Acceptance: Mom!ReaderXHarukaXRin (1/2)

“Hahaha! I beat you again!” Rin cheered as he removed his goggles.

“Yeah, whatever,” Haruka mumbled. Rin noticed Haruka’s uninterested tone and suspected something.

“Oi, if I didn’t know any better, I’d say you let me win!”

“Hm,” Haruka leaned back and floated in the middle of the indoor pool he and Rin sneaked into. Rin had been itching for a race lately and he unlocked the pool at his school for Haruka and his race. The only reason Haruka agreed to it was cause he would gain access to a pool.

“Hey! Take me seriously damnit!!” Haruke didn’t say anything, just stared up at the high ceiling. Rin waded in the pool to get to Haruka, looming over him.

“Haru, you don’t seem like yourself.”

“What do you mean?”

“Usually when we race, we’re usually a stroke or two behind eachother, but I already turned around and you were still at the middle of the pool,” Rin leaned in closer to Haruka’s face, “tell me, what’s wrong.” He lightly pecked Haruka’s lips. Haruka deeply sighed, knowing the he was caught by his boyfriend of a year. He made himself upright in the pool and face Rin.

“Rin, we kinda have a problem.”

“What?”

“You see, remember that note you left me once, telling me the meeting place of our....date.” Even though both boys have been going out for a year, Haruka was still a little shy about using such terms.

“Yeah, what about it?”

“Well, my mom found the note in my pocket when she was doing laundry. . . . .”

~Flashback~

“Haruka! Could you come here for a minute!” (y/n)’s voice called from the laundry room. Haruka put down his pencil and walked to the laundry room where his mother was so diligently washing his swim shorts, knowing that he wears them like underwear. He smiled slightly at the thought of his mother, she also shared his passion for the water, but had to put that on hold for his sake. That is one of the many reasons why he cherished her so much. He entered the room and saw she was holding up one of his school pants.

“Yeah?” he asked. She held up a piece of paper and smiled slyly, “You never told me you had a girlfriend.” Haruka’s heart dropped. He had forgotten to take the note out of his pocket, knowing that his mother always looks through them before popping pants into the washer. He swallowed hard and tried to play along.

“Um . . . . I just thought it wasn’t that important.”

“Oh come on now Haruka, I was to meet this girl who’s captured my little boy’s heart.” Haruka went red from the “little boy” comment.

“Mom!!” he whined.

“Sorry sorry. But on a serious note, when can I meet this Rin. How odd, she shares the same name as your friend, then again, you guys do have girly names.” Haruka slightly narrowed his eyes at her.

“And who’s fault was it for my girly name?” (y/n) slightly sweatdropped.

“Heh, sorry, but I just simply adored the name, I’m sorry if it gave your problems.”

“No, not many anyway.”

“So, back to topic,” she held the note out to Haruka, “when can I meet your girlfriend?”

~End of Flashback~

“. . . . .  and now she knows and wants to meet you.” Rin’s face grew into his
shark- toothy grin.

“What’s the problem with that?”

“She doesn’t know that the Rin in the note is you, she thinks I have a girlfriend.”

“Oh right, my girly name.”

Haruka looked down at his reflection in the pool water.

“I feel like she’ll disown me as a son if she finds out that I’m dating a guy . . . . . . .” Rin now understood why Haruka wasn’t really himself today.

He was afraid.

He smiled understandingly and wrapped his arms around Haruka, bring him in close to him.

“Haru, your mom is an awesome woman, I’m sure she’ll still love you even after knowing you’re dating me.” Haruka sighed again.

“I don’t know Rin.”

“Hey, whatever happens,” Rin released Haruka and kissed him gently, “I’ll always love you.” Haruka blushed deeply.

“Y-yeah, same here.”

“Heh, you can’t even really say it, you’re so cute.”

“Am not!!”

~0~

“M-mom, can we talk for a moment?”

“Oh?” (y/n) looked up from the dinner she was cooking to her son who was standing in the doorway, “sure dear. What’s up?”

“Um . . . . well . . . . . I . . .” he shook his head, “nevermind, forget I said anything,” he turned to leave, but didn’t move, as if contemplating whether or not to tell his mom. He knew how much of a wonderful woman his mother was, after being abandoned by his father right when she announced she was pregnant, (y/n) did everything in her power to make sure Haruka had a good life. It was hard, being a single mom right out of college and all, but with the love and support from (y/n)’s family and friends, they pulled through. (y/n) was confused, but she knew that her son wanted to say something, he just couldn’t find the right words. She wiped her hands on her apron and approached him.

“Haruka, I can see you want to say something,” she placed a  hand on his shoulder, “as your mother, I’m always ready to hear what you have to say. I’ll always listen.” Haruka didn’t turn to face her, not willing to look him mother in the eye.

“I just . . . .” he turned around, “can I tell you when I’m ready?” (y/n) softly smiled and gave him a hug, “Of course, I’ll be right here if you need me.” Haruka hugged her back and mumbled a “thanks.”

“Now, wash up for dinner, we’re having your favorite.”

“Mackerel with pineapple?”

“Yup!”

~0~


“You chickened out!?”

“I’m sorry! I just couldn’t!!” The boys were hanging in the boys locker room at Haruka’s high school after both got out of class. The swim club members already went home, but Haruka stayed behind to spend some quality time with Rin who dropped on by after class was over at his school. Rin had to facepalm.

“Seriously Haru, it’s not that hard.”

“Easy for you to say.”

“Come on, you need to tell her sooner or later, and I highly suggest for it be sooner then later.” Haruka leaned his body over and hid his face in his hands.

“I know, but . . . . I just can’t . . . .” Rin looked at his boyfriend with worry. It was a little hard being together, only the swim club knew of their relationship, with Nagisa being with Rei, they both understood Haruka and Rin. Makoto, being the amazing friend he was, simply smiled and congratulated the two. Gou, Rin’s little sister, was shocked at first, but then commented on how good they would look together(“Especially with those mazing muscles,” she said and almost passed out from imagining). Rin then thought of something that just might help Haruka confess their relationship to his mother.

“Hey, Haru.”

“Hm?”

“How bout I come with you and we’ll tell your mom together,” he slung his arm around Haruka’s shoulder, “you wont be alone this time.”

“You’d do that?” Haruka asked, clearly surprised that Rin would do something like that for him. Rin flashed his signature smile, secretly making Haruka’s heart melt.

“I’ll be with you every step of the way,” with that, he leaned in for a kiss, to which Haruka responded to passionately.

~0~

It was a Saturday, (y/n) was enjoying a day off from work by relaxing on the couch and reading a good book. Haruka had announced that he was gonna hang with his friends for a little while about an hour ago. She smiled to herself, Haruka had always been such a reserved boy, she was overjoyed when he brought his swimming club over for the first time, after that, she made her house the spot for club meetings, always bring them snacks and drinks to accommodate their discussions. Halfway into the book, she heard the front door open.

“I’m home!” Haruka’s voice announced.

“Welcome home!” (y/n) called back, getting up to meet her son. She went to the front door and noticed her son not moving from the spot where his shoes were neatly placed. He was looking down at the ground with an unreadable expression on his face. (y/n) worried a bit. Did something happen?

“Haruka?”

“M-mom?”

“Yes?”

“Th-there’s someone I want you to meet.”

“Oh?” He turned to the half open door, “Hey, come in.” (y/n) looked to the door and saw Haruka’s best friend, Rin, enter.

“Yo Mrs. Nanase!” he greeted cheerfully. (y/n) smiled at him, “Oh Rin, it’s nice to see you,” she turned back to Haruka, “so what’s up Haruka, why’s Rin here?”

“Well, do you remember that note you found a few days ago?” (y/n) nodded, “um . . . . .” Haruka couldn’t go on, that’s when Rin found this to be his cue to enter into the conversation. He walked by Haruka and intertwined his fingers with his, making sure Haruka’s mother can see.

“I’m that Rin,” he said boldly. As he said that, Haruka’s hold on his hand tightened, anticipating the worst. (y/n) blinked once, then twice, then her eyes widened slightly. Haruka kept his head down, not wanting to see his mother when she snapped at him for ending up like this.

“Oh! How did I not see this?” Haruka’s head snapped up and saw that his mother wore an embarrassed expression with a weak smile, “I should’ve known that was Rin all along. Dear me, I must be getting old. Forgive me Rin, I thought you were a girl on that note.” Rin chuckled half-heartedly, “Aww, don’t worry about that Mrs. Nanase! You get used to it when you’ve lived as long as I have! Plus, you look pretty good for your age!”

“Heh, must’ve been all that swimming I did when I was younger.”

“So THAT’S where Haru’s obsession comes from!”

“Yeah, I also walked around with my swimwear under my clothes.”

“That explains alot!”.

“Wait!” All eyes were on Haruka, “ M-mom, you do realize that . . . . . Rin’s a guy right? And I’m dating him . . . . . .” (y/n) looked at her son in confusion, but then realized what Haruka was trying to say and smiled small at him.

“Haruka, do you think you’ll be happy with Rin?”

“Um . . . . yeah.”

“Then I’m happy for you to find someone whom you can be happy with. All I really wanted was your happiness son. It doesn’t matter whether you get it from a guy or a girl, I’m not gonna judge you for it.” Haruka’s eyes began to water, he let go of Rin’s hand and threw himself at his mother, wrapping his long arms around her small frame and burying his face in her shoulder, which took a little bit of effort since he was quite a ways taller then her. (y/n) lightly gasped from the unexpected hug, but simply put her arms around her son.

“Th-thank you . . . . . m-mom.”

“Anytime Haruka.” Rin grinned at the sight before him, knowing that there was nothing he and Haruka really had to worry about. (y/n) released her son and faced Rin, “You better take good care of my son young man, other wise I’ll show you the meaning of the phrase ‘hell hath no fury then a woman scorned’,” she said with playful malace. Rin held his hands up, palms facing her, “Don’t you worry Mrs. Nanase, he’s in good hands!”

~0~

Years passed, Both Rin and Haruka graduated and went off to train for the olympics together(well, Haruka did with much convincing from Rin). When the four years of training were over, they competed and both won gold in their event, Haruka in his freestyle and Rin in his butterfly. (y/n) was so proud of them, but after that they went and got themselves jobs as swimming instructors at their old highschools.


One day . . . . .

(y/n) was simply cleaning around her house when she heard a knock at her door.

“Wonder who it could be?” she said as she answered it. It was Rin. A little older, his hair now a little past his shoulders that he kept back in a small pony tail, but he was much more built then he was in his high school years and way taller, still wearing a black tanktop and black sweatpants.

“Yo!” he greeted. (y/n) chuckled, still the same old Rin.

“Hello there Rin, is there something I can help you with?”

“Well, there’s something I gotta tell you . . . .”

“Ok then, I’m all ears.” He looked her straight in the eyes and announced:

“I wanna marry your son . . . .”