Free –HighSpeed! Reunion

Chapter 1: Starting Block of Reunion

Have you ever felt like you wanted to return to a point in your life where you truly felt free? Where ignorance is bliss… For me personally I'd like to return to my Grade school days where I was in a swimming club with my friends and classmates and where I would always get to see that one person swim… His name was Haruka Nanase.

I don't know why but whenever you could see him swim it felt like he was in a completely different world where he was one with the water… But like all things it came to an end… even though we were always in the same class we would only talk a few times however things changed their friend Rin left for Australia and Nagisa ended up in a different middle school. However, I did still talk to Makoto Tachibana who spent most of his time with Haruka.

Time flew by and before I knew it, I was in my second year of high school. Oh I forgot to introduce myself my name is Aki Yazaki.

It was a normal morning and I was getting ready for school, I tied my long brown hair into a loose braid and I wore the Iwatobi High School uniform, which consisted of a light brown skirt, white shirt with green bow tie, a blue long sleeved jumper, dark gray unbuttoned blazer, black stockings and black shoes.

"Aki! Breakfast is ready!" a woman shouted

"Coming" I replied that was my mother, Ikumi Yazaki. I exit out of my bedroom and head down stairs to the kitchen where my mother and father were sitting and eating breakfast I mainly resemble my mother who has shoulder length brown hair tied into a side ponytail and was wearing this morning a long sleeved white shirt with beige pants with a navy apron. My father looked up "Good morning, Aki!"

"Morning Dad!" I replied it looked like today's breakfast was egg and toast I grabbed a slice of toast since I had to be in school early today for class duty it was only the second day of term and yet I felt excited because…

"Aren't you gonna sit down and eat?" my father asked with a confused look on his face

"I have class duty! I've gotta go!" I replied, gave him a kiss on the cheek and gave a high five to my mother, and went to put my shoes on.

"See you later, Aki!" I turned to see my brother coming down the stairs still in his pyjamas

"You better hurry up, Shota! Otherwise you'll be late!" I replied and stood up with my bag he then reached the bottom and waved his hand.

"Yeah, yeah" he said lazily and then I headed out the door to school and I grabbed my bike and cycled off to school. What I love most about the place I live is that when I cycle by I can feel the sea breeze splash against me like the tide. The water droplets flowing in the air and the scenery is simply breath taking especially during summer time when the sun reflected against the sea is possibly the most beautiful thing you could see that's why I prefer to ride my bike to school rather than take the train and plus before I know it I'm already at school.

This year, I'm in a class with Makoto and Haruka it's been a while since I've been in a class with them and I hope this year I'll get to talk more with them. Although come to think of it, Haruka wasn't in school yesterday I hope that he at least comes in today. I was lost in thought at the shoe lockers when it occurred to me that I had better hurry up and get to class! Once I arrived the classroom was filled with a few students I placed my bag on my desk with was the second to last desk by the window on the left side of the classroom and then went to clean the blackboard before Ms. Amakata, our homeroom teacher arrived. She is nice but people say that she had this failed dream in Tokyo and that teaching was her backup career but who cares, the past is the past, the present is now!

As I finished my job, the classroom began to overflow with the rest of my classmates, I went and sat at my desk, and then I noticed that someone was sitting behind me today. Just as I was about to turn around Ms. Amakata entered the classroom and began taking the register she started reciting everyone's names. I always was the last person on the register in previous years so I would daydream till my name was called out but today "Miss Haruka Nanase" I clearly heard the common mistake that people made with Haruka-san's name.

"Um, Miss! Haruka's a guy" a boy to the left of me said and then I turned around to realize that right behind me were Makoto Tachibana and Haruka Nanase! I realize I sounded stupid to be shocked but I hadn't technically been in the same class as these two since Elementary School I would just pass them in the hall or take out rubbish with them. That's all. However, after Makoto's comment about Haruka being a boy, everyone in the class had a little laugh and after a couple of lectures before I knew it, it was lunchtime.

Haruka and Makoto were already out the classroom the moment the bell rung and I already had a lunch prepared so I thought I would go outside for some fresh air and a place to sit and eat. The school shop was already crowded by the time I was outside as I was walking a blonde boy bumped into me and it seemed like he was in a hurry "Sorry!" he shouted as he stumbled forward and kept running…for some reason I felt like I had seen him before.

I kept walking to the grass area I walked past two first-year girls I normally wouldn't pay attention to them but one of them had beautiful scarlet hair that felt familiar…and as I kept walking I couldn't help but feel like she was staring back at me.