Little shorter today... but I hope tomorrow's is worth it ;P
Soumako week Day 5. Confession.
"Come on Sosuke! You'll love it!"
The child groaned at the words his friend spoke with excitement. His trip to Rin's was supposed to be just the two of them, with Gou should she want to play as well; so when the exuberant redhead suggested they take a trip down to his swim club, Sosuke was less than excited about meeting the people Rin ditched him for.
"I dunno," the boy started slowly, Rin turning to look back at him with an impish grin.
"What's not to love? You'll get to swim, maybe even race, and you get to be with me," the arms flung in a wide circle, "what isn't so great about that!?"
"I'm still hung up on the you part," the teal-eyed boy teased, his friend's face glaring in response.
"Oh! Rin!"
Their pending fight was put on hold as both heads turned to look at the approaching figure, green eyes bright as his smile and his arm waving to them from above the head of brown.
"Oh! Makoto!" the redhead called, waving back, "hey!"
Sosuke peered around his friend to look at one of the boys that had been mentioned with frequency by Rin, his eyes widening at the sight. The child had droopy eyes, just like he did, but they were a soft and kind green and the smile warm. Clad in a long brown coat and a black and white scarf around the chin, Makoto moved towards the two of them, a boy following behind him.
"Ah! Haru!" Rin announced, moving around Makoto and leaving the two of them behind.
"You much be Sosuke Yamazaki," the tiny voice started, teal eyes pulling away from the two boys talking to Makoto, the smile seemingly immoveable.
"Uh… yeah," black hair nodded awkwardly, "nice to meet you."
"You two!" Makoto seemed to perk up even more, "Rin talks about you a lot!"
"He… He does?" Sosuke asked, glancing from his friend to the kid in front of him.
"Uh-huh!" the cherry red nose and cheeks bobbed as the head of brunette nodded, his eyes noting the bag over his shoulder, "you gonna come swimming with us?"
"I was… thinking about it…" he confessed, looking over the person in front of him, his heart pounding harder in his chest at the sight of the pretty face and kindness.
"Oh good!" Makoto giggled, "come on then!"
"Oi! Sosuke, Makoto!" Rin called to them, both heads turning to look up at him, "come on! Let's go!"
"Coming," Sosuke grumbled, sighing as he moved to follow Rin, Makoto by his side with every step.
"Rin says you're a good swimmer," Makoto started, "I'm looking forward to seeing it!"
"I guess," Sosuke shrugged, feeling a little uncomfortable with the child next to him, a child he didn't know.
"What do you like to do?" the kid pressed on, "free? Breast? Butterfly?"
"Butterfly," the black hair nodded, "you… like backstroke… right?"
"Yeah!" the green eyes lit up in excitement, "you remembered?"
"Rin talks about you guys a lot," the shoulders shrugged, "it's not hard."
"Hey!"
Again, Rin drew their attention to him, both he and Haruka standing near the convenience store.
"Let's get some ice cream!" Rin told them excitedly, "it's really cheap!"
"That's because it's cold!" Sosuke protested while Makoto watched the scene with his soft smile.
"So? I want ice cream!" the boy protested, "come on!"
Protests fell on deaf ears as the red head pulled his friend into the store, Sosuke and Makoto following suit after a few moments; by the time Sosuke and Makoto arrived at the star, the other two already had their ices in their hands and wanted to get to the pool. Telling them they'd meet up later, both Rin and Haru made their way to the center, Makoto and Sosuke left alone.
"So… what kind do you want?" Makoto asked, his eyes looking into the freezer, "oh! Chocolate!"
It wasn't just his hand that reached for the bar, the child surprised as he turned to look at the teal eyes, Sosuke just as surprised that the two of them had reached for the same bar.
"Oh," Sosuke stammered, not sure of how to react to someone he barely knew putting him in the situation.
"Um… I'll have banana instead!" Makoto seemed to recover quickly, his fingers sliding from underneath Sosuke's to grab the yellow ice in the corner of the freezer box.
Having paid for their frozen treats, both children moved towards the community pool once again, Sosuke deep in thought at the last few moments between them; when Rin and he had encountered the same situation, the two engaged in a battle of rock, paper, scissors. Makoto, on the other hand, just gave up what he wanted for the sake of a boy he barely knew. Teal eyes looked up to the person in front of him, humming happily as he munched on the banana ice.
"Say… Makoto," Sosuke started slowly, watching as the green eyes turned to him, "do… do you want half of my chocolate?"
"Hm?" the brunette started, "sure!" his hands began separating his own, "trade you!"
Agreeing to the terms, the hand took the banana in exchange for the chocolate, liking the smile that came out of the change.
"Do you do this a lot?" the teal-eyed boy started, "give up what you want for someone else?"
"Hmm?" the face looked towards the other, his green eyes seeming deep in thought. "Well… what I want is for my friends to be happy," Makoto started slowly, "so… I'm not really giving anything up…"
Sosuke couldn't help the uplifting feeling that rose in his chest at the sincerity in Makoto's voice and the honesty in the green eyes.
"Oh! We're here!" the brunette suddenly announced, "come on!"
Following after the other, Sosuke wondered how many boys at Makoto's school were interested in the brunette; he wouldn't honestly be surprised if he were to be the last in a long line. Makoto was so sweet and considerate, the honesty in the green eyes enough to make anyone's heart thump harder in their chest.
"Um… Makoto?" Sosuke started, "do… do you have… anyone you like?"
"Huh!?"
It was obvious why the younger was surprised at his question; he barely knew Sosuke, only for the duration of their walk, and the same could be said for the other.
"I-It's just…" the teal-eyed boy started, his blush hidden as he ducked his head, only to look up when Makoto approached the change room, "wait… that's the boys change room."
Green eyes looked back up to the sign over the door, his face calm as he nodded slowly.
"Of course it is… I'm a boy."
The news was a blow to Sosuke, his eyes wide and his jaw nearly hitting the floor.
"Eh-EHH!?"
Makoto flinched at the sound, looking rather worried as Sosuke seemed to find his words.
"Y-You're a boy!?" Sosuke repeated, "y-you can't be!"
"Wh-why not?" Makoto questioned nervously.
"B-Because you're nice and-and you-you're sweet and-and pretty and-"
Sosuke froze at the words that were tumbling from his lips, the flush creeping along his cheeks the same as Makoto's.
"Th… Thank you…" the boy stammered, "b-but I really am a boy."
"O-Oh," Sosuke swallowed thickly, taking great interest in the floor's patterns.
"I-I need to get changed so-"
"Makoto!"
Hands gripped the upper arms while determined teal looking into the now nervous-looking green eyes.
"Makoto!" Sosuke repeated, "you… you can't go out with anyone else! Okay!?"
"Wh-What!?"
"I-I know we just met… b-but I really really like you," words just tumbled out of the boy's mouth, "and-and I want to get to know you better so-so you can't go out with anyone else!"
"B-But…" Makoto swallowed thickly, "i-isn't that my choice?!"
"W-Well… y-yes!" Sosuke nodded, "but… but," he swallowed thickly once again, "I-I'd like to love you!"
Makoto couldn't go any redder if he had been a boiled lobster, his mouth quivering as he tried to find his own words, his heart pulsating in his chest.
"G-Give me… ten years!" the boy pressed on, "I swear I'll be the best person for you!"
Everything rushed by the green eyes, his knees felt weak and his stomach was in knots.
"Please!" Sosuke pressed, ignoring the embarrassment he felt.
Makoto looked down at his feet, wondering how to respond to the promise, wondering how he felt.
"I-I can't promise I'll love you," the timid voice spoke up after the deafening silence, "b-but… I can try…"
It was all Sosuke needed to break out into a cheeky grin, his arms pulling Makoto into a strong hug.
"You won't regret it!" Sosuke promised, "I'll grow up and protect you Makoto!"
"Y-Yeah," the boy stammered, liking the warmth bloom in his chest at Sosuke's confession, his own hands timidly reaching to lengthen the hug, a smile returning to his face at the thought of someone protecting him from all harm, "o-okay… Sosuke…"
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