Bonding By the Poolside - Free! Iwatobi Swim Club [Makoto Tachibana]

(C5) Just Make Yourself At Home Nagisa

School finished, and we all rushed to leave for the weekend. When I went outside, there was one boy standing on his own and staring at nothing. I walked up to him and cleared my throat, "Are you waiting for someone?" He turned around and I relaxed. "I'm waiting for Makoto and Nagisa. Hey, Ryoji, I know we aren't really close friends," ouch, "but would you like to hang out with us? It'd be nice to get to know you better." Haru didn't smile, but he sounded happy.

I agreed to hang out, so I stood with Haru outside. It was a little awkward - we had nothing to talk about. "Uh... Mizuki..." I whispered. "Excuse me?" Haru said. "Y-you can call me Mizuki..." This is so awkward. In an attempt to lighten the mood I decided to bring up sports, "Do you like sports?"

"No."

Not even swimming? Who doesn't like that?! "Swimming?" Please. For the sake of humanity.

He looked at me with his blue eyes, "Pools? You like swimming too?" YES! We have something to talk about!

"I love swimming! What's your stroke?"

"I only swim free. What about you?"

Only one stroke for me: "Backstroke! I hate getting water in my mouth when I take a breath, so--"

"Haru-chan! Mizu-chan!" Nagisa yelled and ran towards us, with Makoto walking behind. I waved to Nagisa, who ran towards me and jumped into my arms. He's like a child, and he's so adorable! I lifted him up and hugged him back with all my might, giggling with him and spinning him around. "Hehe~! Mizu-chan, you're the best!!" I laughed, "It's you're fault! You're just too cute!" I said jokingly.

Makoto and Haru stood by and watched us act like a lovey-dovey couple, not knowing how to react. I finally let go of Nagisa and walked over to Haru, "So, where are we going to go?"

"Eh?!" Makoto and Nagisa yelled; I shot a questioning look at Haru, "You didn't tell Makoto that I was coming along while I was hugging Nagisa?" He shook his head. "I thought you could pick somewhere for us to go, so I didn't say anything about you coming along. I don't know what you'd like, so you can pick for all of us." Huh... I've never had to make big decisions. Yes, this is a big decision. If I pick something they hate, then I'll never be invited out again. I know that Haru likes swimming, and I haven't been in years. "Well, what about going swimming?" I waited for their answers.

"YES!!" Nagisa screamed, hugging me again.

"I'd love to!" Makoto said with a sweet smile.

"...pool?" Haru looked at me, wide-eyed.

"Okay then! Oh, I have to go home first. Is that okay?" The boys all nodded, so we headed back to my house. Honestly, I was a bit sceptical about a group of boys coming to my house, but I don't think they're the dodgy type of boys that you hear about on the news. In fact, they are far, far from it. We went to my house and I unlocked the door, "So just wait in the living room while I get my things. I won't be long!" I ran up stairs and quickly packed: my towel, my costume, change of clothes, underwear (obviously), my phone, a hairbrush and nothing else. I was sure that I was forgetting something, but I just can't put my finger on it. I ran back downstairs and bowed in an apologetic way. "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting!" I slipped my shoes back on in a rush, "Mizu-chan? Why are you hurrying so much? You only took three minutes to get packed, which is surprisingly fast! I kinda want to explore your house a little..."

"N-Nagisa! Don't be so rude." Despite Makoto's 'efforts', Nagisa still stood up and ran upstairs, swiftly followed by me. He went straight into my room, as I expected, and stared at the posters I had hanging on my wall. "Whoa~! These are awesome! Hey, Mizu-chan," he walked over to the poster I had above my bed, "who's this guy?" I looked at him with shock, "You don't know him?! This is Yuya Matsushita! The best singer I've ever heard!" I smiled and stared at his perfect face. The song "Lonely Rain" started to play in my head.

A.N-

Yes, he is a real singer and he does sing "Lonely Rain", which is my second favourite song ever! My first? Definitely Splash Free, the ending song to Free! Iwatobi Swim Club. It's my favourite anime, and you should watch it if you haven't!

Yay, you know more about me ^^