Diving Headfirst (Makoto x Reader)

Chapter 11

"Please please," I begged.

"No way," Tosh Said annoyed. "I'm not swimming in a dumb relay I can barely swim remember?"

"But you could learn! Come on, I got Rina on board!"

"Come on Tosh it would be fun." Rina Said. "It's our last year we should try something different."

"Yeah, but I'm not a Haru."

"Neither am I."

"Come on pleaseeeeeee" me and Rina both said.

"I'll clean the class for you when it's your turn."

"Hmmm, how many times?"

"Once."

"Make it twice."

"Come on, isn't once good enough?"

"Nope, I've already helped you out a ton so it's my turn to finally get something good out of all of this."

"Fine..." I say defeated.

"Now I just need to convince Yumiko," I said thinking aloud.

"If I'm getting dragged into this Yumiko isn't getting a choice," Tosh said half-joking.

Then we all went to our classes. And when the time came for practice Yumkio was there. She defiantly looked like she was brought there against her will.

"I can't even swim!" She complained.

"You don't know?"  I said suprised.

"Nope, I just never learned."

"I know how to. I can teach you," said Rina.

"Woah why is there a ton of people," Kou said suprised.

"I got three more members here for ya," I said smiling.

Kou was freaking out. "How did you manage to bring three members you just joined?! In two years we only managed to get two members!"

Then the rest of the members came out.

"You actually did it?" Makoto said.

"Yep." I grinned back.

"We all are going to do the relay together! I'm doing free and they still need to decide."

"I call breaststroke," said Tosh. "That's the second easiest one."

"But you can barely swim," Haru said.

"Doesn't mean I can't learn!"

"I'm not teaching you, you better hope Nagisa will."

"Who's Nagisa?" Tosh whispered to me.

"Umm, I forgot..."

"Oh my gosh." she hissed back. "Uhh, Nagisa..." She said looking in no particular direction.

"Yes!" He said energetically.

Now I remembered who he was.

"Could you teach me breaststroke?" She said quietly.

Around certain people Tosh was quiet. I don't understand her logic.

"Yes! Of course! This is gonna be so much fun!" Nagisa said happily.

"Oh yay... he's one of those people," Toshi said annoyed to me. "You are going to owe me more than cleaning."

She can not deal with "happy-go-lucky people".

"It's fine," I say. "You two will get along." From what I could tell Nagisa and Tosh are polar opposites.

"What about you Rina?" I asked.

"Uhh, what's left? I'm up for anything!"

"Butterfly and backstroke."

"I'll take whatever Yumkio doesn't."

"Uhh, I know what backstroke actually is so I guess that..."

"I can help you!" Makoto said.

"Whelp looks like I'm doing butterfly."

"I can help you learn the most beautiful of all the strokes." Said, Rei.

"Oh great..." Rina Said making a cringe face.

And that leaves me...

"Umm Haru?" I said quietly.

I guess he didn't hear me. He also didn't look like he wanted to be bothered. Maybe I should just try learning myself. Then I guess Tosh saw me.

"You need to yell at him, watch. Hey dumbass can you help her learn free cause we all know you're the freaking greatest to ever exist!"

Haru came over. He looked annoyed. He didn't really say anything but I assumed he was agreeing. I didn't really know what to think but I got into the pool too. Looks like everyone gets someone that makes them uncomfortable/doesn't mesh well with. 😑👌

Over the course of practice, it was so awkward. I need people to tell me what to do but Haru, well he was doing the opposite. Regardless I do think I improved. I hope it was okay for everyone else. I kind of felt bad because this was because of me.

When practice was over we all started to walk back. No one really said anything. I hope they aren't all mad at me.

"How was it?" I asked.

"Could have been better. At least I know how to swim kind of." Said Yumkio.

"All I have to say is at least it wasn't Haru." Said Tosh tired.

"It was okay," Rina said.

All of her enthusiasm was gone.

"Oh.."

Well, at least no one is raging.