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3 days more until regional tournament and now, they were on their way to the city to buy a new swimsuit for Rei. Said, the reason why he can't swim was the speedo he was using. It's not streamlined for his body and Jun couldn't see the logic behind it. But she didn't really mind. She could buy a new swimsuit for herself as well.
Jun was wearing a black blouse tucked in inside her dark brown pants and Kou did gasp dramatically, asking her if the clothes she was wearing were made by a famous fashion designer. Jun only nodded and the others didn't know that her family was that rich since her father was only a principal. The girl quickly changed the topic and noted that they had reached.
Jun headed to women's section but stopped herself when she saw Haru was holding two swimsuits. She made face as he was literally holding the same swimsuits from his usual. And he tried it. "Isn't it the same?" She raised an eyebrow and Haru shook his head. He liked the way that one fit him better and he had rose color on his cheeks. And he smiled.
"Okay? Nice for you?" Jun made a weird face and left the boys to find one for herself. She did notice three men wearing black tuxedos behind her. A sigh escaped her lips and she decided to ignore it. A black one caught her eyes and she nodded her head in approval of her choice. It's a one piece swimsuit and the stomach part was see through.
"Fancy meeting you here. Gonna try that for me?"
She turned around and her palm touched his chest as he was cornering her. Her eyes playfully narrowed at his pointy teeth. "Hello, Rin. I was at first but then no." Nodding her head, Jun moved her hand and Rin took the chance to grab her wrist. He gave her a smirk, tilting his head aside, saying he wanted to see her in that while kissing her wrist.
Jun caught those three men stiffened a little when Rin leaned close to her. She sighed. She didn't really want to start a ruckus there. "What's up with you being all touchy today?" She took a step back to make sure there's a gap between them. He shrugged his shoulders, still holding her hand and Jun cautiously looked around hoping he won't do anything careless.
"You haven't visited Samezuka for days now and I am worried about you."
Jun nodded. "I'm sorry. Things have been busy lately, wait don't tell me you're missing me?" Her smirk matched his and Rin widened his eyes.
"Pfft, of course not–" His cheeks began to match his hair and Jun clicked her tongue, standing on her toes to get closer to him. His eyes snapped to her lips and he swallowed hard at their closeness, he could smell her perfume and wonder if that had became his new favorite scent. Absolutely yes, he nodded to himself. He felt her placing her hands on his chest and Jun whispered something in his ears.
Then, maybe you could call or text me?
"Rin."
Jun pulled away and looked on her right, cursing at herself for not realizing his presence sooner. Rin turned his head to his childhood friend who was clenching his fists and looking so stoic as ever. "Haru." His voice sounded harsh and cold, completely different than the way he talked to her earlier and Jun just realized how cliche it was as she was standing in between just like any triangle love drama.
Rin straightened his back, keeping his eyes on Haru. "I wanted to talk to you. Come with me." Haru didn't say a thing and just followed after him but not after glancing at her with some kind of emotions swirling inside of those ocean eyes. Jun was left staring at both of them and she couldn't help but feel there's something bad going on between them. She shivered a little, remembering the thick tension earlier. It was scary.
Jun inhaled sharply and decided to give the new swimsuit a try. The size was just right as the fabric hugged her body perfectly. And, she heard Makoto calling her name from outside. The girl stuck her head and asked him what was wrong. Makoto rubbed the back of his head, a habit he always did when he's around her as she was an observer. He grinned sheepishly. "I thought I lost you since you are new here."
"I was trying my new swimsuit." Jun assured him and pushed the curtain to show him her new swimsuit. "What do you think?"
Makoto quickly covered his nose as she was wearing a very revealing swimsuit though it didn't make any sense. It was a swimsuit? His face was red like tomatoes and he tried his hardest to keep his eyes locked on her face but he just kept lowering his eyes. "You–look great–yeah–" Jun furrowed her eyebrow and looked down, asking him if she should get another more revealing one.
"No! It's fine–It suits you–"
"Wahh, Jun-chan! You look beautiful!"
"Jun-senpai! You are perfectly beautiful!"
Meanwhile with those two boys, the tension between them was still heavy and thick maybe even more. Rin had slammed Haru against the fence, talking about the race before. And Haru told him to make a promise, even if he lost, Rin won't ever say he's going to quit. Rin pushed him away and yanked his arm from his grasp. "This time, I'll make it clear how different you and I are."
"What do you mean?" Haru took a step back and looked at him with his usual stoic face, did not like where was that going. And he did not like the way Rin held Jun's hand earlier. It was enough with Makoto getting close to her and now Rin too? He did not know when did he start to feel this anger and jealousy in his heart. In fact, he hadn't felt this before but now it all changed after she came here.
Rin set his jaw. "Stay away from Jun."
"I don't think you should make decisions for her."
"And I don't think you are good enough for her." Rin let out a tch and looked away from him, clenching his fists as he was thinking of both of them met each other a lot. He didn't expect to meet Jun again in Japan since she lived in Australia and perhaps it was already fated. He couldn't tell her his true feelings back then and now he won't let another get her. Not Haru. "Just stay away from her, Haru."
Haru glared at him. "I'm not backing down just because you tell me to. I can do anything I want to and you can't stop me. Jun is her own person and you can't force her for your own needs."
"Then, it's a race." Rin told him simply.
The ocean blue eyed guy inhaled deeply. "Fine. Don't cry if you lose. Don't embarrass yourself–"
"I'm not a little damn kid anymore!" Rin rushed forward to punch him on the face but Haru grabbed his hand and shoved him away. Rin breathed heavily, snapping his head to him. "She is important to me and I won't lose her. Try to build some muscle before the prefectural tournament. We will settle things there." He pushed his hands in his pockets and bumped purposely into Haru's shoulder to knock him down.
"See you at the tournament."
Haru just stood there and watched his back disappeared in time, still not over how intimate Rin and Jun were earlier. He looked down on the ground, staring blankly as if the surface gained his interest like water. He wasn't very sure if he like Jun or not but one thing he already confirmed. Haru raised his head and nodded to himself. "I am infatuated with her and I want to get to know her more."
Litte did he know, there's was someone else hiding at the corner in curiosity and they heard him loud and clear.
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"Swimming cap, check. Prescription goggles, check. Not a speedo, check."
Jun released a sigh at Rei who was dramatically prepared for his first swim but then, that was Rei she was talking about. He did look like a world-class swimmer like that and he ruined it after a perfect entry angle. Still, he was sinking. Everyone slumped their shoulders and Jun moved her attention to Haru who jumped in and swam to Rei.
She placed her knuckles under her chin as she hugged her knees. A small smile made its way to her lips once she heard Haru telling Rei that he was going to teach him swam. But he can only teach him free, and so, that's how their day was spent. Seeing Haru was too focused on teaching Rei, she began to feel something in her heart. And she could see he was passionate about it.
Her heart was undeniably beating fast for him. Deciding it wasn't the right time to think about it, Jun jumped into the water and practiced her swimming. Even after Haru taught him, Rei still couldn't swim and the boy seemed to very affected about it. And she did have something in her mind but she didn't really know if it's the best idea at the moment. Maybe not yet.
"Jun-chan! You're not going home yet?"
She shook her head and looked at Rei who was crouching down staring at a butterfly. He looked so lost like a little kid so, she thought, maybe it's finally her turn to help him. "Rei, come here." She called the guy and he was blushing like a madman once he looked at her. Jun looked so beautiful in the pool, especially when the dusk reflected her wet hair.
"Jun-senpai, you're still here?"
"Get in. I'll help you."
"No work, Jun-senpai. I can't swim."
The girl sighed and pulled his leg to get him in the water. Rei let out a girlish yelp and shivered when the cold water touched his body. "Now, just relaxed your body. Don't worry, I won't let you go." She assured him once he started to get panic but then, decided to just go with it. Jun held his arms and guided him to do the stroke. Rei was really quick to catch it and she put a hand under his stomach to help him float.
"Good, just like that."
And so, they spent times together practicing their swimming. She was sure that everyone will be impressed of him tomorrow, no doubt. Well, she guessed everything worked out in the end and Rei had said something to her yesterday about Haru. He said that he was not free for some reasons and Jun couldn't help but get worried about him. Was he alright?
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"I don't like this." Jun picked up the yellow shirt and scrunched her nose at the weird position of Iwatobi mascot. Nagisa whined and told her since she was against putting it on their uniforms, he made it a secret Iwatobi version. The girl gritted her teeth and flicked him on the forehead, saying it was weird and not beautiful at all.
She pushed his face as he was literally on her face. Jun felt like he was her annoying little brothet but if Nagisa really was, then maybe he will favor him because he was cute. Makoto smiled awkwardly and clapped his hands to gain their attention. "Before we begin practice, let's review the events we'll be entering at prefectural. I'll be swimming the 100m and 200m backstroke. What about you, Nagisa?"
The blond boy grinned. "I'm swimming breast! I'm thinking of both the 100m and 200m."
"Haru?"
As expected, he answered free. Makoto shouldn't have bother to ask him. And Rei will swim butterfly. The president of the club looked at the only girl in the swimming team with a soft smile. Jun was impressed of his ability to keep smiling for a whole day. Just how much sweetness did he have? And he still messed her name up, sometimes he still called her Samezuka-san. Cute.
Jun stretched a little bit. "Individual medley, 100m breast and 200m breast."
"Wait, you're participating IM?" Nagisa grabbed her hands and spun her around like a happy kid. Jun could feel her head spinning and he was stopped by Haru. The ocean blue eyed guy caught her waist and Makoto looked away from them once he noticed Haru's eyes. They were different. They held so much emotions that Makoto had never seen before because of a girl.
Makoto cleared his throat. "Anyway, it has been a while since we have competed, so stamina will be an issue. I recommend sticking to short distances." Now, they had their lineup for individual events and he mentioned about relay. Jun raised an eyebrow when she saw Haru's face had changed a little bit. Looked like there was history behind it.
Then, came Kou who suddenly screamed and shoved a poster to their faces. Iwatobi High School Swim Club Summer Training Camp from Hell on a deserted island. Nagisa hadn't stopped blinking his eyes with flowers all over him. The old swim club used to swim long distances in the ocean from one deserted island to the next.
Jun slapped her forehead. "Such a nuisance." Kou and Nagisa really wanted to hold a training camp there and truthfully, she wasn't very sure about that. In her whole life, she had never joined a camp, let a much training camp which sounded a little extreme to swim almost one kilometer from one island to another. And she did sense a little hesitation in Makoto's voice.
Then, it was settled.
But Ama-sensei spoiled the fun by saying their club didn't have the money for that. And again with her wise words. The team walked home together and bought ice creams on their way. Jun got herself blueberry and she chuckled a little at the resemblance of the color. It looked like Haru's eyes. She licked the top and looked at both Makoto and Haru since they were on her sides.
They got mint flavor and Jun creased her forehead. She wasn't really fond of the flavor since it tasted like toothpaste. Makoto looked at her licking her ice cream with a certain face and Jun asked him if he wanted to try. The guy quickly shook his head frantically and his cheeks were red. She held out to him. "Here, try it. It's delicious."
Haru stopped walking and looked at his ice cream, then raised his head to look at Makoto who was clearly blushing. The taller guy gulped and open his mouth to have a taste of her ice cream, ignoring the others' looks. Kou and Nagisa were looking at each other with evil grins on their faces and Rei didn't want to trouble himself to find out what were they thinking. And Haru, he was glaring at his ice cream.
Makoto closed his eyes as their faces were close to each other. "Yummy." He backed away quickly and put his hand on his face to cover his red cheeks. The others snickered, leaving him thinking about the indirect kiss. Now, blueberry might be his favourite flavor. Jun shrugged and shifted her eyes to Haru, who was still holding his ice cream. And it was melting on his fingers.
His head snapped to her. "Jun. Try." He shoved his ice cream to her face and Jun made a weird face. Seeing he was so persistent and his ice cream was melting, Jun decided to do as he told. She sucked a little bit and cringed to herself at the aftertaste, smiling at him while giving him a thumbs up. Haru nodded robotically and everyone watched those three dumbfounded.
A car honk interrupted them and Jun swiftly turned around only to see a black limo parked on the roadside. A guy in his late twenties came out and Jun pressed her lips together. He bowed to her, causing everybody wondered who was Jun actually. The girl felt a tick appeared on her head and calmly looked at her friends. "My ride is here. So, I'll see you guys tomorrow?"
She gave them a wave and ran to the limo. The unknown guy opened the door for her and Nagisa sighed to himself. "Man, if only we are rich like Jun-chan. Then, we could hold the training camp." The rest nodded their heads and Makoto just got an idea to hold a camp without needing money. He brought them to his house and took out all of the stuff his family had been using for camping.
And he had it all.
"Could you do me favor?" Jun raised her head from her phone once she settled down at the dining table. Zen Samezuka eagerly snapped his head to her and asked her what was she asking for. Said, he will get her anything she wanted. She just had to say the words. She made a disgusting face at the stars radiated from his aura.
She placed her phone on the table and let the servants served the food. "I need a boat, not a cruise, just a normal boat. A NORMAL BOAT!" She should be cautious about her father since he tended to exaggerate small things. Last time, she told him she wanted to eat a strawberry cake and he bought the whole bakery. She didn't want him to reveal their real identities.
Zen Samezuka brightened and quickly demanded one of those black tux men to get him a boat immediately. "Get a boat just like she said! I promise you it will be perfect! But what are you doing with that?" His eyes lit up and Jun gulped at his clingy behavior. She told him about the training camp at the deserted island and flashed him her dark glare once he started to say no.
The grown-up man pouted his lips and sank to his chair, playing with his fork and spoon. "Papa is only worried about you." Jun rolled her eyes and stabbed the steak with her fork, making him jumped out his chair at her aggressiveness. Sometimes, she wondered who was the real adult there but she loved him nevertheless, though she won't tell him that.
Iwatobi Mascot's Lovers!
Lemonandstrawberry:
Jun-chan! We got the equipments! Now, we onlu nees a boar! T_T
18.18
*only need a boar
18.19
*boat
18.19
Leave it to me.
18.30
It'sKounotGou:
Eh? What do you mean Jun-senpai?
18.30
I'll get the boat.
18.30
Reitheperfection:
Really?
18.31
Mommakoto:
Wah, great!
18.31
Onlyswimfree:
Nagisa, work your typing.
18.32
And cool.
18.32
"Thank you." Jun dropped her phone and smiled at him. At least, she could do that to make them happy. Her father literally slammed his fork and knife and lit up, nodding his head vigorously.
He cleared his throat to look calm and composed. "Anytime, princess." Then, tears started to stream down. "Oh my goodness, it's happening, my princess is smiling at me! And she even thanks me! Oh my God!"
"Don't push your luck and don't call me princess."
"Junnie?"
"God, stop!"
13/7/20
#teamMakoto? #teamHaru? #teamRin?