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NagisaGangsta-chan: Rin-chan!
nitoriplzleave: what
NagisaGangsta-chan: You know when we used to swim together?
nitoriplzleave: of course
nitoriplzleave: when I nearly killed Haru
nitoriplzleave: and i would have managed it if coach sasabe hadn't told me to put the pool noodle down
plzdonttrackmyIP: that's a traumatising memory
plzdonttrackmyIP: don't talk about it
nitoriplzleave: good times, right.
plzdonttrackmyIP: im still seeing a psychiatrist
NagisaGangsta-chan: ANYWAYS
NagisaGangsta-chan: me haru makoto and rei-chan are all BFFs and we're swimming again and you're not invited.
NagisaGangsta-chan: (unless you want to swim and hang out with us again in which case PLEASE RIN WE MISS YOU)
plzdonttrackmyIP: no we don't
nitoriplzleave: shut up haru you're a tsundere
plzdonttrackmyIP: ok maybe we miss you a bit
nitoriplzleave: …
nitoriplzleave: really?
NagisaGangsta-chan: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
plzdonttrackmyIP: yes
nitoriplzleave: well
nitoriplzleave: I guess I can hang out with you guys again
NagisaGangsta-chan: good boy rin-chan
NagisaGangsta-chan: you made the right choice
plzdonttrackmyIP: yeah if you'd said anything Makoto would've bought a hitman
nitoriplzleave: WTF?
NagisaGangsta-chan has disconnected
plzdonttrackmyIP has disconnected
"Senpai!" Nitori said as a force of habit. He covered his mouth and went bright red as Rin saw him.
There was a long silence. Nitori looked down, uncomfortably.
"Nitori," Rin said in acknowledgement. Nitori looked back up. Rin's head was slightly turned away.
"Se- I mean… Matsuoka-san…" Nitori hesitated. "You look happy."
"Do I?" Rin asked monotonously.
"Have… have you spoken to your old friends?" he asked.
Rin smiled. Nitori's stomach fluttered. "Yes."
Nitori was torn between happiness and jealousy. He obviously wanted the best for Rin, but…
"I… I'm happy for you," Nitori said, avoiding Rin's eyes.
There was another pause. Nitori looked around. Senpai was acting so differently… he felt uneasy.
"Well, I have to go-"
And then Rin walked up to him and pulled him into a hug. Nitori froze.
"Se-se-senpai?" he gasped in disbelief. But didn't Rin hate him?
"Thank you, Nitori," Rin said quietly. Then, as an afterthought; "Ai."
Nitori felt himself go even redder as he realised his face was pressed into Rin's chest. The scent of his clothes was so familiar. Nitori felt embarrassed just thinking that.
"Yo-you're welcome…" he whispered.
Rin let go and smiled again before walking off.