Divine Madness [Free!] [2]

🌸 Chapter 13 🌸

"Good morning, Haru-Kun and Mako-Chan~!" Heisuke cheered as she bounded down the stone steps to where the boys were. "It's so good to see you both again!" Haruka and Makoto both gave the pink-haired girl an absurd look as she threw her arms around them. "What a nice morning!"

"You do realise that we met you just yesterday, Hei-Chan?" Makoto asked, amused as the younger girl got back to her own feet and smiled widely at the two boys. "What's going on with you?"

"I just missed you, is it too much?" Heisuke responded and Makoto quickly shook his head no. "Now that is over – let's hurry to school, should we? We have a little meeting at the pool with others,"

"We do?" Haruka asked as he followed Heisuke and Makoto down the remaining stone steps so they could finally set off for school. He watched as Heisuke looked up at him.

"Yes, I sent a text in the group chat," Heisuke answered as she pulled out her phone. "I'll text Kou-Chan and Nagisa-Chan to come by the swimming pool as soon as they get there,"

Heisuke typed her messages to their two juniors and she lightly flipped through the number text messages that were sent to her – all by people from her school and from surrounding schools, who had gotten her number in one way or another – when her eyes fell onto an unexpected message –

MESSAGES

Rin-Kun 
Yesterday, 8:03 PM

Thank you for the dinner, Heisuke-Chan.

Today, 8:04 AM

You're welcome, Rin-Kun.

There was no further response to her message and Heisuke slipped her phone back into her pocket, looking over toward the sea to her left. She could see the sun raising higher and higher, and sighed. She felt something brush against her elbow and looked to see Haruka looking at her with concern.

Without saying anything to her, Haruka reached down to grab Heisuke's hand that was hanging next to him. She stared as he squeezed it gently to assure any and all of her worries away somehow.

At the Swimming Club:

Once everyone had gathered at the Iwatobi High's swimming club, Gou grabbed Heisuke excitedly and brought her ahead while the three boys sat down in front of them, with Makoto and Nagisa watching eagerly and Haruka wondering if he could hold Heisuke's shoulders as freely as Gou.

"We have good news for everyone today," Gou announced. "Amazingly enough, with slightest bit of extra help by Heisuke Senpai, we were able to schedule a joint practice with Samezuka!"

"What?" Nagisa asked, watching the two females with shocked magenta eyes. "Really...?"

"Did you ask Rin?" Makoto asked as his hachi-eyebrows knitted together and he looked at Heisuke in particular – but the pink-haired girl was surprisingly clear of any expressions.

"My brother won't listen to me so Heisuke Senpai and I went straight to their captain," Gou informed them. "And then, Heisuke Senpai's extra help came in and we did it!"

"That's our super managers!" Nagisa cheered happily. "Suke-Chan and Gou-Chan –"

"It's Kou," Gou corrected the blond.