Here it is, they're finally getting together. Enjoy!

I don't own Free

"I'm heading back to the room. Are you coming?" Momotarou startled Ai out of his trance. He had been casually glancing (Alright, staring) at Rin for the past few minutes, and had gotten lost in thought. "No." he said, slowly tearing his gaze away from the captain of the Samezuka swim team to look at his roommate "I think I'm going to stay and practice a bit longer."
"Ok! Bye!" And with that, the underclassman tore off down the hall like he had been shot out of a canon, humming something about beetles. "That kid has way too much energy." Ai thought, rolling his eyes and suppressing a smile. He walked back over towards the pool, setting his towel down and diving in. He tried to focus on shaving a few seconds off of his time, but he couldn't really focus. His mind was still on Rin, it had been since they had last met in the pool six days ago, the last time they talked privately. Since then, they had been doing everything possible to avoid each other. So it was rather startling to Ai when he burst out of the water to see Rin, dangling his feet in and watching him. "You're time is really improving, Ai." he said quietly. Ai blushed, but couldn't help the smile that spread across his face at his Senpai's praise. "T-thank you!" He stammered, suddenly extremely nervous.

Rin studied him for a second, then slumped forward and sighed. "Rin-Senpai!" Ai said, rushing forward "What's wrong?" Rin waved Ai away and looked up, a strange look on his face. Ai was about to ask again, when Rin began to speak.

"Three months." He said, glancing around the abandoned room. Ai looked up at him, extremely confused. "Senpai, what-"

"That's when I finally figured out... how I felt. I figured I might as well tell you now, since Gou was going to tomorrow, anyway." Ai felt like time had stopped and his mind had gone numb. The only plausible explanation he could think of was that he had misheard. Or maybe he misunderstood, he had thought Rin had been saying something along these lines last time, and he had been mistaken then. That was probably all it was. At least, he thought that was all it was until Rin slid into the and walked towards him. "Ai," he said, his eyes locked with Nitori's "I- um- I'm in love with you."

Rin had hoped that after his big confession, Ai would proclaim his feelings as well and they would kiss as the music swelled in the background (he may have been watching to many movies with Gou), or at least that he would let him down gently. Instead, the boy he loved made a sound like a strangled cat and went under the water. Unsure of what the appropriate response to that would be, Rin stood there, rooted to the spot, staring at the place Ai had been a moment ago. The seconds stretched on like hours, and he began to wonder if Ai was planning on staying on the pool floor until he left. Then, finally, he reappeared, gasping for air.

"Are you ok, Ai?" Rin asked, unsure of what exactly was going on. Ai just stared at him and then took a deep breath, preparing to go back under. Before he could escape again, Rin grabbed his arm, the worry on his face slowly turning into pain and sadness. "Ai. If you don't feel the same way, just say so." Ai looked up at him and opened his mouth, but didn't say anything. Rin nodded and began to walk away. "Right." he said "Sorry I said anything."

"No, Rin-"

"- Wait!" Ai went after Rin, finally finding his voice. Since Rin had said... that, he had been panicking. He had wanted this for so long and now, he just couldn't think of the right words. He felt tears prick at the corners of his eyes and started talking "Don't go. Please don't go. Because if you do, then-then... I don't know. That will mean this was just a dream, and I don't want it to be a dream." He babbled on, unable to stop "I'm sorry, this was just so unexpected, and I've wanted it for so long, and now here you are and you're saying all these things I've been waiting to hear, and I- I don't know what I'm supposed to say." He paused to take a breath and wiped at his eyes (although he couldn't figure out why he was crying), then looked into Rin's eyes. "Rin-Senpai, I have loved you since the first day we met. And I never thought that this moment would come and-"

The rest of his words were lost as Rin rushed forward, catching him in a kiss. And all of the sudden there was nothing and no one else in the world except for Rin. All Ai could feel was his hands holding him securely, his heart beating, his mouth, pressed against Ai's. And he hoped the kiss would never end.

This is not the end! I'm going to post a new chapter tomorrow:) Please leave a review, and thanks for reading!