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The Practice Date (MakoRin)

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NEW MESSAGE FROM MATSUOKA RIN
Rin:
Oi Haru, I was wondering if maybe you'd like to... Get dinner with me sometime?  7:43

Haru:
sure!  7:43
as long as I can have mackerel.  7:44

Rin:
haha! What ever you want Haru :) How about Saturday? 8:00?  7:47

Haru:
sure.  7:50

Rin:
I'll come by your place  7:52


He inhaled sharply as he read the last message.  Makoto put the phone down, not knowing what to say.  He had only been talking to Rin as a joke.  Haru's phone was just laying there unlocked, how could he resist?  And now he just made a date for Haru on Saturday.  He couldn't tell Haru, he just couldn't.  Haru's icy glare was already bad enough without making him mad.  Makoto took a deep breath, there was another reason he didn't want to tell Haru about the date.  Makoto had wished that it was him that Rin was asking on a date.  For a brief moment, Makoto had forgotten it was Haru's phone and immediately said yes.  He couldn't back out after saying that and so he made the date for Haru.  It was Rin's fault really, who asks someone out on a date in a text message?

But the date was set and he couldn't back out of it without hurting Rin or telling Haru.  This was bad.  But maybe he could still fix this.  Makoto decided to wait long enough for it to seem like Haru told him about the date and then he'd talk to Rin about it.  It was a horrible plan but he'd go through with it anyway.

Makoto:
just talked to Haru :)  8:17

Rin:
he told you about Saturday didn't he?  8:19

Makoto:
yeah
I hope you're not mad!  8:19

Rin:
I guess I'm not surprised, if he was gonna tell someone, he'd tell you  8:23


Makoto just looked at that last message, he wasn't really sure how to feel.  He couldn't figure out Rin's tone from the way he texts.  Finally, Makoto wrote:

Makoto:
are you ready for Saturday?  8:27

Rin:
well yeah.  8:30

Makoto:
are you sure?
Have you been on a date before?  8:31

Rin:
well not exactly.....  8:33

Makoto:
well then you're gonna need practice.  8:33

Rin:
practice? Are you saying that I should go on a date with someone before I see Haru Saturday?  8:35

Makoto:
exactly.  8:36

Rin:
that's crazy.  8:36

Makoto:
well it's not like it'll be serious and it's not like you have to find a stranger... 8:36

Rin:
well who would I do this with?  8:38

Makoto:
I could help you if you want...  8:38


Makoto looked at the time stamp for his last message.  He had replied too soon.  It made it obvious that he wanted to go on the date with Rin.  It made him look a little desperate.  But within seconds, Rin responded.

Rin:
fine. Since this is your idea, you can help.  8:38

Makoto:
alright then! Come by my place Friday. 8:00.  8:39

Rin:
haha! Whatever you say!  8:40


Makoto's green phone fell out of his hands.  He didn't quite believe what just happened.  Not only did he arrange a date for Rin and Haru, but he was going to go on a practice date with Rin.  How did this happen?  Despite how funny it all sounded, Makoto was definitely glad that he'd be going on a date with Rin, even if it was more of a joke.  But somehow, Makoto got the feeling that Rin would still take it seriously and that made Makoto all the happier.

As Makoto picked up his phone, Haru came back in the room.  He had used Makoto's shower after they played video games with Ren and Ran.  Haru must've seen the guilty look on Makoto's face because he asked, "What happened?"

Makoto just closed his eyes and smiled, he could feel his cheeks turning red.  "Nothing," he said lightly.


Friday afternoon and Makoto couldn't stop pacing his room.  Tonight was his practice date and he'd been nervous all day.  He kept second guessing himself thinking that he didn't really know that much about dating either.  Outside his room, he could hear Ren and Ran get ready.  His family was going out to see a movie.  They had invited him along but Makoto had just said that he had some studying to do, not wanting to reveal the reason he didn't go with them.  They'd be out all evening because Ren and Ran were going over to a friends house after the movie.  Makoto didn't really have anything to worry about, this wasn't even a real date, but he just couldn't help it.

In only 2 hours Rin would be coming.  Makoto frantically looked around the whole house, hoping that it would be presentable enough.  He went back to his room and threw his closet doors open.  He had no idea what to wear, he wanted to look good but if he looked to put together, Rin might get suspicious.  This was madness, what was he thinking suggesting Rin go on a practice date?  But it wasn't like he could just let Rin go to Haru's for a date he knows nothing about.  Makoto tried to comfort himself saying, "This was the only option.  It'll be fine, it's only a practice date."

Makoto pulled on a light green hoodie over his striped shirt and called himself ready.  He spent the rest of his time waiting and trying frantically to relax.

With the house empty, Makoto was listening to the silence echo in his mind when the doorbell rang.  He jumped up and ran to the door.  He made himself stop and take a deep breath before actually opening the door.  He opened the door as calmly as he could and there stood Rin.  He stood tall with his red hair dangling in front of his face.  He was wearing a hoodie just like Makoto's except in gray and under that Makoto could see part of a dark gray striped shirt.  Makoto had to stop at the skinny jeans Rin was wearing, he just couldn't take anymore.  As it was, Makoto had to cling to the door to keep from falling over.  Makoto's breath caught in his throat and he choked out, "Come on in."

Rin smiled and walked past Makoto and through the door.  Makoto wiped his forehead and closed the door.  This practice date was not going to be easy at all.

Rin turned to look at Makoto, saying, "Well dating expert, what am I supposed to do?"

"Expert is a bit much don't you think?" Makoto did his best to smile.  "Well just pretend that I'm Haru and-"

"I can't do that..." Rin cut off Makoto.

Makoto was confused, "Why can't you?"

Rin's face started to turn red, "You and Haru are just different people, I can't be like I would be with Haru when I'm around you..."

"Try it Rin, it's probably not as hard as you think," Makoto tried to get him to go along with it.  Part of Makoto really wanted to know what it would be like if Rin treated him like he did Haru.  He wanted to know what it felt like to be liked by Rin even once, even if it was in a joking manner.

Rin looked at Makoto for a moment before saying, "Fine.  What do we do first?"

"How about we take the entry again?  This time pretend I'm Haru and come to pick me up," Makoto closed his eyes and chuckled.

"You've gotta be kidding me," Rin shook his head as he walked back to the front door.  He mumbled as he left and closed the door behind him.

Makoto stood behind the door, waiting for Rin to knock.  After a moment, he heard Rin rasp his knuckles against the door.  Makoto smiled and counted to 10 before actually opening the door.  He smiled when he saw Rin standing there.  Then with his best impression of Haru, he said, "Hey Rin."

Rin looked like he was trying hard not to laugh.  He managed to control himself and say, "Yo Haru, ready to go?"

Straight-faced, Makoto said, "Sure."

Rin couldn't keep from laughing this time.  Makoto thought his laugh was musical, like the sound of wind chimes.  Rin looked at Makoto, "I'm sorry, it's just so funny seeing you act like Haru."

Makoto broke character to flash his signature closed-eye smile.  He tried to clear his expression again when he said, "Where are we going?"

Rin took a deep breath before saying, "There's this place we can walk to, apparently mackerel is their specialty."

Makoto turned his head to the side and said, "Good."  He hoped that it was a good Haru response.

Rin and Makoto walked away from the house and onto the road.  As they were walking, Rin's hand touched Makoto's, his fingers sliding around to hold Makoto's hand.  Makoto's breath caught in his throat.  He closed his fingers around Rin's, he was actually holding hands with Rin, he couldn't be happier. He looked down at Rin to see him smiling up at him.  Their eyes met for a moment before Rin looked away.  Makoto could see color rise in Rin's cheeks.  Looking straight ahead, Rin said, "You know the only difference is that tomorrow I won't have to look up at Haru."

All Makoto could do was try to fake a smile.  His heart plummeted.  He had let himself forget that this was a practice date for Rin and Haru.  It wasn't really Makoto that Rin was into, and he knew that but he had still gotten his hopes up at the slight touch.

They were silent for the rest of the walk.  It wasn't long until they reached the restaurant.  It was a little crowded but when they went inside, Rin had already made a reservation for two.  Makoto was impressed.  Despite Rin's grumbling, it seemed that he had done stuff to prepare, even for a practice date.  They were shown to a cozy window table and Rin even went as far as to pull Makoto's chair out for him.  Shock showed on Makoto's face but he didn't refuse.  Makoto laughed as he said, "You're so prepared Rin.  Maybe you didn't need a practice date after all."

Rin smiled, "Practice makes perfect right?"

"Right.  So do you want to move on to practicing the conversation part of the date?" Makoto smiled before going back into character as Haru.  "They have a lot of mackerel."

"Since you had specifically requested mackerel I thought this place would be good," Rin looked up into Makoto's green eyes.

Makoto's eyes widened for a moment before he turned his head, saying, "Yeah."  Every time Rin looked at him, he melted on the inside.  He wasn't sure he could take a whole night of this even if he was pretending to be like Haru.

"How's your summer going Haru?  Able to get in enough swimming?"  Rin smiled.

"Not really."  Makoto wanted to say so much more, he wanted to talk as himself.  But he kept trying to imitate what Haru would say.

"We should go swim together soon," Rin reached a hand across the table to rest on Makoto's.

Makoto wanted to immediately say that he'd do anything with Rin, he wanted to take hold of Rin's hand and never let it go.  But he just said, "Yeah."  After a moment, Makoto smiled, "I'm sorry, this is just so hard to talk like Haru.  He's so unconversational, I feel like I'm not helping you practice."

"You're doing great.  Your impersonation of Haru is spot on.  Of course you're helping," Rin curled his fingers around Makoto's hand and gave it a small squeeze.  Makoto's heart rate sped up.  He held onto Rin's hand and couldn't help smiling.

Their dinner went well and the conversation seemed to get easier.  The more they talked, the more Makoto acted like himself.  They ended up staying at the restaurant for over two hours.  The check came as the restaurant was closing and Rin immediately picked it up.  Makoto reached out, "Oh you don't have to get it."

Rin looked at Makoto, smiling deviously, "Isn't this what your date's supposed to do?"  Rin paused, a slightly more serious expression on his face, "If you'd rather think of it as repaying you for your services..."

"If you want to..."  Makoto smiled halfheartedly.  Every time Rin compared Makoto to Haru or said something that reminded Makoto that this wasn't a real date, Makoto's heart sank further.  Rin wanted to date Haru and this was just some silly practice.  That wasn't how Makoto wanted it though, he wanted to go on the real date with Rin.  And Makoto kept putting it out of his mind that Haru didn't even know about either date.  Makoto just didn't know what to do.

Soon Rin and Makoto were walking out of the restaurant.  Rin was accompanying Makoto home, like a good date should, Makoto reminded himself.  Makoto stopped at his door.  He turned to Rin, "I hope you got enough practice for tomorrow."

"Yeah, this was fun, silly, but fun..."  Rin paused for a moment then brought a hand up to caress Makoto's cheek.  Makoto stood there, eyes wide, mouth hanging slightly open.  That was when he felt Rin's lips press into his.  Makoto closed his eyes and pressed into Rin.  Makoto held the wrist of Rin's hand on his cheek.  He held on tightly because he didn't ever want Rin to go.  After a long moment, Rin broke the kiss, "Goodnight."

Rin turned to walk away and all Makoto could do was watch him go.  He didn't quite believe what just happened.  He was euphoric, savoring the feel of Rin's soft lips against his.  As he watched Rin turn the corner and disappear from view, Makoto felt something hot roll down his cheek.  Makoto wasn't the type of person to cry, but watching Rin walk away he realized that their kiss would probably never happen again.  He was just practice for Rin to date Haru, from beginning to end.  Holding hands, going to dinner, a goodnight kiss, it was all just practice for Rin's date with Haru.

Makoto went to bed early that night, not wanting to talk to his family when they got home.  Of course he'd have to face them in the morning, but right now Makoto just wanted to be alone.  He didn't have the strength to fake any more smiles and keep acting happy.  He was dying on the inside.  He thought that even one night with Rin's attention would be enough to make him happy, but he wanted more.  Maybe he was being greedy, but he couldn't change the way he felt.  He needed Rin.



Rin walked out of Samezuka and headed for Haru's house.  He found himself smiling about the funny practice date the night before.  Makoto could be so funny sometimes.  Rin wanted to think about Haru and the date he was about to take him on but he couldn't put Makoto out of his mind.  Makoto had responded so immediately to Rin holding his hand and to the kiss.  It didn't seem like Makoto was joking around even though he was the one who had suggested a practice date.  That was just it.  Makoto had been the one to suggest a practice date and he immediately offered himself to be practiced on.  Makoto was taking last night more seriously than he had thought.  Rin thought he had seen something in Makoto last night and Rin had even caught himself feeling the same way.  But here he was going to Haru's for a date...  At that moment, a thought occurred to Rin, it was strange that Haru had replied so soon.  For someone who rarely checks their phone wouldn't it have been more likely for him to reply hours if not days later?  Rin smiled, he knew exactly what happened.

He changed course and headed for Makoto's house, he had someone to surprise.  He practically ran all of the way there and stopped in front of Makoto's door.  He took a minute to catch his breath before knocking.  To Rin's luck, Makoto was the one to answer the door.  Rin smiled, "I was wondering if you wanted to go on a date?"

Makoto's mouth dropped open.  He stuttered, "But Haru..."

"I know that you wrote the texts from Haru's phone and I was wondering if you, Makoto, were free for a date toni-" Rin stopped mid-sentence, Makoto had moved his hands to hold Rin's face.

"I'd love to," Makoto whispered before leaning down to kiss Rin.  He pressed his lips hard against Rin's.  Rin hooked his arms under Makoto's and rested his hands on Makoto's shoulders.  Makoto dropped his hands to wrap around Rin's back.  Rin melted in Makoto's arms and leaned even more into him.

There was the sound of footsteps running towards them and then a gasp.  Ren and Ran both started chanting, "Onii-chan's got a boyfriend! Onii-chan's got a boyfriend!"

Makoto pulled back and looked at his siblings, his face turning a deep red.  Rin smiled, he thought it was sweet that Makoto got so embarrased.  He reached out to take Makoto's hand.  Makoto turned back to Rin, his face as red as Rin's eyes.  Rin just smiled bigger and held Makoto's hand tighter, "Makoto's boyfriend... I like the sound of that."
this idea came to me the other day and i just had to write it. Llama-Emoji-12 (Left and Right) [V1]  i don't know what, but something made me think of the spongebob episode Love That Squid where they go on a practice date and i was like that would make a great MakoRin story! (although this story almost feels more like Rinoto...) and so two days later, here it is, edited once and formatted! :D

enjoy! :D
Llama Emoji-23 (Shyness) [V1] Llama Emoji-05 (Flower Sparkles) [V1] Llama Emoji-02 (Blush) [V1] Llama Emoji-03 (Sparkles) [V1] Llama Emoji-11 (Come Here) [V1] Llama Emoji-09 (Drinking Tea) [V1] 
did i over do the llama emoticons? oh well, they're adorable! :D
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Luv-to-listen's avatar
Oh my god.
I dont even ship Makorin and im like fangirling xD