Hi guys! Back with the new chapter for these lovebirds. I've gotten some good feedback from you guys, thanks a lot! I took a liking of those two… thinking of doing a few more chapters to give them some loving space… if you know what I mean! Hahaha, enjoy the new chapter!

Chapter 4: Patching up the Heart

"Hey! What's the big idea of pouring glue into my locker?"

Oh dear…

A week went by in a flash. Makoto and Sōsuke kept seeing more of each other despite being somewhat apart, speaking of distance of course. They finally started to REALLY get to know each other. It wasn't like Sōsuke was oblivious to the obvious things like Makoto's feelings towards Nanase but he was finally getting a glimpse of Makoto's personality. How he could sometimes be a scaredy cat, but whenever things got rough you could really rely on him. How Makoto always made sure everyone was ok, not even caring about what he wanted to do. Sōsuke fell in love… and boyyyy did he fall hard for this boy… They went all sort of places together in that short week.

Makoto was in his bed, thinking on the events from the past week. He was smiling to himself as his memory reproduced all of what he went through in the week.

"Makoto! Want to go to the amusement park?" Sosuke childishly said, he had a smile and was making a pouty face to convince Makoto who was clearly afraid of the fast rides.

He blushed a bit, they went to the amusement park in town, even though he clearly told him he wasn't going on any of the big rides.

"I promise it'll be fun" He always said that with a charming tone, a smile on his face and a kiss for Makoto's hand. They shared cotton candy and of course… some fried shrimp!

It was like Yamazaki was a different person with Makoto. He was the captain's right hand man in Samezuka but… whenever he was with Makoto he was his true self. In other words, he didn't want to hide any of his feelings from Makoto and partly… that's why Tachibana was so into him. He didn't hide any of his feelings, contrary to… well… you know.

-Coming back to when Yamazaki started asking him out-

"Sosuke-kun, I would just get in the way of your fun" Makoto was still shy despite the things that happened. He made a sad face, Sōsuke seemed so excited to go to the amusement park.

Sōsuke asked this when they were in a joint practice with Iwatobi, they were alone in the locker room. Yamazaki put a towel on his back, coursing through his neck and chest; he smiled at Makoto.

"You know… It won't even be fun if you're not there" He dried up his hair and it made it a little puffy. Makoto stared… a smile slowly forged in his face, as if he was finally being convinced.

"Hahaha, wakata wakata, I'll go" He could hear Sōsuke's voice livening up.

"Yes!" Yamazaki expressed, finally convincing Makoto.

"One more thing Makoto" He turned his gaze to the side, looking sharply but tenderly at that gorgeus man beside him.

"Nani?" Makoto tilted his head.

"You can just call me Sōsuke you know? No need for formalities" His serious but cute look turned into a flirty smile. They weren't officially anything… what happened in Samezuka well… kinda just… happened. They still respected each other like they should. Still, Yamazaki CLEARLY displayed affection towards Makoto. That moment, when you're getting to know someone, but you already know he likes you back, heck, you've been in bed with that person but your heart quivers whenever he's near. They never expected this to happen but they were glad…

Again our green eyed angel squirmed in bed thanks to all these memories… he remembered when he got on a roller coaster with Yamazaki and he was about to pass out from the fear but Sōsuke grabbed his hand from that point out and between the adrenaline and spur of the moment calmed Makoto down.

"I told you I'd make it fun didn't I!?" He was enjoying himself, the wind passing aggressively through his hair. Tachibana's fear was instantly lifted, he blushed, oh boy… his breath was failing him and he didn't know if it was from the roller coaster or that he was madly in love with the man holding his hand… or both.

Makoto turned around in bed, it was Saturday and he didn't want to get up just yet. He was hugging his pillow while thinking about Sōsuke. His head was constantly bringing up imagery about that hot stay at Samezuka's dorm but he quickly shunned them and blushed.

"What am I thinking?" He questioned himself while he held his hand on his forehead.

Again he turned on his bed, this time he was facing the ceiling.

"Hahaha… I must be going crazy"

His room was dark, his windows were shut. He went to bed a little late and wanted to sleep through the day so he closed them before bed. His mother knocked the door to his room.

"Makoto dear! Come have lunch!"

"Hai! Okaasan!" Olive hair all jumbled up, a tight white undershirt and some boxers hid Tachibana's body. Hide it? From what?

*Doorbell*

Just as he's coming out of his room the doorbell rang.

"Oh my, we weren't expecting anyone were we?" She looked a little surprised but it's not like this was unusual.

Makoto was at the living room when she opened the door.

Ren and Ran were screaming while they chased each other but when they saw the figure passing through the door with a smile they stopped.

"Sōsuke-onii chan!" The little boys were happy to see him and immediately came crashing into his legs.

"Konnichiwa!" He smiled at Makoto's mother and lifted up Ren and Ran with each of his strong arms.

The three were laughing and Tachibana's mother greeted him.

"Sōsuke-kun! What a surprise! Come in, we were just going to have lunch"

"I think those two have taken a liking to you!" Yamazaki smiled timidly for a moment, not knowing what to say. They were really happy to see "Sōsuke-onii chan". That new way to call him made him feel good after all. To this point Tachibana's parents still thought they were just really good friends, nothing out of the ordinary… yeah right…

Makoto face got red when he saw Yamazaki looking at him with that getup.

"Yo, Makoto" He looked at him in the eyes, and unconsciously kept lowering his gaze at Makoto's tight boxers.

"S- Sōsuke!" He flinched in embarrassment and quickly went to his room to put on some less revealing clothes. He went out and smiled, as if he had brought him over with his mind.

"I wasn't expecting you Sōsuke, how are you?" He sat down in the couch and Yamazaki did the same thing, putting down Makoto's little brothers who then started chasing themselves through the house.

"I had to do some errands so I stopped by to see if you had anything to do today" That serious but loving gaze Sōsuke had was driving Makoto crazy.

"Well, I don't have any plans for today so…"

"That's good then! I have a little free time too so let's hang out!"

They had lunch with the family and took off. The boys walked outside for a while, it was a breezy and sunny day. They sat near the docks, with their shoes off and feet hanging from the wooden boards.

The salty wind caressed Makoto's hair, Yamazaki was hypnotized.

"You know… you don't have to skip practice to see me Sōsuke"

"I practice even in my free time Makoto, I just missed you…"

Makoto looked at him and smiled, he couldn't really be upset with Sōsuke after all…

"I can't stop smiling when I see you, but you don't have to give up practice time to see me…" Tachibana lowered his stare to the water beneath his feet. A sad expression was drawn into his face. Sōsuke quickly grabbed his hand with a serious face. He led it to his chest.

"Do you feel that? I get these hard thumps in my chest whenever you're nearby. It's the most amazing thing I've ever felt with someone Makoto… so please… don't ask me to not come see you every once in a while" His teal eyes stared at those emeralds that Makoto had.

Before Yamazaki could react Makoto drove his lips to him and locked him in a kiss, a very gentle and warm kiss. When their lips went apart, they were holding hands, they unconsciously reacted like this. Sōsuke hugged Makoto, as if he understood Makoto's feelings too.

"This is the first time I've felt like this too Sōsuke… it's the first time someone I like, likes me back… heh I'm just being silly"

Yamazaki recognized that expression, that sad expression Makoto did whenever he talked about his past. He definitely referred to Haru and this kind of stuff bothered him, he just wanted to be there for Makoto.

He took his hands on the back of his head and laid down on the wooden boards, staring at the blue sky.

"I wish I could ease your pains Makoto, I hate seeing you sad" He closed his eyes, somewhat frustrated.

"You already are… when I'm with you…" (He smiles and shakes his head)

"What I really want to say is that I'm very fond of you Sōsuke" He turned around and kissed him again on the lips. The big guy opened his eyes in surprise.

"I swear… you're going to kill me with those kisses Makoto, going to make my heart stop"

"Hahahaha don't be silly" Makoto led his hands to Sōsuke's rib cage and tickled him. They were both laughing but it didn't last long before the unpredictable weather of Iwatobi rained down on them. They looked at themselves, soaked to the bone, cold as a popsicle and happier than a dog with his favorite bone and sealed off with a kiss.

"You better head to practice tomorrow! Tachibana!" Yamazaki said jokingly.

"Ehhh! What's going to happen if I skip it?" Said Makoto teasingly.

"I'll come to your room and make you go" Both men blushed after he said that… he kind of didn't want to imply going into his room ALONE… that would be… no no no no…

"I'll be there Sōsuke" He tilted his head and smiled, but before he opened his eyes again, Sōsuke had kissed him.

"You're going to kill me too… I love your kisses" Makoto touched his lips after they went apart.

"That's just to get you motivated for tomorrow!" He said as he walked away from Makoto waving goodbye.

Samezuka and Iwatobi had constant joint practices… guess who asked Rin to arrange them.

Makoto was practicing his backstroke and freestyle. It seemed like Haru was still mad at Makoto for hanging out with Sōsuke. Still… Makoto tried so hard to make it seem like he was having a great time… but on the inside he was still sad about Haru. His childhood friend, the one person he knew most about wasn't talking to him because of his own selfishness he thought.

With that in mind Makoto dove into the pool for his freestyle laps. He wasn't concentrating… his head was thinking on other things and all the negativity flooded up. He remembered when he almost drowned in the ocean, he was trying to swim like he was now, his face inside the water and desperately pushing the water. He let a loud scream out before he sunk in the pool.

Sōsuke and Haru immediately reacted and rushed to Makoto's aid. Yamazaki got there first and took him out of the pool. He was unconscious. Sōsuke's heart and breath started skyrocketing. He saw him in the floor not breathing, that was enough to break his heart and mind, he tried to stay calm.

"CALL AN AMBULANCE!" He practically screamed that to the team as he put his head in Makoto's chest… hoping for a heartbeat.

"Makoto!… Makoto!" There was no response, Makoto was out like a light and only a faint heartbeat was heard.

Yamazaki straightened Makoto and lifted his chin to give him CPR but before his lips touched Makoto's, Haruka pushed him aside.

"DON'T YOU DARE" The blue eyed man shouted at Sōsuke. It was like Haruka blew a fuse in all the commotion.

His breath was out of control, like a jealous sickness took over Haruka, he couldn't stand Sōsuke's lips touching Makoto's.

"Are you insane!? He needs help!"

But Haru only stood there, watching as Makoto slowly perished, not knowing what to do himself.

Until…

Hope you liked the new chapter! Took me a while to get on track again but I finally finished. This one's a little shorter than the previous ones so this time you get a light read . Oh the suspense… I love the suspense… Leave a review to let me know how you guys liked it! Thanks and hugs!