So if you're reading the second chapter… you like the first one? :D Awesome. Read on!
-Hakura Nanase-
School feels extra long today, and there's no doubt it's because I want to go swimming afterwards. I have a lot on my mind today and I just need to wash it out. I can't believe I did that yesterday… But I definitely don't regret it. I needed a hug more than anything, and who better then Rin? I did mean what I said. I am sorry, but not for bumping into him on the street. I'm actually really glad I did. I'm sorry for making quite swimming… I never wanted him to stop swimming. Damn it. I need to stop thinking that way and focus on what's in front of me. What's in front of me anyway? What am I supposed to be doing? Everyone else in the class is getting papers out of there bags, is that… "Nanase, where is your report?" shit. Report.
-Makoto Tachibana-
It looks like Hakura isn't coming to swim practice tonight. He could have asked me to do his damn report, at least then he wouldn't have detention. Oh well, knowing how weird he's been lately, I wouldn't be surprised if he just skipped it to come swim. Nagisa tried to convince the teacher to let him come to practice instead, but it didn't work. It might have, but Hakura isn't really one for arguing and fighting. At least that never changes. I am worried about him though, he has bags under his eyes and his hair looks terrible. I wonder what's up with him… I hope he isn't mad because I made him walk to school alone earlier. I wanted to walk with him really bad, but my mother needed my to pick up some groceries.
~The end of the school day~
-Rin Matsuoka-
I'm really worried about Hakura; I think he was crying earlier. I hope that hug helped him as much as it helped me… Either way I've already picked up sushi for us to share. I think he might be at the school for swim practice, but his house is on the way there so I'll check to see if he's there. His road really is more beautiful the more I take it. The way all the houses match accept for small accents on the houses and that give them each a sense of individuality. Hakura's house is the most beautiful. It's the most ordinary on the outside, just like all the other houses. Accept the inside of his house is like him in everyway, every little dent in the wall or shirt on the floor. I knock on the door and when there is no answer I try to open the door, it's locked. Well, he's at the pool then.
-Hakura Nanase-
Detention is finally over and the team is finished practice, so I get the pool to myself. I guess I actually have a reason to be thankful of detention, who knew? I sort of want to see Rin too though, I wonder if he's mad at me for hugging him. I hope not, but he probably is. He probably think's I'm some crazy homosexual or something. Am I? Ugh, what ever. I set down my bag to open the pool gate, but it's locked. damn them. They should have left it open for me. I look around the fence for an opening, or gap, or way to climb it but I don't see anything. Actually, There is a spot of the roof that I could jump onto to get in if I had someone to help… I wonder who would come and help me? I quickly take out my phone and make a call. I hear I phone ring, accept it's not coming from my end of the line. I turn around to see Rin looking at me. I walks toward me until he's almost touching me, but he isn't. He answers the phone.
"Who's this?" He says into his phone.
"It's Hakura, I need you're help"
"I'll help you if you help me too" he put's away his phone and holds up a box of sushi.
"So how can I assist you?"
"I need you to lift me onto that wall right there" and I point. He pushes the sushi and my bag up on the roof and picks me up… like I'm his bride or something.
"You're blushing."
Shit. I am? He set's me up on the roof and I offer him my hands and pull him up onto the roof with me. He jumps off at the side facing the pool and holds out his arms. I give him our things first and the he hold his arms out again.
"That's all of our things".
"I'm holding my arms out for you." And with that I reach my hands down to his shoulders and he lifts me off by the hips… Is he trying to embarrass me now? Probably. We walk over to the edge of the pool and he strips down to his bathing suit, I do the same and just like that we both dive in at the same time. The water is still so cold it almost stings, but yet It gives me a rush at the same time and I glide right through the water. When I come back up I realize Rin had already surfaced and he had been watching me. He swims over to me, not stopping until we're skin to skin and he hugs me. Tight. "I'm sorry too" he said in a whisper. It wasn't until now that I realize how dark it is. When he pulls back he doesn't let go, he backs up just enough to see me eyes. "I'm sorry for being a stupid kid who got pissed because his best friend was a faster swimmer. I see now that I shouldn't have been mad, I should have been proud and happy. Honored to have someone as talented as you. And I didn't even realize all of this until today." He's bleeding silent tears now, and so am I. So he wipes mine away, I do the same for him. I give in though, I start crying heavier and I drop my head onto his shoulder. "I'm so sorry that I made you so angry Rin. And I'm so happy that you aren't mad anymore" I sob into his bare skin. He runs a finger through my hair. "Would you like some sushi Hakura?" And a nod and let go of him. We both get out of the pool and sit on a towel, sharing sushi.