Yes, I am finally back after that SUPER long hiatus. The Fates have been cruel, and have cursed me with a terrible bout of Writer's Block for this story. I have been working on a story about the next generation of the HP-verse, and hopefully the first chapter will be uploaded soon enough. As always, I own nothing. If I did, Rinharu would be canon. Enjoy!


The next day at practice was brutal. Rin was still exhausted from the night before because Why Doesn't Nagisa Realize That He Is The Only One Who Likes This Stuff. Haru was just as stoic as ever, which annoyed Rin to no end. Even worse was the constant questioning from the rest of his relay teammates.

"Macchi, why were out last night? Nacchi just said that you two had 'something to do'. God, he's so vague. I wish he would talk a bit more." rambled Watanabe Ryuu as the team jogged. Watanabe was the resident backstroker: tall, broad-shouldered, and had the attention span of a five-year old. He wasn't immature, just...energetic. Very energetic. And he had an insufferable habit of giving stupid nicknames even worse than Nagisa's. Rin wished he would shut up.

"Watanabe, we told you. We were just out with some friends. It's no big deal." Now would you go pester someone else? Rin added in his head. Fortunately, their other teammate, Hyuuga Daichi, caught up, and gave Rin a knowing smile before engaging in a conversation with Watanabe about whether ocean water was green or blue. Haru's eyes widened microscopically, and Rin hurried him away before Haru got any ideas.


They jogged through downtown Tokyo, where the facilities were located. On the way they saw posters for STARISH, and Rin growled at the sight of Ichinose. The bastard Rin thought to himself, scowling. He was so pissed off, in fact, that he didn't hear Haru say "Hello, Jinguji-san. What are you doing here?" Rin ended up bumping into Haru.

"Haru, what the hell? Wait, who are you-" Rin stopped as he saw just who Haru was talking to. It was none other than Jinguji Ren. Rin vaguely remembered him as the douchebag who had tried to hit on Gou.

"Hey!" Rin said angrily. "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in Miyaki or something?"

"No, actually the concert in Miyabi was cancelled," replied Ren coldly. "We were booked at the Tokyo Center (A/N: I have no idea if that's the name of it, so I'll just stick with it) at the last minute. So we're playing here now. What about you? What are you doing here?"

"I live here!"

Ren scoffed.

"We do. Our training center is around the block that ways," said Haru unhelpfully. Rin spluttered.

"Haru! You don't go telling people where we live!" Ren was about to reply when a high and Nagisa-like voice spoke first.

"Ren-chan, where did you go? The others are waiting."

"Coming, Natsucchi."

"Natsucchi?" asked Rin.

"Hey, who are you talking to?" the voice asked.

"Nobody! Don't come over, just stay right-" But Ren never finished for at that moment, none other than Shinomiya Natsuki came running around the corner, and skidded to a stop when he saw just who Ren was talking to.

"No way! It's Nanase-chan and Matsuoka-chan! The swimmers! It's so funny to see you here!" said Natsuki excitedly. Not really thought Rin.

"We live and train here, okay? Great. Now that that's been sorted out, we have to go. Coach is waiting," said Rin, pushing Haru. Rin didn't know if he could stand another moment with the idiots. He would apparently have to, however, as Natsuki grabbed his arm and stopped both him and Haru from going anywhere.

"Where are you going? We just met! Hey, we're having a concert tonight at the Tokyo Center, so why don't you all come! And bring your friends, too! I liked Nagisa-chan!"

Rin groaned. There was no way he was going to another concert!

"I'm super sorry, but we can't! We actually have, um, a thing tonight."

"What kind of thing?" asked Ren, suspiciously.

"A...training thing...yeah! A training thing! It's super important, so we can't miss it. Sorry!"

"What training thing, Rin? The coach said we could have tonight off," said Haru.

"What are you talking about, Haru?" said Rin through his teeth. "We definitely don't have the night off!"

"Rin, I have no idea what you are talking about, because the coach said that we could have the night off because we were improving so much." Haru turned to the singers. "We can definitely go tonight."

Rin groaned. Haru, if possible was even more stubborn than Nagisa. Natsuki looked happy, and Ren looked smug.

Rin scowled. No matter what happened, tonight was going to be a complete and utter disaster. And for once, it wasn't Nagisa's fault.


Well, there it is! The long-awaited chapter. I am slightly maybe sorry about the cliff-hanger, but I wanted to mainly get in the other two relay members. I hope Haru wasn't super OOC, but I made Ren a bit of a jerk, mainly because it was from Rin's perspective. Thanks, and please review!