“Is that a fucking bear?” Rin asked in a hushed whisper, shocked by the silhuette visible in the far distance.
“Yes, Rin. Bears are usually found around mountains, forrests, bodies of water?” Haruka pointed out. ”Did you really think there wouldn’t be bears here?”
“Have we swam around by the waterfall with the risk of a fucking bear attacking us?!”
“I guess? They don’t really attack unless you provoke them, though.”
“You’re so ridiculous, you’re gonna get us killed,” Rin complained, voice still low as if afraid the bear was going to hear him.
“I can just communicate with it, remember?”
“Fine, then you’ll get me killed.”
“You can literally create and manipulate fire. I’m sure you will be fine.”
“I couldn’t back then!”
“Well, maybe it would’ve speeded up your process,” Haruka joked.
“Haruka!”
“Okay okay. At least you know now.” Haruka said, then started to walk away.
“Nuh-uh this conversation is not over. Are there any other large animals out here that I should be aware of?” Rin asked, still in entire disbelief of the whole situation. ”I’ve been riding around on a horse out here! Akira is roaming around here sometimes too!”
“Hmm,” Haruka hummed thoughtfully. ”There’s sometimes a mountain lion during winter.”
“Great,” Rin sarcastically said, whole dramatically throwing his hands in the air. ”We’re surrounded by dangerous animals.”
“I can hold your hand if you’re scared,” Haruka jokingly offered. ”I’ll even let you hide behind me.”
“Fuck off,” Rin said, but he didn’t sound harash or mad despite – in his own oppinion - having every right to.
“So foul-mouthed.”
“It’s your own fault.”
“I thought you said knights had manners. It seems you keep forgetting them.”
“Shut… up,” Rin sighed, though Haruka could easily hear the hint of a defeated chuckle sneaking in. Rin grabbed his face and leaned in to place a quick kiss on his lips before leaning back ever so slightly, still keeping his face close to his. “You’re so careless. You’re going to get mauled by a bear and leave me as a poor widow one of these days.”
“I highly doubt that. And you can’t be a widow,” Haruka pointed out.
“Widower then,” Rin relented.
“No I mean, we’re not married,” Haruka elaborated, making Rin blush.
“We practically are…” Rin looked away shyly.
“Yeah,” Haruka agreed, smiled contently and then leaned forward to kiss Rin. Rin was quick to reciprocate the kiss. After pulling away, they started to walk again, the bear long gone.
“Would you want to, though?” Rin asked after a moment of walking in silence.
“Hm?”
“Get married,” Rin clarified.
“Maybe?” Haruka said, clearly surprised. ”I don’t know. It all seems a little troublesome. A ceremony for a piece of documentary paper.”
“It’s more than that,” Rin insisted, looking directly into Haruka’s eyes.
Haruka was about to answer, when, as soon as he opened his mouth, Rin accidently tripped and fell forward, reflexes quickly taking over, He turned sideways mid-fall while protecting his head with his arms, preventing him from injuring himself, though the landing was quite soft against the damp ground beneath.
”Are you okay?” Haruka quickly asked, concerned. Their eyes met, Haruka’s concern meeting Rin’s surprise. He tried to stay serious, to keep up his worried expression, but upon realizing Rin was fine and admitting to himself how silly he looked down there, looking up all childishly surprised, he lost it in a fit of laughter.
Rin tried to get mad at him for laughing at his demise, but he couldn’t. He was so far gone in Haruka and his cute laugh to be able to feel anything but adoration, looking up at him with an amazed expression. If there had been a bear or any other large predator around them in that moment, not only would Rin without doubt or hesitation have pushed Haruka aside and sacrificed himself, he would’ve died very happily and content, just listening to that adorable laugh.
