It's funny how this started out so angsty and now will only consist of fluff. Anyway, I'm sorry this took so long! College happened. OTL I tried to make this longer than I usually do to make up for the late update. Forgive me!

"Alright, Haru." After shooting a quick text to Nitori telling him that he was "sick" and Gou insisted he stayed with her for the day, and possibly night, Rin turned to Haru with bright eyes. Makoto had just left for school, and they were left staring at the front door in the kitchen. "We've got the day off! What do you want to do?"

"Um…" Haru trailed off, a slightly awkward silence filling the kitchen. His stomach decided to break the silence, and Rin chuckled at its loud rumbles. "I guess breakfast would be a good place to start. Got anything good?" He shot a questioning glance at Haru before searching through the cupboards and fridge.

"Haru… You don't have much food. Seriously, what do you eat?" Haruka shifted his weight from one foot to the other, embarrassed by the observation. "I only eat breakfast when I'm home. Makoto brings me lunch and we usually grab food after practice every day."

Haru didn't miss Rin's raised eyebrow and annoyed look, and quickly corrected himself. "The whole team, not just me and Makoto. And he always brings me lunch. It's just habit." Rin's countenance didn't change.

Haru furrowed his eyebrows. "Don't look at me like that."

He watched Rin lean against the fridge, cross him arms over his chest, and deliberately avoid looking at him.

"Oh, don't tell me you're jealous of Mako."

He puffed out his cheeks, glanced at Haru, and said nothing. Haru couldn't help the broad smile that lit up his face. "You are, aren't you?" He crossed the kitchen to stand in front of Rin, placing his hands on muscular shoulders.

"Didn't we just establish this? You're the one I like, not Makoto. Well, I love him, too, but just as a best friend." Red eyes snuck back to lock with blue. "So don't be a moron."

Rin cracked a smile. "Hey, I'm not- pffft!" His sudden laughter echoed throughout the kitchen. Was Haru… tickling him?

"H-Haru, stop!" Rin crumpled to his knees on the tile floor, laughing hysterically while silently cursing the other swimmer's acute memory. How did Haru remember all of his weak spots from when they were kids? Not cool. Rin could barely hear him over his ridiculous laughter.

"I'll stop if you promise to stop being a jealous idiot." Rin was keeled over on the floor, clutching his stomach as Haru expertly attacked his neck with precise fingers. "Fine! I-I promise! Just stop!"

Just like that, the torturous tickling stopped as quickly as it started. He wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, breathing heavily. "Damnit, Haru…" He laughed as he leaned back to lie on the cold floor. Haru joined him, a triumphant, little smile on his face. "Now I know you're as ticklish as you used to be."

"Yeah, whatever." Rin smiled carelessly and stared up at the ceiling fan. It was strangely hypnotizing.

Haru's voice broke the comfortable silence. "Are we together now?"

"Huh?" Rin looked away from the fan to Haru and raised a thin eyebrow. His eyes were shimmering with excitement.

"Are we together? Like, boyfriends?"

"Oh. Yeah." He didn't think he had to say it. Jumping to his feet, he reached a hand down to his rival turned boyfriend. "If you want to be. I do." He flashed a dazzling smile. Even if his teeth were mysteriously sharp, they were strangely beautiful.

"Come on, darling. Let's go on our first official date." Haruka felt his face flush as he took the extended hand and was hauled to his feet.

"You have no food, so let's go get some. I know a great café downtown." Rin didn't let Haru's hand go and held it tight, stroking pale fingers with his thumb. "You don't seem like the café type." Haru said, glancing down at their intertwined fingers.

"There's a lot you don't know about me." Rin winked at Haru and watched his cheeks turn pink. How cute… He leaned in and gave Haru's lips a quick peck. It was going to be a great day.

Everyone in the café knew Rin. The baristas, the waitresses, even some of the customers seated with their laptops in front of them. Haruka thought it was rather odd. They all smiled when he came in, the bell in the entrance jingling and announcing his arrival. He smiled and raised a hand in greeting. "Hey, Rin. The usual?" A young barista asked from behind the counter.

Rin smiled in response, making his way to the counter. "Yeah, sure. What about you, Haru?" He was staring blankly at the walls behind the counter, the menu written out in colorful chalk. "I don't drink coffee much… Just get me whatever."

"Okay." Rin remained quiet for a moment in thought. "I know you like chocolate. How about a peppermint mocha with extra whipped cream?"

Haru looked delighted at the suggestion. No one really knew that he had a soft spot for sweets. He grinned at the look on Haru's face. The girl behind the counter made their drinks in no time and handed them to Rin, who also balanced a plate of muffins on his arm. "You know, you could be the world's hottest waiter if you wanted to be." Haru smiled, sitting down at a quiet table in the corner of the café.

Rin snorted, handing the swimmer his drink and sliding the plate onto the table. "Of course I could."

Haru held his drink up to his nose and inhaled the wonderful smell of it. He really had to start drinking more coffee. He blew into his cup before taking a sip. It was sweet yet bitter, and deliciously minty.

"So, Rin…" Said boy looked at him over his cup.

"How does everyone know you? And you have a usual here. How often do you come here? You didn't even have to pay for this stuff." Rin leaned back in his seat and crossed his legs, throwing an arm over the back of his chair.

"I sometimes come here after practice during the week. It's never crazy busy, so everyone has just gotten to know me. I can be personable, you know." He shrugged, taking a sip of his drink, wincing a bit as the hot liquid burned his tongue. "The free stuff is part of my compensation for Saturday's."

Haru picked off a piece of the blueberry muffin in front of him. "And Saturday's are?"

Rin chuckled quietly and set his cup on the table. "They're basically my work days. I come here and perform for a few hours, and in return I get free drinks and some cash."

Haru tilted his head and questioned Rin with his eyes. "I just play some guitar and sing a bit. Nothing much." Haru immediately straightened up in his seat and almost dropped his cup. "Really?"

"Yes, really. I picked up guitar in Australia. I needed an outlet other than swimming. Why are you surprised?"

"I'm not. I just find music beautiful. Like water, it can tell you so much, and you can learn so much from it. Music is amazing." His eyes were sparkling like sapphires, and he was staring at Rin with such fervor that it was almost unsettling. "Will you play for me?"

"That depends." Rin uncrossed his legs and leaned over the table closer to Haru. "What would I get in return?"

He got a blank stare in response. "What do you mean? I could make you dinner or something, I guess. Would that work?"

An eyebrow twitched in frustration. He forgot how oblivious Haru could be. It wasn't his fault, though. He didn't exactly have relationship experience. Not that Rin really did, either. "Never mind, it's alright. I'd love to play for you." He kissed Haru's nose and beamed when he scrunched his face in embarrassment.

The boys finished their drinks and muffins in comfortable silence, exchanging loving glances and warm smiles and the occasional laugh always caused my Haru. At one point, Haru got whipped cream on him nose. Rin laughed at how precious and ridiculous he looked, for which he received a hunk of muffin to the face.

They walked back to Haru's place hand in hand, and Haru could not remember the last time he felt this happy. Sure, his goofy friends made him smile from time to time, but not the way Rin could. Rin didn't even have to try. He hoped that Rin felt the same way.

Noticing the dark clouds beginning to cover the previously blue sky, the two picked up their pace, not wanting to get caught in the rain. Despite their effort, the clouds opened up and the rain began to pour, beating off their shoulders as they reached the bottom of the steps to Haru's modest home. Haru released Rin's hand and stopped at the first step, tilting his head to the sky, closing his eyes and enjoying the feel of the cool droplets against his skin.

Rin turned, smiling at the sight of the swimmer relishing the feel of the water surrounding him. He would never understand his odd obsession with water, but he had to admit, it was darling.

Closing the small gap between them, Rin swept the wet fringe from Haru's closed eyes, and watched them open slowly. He brushed his thumb down the bridge of his nose and across a pale cheek. Haru reached up and tentatively placed a hand over the tanned one cupping his cheek.

Mirrored grins slowly spread across both boys lips as they simultaneously leaned in, meeting a bit too hurriedly in a passionate kiss. Pale fingers made their way up to red, dripping locks. Tanned hands gripped a slender waist, traveling down to modest yet prominent hips.

Unaware of the tears streaming down his face and coupling with the rain drops caressing his skin, Haruka tightened his grip on Rin, smiling into their kiss, feeling safer and happier than he ever had before.

I really needed some cuteness after the last couple episodes. I hope you liked it! This story doesn't have a set length. I'm just going to update it every week or so with something cutesy like this. I have so many ideas.

I apologize for any errors in this. It's 1AM, and I'm pretty tired.

If you have an idea or anything you want to see Rin and Haru do, let me know in a review and I'll check it out. I'll most likely love it and do my best to bring it to life. ^^

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