"Makoto, who called you?"

"Haru! Ah! Eh, um! It was no one in particular!"

"Makoto…"

Makoto sighed in defeat. He looked at Haru with sad eyes. "…It was Kisumi."

"Why is he calling you?"

"Haru-chan…Kisumi…wants to be with me…He kissed me."

Time seemed to freeze for Haruka as he tried to process what Makoto had just said. He didn't want to believe that the pink haired guy had already made a move and placed his lips on Makoto. If anyone was to kiss Makoto, it had to be Haruka, not Kisumi or anyone else. Makoto noticed Haruka's shock and desperately tried to make the situation less awkward.

"It's no big deal Haru! I'll just tell Kisumi that I only see him as a friend!"

"That doesn't change the fact that he kissed you…"

Haruka was boiling with anger. He wanted to find Kisumi and make him wish he never kissed Makoto. Makoto saw the angry look on Haruka's face and quickly wanted to calm him down. "It was unexpected! I promise I'll talk to Kisumi tomorrow to straighten things up so please don't be mad Haru. Kisumi really is a good guy." It didn't matter to Haruka whether Kisumi was a nice guy or not, what mattered was that he had the audacity to kiss the guy he loved.

"Hey Haru-chan, Mako-chan! Is there something wrong?" Nagisa asked as him and Rei ran up to the two.

"I'm going home," Haruka said as he urned around and started to walk off.

"Haru, wait!" Makoto yelled, but it didn't stop Haruka from continuing. Makoto felt hurt. He didn't understand why Haruka was so angry about it, but then again it could have just been because he never really liked Kisumi to start with. Something was definitely wrong and Makoto wanted to get to the bottom of it before things got worse.

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Haruka wished he would have had the courage to tell Makoto how he felt before Kisumi came back into the picture. Everything would have turned out differently and he wouldn't be afraid of losing Makoto to someone else. Sitting in his bathtub, Haruka couldn't help but imagine Kisumi kissing Makoto. It was an image he didn't want to see any more. It caused his heart to shatter every time he thought about it.

Haruka didn't notice when Makoto entered the bathroom until he knocked on the door to get Haruka's attention. Haruka turned his head, but quickly looked away. Makoto sadly smiled as he approached the bathtub and reached his hand out to the raven-haired male.

"Can we talk Haru? I don't want you to be mad at me."

"I'm mad that you didn't tell me sooner…Why did you let him kiss you?"

"It really was unexpected Haru. I thought Kisumi was joking when he said he wanted to marry me. But, I'm going to talk to him about it."

"Then you really don't like Kisumi in that way…?"

"What made you think I did?"

Haruka continued to look away, not wanting to look directly into Makoto's green eyes that always caused his heart to melt. "Kisumi is always making you laugh. He never gives you any worries. He makes conversation so easily and is always so cheerful…That's why I thought you liked him."

"Kisumi is a great guy, but I only see him as a friend. You don't need to worry about anyone breaking my friendship with you Haru. I promised that I'd always be with you, didn't I?"

The words that were supposed to bring Haruka comfort only brought him pain. He knew that he wouldn't be able to be with Makoto forever in the way that he wanted. Makoto would meet some nice girl who'd appreciate him, marry him and bare his children. Haruka knew he couldn't do anything about it. So then, why did he want to take the chance? Why was there a voice in his head that kept telling him to confess and see what happened?

"Makoto…"

"Yes Haru."

"…Can I kiss you?"

"EH?!" Haruka turned to look at Makoto's whose face had turned a bright red. "W-Why do you want to do that?!"

"If Kisumi can so can I."

"But Haru! That was unexpected! And kissing should be done between two people who love each other like Rei and Nagisa!"

"I love you Makoto so let me kiss you."

"…." Makoto went dead silent after hearing Haruka's confession. Did he just hear correctly? Did Haruka just say that he loved him? He didn't know what to say or how to react to the confession he always dreamed about hearing. He thought he was dreaming, but he knew he wasn't dreaming once he saw Haruka moving towards him and gently placing his lips over his own. Haruka's lips were soft and tender and felt like they were supposed to be there. Haruka leaned away and looked at Makoto, a slight blush on his face indicating the embarrassment he must have been feeling.

"If you don't want this then let me know Makoto. I need to know now if being friends is all we can ever be."

Makoto saw the worried look on Haruka's face and wondered how long Haruka had been hiding his feelings. Were they always thinking the same way? Had they always kept their feelings hidden in fear that it would ruin their friendship? It all seemed so silly to Makoto. They had worried about the same thing without even knowing it, and Haruka was the one to admit his feelings first.

Gently, Makoto cupped Haruka's face in between his hands and smiled. "I've loved you for the longest time Haru. I thought this day would never come when I'd be able to tell you how I really felt. Thank you Haru."

"So then…We can be like Rei and Nagisa?" Haruka asked.

"Yes."

Haruka smiled before he closed his eyes which gave Makoto the hint that he wanted to be kissed. Makoto laughed a little as he then leaned forward and kissed Haruka. It felt nice being kissed by the one he loved while sitting in his precious water. Makoto broke away but kept his signature smile on his face.

"We should get you out of the bathtub Haru. I'll help you dry up before I go home."

"Okay."

Makoto reached out his hand and helped Haruka stand up. Their usual routine felt different now that they had confessed their feelings. Now, it was only a matter of time until their relationship was discovered by Nagisa, Rei and a certain pink haired male.

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Hey! I hope this chapter was good enough :D I've been busy and distracted with other stuff so I haven't had the time to write and update. There may be slow updates for this story, so keep that in mind :P Any way, thank you for reading this story! I love MakoxHaru! xD

Until next time!