~Dream~
*6 years ago*
"Rin! you're late!"
"Sorry sorry... I met an old woman who needed help so i lent her a hand"
"Who is more important? That old woman or me?"
Haruka blushed upon saying such things. He was totally regretting it... Whereas Rin just smirked and continued to apologize.
"rin... do you have any idea what time it is?"
Looking at his watch, he smiles and shows Haruka his watch
"hmmmm... it's 6.30?"
"oh rin... its already 7! that watch has stopped 30 minutes ago"
"sorry... i'll make it up to you for sure"
"just how many times have you said that already?!"
They laughed and joked, enjoying each other's company. Even though they had missed their movie, it didn't matter as long as they had each other...
Haruka steps out on to the road while rin followed behind
*phone rings*
"moshi moshi. ah i see... so what do you intend to do?"
Fully engaged in the phone call, Haruka did not realize the oncoming car... Before he knew anything, he felt himself being pushed full alot of force. Haruka falls as he hears the screeching of the tires followed by a loud bang. He steadies himself and turns towards where rin was lying.
"rin... rin?"
He moves towards the limp body lying in the puddle of dark red... Rin lays on the road motionless despite Haruka shaking him and calling out to him.
"RIN!"
For Haruka, his time has stopped since that moment.
"Rin!" Haruka jolts up from bed
"oh you're finally awake. had a nightmare?"
"where am i?"
Makoto laughs.
"Hospital. Don't you remember what happened?"
Haruka thinks hard but his mind was filled with his dream, filled with what happened 6 years ago...
"not really..."
"ah well... since you're up, why don't you have some food? You've been in a deep sleep for a whole day. I thought you were dead or something"
"what about grandfather and misaki?"
"They are at home."
"Nanase-san. Yuuta-sensei would like to have a check up to see if we can discharge you today..."
"hai~"
"You have to be very careful okay? No vigorous or activities that would affect your condition. I don't want you being sent back here unconscious."
Haruka laughs and reassures the doctor that he would be perfectly fine.
During the car ride back home, it was awfully silent.
Makoto did not know what to say because he was still troubled by his own actions...
Whereas Haruka had nothing to say. He knew that he has worried Makoto but he was not sure if he should apologize or thank him or both...
They have too much on their mind to start a conversation.
Just before turning in to the house, Makoto stops the car...
"Haruka..."
"what? why did you stop the car?"
"who exactly is rin?"
"huh all of a sudden..."
"tell me"
"i dont see why i need to tell you..."
"tell me" Makoto pulls Haruka by the tie, their faces barely an inch away...
Haruka pulls away...
"fine. well, rin... he was my best friend. We swam together in the same Swim Team, went to the same school... We were always together as if it was a natural thing..."
"Something happened right? What happened?"
Haruka pours out all the years of suppressed emotions... Telling Makoto the whole accident and how the watch became his.
"Haruka. Remove your watch"
"eh?" though shocked, Haruka complies and passes the watch to Makoto
Makoto checks the watch and places it near his ear...
"grandfather said the heart or something was damaged i think"
"yeah... the core of the watch had been damaged but it can be replaced. I'll fix it for you"
"huh?"
"this watch belongs to you. its not rin's anymore"
Placing the watch in his pocket, Makoto starts the car again and drives into the compounds.
Without the stopped watch bounded to his wrist, Haruka's time started to flow again...
"Okaeri Ma-kun, Haruka-san"
"tadaima"
Makoto heads over to the workshop to fix Haruka's watch while Haruka was pulled away by Misaki to try her new herbal concoctions... the old watchmaker went out for a walk in the garden, leaving the younger ones to work.
After awhile, Haruka frees himself from Misaki and goes to the work shop to find some tools to fix his bicycle.
"I'll be borrowing these okay?" Haruka asks as he grabs afew things from the workshop.
"yeah"
Just as Haruka heads for the door, Makoto calls out to him
"wait"
"What is it?"
"I... erm..." Before he could finish, Haruka had crossed the room over to where Makoto stood. He felt Haruka's lips against his... Makoto kisses back, letting his emotions overcome his senses. The kiss... though a little rough but passionate.
As Haruka breaks their contact, he leans closer and whispers
"Don't say anything. I know."
He then walks off to fix his bicycle, leaving Makoto standing alone in the workshop, a little overwhelmed by the kiss