Hello! Only two or three more chapters after this, those should be up sometime this week.

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It was Rin who finally broke the kiss, and he wished he hadn't. While Ai had been in his arms, there were fireworks and every sensation had felt intensified. Now, he began to feel emotions he had been able to get rid of creeping back. eyes locked with Aiichirou's, he started to feel like the same old awkward teen, still uncomfortable in his own skin. He blushed and looked down, doubting his ability to form complete sentences. He let his hands drop from the younger boy's back with a breathy laugh and took a step back, still looking down. "Um... well, yeah." He said lamely. "That was... yeah." although he had been the one to initiate the kiss, he felt entirely unprepared and his brain was slowly turning to pudding. "So... you like me?" Ai hit his arm gently. "I just said I did. And why would I have kissed you if I didn't."

"Good point." He finally looked up at Ai. "What does this mean? I mean, are we... you know." Ai laughed awkwardly "I honestly don't know." He said, and Rin's heart started to sink. Then Nitori reached out and took hold of his hands "But I know I can't live without you." They kissed again, slowly and softly, just getting lost in one another. So lost, they didn't hear the door open, and Momotarou yell "Captain! Aiichirou-Senpai! Are you in here?" then the loud gasp that he let out when saw them. So lost that they didn't here Sousuke say "Come on you idiot." and drag him away. They were only jolted back into reality when a smirking Sousuke let the door slam loudly behind him. "What was that?" Ai asked, not loosening his grip on Rin's hands. Rin shrugged, glabcing around the pool area. Turning his attention back to Ai, he took a deep breath and stammered "Um, I-I was wondering, if, you know, if you wanted to, we could- um- what I'm trying to say is that maybe we could-" Ai cut him off with a chaste kiss. "We could go out sometime?" He asked, his eyes shining. "Yes! I mean, you know, if you wanted to."

"How about tomorrow night?" Rin stared at him. When had Nitori gotten so brave? He grinned, at least one of them was. If it was left up to him, he probably would have stood there all night babbling like an idiot. "I'll pick you up at you're room around seven." Ai's face lit up so bright, Rin practically needed sunglasses "Ok, Rin-Senpai! I'll see you then!" And with one more quick kiss, he jumped out of the pool, speed-walked to the locker room and was gone, leaving Rin standing alone in the shallow end. For a moment, he stood there dazed, trying to process the nights events. Then, he jumped into the air and yelled "YES!", swam a lap around the pool and raced back to his room, the whole time unable to shake the grin from his face.

Sousuke raised an eyebrow at Rin as he entered the room, still grinning wildly. "Someone had fun." He said with a chuckle, causing his roommate to turn red. "W-what do you mean? I was just, er, going over some things from practice."

"And Ai was helping you?"

"How did you-"

"I was there."

At the panicked look on Rin's face, Sousuke burst out laughing. "Don't worry, I'm not going to pester you about it." Rin was just beginning to relax again when he said "But Momotarou might."

Next time: Ai and Momo talking, Ai getting ready for the big date, and general insanity! Please leave a review, and thanks for reading!