Day 21: Arguing

Haru quickly walked down the stairs in search of his boyfriend. After coming back from competing in Rio, they finally decided to move out of Haru's house to a much nicer apartment in Tokyo. Haru just wanted to make sure they were ready to leave by next week so he could confirm with the realtor. He headed towards the kitchen, stopping at the corner when he heard Rin quietly talking on the phone.

"I can't come today." He spoke softly. "Can't I come by next week?"

Haru remained pressed against the wall, his mind racing to uneasy thoughts as Rin continued speaking. This wasn't the first time that Haru had found Rin sneaking phone calls around the house.

"Yeah we're probably moving by next week but I'm sure I can find some time to go over." Rin laughed. "Alright perfect, I can't wait." He replied before saying his goodbye.

Haru's uneasiness escalated as he abruptly turned the corner to catch Rin slightly jumping at his appearance, trying to sneak his phone back into his pocket.

"Hey." Rin smiled nonchalantly. "You kinda scared me." He chuckled as he walked over to Haru.

"So who were you on the phone with?" He asked, trying to keep a straight face as Rin lightly touched his arm.

"Um I… it was an old friend from Australia." He smiled easily.

"Ah, is he coming to Japan?"

"Oh no, he just wanted to catch up really quick."

"Oh." Haru replied, flinching away from Rin's touch. "That doesn't make sense then since I mean you were making plans to see them next week." He deadpanned taking a step away from Rin. He watched as realization dawned on Rin's face, as he understood that Haru had heard more than he thought he had.

He opened his mouth once or twice to speak, not really knowing what to say. Rin doing so only turned Haru's uneasiness into anger. Why did Rin lie? What was he hiding and why wouldn't he explain what was going on or even deny what Haru was clearly thinking?

"Haru-"

"Who were you on the phone with Rin?" Haru nearly shouted.

"Haru." Rin said incredulously. "It's not what you think."

"So what is it then? This isn't the first time I've found you and your secret phone calls who are you talking to?!"

"Haru let me explain-"

"Are you cheating on me?"

"Haru!" Rin exclaimed.

"Are you?!" Haru yelled as the feeling of utter betrayal settled in his heart, tears pricking at his eyes, threatening to spill over.

"NO! Why would you even think that?" Rin panicked reaching over to hold on to Haru, seeing his eyes begin to water. He rarely ever saw Haru cry.

"Well what else am I supposed to think?!" Haru shouted, shaking Rin off. "Why would you?"

"Haru I already told youI'm not! I would never cheat on you, I love you!"

"So what are you keeping from me?"

Rin bit his lip, and his hesitation only crushed Haru even more.

"See! You can't even answer!" He shouted.

"Haru won't you just listen to what I'm saying!" Rin shouted, starting to get a little pissed off himself. "I'm not cheating on you! I've loved you for as long as I could remember, being with you is something I would've never imagined happening and we're finally starting a life together. You are the love of my life, why would I throw all of that away?"

Haru remained silent, forcing himself to keep his eyes away from Rin. He knew he would get swept up by him and refused to let this go so easily since he finally confronted him.

"Haru look at me." Rin insisted angrily, reaching for his face. "Why won't you believe me?" He asked quietly, staring into the blue pools directly in front of him. Haru remained staring at him, unmoving nor saying anything else.

"Fine." Rin muttered, releasing his face. "Believe what you want." He said as he walked past Haru, who remained standing there, slamming the door as he walked out of the house.

Haru stood there, unable to will himself to move. He wiped the tears that had spilled over angrily with his shirt sleeve. He didn't know what to say. He didn't know what to do. All he could feel was the tiny cracks stretching over his heart and pulling him under.