Chem homework?

Nah son, ain't nobody got time fo' dat

Gay fanfiction?

Err'body got time for dat.


"Hey guys, guess what?"

"Did you try to kidnap a penguin from the zoo again?"

Nagisa rolled his eyes, "Very funny, Haru-chan."

"You seem pretty happy lately. Did something happen?" Makoto asked.

"I'm glad you asked, Mako-chan." Nagisa said. "So yesterday...I managed to land a date with Rei-chan!"

"Wow, Nagisa, that's great!"

"I know right? I finally managed to get to him with my charm~"

"What charm?"

The blond pouted, "Haru-chaaaan, can you at least be happy for me just this once?"

"How'd he ask you out?"

"He wrote his number on the receipt, balled it up, threw it at me, and ran. His face was so red, it looked like Rin-chan's hair." Nagisa sighed dreamily, "He was so adorable."

"So where are you guys going?" Makoto asked.

"There's this new aquarium in Iwatobi that Rei-chan had been wanted to check out and he asked me if I wanted to go with him. And actually..." Nagisa digs into the pockets on his apron, pulling out two tickets. "Turns out Rei-chan had two extra tickets, so I thought you two might wanna go."

"That does sound like fun, right Haru?"

Haruka grabs onto Makoto's hand and places it over his own. "If Makoto wants to go, then I'll go."

"But it probably won't be much of an experience for me."

"Go anyway. Just because you're blind, doesn't mean we're gonna leave you out of everything we do." Nagisa said.

"I'll describe everything for you, if you want."

"You'd really do that for me, Haru?" Makoto asked. "Okay then, I'll go."

"Cool! It'll be like a double date!"

"Hey, I never said it was a date!"

Nagisa giggled, "Whatever, just take care of Haru-chan. He may or may not attempt to dive into one of the tanks."


"Haru-chan, over here!" Nagisa called, waving his hand frantically. Standing beside him were Rei, of course, and Makoto.

Immediately taking Makoto's hand, Haruka asked, "Did I make you wait too long?"

"No, we just got here, actually. You got here pretty fast." Makoto replied.

"I live nearby, so it's actually a short walk from there."

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get going already!" Nagisa said, dragging Rei by the arm.

"Wait, Nagisa-kun! What about Makoto-san and Haruka-san?"

"Come on, Haru, we gotta catch up with them."

"Just let them go. We can go through the aquarium at our own pace."

"Okay, if that's what you want." Makoto said.

They took their time walking through the aquarium, Haruka stopping at every tank to describe whatever was swimming inside of it. Makoto didn't quite understand when Haruka described things like what color the fish were, but he was fascinated, still.

"Hey Haru, what does an orca look like?"

"Well, they're pretty big, black with a white patch that looks like an eye." Haruka explains, "They kinda remind me of you."

"Eh? How?"

"They're big and adorable, like you."

Makoto blushes, cheeks tinted bright red. Haruka let out a silent laugh. He thought that Makoto was really cute when he's flustered. "Come on, do you wanna go feed the dolphins?"

"Y-yeah...sounds fun." Makoto said, still recovering from his initial embarrassment.

They go a pool which was connected to the dolphins' tank, so people could feed and play with the dolphins. Haruka crouches near the edge, dangling raw fish over the dolphin's waiting mouth. It jumps up slightly, snatching the fish from Haruka. It squeaks happily before diving into the water briefly, then it comes back up again, pressing it's nose against Haruka's hand.

"You wanna try?"

"It's not going to bite me, is it?" Makoto asked nervously.

"Don't worry. It's harmless." Haruka said, handing a fish to Makoto.

Nervously, Makoto held the fish over the water. The dolphin turns its attention away from Haruka's petting and slowly swam over to Makoto. It clicks and squeaks, startling Makoto a bit and causing him to drop the fish in the water. The dolphin dives for it and comes back, splashing the water with its tail.

Makoto laughs, reaching out to pet the dolphin. "How cute."

The dolphin jumps up again, it's nose gently brushing against Makoto's cheek. "Oh my gosh, Haru, the dolphin just gave me a kiss!"

Haruka grabs onto Makoto's hand, signing, "Yeah, I saw that." He sends a glare the dolphin's way, who obviously has no clue why the black-haired human looked so angry.

After a while of playing, they had run out of fish in their bucket, so they decided it was time to say goodbye to their dolphin friend.

Makoto pets the dolphin one last time. "Well, I guess this is goodbye, little guy." He said sadly.

The dolphin lifts it's fin out of the water, waving it as if it were saying goodbye. Haruka helps Makoto off the ground and they leave.

"I wonder where Nagisa and Rei are. We should catch up with them soon." Makoto suddenly felt Haruka tugging on his arm slightly, pulling him to a stop.

"Makoto, wait here for a bit."

"Eh? Where are you going?" Makoto asked. He felt Haruka's hand let go of his arm, leaving him with a bit of an empty feeling for some reason. Probably because he just hates that feeling of being left alone. Makoto fiddles with his cane nervously, silently reassuring himself that Haruka would come back. A few moments later, he suddenly feels a hand on his shoulder, jumping slightly at the contact. "Haru?"

"Yeah, it's me."

"Where were you? I was getting kinda worried."

"Just to the souvenir shop." Haruka replied.

"Why?"

"Gift." Haruka responds, placing something soft into Makoto's arms.

"Oh...thanks, Haru. You really didn't have to, though." Makoto said. "What is it?"

"An orca plushie."

"Is that what it is?" Makoto clutches the plushie tightly, giggling as it rubbed against his cheek. "It's so fluffy..."

Haruka felt himself blushing at the sight of Makoto's content smile as he snuggled with the black and white stuffed animal in his arms. How adorable can this guy get, honestly?

"Ah, there they are!"

Haruka turned around to see Nagisa running towards them, with Rei trailing behind him. "We were looking all over for you."

"Yeah, right. You ditched us."

Nagisa laughs nervously, rubbing the back of his head. "Sorry about that."

"Don't feel to bad about it, though." Makoto said. "Haru and I had fun."

"Oooh, where did you get that orca plushie, Mako-chan?" Nagisa asked, poking at said plushie. "It's really cute!"

"Haru bought it for me."

Nagisa glances at Haruka, almost in a teasing way. "Trying to win Mako-chan's heart with gifts, eh Haru-chan?"

"Shut up." Haruka replied, "I just felt like it."

"I was just playing with you, calm down." Nagisa laughed. "You two get home safe, okay?"

"What? You're leaving again?" Makoto asked.

Nagisa nodded, grinning proudly. "Rei-chan here is gonna treat me to dinner after this." He turns to Rei, "Right, Rei-chan?"

"Freeloader, much?"

"Hey, Rei-chan was the one who suggested it." Nagisa said, "Besides when did I ever freeload off of you, Haru-chan?"

Haruka gave the blond the 'are you fucking kidding me?' look. "Since you came back to Iwatobi during my second year of high school."

"Well, will you look at the time?" Nagisa laughs nervously. "I think it's time for Rei-chan and I to take our leave. See you later, Haru-chan. Bye, Mako-chan!" He quickly makes an exit, pulling Rei with him.

"So it's just you and me, huh?"

"It seems so." Haruka replied.

"Hey, Haru, can I ask you something?"

"Yes, Makoto?"

"Do you think you can walk me home today?" Makoto asked, nervously biting his lip.

"Why? You can get home on your own, can't you?"

"Of course I can, but it's just feels a little lonely walking home by myself." Makoto said. "But if you don't want to, I totally understand, I mean it is kinda selfish of me to as-"

Haruka cuts him off by placing a finger on his lips. "I'll go with you."

"Are you sure?"

"I've seen some shady people around the neighborhood and I kinda worry about you."

The taller man laughs in amusement. "So I guess you'd be my bodyguard, then?"


The train ride to the city was quiet and a bit awkward. Haruka spares a few glances at Makoto every few moments, absent-mindedly petting Makoto's orca plushie.

"Now, I don't know where you live, so you're going to have to be the one to lead me there." Haruka said as they exited the train station.

Makoto responds with a smile. "Of course."

He feels a slight tug on his sleeve, letting him know that Haru was right beside him and ready for him to lead the way. They walked through the empty sidewalks, listening to the cars driving by and the soft and steady tapping of Makoto's cane.

Finally arriving outside of Makoto's apartment, Makoto digs through his pockets until he finds his keys. Although he struggled with putting the key into the keyhole a bit, it wasn't long before he was able to open the door. "Would you like to come in?" he asked Haruka.

"If you don't mind."

"No no, I totally don't mind. It's nice to have someone over." Makoto said, "Though it's probably a bit messy, so I hope that doesn't bother you too much."

"It's fine." The dark-haired man replied, "Thanks for inviting me."

Inside wasn't much. There was a coffee table in the middle of the room, papers scattered and books stacked on top of it. A desk was in the corner of the room, with even more stacks of books on it, along with a laptop and typewriter-looking object. It was a bit cluttered, indeed, but not so much that one could barely walk through it. "You can leave the plushie on the couch."

Haruka does just that, then asks, "Can I look around?"

"Go ahead, but make sure you put things back where you found them, please."

Haruka nods and proceeds to explore a little. He leafs through one of the books. Of course, he couldn't understand it because it was in braille, but he still found it really fascinating how Makoto was able to read it.

Putting the book down, he turns his attention to the typewriter on the desk. "What's this?"

Makoto feels around for a bit before placing a hand on the typewriter. "This?"

"Yeah."

"Ah, the old Perkins Brailler." He gives it a small pat, making a metallic clunking sound. "I've had this thing since elementary school. It was pretty awkward carrying it around the school, though. And it tends to make a lot of noise and it annoyed everybody else."

"How does it work?" Haruka asked.

"Well, a character in braille is called a cell and it's made up of six dots, so each button represents one of the six dots." Makoto explains. "The number of those dots used and the way they're arranged depends on the character you make." He presses some of the buttons a few times, then pulled out the piece of paper. "See? That's your name in braille."

Haruka stares intently at the dots at the top of the page that were supposed to represent his name. "That's really interesting." He said, slowly running his finger on the dots.

"You think so? Normally, other people would get bored when I try explaining this kind of thing to them."

"I don't know. I guess learning how you do things kinda fascinates me."

"Thanks." Makoto said. "Anyway, are you hungry? I hope instant ramen sounds appetizing to you."

"It's okay, but if you have anything else in your kitchen, I can probably make something."

Makoto let out a nervous laugh. "About that..."

Haruka dashes into the kitchen, frantically opening all the cabinets. Packets of instant ramen, kitchen utensils that are collecting dust from never being used, and more instant ramen. He looks into the fridge and found nothing but a carton of orange juice, "Only instant ramen? Seriously?"

Makoto held both of his hands up defensively, "Hey, cut me some slack. I can't do much in the kitchen without endangering my life."

"Get your shoes on. We're going out."

"Eh? Where?" Makoto asked.

"Grocery store."

"But I don't think there's a store open this late."

"Then we'll look for one." Haruka said, slipping his sneakers on.


"It's awfully quiet, isn't it?"

Haruka couldn't answer at the moment because he was clinging onto Makoto's arm and it's kinda hard to sign while you're moving.

It wasn't long before they had found a grocery store that was still open. "Is there something in particular you want to eat?"

"Uhh...is green curry okay?"

Haruka nodded. "Sure, I can make that."

Guiding Makoto around the store, Haruka quickly grabs the spices off the shelves, along with some vegetables, miso, rice, and lots of mackerel since it just so happened to be on sale. After paying, they head back to the apartment.

While Haruka was in the kitchen making dinner, Makoto busies himself by catching up on some reading, listening to the sound of pots and pans clanging softly. Haruka took quite a while, but for some reason, he felt that he had to make this perfect for Makoto. The spicy-ness made his eyes water a bit, but he put up with the slight burn.

Haruka comes in the living room, balancing two plates of rice and green curry and bowls of miso soup in both hands. Before he could drop anything, he quickly sets it all on the table.

"Wow, it smells really good!"

"Hope it tastes good as it smells, though."

"I'm sure it's fine." Makoto said, "Thanks for the meal!"

Haruka watches closely as Makoto takes a bite, anxiously waiting for a reaction. Makoto's face seemed a bit indifferent at first, but it slowly lit up into a face of joy, much to Haruka's relief.

"This is really good, Haru!"

Haruka couldn't help but smile a little, "All that hard work paid off, I guess."

"What did you put in this, though? I kinda taste something fishy." Makoto asked. "Not like it's bad or anything. It's just...really different from what my mom used to make."

"It's mackerel."

"You love mackerel a lot, don't you, Haru?"

They spent the rest of the meal just talking, mostly on Makoto's part. Haruka didn't seem to mind the other man's constant rambling, just having him company was enough for him.

"Hey Haru, I think you should get going. The last train to Iwatobi is leaving soon." Makoto said, "I'll clean up for you."

"Thanks."

"And thanks for the food. It's been a while since I've had a home cooked meal."

"No problem." Haruka replied, "Just a heads up, expect me here tomorrow night."

"Eh? Why?"

"I've decided that I'm gonna cook for you every night."

"You don't have to do that, Haru. I don't wanna be a bother for yo-"

"EVERY NIGHT." Haruka signed with a little more emphasis. "You hear me? No more instant ramen."


Four chapters and they've already entered married couple territory. Sorry if this seems rushed. I was in a hurry to shit out another chapter *laughs nervously*

Hey, did you guys hear about the new character that's gonna be in the second season? I shall make it my duty to include him at some point of this story!

P.S. Go check out the wikipedia article on braille or specifically, Japanese braille. It does a hella better job at explaining shit than I ever can.