Day two: visits

Afternoon practice had ended surprisingly early for the training athlete.

Rin's teammates had asked him if he wanted to join them for lunch, and he declined politely. He had another idea in mind that would take up the rest of his day as he walked to the local bakery a block away from the swimming facility. The sound of a soft bell and the scent of fresh pasties filled his senses as he opened and closed the door, being greeted by the young man behind the counter.

"Ah, welcome! How can I help you today?"

Rin couldn't remember the last time that himself or his lovers had gotten anything from a bakery. They were all busy with their own tight schedules (and Rin's strict diet), but today knowing that Haruka had one of his aquarium shifts and of course Makoto was teaching, so with this extra time handed to him, he would play the role of a delivery boy and very kindly deliver sweets for his sweets.

"Can I get three different boxes please?" Rin asked, looking into the multiple cases filled with all kinds of delicious treats, pointing out what he wanted in what box.

He made sure that each box was individual and personalized. For himself, one of everything. Haruka wasn't big on sweets, so he got simple fruit-filled ones. Makoto was easy, and got any available chocolate kind. In each he even requested to put chocolate covered strawberries, just for the hell of it, knowing that each of them would love the treats. Making his own personal touch, Rin marked the boxes with their initials so he knew which one belonged to who, and a simple drawing along with it: a dolphin, a shark, and a orca.

Paying the employee and with a thanks and getting his boxes, Rin walked out and sighed as he had a lot of traveling to do in a short amount of time. He would go see Haruka first, with the aquarium not being too far away, and then Makoto. Glancing down at his watch and adjusting his backpack and boxes in hand, he started on his long trip.

"Ah, miss? Is Haruka still here?" he asked an employee, who was very closely observing the octopus tank.

"Matsuoka-san, how nice it is to see you!" She beamed. Even though Haruka never liked to admit it, when asked (and sometimes he would be the enabler of the conversation) he would talk about Rin and Makoto to his coworkers. "His shift doesn't end for another hour, by now he'll be feeding the sharks."

The redhead laughed. Of course the sharks... "Thank you so much." And he went down the dark hall towards the shark tanks.
Soon enough he was being stared down by half a dozen ocean predators, who then swam away to receive the fish being thrown to them by none other than Haruka himself. Rin was mesmerized by their movements and behaviors, and the next thing he knew a fish hit his head and he heard Haruka hold back laughter.

"Yeah, yeah, 'feed the shark fish', I get it," Rin scoffed and threw the fish back, glancing up at Haruka who was still laughing. "But maybe for that I should just save these delicious pastries for just me and Mako because someone is being an ass..."

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry," Haruka threw the last of the fish in the tank, including the one he hit Rin with. Carefully he made his way down, motioning for his lover to follow him through the 'employees only' door to return the bucket to its original place.

"Here." Rin handed him the white box with the H and dolphin drawn on it. Thankfully, they were still warm.

Haruka smiled, taking the still-warm box. With his free hand, he pulled on Rin's jacket, pulling him down for a quick kiss. "Thank you."

"No problem. Just figured I should do something for you and Mako since you two are always taking care of me," Rin admitted, cheeks turning slightly pink. Looking at Haruka's face, he knew exactly what he was going to say. "Yeah, yeah. I know. Without you guys I would probably be dead or something."

"Took the words right out of my mouth. But if you want to give Makoto his, you'll have to leave now since school is almost over."

"Shit!" Rin hissed, glancing down at his watch. "I'll see you at home, okay?" The young man nodded, and Rin kissed him again.

Rin was rushing to get to the school on time, luck on his side without any delays in his plan. He made it to the school fifteen minutes before the final bell, and the redhead sighed in relief. The receptionist in the office smiled and greeted Rin, saying that Makoto's class was in the computer room down the hall. Thanking her and putting on his visitor's pass, he made his way down hall after hall, peering in the windows hoping to see his Makoto soon.

Smiling, Rin saw Makoto speaking to one of his students from the door's window and opened it, the sound alerting the tallest and he looked back, a smile immediately appearing on his face. Finishing what he was saying to his student, Makoto got up from his chair to greet his lover.

"This is a surprise," Makoto beamed. Rin handed him the box with the M and orca on it, and his smile widened. "Oh Rin, you didn't have to-!"
"I wanted to," Rin blushed, just like with Haruka. "It made Haru happy, and I was sure you'd like it too, so..."

Makoto set the box on the table and pulled Rin close, hugging him tightly. "I love it. Thank you, Rin."

"Y-yeah, yeah..."

"Tachibana-sensei...?" A small voice said, and Rin sighed when Makoto let go.

"I'll be right with you, Yukiko-chan!" Makoto looked at Rin with an apologetic look. "I'm sorry, I'll see you in a bit at home, okay? I'll try not to stay here too long."

"Okay..."

Glancing around, Makoto then quickly pressed his lips to Rin's reddening cheek, and waved him off, the taller man blushing as well. The flustered young man watched Makoto speak to another student, took his own box and made his way home and to wait for his lovers to come home, which wouldn't be too long, just like they both said.

A grin on his face, Rin walked into the kitchen, placing his own box on the counter and pulled out the pans needed for dinner along with a few things from the cupboard and fridge. It seemed like a good day to do things for his lovers, why stop at just a few pastries and surprise visits?

Author's note: and then Rin got all of the sex.

No, really. Probably did.