Swimmer's Spirit (Free! Various X F! Reader)

Part 11: Rei's Being Sneaky

[Name]'s POV

"WE GET TO SWIM!!!!" I exclaim and everyone around the pool looks at me. "Well someone's excited!" Coach Sasabe laughs heartily and rests a hand on my shoulder. "Of course I am! I get to swim," I grin receiving amused looks from the guys. "Then head to the pool, you're up next for the 50-meter backstroke," the blonde coach shoves me forward and I stumble. Someone grabs my arms and steadies me "[Name]!" Momotaro exclaims and I grin. "Momo!" I shout matching his excitement. "Are you swimming in this race?" he grins with a blush and I nod my head.

"Then I guess we'll just have to see who's better at backstroke," he laughs and we jump into the pool along with a few other swimmers. "I guess we will," I smirk while grabbing onto the metal bar underneath the starting block. "Take your mark," the announcer says and we hoist ourselves slightly above water. A beep goes off and I dive backwards into the pool. Momo and I look at each other underwater and he grins before resurfacing. 'Oh Momo lets see if you can beat me' I mentally chuckle before coming back up above water and propelling my arms one at a time behind me. My legs kick through the water quickly and I easily catch up to the younger Mikoshiba.

The flags come into view and I stroke a few more time before flipping onto my stomach and doing a flip-turn. I push off the wall and a few meters into the lap I resurface back into my backstroke. I keep my eyes trained on the ceiling as I dash down the pool back to the wall. My arms continue to propel behind me, making small drops of water to land on my goggles. The swimmers cheer for many of the racers and when the flags come into view I give a quick burst and finish off the race in first.

Momo touches the wall a few seconds later and stares at me in shock. "Seijuro told me you were a good swimmer but not this good," he states and we both take of our swim caps. "So you underestimated me," I raise an eyebrow and he blushes and tries to hide the fact he did. "Calm down Momo, I'm not mad," I laugh and we get out of the pool. "But now you know for future races to never underestimate me," I smirk before walking over to my team. "Already starting off the tournament well," Makoto chuckles and I nod my head "And I intend to keep it that way."

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"And for the final event, the men's 200-meter medley relay between Team Dolphin and Team Shark!" the announcer exclaims and I sweatdrop. "What kind of fu-" I start when Gou clamps her hand over my mouth. "There's children around [Name]," she scolds me and I deadpan. 'So according to the order they signed up in: Momo is swimming backstroke, Ai is swimming breaststroke, Rin is swimming butterfly, and Sousuke is swimming freestyle' I narrow my eyes at the teal-eyed boy wondering why he's not swimming butterfly.

"[Name]! Wish me luck," Momo waves at me and my team along with Nitori, Rin, and Sousuke glare at him. "Good luck but I'll be cheering for my own team," I tell him and he pouts but gets in the pool at the same time as Makoto. Both swimmers grab onto the metal bar of the starting block and within a few seconds the race starts. "Actually getting to watch Momo race I get to see how graceful and fast he is...but Makoto is quicker," I grin as the olive-haired male creates a gap between the two that only gets bigger from the turn.

Makoto makes it back to the wall first and Nagisa dives in and starts heading down the pool. Nitori dives in seconds later and I watch the two second years swim their fifty meters. Nagisa makes it back to the wall first and Rei dives in but it doesn't take long for Rin to catch up to him. Rei makes it back first and Haru dives in a second or two before Sousuke. "Come on Haru finish it up!" Gou and I shout as the two raven-haired males swim almost neck-and-neck with each other. They both turn at the exact same time and I watch them swim down the pool, Haru making it a few milliseconds before Sousuke.

"They did it," I smile happily until a loud voice of complaint comes from where Samezuka's team is. Momotaro is laying on the ground like a collapsed bridge with a sad aura around him "I won't lose next time!" he declares and Rin stands in front of him and looks down. They discuss something before Rin helps him off the ground 'I wonder what that was about' I hum before walking over to Makoto, Haru, Rei, and Nagisa. "Congratulations you guys!" I smile and they turn to face me. "We did it [N/N]!" Nagisa glomps me, causing us to fall to the floor.