[free] Sharks and Dolphins

Rin likes Japanese culture, Japanese food, and the strong traditional atmosphere of Japan, which he can't feel in Australia.

With such a mood, when Si Niao invited him to the temple fair before the county competition, he agreed without hesitation.

The temple fair venue is by the sea, and there are all kinds of traditional snacks and gadgets.Looking at the people passing by, Rin was rarely relaxed. Sure enough, only wearing a yukata would make him look like a Japanese.

"Senior Rin, do you want to eat dumplings?" Niao Niao looked at the bunches of round things in front of the stall and asked excitedly.

"If you want to eat, go buy it, don't bring it to me." Rin stroked Bibird's soft hair, showing a rare smile.

"Okay, then I'll come back to you later." Like a child, Niao Niao ran to the stall where she bought dumplings, holding her wallet.

What a world of foodies!

Rin found a place where there were not many people, lay down and looked at the distant sky, full of stars.

"Boom! Boom!"

In the distance, fireworks bloomed, illuminating the night and reflecting brightly on the sea.

In the entrance, there were two children gesturing at the swimming position and chattering about it. Rather than calling it the swimming position, it would be more appropriate to call it a dog pawing.

After a while, two more children came over with water balloons.

One of the little bald men said in a rough voice: "Look, a big blue-eyed brother gave it to me just now. There are four of us, one for each of us!"

"Really?" A child leaned over, took the water balloon carefully, and rolled his eyes with a smile.

"Hmph, don't think I'll give it to you for nothing!" The little bald head put his hands on his hips, pretending to be stern and said, "Next time I will win No.1 in the Yanyuan Elementary School Swimming Relay!"

"Row!"

"Win the relay No.1!"

Hearing this, Rin stood up from the cool stone slab and walked straight to Iwatobi Elementary School.

"Senior Rin, where are you going? There will be no stalls if you go further over there." It happened that Bi Niao had just finished eating dumplings and came to look for him.

Rin strode forward without looking back: "Go back by yourself first!"

"Rin...Senior Rin..." Si Niao called weakly, but still didn't follow.

Why does he feel that Senior Rin's back is so lonely now?It seems very sad, but wasn't it just fine?Forget it, couldn't figure out why, Niao Niao turned around and continued to invest in things, maybe he would eat two more dumplings, and the senior would come back.

Rock kite elementary school swimming pool.

The cherry blossoms on the edge of the pond have long withered, leaving a green tree, showing the vitality of life.

Looking at the water in the pool, he thought of the previous game.That was the best and happiest time he had ever swam.The young man who was eager to try, the noisy sound of cheering, the sound of splashing water, and the sound of his heart beating because of nervousness.At that time, he knew that swimming with everyone was the happiest thing in his life.

The cool sea breeze blew by in the midsummer night, blowing away the sweet dreams of childhood.It's gone now, he threw it away with his own hands.In order to move forward, he even left behind the scenery he valued most.

*****

"What? I wasn't assigned to the relay team?" Rin's eyes widened in disbelief.

"You just joined the club, practice more." The orange-haired Miko Shiba Kiyojuro said.

"Why? I'm not strong enough?" Rin frowned.

"No. We all saw clearly your performance in the individual [-]-meter freestyle." Yu Zichai shook his head.

"Why is that? Minister, you should know how much I want to participate in this relay race!" The relay race is an opportunity for him to compete with Haruka and the others, and he must go!

"No reason, I have seen your results, it's just that the time has not come, practice hard!" Miko Chai patted Rin on the shoulder a few times, and then rushed to find other teammates.

Miko Chai was walking on the road, he didn't want to miss Matsuoka Rin, this new student was very strong.But this time, the participants in the relay are all in the third grade. They will retire after swimming this time, and their grades are not bad. As the minister, he must fulfill one of their wishes.I hope this junior can think clearly.

Looking at Mikoshiba's back, Rin kicked the trash can next to him angrily.

"Bang!" The stainless steel trash can fell to the ground, making a loud noise.

Why can't he participate!

He wants to swim with his teammates!He wants to run a relay race!

He didn't feel this way during his years in Australia. It's true that foreigners value teamwork, but they also value privacy.Although winning the game, the team can win, but there is no excitement and excitement of winning the game in memory.When he came back this time, he joined the strong swimming school in the county just to experience this feeling.

At night, he dreamed again. In the dream, there was a warm and long summer, a long coastline, and a flower bed designed by them. He was participating in a relay race and running home.

In the dream, someone asked him why he likes relay races so much?

As if going back to that time again, the young Makoto asked him: "Why are you so obsessed with the relay race?"

I remember that he didn't say it at the beginning, but this time in the dream, he actually said it.

"My dad once won the relay championship in the sixth grade of elementary school, and I also want to follow his path, so I believe you are the best team that can make me go further."

Waking up from the dream, the former partner is no longer there, and the crescent moon outside the window exudes a clear light.

"If you are willing to swim together, I will let you see the scenery you have never seen before." This is his promise to Yao at the beginning, Yao, I wonder if you have seen it?

If you see it, keep watching for me, Rin closes your eyes, if so, I can continue to pursue the ranking you disdain.

At this time, Rin has gradually realized that what he and Haruka are pursuing are already different.

*****

A week before the county competition, when Rin came out of the swimming pool, he did not expect to meet the man with glasses.

The man with glasses yelled at him arrogantly: "I have two questions for you."

Rin raised his eyelids and glanced at him, silent.

The opponent directly pushed him into the corner: "Why did you suddenly propose to participate in the relay race?"

Rin hated other people treating him like this, so he just said coldly, "You don't need to know."

But the man with glasses didn't give up, and said to him: "Then let me answer for you, you want to break through Yao, you want to win him."

so what?Rin lowered her eyelids and said without a trace of emotion: "It has nothing to do with him, I'm just pursuing a higher goal."

The man with glasses seemed to accept his statement, and continued: "Then let me change the subject, what's your opinion on Yao?"

Matsuoka Rin put his hands in his pockets, and he didn't even have the strength to raise his eyelids. There was no need to tell this outsider his feelings for Haruka.

"You always had a smile on your face, and you were so happy with them. I believe you know the joy of a relay race best. But what have you experienced now?"

Rin said coldly, "This has nothing to do with you."

"It has something to do with me! Because I am the victim!" The man with glasses yelled, as if he was unwilling, and vented all his negative emotions on him, "But everyone talks about you no matter what, no matter what Everything you say is harsh, are you annoying! Where did you put me!"

Rin didn't speak, how could he not be a victim?The man in glasses in front of him was not by Haruka's side all the time, and it became so difficult for him to get close.

The man with glasses hadn't decided to let him go, so he vomited bitterly: "Why did you suddenly come out to swim the relay race again? You even beat Senior Yao! When he was in junior high school, he gave up swimming because of you, what else do you want to do!!"

Wait, Haruka gave up swimming for him?

Rin's lazy eyes became sharp, and he grabbed the man with glasses by the collar: "You said Haruka gave up swimming because of me?"

"That's right, after you lost to him in junior high school, you cried and said you would never swim again. Haruka thought he beat you, so it was useless to give up."

Rin let go of the glasses man's collar and leaned heavily against the wall.

"You go!"

"what?"

"Haww, wow, are you annoying?" Rin pushed away the man with glasses standing in front of him, "Your name is Ryuzaki, right? I told you to go! I want to be their team member! Walk with them! Win the game, Let your name appear in their topics instead of mine!"

Ryuzaki looked at him in disbelief, his face was full of shock, and he murmured: "Why?"

Rin turned and left without telling him the answer.

Because I'm sorry Haruka.

*****

The day before the county competition, the beach path outside the hotel, night.

"Yao?" Looking at this figure, his eyes hurt for a moment.Is it rare for Makoto not to be with him?

"Rin?" The blue-haired boy was also a little surprised, and looked up at him in surprise.Looking over from Rin, I could just see the street lights reflected in Haruka's deep blue eyes, like the blue sky full of stars above their heads.

Rin cleared his throat and said hesitantly, "Let's talk."

Yao nodded: "Ah, okay."

They said they wanted to talk, but the two big men walked a long way along the path by the sea, and still no one could speak first.

There was the sound of crashing waves in his ears, and the hair of Haruka beside him was blown to pieces by the sea breeze. Rin had never felt so relaxed, as if this road could never reach the end.

Rin looked sideways at Haruka, and said slowly, "Actually, after I lost to you in junior high, I wasn't angry."

"Ah?" Yao turned his head, his face shattered successfully, "But your performance at that time..."

"Idiot, I wasn't angry with you back then." Rin reached out and rubbed the head of the idiot Haruka, Rin's jerky reaction made him laugh, "I'm angry that I'm useless, my training in Australia was not satisfactory, just I was embarrassed to cry to you at the beginning, so I took such an extreme method."

Yao showed a suddenly realized expression: "So you want to cry to me."

"Get lost, you're the one crying." Rin reached out and pulled Yao's neck, and began to ravage it unceremoniously.

"Hey, let me go." Yao stretched out his hand to break his hand, but he didn't have enough strength, so he was stuck there firmly.

Rin grinned evilly, lowered his head, and said in a deep voice, "Call brother to listen."

The shark's teeth were almost a centimeter away from touching the opponent's ear, and the moist breath sprayed on the sensitive skin around the blue-haired boy's ear, causing the person in his arms to tremble slightly.

"Get out!" Haruka blushed, but she didn't break free from Rin's grip.

"Really not barking?" Rin's voice was low and hoarse, looking at the boy's fair and slender neck, he swallowed impatiently, and said half-threateningly and half-temptingly, "If you don't bark, I can't guarantee that I will." What happened."

"...Brother." Yao's voice was so small that it almost blended with the sound of ocean waves.

"What, I didn't hear." Rin deliberately embarrassed him, yelling loudly.

"I said—" Haruka took a deep breath, and then pushed Rin to the ground who was distracted!

"You bastard!"

"Hahaha!" Seeing Haruka's exasperated look, Rin laughed uncontrollably.

"Is it funny to tease me like this?" Haruka straightened her tousled hair, looking at Rin who was lying on the ground laughing out of shape.

"Hahaha, why isn't it funny? It's fun to tease you." At the end of the laugh, Rin even pulled Haruka who was standing aside, and they lay on the grass laughing together. Haruka was about to get up angrily, but was held back by Rin.Rin restrained his smile, pointed at the stars above his head, and raised his head, but he didn't insist anymore.

The night sky is like a black cloth smeared with white spots, and as far as the eye can see, there are densely packed stars.There are still so many bright stars in the universe, so how many planets like the earth are there in the star system?Is there life on their planet?

When Rin thought of this, he suddenly realized how precious the encounter between him and Haruka was.

He turned his face and looked at Haruka beside him, with delicate eyebrows and blue pupils, how long has it been since the two of them have such a fight together?

In fact, it wasn't intentional to bully Yao, but he couldn't think of any other way to apologize. All he could think of was to have a fight with Yao, or a fight between the two of them. After that, brothers would still be brothers.

"Haruka, I returned to Japan in the first year of junior high school. It was after I competed with you that I came up with the idea of ​​swimming again." So don't worry about it.

"Yeah," Yao replied, "I see."

Rin asked dawdly, "One more thing."

"You said."

Rin turned around and turned her face to Haruka: "What do you think of Makoto?"

"Ah?" He didn't expect him to ask this, Yao's pupils were absent-minded for a moment, as if he was going to evade the question and said, "That's it, what else can there be?"

"Don't give me perfunctory, I want to listen to your truth." Rin turned away from Yao's face, looking into his eyes and said.

"No... I just feel that I would be very uncomfortable without him. People who have been together since childhood, how can they have so many strange opinions." Yao turned away, blushing rarely.

"What about me?" Rin leaned over, almost breathlessly asked, "What do you think of me?"

This question is much simpler, and Yao breathed a sigh of relief: "Friend, no matter what happens, I will treat you as my friend!"

From Haruka's reaction, Rin almost already knew the answer.

Actually, Haruka also likes Makoto, right?

I don't know who said that the love of each other is not worth the companionship of the unknown.

The two looked up for a long time, not only who said that there will be a match tomorrow, but then suddenly realized, and got up resentfully.

"Haruka, come on for tomorrow's game."

"You too."

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