"I'm just worried about him," Makoto says.

"We're all concerned for Haru's safety," Rin replies back. It's late at night again, and Rin and Makoto are talking, "You're just going a bit overboard."

"It's just I was there for his whole operation and his whole breakdown. I've never seen him so distraught before, why aren't I able to worry about him this much?!" Makoto said.

"Because it's been three months since he got that prosthetic. He's been able to walk well with it on, and when he fell the other day was the first time I saw anything like that in about a month!"

"Yeah you're right, I need to stop."

There was silence as they looked up at the sky. Instead of being on the porch though, they were by one of the abandoned buildings that were destroyed during the infection invasion. They come to talk here sometimes when everyone else wants to go to sleep and they don't want to wake them with their conversation.

"Hey Makoto," Rin says.

"Hmm?"

"Can I talk to you about something kind of…personal?"

"Sure, what's up?"

"I've just been thinking about…well, I've been thinking about Ai again and…okay look, don't tell anyone about this okay?"

"Okay, I promise."

"I…I've realized that the reason why I haven't been able to get over him is well…okay so you know how I consider myself…gay right?"

"Yeah,"

"So a couple weeks after the whole regional tournament, Ai and I sort of started…going out and I…"

"I didn't know Nitori was gay too."

"I didn't either until we started talking and he kind of confessed his feelings for me, and then I realized I kind of liked him too, and one thing led to another and we went on a couple dates."

"Huh,"

"Yeah, and I guess it's just because it's been around two years and all but, I just really miss him and I…I feel like I might have actually loved him."

Makoto didn't know what to say to that.

"Sorry to bring the mood down, I just felt like if I said it out loud it would help."

Makoto scoots closer to Rin and says, "Sometimes you have to do that to help you cope with things,"

"Yeah," Rin says, "Makoto, there's something else I need to tell you."

"Okay, shoot."

"I'm glad that you're my friend."

Makoto was surprised by Rin's compliment, and Rin continued, "You've always been there for me, and even when I was going through all that stuff with Haru back in high school and even in primary school, you still wanted to be my friend. You're just…so kind to everyone, someone like you only comes around so often and—sorry I'm kind of just rambling—"

"Thank you," Makoto says, "It's good to know that I've been a good friend to you," he then smiles at Rin, and Rin blushes.

"What I'm trying to say is," Rin says as he looks away from Makoto, "Thank you for being there for me Makoto, I really appreciate it."

"You welcome Rin," Makoto says.

The next few minutes were spent in peaceful silence.

"Rin?" Makoto said, breaking the silence softly.

"Hmm?"

"Do you mind if I share something personal too?" Makoto asks.

"What is it?"

"Well I…I've been thinking it through for awhile now, and well…remember when we were kids you were all curious and stuff and you asked me and I said yeah its fine cause I didn't know better and we more or less kind of…kissed?"

Rin blushed, "…yeah."

"Well the thing is when you left I kind of experimented a bit myself throughout middle school and I well…I've been considering myself bisexual."

Rin was surprised by Makoto confession.

"Really?" Rin said.

"Y-yeah well I mean I don't really talk about it much and I never told my parents but, after the past year I think I'm ready to admit it aloud myself," Makoto said with a satisfied smile.

"Does Haru know?" Rin asks.

"Yeah, but he thought it was no big deal," Makoto answered, "In fact he said he thought I was just gay,"

Rin chuckled at that remark, Makoto then glared at him, and Rin stopped laughing, "Sorry," Rin says.

Makoto looked at Rin, and Rin looked back at Makoto, then suddenly Makoto kisses Rin on the cheek. Rin quickly turned towards Makoto in shock.

"What the fuck dude?!" Rin exclaimed.

"I-I'm sorry, it's been so long since I've had any kind of…relations."

"I didn't even know you've had any kind of relations!"

"I'm not some innocent little thing Rin, I've done things!"

"Okay fine but you don't just spring a kiss on someone without saying anything ahead of time!"

"…so, do you want to kiss?" Makoto awkwardly asks.

"What?!"

"Well you wanted me to know ahead of time and no one's around. Do you…do you want to kiss?"

Rin blushed then turned away from Makoto. For some reason he couldn't say no, but now he was questioning himself if he even wanted to say no.

"Hey Makoto," Rin says.

"Yes?"

"You know how I kissed you when we were younger because I was curious and stuff?" he said blushing as he turned around back to Makoto.

"Yeah," Makoto said as he got closer to Rin, and putting his hand on top of one of Rin's hands.

"Well, since I kissed you when you were younger, you kissing me could be seen as an IOU or something—"

Rin was cut off by Makoto grabbing his chin and kissing him on the lips. Rin was surprised, but then sunk into the kiss and closed his eyes. He hated himself for doing this, but he couldn't help it. Rin then opened his mouth in acceptance to the kiss from Makoto. It'd been so long since both of the boys have done anything, and since they've been getting closer with their friendship, they both saw all of this as an excuse to make out for a bit; or possibly more if they're not caught.