Bonded By Love

A Swim-Off in a Foreign Land!

After a long flight, we finally arrived in Austria.

Haru was currently being questioned by a worker.

“What is the purpose of your visit?” The worker said in a thick Australian accent.

Haru frowned “What is he saying?”

“Sightseeing.” Rin responded in English.

A/N: Conversations in italics are in English.

The worker then stamped Haru's passeport for approval.

It was funny how Haru still had the same passport when he was young.

Me and Haru were currently trying to catch up to Rin.

“Hey!” Haru called out.

Rin ignored him and kept on walking. Eventually, he led us outside.

“Hey! Where do you plan on taking us?” He asked.

Rin finally stopped and turned around. “You'll find out if you follow me. That's our bus, we're getting on. Hurry up!”

“Wait! Hey!”

After dragging Haru to the bus, I sat beside Rin, resting my head against his shoulder. Once we got off, Rin led us to a park.

“Follow me, let's get some drinks.” Rin said.

“But Haru-”

“He'll be fine, just come” He grabbed my hand and led me away.

We went to the vending machine and Rin was buying some water.

“Hey, tell me something. Why are we in Australia?” I asked.

He leaned down to grab the waters and tossed one to me. “There's something I want to show you two.”

I looked at him suspiciously but brushed it off. When we headed back, we saw Haru frantically trying to look for us.

“Haru.” Rin called out.

Haru turned around and looked slightly relieved.

Rin held up the drinks. “I bought us some drinks. Something wrong?”

“Don't just run off like that.” He frowned.

“Sorry.” Rin walked towards Haru and sat next to him, putting his bag down.

I followed and sat next to Haru, too.

Rin took his hat off. “Sorry for what I said at the tournament, too. I ignored how you felt and just forced my own feelings on you. I'm sorry. But I do want you to understand this. I've always admired you.”

My eyes softened as I looked at Rin.

“Now I feel better! Wanna get going?”

“Where?”

Rin smiled softly, noticing Haru's uneasiness “You don't have to look so worried. I brought you two to Australia because there's something I absolutely have to show you.”

I giggled. “Rin, don't tease him. He's in a different country for the first time and can't speak their language. Of course he'll look terrified if you leave him alone.”

“Hey...”

Rin snickered. “Right, sorry. Today, our first stop is…”

After arriving at the destination, in front of us was a beautiful view of the beach.

“What do you think?” Rin asked.

“It's beautiful! I wanna go closer, c'mon!” I said.

“I figured a place where you could see the ocean would help you relax.”