A/N: Thanks so much for all the lovely reviews, I really appreciate them :) I was freaking out with my friend because I was feeling all warm and fuzzy from the love!
The plan didn't work, so I still don't own Free!.
On Thursday, with only two days left with Makoto, Haru had made special plans. He honestly just wanted to cuddle and play video games on their last day together, so he decided to put his plan into action on Thursday.
They had gone swimming in the morning instead of after lunch, and even though Haru didn't explain, Makoto could see a sort of excited glint in his eyes as they walked to their favourite restaurant for lunch. Even though he tried his hardest not to act excited, Haru couldn't help the smile behind his eyes.
"Haru, are you alright?" Mako grinned. "You seem a little.. excited about something."
Haru looked up quickly, and nearly choked on his mackerel. Then he looked to the side in the pouting way of his, but it was apparent he was hiding a smile.
"I'm fine." He stuttered. "H-how are you?"
Makoto smiled. Haru never got nervous, or generally showed much emotion at all, and was a bit of a sociopath. But recently, especially near Makoto, he was showing more and more emotion. It was almost entertaining for Mako, watching Haru struggle against his previous passive attitude, and slowly begin to open up. Testing him, he reached for Haru's hand and held it on top of the table. Normally, Haru would blush, pull his hands into his lap, wouldn't let Makoto show any affection towards him in public. This time, however, he still blushed. But he didn't pull his hand away. Instead, he laced their fingers and gave his hand a loving squeeze. Mako grinned widely, ignoring the looks that were drawn to them. Haru blushed even harder, noticing the looks, but still didn't remove his hand.
They finished their food, and Haru paid the bill this time, only extracting his hand to fumble with his wallet. As they began to walk down the street, Haru softy slipped his hand into his boyfriend's, and was soon tugging him along, not unlike how Makoto was tugging him through the shops a couple days ago.
"May I ask where we're going, babe?" Mako sighed softly.
Haru blushed gently at the term. "No. It's a surprise."
They continued walking, pleasantly silent, simply enjoying eachother's presence. As they started to come near to Tokyo Bay, Haru finally spoke up.
"Mako.." Haru asked softly. "If it's okay with you, maybe we could go on a boat ride?"
Makoto gasped. "Oh, Haru-chan that would be wonderful! That sounds like a lot of fun!" He squealed softly.
"Yeah." Haru stated, with a slight smile, not bothering to tell him to drop the chan.
He didn't mention it, but Haru was still worried about what had happened during the training camp. But as long as Makoto said it was fine, he would try not to worry. Haru was secretly excited about being able to take Mako on a boat ride.
"Mom has friends that own a boat." Haru gestured to a small motor boat docked near them. "I was bored one day so she said I could go learn how to drive a boat. I only really did it so that I could show it to you."
"That's really sweet, Haru." Makoto smiled, and helped Haru untie the knots.
Once they were both safely inside the boat, Haru started it up, and Makoto complimented him on his boating skills on several occasions. The sun seemed to catch the water the exact same way it caught Makoto's eyes; adding a sparkle to them that really brought them to life. Not once did Mako seem frightened or hesitant, and the amount of trust heaped behind his eyes was apparent to Haru.
Even though Makoto seemed comfortable, it still surprised Haru when he suggested they anchor the boat and go for swim. They were out so deep, that even with goggles, they wouldn't have been able to see the bottom.
"Are you sure, Makoto?" Haru asked.
"I'll be fine, Haru." Makoto replied, and began to take off his shirt.
Since they were swimming before lunch, they still had their swim shorts on underneath. Soon they were both in the water, floating gently beside eachother.
Haru reached over and laced his fingers with Makoto's, and gazed at him over the water.
"I'll miss you." Haru whispered, his words almost getting swept away by the wind.
"I'm going to miss you too." Mako replied, smiling sadly. "Will you be okay?"
Haru knew what he was referring to. "She won't hit me. I don't think so. And I don't really care if she yells at me."
"Do you promise to tell me if something happens between you two?" Makoto ordered, tightening his grip on Haru's hand.
"Tch." Haru turned his head and looked up. "Of course I will, stupid."
"Good." Makoto chuckled. "Now let's have some fun!"
Makoto let go of Haru's hand and began to tread water, and directed a soft splash in Haru's direction. Haru looked up in his version of surprise, but his face quickly twisted into a soft smile as he splashed Makoto just as softly. Haru was hesitant at first while splashing Makoto, not wanting to panic him. But eventually both of them were laughing, and having a full-blown water war.
But then Makoto felt it. The water slowly seeping into his mouth, choking him, burning his lungs. He panicked, moving his arms wildly, only causing himself to swallow more water, and he saw red. His legs locked, and he was slowly sinking, no matter how hard he tried to swim up. The last thing he remembered was hearing his name being called in the distance, from a painstakingly familiar voice.
...
Where am I? Why does my chest hurt? Who is that? Were some of Makoto's thoughts as he woke up, coughing and sputtering. Haru collapsed as gently as he could on top of him, sobbing softly.
"Haru!" Makoto yelped, quickly pulling him into a shaky embrace. "Are you okay?"
"Am I okay? God, Makoto why are you so damn selfless? You almost died! For once in your fucking life, be worried about your own safety! I thought I had lost you, again! I even had to perform fucking CPR-" he paused to touch the growing bruise on Makoto's chest softly. "And it was all my fault. I splashed you too hard, I made you panic and it was all my fault and-" Haru's voice broke suddenly, and he pressed his face into Mako's shoulder.
Makoto rubbed Haru's cold back- he still hadn't put his shirt back on. He hadn't even noticed, it was now nearly 5:00, judging from the sun's position.
"I'm fine, Haru. I'm right here." Makoto tilted Haru's chin up, and kissed the tears off of his face.
"Fucking liar." Haru tried to hide his smile against Makoto's chest.
"Are you calm enough now to tell me what happened?" Mako asked, pulling Haru onto his lap.
"Tch." Haru scoffed. "I'm always calm. But I guess I splashed you and some water got in your mouth, causing you to panic. You nearly drowned, but I pulled you out of the water and put you on the boat. You were breathing ok, and you had a pulse, but was still asleep so I sat by your side for about two hours, waiting for you to wake up. I never let go of your hand, never stopped checking your pulse until it vanished. I was almost through three sets of CPR before you finally woke up." Haru slumped against Makoto.
it was a rare speech from Haru, and it was a lot to take in for Mako.
"You were so worried that you didn't remember to put clothes back on?" Makoto whispered into his hair.
"I suppose." Haru mumbled.
Makoto shook his head benignly. "Then I guess we should get dressed, huh?"
Haru didn't reply, instead motioned for Makoto to stay sitting and went to get their clothes. Makoto tried to stand up, but immediately found himself too dizzy, and sat back down.
"You okay?" Haru asked, concern lacing his voice.
Makoto graciously accepted his clothes from Haru. "I'm fine, Haru. Just need some rest, that's all."
Makoto barely caught Haru mumble "Already slept for two hours." through his shirt.
"I'm sorry for making you worry, Haru." Mako apologized, pulling his own shirt on.
Haru kissed him to shut him up, and remained a breath away from his face when he pulled away. "Don't you dare apologize to me, Tachibana."
"I won't." He mumbled as he leaned in for another kiss.
The pair locked lips briefly before Haru stood up.
"I have food." Haru explained as he picked up two containers from a box that Makoto hadn't even noticed yet.
"Great!" Makoto smiled. "I was starting to get a bit hungry."
Haru opened Makoto's container and handed him the sandwich from inside. He mumbled a "thank you" before realizing how hungry he really was and digging into his meal. In true Haru fashion, it was a mackerel sandwich. Mako could just imagine the concentration on Haru's face as he prepared it, making sure he got it exactly right.
"You made this right?" Mako asked.
Haru hadn't even taken a bite of his yet, and willingly broke off half and gave it to Makoto, who ate it hesitantly. "Yeah."
"It's really great!" Makoto said between bites. "You're an awesome chef, you know."
Haru blushed softly. "I'm not that great." He mumbled as he finally began to eat what was left of his sandwich.
Makoto shook his head good naturedly, and wrapped his arm around Haru's shoulders. They both shivered involuntarily. The sun was beginning to set, and it was starting to get colder.
"Do you have a blanket somewhere, Haru?" Makoto asked.
Haru wordlessly got up and fetched a blanket from the same box that held the containers. The blanket was soft and fleecy, with dolphins printed on it. The couple snuggled happily underneath it, gazing at the reddening sky.
"Despite the fact that I almost drowned..." Makot admitted. "This has been one of the best nights ever. Thanks Haru."
Haru turned his head and waited until Makoto was looking at him to speak. "As long as you're okay, I am. So if this is one the best nights ever for you, it's the best night ever for me."
Makoto sputtered and blushed. "AWww Haru that's really cutee!"
In true Haru fashion, Makoto soon found his lips against Haru's, which was the best way to be told to shut up.
A/N: I put some sad Haru because I wanted to get you guys ready for some of the sh- GREAT STUFF I HAVE PLANNED FOR THIS STORY. I totally don't have any diabolical blueprints or anything..
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