So my friend wanted me a write this from a High School AU they found. They had the idea, and I'm just the writer. Hopefully I won't mess it up lol but ye, it's kinda like a side project, since I'm working on "Misidentified" as well. Hope you guys enjoy this :)

There are two departments in school that hardly ever agree on anything: the educational department and the performing extracurricular (E.C) department. Teachers and students belonging from each department hardly ever got along with one another. Those in the educational department focus on traditional classes like literature, mathematics, science, everything that would concern traditional ways of an education, only that they'd have a load more of advanced classes. On the other hand, those that chose to be in the E.C department still had the normally required classes, but instead of taking extra education-wise classes, they'd work on their talents such as sports, art, music, and such.

Iwatobi High is where Haruka Nanase taught along with a couple of colleagues. He had an extraordinary skill for swimming, but apparently you had to be skilled at more sports than that to be a coach, so he went on to teach art since he seemed to be a natural at it. His closest friends in the E.C department were Nagisa Hazuki, the teacher in charge of cooking class, and Rin Matsuoka, who actually ended being the coach at the school. Although Haruka couldn't explain why, he knew he hated the educational department. He wasn't fond of them at all. To believe there were actually loathed the thought of having students swim instead of study, it wasn't something Haruka could fathom. He believed that rather than stressing kids over things they possibly won't need in life, it'd be best to let them free and refreshed.

For however smart they claim to be, they do make the stupidest decisions.

But there were at least a few teachers in the educational department Haruka could stand, only because his friend him they weren't all for education, more of a share. Haruka was introduced to Rei Ryugazaki, the science teacher, by Nagisa, who seemed to be very fond of the man. Sousuke Yamazaki, the advanced literature teacher, was introduced to Haruka by Rin. There was something about Sousuke that Haruka didn't like though. Whenever he was hanging around with Rin on occasional breaks, Sousuke would give him the "Stay Away From Him" look which Haruka found as a challenge. So when there was an announcement that a new teacher would be joining the staff, Haruka wasn't all that pleased. There was a 50% chance that's he'd be in either department, but the thought of them being against what Haruka stood for just disgusted him.

"Haru-chan!" exclaimed Nagisa, snapping Haruka out of his focus. It was early morning, teachers were told to come earlier than usual in order to welcome the new staff member. Currently, all the teachers were waiting in the teachers' office for the principal to arrive, and Haruka took this time to actually be productive and started coming up with lesson plans for the upcoming weeks.

"Drop the chan," sighed Haruka, setting down his papers, "what is it Nagisa?"

"Aren't you excited to meet the new teacher?" asked the latter, seeming to be bouncing a lot of enthusiasm.

"You've asked me this for days, and my answer will stay the same."

Nagisa let out a sigh, knowing what Haruka meant. He'd already told him how he wouldn't even be interested in becoming close with the new teacher.

"But Haru-chan, maybe the new teacher is in our department."

There was that chance, but even that wouldn't effect Haruka. Only because in the same department doesn't mean he'd talk to them, he hardly even talks to several of the teachers in the E.C department, mostly because they consider him either too weird to be around with, or apparently too attractive to even approach, something he still didn't understand. The only reason he'd gotten close to Nagisa and Rin is because he knew them from high school. They seemed to be the only ones that could understand Haruka, and he wanted to stay that way.

"Don't bother with him Nagisa," a rough voice said, "Haru has always been the stubborn type." It was Rin. He wasn't a morning person, concluded Haruka, seeing on how this seemed to be his third cup of coffee and his voice seemed to show grouchiness in it.

"But Rin-chan, we don't even know how this teacher is going to be," whined Nagisa.

"I get it, I get it. Just let Haru be."

Seeing as he didn't have to be involved in the conversation anymore, Haruka went back to making lesson plans. Nagisa and Rin stayed close to Haruka, seeing as how all the teachers seemed to be in their own circles discussing their own matters and gossip. Eventually, Rei, Sousuke, and Aiichiro, the music teacher, made their way towards Haruka's desk.

"Matsuoka-senpai!" Aiichiro rushed over to Rin. Haruka knew that Aiichiro was Rin's underclassman back in high school, but even though they'd all grown up, he still seemed to be in a habit of referring to him as his upperclassman.

"Ai, I told you to call me Rin," the redhead took a sip of coffee from his mug.

"Oh! Sorry Rin-senpai, it's a habit."

"It's fine," muttered Rin, knowing that he'd have to settle with the word senpai coming from Aiichiro.

"Anyways, did you guys hear the rumors?"

"Rumors?" asked Nagisa, seeming baffled that there was a rumor that even he wasn't informed of.

"About the new teacher," explained Rei.

"Several have heard that it's going to be a new addition to our educational department," added Sousuke.

Haruka clicked his tongue. Just what he needed. Nagisa noticed how displeased Haruka looked, so he tried to be optimistic.

"Hey, maybe he's like you guys and is okay with our E.C department," he reasoned, "we can't just assume he's like everyone else."

"I don't know," Rei shrugged, "more than fifty percent of the education department doesn't exactly think highly of the E.C department, unlike us. So the chances of the new teacher having the same thoughts as me and Sousuke are about as low as-"

"Rei!" interrupted Nagisa. He didn't need Haruka to be more discouraged from possibly making a new friend. He had tried to help him approach the other teachers he knew, but at the end, he'd hear them mutter behind Haruka's back on how anti-social he was.

Before Rei could whisper a sorry, the door to the main hall was swung open in a dramatic manner, getting everyone's attention and making all conversations cease. The principal stepped in with his fire-like hair slicked back. Seijuro Mikoshiba, he was known to be weak against cute girls, but when it came to business, he was strict and serious. Haruka heard from Rin that he was dating his sister, Gou, which made Haruka wonder how Rin felt having his boss date his younger sister. Haruka just found it funny as hell, but he'd never tell Rin this.

"It seems like everyone is here, so I'll start," announced Seijuro, "thank you all for taking time out of your sleep to come. As you all know, the rivalry between the two departments is one that should be worked on, so I decided that if we are to have a new teacher, they should be able to meet everyone and not have a biased opinion on most due to what they teach."

Nagisa nodded in agreement with the principal.

"So without further ado, I present to you guys our new literature teacher, Makoto Tachibana." While saying so, Seijuro extended his arm towards the door, signaling whoever was outside to come in.

Hearing the name, Haruka glanced over at the door expecting a girl to walk. Contrary to his belief, and what he assumed was everyone's as well, a man walked in. Not just any man though, a tall man. His back was straight, had long legs, shoulders broad, brown hair seeming purposely messy, yet appeared to be fit for him. Haruka could see the muscular build under the white button down, black vest, and black pants the man wore. His physique was simply breathtaking. As he made his way beside Seijuro, Haruka finally took in the full view of the man's face. He seemed to have a light blush the moment against his lightly tanned skin, his green eyes appeared to be gentle behind the black-framed glasses he wore. His warm smile made Haruka feel something within him, something he'd never felt towards another person. He was downright handsome.

"Haru-chan, you okay?" whispered Nagisa.

"Yeah, why you ask?" the latter whispered back.

"You're all red."

Haruka gulped. He felt his cheeks, and he did feel how oddly warm they were.

"Uh, hi!" said Makoto, seeming a bit nervous due to all the stares he was getting, "My name is Makoto Tachibana, I'm the new literature teacher. I hope to get along with everyone." The man quickly bowed, and once he got back up, he was bombarded with several welcomes from the staff, especially the overly excited female teachers who couldn't get their eyes off of him. Seijuro laughed as he patted Makoto's back.

"Don't worry Makoto," he told him, "you'll be in everyone's care."

"Ah, right!" he responded.

"Come here, I got a few people to introduce you to." Seijuro pulled Makoto along, headed toward Rin and everyone else who was huddled around Haruka's desk.

"Rin!" Seijuro called out, "This is Makoto. Seeing as how everyone in your circle seems to have girly names, thought it'd be a bit welcoming for him to hang out with you guys for a while."

"How subtle," huffed Rin. Even so, he still gave Makoto a grin, "Welcome to Iwatobi High, Tachibana. I'm Rin Matsuoka."

"Nice to meet you Matsuoka."

"Meh, just call me Rin. This here is Nagisa Hazuki, Rei Ryugazaki, Aiichiro Nitori, Sousuke Yamazaki, and the one sitting is Haruka Nanase."

"Nice to meet you all," Makoto grinned.

Each one gave their own greeting to Makoto, but when it came to Haruka, he couldn't even bring it in himself to look up at the man. He kept his eyes locked on the papers he had on his desk, still trying to slow down his fast beating heart. Nagisa noticed how Haruka hadn't exactly said hi to Makoto, which was odd. Even if Haruka didn't like you, he'd still say hello like a normal person.

"Haru-chan," whined Nagisa.

"I told you to drop the chan-" without even realizing it, Haruka had lifted his head up, his eyes meeting those of the new teacher. Green orbs were staring back at the blue ones. Haruka wanted to look away, but he couldn't.

Makoto had never seen such dazzling eyes. Sure, there were several people he'd met that had blue eyes, but none seemed as beautiful as this. He couldn't just stare though, it would seem odd to the others.

"Nanase, right?" he asked, in what Haruka considered the gentlest voice he'd ever heard.

"Just Haru is fine, Tachibana" he answered.

"Makoto," he extended his hand, "call me Makoto."

"Alright, Makoto," he took the other's hand and shook it. Upon seeing the other's sweet smile, Haruka felt his face heat up. Of course, the others noticed his reaction, which took them by surprise.

"Whoa! Haru! You're red!" pointed out Rin, which of course was obvious and Haruka couldn't understand what was even the point of him announcing it to the world.

"Ah, are you sick Haru?" asked Makoto, seeming very concerned although the two had barely met.

"I...I..." Haruka didn't know how exactly to respond. All he could hear was the pounding of his heart through his ears. His chest seemed to tighten, making it hard to breathe. Where to look? What would Makoto think? Before he knew it, Haruka couldn't see anything but black. He heard some distant voices chanting his name, but he couldn't respond. He'd never felt this way towards anyone, so it was odd for him to process immediately. The only time his heart would speed up was when he was around any form of water. He loved water. And now he was feeling the same way for a person. A being. A man. He loved water. But now the same for a person? Was it possible? Through his life, he'd been confessed to several times by both women and men. Of course, seeing how he felt nothing for them in return, he rejected them. But now, things were different, Haruka was feeling something. Was this what most called "falling in love at first sight"? If this was so, Haruka knew he fell hard. Damn hard.

Makoto Tachibana

What have you done?

YE. THERE YA GO.

Hopefully this satisfies my friend :I She barged into my house with this whole thing saying, "HEY! ROMEO AND JULIET! HIGH SCHOOL! FREE! DO EHT!" And when I first told her I was too busy to do it, she slapped the sandwich I was eating. I was not feeling to risk any more food, so I just did it.