Summer breeze
When the fireworks display was over Makoto found himself staring at the ring on his finger. He had loved it the moment he had laid eyes on it. It symbolized their friendship and it meant the world to the olive-haired male. He brushed over the ring with his fingers and he could feel the cold metal resonating with his fingertips. Makoto smiled broadly at Haruka and gave his best friend a best- friend- hug.
Haruka was relieved that Makoto had accepted his gift so graciously. Thoughts of Makoto turning him down had been haunting him all day and those thoughts finally found their way out of his mind. Relief washed over him like the ocean washes over the shoreline.
'Shall we go take a swim in the ocean?' Haruka asked softly while looking at Makoto with a warm smile. The ocean was very calm and the soothing sounds were ringing loudly in Haruka's ear. How he longed to be engulfed by the water. Makoto nodded and let Haruka drag him to his feet.
'Wait! We can't go swimming.' Makoto said as he softly pulled Haruka's hand.
'Why not? We always go swimming during this night of the year.'
'I didn't bring my swimming trunks with me.' Makoto said while feeling embarrassment crawl up to his face. How could he forget his swimming pants on a night like this?
'I brought you your favourite ones.' Haruka smiled as he handed Makoto his swimming pants. The olive-haired male smiled a gorgeous smile and began to change his clothes.
'Race me?' Makoto asked as he looked at Haruka with a mischievous smile plastered on his face. The two Gods began running towards the water and just when Makoto reached the water he was tackled down by Haruka.
'You dick!' Makoto spluttered as he sat up to look at the little devil that had tackled him to the ground. The only thing Haruka could do was smile broadly and they started splashing each other with water. Haruka usually didn't like to play around in the water that much. Water was for swimming and floating but an exception could be made just this one. He would do anything to make Makoto happy. The water splashing continued on for a few minutes until the two boys were panting loudly.
'Truce?' Makoto asked softly while trying to catch his breath.
'Truce.' Haruka whispered softly while brushing his fringe out of the way. They wandered in a bit deeper but Makoto was reluctant to go any further. The ocean still frightened him and even more so at night. Haruka noticed that Makoto stopped and he moved closer to his best friend.
'Do you trust me?' Haruka whispered softly as he placed his hand on Makoto's shoulder.
'Of course.' The olive-haired male said while smiling broadly. There hadn't been one single moment in his life where he couldn't trust the raven-haired male except… that one time with Rin. Makoto felt his mood taking a plunge in the deep end and he started to feel agitated. They still hadn't spoken about any of it and the thoughts of Haruka and Rin hit him like a freight train. He didn't want to ruin this special moment so he decided to hide his sour mood.
Makoto closed his eyes and tried to relax as much as possible. What Haruka asked wasn't easy considering he was in the ocean at night and the fact that he wasn't allowed to look didn't exactly make Makoto feel safe and secure. Makoto felt Haruka's hand slowly pushing against his behind and it made him squeal. What was Haruka trying to do?
'Just hold on to me.' Haruka whispered softly as he brushed his hands against Makoto's behind again. Makoto finally understood what Haruka was planning and he let himself be carried away by the raven-haired male.
'Can I open my eyes now?' the olive-haired male asked softly while resting his chin on Haruka's shoulder.
'Sure.' Haruka said while taking a few more steps forward. Haruka had reached his limit and he knew that he wouldn't be able to stand anymore if he advanced further. They were far enough from the shoreline now.
Makoto opened his eyes and noticed that they had strayed pretty far from the beach. He felt his heart racing as he blinked at Haruka a few times. Was now really the time to tackle Makoto's fear of the ocean? Makoto noticed that Haruka was thinking of something and he wanted to know what was on the mind of the raven-haired male.
'What are you thinking of?' Makoto asked softly as he adjusted Haruka's fringe back in place.
'Well…it's kind of embarrassing.' Haruka said softly as he felt his cheeks turn red.
'Just spit it out.' Makoto said while sticking out his tongue. His mood was slowly crawling towards the good spot again.
'Well, I think…'
Makoto jabbed Haruka in the side and the boy with the sapphire eyes started giggling loudly. Makoto's fingers were relentlessly jabbing Haruka until he finally said what was on his mind.
'Stop it! I think you look beautiful tonight.' Haruka said while trying to regain his composure again.
'Really? Just tonight?' Makoto scoffed while looking shocked at Haruka.
'N-n-n-no! You always look beautiful! It's just tonight,…' Haruka didn't know what he wanted to say anymore. It's not the first time that Makoto interrupted his thoughts with all of his teasing.
'So tonight?' Makoto asked while brushing his nose against Haruka's.
'Uhm, stop teasing me you dick!' Haruka scoffed as he squeezed Makoto's behind.
'Hey! You're a perv!' Makoto shouted while pinching Haruka's cheek. They both started laughing loudly as they just stood there in the warm water while being showered by the beautiful moonlight. When they were little this was their favourite night of the year. It would always be just the two of them. Of course, they were supervised by their parents but they didn't care.
'I'm glad we still get to do this.' Makoto whispered softly as he placed his chin on Haruka's shoulder again. Makoto's warm breath against his neck made him shiver in a pleasant way. Not in a million years did he think that Makoto would still want to be with him. Perhaps not in a relationship again but at least as friends.
'Shall we go back?' Haruka asked softly as he turned around towards the shoreline again.
'Just a little while longer?' Makoto asked softly as he looked straight into Haruka's sapphire eyes. Haruka nodded as he stood still again. He didn't have the heart to deny Makoto anything. It had been that way their entire life and it would be that way until the end.
After a few minutes Haruka started walking towards the beach again and he felt Makoto's soft breathing against his neck. Wait, was that a snore? Haruka looked at Makoto from the corner of his eyes and he could see the olive-haired male snoozing on his shoulder. Haruka grinned widely as he looked at the most adorable creature in the world. Watching Makoto sleep is one of the best things in life. Makoto is always cute but when he's sleeping… well, you'll feel your heart melting when you get to see it.
Haruka slowly nudged Makoto awake as he had almost reached the shoreline. Haruka was strong but he wasn't strong enough to lift the backstroke swimmer out of the water.
Makoto groaned softly as he opened his sleepy eyes.
'What happened?' he asked softly while rubbing his eyes. He yawned loudly as he looked at Haruka.
'You fell asleep, it's time to go home now.' Haruka said while releasing Makoto so that the latter could finally stand on his own two feet again.
'I guess you're right.' Makoto whispered softly as he walked out of the water. A soft breeze made him shiver and he longed for his warm bed.
'Haru?' Makoto asked softly as they reached their clothes again.
'Hmm?' Haruka said while putting on his pants again.
'Will you stay the night?'
That's the end of this chapter :) Hope you all enjoyed it :D Thanks again for the many favs/follows and reviews!
I also have some bad news. I'm starting my job as a teacher again tomorrow so I don't think I will be able to update my stories once a day anymore :( Before all of you start thinking that I'm an old granny, I'm actually only 20 years old so I'm not that old :p I try to stay in touch with my inner child(that loves anime and games) so that I can keep in touch with the world of my pupils :) anyway, enough about my personal life for now :p
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