Your Song - Rin x Musician!Reader [Part 3]

The air felt good as it brushed through your skin. Green leaves were gently falling on the dark pavements. The rustling trees made a sound that soothed your nerves.

As you walked towards where Rin was, you thought about his intentions. Rin stood by the side of the Samezuka bus. His back was leaning against the metal, his blank gaze was on the floor, and his hands were in the pockets of his pants.

"Rin." you called when you reached him.

"Hey... Ugh, I have a question. I hope you won’t mind." he replied, changing his posture to face you.

"Sure."

"What’s on your mind when you enter those competitions?"

"Huh? Ooohhhhhh. I see. I'll explain in lots of English, so get ready!"

"Okay."

“I think of winning! Every time. When my parents would enter me in contests, they told me that if I lost, they wouldn't be proud of me. So, I always did my best. When I would win, they would simply say, 'congratulations'. But, one time, they entered me into a contest where my voice is totally out of range. I lost. And, they still congratulated me. It was weird! Then, I found out that they were never there. My mom would teach music, so I understood her absence. But, my dad. He told me he doesn’t have anymore projects, and told me he watched all of my contests. But, he’s a dick. After that, I decided to just make others feel the same way when I sing. If I sing a sad song, i want them to feel the heart ache that's in the song. If it's like an angst one, i want them to relate to the angst feel. Sometimes, someone would approach me and say that they like how i projected my emotions. For some reason, my other coach told me I became better. I didn’t care about my parents anymore. I guess they were my hindrances. I became free."

"Why don't you care about winning?"

"Rin, I see why you're like this. I'll give my answer, but I think it’ll be different from your swimming peeps. In singing, an essential thing to make a song better is emotions. If I sing with only the thought of winning against a rival or something, then I wouldn’t be better than those studio edited songs. How do I compare this in swimming...? Hm..."

"I see your point. But, swimming is..."

"Moving like a fishy!" you continued excitedly.

"What!? No. It's just... I don't understand why you don’t care. Why don’t I know!?"

"Maybe you haven’t been to that part yet."

"What part?"

"You'll find out Rin. There are some things that are better left off as a surprise."

"Tch." he spat, looking away while crossing his arms. He seemed more confused than before. It made you smile that he actually had more friends. Not just Nitori and you.

"I heard there's a festival soon. Wanna go?" you brought up innocently, to change topic.

"Sure."

"You can bring your sidekick too!"

"Sidekick?"

"Nitori. The cute blue eyed one!"

"Oh. If he wants. He'll most probably follow."

The two of you talked again like you did last night. But this time, you walked around the area, your hands holding his muscular arms. Of course, Rin wasn’t still completely happy, but your presence was able to make him smile like he never did before. You didn’t bring up anything about Iwatobi or swimming since it might make his mood go down. So, this time, the both of you talked about your past.

Rin didn’t bother going inside or far away from the prefectural area, while you insisted on going to a mall. There was a small canteen just a few minutes away from the prefectural area. That's where you and Rin ate and spent the rest of the day. Unlike last night, he teased you more. There were even some sexual jokes, but you didn’t mind. It was actually funny. He was quick in turning your innocent words to dirty ones. Damn, sometimes they were annoying.

All of it was going great when the Iwatobi showed up again. Other teams were coming and going the whole day, so you didn’t notice them anymore. So, when the Iwatobi approached you, the both of you were slightly startled.

"[F/N] -chan!" Nagisa called, approaching your table with a big smile. Rin looked at the rival swim team to look for his opponent from earlier. He growled a bit when Haruka was not in sight.

"Iwatobi." you replied in a monotonous voice. You suddenly had a mysterious look in your eyes.

"Rin. [F/N]." Makoto greeted.

"Eh? Still with Rin-chan? I thought he would have sca--" Nagisa said but got cut off.

"What do you need." you said, in more of a statement form rather than a question form.

"Why are you being mean? We just wanted to say hi!"

"Hi."

"Rin, we still haven’t found Haru." Makoto said in a serious tone.

"Why should I care?" Rin replied, being cocky again. Before Makoto would reply, he walked off. No one bothered to stop him.

“Still not going after him?” Makoto asked his face full of concern.

"Since my friend has left, you may occupy the bench he was lounging on." you said, still keeping up the bored façade, and to not answer his question, since you know he knows the answer.

Makoto and his team sat on the bench across yours.

"Hey, [F/N]-chan, when did you and Rin-chan meet?" Nagisa asked like a curious little girl.

"Three days ago." you replied.

"Really? You and Rin seem close already! How did you seduce him?"

"Nagisa, I don't think that’s the right word." Rei commented.

"Rei is right, Nagisa." Makoto agreed.

"We met in Samezuka." you said, before Nagisa would ask another question. "There was a battle of the bands thing, I was practicing there, he heard me, and we became friends. I am currently [age] years old; I am currently not studying since I am weak in Japanese. I have two other siblings. One is my half-brother, and one is my unknown twin. My parents are in America, and if I don’t pass any entrance exams soon, i will be forced to go back to America to study music. Do you have more questions in mind? Oh, and my sport is tennis and badminton."

The three slowly shook their heads, feeling peculiar since you’ve answered the questions in their minds.

"Can we hear you sing, name?" Nagisa requested.

"Of course. I'd be happy to do so. I just heard an English song that has a nice tune. Didn’t memorize all, but still hope you’ll like it."

"We hope we'll understand." Makoto said, easing up my mood.

"Why do my words 
Always lose their meaning? 
What I feel, what I say 
There's such a rift between them 
He said, "I can't 
Really seem to read you." 
I just stood there 
Never know what I should do."

"I know that. Is that from the game To the Moon?" Rei asked.

"Yeah. Feels trip." you replied.

The three complimented your singing. All you did was humbly accept their words.

"Did you and Rin talk about something?" Makoto asked.

"Yes. And what we talked about is secret. Huh?" you got a text from Rin.

RIN: not to be clingy, but why don’t you go after me when i walk off?

YOU: well, you might get annoyed and make me piss off. Also, it gives you time alone to think. Just text me if you want me to see you.

"Was that Rin?" Makoto asked with a gentle smile that made you blush a little.

"Mr. Green Eyes, you have an amazing ability to read people. I like that. You should teach me how to do that! Well, gotta get going. I have to Skype with mah parents soon! Hope to see you guys again with better feels and not angry angst feels."

“Hope to see you soon, [F/N]” Makoto said, giving a small nod.

“Bye bye, [F/N]-chan!” Nagisa followed, grinning.

“Good bye, Ms. [F/N]” Rei added, adjusting his glasses.

“You guys are nice. Hope to see you again too.”

You stood up and then walked off.