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While waiting at the train station, Sousuke looked around and checked the time on his watch. Makoto wasn't really running late; Sousuke was just ridiculously nervous that he arrived 45 minutes too early. Technically, Makoto still had 30 minutes, so Sousuke knew that he didn't have any right to feel impatient.

He was excited about the trip, never mind the fact that he was going to his ex-boyfriend's wedding. All he could think about were the wonderful things that he and Makoto could do during their 4-day stay in the hotel. He didn't have to pack a lot of clothes since it was summer. But he made sure to bring his best clothes, his most expensive cologne, and some 'necessities' in case anything happens. He even shaved and trimmed his facial and body hair in preparation.

Makoto finally arrived, looking perfect as always. Since both of them haven't had breakfast yet, they bought a couple of bento before boarding the train. After finding and taking their seats, they ate their bento while talking about their week. Sousuke noticed that Makoto could barely keep his eyes open. "Sleepy?" Sousuke asked.

"Yeah, sorry, I had to finish some things for work last night," Makoto answered with an apologetic smile.

"Take a nap. We still have a few hours before we get there," Sousuke said as he lifted the armrest of the seat.

Makoto smiled before placing his handkerchief on Sousuke's shoulder. Sousuke raised an eyebrow in question, confused as to what the action was for. He only understood what it was when Makoto smiled and leaned his head against his shoulder. In only a few minutes, Makoto started to breathe slowly, his body relaxing more against Sousuke's side. Sousuke took out the book from his bag and attempted to read to pass time, but his mind keeps on straying back to the man sleeping beside him. He finally gave up and just watched Makoto sleep, sniffing his hair from time to time and running his thumbs over the back of Makoto's hand which was casually resting on his knee. Yes, he knew that he was a pervert for taking advantage of a helpless, sleeping man, but he was no saint.

He looked out the window and thought about the progress of their relationship for the past few days. Things had been doing wonderfully well between the two of them. There were a lot of make-out sessions, much to Sousuke's delight. However, nothing below-the-belt has happened yet. Sousuke was not in a hurry, he knows that if something does happen between them, it'll be Makoto's first time and it had to be special.

Sousuke woke Makoto up when he heard the announcement Makoto looked at him with bleary eyes, and he felt guilty about disturbing his sleep. They got off the train and took a taxi going to the hotel. After a 20-minute ride, they reached the hotel and went straight towards the lobby where Rin waited for them so he could help them with their room reservation.

Rin went up with them to show them where their room would be, pointing at the doors where the others were checked-in. Apparently, they were all staying on the same floor except for Gou and Seijuuro, who were on another floor. "Hey, meet us up at the pool area. Everyone would be there. We need to have fun before we start getting busy for the wedding." Rin said before returning to the room he shared with Haru.

As Makoto and Sousuke opened the room to their shared room, they looked around and to Sousuke's disappointment, found that there were two separate beds. However, it seemed that Makoto didn't mind that. His attention was immediately drawn to the door leading to the balcony.

"Wow, the view looks great! I think we got lucky with this room." Makoto said as he set his bags on one of the bed, looking around the room. He opened a door that led to a small balcony then stepped out, leaning on the balcony rail to enjoy the sea breeze.

"Yeah, I think we did," Sousuke said while fishing out his phone from his pocket. He then started typing in his message. Well, if Makoto didn't mind the arrangement, he definitely did.

[Sousuke: What the hell Rin?! Why are there two separate beds?! I thought you were my friend! How are we supposed to have that cliché since-there's-only-one-bed-I-suppose-we-have-no-choice-but-to-share moment?]

He sat on one of the beds and started to unpack his things to distract himself. After a few minutes, he heard his phone.

[Rin: Dude I tried! But Haru was breathing down my neck when I made the reservations. Just be grateful that you guys are in the same room.]

Frowning, Sousuke slid his phone back into his pocket. Well, though he hates to admit it, Rin was right. He looked at watched as Makoto looked at the ocean, the wind blowing through his hair. 'I guess I just need to work harder,' Sousuke thought to himself.

Begrudgingly, at least on Sousuke's side, they went to the hotels' pool to meet their friends. As they walked towards the area where they were, Sousuke noticed several women, even men, ogling Makoto. He can't blame them; Makoto's sculpted body and beautiful tanned skinned was very eye-catching, and his white tank top and swim shorts didn't provide enough coverage in his opinion, and Sousuke was not keen on sharing. Although unnecessary, he wrapped his arm around Makoto's waist, throwing others a hands-off-he's-mine glare, and Makoto's brows drew together in confusion.

Since they both didn't feel like swimming, they decided to just sit by the edge of the pool with their feet dipped in the water, watching their friends fool around. Nagisa and Momo's antics drove the other guests away, so they mostly had the pool to themselves save for a few people.

Sousuke noticed that Makoto had been sitting silently as if watching something. He looked at what Makoto was staring and saw that he was watching Seijuuro and Gou from across the pool.

"Wow, you're right," Makoto whispered.

"What?" Sousuke asked.

"Gou's baby bump. I mean she's already wearing something over her swimsuit, but it's still rather obvious. I just hope Rin doesn't notice yet," Makoto said before frowning and biting his lip.

"Well Rin is rather dense about everything except swimming, so I don't think he would. If he does, it's going to be a lot of trouble." Well, Makoto does have a point. He didn't take days off of work just to babysit Rin.

"We'd have to keep out guard then," Makoto said with a smile.

"I guess. But don't worry about them too much. Besides, I think what we should focus on enjoying ourselves during our stay here," Sousuke said, giving Makoto his most seductive gaze, which he hopes would work.

It seems that Makoto tried to hold his gaze back, but failed miserably and looked everywhere except him with flushed cheeks and ears. Oh, Sousuke was going to enjoy this vacation.

As much as he loved staring at Makoto, Sousuke could not help but feel someone staring a hole into his head. He turned and looked around to find who it was and sure enough, he saw Haru glaring him.

"Would you like to go somewhere away from here? It seems that your best friend is thinking of possible ways to kill me and on how to dispose of my remains," Sousuke said with a frown.

Makoto looked at where Haru was sitting and laughed. "Oh no, Haru doesn't mean any harm. I think he's just curious about what we're doing."

"No, Makoto. Curious people don't look like that. Do you see how the vain on his forehead is close to popping and his tight grip on his fork? I swear he's just waiting for the perfect moment to stab me with it."

When the sun had started to set, they went back to their hotel room to freshen up. They agreed to meet in the restaurant so they could all have dinner together then go to the closest bar afterward.

Before dinner, Sousuke took a shower and he made it a point to 'forget' clothes and walk back in the bedroom with just a towel around his waist once he was done. He also tried to subtly flex his muscles while reaching for his things.

From this peripheral vision, Sousuke caught Makoto watching him while biting his lower lip. He quickly looked away when Sousuke turned his head to look at him, Makoto's face completely flushed. "I, uh," he said before clearing his throat. "I'll go take a shower."

Sousuke smiled and congratulated himself. He was glad that the increased weight he lifted and his extra protein intake was not for naught. He was already done dressing when Makoto got out of the shower, fully clothed.

"You smell good," Makoto said as he stood in front of Sousuke, leaning close while sniffing his neck. He stepped back and looked at Sousuke from head to foot. "You also look really handsome tonight."

"Yeah? You're not doing too bad yourself," Sousuke said as he wrapped his arms around Makoto's waist.

Makoto tilted his head and pressed their lips together, parting his lips as an irresistible invitation, which Sousuke has no intention of refusing. They swirled their tongues together, each one fighting for dominance. Their kiss immediate went from sweet to downright erotic. Sousuke could feel his heart hammering in his chest, feeling the tension in the air. Shit, he knew that won't be able to stop, especially since Makoto looked so delicious and smelled so wonderful. He splayed his hand on Makoto's firm ass before giving it a squeeze, grinding his crotch against Makoto's.

Sousuke withdrew from the kiss and tried to read Makoto's expression. He doesn't want to do this, but he still had to respect what Makoto wants. "Do you still want to go?" Sousuke said while trying to catch his breath. He licked his now swollen lips and waited.

Makoto kept his eyes closed and his brows were drawn together. It seemed that he was having trouble deciding, and the way he looked was just so adorable in Sousuke's opinion. "We have to, or Haru would come running up here and kicking down our room's door," Makoto said before opening his eyes.

Sousuke just grunted and reluctantly released him.

Before Sousuke could open the door, Makoto grabbed his collar and kissed Sousuke's lips, giving it an enticing lick before drawing back. "Later, I'll give you more than a kiss later," Makoto said with a wink.

After dinner, everyone agreed to go to a bar nearby. Sousuke nursed his beer while teasing Makoto for his drink of choice, which was some weird blue drink. "What is that? Will you get drunk with that?"

"This is the only way I can drink alcohol. Hard drinks and beer taste yucky!" Makoto said as he wrinkled his nose.

…which was the cutest thing Sousuke had ever seen. Right then and there, he wanted to grab Makoto's face and just kiss him, but it wasn't possible since he was sitting right across Haru, who doesn't even bother to hide his displeasure for his obvious closeness with Makoto.

"You know, I've always thought that you should have been a model," Makoto said.

Sousuke stared at Makoto before laughing, surprise at the sudden change in topic. From how flushed Makoto's cheeks were and the soft, silly smile on his face, Sousuke deduced that Makoto might already be a bit buzzed.

"You really should have tried to be one. You're so tall and handsome," Makoto said as he ran his fingers on Sousuke's forearms, which made Sousuke shiver.

Ok, Makoto's a bit drunk that what he initially thought. "You think I'm handsome?"

Makoto giggled, "Of course I do!"

'Maybe I should make a move before Makoto becomes stupid drunk,' he thought. Sousuke whispered and placed his hand on Makoto's thigh. "Listen; why don't we go somewhere quiet where it'll just be the two of us?"

Makoto smiled shyly and bit his lips, then nodded.

They placed their share on the bills and got ready to leave. Before they could do so, Seijuuro suddenly appeared beside Sousuke, slinging his arm around his shoulder. "Hey, leaving already? I just got here!"

Sousuke's face fell and looked at Makoto. Makoto smiled in a way that says that there's nothing they can do so might as well stay a bit. Damn it! Sousuke was starting to get irritated.

Seijuuro removed his arm around Sousuke's shoulder to receive the beer that was handed to him. "We haven't had a drink for quite some time now."

Yes, and Sousuke had wanted to keep that way. He turned to Makoto and whispered, "I'm sorry."

Makoto just smiled and shook his head.

"I'm going to the toilet," Haru announced before quickly standing up, almost knocking the chair to the floor.

"Ahh, I'll go with you," Makoto said before getting up. Before Sousuke could ask Makoto what was going on, Makoto was already walking behind Haru towards the restroom.

"Hey, are you and Makoto already a thing now?"

Surprised, Sousuke turned and saw Seijuuro leaning close to him. He raised his brow in irritation. "Yes, I believe we are dating."

Seijuuro leaned back and smiled. "Ah that's good, I was worried for you, you know? I'm sorry about how thing ended between us."

Sousuke irritation for Seijuuro subsided. He did see the genuine look of concern, and he felt guilty for always thinking the worst of his ex-boyfriend. He shook his head and smiled, "No need to say sorry, I already forgave you. It wasn't meant to be, and we're both happy where we are now. Just make sure to take care of Gou, ok?

Makoto came back and sat beside Sousuke, his hand casually landing on Sousuke's thigh. "Sorry, I just had to make sure Haru wouldn't wash his hand for an hour in the bathroom. He already did that before. Did I miss something?" he asked.

"No, but I'll tell you something later," Sousuke whispered close to Makoto.

"Speaking of Gou, where is she?" Rin asked. Sousuke was bewildered; the hell?! Was Rin listening to their conversation? He was also made aware that Gou was the only one missing among the group.

"Oh yeah, Gou asked me to say sorry for her, she preferred to stay in the room. She said she was already tired," Seijuuro said after setting his glass down.

"She should have joined us. It's your and her last day being single!" Nagisa said.

"No, she can't stay up too late and drink. It'll be bad for the baby."

Sousuke and Makoto froze and looked at each other with widened eyes before looking at Rin. Well, shit.

"What?" Rin growled.

The conversation around their table quieted and everyone looked at Rin, confused as to what the cause of his sudden outburst was.

"Baby? What do you mean baby? Is Gou pregnant?" Rin said while leaning on the table towards Seijuuro.

The color drained from Seijuuro's face. "Listen, Rin-"

"WHAT THE FUCK! Did you knock my sister up?" Rin yelled before hitting the table with his balled fist, making everyone in the bar look at their direction. Rin lurched forward, his balled fist almost hitting Seijuuro. However, Haru was quick enough to grab and hold him back. Sousuke and Makoto immediately jumped up to help Haru.

"Take him back to their room. We'll take it from here," Nagisa said to Makoto. Rei and Nitori stood up and apologized to the other people in the bar.

Haru, Sousuke, and Makoto brought a very drunk and struggling Rin back to their hotel room. Makoto and Sousuke were able to take advantage of their height and carried Rin, Makoto held Rin by his armpits while Sousuke held his legs feet. A sudden kick from Rin caused a jolt of pain on Sousuke's shoulder. He strained to keep his mouth shut so Makoto wouldn't notice and worry.

"Let me go! I have to kill him!" Rin shouted while he tried to wriggle away from Sousuke and Makoto's grasp.

"How do you think you'd be able to do that? You can't even walk straight!" Haru said angrily. "Stop struggling!"

Haru opened the door to the hotel and held it open for Makoto and Sousuke. They walked into the room and set Rin down on the bed.

"That fucking asshole! I'll never forgive him!" Rin said as he stood up. Haru pushed him back to the bed and glared at him.

"Rin, it was Gou who got pregnant, not you. I'm pretty sure she already knows what she wants with her life, she's an adult." Haru said before sitting on the corner of the bed.

"Did you know about this?" Rin asked, glaring at Sousuke. Sousuke avoided his eyes.

Rin stood up and grabbed Sousuke's collar. "Why didn't you tell me Sousuke? You should have told me!"

Sousuke grabbed Rin's hands from his shirt and pushed it away from him. "Are you crazy?! How would that make me look?! It's not my secret to tell!" His body was shaking all over. What the hell? Why was this suddenly his fault? He was asked to keep it a secret, and he only did what was asked of him to do.

Makoto walked towards Sousuke and rubbed his back to comfort him. "Are you ok?" Makoto asked, his eyes showing his concern. Sousuke looked at Makoto and nodded. Feeling Makoto's warm hands somehow helped him calm down and gather his thoughts.

"Stop it Rin!" Haru scolded as he stood over Rin.

Makoto took a bottle of water from the hotel room's fridge and then handed it to Rin. "Here, drink this. It'll help to get the alcohol out of your system."

In a manner that Sousuke had never seen any sane adults do, Rin slid his body down from the bed to the floor and cried. "You guys don't get it! She's my baby sister!"

Sousuke crossed his arms and rolled his eyes, "She's not a baby anymore. She can already make babies herself. You know that Sei always stays over at Gou's apartment, and she lives alone. What do you suppose would a couple do when they have an apartment all to themselves? Play rock, paper, and scissors? They're healthy adults with hormones!"

Makoto looked at Sousuke with shock written all over his face while Haru had a twinkle in his eye, and Sousuke supposes that it was the closest thing to seeing Haru laugh.

"Sousuke, you asshole!" Rin said before sobbing louder, rubbing his eyes like a toddler throwing a tantrum.

Makoto went to the bathroom then returned with a roll of toilet paper. Kneeling beside Rin on the floor, he took some tissue and wiped Rin's cheeks and nose. "Rin, Gou and Seijuuro are getting married in a few days, and it goes to show that Seijuuro loves and cares for you sister. They also decided to keep the baby, and I think that's wonderful. Aren't you excited to be an uncle?" Makoto said as he brushed Rin's sweaty hair off of his face.

Rin's sobs somehow quieted. Sousuke was very impressed with Makoto's patience with children.

"Why don't you drink more water and take a quick shower? A good sleep would help you calm down." Makoto said as he patted Rin's head, completing the image of an angel. Rin only sniffed and nodded.

Haru stood up from the bed and pulled Rin to his feet, sighing with exasperation. "I'll take it from here. You can go back to your room."

While they were walking towards their room, Sousuke was then made aware of the dull pain on his shoulder. He rolled his shoulders, and the movement did not escape Makoto's eyes.

"What's wrong?" Makoto asked him as soon as they entered their hotel room.

"I think I strained my shoulder a bit," Sousuke said, unable to avoid wincing.

"I'll get an ice pack, ok? Just lie down and rest when you get back to our room. I'll be back," Makoto said before walking towards the elevator.

Sousuke was not in a good mood when he entered their hotel room. He sent Rin a text message before changing into his sleepwear.

[Sousuke: I'm going to skin you alive!]

When they woke up the next day (in separate beds, much to Sousuke's dismay), they prepared and went to Rin and Haru's room to check on Rin and to invite the couple to have breakfast with them.

Haru was already dressed while Rin remained sprawled on the bed, his head hidden under the duvet.

"I tried to wake him up, but he just won't budge," Haru said.

"Why don't you guys go ahead? I'll wake Rin up. I need to have a word with him," Sousuke said.

Makoto nodded and pulled Haru aside, whispering something close to his ear. Haru then looked at Sousuke for a few seconds before nodding and leaving the room with Makoto.

Well, Sousuke wasn't exactly the brightest ball of sunshine when he woke up, and he was determined to make Rin feel exactly how he did. He gently removed the duvet from Rin's head then stepped towards the window.

"RISE AND SHINE ASSHOLE!" Sousuke shouted as he opened the curtains.

"Fuck! What the hell?!" Rin groaned before covering his face with a pillow.

"You are going to pay!" Sousuke said with a scowl.

"What? What did I do?"

"Well, thanks to your drama last night, my shoulder got hurt and I didn't get the sexy time I've been planning with Makoto last night. We even slept in separate beds!" Sousuke grumbled.

"It wasn't my fault!" Rin protested.

"Well if you didn't act like a toddler throwing a tantrum last night, I may have smoothly left the bar with Makoto. And you thrashing about caused my shoulder to hurt, so I'm blaming you 100%."

"Shut up!" Rin said before throwing a pillow at Sousuke that just ended up on the floor. He brushed his hair back and looked straight at Sousuke. "How long have you known about Gou and Sei?"

Well, the cat was out of the bag anyways, so Sousuke thought he might as well just tell the truth. Sousuke sat beside told Rin everything he knows. He couldn't look Rin in the eye. It wasn't because of guilt, he was afraid of showing even a hint of how he felt when he found out about the truth.

Rin remained silent even after Sousuke was done. "I'm sorry Sousuke, I didn't know. I should have been there for you."

"Hey, it's nothing. I'm fine, ok? Besides, I got something better out of what happened, which is Makoto, whom I should have had enjoyed some sexy time wi-"

"Stop! I get it already! Just stop! I'm sorry, ok?" Rin said as he covered his ears. He looked at Sousuke and smirked. "You two have reached that point, huh?"

"Yeah, we have," Sousuke said with a warm smile.

"I'm glad for you, man. Take care of Makoto. I'm sure Makoto will take care of you," Rin said before gently punching Sousuke in the arm.

"I will. Now get your ass ready before Nanase throws you off the balcony. Brush your teeth, your breath stinks!"