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Rin woke up the next morning having slept better than in a long time. Upon opening his eyes, Harus face was in front of him. Their legs were entangled and Haru had wrapped one arm around his waist. Enjoying the moment of peace, Rin didn’t have the nerve to wake him up. It was warm and cozy in bed and he couldn’t care less for school at the moment. Or his roommate at the dorms for that matter, either. He was probably freaked out by now, but he didn’t even have his number. Yawning, he carefully tried to lift Harus arm only to have it strongly wrapped around him and Haru yanking him closer. Now he was staring into those deep blue eyes. Haru was the first one to break the silence and blushed slightly when he softly said “Good morning”, and not waiting for Rins reply he planted a kiss on his mouth.
This made Rin flinch and his face turned beet red. He tried to sit up to hide his embarrassment but Haru, who had expected this to happen, held him in place firmly. “I don’t want to get up just yet” Haru said in a sleepy voice and kissed Rin again. This time Rin didn’t try to get up, but his blush turned a shade deeper. This is just too cute, I never knew Haru was like this in the morning, he thought and chuckled. He snaked one hand into his hair and ruffled it slightly.
Suddenly remembering the events that had happened yesterday and the state Haru had been in he said with a frown “Are you alright?” “Yeah…just a bit hungry” Haru replied and sighed. “Really?” Rin said, worry clouding his face. He wanted to make sure. Having hurt him deeply, he couldn’t help but worry. Haru had been depressed after all and one didn’t recover from it that easily. He was still so thin, although he looked a bit better this morning. Especially with that blush adoring his face.
Interrupting Rin in his thoughts, he heard a small whisper say “I’m fine, really…” Still, he felt a bit worried but decided to let it slide for now. As if to make Rin feel like he meant what he had said, he removed his arms from him and sat up. Stretching his arms and yawning he said “Shall we eat breakfast, I’ve got mackerel”. Rin twisted his face and replied “Ugh, sure, but don’t you have anything else? And I’d also like to shower and change clothes…” Rin remembered that he was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, which didn’t smell too good by now, he realized. Haru smiled softly and replied “I’ve only got mackerel and you can shower if you like, if you don’t mind borrowing some of my clothes…” At this, Haru averted his eyes.
Suddenly, Rin felt a buzz and sat up with his legs crossed. Confused, he took his phone out of his pocket and flipped it open. It was a text from Gou. Shit, I had totally forgotten about her he thought and furrowed his brows. Haru just looked at him quizzically. Tch, might as well see what she wants, he thought. After opening the text, his eyes widened as he read. It said “Where are you? Is Haru alright, did you manage to find him? Anyways, you do know that Makoto picks him up for school every morning, right? He’s already on his way there, you know, since we never heard from you…” Rin panicked. How was he going to explain having stayed the night at Harus place to Makoto? Not like they had done anything, really, but just the thought of Makoto finding them together like this made his heart race at an alarming rate. Shit, he thought and gripped his phone tightly.
Not noticing that Haru had shifted and now sat behind him looking over his shoulder, reading the text too, flinched when he felt arms wrapping around his waist. Putting his head on Rins shoulder Haru said “I was awake before you, you know. I’ve already told Makoto that I’m fine and that I’m not going to school today. You don’t have to worry about him showing up…” with a blank expressionless face. Rin sighed with relief and ran one hand through his hair. Not that he had anything against Makoto, it was just that he wanted to be together with Haru for a bit more. He still felt a tiny bit anxious. Haru had said that he liked him and wanted to be together with him and they had even kissed. But just what kind of like was it, how deep did it go? Just looking at Haru didn’t give him any answers since he still had a hard time reading him. What Rin did know though, was that he always wanted to be with Haru, he felt at ease with him.
Haru suddenly whispered something into Rins ear. It was barely audible and Rin just said “What? Did you say something?” Glancing at Haru, he didn’t know what he was thinking. “You smell” Haru said now, a bit louder. “What the fuck?!? You’re saying I smell?!? Who was it that ran around looking for you and even carrying you all the way here yesterday, idiot!” Rin burst out and glared at Haru who was still resting his head on his shoulder. Harus eyes widened slightly. “You did…?” he said. “Yeah, I was worried about you, damn it!” Haru averted his eyes. In his fit of anger, Rin hadn’t realized what he had said. When it dawned on him, his face all the way down to his neck turned red and he put his face in his hands. Ugh, damn it! Why did I have to go and say such embarrassing things! He thought. “Rin… were you actually that worried about me…?” Haru said. “Of course, idiot…” Rin mumbled through his hands. Taking a deep breath, Rin removed his hands and glanced at Haru. The look on Harus face surprised him. Haru was equally red and had a deep frown.
“You know, I’d really like to take that shower now, since you said I smell and all…could you give me some clothes?” Rin said and chuckled. Apparently what he had said had also made Haru very embarrassed and that made him incredibly happy. Now he knew that he wasn’t the only one. Haru didn’t say a word, he got out of bed and walked over to his drawer to pick out some clothes and a towel. Silently he walked over to Rin and gave the clothes and towel to him. “Thanks, I’ll go shower then…” Rin said and smiled. “I’ll go make some breakfast” Haru replied, back to his expressionless face again. “Okay” Rin said and got out of the bed making his way to the bathroom.
When Rin got out of the shower wearing Harus, clothes he felt refreshed and a bit weird. Casually wearing Harus clothes like this, at his house. Going down the stairs to eat the breakfast that he was preparing. The clothes were a bit tight, but that was at least better than wearing his sweaty clothes. When Rin reached the kitchen, Haru was already sitting at the table waiting for him. Of course, the breakfast consisted of mackerel, Rin shrugged and sat down quietly. Now there was this super awkward silence. Rin with a slight grimace on his face, not that he hated mackerel, but he wanted at least bread or something. Well, there was no helping it. The fact that Haru was a mackerel freak was no secret. He seriously ate everything with mackerel. Rin glanced at Haru and he was just eating with a blank face, though he didn’t look as pale as he had yesterday. That made Rin a bit relieved.
Haru was the first one to break the silence by asking “Are you going back to the dorms when you’ve finished eating?” “Oh, yeah, I am. I’ve got swim practice today so...” Rin replied. They both finished eating and Haru went to wash the plates. But for some reason, Rin thought that Haru looked sort of down. Or was it just his imagination? Haru didn’t even look at him. Or maybe he’s just not completely fine yet and watched Haru closely. “Well... I guess I should head back” Rin said when Haru was done washing. He hesitated. In fact, he didn’t actually want to leave. Though he knew he had to, that annoying roommate of his was probably worried too.
Standing by the front door Rin said “Bye, then” and just as he was about to open the door, Haru grabbed his wrist and said “Don’t go...” with a pleading voice. This was not something Rin had expected and stared wide-eyed at Haru. His heart clenched. What was he supposed to do? It was a bad idea to skip more of school. He gulped and pulled Haru into a bone-crushing hug. He inhaled deeply and said “I actually don’t want to either, but I have to”. Without saying anything Haru wrapped his arms around Rin and let his hands rest on his shoulder blades.
They just stood there, feeling the others warmth. Rins heart fluttered and he mumbled “Maybe we could hang out this weekend or something...?” and kissed Harus head. “And do what?” Haru replied, nuzzling into Rins neck. “I don’t know, maybe go watch a movie or something”. “Are you asking me out on a date?” Haru replied. Rin jerked back and stuttered “W-w-what-”, he stopped when he saw the look on Harus face. He looked at him expectantly and his eyes were shining, the hue of them a tad bit darker. He had never thought about it like that, when he suggested they do something together. But, that was about right, wasn’t it? They had confessed to each other that they wanted to be together, after all. Rin tilted his head to the side averting his eyes and said “Sure...But make sure to keep your cell phone with you so I can at least contact you, about time and place”. By now, Rins cheeks were burning hot and he still didn’t dare look at the guy in his arms. Haru just smiled softly, kissed Rin on the cheek and said “I’ll look forward to it”.