A/N: So, this is not the last chapter of this story, but I'm sensing it's slowly coming to its end. I would like to thank everyone who was patient enough to stay with it till now, even though I was a bit slow with the updates lately. So... here you go, I hope you'll enjoy this one as well as the one after it (which might or might not be the last one)

Fifteen minutes later, Haruka walked back into the same hallway where Rin was left waiting. This time, he was alone, captain Mikoshiba has returned back to his practice. Once he has heard Haruka's footsteps, the red headed boy raised his head, but still remained sitting on the cold floor.

"Where were you? It's almost been an hour!" Rin grunted.

"I doubt that…" Haruka checked his phone for time, seeing it has barely been a quarter of an hour since he has left.

He sat down on the floor, next to Rin, leaning onto the wall with a sigh.

"What was that all about?" Rin was visibly annoyed, squirming, unable to sit calmly.

"We talked about a mutual interest." Haruka answered with monotony in his voice.

"You mean… me?" Rin frowned, not liking where this was heading.

"Don't be so conceited, Rin, we talked about swimming."

"So… you didn't even mention me?" Rin gasped.

"He's worried about your absence. Says it might affect your position on the team." Haruka turned his head towards Rin.

"He has no right telling you about that!" Rin grunted out and locked eyes with Haruka. "You have nothing to do with this." He stood up, dusting himself off, ready to storm out.

Haruka quickly jumped after him, stopping him midway from leaving.

"If not me, then who?!" Haruka raised his voice, and frankly, it frightened Rin just a little bit. "Someone has to do it!"

"Do what?!"

"Show you you're not alone! Support you! Pick you up when you fall down." Haruka grabbed his arms and shook him up a bit. "You have to pursue swimming, it's the one thing you love the most."

His last sentence caused Rin to laugh out sarcastically, shaking Haruka's hands off of himself.

"You're kind of missing the point, Haru. It's not swimming I love the most."

The look on his face was kind of desperate after uttering those words, while Haruka himself just stood there, speechless, unable to understand anything.

"Do I have to spell it out for ya, Nanase Haruka?!"Rin raised his voice.

Haruka blushed seeing the passion in Rin's eyes as he yelled out his full name.

"Do it for me, then. Prove me you can be the person you have set out to be." Haruka finally spoke out.

"And what about you, Haru? Who will you be?" Rin crooked his head a bit to the right, looking for Haruka's answer.

"I'll be yours, in case you still want me." Haruka almost whispered, breaking the intense eye contact and looking at the ground.

Rin took a big breath, trapping Haruka between his own body and the wall, his arms disabling him from leaving this position. He placed his forehead onto Haruka's, forcing him to look at him.

"Look at me!" He whispered. "Look at me, Haru! Always, I have always wanted you by my side. I'm sick and tired of this insecurity and the way we continue playing these stupid games. We keep on hurting each other because we're both too stubborn and prideful. For once, let us be honest, give into each other and see where it takes us."

"Rin!" Haruka saw the sincerity in his eyes as well as in his words. He gave him a quick peck on the lips, encouraging Rin to deepen it in a soft wet kiss.

"Let's go to your house and make up for the days we've lost." Rin suggested, his lower body already rubbing into Haruka.

"Wait! You have to go to practice first." Haruka gently pushed him away.

"I can't go like this…" Rin looked at the bump in his trousers.

"Wow? Already?" Haruka gasped.

"Guess I missed you." Rin smiled. "Besides, you're no better than me." He warned him with a vicious smile, pointing at Haruka's crotch.

"I missed you too."

"There's no way I'm going swimming today…" Rin closed his eyes and leaned his head onto Haruka's shoulder.

"Ok, fine, I'll send a message to your captain."

"Let me send it." Rin suggested but was quickly discouraged by Haruka.

"Trust me, he'll listen to me, since I have something to bargain with." Haruka whipped out his phone and typed out a quick message.

"Um, he's at the pool, he won't see it." Rin remembered.

"Don't worry, we don't need to wait for an answer. He'll be ok with it." Haruka smiled wickedly, putting the phone back into his pocket and embracing Rin. "Now… where were we?" He gave Rin a quick nudge between the thighs with his knee, causing him to whimper.

What Haruka didn't tell Rin was that Mikoshiba was promised a date with his sister, which he decided would not be such a good idea if he wanted to continue with this grand act of making peace with each other.

"Wait… Haru… here is a bit dangerous."

"What do you suggest, then?" Haruka himself started getting horny, not wanting to wait till they reached his home. The fact that they were right in the middle of Rin's school was of little importance to him right now.

"There's this storage room." Rin shrugged. "It's kind of cramped, but it beats the hallway."

"Lead the way, Rin."Haruka said as he surrendered himself into Rin's arms.