto the floor cushions, no movement escaped his devilish eyes. The doorbell rang and Nagisa ran, calling out to his visitors before even reaching the door. Rei sighed, and settled down at the low table, feigning exhaustion. Haru knew Rei had long since gotten used to his partner of eight years' childish behavior.
Haru heard Rin and Sousuke call out their greetings as they entered the house. They were left in the dust by Nagisa, who ran back into the living room and plopped down next to Rei, sitting so close it was hard for Rei to even move his arm.
"Nagisa, please, I won't be able to eat if you're sitting this close." Nagisa just pushed himself into him even more, causing Rei to sputter and try to push him away. Haru felt the two were suited for each other. Every time he saw them he'd think the same thing, it didn't make sense, but it worked.
"Yo, Haru, Makoto, Rei." Rin greeted casually as he sat down.
Haru looked up and chuckled, which was as close to an all-out laugh as he could get to. Rin's face deepened into a frown. Makoto was already fussing over the purple bruise that was over Rin's eye, though the swelling already gone. Sousuke had a bruise on his chin that was from the previous night, but there was also a noticeable split in his lip that wasn't there before.
"Are you guys okay!? What happened? That looks awful!" Makoto said and offered to get ice, which was shot down in an instant.
"It's fine, like I said, Amelia has a mean right-hook." Rin grinned with a shrug, knocking good shoulders with Sousuke. He picked up a dumpling off one of the plates on the table, but skillful chopsticks snatched it out of his hands. Nagisa ate his prize triumphantly, and Rei ordered the both of them to wait for the rest of the food to be done.
"So everything worked out then." Haru spoke with a small smile on his lips, and Rin and Sousuke stared at him like he was some kind of saint. Rin almost burst out into tears right then and there, before he rubbed his eyes and mumbled an affirmative. Haru didn't understand why Rin was being so emotional about it, but decided to let it go.
"Everything worked out for Haru-chan and Mako-chan, too! See!? Haru-chan's glowing and Mako-chan turns into a tomato when you say anything!" Nagisa grinned from ear to ear as Makoto did just that. Rin looked over to them baffled.
"What!? Already? Aren't you guys moving too fast?" Rin asked, turning a bright shade of red himself. Haru just shrugged.
"We've already wasted more than 20 years." Makoto covered his face in embarrassment at the conversation.
"Well I guess that's true." Rin laughed. Nagisa's eyes had an evil glint in them and he leaned over the table a little. He placed his chin in his hands, and fixed his eyes on Makoto.
"So, Mako-chan, did it hurt a lot?" Makoto jumped in his seat and flinched. His neck and ears were the deepest shade of red any of them had ever seen and he kept his face covered, bending over in his seat, trying to hide from the entire situation. Rin hopped up in his own seat at the reaction.
"Wait, what!? Makoto was the one who-who," Rin trailed off; face red as he was unable to speak about it any further in his own embarrassment. Despite his constant swearing, Rin was most likely one of the purest of group.
"Of course Makoto was to be held, he's much more cute and sensitive." Haru declared, as if he was telling them all something self-evident. Makoto groaned into his hands, wishing to disappear. Nagisa smiled at them, relishing the exchange. Rei, embarrassed by the turn of conversation, excused himself to the kitchen under the ruse that he was checking the unfinished food that was still in the oven.
"Who on earth are you and how on earth can you just say that!?" Rin yelled into his hands, sitting back down. He was completely and utterly embarrassed by Haru's straightforwardness. Haru shrugged at his friend's outburst, the bluntness of his personality only grew over the years.
"So does that mean Mako-chan and Haru-chan spent all night being nasty?" Nagisa inquired, giggling in his seat, wiggling his eyebrows like an expert. Sousuke was only mildly uncomfortable by the conversation, mostly because he just didn't care. Haru shook his head.
"No, I didn't want alcohol to be in any part of our first time." Nagisa screeched, as both he and Rin slammed their hands down on the table in disbelief.
"YOU DID IT THIS MORNING!?" he all but screamed. Rin was squawking at them, eyes wide and face bright red. Makoto had resigned to never being the same color again and instead chose to hug his face into his knees and pray he wouldn't die from embarrassment. Haru smirked, leaning into him, rubbing his lower back. Makoto shudder a little in surprise.
"You smug bastard! Look at that smirk!" Rin accused, pointing at Haru's grin. Haru forced it away and instead looked at Rin blankly. They entered a staring contest as Haru grazed his fingers along Makoto's spine, causing the larger man to squeak. The corners of his mouth twitched and Rin jumped up onto his knees.
"There it is again! You're a fucking sadist! Look at Makoto! He's dying of embarrassment!" Haru looked to the side with the smallest, most invisible pout on his lips.
"Makoto likes it."
The person in question just groaned more. It was Sousuke who came to the rescue this time.
"No wonder you had a thing for Nanase, you always did have a bit of a masochistic streak." Rin sputtered at his boyfriend before elbowing him in the stomach.
"I do not!"
Rei finally popped back up, carrying in the main dishes. He informed them that dinner was ready and they should stop their current conversation and eat instead, to which they all obliged.
The meal conversations were much lighter, and Makoto's skin calmed down, but never stopped being a brighter shade than normal. Rin and Sousuke fought over every piece of food, lighthearted challenges made over what seemed like every dish. Nagisa would not stop lounging over Rei in every possible fashion, eating over him as much as possible. Rei shouted at Nagisa to sit properly every time he changed positions, but made no attempt at removing him. Haru just ate in silence and smiled at his friends antics.
"Man, what the hell am I going to tell Gou? 'Hey, your whole high school swim team is as gay as can be, and also your brother's dating his childhood best friend?'" Rin whined. Nagisa sat up off of Rei's lap.
"I already called Gou-chan! She said 'Well it's about damn time.'"
Everyone stared at him before busting out into fits of laughter. Rei was trying to cover his mouth as he laughed, Nagisa beaming at the group. Rin was nearly crying, falling into Sousuke. Haru chuckled while slipping his hand into Makoto's and silently thanked whatever force out there gave him such wonderful friends.