Hello! This is my longest chapter so far, my chapter lengths are literally all over the place and I'm sorry for that. That is if you even noticed. But anyways welcome to the newest chapter two years in the future! You might be confused on just who exactly I want to be together but thats ok everything will make sense at the end. Hopefully. Enjoy!

The train slowed down to a halt and the doors opened, Makoto stepped out with his suitcase in hand. It was hot although summer just began it came in full force and he could feel the humidity cling to his skin. It had been two years since he left Iwatobi for a college life in Tokyo and between classes and a part time job he didn't have much time to visit. This was his first time being able to spend his summer break with his family. On his walk to his house he looked around, nothing had changed, in fact nothing had changed his whole life living here he supposed that was part of the small town charm. After the walk he made his way to his house opening the front door to be tackled down by his younger brother and sister.

"Ren! Ran! Don't you guys think you're getting too big to do this?" Makoto said, the twins got off him and gave a matching embarrassed smile.

"We just missed you!" Ran exclaimed, Ren nodding in agreement. Makoto laughed and patted them on the head, he went inside the house when he saw someone come out from the living room.

"Haru?" Makoto stopped and stared at his old best friend.

"Hi." He replied. "Welcome home." Makoto wasn't sure what to say, he hadn't seen Haru in two years besides seeing him on tv or hearing about him on the news, he and Rin had done well in the Olympics and had even got Japan gold medals in both team and individual races. Once they moved tried to keep in contact but as they both got busier the calls had stopped and they could rarely find time to text each other. They eventually gave up completely, and now he was standing there in his family home.

He looked different and the same all at the same time, you could see his face had matured just as his own had but when he looked in Haru's eyes the deep blue waters he always knew had something there he couldn't place. He saw his parents walk in behind him.

"He's been coming over a few times a week for dinner." his mom said. How long had Haru been back in Iwatobi? Makoto nodded and hugged his parents before walking with his family into the dining room.

"Your mother just about has dinner done, we wanted everything to be ready when you got here but you're a bit earlier than we expected." Makoto's dad said. During dinner Makoto told everyone about his classes and what Tokyo was like, he asked how things were at home and how Ren and Ran liked junior high. While everyone talked Haru stayed mostly quiet which put Makoto a little on edge. After everyone had eaten he decided to walk Haru home.

It was dark outside when they left the house and the air was still warm. "So how long have you been back?" Makoto asked trying to keep casual. It was so weird seeing him after all this time and the closeness between them had been gone for a long time.

"For about 10 months." Haru said, he walked in front of Makoto but stayed close to him. " Your parents started inviting me over, something about how a young athlete should eat more than Mackerel."

"Well you know you were always like family to us." Makoto paused. "So you still living in the same place?" Haru nodded. The silence between them started to grow making the short walk feel longer than it ever had been.

"I can't believe you still have that place, I thought you and Rin would be living in some fancy apartment in a city somewhere right now." Haru was silent at the remark. "How is he? Rin I mean, I haven't talked to him for a while. Well either of you." They stopped at Haru's house and Haru turned to him looking at the ground.

"I don't know how he is. We broke up." Makoto looked down and saw tears hitting the ground. Makoto grabbed Haru without thinking and pulled him into a tight hug. He wasn't sure what to say, or even what to do but he held Haru close.

"How about I stay here tonight?" Makoto suggested, not wanting to leave him alone tonight. Haru nodded his head as he pulled away from Makoto. "I'm going to go tell my parents and grab some clothes." Makoto walked back down to his house leaving Haru momentarily.

Inside his home he looked around, the quiet used to be normal and even prefered but now as he stared at the emptiness his mind was only on Rin. He remembered his laugh and his smile, how he could fill a room just with his presence. Now he felt hollow and the space around him was infinite.

It had almost been a year since Rin had left him and he couldn't get any closure. He remembered his words exactly "I just don't feel the same way I used to.". But why? Had he done something to make him feel that way? He had felt something was off for a few weeks, in subtle ways, like how he would avoid eye contact, and how he always kept himself at an arm's length. Even a few times when Haru woke up in the middle of the night he saw the Rin had left bed and was standing out on the small balcony of their shared apartment. When this happened Haru would stand back and watch him, he remembered how unhappy he looked and how much it broke him to see it.

Haru went up stairs and drew himself a cool bath, he stared at the water and dipped his fingers in while resting his head on the cold porcelain. He was different from two years ago, when everything in his life was so sure and the future was clear. He had worked hard for the Olympics, harder than he had ever worked in his entire life and it had paid off. His trainer pushed him further than he thought he could go… his trainer. Haru clenched his fists and moved away from the bathtub. He hated that man.

"Haru? It's me, I'm coming in." Makoto called from the front door, Haru drained his tub and went down to meet him. Makoto had a small bag with him that Haru took from his hands.

"I'm sure you're tired from the travel, I'll get a futon ready for you."

"Oh thank you." They headed up to Haru's room and Haru put the futon down with a blanket and pillow for Makoto. They got dressed in their pajamas and Haru looked over at Makoto's toned body, he had must have tried hard to stay fit through college. Makoto didn't look too different, just older. He seemed tired and over worked but he assumed that how it was for most students. They laid down and Haru turned off the light. "I was pretty surprised when I saw you. I mean, it's been a while." Makoto said.

"Yeah. I'm really sorry. I should have tried harder to talk to you." Makoto sat up to look at Haru.

"No I knew you were busy, and I was too. It's more difficult than I thought. I had always believed we would be friends forever and it would be easy but I guess life is more complicated than that." There was a silence for a moment and Makoto looked away, worried he had said too much.

"I'm here now, and we'll always be friends no matter what. I promise." He heard Haru move in his bed. "Could… Could you come in bed with me?" Haru asked, his voice quiet.

"Yeah." Makoto got up and into Haru's bed, it was kind of small and their backs were pressed together. Haru felt so warm next to him and he remembered when they were small and would share a bed in this very same room. Things had definitely changed since then. Makoto's heartbeat was rapid and he wasn't sure how he could sleep like this. Suddenly Haru turned around and felt him press his hands and cheek against his back.

"Thank you Makoto." He said speaking in almost a whisper. Makoto swallowed hard, his whole life he had harbored feelings for his best friend and he never dreamed they would be like this together. He wondered if he could even feel happy about it knowing that Haru still had feelings for Rin. But if he could help him get over it while they reconnected then just maybe…. Eventually Haru dozed off and the fatigue of travel and school got to Makoto and he gave in to sleep.