shishi gets rejected

pedagogue

"I'm just gonna teach you the basics." Haruka had led shishi over to the edge of the pool where a few steps were.

shishi nodded. she was thrilled to receive swimming lessons from the Haruka Nanase

he climbed into the water and turned towards shishi 

"You know how to float?"

a moment of silence.

a moment of silence for Haruka, for he didn't yet know he was dealing with the biggest dunce of the century.

"uh...yeah?"

"Okay." 

he stood there

waiting for shishi to venture into the darn pool

shishi was alright with the situation now

in fact she was loving it

she was just staring at Haruka

not expecting anything.

Haruka glared at her, confused.

she snapped out of her trance and climbed into the pool

by "climbed" i mean shishi got on her hands and knees and crept near the stairs until she was on them

she sat there, patiently awaiting instruction.

Haruka glared once again.

"what"

"Come into the pool."

"im in the pool"

"You're on the steps."

"what..."

"ohhh"

she trudged towards Haruka, struggling to keep her head above water.

"Float."

"ah yes"

now, shishi knew that "floating" was the most basic step in swimming

she knew that.

but she wasn't really sure how to do it

well she did because she assumed it was just like placing something moderately heavy in a body of water, it floats.

as if it just happens automatically

so it would be the same for humans, it should be?

shishi was not floating. 

she was obliviously treading water through

props to her for that.

Haruka sighed and maneuvered shishi, using the anti-gravity-like physics of water to his advantage.

shishi was now haphazardly floating while underneath her Haruka's arms kept her from ruining her form and sinking

her form was very bad regardless, but she was floating!

"omg am i possessed" 

"No."

hmm

well

actually

maybe possessed by the spirit of all that is stupid.

"You know how to tread water?"

"what"

"The thing you were just doing."

"maybe im a genius"

cue laugh track.

"I'm gonna remove my hands at the count of 3."

shishi's whipped her head towards him in fear

"WHAT DID I SAY SOEMTHIGN WRONG/"

well yes shishi but no, he's just teaching you how to swim.

"1..."

"OH MY GOD"

"2..."

"PLAESE :anguished:"

"3."

Haruka swiftly retracted his arms and as his arms fell back, so did shishi.

shishi screamed, but thank god she was cut off and muffled as the water swallowed her

Haruka, vexed 

lifted her back up.

he didn't say anything.

he brought her back over to the stairs, she sat down. 

he swam away and began performing laps at the farther end of the pool.

shishi sat in despair.

she sat with her legs crossed and her head resting in her palms, refusing to look at Haruka

because it felt like she couldn't.

she hadn't even confessed yet but she already felt rejected?

darn, this isn't even a rejection speedrun because I'm pretty sure Giyuu rejected her way faster

sigh

her face buried and her voice as damp as she was, she muttered

"can we try that again?"

the sounds of splashing continued

he was still doing laps.

haha, what'd you expect? your voice is so suppressed, how could he hear you 

in a attempt to crank her volume up a notch, shishi lifted her head and yelled

"CAN WE TRY THAT AGAIN, HARUKA"

the splashing stopped

that got his attention.