Hey guys, hope you've been great! Here's the next chapter, I've been watching the anime and been dying for some SouMako but sadly... nothing yet, but that's why this fic comes back with full power. *SouMako love* Let me know what you think about this chapter, you're in for a surprise ;) Hugs! Don't forget to review. Also, I want to thank my reviewers, I wrote this with your opinions in mind I really helps me get on track. Enjoy!

Chapter 5: Blooming Love

"Are you insane!? He needs help!"

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

Until…

Rin came and pushed them aside, looking even more worried than the two idiots standing before Makoto. After pushing them aside, and they didn't do anything about it, he reached for Makoto's chest and started pumping it. He did this several times and went to his mouth without hesitating and filled the fallen boy's lungs with air.

"Rin…" Sōsuke added nervously

He did this about three or four times, no one even noticed Rin's face. His eyes were shining, the water in his face could be easily mistaken for tears falling all around but he still kept his composure trying to help Makoto.

"Makoto… come on" Rin pumped harder and a drowned gurgle was heard.

Tachibana slowly opened his eyes, coughing and spitting out all the water he took in. Rin tried to help him sit down in the floor but Makoto was so drained that he fell on Rin's arms, his vision got blurry and he lost consciousness.

The ambulance arrived and took him to the nearest hospital.

They gave Makoto a room in the hospital for a day just to be sure he had a healthy recover. Meanwhile, outside of his room in a little waiting room, the boys were arguing about the events that happened.

"What's the matter with you guys?" Rin angrily exclaimed.

Sōsuke and Haru each looked to the side, trying to forcefully ignore what he was saying.

"I tried to help him…" Sōsuke added, still looking to the side in a worried look.

"Haru, why did you pull him back?" He wrapped his hands in Haru's shirt, demanding an answer.

"…" But silence was all he got from Nanase.

Sōsuke left the room they were talking in, he went into Makoto's room where he was sleeping without a sound.

He stood near the bed and watched him sleep. Hands in pockets and a sad look in his eye. It was odd whenever Sōsuke was sad, actually… it was rare for him to even show any expressions at all. This wasn't the case with Makoto. For some reason that man brought out his true self to life and he was surprised about it.

Sōsuke reached for Makoto's hand and caressed it.

"I'm sorry"

He didn't know if Tachibana was awake but he just wanted to say it. The man he just started going out with, the one who made his heart go crazy almost ended up in bad shape. It seems there was still too much he didn't know about Makoto. Before he let go of Tachibana's hand he felt a faint grip on his fingers. The olive haired boy slightly opened his eyes, you could only see the sad and almost breaking up stare Makoto gave him.

"D-Don't let go…" He let these words out and Yamazaki almost lost composure. His eyes watered, for the first time he wouldn't let go. He always did things his own way, he'd always achieve his goals without anyone to help him. But… why was he about to cry now, why was he aching from the deepest part of his heart?

He sat down and held his hand all night, he rested his head on the bed until he too, fell asleep.

Haru and Rin were still arguing in the little waiting room but even they got tired of fighting with each other. Makoto was slowly recovering and that's all that mattered. Though… Haru seems to be having jealousy problems.

"I just don't want Makoto drifting away from us" He vaguely said to Rin, without changing his expression.

"What? Man, give him a break" Rin vouched for Makoto.

"He's always caring for you, even when I'm around I feel like he's also taking care of me. Haru, he doesn't have someone to take care of him, do you understand that?"

"I care for him too"

"DO YOU NOW?" He bluntly pointed at Makoto's room.

"He almost drowned again and you didn't do anything! When he was little is one thing, but why didn't you help him now?"

Rin was being exuberantly direct with Haru, even he saw through his selfishness. Haru looked to the side at the room.

"Go look inside and see for yourself"

Haru took a look into the window of the room and saw Sōsuke asleep in the chair with his head resting in Makoto's bed, holding his hand. His eyes froze for a moment, his stare became lifeless and before he could open the door and say something out of place Rin grabbed him.

"Leave them be Haru…"

"But…"

"Shhh…" Rin s voice was so tender and his tone so loving. Had Rin changed too?

"Besides, you'll always have me by your side you know?" He kissed Haru's lips and hugged him. Nanase hugged him back in surprise, letting go of his pain.

"Sorry…" Haru wasn't that good with words, not that he didn't know how to express himself, he was just quiet all the time so he rarely talked about anything.

"It's not me you should apologize to" He shifted his look Makoto and closed his eyes.

"Sheesh…" He grabbed Haru by the hand and left the hospital room.

Morning came anda nurse went into the room but quickly noticed that they were holding hands while they slept. She blushed and went out the room to come back later. Man, even the nurse thought they looked cute together. The sun passed through the shades and into Makoto's face. He slowly opened his eyes feeling a little better. In the numbness, he tried to get a sense of his body but he felt a little trapped on his hand. He leaned his head to the side and saw Yamazaki sleeping. His face got so red, he didn't know what to do about Sōsuke. He only kept staring at that handsome man in black jeans and an orange jacket.

"Wait… did he stay with me all this time?" He was confused… no one ever really… did these kind of stuff for Makoto. He took his other hand and got a feel of Sōsuke's hair. It was really soft to the touch, you'd think a swimmer's hair would be all damaged because of the chlorine in the water but it seems he took real good care of it. Tachibana was blushing while he did all this, I mean… Yamazaki was asleep, what would he think if Makoto did this while he was awake? He thought about it and without realizing made a wrong move that shifted the hand Sōsuke was holding and he tilted a bit to the side, waking him up. That big man lifted his head and opened those teal watery eyes. Their gazes met and silence took over… it was as if they could tell themselves everything by just looking at each other. Yamazaki heightened his grip on Makoto's hand… as if trying to let him know how worried he was. Their silence was quickly replaced by worry…

"Are you alright?" Yamazaki quickly snapped out of it and tried to see how Makoto was.

"I'm alright Sōsuke" The emerald eyed man softly replied.

"I see…" It was a bit awkward, they were holding hands but none of them commented on it, they just kept doing it while Makoto answered Yamazaki's questions.

"Do you need anything?" Sōsuke expression hadn't changed, he still had that serious look in his eye.

"I feel a little bit thirsty…" He didn't finish his sentence and Yamazaki got up from the seat to go get a drink but when he was going to let go of Makoto's hand… he wouldn't let go. Sōsuke looked back in confusion.

"You don't have to leave…" He blushed again, he didn't want him to go away.

Sōsuke sat again and smirked.

"I wasn't planning on it" His fingers were now coursing through Makoto's hand.

"Sōsuke…" Tachibana said looking at him with a sad expression. Sōsuke stopped embracing the boy's fingers thinking Makoto disliked it since he made that odd face. Makoto then lifted his face and drove his lips to Sōsuke's and a cute warm kiss went by. Yamazaki was speechless again… Makoto drove his torso back into the bedding and smiled.

"Thank you…"

Sōsuke looked to the side, trying to hide his slightly reddened cheeks.

"I was worried so I stayed the night" He put on his laid back and not caring face again but Makoto saw right through it.

"I see" Before he could say anything else the same nurse from before came in.

"Oh you're awake now" The boys shifted their look to the nurse and realized they were still holding hands. Makoto blushed and didn't take his hand back because he thought Sōsuke would feel the same embarrassment and take it back quickly… it didn't quite happen so they were holding hands even when the nurse was speaking.

"How are you feeling dear?" The nurse kindly said.

"I-I'm alright!?" Makoto was stuttering a bit since Yamazaki was still holding his hand… quite an awkward scene.

"You vitals seem to be fine and your pulse too" She checked Makoto's pulse through his neck, maybe because she didn't want to interrupt those hands holding each other? *giggle*

"I think you made a great recovery" The nurse smiled and patted Makoto on the head.

"I'll let the doctor know so he can make the final decision, I'll be back later with him" She went out the room and they were alone again.

"That's a relief" Makoto let out a huge breath and Yamazaki looked at him.

"Yeah, I'm glad your recovery went well" He looked to the side, still trying to hide the blush because ALL THIS TIME HE'S BEEN HOLDING MAKOTO'S HAND.

They started smiling to each other for no reason and finally broke out the secret.

"Did you see her face!?" They were both chuckling at the nurse's response to them holding hands.

"Hahaha, I saw it" Yamazaki couldn't hold it in either, he started laughing a bit loud too.

"Thanks for not letting go Sōsuke" He softly stopped laughing and put on a more lovable face. Makoto wasn't the one to start up things but he just felt amazing with Sōsuke at his side. He wanted to feel closer to Sōsuke, but couldn't think of a thing to say. Yamazaki arched his back a bit and that's when it reached him.

"Ne… Sōsuke" He said with a smile.

"Hmm? What is it?" He asked with a curious face.

"Doesn't you back hurt a bit?" Makoto suddenly had a good idea to get closer to him.

"Well, now that you mention it…" Sōsuke didn't realize he'd been in an uncomfortable position all night but before he replied to Makoto, he got pulled into the bed with him.

"That should be better" Tachibana had shifted a bit to the side and they were both in bed now. Sōsuke quickly got the idea too and took off his shoes and got under the covers because the room was crazy cold. Makoto got what he wanted now but nervousness took him over. It always seems like a good idea to him at first, but when he doesn't know what to do next, he freaks out. Sōsuke noticed this but that only made him smile, he felt so good having Makoto next to him.

"Makoto, have you always been this warm?" He asked because even he felt the heat emanating from the tall guy next to him.

"U-Um… I" Again he stuttered with his words but Sōsuke suddenly took charge and got on top of him, spreading Makoto's legs a bit.

"It's very cold in here Makoto… can we share body heat?" Makoto's face got steamy red at Yamazaki's suggestion. He looked to the side almost dying of embarrassment, not knowing how to reply. Oh he did it this time… Makoto was shy and embarrassed but that didn't mean his body wouldn't respond. His legs wrapped up in Yamazaki's torso and pulled him towards his face, still all red.

"I still haven't stopped thinking about that day…" Makoto said this looking to the side and Sōsuke smiled back at him.

"I can't even think about it or else I won't sleep thinking about you" There was something in between the lines when he said that… Makoto noticed it and blushed again but this time he was laughing a bit. It seems as his shyness was slowly going away due to Yamazaki's very direct attitude today.

"You still haven't answered my question Makoto, can we?" He brought his stare midway through his eyes, teasing the man below his chest. To his surprise, instead of getting a verbal response, Makoto grabbed him by his back and took the man's shirt out in a rough manner. Yamazaki seemed to be turned on by stuff like that and took Tachibana's shirt off instantly. Their bodies met again and the spark lighted up the fire in them. The heat under the covers was getting out of hands as they pressed against each other stealing their warmth. All the tension built up since that night at Samezuka finally broke free and there was no stopping them from doing what their bodies told them to.

Yamazaki started biting Makoto's nipples and the latter couldn't help but bite his tongue so he wouldn't let a stirred moan out.

"S-Sōsu…ke…" Gasping heavily Makoto grabbed him and pulled his hair backwards. Sōsuke appeared to like this…He let out a manly moan out while Makoto pulled it back, all this was bringing the beast out of Sōsuke.

By doing this Makoto was in a whole lot of trouble now, Yamazaki could barely hold himself but that's just what the olive haired boy wanted…

Sōsuke forcefully pinned him down in bed, dribble in his lips due to the kissing from before. He took Makoto's legs up in his biceps and rubbed his hardness in Makoto's rear. Mako could feel that bulge pushing him through the clothes. He didn't think twice in taking Sōsuke pants off and leave him only in his underwear. He had some short red briefs that barely covered Sōsuke's manhood. Makoto saw this and quickly looked at Sōsuke in the eyes, with that tender expression of "what are we doing…?" Sōsuke looked at him back, little red on his cheeks. He wouldn't show it but seeing Makoto all dominated like that aroused him.

"M-Makoto…" His urges were getting the best of him, he pulled the man's hospital get up off. Makoto had a white bathrobe-like clothing and Sōsuke just tore it off him in the spur of the moment. Tachibana was left with his usual tight black underwear.

"You really like black underwear huh?" Sōsuke said to tease Makoto.

"N-Not really… I-" Yamazaki kissed him while he gently rubbed his lower waist, silencing Makoto's words.

They were easily driven out of control, Makoto started grabbing Sōsuke's partner as well and gave in to those amazing kisses.

"I like you a lot Makoto…"

"You're also my type Sōsuke…"

When Yamazaki was about to pull the boy's underwear down Makoto hesitated and grabbed his hand.

"I-I'm kinda nervous hahaha" Makoto started chuckling a bit, both boys were really aroused but for a moment they shared a little laugh.

"Don't get all nervous around me Makoto… just makes me want you more…" (He got his face near Makoto's underwear and circled his bulge with his face).

He finally took Makoto's underwear down and revealed once again his playmate. Yamazaki stared firmly at it while Makoto blushed.

"You've seen it before… why are you staring at it" Tachibana was embarrassed.

"Can't help myself, I love it" He said this and Makoto smirked. Yamazaki got his mouth near it while Mako stared. He wet his lips and took in his mouth, making Makoto flinch in bed and squeeze the sheets.

"Gahh…." Sōsuke heard him and quickly jammed his fingers in Makoto's mouth so he wouldn't scream any louder. He felt as Makoto's manhood sled through his throat. His eyes got all watery, he was bringing Makoto to a world of pleasure, though… Makoto isn't the one to let you have your way for too much time…

When Yamazaki looked up at what seemed to be a moan from Makoto, he saw that expression again. The same one he saw at Samezuka's dorms.

("Hell yeah…") Sōsuke thought to himself as he felt Makoto push him to the side and grab his member. Out of the two, Sōsuke was clearly the more sexual one but Makoto had his moments when he… well… took control.

Tachibana bit Sōsuke's neck and aggressively went down to his chest, stomach, and finally tore off Sōsuke's underwear. He held Sōsuke member and also gave it a try. Differently from him, Sōsuke didn't really flinch out when he was sucking it but he did squeeze the sheets and held down a deep stare. You could hear him releasing soft surges of breath to keep himself under control. The olive haired boy pushed him flat into the bed and got on top of him.

"Well?" Tachibana seriously asked Sōsuke. Yamazaki was surprised but having Makoto on top of him skyrocketed his arousal.

"Do you want do it here?" Makoto laughed a bit when Sōsuke asked him this.

"All I really want is for you to be near me…" He blushed but he clearly wanted other things to happen.

"I don't think we can do that here Makoto, besides I didn't bring anything to help out with…"

"You mean something like this?" He brought out a lotion… the same one they had used that day. Now… how in the world did Makoto get that?

"Whoa…someone's been busy with my stuff I see" He laughed a bit, he knew Makoto took it that day but didn't pay attention to the matter. Since that day, Makoto always had it in his backpack in case you know… SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED.

Yamazaki held Makoto's legs… both already in the act. His face all red and moaning all over with Sōsuke's hand covering it so the sound was muffled.

Gasp* Gasp*

He entered Makoto again and again, feeling the heat of his inside bringing him closer to what they both wanted. Their frowns had melted and only tenderness was left in them. Makoto looked at him with swollen eyes, he was about to burst out but he wanted to wait for Sōsuke. It wouldn't feel right to finish up without him. He felt Sōsuke speed up frantically, he was practically crashing with his rear, his face expression were twitching and he opened his eyes to look at Makoto.

"Makoto…" He was reaching his limit, you could see their bodies reacting at the same time.

He couldn't hold it and let out a scream but Makoto put his fingers to muffle up the sound and Yamazaki bit him while he released on his inside. Makoto splashed all over his chest and Sōsuke threw himself on it, completely exhausted. They caressed and kissed themselves embraced in their arms.

Both in bed, all dirtied up.

"Want to take a shower with me? You kind of got me dirty" Makoto started laughing a bit and Sōsuke looked to the side a bit embarrassed too but quickly nodded in agreement. His face was a bit unusual though…

They took a bath and when they came out Sōsuke grabbed Makoto's hand and turned him around to face him. He had a very serious expression on.

"Is something wrong Sōsuke?" Makoto looked at him a little worried all of a sudden.

"I want to know about what happened at Samezuka's pool" He sounded concerned.

Makoto didn't say much, he was a bit reserved when it came to talking about himself.

"I just wasn't feeling well. So I-" Before he could finish, Sōsuke held his hand tighter.

"I know that you almost drowned when you were little…" Sōsuke overheard Rin's conversation with Nanase a while back when they started talking about Makoto.

"Why are you concerned about that Sōsuke?" Makoto tried to shake him off the question but Sōsuke wouldn't let it go.

"I want to know Makoto…I want to take care of you" His eyes were swelling up as he told Makoto all this. Tachibana didn't know how to react and the only thing that came out was a lowly:

"Why…?" He stared blankly at Sōsuke. No one ever showed that kind of interest in him.

Because you know…

I love you…

Silence filled the room as Sōsuke declared his love…

Oh boy... things just got a little out of hand. Comment on what you thought about them!