"You're disgusting."
Haru looked up at his son, his blue eyes watering.
"W-What? Makoto I-"
"Absolutely disgusting. You're dating a man dad, a man. Were you really that desperate for someone to fill the hole mum left? Was I not enough to make you happy" Makoto spat with venom, looking down with furious hate at his father.
"Mako, it's not like that! I could never love anyone more than you, you know that right?" Haru pleaded from his place on the floor.
"How could you do this to me? How could you do this to us?" Makoto said, his own green eyes watering.
"Makoto please, he's not replacing your mum. Just give him a chance, you like him as a teacher, surely you could like him as my partner too." He had to get through to his son.
"As far as I'm concerned Rin is nothing but a faggot. The same goes for you." The brunet gave Haru one last look of disgust before turning and walking away.
"Makoto! Makoto come back! Please we can work this out!" Haru screamed, but he couldn't move. He couldn't get to his son!
"Who are you kidding Haru?" A familiar voice made the raven haired male turn sharply. He saw Sousuke sitting in a chair behind him. "You? With a man? Please Nanase don't make me laugh. That'll never work out!"
"Why Sousuke? Why are you saying these things? Please just- bring Makoto back, we can all sort this out." He said, his body shaking as hot tears fell down the sides of his face.
"I don't think so. Makoto can live with me now. He doesn't love you. You hurt him. You betrayed Hana." Haru covered his ears, shaking his head at the horrid words.
"No. No, no, no, no, no!" Haru screamed into the floor, squeezing his eyes shut tight.
Suddenly he felt a warm hand on his, pulling his ears away from his head. His eyes opened softly.
"H-Hana?" Haru stuttered.
"Yes, it's me. Look at these silly tears." She cooed as she wiped them away with her thumb.
"Makoto- he hates me. I didn't want to hurt him; I didn't want to betray you. I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" He sobbed, relaxing as Hana embraced him.
"Oh honey, he doesn't hate you. It's just a misunderstanding, that's all. You have to be strong through this Haru, and when you do tell him, he'll accept you for your choices Come on now. Let's not be sad, it's time to wake up!" She said, her vibrant green eyes shining.
"W-What do you mean?" Haru sniffled, wiping his eyes.
"It's morning time silly. Wake up, come on wake up!" Hana kept repeating, louder and louder until her voice blended with another, and then it was gone forever.
"Dad, wake up! Dad come on, wake up!" Makoto said, pulling and pushing on his father, who was covered with a thick duvet.
Haruka slowly opened his eyes, the bright light of the morning temporarily blinding him. Suddenly he sat up fast, his breathing heavy and his eyes shooting glances at everything around the room.
A dream? Oh thank god.
"Dad Are you okay?" Makoto asked. "Your eyes are wet, were you crying? Please don't cry." His son smiled softly at him.
Haru pulled the child in for a hug, his body still slightly trembling. "I'm fine, just a silly nightmare. I'm fine." He whispered.
Makoto pulled away, his bed hair even more messed up due to the bone crushing hug. "Oh! You're going to Kisumi's today right?" Haru wondered, today was Saturday and the two boys usually went out together on most weekends.
"Umm, well yeah. Maybe not his house though, because his parents aren't getting along very well. But Kisumi said his uncle is going to take us to the cinema and the park!" Makoto enthused.
"That sounds like fun. Why don't we have some breakfast and then you can get ready." Haru said, watching his son nod happily and race downstairs to the kitchen.
Haru slowly got himself up and made his way down to the kitchen. He couldn't fathom why he had had such a dream. He was happy with Rin right? And he was going to tell Makoto soon, he just needed time.
Makoto was sat at the kitchen table when Haru walked in. The TV was on, playing some cartoon he knew Makoto enjoyed, so Haru decided to make breakfast for his son.
He poured a decent amount of cereal into a bowl and added a splash of milk, just how his child liked it. He sat down across from Makoto with a bottle of water, handing the simple breakfast over to Makoto.
"Thank you!" Makoto said before digging into the meal in front of him. Haru watched his son eat and payed minor attention to the show on the television behind him.
He noticed that the green eyes boy was nervously fumbling with his spoon, and wasn't making eye contact with him. This was a really rare occurrence for Makoto, so Haru knew something must've been up.
"Makoto? Are you okay?" Haru asked softly.
The sandy haired boy turned the volume of the TV down and finally looked at his dad. "It's been six years since mum died, hasn't it dad?"
Haru tilted his head in confusion. Why would he bring something like that up now? It wasn't the anniversary of Hana's death for a little while yet.
He cleared his throat. "Yeah. Yeah it has been. Why do you ask?"
"Do you think you'll ever move on from mum?" Makoto blurted out suddenly.
Haru felt himself pale. His mind kept repeating Rin Rin Rin over and over again, like a tribal chant. The single parent swallowed harshly. Did he know? Did someone let something slip? No, no that wouldn't have happened right?
"I- well- I never- haven't- w-w-why you ask?" The blue eyed man stuttered out lamely.
"I guess I was just curious. There's this guy in my class whose parents got divorced and one of them is getting re married and I just didn't know if you ever would or not?" Makoto lied through gritted teeth. He hated lying to his dad, but after what Kisumi had said he needed to find out if Haru was hiding anything from him.
"Oh right," Haru said, sipping his water. "Well, if the right person came along then maybe I'd try it. I'm not sure Makoto. And when I say 'right person' I mean someone who makes me as happy as your mother made me. If I ever did date someone again, I want you to know that I would never replace your mother. I will always love her, and you of course." Haru said with a small smile.
Makoto smiled back. The answer wasn't a clear yes or no, but it was a starting point. Still, Makoto found it hard to believe that Haru would start dating a man. And if he did, his dad would tell him if he was. He wouldn't hide it from him.
The conversation seemed to come to a lull, forcing Haru to turn the volume back up.
It wasn't too long after that Makoto had to leave with Kisumi. And it wasn't long after that, that Haru received a text.
To: Haru
From: Rin
Come to the school ASAP. I want to tell you something. P.S- Bring your swimsuit!
Rin wiped his sweaty hands on his jeans. It had been a lot of work, but it was finally done.
And it was perfect.
"Yo, lover boy," Rin heard Sousuke as he emerged from the changing room. "Everything look okay?"
"Yeah, I think so. Thanks again, I know its Saturday and you could be doing anything else right now, so thanks for helping me out with this one." Rin said with a smile.
"No problem, just remember; you're taking the fall if we get caught." Rin chuckled as Sousuke held out his fist for a fist bump, banging their knuckles together.
"Man, you really do go all out for the simplest of things don't you?" Sousuke said, sitting down on one of the pool benches and cracking open a can of cola he must've got from the changing rooms.
"It's important. I'm basically asking if he wants me to be a part of his life for the time being. It's a moment okay? I like the moments." Rin argued with a slight blush.
"I'm sure Momo would love something like this. But then again he'd probably ruin it by saying something really un-romantic. Did you know the kid has over 3 Stag beetles?" Sousuke rolled his eyes.
"Things are pretty serious between you guys then?" Rin asked. Sousuke only shrugged his shoulders in response.
"Yeah… no… maybe. I don't know. I guess so. He's decided to start seeing just me now so, there's a plus." Rin nodded as he sat down next to the taller man. He pulled out two plastic based products and handed one over to the PE teacher.
"At least things are improving. Right, I hope you enjoyed your break, because he's going to be here soon and we still have to blow these up."
"You're one crazy guy, you know that right?" Sousuke said, laughing as he took his first deep breath.
"The life of a romantic Sousuke." Rin said, before he gave his inflatable the first breath of air.
The curious artist stood outside of the schools swimming pool entrance. He had received a second text from Rin telling his to wait there for him. He looked around curiously. He was starting to feel like an idiot standing alone outside a deserted school, until the door opened slightly and Rin slipped out of the small gap smiling like a mad man.
"Hey." Rin said, sounding rather breathless.
"Hi." Haru responded. He wanted to kiss him, hug him, do something. But instead he stood there like a lemon waiting for Rin to tell him why they'd come here.
A nervous laugh came from Rin, along with a small blush. "I-I've been working on this plan for about two weeks now and I… wanted everything to be perfect. Just- it will be better if I show you. Shut your eyes." Rin said as he took Haru's hand in his own.
The shorter male shut his eyes tightly and let Rin lead him into the pool area. They stopped after a few steps and Rin leant over and lightly pecked Haru on the lips, whispering "Open."
Cherry blossoms.
Everywhere, there were cherry blossoms. All around the edges on the pool, on the benches, hell- they were even in the pool! Haru felt his heart skip a beat. It was beautiful. The whole room seemed to light up pink, the glow added the softest touch of romance to the heart-warming setting. It was impossible to see the water under the thick layer of sakura that covered the pool. The only part un-covered was where two inflatable animals sat. They reminded Haru of the ones you could get abroad to float on the water. One dolphin and one shark. It was the hats all over again.
"Rin…" Haru whispered softly, his eyes threating to spill tears.
"It may seem sort of confusing now, but get in the water and onto your dolphin. I'll explain there."
So that's what Haru did. He quickly rid himself of his clothes to show a short purple swim suit. Looking over at Rin he saw his lover doing the same, but to reveal a longer red pair of trunks.
The two slipped into the water and swam over to the inflatables, through the millions of cherry blossoms.
The two couldn't stop smiling as the stared at each other. Giggling at the inflatables and the random situation they were in.
"So… What made you do all of this?" Haru asked shyly.
Rin took a deep breath before starting.
"Before I met you Haru, I was kind of a slut I guess. I never really wanted a relationship. But then, after you'd come into my class room and we… well y'know. I realised that maybe having a relationship wouldn't be so bad. What I'm basically trying to say is that I like you. I like you a lot. And for the first time in a long time, I want something to last. I want to spend more time with you, and I want to wake up next to you. I want to help you raise Makoto, not that you're not doing it amazingly, but I want to be a part of it. I want to be a part of your family. And if you'll have me- I want to officially be your boyfriend. Will you be my boyfriend Haru?" Rin finished, holding Haru's hand and staring into his eyes.
Haru was speechless. Everything Rin had said was so beautiful. He nodded softly and moved his dolphin closer to Rin's shark.
"Yes, of course I want to be your boyfriend!" Haru smiled.
The two moved closer to each other, pressing their cold, wet lips together and moving their hands to tangle in each other's hair. Both of them were smiling into the kiss, never wanting to pull away for air.
Neither of them knew how long they had been at the pool; talking, laughing, kissing. But eventually they had to get out.
"Don't we need to clean this up?" Haru asked with a curious glance at all the petals.
"Don't worry; I have a guy for that." Rin winked as he dried himself off with a towel.
"I think that's better actually, I want to take you somewhere now. I think I need to if we're going to do this." Haru said, biting his lip.
"Sure. I'll just get my things and then we can head off." Rin said, rushing into the changing rooms to pick up his bag before the two men left the blossom filled pool.
Rin hadn't expected the place Haru took him to be a graveyard. The atmosphere had quickly changed between them from light and fluffy to serious.
Rin didn't say anything while Haru lead him to a section near the back of the cemetery. Getting closer, Rin could see Haru shaking, so he took a hold of his hand and squeezed reassuringly.
Haru stopped at a grey slate grave. Rin read the information on the gravestone:
'Hana Tachibana- Loving daughter wife and mother'
Rin felt a tear fall down his face. Things finally clicked into place. And they weren't what he was expecting.
"She died," Haru began to explain. "Makoto was only three and she… she got cancer. It was terminal, she knew she was going to die and she accepted it. The strongest woman I ever met for sure. I miss her. Every day I miss her, but I know that she can't come back. And that sucks. But now… n-now I have you. I never thought I'd meet someone that could make me feel the same way she made me feel. But here you are. Anyway, I just wanted to introduce the two of you because… well, you're part of the family now, you ought to know each other."
Rin hugged Haru's trembling form from behind, trying his hardest to convey how much he cared about how and how much it meant that Haru would share this with him.
"Hana, this is Rin. He's the guy I was telling you about the other day." Haru began chatting as he sat down on the grass next to the grave. Rin followed suit. "And yes, before you think anything, those are his real teeth." Rin grinned at that, wiping his nose with the back of his hand.
"I thought it would be best if you two met. I know how much you like meeting new people. Well, maybe not Kisumi; he's still sorry about dropping that juice box on you when he came here with Makoto and I. Sorry, I didn't bring flowers, this was kind of an impromptu trip here. See, the thing is… I want to officially be Rin's boyfriend. It's strange I know, but I like him Hana. I like him a lot. Lord knows how Makoto will react, but I'm sure it will all work out in the end." Haru said with a shrug. He placed and hand on the gravestone and shut his eyes. "I love you." He whispered, making Rin's throat close up again.
"Did you want to speak to her?" Haru asked, his sapphire eyes looking back at Rin's crimson ones.
"I'd love too." Rin answered.
"Well, I'll give you some space. Meet me back at the car when you're finished." Haru spoke as he stood up and dusted his legs off. He lightly touched Rin's shoulder and continued out of the graveyard.
"Hi," Rin started softly. "It's nice to meet you. I wish I could've met you in person. Well… actually that would've been awkward because I'd probably be crushing on your husband." Rin said with a chuckle. He was used to talking like this to his father, so had no awkwardness about speaking to a grave.
"Firstly, I want to let you know that your son is an absolutely amazing child. He's sweet and loving; you should see how much he and Haru care about each other. He's clever and funny. Actually, don't tell Haru, but I think he might be going out with Kisumi from his class. It's all good though, they're a good match." Rin said. He didn't realise that his voice had begun to tremble and his eyes were watering.
"Thank you. For making Haruka the man he is today I mean. I honestly, truly love him. I do, I love him so much. I never imagined that you would be unable to meet me face to face though. I'd heard about you. Sporadically people would mention you; I just assumed you'd left Haru and Makoto alone. Sorry about that by the way. But now that I know you're here, please rest in peace. And hey, uh, if there is a heaven and if by some long shot you're hearing me right now- maybe you could say hi to my father? Just let him know I miss him."
Rin stood up and touched his hand to the gravestone much like Haru had. "It was a pleasure to meet you." Rin said, wiping his eyes as he walked back to where Haru was in the car.
"Haru… is it- is it safe to be doing this here?" Rin panted as his lips were assaulted again. Haru had him pressed up against the kitchen counter, his arms around his waist.
"Mhm," Haru acknowledged positively, sliding his hands up to Rin's neck. "Makoto won't be back for a while, he's out with Kisumi. Besides, after the day we just had, we really need this don't you think?"
Rin wanted to protest, he knew that having sex in Haru's apartment when his son could come home soon was risky. But he couldn't do it. He needed Haru. Now.
Rin suddenly picked the shorter man up but his butt, forcing Haru to make a squealing sound and wrap his legs around Rin's muscular figure.
"Then let's move this to the bedroom shall we?" Rin breathed huskily into Haru's ear, causing a shiver to run through his body.
"Rin-" Haru started to say, but was abruptly cut off.
"Shhh, no talking. Just feel today." Rin said, putting Haru down gently on the bed and moving to a small music player in the corner of Haru's room. He played a song that was mellow and sensual He looped it, just in case a song that would ruin the mood came on.
He moved back over to his boyfriend, who was still panting slightly, a tad dishevelled and lying back on his elbows gazing at Rin with lust.
The red eyed man slid himself over the artist and made his hands slip under the soft cotton shirt Haru had chosen to wear. It was quickly discarded, along with Rin's shirt.
It didn't take long for the two to undress each other, no words exchanged between either party. Something was different this time. It was somehow more intense. More intense when Rin's fingertips danced across Haru's hard shaft, or when the cap to the lube was opened and the cold liquid was poured into Rin's hand.
Every feeling was intensified. Every kiss, every caress, every breath felt new and exciting.
Rin prepared his love, with care and sensuality. His fingers seemed to glide between Haru's cheeks, effortlessly finding the spot that made Haru see stars. His back arching upwards each time it was grazed, a small but noticeable gasp accompanied it.
More, more, more! They both craved more. Rin placed his forehead on Haru's, kissing him lightly as he pushed himself inside. The father cried out, making more noise than he had since he entered the bedroom. Surprisingly, he realised he wasn't calling out in pain, but in pleasure. He clutched at Rin's shoulders as the taller man sheathed himself inside of the raven haired man.
They both moved in to share a kiss again. When Haru broke away, it was for no other reason than that he was ready for Rin to start movement, and had to nod for this to commence.
The first few thrusts were only slightly painful, meaning the bottom adjusted fairly well to the addition to his body. He wrapped his legs around Rin's waist again and pulled the burgundy haired man's face down to his level never breaking eye contact as the thrusts got harder, faster!
Whimpers escaped Haru's lips as his hips started to meet Rin's after his prostate was hit, not for the first time that session. They were both so close and they knew it.
Something was definitely different this time. Could it be… Love?
"Rin!" Haru called out at the same time that Rin whispered "Haru …"
It was at this point that both men toppled over the edge, coming thick and fast with each other, not stopping the thrusts until they were both done.
They were both panting mercilessly into each other's mouths as they moved in for one final kiss.
"That was amazing Rin." Haru said quietly to the man as he pulled out and rolled next to his partner.
"It really was." Rin replied, gathering some tissues from the side of Haru's bed and cleaning them both up.
"I'm so tired." Haru said with a huge yawn.
"You go to sleep, I'm going to get rid of these tissues and then I'll do your washing up or something. Because I aim to be a good boyfriend." Rin mumbled, getting himself out of bed.
Haru giggled sleepily "Boyfriend…" He hummed before his breathing became softer and his eyes fluttered closed.
That man really needed to work on his stamina.
Rin dressed himself back up into his boxers and trousers, before making his way into the kitchen.
He threw the dirty tissues away with a grimace and began on the washing up left over in the sink.
He was only a few plates in when he heard the front door open. He jumped so hard he dropped the plastic cup he had been cleaning onto the floor.
"M-Matsuoka Sensei?" He heard a timid voice ask. He turned to see a wide eyed Makoto gaping at him.
"Makoto! I thought you were with Kisumi!" Rin exclaimed. Shit! He knew he'd forgotten something. Damn, he needed an excuse here!
"The park was closed so we came right home. What are you doing here? Why are you half naked?" Makoto said, clenching his fists hard.
"Well, you see Makoto… The thing is-" Rin stuttered.
"It's true isn't it? Kisumi was right." Makoto said, half to himself, half to the man who was most likely dating his father.
"Listen Makoto, let me explain." Rin tried to reason, but the boy was angry.
Rin had never seen him angry before.
"I can't- I don't- I can't-" The poor child stumbled on his words. "You lied to me. You both lied to me!" Makoto said, tears glistening in his eyes.
"Makoto, hey wait a second!" Rin tried to call after the boy, but he was too late. The small brunet had rushed back out of the door and away from Rin.
"Shit!"