Hey there!

Before we get started, I'd like to inform that this is kind of an AU… It happens after the events of Eternal Summer but they are still in the school.

Please don't kill me because of the grammar errors...I'm not fluent in English but I really do try!

Well, enjoy the story!

TOWARD TOMORROW

I stand there hugging him tightly. Why can't he stay just a little longer?

"Katy... I'll be alright..." He said.

"I know, I know... *sniff*"

"Hey, don't cry." He stepped back and wiped away one tear that was sliding along my cheek. "We'll keep on contact, right?"

"Y-Yeah"

"See? No problem!"

"We ask that the passengers of the flight 381, bound for Sydney, Australia, go to the respective boarding gates."

'The time has come...' In the last moment, we hugged each other again and I heard him whisper in my ear.

"I'll always love you, no matter what happens... Remember that, ok?"

" ... I love you too, no matter how long we stay apart..." "

Then, we finally parted from each other and he was gone. I stayed on the airport until I lost sight of his plane.

"Bye, Rin"

(...)

That was six years ago. I saw him go to another country and never return from there.

I'm Katy Krysler, 17 years old. I'm on the third year and just transferred to Iwatobi High school. Today is my first day, but I can't really say that I don't know anyone.

As I got out of my house, I take a deep breath. The sun is shining up in the sky, the birds are singing, everything is just perfect. I start to make my way to the stone stairs where I find my two neighbors and friends already waiting for me.

"Hi guys!"

"Hi" The two of them said in unison

"Ready for the first day?" The taller one, Makoto, asked me. Makoto Tachibana, a really kind guy who puts the other's needs always in front of his. He is studying very hard to go to a university in Tokyo. He is very attracted to cats, but he is very fearful when something involves terror.

"I think so. I'm in the same class as you two, right?"

"Yeah" The raven haired boy answered. This one, Haruka (or like everyone calls him, Haru) is my best-friend. He isn't really a talkative one, but can always cheer me up when I'm sad. Like me, he lives alone because his parents are always on a trip due to their work. He wants to be a professional swimmer, but he draws very well, too.

We chat for a while and, without realizing it, we were in front of the school. Once inside, we heard a loud shout.

"MAKO-CHAN! HARU-CHAN! KATY-CHAN!"

Heading toward us, was a little blonde guy dragging another one along. When they reached us, the shorter one dropped the other guy and gave me a big hug. I mean, a REALLY big hug.

"Can't-BREATH"

"Oh. Sorry Katy-chan!" Then, he released me and gave a huge smile.

"No problem. Good morning, Nagisa." Nagisa Hazuki is another one of my friends. He is on the second year and attends the same school as us. He's always positive. The only time that I saw him sad was when he ran away from home. He is super cute, but sometimes he can be annoying and very persuasive.

Not a second after, he is already hugging Haru and Makoto.

"Good morning, Katy-senpai"

"I've already told you a million times to stop calling me -senpai, Rei" The other male that arrived with Nagisa was Rei. I met him just recently but we sympathized immediately. He is super smart, but he's also a perfectionist. He is really good friend, especially with Nagisa.

"Oh, yeah. Sorry Katy."

"No need to apologies"

"And stop calling me -chan." I heard Haru scold Nagisa.

"Okay, Haru-chan!"

At this, Haru simply growled while we all laughed. This was the environment that I loved so much. No worries, no sadness... The 5 of us enjoying the time that we got.

"Guyyys!" Another shout was heard. This time, it was a girl.

"Hi Kou!" Makoto, gentleman as ever, greeted the young lady.

"Hi Katy! First day at school, huh?"

"Hi Kou. Yeah, it is." Kou Matsuoka (her true name is Gou, but she prefers Kou), is a fantastic girl. She is smart, beautiful, sometimes is a little bossy and responsible. She has everything that a boy would want in a girlfriend, or bride. All except her stupidly big obsession with muscles. I guess that that's her weakness.

"Nice! You know what? I'll show you around! This school has very much things to discover!"

"Hermm, yeaahh, I suppose..." I could tell that she was excited, but I didn't want to go around with her. Don't understand me wrong, I do love her, but I'd like to spend my first day with my Best-Friend.

"Cut it off, Kou." Haru interrupted. "She is in our class, so we'll show her around"

'Thank goodness! Haru came on my rescue!' I was mentally doing the victory dance.

Suddenly, the bell rang.

"Speaking of which, classes start now. Let's go, Katy." Haru pulled my hand and took me with him to the class.

We enter the classroom and I head to my seat, which is next to Makoto's.

"Good morning, class. Today, we are introducing a new student. Katy, please get up." At the sound of my name, I felt a shiver going down my spine. I immediately get up.

"H-Hi... My name is Katy Krysler and I'm 17 years old. I just transferred from an arts school but I am natural from here. I hope that we all get along!" At the end of my little speech, I bowed my head. 'God, I'm so nervous! I hate having the whole class looking at me...'

"Thank you for your introduction, Katy. I am Miss Amakata and I am your teacher."

After that, the class went on normally. A couple of hours later and was lunch time.

"Haru, Katy, shall we go?"

"Huh? Where are we going?" I asked.

"To the roof" Haru mumbled.

"The others are already waiting for us there" The taller male explained to me.

Once outside of the classroom, we headed to a door and, behind it, there was a block of stairs. When we reached the top, the sun blinded me. After a few seconds, I can see again and I'm breathless. From the roof top, we can see the whole campus.

"Wow..."

"Beautiful, isn't it?" I heard Rei sigh behind me.

"Yes. Hey, are that cherry blossoms down there?"

"Yup! And when we swim, the petals start falling and, and, and..." Nagisa was trying to find the right words to describe that.

The true is that cherry blossoms mean a lot to me... They remind me of Him... His smile always increased when he saw one. Once, he climbed one of them just to go get me the best-looking flower. I told him that that was not necessary, but he didn't listen and fell. Fell, but still with that smile on his face and gave me the bloom.

"Well!" I abruptly turned around, trying not to focus on those thoughts "Let's start eating, because I'm starving!"

"Yeah! Katy-chan understands meee~" Nagisa was already sitting and checking over his bento.

We all started eating. Everyone was chatting with each other when suddenly Makoto came with the topic that I didn't want to talk.

"So, Katy, are you going to enter the Swim Club?"

"...I don't think so."

"Heh?! Why Katy-chan? We want you to swim with us! And we need new members!"

"I-I..."

"Why are you afraid of the water?" Haru asked in is monotone voice.

"Wha- I didn't say that!"

"Seems like it. When you come with us to swim, you usually have a sad expression. I do notice"

"..."

"Take it easy, Haru. She probably has a reason." Makoto said "But if she doesn't wish us to know, we won't force her to tell."

"Wait, what if you go watch our joint practice?" This time, was Rei talking. "At first, I didn't want to join either, but due to Nagisa-kun and the practice that I watched, I ended up joining them."

"Joint practice? With who?" I asked.

"Samezuka Academy. It is where my brother studies! You should meet him!" Gou started talking too, but at a certain point, I think that she was completely focused on her brother's muscles, whoever he is.

"So, Katy, will you watch us tomorrow after school?" Makoto asked, but I could tell that everyone was asking the same inside.

'This guys... Tsk...' I finally gave in.

"Yeah, why not? I mean, a little bit of water can't hurt, right?"

"YEEEYYYY! Katy-chan will watch us an then she'll definitively join our Swim Club~"

"Just so you know the water won't hurt you, if you don't hurt her" Again, the blue eyed boy stated.

'The water won't hurt me, right? It never did before, so why now?'

(...)

The next day, we all gathered together at the end of the classes. We all went to the train station and, sometime later, we were in front of a big academy.

"So this is the Samezuka Academy!" I exclaimed.

Our group entered in the installations. When we got there, I swear that I saw sparkles around Kou. Then, someone shouted.

"Oii, Gou-san! Here!" Who was calling us was a redhead guy, with golden eyes.

"Hi, Momo-kun." Was all that Kou said before she walks up to him.

"Stay here while we change into our swimsuits, ok?" Haru rested a hand on my shoulder.

"Yeah, I'll be right here"

I looked around and found Kou heading toward me with the same guy from before and another one.

"Katy, I want you to know Momo and Nitori" She said.

"Hi, I'm Katy."

"Wait, you're... Cute!" The said Momo said.

"Hm, what?"

"Hey, Momo…" Kou looked angry. 'Maybe she… no way!'

"Haha… But you're the cutest, Gou-san!" Momo started blushing, what made Kou blush too. "Um, by the way, I'm Momotarou but you can call Momo!"

"Pleasure! And you must be Nitori, right?" I turned to the other boy. He had silver hair.

"Yup! I've heard a lot of you from Kou. I hope that we get to be good friends!" He said. I could tell that he was a little nervous.

"Hey, no need to be so formal around me." I laughed to ease the moment, which seemed that resulted. "Hm, so... Kou, is anyone of them your brother?"

"Hm? No! My brother isn't here today. He had to do something special for him. I don't really know what it is."

"Oh, okay. I'll meet him another time"

"You can count on it. Oh, look! The guys returned!" she clapped her hands together.

I turned around and saw them all in their swimsuits.

'Wow... I keep on thinking that they look fabulous when they go swimming!'

"Kou, who is the captain?" I asked the girl while the group approached the pool.

"It's my brother, but since he isn't here today, Nitori is taking the responsibility."

"Oh. So, does your brother usually lacks is training?"

" Nope. It is just when the dates are really important to him."

"I see."

"Ok, let's do a relay, guys! Samezuka vs. Iwatobi. Please go to your marks!" Nitori demanded.

"Look, look! They will start the relay!" Kou gripped my elbow tightly and pulled me with her to get a closer look to the scene.

Makoto was already in the water, and in the other lane was Momo. Some student (that I don't know) made the signal from the start of the race. The first stroke was backstroke.

Both Makoto and Momo were fast, but Makoto's stroke was stronger and he ended up touching the wall first. It was when Nagisa jumped from the block, followed by Nitori. They were doing breaststroke.

'Geez, this is giving me a bunch of nerves!' "Go Nagisaa!"

That was when they touched the wall again, Nagisa a little bit before than the other swimmer. It was time to Rei to shine, using is butterfly. His form was beautifull to see but the swimmer that was competing with him managed to get closer to him. The two of them reached their goal at the same time and Haru immediately dived in.

There was something in him that I think I saw before... That look in his eyes, his form when swimming... It made return back a couple of years to a relay that I watched. It was the relay that He won. He and his friends had so much fun in it. And then He introduced me to them and asked me to take them a picture. I can't quite remember their faces or names, but Haru made me remember that times where we had a lot of fun.

When I heard a loud shout next to me, I wake up from my thoughts. Haru left the other swimmer far behind and came first to the finish line.

"Well done, Haru!" I said when I reach them.

"It was nothing."

"Now it's your turn, Katy-chan!" Nagisa gave me a wet hug.

"Huh?"

"You brought your swimsuit, right?"

"Y-Yeah, that's not-"

"Then go change yourself!" With that, he pushed me to the door and barely locked me in the changing rooms.

'Really, Nagisa!' I growled and started changing (against my will).

When I came out, I heard a whistle. 'Hey, now...' I hid my face with my hair.

Then someone came to me and pulled my hair away. Then I looked up I saw Haru.

"You don't have to go, if you don't want to."

We looked into each other's eyes for a moment. He searched for my answer and I searched for calm in it. I took a deep breath.

"No, I have to."

I went to the starting block

"On your marks!"

My hands are trembling. 'Relax!'

"Go!"

I gulped and jumped. Once I dove into the water, it came all to me.

Flashback

I was swimming the faster I could. We were doing a race to see who was the fastest, both of us swimming free.

When we turned, he gave an extra boost and ended up finishing first. We got out of the water, still panting.

"Yes! I won again!" He screamed in happiness.

"No fair! You end up always in front of me!"

"What can I say? I just have the gift!"

"The gift of what? The gift of the modesty?" I asked sarcastically.

"No," He started, and pulled me to him "The gift of being perfect to you"

"Oh, stop that!" I pulled away laughing.

"But it's true, isn't it?"

"... I guess."

"Ooooh~ Katy, do you know that you are super cute?"

"Yes, but only for you!" I said, joking "And do you know that I love you?"

"Of course, silly. Like I love you!"

"Then," I pushed him away with a smirk "You don't mind racing me again, do you?"

"WHAT? Do you have any idea of how many times did we raced today?" He exclaimed.

"Umm, Nope! But this time I'll definitively beat you! Unless you're too afraid of losing for a girl..." I teased him.

"Fear?! HAHAHA! Oh no, you won't! Let's go!" And he jumped to the block.

'Gosh, he is so easy to tease' I laughed to myself, while joining him.

"Ready, GO!"

End of the flashback

I really did love swimming... I can't forget what happened at those old times, but it's time to move forward and go to the Swim Club. It's where I belong... Time to a change of scenery

That memory gave me enough strength to go faster and faster and finish the lap before I knew it.

"*pant* *pant* I did it *pant*"

"That was amazing, Katy-chan!" I heard a bubbly voice from above me.

"Thanks Nagisa"

Makoto helped me out o the pool and asked me:

"How did you swim like that?"

"...I used to love swimming some years ago. I was really fast on the water, so I guess I never forgot how to do it."

"You looked like one friend of us. The attitude, the style! You should really meet him!" Nagisa said.

"Are you talking about onii-chan?" Kou intervened.

"Yeah, they really look alike" Haru answered, with a curious look on his face directed to me.

"What is it?"

"Nothing" Was his response.

"Well, guys. The training is over! Go change yourselves and then make your way out of the pool section!" Nitori said to the Samezuka' guys.

"I guess we'll change too." Rei said, already making his way to the changing rooms.

"Katy, go change. We will be waiting for you out there" Haru turned his gaze once again into my eyes and then he followed the others.

Like they said, I took a shower and changed to my normal clothes. That was time enough to think about everything.

"Guys, I'm here!" I called them.

"Hey"

"Well, what do you think?" Makoto inquired me.

"I've made a decision" I stopped talking to give them the suspense, what worked well.

"Tell us, Katy-chan!" Nagisa blurted out.

"I'm going to enter the Swim Club."

"*gasp* Really?" Nagisa gave another of his deadly hugs. "You da best!"

"That's really good, Katy!" Makoto's face lightened up. Even Haru gave one of his rare smiles

"Na-gi-sa! STOP! SOME-ONE HELP-ME!"I tried to talk.

"Leave it to me, Katy." Rei spoke "Nagisa-kun, let go of her!"

"Hai, hai." And Nagisa finally let go of me.

"Uff!"

"So, when will you start?" Both Nagisa and Rei asked.

"As soon as possible."

We started to make our way back to the train station when I stopped. All of them looked at me with curiosity in their eyes. But I was serious.

"I just have one condition. You'll have to help me practice my freestyle... and butterfly."

(...)

This is the end of the first chapter!

Once again, I'm sorry for my lack on grammar and all...

Hope you guys liked it! If you did, please review, so that I can continue with this idea!

See ya! :-)