Chapter 3

The sky changed its colour, the ocean changed it's mood and the wind had picked up speed. Haru was drifting away from Makoto. 'Get to shore!' Haru shouted at Makoto but Makoto couldn't. His fear of the ocean was surrounding him. Was he going to drown and more importantly was his best friend going to drown? Makoto froze as the fierce waves went over his head, only a few times was he able to reach the surface to take a breath, and each time he did, he saw glimpses of Haru drowning. His best friend wasn't doing well, he was the best swimmer and Makoto only saw him drowning. Makoto's heart raced and his insides felt like they were falling.

He tried to scream for his best friends name but nothing happened. It was pointless, not a word escaped his mouth. Makoto's body began to fall under the surface. He opened his eyes under the water, it was very dark but he did see something in the distance. He saw Haru's body sinking lifelessly to the depths.

It was the end!

'Onii-chan!' screamed two voices. Makoto woke up and saw his two younger siblings run to his room and jump on his bed. Was it just a dream? It has to be. Makoto gave a quick smile to his younger siblings before grabbing his mobile phone on his bedside. He called up Haru whilst his younger brother and sister sat down on his bed and watched him.

'Haru!'

'Makoto?' Haru replied questioning why the early call.

'You're okay!' Makoto said with great relief.

Haru confused, replied with 'yeah, what's wrong?'

Makoto realised he shouldn't tell Haru about his dream as that'd make Haru worry, 'ah it's nothing!' Makoto ended the call and paid attention to his younger siblings Ren and Ran.

'Is Haru okay?' Ren asked..

Makoto smiled to his siblings reassuring them he's fine. The two siblings replied back with a gentle smile.

'Onii-chan, is Haru your boyfriend?' Ran asks. Makoto blushes and shakes his head from left to right.

'Well get ready, it's the festival today at the beach!'' Ran said to Makoto, suggesting he gets ready.

'Yeah, maybe you can swim with Haru!' Ren added to the conversation causing her big brother to freeze. Festival at the beach? Images of the dream he had dreamed last night flashed in his head. Was it to be fate? Makoto shook a little and tensed. His two siblings left the room and continued to get ready. Makoto soon followed by running into the kitchen, 'we can't go today!'

His mother looked at him raising a brow, 'what do you mean?'

'It's going to be bad weather and the ocean is going to be rough!'

Mako's mother walked towards him and ruffled his hair, 'don't be silly, the weather is forecast to be perfect all day today and I doubt you would go far enough out for it to be rough!'

Makoto sighed. Maybe his mother was right, maybe it was just a coincidence that he had a dream about the ocean? It couldn't really happen he thought, Haru was too much of a great swimmer.

Later that day Nagisa and Rei got Makoto from his home before walking up to Haru's. 'Haru-chan!' Nagisa exclaimed.

'Haruka senpai!' Rei added to the greetings. Haru shot his eyes towards Makoto expecting a greeting from him but he didn't say anything, not even 'Haru-chan'. Instead, Makoto was just staring into Haru's eyes.

'What's wrong Mako?' Haru asked for the second time of the day

'Nothing!' Mako replied with a gentle smile.

The four boys went to the festival, the walk there was quiet, Makoto barely spoke, he was to scared by his dream from last night, whether it was going to become true or not. Haru often looked towards his best friend and knew that he wasn't feeling normal but he didn't want to say something because all he'd get is that there's nothing wrong followed by a gentle smile from his best friend.

The boys finally got to their destination and noticed that it was big and crowded. There were stalls everywhere with loud pop music in the background as well as random activities taking place on the sand. In the water there were people swimming causing Haru to walk towards the inviting water but his friend nudged him back. 'How about we look around first!'

'Good idea Mako-chan!' Nagisa praised.

Makoto sighed his second breath of relief today and started walking with his friends; looking at the tasteless merchandise up for grabs and smelling the delicious flavours from the food stalls.

After an hour of browsing Nagisa and Rei split off to have some time together leaving Makoto and Haru together. The two walked along the beachside footpath not saying anything. Haru knew something was wrong but what could he say and how would he say it.

'Makot-' Haru said whilst getting interrupted by a red haired boy.

'Haru, Mako, I knew you two would be here!' The two shot around and saw Rin.

'Rin.' Haru uttered whilst Mako gently smiled.

'Good thing you're here, there's something I need to show you Haru!'

'Bring Makoto too!' He added with a smirk across his face.

Haru looked right towards his best friend, 'come Mako, let's see what Rin wants to show me!'

'It's okay, you two just go. I have to go somewhere too, i'll catch up with you later!'

'Are you sure?' Haru asked widening his deep blue eyes. Makoto nodded.

Rin and Haru left towards the distance whilst Makoto watched on feeling sick. Was it jealousy? He had a feeling that Rin wanted Haru also and Mako knew for well that Haru was very close to Rin. Makoto sighed, this time not of relief but more rather disappointment than anything else. To crush his negative feelings of jealousy he went to a food stall, bought a bento lunch and sat down on the sand and dug into it.

As he ate, he looked at the calm gentle waves. How could the ocean ever be fierce with someone? Man and water should live along each other in harmony..

Makoto's thoughts were flooded with negativity. Half of his thoughts were about Rin and Haru being together and the other half were of the ocean one day killing Haru. Out of all the dreams he could of dreamt off it had to be of Haru dying. Makoto shred a tear down his smooth face whilst eating the last of his bento box.

He decided to lay down and relax, try and take his thoughts away from the negativity but he couldn't. As he did he heard the waves of the ocean. They were gentle but regardless it kept bringing images of his dream back up!

The waves were soon interrupted when he could he hear Rin and Haru talking, mainly Rin as he was the loudest of the two. Makoto sat up and looked for where they were heading and to his horror, the two were heading in the water…

Makoto shot up and ran towards the water at lightning speed! 'Haru!' He shouted. Haru turned around and by the time he did, Mako was right behind him with one arm on his best friend's shoulder. 'Don't go in the water!'

Haru's eyes widened whilst Rin raised a brow..

'Huh?' Rin questioned.

'Please don't go in, if you go in that water you will die!'

'Mako…' Haru said. He could also see that Mako was tearing up, tears were falling down his face one by one.

'Relax Makoto, the water is fine, how would he possibly die?'

'He drowns, please don't go in the water!' Makoto pleaded.

Rin laughed a little as the idea of Haru drowning in the calm water that was ahead of them seemed too crazy. Rin grabbed Haru's shoulder turning him towards the ocean before walking further and further dragging Haru along.

Mako watched and soon fell to his knees, 'c-c-co-come back!'

He wanted to go in and save his best friend but his body was frozen. Was it the fear of the ocean that had been with him for most of his life or more specifically the fear of seeing his best friend about to die..

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