There was nothing but water and more water. It was also very dark. It had been like that for Haru for quite some time now. He couldn't see anything in dark but he felt that he was underwater. Haru knows that he was underwater. The feeling. The trust that he had. He knows that he was underwater.
He got waves of paint from every part of his body every now and then. He wondered why. His head hurts. His abdomen. His hands. His legs. They hurt so badly. He could hear a voice. It was calling him. What happen? Why can't he get out? Who's voice was that? Haru wanted to know but every time he tried swimming up he felt his body getting heavier and heavier.
"Haru. Haru. Haru..."
The voice was strangely familiar to Haru tried figuring it out who's voice was it but every time he tried concentrating on the voice, his head started to ring in pain but still Haru kept on trying to figure out the whose voice was that.
"Haru. Haru. Haru..."
Haru knew the voice belong to someone he know. Someone he trusts. Someone he loves. The sound of his name being called over and over again gave him the batteries. Haru just wanted to find out.
He was sick of the darkness and for once in his life, he was sick of being in the water. He was also sick of being alone. Haru had enough and that when he tried to swim harder and harder. The pain was nothing t him anymore, he just wanted to get out of this dark underwater place that he was trap in.
And with that Haru was out. He blinked his eyes, it was hard. In fact it was unbearable for Haru, he quickly shut his eyes but he opened them again. Even with the light glaring at him brightly, he still managed to open his eyes and blink a few times and tried to concentrate. He was in a white painted-wall room with very little furniture. he figured that he was in the hospital. The white table, some white chairs and on one of the chairs next to him was a figure that was sitting beside him with his head down on the bed, he head was facing Haru's legs. He was holding Haru's hand in his right hand and on his left was a dark red hand phone with a shark key chain. The figure was a teenage boy around Haru's age. He had brownish-red hair. He was dressed in black tank top and he was wearing dark green cargo pants.
Haru recognized that boy was Matsuoka Rin. His childhood friend. His swimming rival and the person he had unrequited love for a very long time. Haru wanted to tell Rin he was awake but Rin was mumbling someone. "Haru. Haru. Haru." Finally Haru realized that the person who was calling out to him was Rin.
Haru tried squeezing Rin's hand but it didn't work. Haru couldn't move. Every time he tried, he was send a wonderfully ringing sensation of pain. If Haru couldn't move, he tried to talk but all that came out of Haru's mouth was a very horrible cough. It got Rin's attention and Rin shot straight up and looked at Haru. Their eyes met for a second. Rin was in disbelief that after all this time, Haru, the man Rin loved was finally awake and was staring at him. A small little smile formed on Rin's face but it disappeared into one that was shy and very Tsundere-like.
"Haru...." Rin whispered still having the Tsundere-like expression on his face.
Haru tried to talk but he ended up coughing again. Haru looked at the jug of water longing that was placed at the side table net to his bed. Rin quickly took the hint that Haru was thirsty and quickly poured a glass of water for Haru. Haru gulped down on the water gratefully.
Rin continued staring at Haru all Tsundere-like until he opened his mouth and said, "Are you alright Haru? I was so worried about you... When I found you... You... were all..." Rin froze at his sentence. The memories of the time that Rin found Haru all bloody, naked, neaten up and lying on the floor unconscious came flooding back to him in a split second.
"Rin? Are you alright?" Haru looked at Rin with wide eyes.
"I...I'm okay. In fact I should be the one saying that to you." Rin said as he came back to reality.
Haru smiled. Rin couldn't resist the urge to hug Haru. Haru just looked so vulnerable and delicate right now but Rin stopped straight in his tracks when he realized that if he were to hug Haru now, Haru would howled or yelped in pain.
It was written all over Rin's face that he wanted to do something affectionate but he just couldn't seeing that Haru is still all injured.
"Rin. What happened to me? I remember 5 guys with different school uniforms came into the locker room. They surrounded me. Before I knew it I was naked, my hand hurt and so was my leg but I was supported up by two hands. I looked back and one of them was wearing a Samezuka jacket. Another boy who was also wearing the same jacket also was licking my nipples. There was also a boy who was wearing a Sano High jacket, he was touching my... you know... and he was touching... my...a...ass. Another boy, he was wearing the Shuka High jacket, he was kept on japing me on my hips. It hurts so much. The last boy, he was also wearing the Samezuka jacket, he was forcing his tongue inside to...ki...ss me..."
"Cut the crap! How dare they do this to you?!" Rin shouted loudly and angrily as he took a chair. The chair hit the floor with a loud 'bam' noise. A few nurses and Doctor Shiori came rushing in. 2 of the nurses tried to restraint Rin and tried to bring him out of Haru's room while Doctor Shiori and another nurse did a check-up on Haru.
"Rin-chan?" Nagisa said as he saw Rin being taken out of Haru's room by the nurses.
"Rin? What happen?" Makoto asked all worried that something bad has happen to Haru. He was carrying a basket. The basket had a small bouquet flowers, a flask and a bento inside.
"Jeez. Rin-san, this is a hospital." Rei said as he face-palmed.
The other patients who were staying on the same floor as Haru came out of their room to see what all the commotion about.
A few minutes later, Doctor Shiori walked out of Haru's room with her nurse. "Matsuoka-kun. Please refrain from doing anything violent in the hospital. It will disturb the patients. Also Nanase-san request to see only you inside his room right now. Please control yourself, this is a hospital. The second you do that, I will personally escort you out." She warned. "Now then, can you all please return to your room please?" Doctor Shiori looked at Makoto, Nagisa and Rei."As for you three, how about I buy you guys a drink while we let the both of them have their alone time? Sounds good?"
"Sure, Haru and Rin-san need to be alone for a while" Makoto agreed. "Let's go."
Hopefully Rin-san will have the confidence to say what he wants to say to Haruka-sempai." Rei sighed.
"Ehh? Rei-chan you knew?" Nagisa said all surprised.
"Um... Rin-san told me while we were waiting for you while you were trying to convince Haruka-sempai t stop swimming and rest for a while." Rei said.
"Is that so Rei-chan?"
"Well then, should we go?" doctor Shiori suggested.
"Hai~" Nagisa said happily. Doctor Shiori then led Makoto, Nagisa and Rei to the cafeteria.
*Sounds of knocking on a door*
"Haru... May I come in?" Rin asked. He was standing at the slightly ajar door.
"Sure."
"Umm...Haru...Sorry about that just now... I..I."
"That's okay Rin."
"Haru...I..I li...like you." Rin said, he couldn't look at Haru in the eye because he was blushing bright red.
"Ri...Rin! So you finally said it." Haru smirked.
Rin looked up still blushing and obviously embarrassed and shocked that the boy he confessed to just smirked at him. 'Is Haru messing with me?' Rin wondered.
"I'm messing with you. That's what you're thinking right?" Haru said quietly. "Well, I'm not. I like you too."
"Is that so huh Haru? I guess you wouldn't if I do this?" Rin said as he leaned in to kiss Haru. Haru complied and didn't resist. Their lips touch each other. After a good 15 seconds only did Haru parted his lips and gasped into the kiss when Rin's tongue collided wit Haru's. Their tongues rubbed against each other. Haru's mind went blank. Rin was a very good kisser.
"Ha...Ha..." both panted trying to grasp some air. But that didn't last very long as they both kissed again.
Finally Rin managed to pull away from Haru. Rin was turned on and so was Haru but they both knew that they couldn't do cause Haru was still recovering from his injuries.
Suddenly, Mikoshiba burst into the room. "Matsuoka I need to talk to you. Ohh Nanase. You're awake. Well then this makes it easier for me and the cops I guess."
"BASTARD..." Rin said shooting a deadly glare at his captain.
Haru turned his head away and stared at the window, he was still trying to recover from the very steamy kiss he and Rin just shared.
Mikoshiba took out a file and placed it on the table in front of Haru. "Nanase-san I know this is hard for you but can you look at the photos inside the folder. I want you to identify who did this to you. The cops have all of them detained at the moment." The Samezuka captain then opened the file and slipped the 10 photos of different boys on the table.
Haru flinched at the sight of the photos. The heart monitor started to beat rapidly.