'Just Friends'

Rush

Teams POV.

24 minutes til 10 o'clock at night and Team was sitting up in his bed, wide awake. 15 hours until swim competition and the boy couldn't seem to shake the thought from his mind. Yet Team was 10 seconds away from pushing himself from his mattress and walking himself to the blondes room just to sleep. 

Team stared blankly at his phone, unable to form even an idea of what to do. He allowed his fingers to do the work themselves as he typed mindlessly to Manow of course.

Team: Manowww I literally can't sleep, I'm trying so hard and it won't work

He waited silently for Manow to reply, while chewing on the skin of his thumb and wiggling his foot anxiously. His body jolted excitedly once he saw her bubble in the chat. 

Manow: Oii~ Team you're gonna do amazing!! 

you just need to calm your nerves somehow, my distraction is my make-up.. obviously 

Teams lips tugged into an amused smile 

Team: Thank you, Manow. 

But I've tried literally every possible thing.. I'm so screwed 

Manow: Aishh! Don't give up now

Watch a scary movie, eat your comfort food.. uhmmm OH!! don't you have a pool? Prep for tomorrow, it'll tire you out 

Team shook his head, thinking to himself how Manow was probably so proud of herself for her idea. But it was freezing right now. But then again, he'll try anything so he doesn't have to break and go to Win's room.

Team: Mm, good idea I think I'm gonna practice and see where it goes 

Thanks Manow!! Goodnight

Manow: Ugh I always carry good ideas, it's in my blood

she gushed 

Manow: Goodnight!! You'll do great

Team let a heavy sigh fall past his lips as he thought to himself for a moment, going back and forth in his head between the pool or the 'pool-boy'. His head fell back and rested on his wall, he heaved a breath or two before the sudden urge to feel water on his skin caused him to rush to his feet. He found himself grabbing a towel and changing quickly into a pair of shorts and a shirt, he slipped some shoes on and headed down the hall and towards the elevator. For a moment he looked at the buttons and contemplated just going to Wins floor, but he pushed the thought to the back of his mind and went to the top of the building. 

He breathed deeply, tapping his finger on the metal bar in which he leaned against. Just waiting for the satisfying click of the doors opening as he arrived at the top, nobody ever went to the pool. Especially not now, in the cold, during finals. Besides Team that is. He shuffled out of the doors and went down the hall, stopping in front of the door that lead him outside to the pool. He pushed open the door and his eyes immediately flicked to the pool, the squared divot in the ground that held the clearest blue water. The slight wind caused small waves of water to splash up and onto the concrete in which it was built on. The moon caused a glint to shine in the boys eyes, sure he had a passion for swimming, a love for water, but the moon captured that essence beautifully. Even the glare of it in the water had Team in a trance, he threw the towel to a chair and creeped towards the edge, feeling the cold water on his feet already. His body shivered and his skin buzzed, goosebumps freckled his skin and the hair on his body stood. He stood there intaking the nights beauty, and the air that swarmed around him. Soon enough, he was engulfed in the beauty of the water that cradled his body. The cold.. cold water.

He splashed and he sank, letting the softness of the water swallow him whole under the watch of the moon. His arms flailed and they swished, his body glided through the water effortlessly. His arms burned and his body shivered, but he just kept going. Kept pushing himself through the hold of the water, the blanket of it on every inch of his skin. Like silk running over his body, it felt safe. Well it did. 

His mind began to buzz and his vision glazed into a fog, his body trembled as the coolness of the water bit at his skin viciously. Flashbacks. He was in the ocean this time, and he was deep down under, the small splashes of water from the wind mimicked the crashing waves in his mind. You're probably thinking Win is gonna come out of nowhere and save the day right? Well so it Team, but it's time to remind you that not every story holds a happy ending where prince charming saves the day. Team was already there and he wasn't coming back anytime soon, his body twisted and ached. He was stuck in the water, an ocean of pain surrounding him so inhumanly fast. His fingers laced through the silk, but his body was no longer moving anywhere throughout this cage he was suddenly locked in. As if he was in a room that just kept filling up so he could never get to the top, so he could never get air. He was drowning, not only in his mind, but his breath was becoming shallow as the water only got deeper outside of his vision. He was panicked and only sinking further and further, he felt the floor of the pool drop and he was now lost in the depth of this previously beautiful scene. Just when his body began to slow and his body was a hair away from giving up.. he snapped out of it. 

It was a new world, it was bright and it was warm. He pushed off of the floor of the pool as his body broke through the water surface, he flailed gasping for air. His throat burned with the knot of water caught in it, his chest heaved up and down and his body burned, it burned so bad. The water gripped at his legs as he made his way to the edge, hanging onto it and catching his breath. His grip on reality had tightened as he could barely wrap his head around what has just happened, he twisted his body swiftly and let his head fall slowly onto the concrete edge. His eyelids fell heavy as the wind swarmed around him, reminding him of his surroundings. He finally pushed himself out of the pool and wrapped the towel around his body, he shivered under the night sky. Even the clearest of blue waters, the prettiest of night skies,  and the brightest of moon light held the same rush for Team as the day he refuses to speak of. 

Even to Win.

Authors Notes

Guys- I am so excited for the upcoming Between Us series to air, I am absolutely loving the special scenes we're getting for FREEEE!! I also apologize for not updating so much, I've been so busy. But you guys can expect a few more updates on this story and even my other. 

I hope you guys enjoy, love you babes!! <3