A/N: I own nothing~ everything about Free! belongs to it's rightful owner! This is just a work of fiction written for pure enjoyment~ mostly because I wanted to write something fluffy for MakoHaru. [beta found! Will find my mistakes when she has the extra time from school. Ty sweetheart more help is always welcomed though.]

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Name: MakoHaru ABC's!

Summary: A random assortment of one-shots and such for this lovely little pairing based on our lovely alphabet. I apologize ahead of time for my failure at this sort of thing~ ⊙ω⊙

Bonus: If you would like to suggest something for the next letter than you are more than Free! (derp) to do so. c:

[ C is for cυdddlιɴɢ ]

Haruka sighed. Even now, till this day, he's afraid to sleep close to Makoto. Afraid that the brunette would take back everything he said and tell them that they should go back to being friends. Haruka was scared. Scared that he would one day wake up and find that everything up till now was a dream.

That he was still in High School waiting to become ordinary and that Makoto was only by his side as a friend— rejecting his declaration of love for the one person that's always been there for him after Rin left.

Afraid and alone…Haruka hopes that he will never see that day come to light. Makoto would always stand by him. He would always be the one to pull him out of the pool. That kind smile and warm chuckle that sent butterflies aflutter in his stomach would always be there.

"Neh… Haru, are you still awake?" Makoto's sleep filled voice called out to him, causing Haruka to jump slightly. Looking at Makoto's sleep-glazed eyes and slightly tired smile, Makoto held his arms open.

Haruka sat there, confused- then it hit him. Makoto wanted to hold him. Haruka felt his cheeks starting to burn and his heart beat rapidly against his chest.

Haruka slowly moved towards Makoto, his face aflame while Makoto smiled the entire time. Holding him close, Haruka could hear the sound of Makoto's heart beating underneath all of the flesh and bone.

The sound was soothing. Slowly, Haruka felt himself unwinding, his body finally able to find some sort of peace after hearing the sound of Makoto's heartbeat.

Or maybe it was the shared warmth between the two that lulled him into a deep and peaceful slumber. Haruka is still unsure which worked better.