Caught in the Act (A 'Free! Iwatboi Swim Club' Fanfic)

Chapter 6 - First Day Back

            “Onii-san, you fill the paperwork and everything, right?” I asked nervously. I had just received the school uniform yesterday when Aki came back with it. I was going to go tomorrow, on Wednesday. It was already September 28, making me almost five entire months late to school. Well, it wasn’t like I cared or anything, since I did learn all the lessons at home with Aki-nii, so I wasn’t really behind. If more than anything, I could be in the same grade as Haru and Mako as a second-year. But then I’d definitely be the youngest for sure. So I had left the choice up to onii-san.

            “What year am I going into, ne?” I asked. He looked up from his newspaper at me and smiled.

            “I thought you said either grade was fine,” Aki chuckled.

            “I’m just really curious,” muttering I was about to walk out of the kitchen when he held up a sheet of paper, waving it in the air. I lunged for it and scurried out of the kitchen. I glanced at the paper and felt a smile tugging my face.

            Transfer Student –

            Haruno Megumi

            Age: 16

            School: Iwatobi High

            Class: 2 – 1

            “Yes! I’m a second year!” Then a thought crossed my mind. “Hmm, I don’t even know what class Haru and Mako are in.”

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            “Ano…” I poked my head through the teachers’ lounge with Aki-nii right behind me. We probably looked weird since only our heads were exposed: his head above mine, which were both poking through the small space that I had created with the sliding door.

            All their heads swivelled towards us with shocked expressions.

            “I’m looking for…” I poked Aki’s arm behind the door and he took the hint.

            “Amakata-sensei.” Aki finished for me. The teachers all looked around searching for the teacher.

            “She probably already went to her classroom. Are uh… both of you a new student?” A male teacher stood up.  Aki pushed the door open and stopped forward, handing his hand out for a hand shake.

            “Kon'nichiwa! My little sister Haruno Megumi will be attending school for the first time today! She skipped a grade, and now is a second-year. Megumi-chan also has a heart condition, so everyone, please look after her.” Aki bowed and I followed suit. In response, the teachers all smiled and waved. I shyly waved back, uncomfortable in the new territory.

            “I’ll show you the way to class, Haruno-chan.” The same man walked towards me, shaking my hand. I smiled at him, following him out the door. Aki took his cue and left for work.

            Soon enough, we stood outside of class 2–1. Feeling more nervous than ever being at school, my hands and legs were wobbly. The nervous kind of adrenaline pumped through me.

            “Ano, Sensei? I don’t feel good.” I looked up to the teacher that had led me here. He smiled at me gently before knocking on the door and opening it.

            “Ama-sensei, your new student is here.” He gently pushed me in as I tried to resist by digging my heels into the floor.

            “You’ll be fine. Trust me! The students and teachers here are really kind,” he whispered, putting in more force behind his push. I stumbled a little bit, causing me to walking into the classroom as Ama-sensei stopped talking. Everyone’s eyes were glued on to me. Feeling my heart begin to pound irregularly, I grabbed space above my chest of the white short-sleeved button-down, which was underneath my black blazer. Be still, please. Calm down, my heart.