Distance

The silence was deafening to Haruka and the raven-haired male felt utterly broken and rejected. He didn't understand why Makoto suddenly turned against him. He knew that everything got out of hand but did that mean that they had to get separated? The boy with the dull sapphire eyes got up and walked straight into his bathroom. Perhaps a nice and hot bath would help him process everything.


Makoto scowled loudly as he saw that his family had left and wouldn't be back for hours. He was alone in the house and even though he didn't want to admit it, he did need help since his leg was still broken. The olive-haired male felt his body tense with fury. He hated himself for turning away from Haruka but it felt like the right thing to do. He knew that he still loved Haruka deeply, it just seemed that his body wasn't agreeing with his mind anymore. Makoto went to his room and dropped down on his bed, perhaps a little nap would give him the insight he needed so desperately.


Haruka crawled out of the tub because not even the water could bring him the comfort he needed. He glanced at his ring and took if off with one swift movement, he guessed he didn't need it any longer. The raven-haired male got dressed and decided to go take a run, tiring his body seemed like the best thing to do with the rest of his Sunday. As soon as he got out of the door he felt a shudder run past his spine. Without glancing at Makoto's house, he ran as fast and as far as he could. Wishing that Makoto's ghost would stop following his every step. Haruka was aware that he was pushing his limits but nothing could erase the throbbing pain in his heart. He knew that he had fallen in love with Makoto, deeply even.


Makoto closed the front door with a slam as he got out. His fury was still spiking through his bruised body and he knew what he was going to do. He needed to see the boy with the cherry-hair. He hated Rin with every pore in his body. Makoto knew that anger and fury was seeping through his pores and he needed to do something about it. He waited for his taxi to arrive because taking public transport was too exhausting for the boy. When his ride arrived, Makoto seemed his calm and friendly self. He was good at hiding his true feelings when it was required. A true master of disguise…


Haruka growled in frustration as he was finally done with throwing up. He had pushed himself so far that the one thing is body was still capable of doing was throwing up. He hated the sour and bitter taste in his mouth but he couldn't bring himself to care. He couldn't bring himself to care about anything or anyone. He had been wrong to think that Makoto would stay by his side forever, he had been wrong when it came to Rin, he had been wrong about everything…

"Are you okay?" a soothing and soft voice called out to him and Haruka couldn't resist to glance towards the source of the sound.

"Sort of." His reply was curt as usual and Haruka didn't mean to come off as rude.

"You sure? You don't look okay." Haruka blinked a few times as he looked at the young girl that was standing next to him. She must have easily been the most beautiful girl he has ever seen in his life. She had long blond hair and eyes that could pierce through your soul, a soft wash of grey and blue was staring at him worriedly.

"I'm fine." Haruka tried to look away but he was swept off his feet as he kept staring in those entrancing orbs.

"Do you want to rest? My house is just around the corner." The girl softly placed her hand on his shoulder and normally Haruka would slap her hand away but he couldn't. He never cared for girls and right now he wanted to be alone, but he simply couldn't say no to this girl and he didn't even know her.

"What school do you go to?" Haruka asked softly, trying to strike a conversation. The raven-haired male wanted to kick himself because he was behaving so differently from what he was used to. Striking a conversation with unknown people was a first for him.

"I'm starting school tomorrow actually, I'm not from around here…" The girl tilted her head slightly and smiled a small but beautiful smile.

"Where are you from then?" Haruka couldn't help but ask questions as he didn't want the girl to walk away.

"Oh, I'm from United States but my father is from around here so that's why I know your language. We just moved here a few weeks ago."

Haruka was enticed by the girl and he followed her like a puppy when they walked to her house. He didn't forget about Makoto but he had found something to distract himself from the piercing pain that flowed through his body. He missed Makoto.


"Open the fucking door Rin! I know you're in there!" Makoto banged the door loudly and he didn't care that random people were staring at him like he was deranged.

When the door opened, Makoto didn't see who opened up, all he knew is that he punched that person in the face as hard as he could. Makoto's eyes widened as he noticed that the boy that received his punch wasn't Rin at all. He had hit a small boy with silver hair and said boy was writhing on the floor in pain.

"I'm so… sorry!" Makoto gasped and he felt his crutches slip out of his hands. He crawled next to the boy and kept repeating his apology. The olive-haired male felt his heart bleed as he noticed that the boys had tears of agony stream down his cute face. The boy whimpered and sobbed as he rode out the flashes of pain that shot through his body.

"Sempai isn't in the room, he's by the pool…" the sentence came out in between whimpers and sobs and Makoto regretted coming here in the first place. This was the second person he hurt today and Makoto felt utterly disgusted with himself and his foolish acts.

"I'm really sorry about this, can I get you anything?" Makoto asked while he felt a bit relieved that the boy stopped crying.

"You seem in bad shape yourself." The boy pointed at Makoto's leg and the olive-haired male shrugged.

"Why are you here though?" The boy asked with a soft voice. He knew the punch wasn't meant for him but he was a little disturbed by the fact that the punch was meant for his sempai.

"Well, I… wanted to discuss something with Rin." Makoto turned his gaze away from the boy and felt his cheeks heat up. He didn't want to discuss, he just came here to brawl.

"He's by the pool, if you really want to find him, go there." The boy felt bad for saying where Rin was but Nitori didn't want to get dragged in this 'thing' any further. One punch was more than enough for today.

"Thanks, could you perhaps help me get up?" Makoto felt embarrassed for asking help but he didn't have another choice.

The boy with the silver hair helped Makoto up and the olive-haired male walked towards the pool. He had to admit that he felt rather calm, the fury from before had dissipated.


"Do you play?" Haruka asked while pointing at the grand piano in the living room.

"Yes, that's mine." The girl answered with a smile as he handed Haruka a glass of cool water. He took it with gratitude and was glad the coolness was relaxing his throat.

"Will you play for me?" The raven-haired male never particularly cared about music but he was curious how the girl would look when she played on the piano.

"Uhm, if that is what you want, I'll do it on one condition."

"What is it?"

"Tell me what is bothering you, you don't look like someone that is completely fine. You seem broken…"

Haruka gasped in shock as the girl was able to pinpoint exactly how he felt. There was only one other person that was able to do that. My dear Makoto…

The raven-haired male gaped as the girl started playing a beautiful yet sad tune. It displayed exactly how Haruka felt and the boy was confused, was this girl real or was she just a fantasy? The raven-haired male closed his eyes and his mind flashed wonderful memories he shared with Makoto. He would win the olive-haired male back as if it was the last thing he would do.

Haruka was torn from his thoughts as he heard the girl sing. It was easily one of the most beautiful things he ever heard in his life and he felt himself relax. For the first time today, he felt like everything would be okay sooner or later.

"Can I ask you something?" Haruka asked and he felt bad for disturbing the girl.

"Sure, what is it?"

" Will you help me write a song?"

"What kind of song?"

"A song for the person I love."


The strong smell of chlorine seeped into Makoto's nostrils and it made him nauseous. Or was it the thought of seeing Rin that made him feel queasy? Makoto pushed open the double door and he saw someone cut through the water with harsh strokes. He immediately felt his body radiate the same kind of fury he experienced before. He carefully walked towards the pool and waited for the person to hoist himself from the clear liquid.

"Rin!" the shout was loud and laced with anger and fury.

The cherry-haired boy turned around and he eyed the other male with blazing eyes.

"Makoto!"

Hello everyone!

So sorry for not updating for so long but my work is slowly killing me I think. I had so many meetings and I hardly have the time to eat properly.

I do hope you enjoyed this slightly longer chapter! Of course, I hope that you are looking forward to the next one!

PS: My weekend turned out wonderful because my boyfriend had planned a lot of things. We went to an amusement park and I had an amazing time! :D

Have a nice day/night/evening/dawn/noon/ … whatever!

Lots of love!