*Hello hello hello. here it is. love you all. sorry it's shorter. :/

Eleven)

(Haru's POV)

"So I was thinking about doing that fundraiser thing again! I know we never actually did anything last time but this time I have the perfect idea! We can fundraise by having people pay us to touch your muscles!" Gou exclaimed in absolute excitement.

"Uhm Gou I don't think that will really work…." Makoto said, smiling slightly.

"It will work! It has to!" she exclaimed, putting her hand in a fist.

"That won't work," Rei said, bluntly restating Makoto's answer.

"I guess since we have no choice we'll have to do it!" Nagisa responded, smiling widely.

"No," Rei said.

"But Rei-chan!" Nagisa protested.

"No," Rei repeated. Nagisa grabbed his arm and shook it.

"Reiiii!" Nagisa wailed. Makoto laughed and Gou started in with pleading with Nagisa.

"What do you think, Haru-san?" Rei asked, pointedly looking at him, knowing he would disagree as well. Haru just looked at them.

"I don't care," he said.

His response stunned everyone into silence for a total of five seconds until Rei broke in with, "WHAT?!"

"Haru?" Makoto asked curiously, his small smile now frozen on his face.

"What's the matter?" Haru asked, so out of character for him that it shocked everyone into another silence. This time it was Nagisa who broke the silence.

"Haru-chan?" his voice was beyond confused, and his expression matched.

"Did I do something wrong?" Haru asked, and with every word, his friends were starting to look at him as if he had gone mad.

"Were you not listening?" Rei asked, tilting his head to the side. Haru just stared at all of them, not knowing whether he should say that he was listening but he just didn't...care...anymore. He just couldn't find a point to anything anymore.

"No," Haru lied, trying to sound somewhat truthful. He didn't know or care if it worked.

"Oh. Well that means that Haru would have said no. So if Haru, Makoto, and I all say no then that outvotes you. I'm sorry, Gou," Rei stated, not sounding sorry at all.

"I've told you it's Kou!" she barked at Rei, who leaned back fearfully.

Haru watched, wondering if he should say something...anything. His gaze went to Gou's hair... Rin's hair... Rin... rejection... freedom... Haru knew he needed to stop thinking about it.

He was just confused.

He didn't love Rin. He couldn't even be remotely attracted to someone so cruel...right? Haru hoped so. Haru really hoped so. Haru felt a hand touch his shoulder and he turned to face a wide-eyed Makoto.

"Haru...are you okay?" he asked, his voice dripping with concern. Haru simply stared at him, not finding the words to say a lie nor a truth. Makoto sighed.

"Oooohh maybe we could invite Rin-chan!" Nagisa exclaimed, catching Haru's attention.

"Nagisa-kun, we're not doing the fundraiser and why would we invite Rin to be a part of it if he's not in Iwatobi? You're not making any sense, Nagisa-kun," Rei scolded fondly.

"But Reiiiii-channn," Nagisa whined. Rei only looked away.

"So what's Rin up to these days anyways?" Makoto asked Gou, who widened her eyes in response.

"Oh well...I don't know. I tried calling him yesterday but he didn't pick up...so I called Ai and he just said that Rin was holed up in his room and wouldn't come out. I don't know why though..." she admitted, looking down at her hands. Makoto threw a glance at Haru, but Haru was staring hard at the ground stiffly. Makoto wondered what could have happened.

"Oh. Well he'll come around, don't worry Gou," Makoto assured.

"I TOLD you it's Kou! Kou! Not Gou!" she complained, perking up. Makoto put his hands up in self-defense and grinned softly.

Haru couldn't even care to hear him. He just wanted to leave. He didn't want to know what was going on with Rin, the one who took his freedom so harshly...but why was Rin holed up in his room?

Haru shook his head, upset at himself for caring about him.

He needed to stop feeling like this.

Therefore, he just needed to stop caring.

Then it would all go away.

Hopefully.

(Rin's POV)

Rin looked down at his phone as it buzzed in his hand. That was his eighth missed call. From who it was from, he didn't know. He sighed and turned over, dropping his phone to the floor and he stared at the wall.

He told himself he was doing the right thing.

He tried to at least.

And the first day, he cried. He cried and cried, wishing he could take it all back, but knowing he couldn't.

The second day, he had convinced himself that he was doing the right thing. For Haru and for him.

By the third day, he was ready to give up his entire being to have Haru back in his life, but he practically tied himself down, locking himself in his room, refusing to succumb to his overemotional wills. It was annoying and pathetic.

The fourth and fifth day were two of the worst, besides the first day. Those were the days where it dawned on him that Haru was gone because of him. He had been the one to push Haru away. Haru...it was all his fault. He confused Haru. He hurt Haru.

He did not deserve Haruka Nanase.

He just didn't.

Today was the sixth day and he was back to wishing none of it happened. But not just what he said to Haru. No, he was wishing that he'd never even had met Haru. His thoughts were awful because he knew that he needed to meet Haru back then.

If he hadn't, he would have grown up more arrogant. He would have grown up without realizing what it felt like to be a part of a true team. He wouldn't have come from Australia and he would have completely lost himself.

So yes, Rin had needed to meet him. He knew that. It was a necessity that was his life.

But did he have to fall in love with him as well?

No, I didn't, Rin thought sourly, forcing his eyes shut.

He just needed to keep away from Haru.

Then it would all go away.

Fuck, he hoped so.

(Haru's POV)

Some romantic comedy.

Haru switched the channel.

Some show about water and celebrities.

He switched the channel.

A documentary about sharks.

Haru switched the channel.

A movie about "finding oneself" and "being free".

Haru couldn't have pushed down on the button harder to switch it.

An anime with two guys kissing.

Haru almost pushed the button, but he stopped and watched.

They look like they love each other, he thought to himself. He didn't know where that came from, but when he kept watching, he knew his words were true.

He switched the channel again when he realized he started to think about Rin.

In the end, he just switched off the t.v. and laid there, staring at the ceiling. The ceiling was a pale white.

Rin had a pale white t-shirt.

Haru looked somewhere else, his gaze ending up on the pillow.

Rin sleeps with a pillow. In fact, he hugs them in this sleep.

Haru sighed, once again quickly glancing somewhere else.

He was looking at the door now.

Rin had walked through that door.

Haru groaned, upset at himself and upset with Rin.

He stared down at his hands, remembering how they felt in Rin's hair and nearly screamed from the fact everything around him reminded him of someone so cruel.

He stood up and went to roll out his futon. The only place he would escape Rin was in his dreams, right?

Wrong.

...

He was swimming. Oh it felt wonderful. It felt marvelous. He loved the water. What happened? Why was there such a distance between him and the thing he loved most in the world?

He closed his eyes, relishing in the feeling, when suddenly strong arms were pulling him out. Haru screamed, kicking and writhing, demanding to be put back in, but the arms kept pulling.

A cold air enveloped him, and he opened his eyes.

Rin.

Rin stood in front of him, smirking with his arms crossed against his bare chest. Haru opened his mouth to say something, but suddenly Rin's arms were around him and Rin's lips were on his. Haru was shaking. He didn't know if it was because of the cold or because of how Rin felt around him.

Then Rin pulled back. Haru wasn't even thinking of the water. He just wanted to be there with Rin more.

But when those strong arms came back up, they were settled on his chest. Haru looked down, confused, when suddenly Rin pushed him. Haru could feel himself falling and he screamed.

He was in the water again, but this time it was different.

It was cold.

It was biting at him from all around.

And Haruka Nanase was drowning.

But from what, he did not know.

*Hey you precious people. So this chapter (I really enjoyed writing it because anngsstttt) is more a chapter where I'm showing you where they are in their lives after what happened LAST chapter *smirks evilly*.

Anyways, I wanted to respond to reviews this time around so here you go below! :)

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