Little Mermaid (Free! X Reader)

Ch.20: The Missing Case of Rei & Y/N!

"What do you mean Rei and Y/N aren't here?!" Coach Sasabe practically shouted as he stared at the three males.

"Oh! Uh...I think I gave Rei a spoiled ice cream, and N/N went to check on him!" Nagisa smiled innocently.

"Huh? Why would you give someone spoiled ice cream?" Gou asked.

"And I don't think ice cream can spoil." Sasabe narrowed his eyes.

"Then maybe mackrel?" Gou questioned, glancing at Haru.

"Don't look at me, I didn't give him anything." Haru declined. "Plus, I didn't know Y/N knew where he lived." He added.

"Well, we'll just have to carry on practice without them. Geez, and so close to regionals." Sasabe sighed.

I hope they're not doing what I think they're doing... Nagisa frowned as they group walked to their own swimming lanes.

-10 hours ago-

"Tako...kun?" Tiredly rubbing at her eyes, the (H/C) tiredly glanced at the person who stood on the other side of the door that she had opened, thinking that it were Makoto getting her up early so that herself and Haru could get to class on time.

"Will you help me?" The glasses wearing male asked, staring down at the female seriously.

As if figuring out the serious atmosphere, even in her sleepy state, Y/N blinked a couple of times, before staring at him curiously.

"Of course. What do you need?" She asked.

"Will you come with me to Samezuka to confront Rin? You're done with feeling like an outsider too, right?"

-3 hours ago-

After taking their regular classes, the two had snuck out of the school before Nagisa could notice, and they made their way to the train station to get to Samezuka.

"Are you sure that this is a good idea?" Y/N questioned in a soft barely-audible tone, since there were some people on the platform.

"If you're having second thoughts, I would not blame you, nor get angry at you if you want to return to the others." Rei told her, pushing the lens up the ridge of his nose.

"I'm fine." Y/N shook her head, before grabbing his hand. "I want to be here for you." She insisted, smiling at him.

Rei's cheeks heated up, as they did when she did such cute and innocent things around him, and he glanced away from her out of embarrassment. "Thank you, Y/-"

"Just please don't make a fool of yourself. As I do have to compete as well, and I will never forgive you if you make me look like an idiot." The female stated, causing the male's eye to twitch.

"Exactly who do you think I am? I would never make a fool of myself." He stated, a bit frazzled at her comment.

Nagisa, he could see, but himself? Was she serious?!

"Uh-huh." The secret mermaid deadpanned as she stared at the male.

"Don't give me that sort of expression!" Blushing more, more so out of embarrassment than being simply flustered, Rei attempted to pull his hand out of the female's grip, before freezing up completely as he heard an elderly woman laugh and comment to her granddaughter about how the two looked like a cute couple. Now, he was flustered.

Y/N, oblivious to the elder's comment, pouted as Rin took his hand out of her own and stuffed them into his pocket. She wasn't able to make a comment, though, as their train finally came.