He liked watching movies. It was listed right below water, chores, and video games. Haru was waiting for Rin to get food and drinks for their date at the movies. He didn't feel like going anywhere. However, since he had blown off their date the day before, he had felt guilty. Moreover, it wasn't as if things were going to get better if he just stayed home and moped. He let Rin decide what to do since he didn't really care. Actually, he would prefer it if they raced each other or just swam in general but Rin already does that almost every day so Haru decided something different was fine. Shopping was out of the question. They would probably head straight to the swim section and top-notch accessories and suits were quite expensive. Their parents would give them a lecture if they used more money on swim stuffs, which they already did at the beginning of summer. Music they could just download it free. Amusement parks are more fun when going with more than two people and the others already had plans of their own. So Rin decided on going to the movies hoping that it would distract Haru. Moreover, there was a movie he wanted to see.

Haru didn't care much for the movie. It was about a racecar driver and the only sports movies or shows he likes are all about swimming. However, there's not many about swimming sadly. He didn't mind watching it though. Since he had no interest in it then he'll probably just doze off without Rin noticing…hopefully.

"Haru, we should get our seats before they're all filled up." Rin walked towards him with drinks and a big bag of popcorns. Haru didn't understand why they had to hurry. It was probably not going to be full.

Haru followed him silently. They found a seat way in the back near the aisle. Waiting for the movie to start got him thinking about the phone call he had with Makoto.
_

"Haru-chan?" Makoto's voice quelled the unease inside Haru.

"Makoto…" Haru tried to find words but he couldn't think of anything. He didn't even pout and berate Makoto for calling him Haru-chan. There was so much he wanted to say, so much he wanted to ask that he didn't know where to start. Nevertheless, typical Makoto, he always knew what was on Haru's mind even if they weren't face to face.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry I didn't tell you about moving to Tokyo. I felt that it would be harder for me to leave if you knew and came to see me off. I was scared that I would start doubting my decision and change my mind."

Haru swallowed a sob. "When did you make this decision?"

"Before the end of our 2nd year. Ama-sensei knew of my desire to study at a university in Tokyo. She asked me if I wanted to study here for a semester to see what it would be like living in the big city. I felt like it was time to leave and so I took it."

'Leave? Why? What about me?' He left this unspoken. He wasn't confident that it wouldn't come out in broken sobs.

"I knew you would be saddened by my decision. Moreover, you're probably more saddened that I kept it from you. I'm sorry. Nevertheless, I truly felt like I had to leave in order to find myself. We've been together for almost all of our lives, never truly leaving each other's side. I felt like our growth would be stunted if we didn't spend some time apart. We're not children anymore. Soon we'll be going off on different paths. Before I make my final decision on my future, I wanted to see what it would be like living without you. Think of it as a test. It'll be different without you. However, I'll be fine. I'm living with the family of one of the students at my school. His name is Kuroko Tetsuya. He reminds me of you, but also not. He's different. I think we'll probably get along well. Don't worry about me. Enough about me. How about you? I know you probably didn't take me leaving well, but are you taking care of yourself? Are you eating well? Did you stay in the tub long? Is…it going all right with Rin?"

'Time apart? Stunted growth? Future?' Thoughts of what Makoto said swirled in Haru's head. He didn't' want to spend any time apart from Makoto. Even if they took different paths, he wanted his path to be parallel with Makoto. Moreover, without Makoto, he had difficult socializing with anyone. What is he going to do for the semester? Every day would be boring and frustrating.

"Haru?"

"Everything is fine." 'No, nothing is fine.' "I hope you have fun." 'Please come back.'

"Haru…"

Damn. It was times like these that he didn't like their bond. Sometimes there were things he really wanted to keep hidden from everyone but Makoto would instinctively know something was wrong. Speaking of their bond, it usually goes both ways, but why didn't he feel anything from Makoto? The only time that he felt something was wrong was the night before he left.

"I'll be fine. Have fun. When you want to talk, you can call me anytime. I'll keep my phone with me."
_

The movie ended. Haru was lucky that he caught himself and paid attention during the last few minutes of the film. They waited until they were one of the last people in the theater before getting up from their seats.

"That was awesome wasn't it? If I didn't like swimming so much I would probably try my hand at racing."

"It was okay." Haru lied. He didn't want Rin to feel bad if he found out he didn't pay any attention at all.

"Do you want to go eat?"

"I'm already full from the popcorn. Let's just –"

RING…

Haru's phone rang. He quickly picked it up without looking at the caller id. "Hello?"

"Haru? This is Makoto's mother."

"Oh…hello."

"Are you free? Unfortunately, Miyazawa-san from down the street hasn't been feeling well so I'm taking her to the clinic. I don't know how long it will take so I don't want to take the twins with me. However, with Makoto gone there's no one to look after them now. If you're free can you come and babysit them?"

"Ok. When will you be going?"

"Within the hour. Can you make it?"

"I'll be there."

"Thank you so much. Haru, since Makoto is in Tokyo, you can depend on us a little. To us, you're family."

"Hai." Haru hung up.

"Is everything ok?" Rin asked.

"Yeah. There's something I have to do. Let's split up here."

Rin looked like he was going to protest but after a moment said, "Ok. We'll talk later then."
_

Taking care of the twins was a handful. Usually he had Makoto with him so he didn't have to exert much energy. He finally got them to take a nap after they entered into an argument about who could talk to Makoto first. Unfortunately for them, they both didn't get to even make a call. They ended up crying over how lonely it was that Makoto wasn't there with him and all Haru could do was sympathize and console them as they clung to his arms. After making sure that the twins were tucked in their beds, he made his way to Makoto's room. Everything was the same. It was like Makoto never left. Haru ended up falling asleep from exhaustion on Makoto's bed, wearing Makoto's favorite orange shirt that he always ended up borrowing whenever he was over. He breathed in Makoto's comforting scent before falling into an easy sleep.

NOTE: This chapter ended up taking me a few hours to write because of all the tv series I've been catching up on. I hope you enjoy it. As for me, I have a feeling that something's missing but I want to get this chapter up before going to class. And damn...Rin is so difficult for me to write. Maybe that's why I felt like something is missing. Oh well.

And speaking of tv series, tonight Agents of Shield and The Originals are airing at the same time and I can't decide what to watch. Secret agents with all these awesome tech or vampires and magic? Please help me decide by commenting. Thank you!