"…"
Gou Matsuoka, soon-to-be second year at Iwatobi High School, was currently the manager of the rippling muscled swim team.
"…I swear, these boys can't seem to keep anything clean…."
She was also currently keeping stock of the equipment room and cleaning it at the same time.
"How hard is it to keep the paddle boards in one place? Sheesh."
Gou picked up a few of the paddle boards that were meant for normal session swim class off the floor, wondering why they were moved around in the first place.
"It's not like they need to use them, so why are they all over the place when classes aren't even in session?"
She started to file the boards back in their place along the top shelf of the cubby holes, where the boys usually store their backpacks and shoes and whatever else they brought to practice, when she caught a glimpse of a colorful, shining surface.
What is… this…
She picked up the glossy magazine and brought it into the sunlight leaking through the open door to the room to get a better look.
On the cover, was what she was very sure to be one of her school's teachers, Miho Amakata, scantily clad in a white bikini.
"This is… is this Ama-chan?"
Gou could feel her face turning a light hue of pink staring at her teacher, or, more like her co-manager more suitably.
A blond-haired boy burst through the door, "Gou-chaaaaan! Ready to go yet?!"
Startled, Gou spun around while hiding the magazine behind her back. "N-no! I mean, yes! I'll be there. And call me Kou!" Her heart was still pounding from the initial shock of apparently being 'caught' doing something she feels like she shouldn't be.
A tall, blue haired boy in red framed glasses appeared behind the shorter monkey boy, "What are you doing there exactly?"
Gou's face grew to a deeper pink, "N-nothing! I'm just cleaning. I'll be there, okay? Just give me a few more minutes…"
A suspicious look formed on Rei's face, but he decides that he shouldn't pry. "Alright, we'll be waiting, Kou."
"Don't be too late! We're going out for sushi tonight, courtesy of Rei-chan!" Nagisa chirped.
"Nobody said that!" The taller boy retorted, as they both left the equipment/storage room.
Gou let out a small sigh of relief and uncovered the magazine from behind her back. Not knowing exactly what to do with it, she quickly stuffed the magazine in her bag. She looked left and right, acting as if someone was watching her commit a heinous crime, and exited the room, fumbling around with the keys before managing to successfully lock the door behind her. She followed the two boys, still thinking about that magazine cover.
At that moment, Gou realized that perhaps she wasn't only attracted to the male physique.