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

(C7) Swimming Time

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I enjoyed writing this so much, it's unreal XD I think Nagisa is adorable, don't you? I'm trying to make him cute, but I hope I'm not overdoing it.

Thanks to Yumi-chan, we made it to the pool in half the time it would take if we walked. On the way, we stopped by an old swimming pool that was in the middle of demolition - this is what Nagisa must have been talking about the day I met him. There was a man on a pizza delivery motorcycle who just stared at the building, and Makoto seemed to know him. Earlier, when we were in the car, the man turned his head and looked straight at us, then he moved over and tapped the window. My thoughts went a bit like this:

"We're going to get mugged. We're going to get mugged. We're going to get mugged."

But it turns out that that man was, who the boys called, 'Coach Sasabe', who taught the boys how to swim. He looks like Macklemore, just with red eyes, piercings and a goatee... and better hair.

Anyway, back to the present: we're about to going into the pool that isn't half way through being demolished. Honestly, I was a little nervous about the boys seeing me in just my bikini, but I was also excited by the idea. It'd be nice if they found me attractive, and that thought sent a tingling feeling rush into my stomach. Social anxiety won't beat me now! I won't purposely show off, and by that I mean putting on a deliberate walk like a model would, I won't draw any attention to my chest neither. I'll just be myself, 100% me, 100% confident in myself. I bet the boys don't have to worry about this kind of stuff, I know Haru has nothing to worry about. Besides, they're all gorgeous, inside and out.

I'll bet money that Nagisa has a slim, cute body, it's just being made bigger by his clothes.

I'll also bet money that Makoto has a great body. He's tall and has a good sized body, and that's with his clothes on!

But, if their bodies are too perfect, I don't think I could manage to concentrate on anything other than just staring, thus meaning that I'd be lying on the bottom of the pool and staring upwards as I slowly drown-- holy crap that went dark. I quickly changed into my favourite bikini: plain red top, plain red bikini bottoms with a white, plastic ring on the side with a ribbon on it. I think I looked pretty good, but I finally realised what I forgot - I left my swimming goggles at home. I really can't swim without them. "...I'll just watch the boys, I guess." I sighed, disappointed.

I locked my locker and wrapped my white towel around me, putting the key around my ankle and walking towards the pool. I was really quite excited, so much so that my hands trembled and I let out little, nervous laughs. I kept smiling to myself as I opened the door to the swimming pool.

I looked around at the quite busy pool, full of children and parents laughing in the shallow end and no one in the deep end. I looked for the boys and saw a small, blonde boy I knew sitting down on a bench beside the pool, "Nagisa?" I called out, the boy turned and smiled. I walked over to him and sat on the bench. "Hey, Mizu-chan. Are you okay? You're shaking..." He looked at me with big, worried eyes. Whoa, you've got a great body for such a small guy! I thought.

I thought I'd be honest: "I'm just really excited! It's been a while and--"

"Me too! I've been really excited to see how you swim! Haru-chan said you swim backstroke, just like Mako-chan! Ah! You know," he looked at the water and swung his little legs, "you and Mako-chan should race! It'd be real cool to see how you match up."

"I doubt I'd beat him in any way. But, it'd be fun to try!" I smiled and slapped my knees; Nagisa wriggled his way behind me and wrapped his arms around my shoulders, giggling loudly into my ear. I played around with him by grabbing his legs and lifting him up. We laughed and I easily gave him a piggy back when the lifeguard wasn't looking. "Mizu-chan~! You're the best!! Hehe~" I put him down after I nearly slipped, and we roared with laughter. I kept my towel on and sat on the pool's edge, kicking my legs in the water. Nagisa said he needed to see if Makoto was ready, and I thought, what about Haru? I looked around and saw no one. I went to stand up, but something grabbed my ankle before I could even move. I yelled and stiffened as a person rose above the water surface.