Breathless (Free! Fanfiction)

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

"Kaito! Nakahara Kaito!" Mum yelled from downstairs. "Ever since that training camp, you've been cooped up in bed all week." I heard thundering footsteps growing louder and louder before they stopped right outside my door.

Once my door slowly swung open, I quickly twisted myself into a sushi roll, rolled off the bed, and slithered under my bed. I stayed as still and quiet as I should, then suddenly, hands gripped my feet and pulled me from under my bed like one of those horror movies.

I screamed, "No! I belong under my bed!" I grabbed hold of my blanket that Mum was trying to pry off me. "At least let me have my blanket!" I pleaded.

"I. Did. Not. Raise. My. Own. Daughter. To. Be. A. Hikikomori!" Mum tugged with each word and managed to steal the blanket from me with the last tug.

I made a pouty face at her and hid at the corner of my room.

"Are you kidding me right now?" Mum sighed, exasperated. "This is one of those rare days that I get a day off work, and you're wasting the whole day away when we could shop or mess around in the kitchen all day." She paused, finally noticing something. "Wait," she began. "I remember this attitude of yours. You're guilty about something."

I flinched. I turned my head and peeked at her from my corner. "Please don't be mad," I whispered.

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(One week ago...)

Ever since last night when Haru suddenly kissed me, we've - and when I say "we," I mean Haru - pulling me somewhere and stealing kisses. On our last two days, we finished our training, and most of the time, we just wandered around the amazing islands we passed during training. Haru, of course, took every opportunity to hide us behind boulders or trees and sneak a kiss.

I didn't know where our relationship stood, until the last day...

Since we were going home by lunch, I woke up absolutely early to watch the sunrise. I pushed myself off the tent and pulled out my cloak. I wrapped myself with it and sat on the sand. The sky was still dark, but beyond the horizon, a faint light was beginning to rise. Before I knew it, the beautiful orange and purple glow spread over the calm ocean waters.

"Beautiful," a voice said behind me, making me jump.

I turned and saw Haru standing behind me with his eyes also fixated on the sunrise. He was still in his pajamas which consisted of pajama pants and a thin cotton shirt. His hair was also as messy as mine.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew passed us, sending a chilly breeze. I pulled my cloak closer to me and rubbed my arms to keep warm. Then I looked at Haru. "Aren't you cold?" I asked, mildly concerned.

"No," Haru replied just as another breeze passed, making him sneeze this time.

I giggled softly. I spread the left side of my cloak. "There's room here for another one," I offered.

Haru took up on my offer and sat beside me. Suddenly his arm snaked around my waist and pulled me closer. "You're warm," he mumbled, still pulling me closer until I was basically right between his legs with my back against his chest. His arms wrapped over my shoulders and engulfed me with his body heat.

"Haru-kun?"

"Mm?"

"I like you."

There was a long silence. I thought my voice was too soft for him to hear, or he was too focused on the beauty of the sunrise. Then he answered in a voice as soft as mine earlier.

"Me too."

I turned to face him, but Haru looked away. Seeing his ears slightly red, I decided not to say anything and leaned back, trying to keep in my giggles. Cute, I thought.

"I'm not cute," Haru said, tightening his hold around me.

I laughed at my accident. "You kinda are," I smiled cheekily at him. Then I reached up and attempted to poke his cheek. Unfortunately, Haru leaned back to avoid my finger, but since both of us were wrapped in the same cloak, we both fell on the sand.

Well, Haru fell on the sand, and I fell on top of him. I blushed madly at the feel of his body against mine. His hand then held the back of my head and gently pulled me down for a kiss.

These past days I've felt these lips for who knows how many times, but this time, this kiss felt so different yet to familiar. I felt like I was drowning, yet I was absolutely calm. His kisses were spreading heat all over me, from the very tip of my toes up to every strand of my hair.

Without warning, our kisses began to turn aggressive. I moved my leg to straddle him and deepened the kiss. Haru got up to a sitting position and pulled me closer to him. The heat on my skin began to prickle, and at the back of my head, I knew I should stop this soon.

Suddenly, I heard some rustling from the tents behind us. I quickly pulled away and got to my feet before we got caught. I put a huge amount of distance between me and Haru just as Nagisa crawled out of his and Rei's tent.

"Mornin', Haru-chan, Kai-chan," Nagisa mumbled sleepily.

I replied the same, and Haru just stared steadily at the sun that was already beginning to climb high on the sky.

"What time is it?" Nagisa asked.

I checked my watch. "Around quarter to six," I answered.

Nagisa nodded and yawned. "I'm just gonna run to the bathroom," he said. He rubbed his eyes and stared at me then at Haru. "What are you guys doing so early in the morning?" he asked.

"We were watching the sunrise," I shrugged.

"Ehh? That's unfair," Nagisa whined. "You should've woken me up too!" Then he paused again. "Are you alright, Kai-chan? You look a bit flushed. Are you sick? I knew we shouldn't have gone to that last island yesterday."

I blushed. "No, no," I replied hastily. "It's probably from my sleeping bag. It's too warm for this kind of weather. I'll probably just take a morning swim to cool off."

"Oh, okay," Nagisa said. "I'll just sleep in until we have to leave." Then he dragged his feet towards the direction of the public toilets.

"Should we tell them?" I asked Haru.

"They'll find out eventually," Haru shrugged casually. He got up and began removing his shirt and pants. "Didn't you say you wanted a morning swim?"

"Yeah," I nodded without thought, too distracted by the small show Haru just did right in front of me. Wait, I thought, he wore his swimming trunks under his pajamas?!

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Well, well, well... We're almost at the end. Although I'm slower than a rock in updating this fanfic, I really do hope you guys are enjoying the story as much as I am writing it. I hope you guys would understand since school just started and I also have another story that I'm writing. (Really. Check out out ISWAD too. It's on my profile. Heh.)

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