Shinigami Writes

Makoto x Haru "Airport Tumblr One Shot"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airport

I stood motionless in the terminal, watching the flights move and change, all the while biting at my fingernails. It had been cold outside so I’d gotten a small coffee that had made me too jittery.

“I can’t believe Makoto’s coming back! He’ll have so many amazing college stories to tell! I wish I could go to Tokyo!” cried Nagisa as he and Rei stood next to me. I rolled my eyes and focused my gaze out the window. First Rin left for Australia and now Makoto going to Tokyo? Why was everyone leaving me? maybe I should leave…leave them…

“Haruka-senpai are you listening to anything he’s saying?” whispered Gou in my ear and I noticed Nagisa was talking loudly with huge hand gestures with his eyes sparkling.

“What’s he talking about?”

“Oh, just how he thinks Makoto hooked up with a bunch of cute smart girls –“

“You think he’s into girls!?” I asked, gripping my coffee.

“Relax. Makoto is as gay as you, Dolphin Boy.” Smiled Gou, tapping her finger on my shoulder. I sighed and leaned against the wall, my stomach churning. What was I going to even say to him?
‘oh welcome back. I missed swimming with you while you were gone. And I layed around my house depressed for four months forcing myself to ignore your video chat calls and messages. And I heard you had a girlfriend. Good for you, mother fucker.’
I mentally face palmed myself. Why was this so hard!? I could practically read his mind! I could probably predict our entire conversation if I tried…

“Flight 435 from Tokyo, Japan arriving at terminal B4.” Said the intercome, interrupting my thought process and my ocean blue eyes snapped towards the gate. People walked out and soon I saw my best friend. The olive haired boy was glancing around, his green eyes flickering to the McDonalds stand to some random guy on his cell phone. He had one hand wrapped around his carry-on and the other holding…

…the dolphin keychain. At that moment, our eyes locked. I felt the coffee slipping from my fingertips and Gou was there to catch it, before it hit the floor. Suddenly my feet were moving. My heart racing. My eyes stinging with long awaited tears. I was pushing through people, trying to get to the large open walkway, saying many rude excuse me’s along the way. Then it was just us.

The orca and the dolphin.

Blue eyes dancing with green.

Mouths whispering each other’s names.

And then, my arms were around him, and his around me. my legs hugging his hips as he stepped back a little from the sudden jump. tears were pouring down my face for the first time since Rin left the first time. He set me down on the ground where I refused to let go of him and a couple people were staring now, obviously having nothing better to look at. Rei was holding back Nagisa and saying how we ‘needed our moment’.

Yeah.

I wasn’t going to let anyone touch Makoto.

“H-Haru-chan. It’s, I mean I haven’t, you’ve been…its really nice to see you.” Smiled Makoto. Oh god how I’ve missed that smile. I swear, if Makoto stood next to a dying fish and smiled at it, it would stop dying and smile back. Cause at that moment, that one smile, the glowing lights in his eyes and shining teeth, stitched my failed heart. Glued back all the pieces with his face on it.

“D-drop the ‘chan’, Makoto.” I said through tears and that just made him cry more, gripping my t-shirt.

“I can use the ‘chan’ if I want to, goddamn it.” He said into my shoulder. even though he was taller than me, his face was resting down into my shoulder. was he …smelling me!? the fuck!?

“Are you…smelling me?” I asked, laughing a little.

“S-sorry. Y-you smell like the ocean.” Sniffled Makoto, pushing back from the hug to look at me. I started to stare into his eyes but hung my head to hide my blush.

“Haru?”

“I feel so guilty.” I muttered. “I ignored you because I was selfish.”

“Selfish?” he asked.

“I ignored your calls and messages and it’s all because of, well, because –“

“Don’t feel guilty, Haru. I understood that you needed some time alone.” Smiled Makoto. Why was he doing this to me!?

“No. don’t say that. It’s my fault. I-I didn’t even go swimming since our race –“

“You didn’t what!?” he asked shocked I had avoided water for a whole four months. Honestly, it was a personal record.

“It wasn’t the same.”

He stared at me.

“Haru…”

I lifted my face then, just in time for him to plant his lips on mine.

Makoto.

My best friend.

Kissing me.

Right there.

In the airport.

In front of our friends.

It was the most amazing feeling. Every nerve in my body, tingling at once. Every fiber in my face turning red. Every vein in my heart working to pump more blood into me. my numb eyelids sliding closed and my stiff fingers combing through his hair. I heard soft clapping in the distance from Nagisa, probably. I broke away, gasping for air as we let our soft foreheads touch.

“I’ve missed you so much.” I choked out. And he chuckled.

“Me too, Haru-chan.”