This is my first non-Naruto fanfiction; i absolutely LOVE "Free!" so I thought I might as well give this a shot! Happy reading; there will be updates! Feel free to leave a review :)

Will contain yaoi; possible lemon.

Disclaimer: I don't own Free!

Rin woke in annoyance to the sound of his phone vibrating right next to his ear. With an annoyed growl, he peered at the bright screen.

"Senpai?" Nitori queried sleepily from the top bunk; shifting his weight as he rolled over.

"Go back to sleep," Rin snapped irritably; yawning and glaring at his phone as though it would send the annoyed look to the person who dared text him at this ungodly hour. With an annoyed grunt he realised that it was Makoto.

"This had better be good," he muttered angrily as he answered the call.

"Sorry, Rin," Makoto apologised from the other end of the phone, "I was wondering if Haru was with you? He hasn't come home and didn't take his phone with him."

"…Why the hell would he be with me?" Rin snapped crossly, "It's past midnight!"

"I don't know; you guys have been getting on better these days…" Makoto replied, "Hmm…We were all waiting up for him, but since he's missing…" Rin just groaned and rubbed his eyes. "Nagisa wants to go looking for him."

"Of course he does," the redhead grumbled; yanking his blankets off as Makoto added, "Could you check the Samezuka pool? You know he likes sneaking in there sometimes."

"Fine."

"Thanks Rin! Text me if you find him!" Makoto replied gratefully in that naturally docile voice of his. Rin hung up in annoyance and pulled on a jacket; not bothering with a shirt. Hopefully Haru was just off at his own school pool and their friends found him. Typical Haru; staying out late and not telling anyone where he was going or what he was doing…although everyone assumed he was swimming.

"…Where are you going, Senpai?" Nitori asked curiously; looking over from his bed to where Rin was heading for the door.

"Nothing; I'll be back soon," he grunted gruffly and shut the door with a click behind him.

He could hear splashing even as he entered the building and sighed heavily as the pool loomed up to meet him; a lone figure drifting in the middle; staring up at the roof.

"Haru," Rin called out; only to find himself being ignored. He sighed and pulled out his phone, texting Makoto to inform him that he'd found their water-lover and would be sending him home shortly. "Haru!" he called a little louder. The figure in the pool turned to face him and then dove beneath the surface.

"Dammit," Rin cursed, chucking his phone on one of the nearby seats and heading closer to the water's edge. He could see Haru's form writhing gracefully around underwater; completely at ease. "I know you can hear me," he drawled; waiting for his old friend to resurface for air. After a minute or so, the surface broke and bright blue eyes twinkled up at him expectantly from several metres in.

"Makoto's looking for you," Rin grumbled, rubbing his eyes sleepily, "You're trespassing again."

"…You should come swim," Haru remarked simply; swimming a little closer.

"You should go home and sleep," Rin corrected; crouching down in irritation as Haru seemed completely happy to just tread water and observe him with those piercing eyes, "Come on, Haru; we have a join practice next week anyway –"

"I want to swim with you," Haru informed him childishly; cocking his head as though he didn't quite understand why this was such difficult information for Rin to process.

" –And like I said; we have a practice next week –" Rin was busy saying; but that was when Haru's hand shot out of the water and grabbed the redhead's elbow as he crouched there. He dangled in mid-air for a moment before falling into the pool with an almighty splash.

Rin surfaced with a gasp of air; giving Haru an annoyed look as he flicked his hair off his face.

"What was that for?" he snapped, "I'm not even in my swimsuit!" His sleeping pants and his jacket were completely drenched. He treaded water for a moment and then couldn't help but sigh when he saw that Haru was drifting off in the water again. "Okay, you're going to pay for that…" he muttered, flinging his soaked jacket to the side-lines and kicking experimentally. Discovering that his pants were weighing him down a little too much, he dragged them off as well and in his boxers, swam over to where Haru was casually floating.

"We don't all wear our swimsuits all the time," he commented flatly, looking down on the blue-eyed boy. Haru just smiled slightly, rolling backwards under the water; beckoning for Rin to join him. Before he could escape though, Rin caught him by the arm and began quickly kicking back to the side of the pool.

"Do you want to get in trouble for trespassing again?" he inquired huffily as Haru reluctantly complied; swimming along after him, "Makoto and Nagisa are worried about you." Haru suddenly slid free of his grip and began swimming towards the edge of the pool. Sensing that this was a race, Rin immediately dove after him; cutting through the water and swimming after him.

Haru hit the side of the pool first, turning around with that same, quiet look he always wore as Rin drew to a halt barely centimetres from him.

"No fair," Rin remarked with a predatory smile; standing easily in the shallower water, "My clothes are waterlogged." Haru just inclined his head with a small shrug; his eyes seeming even bluer than usual in the dim lighting of the pool. Rin swallowed slightly; suddenly incredibly aware that they were probably a little closer than strictly necessary. He found his red eyes straying from Haru's blue orbs and down to his lips. His jaw fell slack as Haru reached up to brush back Rin's red locks from his face; confused about the expression he was currently wearing.

"Rin…" Haru whispered curiously; surprised when his own hand brushed against his friend's cheek. Red eyes widened; startled as the shorter boy wrapped his arms around him in a tight hug. "I'm glad you're still part of the team," he added gratefully, and Rin couldn't help but return the embrace; wrapping his strong arms around Haru's muscled, toned back and touching his warm skin; cooled by the water.

Without realising that he was doing so, Rin's hands began to slid lower down Haru's back; unwittingly pulling them closer. Haru pulled back slightly, so that their gazes were equal once more; and the redhead was forced to realise that this hug was way too intimate. He could feel Haru's breath on his lips; the other boy panting slightly from his swim. Not really understanding what he was feeling pooling in his stomach, pulled back with a scoff; dropping his arms down at his sides. Haru averted his eyes and turned; levering himself up to get out of the pool.

Suddenly, Haru's hand slipped on the edge, and he went plummeting back down into the water on top of Rin with a splash.

The two of them struggled back to the surface; Rin breaching moments before Haru and flicking his hair off his face in annoyance. His friend, not having noticed quite how close Rin was, broke the surface with speed; face turned up to the sky.

Rin could feel something warm and damp pressed forcefully against his lips. His red eyes widened in horror as he realised that Haru's face was a whole lot closer than it should've been; and that whatever was against his mouth was another man's lips. After a horrified silence in which Haru's own sky-blue eyes widened, the pair of them both took a shocked intake of breath. Since their lips were still connected, however, this resulted in a light, open-mouthed kiss; lips moving in sync with each other.

Immediately, Rin reeled backwards with a yell; fighting down an embarrassed blush. He stammered a few syllables before finally accepting an inability to form words. He turned his back on his friend and levered himself out of the pool, wiping his mouth viciously.

"Hurry up and get out of the pool," he snapped, hearing Haru finally comply, "Makoto will probably be here to walk you home soon."

"Rin; you're blushing," Haru commented as the redhead looked over his shoulder to make sure that he was following.

"I'm not blushing," Rin snorted defensively, "I'm…I'm just freezing."

"It's warm in here," Haru remarked as the other boy headed over to retrieve his drenched clothes. He cocked his head in interest; a hand reaching up to trace against his lips which, for a few seconds, had been occupied by Rin's. He felt quite hot, actually; and his mouth felt like it was on fire. Blue eyes scanned Rin's body as he leaned down; the contours of his toned body clearly defined. Haru swallowed; his throat feeling unusually dry. Wordlessly, he followed after Rin, who was attempting to stalk off while squelching along in his drenched underwear.

I'm not blushing. Why the fuck am I blushing? Rin growled to himself; brushing his hair off his face crossly. That was Haru! We just…it was an accident! An accident! He scowled to himself; pushing that moment; and that weird hug, to the back of his mind, as he noticed that he'd received a text from Makoto.

We'll be there soon. Hope he wasn't too difficult.

"Tch," Rin scoffed, shutting his phone with a click. God, why did Haru have to have such a pain sometimes? Oh well…he was back to being Makoto's problem pretty soon.

"Can we swim together again soon?" Haru inquired and Rin scowled at how he was acting like they hadn't just locked lips. He regretted looking back because he discovered that Haru was still in his swimsuit and just carrying his clothes; his sculpted body on display to the world. He'd never really paid attention to it…but after what had just happened….Again, Haru's brilliant blue eyes looked at him quizzically and he just turned back to face the front; heading for the door and swallowing.

"I told you; we have practice next week!" he growled crossly; scolding himself inwardly for being…such a girl. "Hurry up; I want to go back to bed!"

If you read; hope you liked! There will be updates, especially if there are reviews. Smiley face, m-dears.

xx K