Rhythm [ HQ x Free! x KNB ] !!DISCONTINUED!!

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[ Third Person's P.O.V ]

"Ohayo Haru-chan!"

Haru raise from the bathub filled with warm water and was greeted with a familiar voice as he shake his hair off, liquids of water flying every direction. He looks up to be met with his childhood best friend, Tachibana Makoto. Not only with a greeting but a warming smile. He felt more relaxed as he accept the offer of his hand to be pulled up.

"I told you to knock off the '-chan'"

"Hai, hai, gomen!"

Makoto kept smiling as he let Haru go for him to do his usual routine, cook mackerel half-naked with his trunks on. Makoto looked over Haru's shoulder, "We should hurry Haru! We'll be late!"

"I haven't have breakfast yet"

"This is Haru after all, it can't be helped.."

"Well then let me help!"

"Hey, Rei-chan? Is it just me or is Makoto acting a bit off lately?"

Nagisa whispered to the four-eyed butterfly swimmer boy, Rei Ryugazaki. He rub his chin as he recall his short memories of Makoto today. He agreed with a nod. "Yeah, now that you mentioned it...hasn't he been a bit well, I don't know...like a bit down? He is usual more cheerful or well the type to keep smiling at everything"

"You think Mako-chan and Haru-chan got into a fight?"

"You think so? It doesn't seem like it to me, Haru is himself today if I recall..."

"I guess so, Makoto is the only one who seems different today..I'm..kinda worried"

"You think we can try to ask?"

"We could try!"

"Actually I think it's best if we let him be for a while, he might need some...space to think perhaps! He might tell us eventually"

"I guess you're right, oh well! Let's pack up Rei-chan! You owe me an ice-cream remember?"

"Eh?! You were really serious about that yesterday?"

"Duh! Now come on!"

Nagisa chuckled before hitting Rei on the shoulder with his elbow and run into the clubroom as Rei chase after him yelling. Makoto saw them, smiling, laughing and basically can see how close they have gotten with one another. Surely, Makoto can see that they were into each other. Maybe they both knew too. He smile a little bit at the thought of him and Haru were just like that. Smiling, laughing, teasing one another and mostly, being by each other's side everyday.

Being loved.

He rub his wet hair off, shaking the drops of water off his hair as he head back inside the clubroom to change. He really need to get his act together, he didn't want them to notice that he has been acting a little off today. He wasn't his cheerful self either, he blamed himself for being so sensitive after thinking, remembering and realizing about his feelings and memories last night. Out of all person he didn't want to worry was Haru himself. He couldn't properly face Haru today as well. Which is why he tries to find a convincing excuse if he ever ask. He sigh as he release all the oxygen in his chest which relaxes his lungs for a moment before inhaling some more again. Opening his locker and begin to change himself.