Makoto quickly dove into the water, swimming as fast as he could to reach Haru before it was too late, he took a deep breath and dove down, looking left and right for Haru. He finally saw Haru, he was drifting along the ocean floor, blood coming from his temple, Makoto grabbed him by the wrist and pulled him up to the surface, he took a deep breath, coughing slightly as he held Haru to him.
"Hang on Haru!" Makoto said but was cut off by a wave hitting him full force, he held the unconscious Haruka tightly to his chest as his shoulder and arm hit the reef, Makoto bit his lip and kept swimming, finally he touched shore, falling to the ground holding Haru tightly, and laid him down.
"Haru! Haru wake up!" Makoto yelled between pants, he held his shoulder and saw blood.
"Damn." He growled, Makoto looked at Haru, he panicked at how much blood was draining from his forehead and how damaged his body was. Makoto got on his knees, lifted Haru's chin, held his nose, took a deep breath and blew the air into Haru's mouth and pushed down on his chest.
After a few more tries, Haru's eyes opened wide as he took a deep breath, then coughed up water and sand.
"Paramedics! Make a hole people!"
Makoto looked up, he didn't notice there was a crowd around them, two men in white quickly picked up the coughing Haru and put him on a stretcher and into the ambulance, he felt two hands grab his arms, lifting him off the sand and pulled him to the ambulance. Once inside, a towel was pressed to his arm, he heard people talking but didn't really understand the words, his head felt foggy.
"Sir, stay with us."
Makoto felt hands lightly patting his cheeks, he looked next to him and saw a woman with short black hair, she was holding a towel to his arm, her partner grabbed a gauze and put it in a white bottle.
"This might hurt a little but please bear with it." He said and pressed the gauze to Makoto's arm, he hissed in pain.
"Whats going on, where am I!?" Haru yelled panicking.
"Sir, please calm down!" The lady in white begged, trying to keep Haru in his stretcher.
"No! I can't!" Haru yelled but coughed violently, some blood coughed up as well, the nurse put a towel in front of his mouth,catching the bloody sand and water.
Finally they arrived at the Hospital, Haru was quickly taken to the ER. Makoto was also taken, he was put in a cold room and laid down on a table, a doctor quickly tended to his arm.
"Where's Haru!" Makoto asked him.
"If you're referring to the black haired gentleman that just drowned, he being taken to the ER." He spoke with a deep voice.
"I need to know if he's okay! He needs me!" Makoto yelled.
"I understand that sir but your wounds need to be dealt with." The doctor replied, Makoto kept quiet and let the doctor do his thing. Makoto's wound didn't take long to clean and patch up.
"You wait here young man." The doctor said walking out, Makoto looked at his arm, the new bandages wrapped tightly from his elbow to his shoulder, he sighed.
"I hope you're okay Haru, be strong." Makoto said to the hair, hoping his mind message would reach Haru.
Haru was almost forcibly held down, quickly trying to fix his head injury.
"Doctor his heart rate is so high!" The nurse said.
"Put a oxygen mask on him to calm him down." The doctor replied, the nurse quickly did so, Haru took deep breaths of the air in his lungs, but he continued to cough, trying to breathe but the sand made it hard to do so.
"There, I cleaned up his head wound." The doctor said.
"Sir what is your name?" The doctor asked, Haru took a deep breath and answered him.
"Ha-Haruka." Haru rasped out.
"Alright Haruka, I need you to drink this water." The doctor asked holding the clear cup to Haru, his eyes widened at the sight of the liquid.
"No! I refuse! Get it away from me!" Haru yelled shoving the cup away.
"Haruka I need you to, so we can clear out the salt and sand out of your throat." The doctor said. Haru looked at the water, he squeezed his eyes tightly together, he didn't want the water near him, the water betrayed him...
'Be strong...'
Haru's widened when he heard the voice, was is Makoto? Makoto was telling him to be strong, Haru took one more deep breath and nodded. The nurse helped Haru drink the water, he felt relief flow through him when the sand left his throat, after a few more cups, the stinging in his throat left, he could breathe easily again, enjoying the oxygen from the mask.
"Doctor his heart rate is still extremely high! He has a lot of stress on his mind as well." The nurse told him.
"Bring Haruka some medicine for his heart and stress rate, we have to bring it down."
Makoto was released from his room, being told to be careful of his shoulder. He nodded to the nurse before his name was called.
"Mako-chan!" Makoto was glomped into a bear hug around his waist, recognizing the blonde mop of hair.
"Oh Makoto-senpai! We were so scared!" Gou yelled hugging his waist as well.
"We were! And we brought you your clothes." Rei said running up, tears stinging his eyes, Makoto's eyes widened and looked at his friends, tears in their eyes and rolling down their cheeks.
"Are you okay Mako-chan!?" Nagisa asked, grabbing Makoto's hand.
"I-"
"Lets let him get changed and then ask." Gou said, wiping her tears away.
"Right, of course." Nagisa said stepping away.
"We'll be in the waiting room." Rei said, handing Makoto his clothes and walked away with Nagisa. Gou watched as Makoto walked to the bathroom to change.
Gou ran outside and whipped out her phone.
Gou frantically dialed Rin's number into her phone to call him.
"Please brother answer!" Gou said, shaking slightly.
"Gou what is it? I'm in the middle of-"
"Haruka-senpai drowned!" Gou yelled into the phone.
Rin was cleaning his apartment when Gou called, he just finished mopping, he answered his phone annoyed, as he pushed his hair back as he talked.
"Gou what is it? I'm in the middle of-" Rin began but Gou cut him off, shouting that Haru had drowned. Wait, Haru what?
"Gou? What are you talking about?" Rin asked his heart rate speeding up steadily, he could hear her sobs on the phone.
"Its Haruka-senpai! We were at the beach and he was swimming...but he got to far out and the waves picked up...he got caught and drowned!" Gou cried, Rin's heart stopped, he dropped his cellphone, the phone smacked to the ground, Rin's legs wavered but he quickly sat on a chair, he quickly picked the phone back up.
"What!? Wait! Is Haru!?" Rin couldn't even finish, just the thought that Haru...was Haru really...?
"Oh no! He isn't dead!" Gou yelled nervously into the phone, Rin nearly dropped the phone again, he exhaled loudly as he leaned back on his chair roughly.
"Damn it Gou, I nearly had a heart attack just now." Rin said holding his chest.
"I'm sorry Nii-chan! I was just nervous and scared, I had no one to call." Gou said.
"You said you and Haru went to the beach?" Rin asked, trying to steady his rapid speeding heart.
"It was Makoto and Haruka-senpai, Nagisa and Rei-kun and I, we went to...have a break, Haruka-senpai was floating in the water when he got too far out, and the waves got him and he drowned. But Makoto-senpai went and saved him! Barely bringing him back to shore and they were taken to the hospital, where we are now." Gou said.
"Makoto saved Haru?" Rin asked.
"Yes! If he didn't then Haruka-senpai would have died." Gou said, Rin shivered at the thought.
"What's the news of Haru now?" Rin asked.
"We don't know, the doctors won't tell us. He swallowed a lot of water apparently and he also got thrashed against rocks on the ocean floor so he also has cuts and a big one on his forehead." Gou said, Rin gulped.
"I wanted to call and tell you...I don't know if you had cared but..."
"I do care!" Rin yelled into his phone, a small gasp leaving Gou's lips.
"Thank you for telling me Gou." Rin said calmly after taking a deep breath.
"You're welcome Nii-Chan." Gou said.
"Tell me the news about Haru when you find out." Rin said, he slowly sat up.
"I will, bye Nii-chan." Gou said.
"Bye..." Rin hung up and stared down at his phone, the call vanished flashing Rin's background, it was of Haru and him. Rin had his arm around Haru's shoulders while the other held the phone, he was kissing his cheek and Haru made the tiniest of smiles, his cheeks slightly flushed. Rin rubbed his finger on the picture, accidentally swapping to the next screen, Rin locked his phone and put it in his bag.
"I can't believe Haru nearly died today...to think...I wasn't even in the same country, or even on the same continent..." Rin said as tears streamed down his cheeks.
Gou hung up her phone and joined the boys back at the waiting room, Makoto was there now, they all looked pale and grim as they waited for the news of their friend, Gou sat next to Makoto, who was the worse at the moment, his face pale and his eyes red, he had his fingers locked together and held them tightly, his knuckles turning white. Gou put her hands on his.
"Don't worry Makoto-senpai! Haruka-senpai will be alright." Gou said with a smile.
"That's right Mako-chan! Haru-chan is strong." Nagisa said with a smile through tear covered eyes, he held Rei's hand tightly.
"I know...I'm still worried for him though." Makoto said, he sighed as he lightened the grip on his hands, Gou still holding them.
"Who is here for a... Mr...Haruka Nanase?" The nurse asked, they boys and Gou jumped up, quickly rushing to the nurse.
"Us! Is he alright!?" Makoto asked frantically, the nurse smiled at the group.
"He's alright! A little shaken but he'll be okay." The nurse said gently, Makoto legs nearly gave out on him.
"Thank goodness." Makoto said.
"Can we see him?" Nagisa asked.
"Of course! If you would follow me." The nurse said leading the way. She lead the boys and Gou to the room, before opening the door she turned to them.
"Now Mr. Haruka has gone through a lot today, I ask you to please keep your voices low and be gentle with him." The nurse asked.
"Yes of course." Makoto said nodding, the nurse smiled and opened the door.
"Hello Mr. Haruka, you have guests."
Haruka slowly turned his head to look at his guest. His friends ran to his side.
"Oh thank goodness you're alright Haru!" Makoto said smiling happily.
"Makoto?" Haru asked, his voice sounding raspy with the oxygen mask on, Makoto grabbed his hand.
"Yeah it's me Haru." Makoto said happily, bringing Haru's hand to his cheek.
"Where am I? What happened?" Haru asked but then coughed.
"You're at a hospital Haru-chan! You drowned when we were at the beach!" Nagisa said.
"I...drowned?" Haru asked, the words sounded weird coming from his lips.
"Yes but Makoto-senpai saved you! He gave you CPR till the paramedics arrived and took you to the hospital, where we are now." Gou explained.
"Makoto? You saved me?" Haru asked.
"Of course! I couldn't let you drown." Makoto said.
"But your fear of the ocean..." Haru croaked then coughed.
"Haru! I don't care! I would have done anything to save you!" Makoto said. Haru stared at Makoto then his eyes traveled to his shoulder, seeing the bandages around it.
"Makoto your shoulder? What happened?" Haru asked, reaching for the sleeve to lift it up.
"Its just a scratch Haru." Makoto said grabbing the hand.
"Haruka lungs need time to recover from all the salt water he took in. After some rest and drinking fresh water, he'll recover nicely." The nurse said.
Haru's memory of the incident was a blur, he remembered he was swimming then everything went black and he was in a lot of pain. He shivered, the water...the water he loved so much and trusted betrayed him, tried to steal his life away. Why? Why would the water do this to him? Just the thought of the water doing something like that...it made Haru shiver, he didn't like it. He doesn't trust the water anymore, he doesn't want to be in it or around it...no...he couldn't...
"Haru?" Makoto asked, he saw Haru thinking about something then his face changed to confusion and hurt, then completely sad and sorrow.
"I'm..." Haru began but the doctor walked in.
"I'm sorry but visiting hours are over." He said.
"Alright, bye Haru-Chan! I'm glad you're okay!" Nagisa said smiling happily, he gently hugged Haru around his waist.
"Yes, it's great to see you're well Haruka-senpai, we will visit when we can." Rei said putting his hand on Haru's shoulder with a smile and then he and Nagisa left the room.
"Bye Haruka-senpai. I'm glad you're okay. Ill come visit you tomorrow." Gou said smiling, holding Haru's hand tightly then she too left.
"I don't want to leave you but for now this is goodbye, I love you Haru." Makoto said grabbing Haru's hand tightly before kissing the center of his forehead and letting go, Makoto stood.
"Actually, I need to speak to you." The doctor said, Makoto raised an eyebrow, he followed the doctor outside of Haru's room.
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