[Rin sighs under Rei's touch, and the gesture may not be very effective as a massage, it delivers the more important message-- that Rei is there with him, encouraging and quietly loving. That's all he needs.]

Surprisingly, yeah, they did. [He is, for once, being modest about his results, both because he figured Rei already knew that much, and because it really wasn't that big of a deal, not really something to be proud about. Although he probably was more of a natural charmer, back then-- he even got a round of applause and all.] I don't know, maybe they were just trying to be nice to the transfer student. We didn't have a lot of time together, but it really was a good class...

[That brings back a different memory, the day they graduated and Rin cried louder than any of his classmates. But that's a story for another time.]

That reminds me, my message ended up next to Haru's, and Haru's, next to Makoto's. They were all in English, too, and side by side like that, they read as a different message. [He buries a muffled chuckle into Rei's hair, gives him a kiss to repay him for his affections.] I guess it was fate.