Summary: When Nagisa spots Kagome and Haruka on what seems to be a secret date, chaos ensues. I don't feel like summarizing a for-fun one-shot. Read if you want a small smile. Kagome x Iwatobi Swim Team


[ A Free! Day ]

The seemingly happy and blissfully ignorant duo did not seem to notice that they were followed around on their secret escapade for quite some time now. No. There was no way that they could have known- but if they did, the two of them would not act so "lovey-dovey" as Nagisa put it. Magenta, emerald, and amethyst-colored eyes all lit up as the spying trio of high school boys peeked their upper bodies from around a display of neatly folded women's jeans and watched the scene unfold in front of them.

"This is what you wanted, right?" Haru asked in his usual cool tone as his deep blue eyes stared into the larger ones of the girl in front of him. Kagome's eyes twinkled in delight as he held a keychain with a dolphin charm that was as blue as their eyes at her eye level. Without waiting for confirmation because he had known all along, he stated, "I'll buy it for you, as a gift," as he promptly turned to head to the cash register of one of the small clothing stores that they visited in the local mall.

Before he could begin his journey, Haru was stopped by a surprisingly firm grasp on his forearm. Once again, he looked down at Kagome but before he could ask what she wanted, he was caught off guard by a truly happy cry of, "Thanks so much, Haru-senpai!", followed by a pair of small, soft lips on his cheek.

"Ehhhhhhhhh?!" The other three swimmers of the Iwatobi Swim Team cried out collectively as they instinctively jumped from behind their hiding spot that was only a few meters away.

"Eh?" Kagome turned and blinked at the shocked trio, "What are you guys doing here?"

A look of annoyance crossed Haru's face but he remained silent as he and Kagome were swiftly surrounded by Nagisa, Makoto, and Rei.

"That's what we should be asking you two!" Nagisa exclaimed back in his usual loud and comically animated manner as he pointed dramatically at Kagome and Haru. "And Haru-chan, no fair, putting secret moves on Kago-chan behind our backs!"

Rei's cheeks immediately flushed at Nagisa's straightforward outburst, mainly because he silently felt the same way about the matter. But instead of openly agreeing with the blond, he sent a disapprovingly frown Nagisa's way and opened his mouth to chastise him for being so embarrassing but he was cut off by Makoto's usual gentle and soothing voice.

"Now, now, everyone," The brunette did his best to smile, despite his own silent discomfort. "We can't just jump to conclusions like that. I'm sure that there's a reasonable explanation behind all of this," He said while looking over at Haru, his green eyes silently communication with his best friend's blue ones for answers.

Kagome sweat dropped at her friends' usual random antics and dared to bite the bait. "Okay, guys," she almost sighed while smiling. "What's the ruckus about this time?"

Kagome's genuine lost expression caused Makoto's eyes to widen as he inwardly realized that she was completely confused about their accusations. Then again...it made sense. None of them ever directly confronted the duo that they had been tailing all day. This mess all started when Nagisa was out buying some sweets from a nearby shop and spotted Haru and Kagome walking together from across the street. The blond immediately grinned and raised his arm to wave at them impulsively but his call to them was stopped short by the sight of Kagome latching onto Haru's arm and affectionately rubbing her cheek against it.

'Could it be that...Haru-chan and Kago-chan have been secretly dating?!' Nagisa thought with an inward panic. A determined look appeared on his face as he thought of a plan to confirm his new suspicion. He quickly snapped a photo of Kagome attached to Haru and texted Rei and Makoto to meet him and follow the two around to observe them for proof.

On the other end of the phones, Makoto's eyes widened and jaw slightly dropped at the photo evidence on his screen. Meanwhile, Rei froze on the spot and dropped his phone to the floor. Despite their shock (and inner dread at the prospect) the two of them agreed to go along with Nagisa's detective/spy plan. At first, neither Rei nor Makoto were completely convinced that the couple was actually out on a date, but after spending hours following them around and spying on them... They were not too sure.

They watched as the pair ate lunch together at a small cafe. It was comical how Haru ordered grill mackerel and Kagome went for a strawberry and cream crepe that made Nagisa's mouth water at the sight of it. The couple seemed to have no shared food interest but suddenly, after Kagome finished her crepe, she leaned across the table and playfully nabbed a bit of mackerel straight from Haru's chopsticks. By Kagome's cheeky grin and triumphant giggles being wiped clean from her face by a light, playfully admonishing flick to the forehead by Haru, Makoto could not tell if the couple was being just extremely friendly, or flirty.

At another point in time, Rei almost blew their cover as he made a jump for Kagome as she abruptly stopped to pet a stray cat, and succeeded in almost being run over by an incoming delivery-boy on a bicycle. Luckily for both Kagome, and the trio's cover, Haru instinctively wrapped his arms around the girl's small waist and pulled her flush to his own body, and just -out-of harms way. Haru scowled as he watched the biker speed away with a quick "Sorry about that!" He did not blame the biker himself, but it was still too close for comfort.

Meanwhile, Kagome's cheeks were beet red as Haru unknowingly squished her into his well-toned chest. She was thankful that she was face-deep into his pecs because she would die if he looked down at her with his usual stoic expression, she felt that she would die of embarrassment on the spot! Despite the fact that Kagome narrowly missed being in a minor accident, Rei's purple eyes sparkled at the sight in front of him. The couple seemed to glow with romantic chemistry; it was truly a beautiful sight!

Back to the present, Rei balled his fists with redded cheeks as he blurted out in frustration, "Kagome-chan, are you going out with Haruka-senpai!?" Seeing Kagome's blue eyes widened and her cheeks instantly flush caused a chain reaction with Rei himself and Makoto. "T-That is...! I-I mean!" He stammered before giving up and settling on pushing his red-framed glasses onto his face and looking away in a futile attempt to hide his embarrassment.

"Going out with Haru-chan?" Kagome shifted a bit in her cutesy, wedged sandals. She twirled a lock of her jet-black hair around a finger. "What makes you think that?" She tried to ask in the calmest voice as possible, trying to hide that she was just as flustered as her friends.

"Because!" Nagisa eagerly chimed in as he held his phone up to show the photo that he snapped of the couple earlier in the day. "You two have been acting lovey-dovey all day!" He explained shamelessly. "And just now, you kissed Haru-chan!" Large globs of tears formed in his pink eyes as his lips turned upside into a watery frown.

"Ah," Kagome blinked as she held up a cute dolphin keychain. "You guys have the wrong idea. Haru-chan was buying this for me as a gift for finally joining the club. He asked me to come along with him to make sure that he bought the right one," she gave the dolphin charm a small flick and tender smile. "And since we decided to go together, I asked him to just make it a fun hangout day together."

Makoto and Rei both breathed an open sigh of relief at the explanation that did not go unnoticed by Haru or Nagisa. Instead of teasing the two on their obvious infatuation with the girl, Nagisa decided to continue haggling Haru for answers because he was not satisfied with Kagome's. "Hey, Hey, Haru-chan!" the blond whined as he shook the raven-haired teen's shoulders. "Tell us! Did you ask Kagome out as a friend or as a date?!"

The other three teens gave Haruka sympathetic looks as an almost exasperated look crossed his usually stoic face...until they heard his reply.

"It was a date, obviously."

"Ehhhhhhhh?!" The other boys collectively gasped aloud again as Kagome blushed deeply and placed a dainty hand over her mouth.

Honestly, she had no clue that a date was Haru's intention when he discreetly told her that he was going out to get her a present...but she certainly didn't mind it.


Notes: I intended this to be cute and funny, and then it turned out to not be...ugh. Oh well. I'll write more if people actually enjoyed this so let me know. I was supposed to update my Shaman King x Inuyasha crossover buuuuuut...that didn't happen. Happy Birthday to me though~ 3