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ChapterSix:MadSharkDisease

Nanase sighed deeply as Rin seem to blank for a few minutes. He was quite convinced that there was no possible way this Rin knew who he was. He moved to sit back on the bed but the gill-less shark caught his arm. What now? His blue eyes just looked at the other lazily. There really was no point to this. He was grasping at stares. He was so desperate to have something like this happen. He just wanted to be Rin's friend again, maybe even more then that even if it wasn't at all possible. He was almost convinced they were still friends.

"Haruka...what.." Haruka's eyebrows raised lightly. Something seemed off suddenly, Matsuoka looked very confused as he looked around and tugged on his arm again."I must..I'm dreaming..must have fallen asleep in the bathtub." Haru's arm was released as Rin pressed his hands to his face slapping himself a few times."Come on now, wake up before you drown." Haruka's eyes widened as he took a step back watching his counterpart slap himself a few more times before looking frustrated as he tugged at his clothes."What on earth am I even wearing? My dreams are never like this.." What is he talking about? This isn't...

"Rin?" Haruka said breathlessly as the other stopped just long enough to examine him. What is going through your head? Tell me...please..please tell me..I can't read you, I've never been able to fully understand you...your always surprising me.

"...Well at least your a familiar trope in my dream...usually your more naked though.." You dream about me being naked...Wait! This isn't the time for that!

"Rin what are you talking about..you just said you...don't know me..." Nanase couldn't help but notice the immediate change in what he'd thought was 'King' Matsouka, his stance and posture had changed completely.

"What are you talking about? How can I not know who you are?" Matsuoka defended crossing his arms and cocking an eyebrow at what he thought was a dream Haruka Nanase. There was a long pause between them as Haru inhaled and exhaled heavily before wetting his lips trying to think of something to prove his sinking suspicion that this was Rin, his Rin, the real Rin.

"I-If you know me, then prove it." The free style intrepidly suggested. Rin chuckled a little as his arms uncrossed and his hands were placed on his hips as he leaned forward examining the others face.

"Why does dream you have to be so much like you? I would prefer you to be more willingly sometime yeah?" Red hair exhaled as he ran his fingers through his hair."Fine..fine we'll do it your way.." He smirked as he shifted to pushed the other down onto the bed crawling over top of him. Matsuoka what are you doing? That is not what I meant! Haruka's hands flailed up as he pushed them up against Rin's lips before they could descend god knows where. This seemed to strike a nerve somewhere in Rin's brain as his eyebrows scrunched together."Mrmgh?" Haru lowered his hands slowly unable to understand the shark otherwise."Why are you doing this even in a dream? Can't I even kiss you here?"
You want to kiss me? Is that what you were doing earlier?

"R-Rin this isn't a dream..." Haruka protested. The gill-less shark only rolled his eyes as he pushed Haru's hands to the side, before pinning them down on either side of his head

"Sure it isn't...like we'd be dressed like this..or...be this close otherwise.." Matsuoka countered bitterly. He wanted to enjoy himself and he was a tad bit frustrated his dream wasn't even letting him do that.

"B-But we were! B-by the fountain! I just didn't know it!" Haruka continued with urgency as he kicked his legs a little."Get off me and Ill prove its real! If its not...y-you.." He bit his lip."You can kiss me." What am I saying? What if I am the crazy one here? His offer did seem to catch Rin's attention as the red head moved off him and pulled him up along with.

"Alright...fine then..prove this is real." His arms crossed again as he tapped his foot. He was waiting for some proof. Proof that he was sure was just a hoax his brain was concocting to cockblock him. Honestly though, Rin was not prepared for the next few minutes. As soon as the punched landed across his face he was reeling backward with the effort to stay standing. The shock of the pain coursing through his face was enough to make him loose all the air in his lungs. He gasped for air as he put a hand to his chest and leaned on the bed. What the fuck? That hurt! He punched me...and it fucking hurt..

Matsuoka's eyes opened wide as he regained his composure staring at Nanase with bewilderment. The other seemed to be just as shaken up as he was. ….I just tried to...he is probably...oh..man. "Haruka..what..is going on?" It was the only thing he could think to say. There was no proper response to what was going on here after all. Raven hair could only shake his head back and forth, of course he doesn't know. It was then that Matsuoka finally noticed the bandages wrapping around Nanase's torso and back. "...Why do you look like a mummy!" He snapped going to the other with concern. The free styler looked away from him awkwardly."...did..did I somehow do this?" His mind instantly went toward the worst case scenario like it usually did.

"N-no..I mean..yes...but it wasn't you." Haruka explained with some difficultly."It wasn't the real you..it was..a you that didn't even..um..seem to know who I was." He continued to pour out everything he knew about what had transpired over the last couple hours, had it been hours? Or just mere minutes?He felt the grip Matsuoka had on his arms weaken as the other bent his head. "...Rin?" Haru bit his lip with concern. Was this to much for the Shark to take in at once?

"...Its really hard for me to grasp all this, but..." Rin could still feel the throbbing pain in the side of his face from where the other had punched him."I feel as though I should apologize..for..jumping you...and stealing your quarter...and..for trying to kiss you.." Haruka's hands moved up from his sides to grasp the predator's wrists. Rin lifted his head to stare at the other. He was waiting for the other to push him away like he'd done so many times already. This moment didn't come however as he felt the other pry his hands from his arms and guide his arms around his waist. Huh? What is he doing...I can..never read..what hes thinking..does he..want me to..?

The gill-less shark was at a loss but it didn't seem like Haru hated him. So maybe this was his way of giving him permission. He wasn't going to pass it up this time. Maybe he really wouldn't have to beat him after all...if they could just be like this...He leaned forward a sharp toothed grin pulling onto his face."Oi Haru..." The blue eyes didn't move from his."I think I could like this..just as much as beating you..." His lips grazed the shorter male's before he began his hesitant decent to crush his lips across the others.

Bubbles jetted up from the cool bath water as Rin flailed to straighten up in his tub. He coughed and inhaled like a man who'd just run a thousand mile race as he gripped the sides of the basin. What? He looked around before focusing on the rubber ducky floating around the water as if it barely been disturbed. I really was dreaming... He put a hand to his face checking to see if it hurt at all. Nope, he didn't feel anything. Maybe it had just been more vivid then he was use to...He leaned back running his fingers through his burgundy wet hair a few times before brushing them across his lips. There is no way something like that would be real...Haruka would never do something like that...

Speaking of Nanase, he just stayed under the water in his tub blowing out air until his lungs were empty. He was forced to resurface. What had he been thinking? Even if..if that had been real Rin there was no way that after they...came back..woke up..that Rin would ever believe that that had really happened. The only way he would believe it is if Nanase brought it up to him in this world and there was no possible way in hell he was doing that. His face turned hot as he blushed deeply at the thought of what had almost happened. His fingers moved to his lips as he exhaled softly. Haru was almost sure that had been Matsuoka, real Matsuoka.. King Matsuoka didn't know who he was and had never made a …physical attempt like that the whole time he'd been there. Why did I do that? He sank back into the bath as he blew out air like a dolphin. I am really starting to lose it here. Before long I am not even going to be able to focus on swimming whenever he is around..maybe he really will beat me this time..I suppose that doesn't matter...we can still be friends afterward...right?

Haruka wanted to stay as positive as he could possibly be in this situation. He didn't think that Rin would ever stop being his childhood friend, granted it didn't feel like they were right now, despite what had just happened today. Maybe this wish really was making things different though. Maybe just maybe it wasn't a mistake to wish on some dumb quarter. Things couldn't really get any worse. It wasn't as if Haruka didn't somewhat enjoy the other place, where it seemed as though no one cared who was better at swimming then who. This panic was probably all for nothing. Even if the world he was experienced turned out to be some very vivid and coincidental dream he still knew that Rin seemed to harbor the same hidden feelings as he did. After all the moment at the fountain hadn't been fake. So he still could hold onto that.

He pushed up out of the water again exhaling deeply as he moved to get out of the tub. He wasn't going to let himself be discouraged any longer. His swim team needed him at their first up coming meet. Things could only get better from here. The blue eyed male almost cracked as smile as he thought about having the gang all back together after the meet. Rin, Makoto, Nagisa and now Rei , they could all be friends after all this. Maybe things will finally be forgiven.

The free styler was holding on heavily to that hope.

It seemed as though Nanase had forgotten one key factor. The gill-less shark, Matsuoka Rin was unpredictable and that's what made him a predator. He didn't yield to one single emotion and just one tip in the wrong direction could sending him spiraling. Friendships are easily broken when one party is to selfish to see beyond their own goggles...