"I-I'm sorry! I can't, I'm just not interested." Awkwardly, a first year girl and a second year boy stood alone in a classroom after school. The red haired girl solemnly looked up at the dark-haired boy. Her blue eyes showed resolution as she stared at him.

"I understand. Thank you for coming all the way he-" He reached his arms out to hug the girl as a parting gift, but she ducked out of the way swiftly and ran to the door in a hurry.

"No problem! Ahaha!" She chuckled and opened the door so quickly that it slammed against the wall as she got ready to leave. "Oops! Uhm- I have somewhere else to be, I'm so sorry!" Quickly, she bowed in the direction of the boy and ran down the hall which seemed to have a bit of a crowd forming.

"Join the Swim Club! We'll give you free little figurines of Iwatobi's mascot!" The girl managed to hear as she ran past. Swimming. A small smile formed on the young girl's lips as she was suddenly thrown into thought of relaxing through water. She never really swam for competition, just for fun.

Shaking herself of the thought, she quickly ran upstairs and onto the roof. By the time she got to the top, she was out of breath and her face was flushed. She opened the door, panting to see a cute first year boy from her class. This was Takano from her class. He had light brown hair and a cheeky smile. Chisami had walked home with him a few times, so of course she'd recognize him.

"Ayano-san! I'm happy you made it!" He smiled sweetly as he approached Chisami- who was relatively short for her age- even for a girl. "I- I wanted to..." He dawdled.

Well? What are you waiting for? Confess to me, dammnit! The redhead didn't like it when people delayed, though she knew very well that she would do the same under these circumstances. Instead, Chisami kept her mouth shut.

"Will you please accept my feelings?!" The brunette bowed as if that would change Chisami's mind. It's not that she wasn't interested in boys, she just... wasn't interested in these ones. Though it made her look picky, Chisami didn't like boring guys who didn't know how to interest a girl even through small conversation.

"I apologize. I'm not interested in you in that way, Takano-kun." On the bright side, she at least knew this guy's name. The one before seemed to just be a secret admirer. He didn't even have the decency to introduce himself! "I'm sure you'll find the right girl, though!"

"I-I see..." Never one for rejection of any kind, Sheepishly, Takano slouched his shoulders, pouted, and began making his way down the stairs, disappointed with the outcome. He'd spent hours planning his confession and he screwed up. He wondered if Chisami would have accepted it if he hadn't screwed up. Takano wallowed in self-pity as he dragged himself home.

Chisami Ayano; that was the girl's name. She wasn't popular or anything, that's for sure. Chisami was just an average first year at Iwatobi High. It just so happened that two boys confessed to her on the same day at roughly the same time... It was definitely hectic for her.

Sighing, Chisami walked to the edge of the roof to gaze at her surroundings. The pool caught her attention below. "Swimming, huh?" She remembered the swimming club that the student in the hallway was shouting about. Chisami liked swimming, but she wasn't passionate enough about it to compete- and she sure as hell wasn't good enough. What place would she have if she couldn't swim with them?

Maybe she would join if she knew someone on the team, this way she'd have someone to get along with.

Chisami grabbed her bag with a heavy sigh. It was finally the end of a long, stressful day. She didn't have anyone to walk home with, though. It had been a week since she had turned down Takano and that admirer. Takano at least joined her, now she didn't have anyone to walk with. The rumors were getting worse, too... Of course that would make it even harder to make friends to walk home with.

"Wait, Hazuki-san. It's your turn to clean the classroom this evening." The class representative grabbed Hazuki's shoulder just before he could bolt out of the classroom.

"Eh? But I have club activities." He complained while placing his things down on the front desk.

"Huh?" She checked her roster to make sure. Anyone in a club wasn't allowed to be held back from club activities. "Oh yeah! You're in the swimming club!"

"Swimming?" Chisami blurted before she was able to stop herself. It's true that she had been interested in joining the club, but she wasn't one to make friends easily. Since Hazuki from her class was in the club... Ah crap, she thought.

Hazuki and the class representative turned in the direction of the red-haired girl. Chisami's face flushed from embarrassment. "A-Ah..." Not only did she give away something out of interest, it was also something that had nothing to do with her!

"Are you interested in joining?!" Hazuki smiled brightly and grabbed ahold of Chisami's hands. "As a swimmer, right?!" The excitement in the boy's voice and the happiness on his face was so overwhelming that Chisami turned away. So there were no spots left for something like managing? Just a small social activity that let her swim but not actually compete was all she wanted! If she was a manager she could swim without competing, but joining as a swimmer meant she was bound to be forced to compete!

"Yes! I-I mean no! Yes?" Chisami stuttered as her body argued with her thoughts. She didn't want to join the swim club as a swimmer- but...

"We don't have any female swimmers! So it'd be nice to have one or two!" Hazuki kept prying at the poor girl to join the club. She wasn't sure at all. She'd be the only female swimmer? In a nearly all male swimming club? She wasn't one for looking at attractive boys, but Hazuki's in the club, so she didn't exactly have no reason to join.

"Alright..." Chisami swallowed hard and averted her gaze as Hazuki cheered.

"Yay! We have our first female swimmer now! Chisa-chan, right?" What? He's giving me nicknames now?! At least it's cute, Chisami thought. Thankfully it wasn't mean or insulting.

"Ye-ah?!" Hazuki grabbed his bag and Chisami's hand yet again before dragging her out of the classroom. "W-What?!" Chisami was too stunned to protest. She kind of didn't want to, either- this was the first time since those rumors began spreading that someone actually wanted her to be around!

"Bye, Class Rep!" He shouted as he raced down the hall, dragging Chisami along. Of course, everyone stared at the two. Chisami wondered what new rumors would be about after this.

The two reached the pool to be greeted by a really tall young man. She recognized him, but not very well. "This is Chisa-chan! She's joining the club!" Hazuki exclaimed, taking Chisami's things from her and placing them down with everyone else's. He pulled his own swim pants out of his bag while he was at it and returned to the two.

"Hello." Chisami smiled at them bashfully. She was so grateful for not having horrible social anxiety, otherwise it would've been hard just to greet him; especially after the recent rumors going around. "Ayano Chisami. It's a pleasure to meet all of you." She bowed and glanced around to take in her surroundings.

"Tachibana Makoto." The taller boy said. He had light, fluffy brown hair and soft green eyes like emeralds, Chisami thought. "It's nice to have another member on the team." he held out his large hand. In reply, Chisami firmly shook his hand in greeting. He was a lot less energetic than Hazuki was, which made her feel a little more relaxed.

"Miss Ama-chan, this is Chisa-chan!" That energetic Hazuki was a really huge contrast to this group of people. Nonetheless, Chisami still enjoyed meeting different people and actually being able to converse without gossip or rumors.

"Oh! Hello, Chisa-chan." Miss Ama smiled and tilted her head sweetly at Chisami. Chisami took note of everyone she'd met. Everyone seemed to have above-average appearances. It made her feel a little left out. Tachibana had a charming smile and a tall height that many girls loved. Hazuki had an energetic and friendly personality and his looks weren't anything less than Makoto's, either. Even Miss Ama was exceptionally beautiful.

"Hello." Chisami smiled and looked around. "Uhm- What do I wear to swim in?"

"Oh!" The three exclaimed as if they hadn't planned this. They probably didn't plan for a new member, assuming that Hazuki did this of his own spur of the moment. No, not assuming- he definitely did. Chisami never spent much time with Hazuki, but he's a lot more energetic than she noticed in the classroom. Then again, she never paid much attention to him.

"Well, I wasn't expecting any female members, but I have a suit somewhere back here." Chisami watched as Miss Ama went into the storeroom and began looking through things. That only occupied Chisami for a moment and she quickly found herself looking into the pool. In the pool was a black haired boy, floating on his back.

Those arms. Those abs. Those Legs. Chisami was in awe as she stared at the black haired boy in the pool. He was magnificent. She wondered if everyone in this club had a body like his.

"Chisa-chan." Hazuki grabbed ahold of Chisami's arm and dragged her over to the storeroom where Miss Ama was looking for a swim suit. "Miss Ama-chan has a suit that she thinks might fit you."

"Would you mind trying this on? I'm more than positive that it'll fit you perfectly!" Miss Ama smiled. She was nowhere near positive. She was just hoping. Chisami looked at the black one piece with red stripes down the sides. They looked almost like they matched Nagisa's swim-pants which he had in his hands, but it also matched her hair so she didn't mind as much.

"Alright." Chisami sighed and headed to the change room. Am I really doing this? She thought as she stripped down, folding her clothing and placing each garment in a pile on a shelf. Of course, it may help her with making friends again. Hazuki doesn't seem to know any of the rumors that have been spreading about her. All she did was reject two boys in the same day.

Chisami wasn't popular. She was just average. She got as many confessions as any normal girl; which wasn't many. Maybe twice in a whole lifetime, but the rumors spreading about her were, well, not true. Like any other rumor, they were harmful and affected her social life. Takano wasn't a friend anymore, not after that confession- and definitely not after the aftermath.

Slipping on the suit, Chisami relaxed as she stared at herself in the mirror, tying her hair to the side. She sighed before heading out to the pool. When she got to the doors she-

"Waha!"

"Ahhh!" Chisami screamed as a blonde-haired boy jumped out of nowhere. Catching her breath, she realized he just jumped out at her from the boy's changeroom. "Hazuki-kun!" She glared at him for startling her, but her glare was softened a bit. Chisami noticed Miss Ama chuckling in the back. Makoto must've be in the changeroom still, because Chisami could have sworn she heard him shriek as well.

"I scared you, right?" Hazuki smiled at her with a silly grin. When he noticed her glare he chuckled slightly and stepped back a few paces. Glancing up and down the girl, he took in her appearance to change the situation. "Your chest is a lot bigger than I thought."

Hearing those words, Chisami turned away, a heavy red hue covering her face. That was a compliment, right? Perverted brat, complimenting a girl like that! "Don't say things like that to girls..." Chisami muttered, but she still thanked him. "Thanks, I guess."

"No problem!" Chisami smiled and looked back at Hazuki. He had muscles as noticeable as the boy in the pool. She didn't want to admit that she thought Hazuki would have been a twig with no muscles whatsoever. "So, Chi-chan, you wanna swim?" Hazuki's face contorted for a moment. "That slipped out. but I think it's cuter! Chi-chan!"

"Ah, thank you, I suppose. I wouldn't mind swimming, but I'm not very competitive or that great. I was never in clubs or anything, but I'd be fine with swimming with you, Hazuki-kun." Chisami smiled sheepishly.

"Call me Nagisa!" Hazuki smiled and jumped into the pool.

"Nagisa-kun?" Chisami joined him quickly, but flailed in panic as she realized it was a competitive swimming pool. There was no shallow end. She coughed for a moment as Nagisa appeared beside her.

"You alright?" He seemed concerned and serious for once, which seemed like a rare occurrence. Chisami nodded only to see Nagisa duck beneath the water again. When she felt something touch her thigh, she flinched. What was he doing down there?!

In an instant, Nagisa had forced himself in front of Chisami and had wrapped her arms around his neck. "We'll swim like this until you're alright. I'm a breaststroke swimmer, so you don't have to worry!"

"N-Nagisa-kun- I don't think we should- Ah?!" Chisami was startled when his head went under again- he's not having difficulties, right?! When his head came up again, she relaxed a little, but not for long. Every time Nagisa's head went under and his legs kicked, Chisami would have a mini heart attack.

She had to get away from him! It took a moment, but she found an opening and let go of him before she began swimming away. "Eh?!" Nagisa followed her, though Chisami wasn't sure if it was out of spite or playfulness. Or both?

"Fweh?!" Chisami squealed when Nagisa appeared beside her. Why was he trying to scare her? "Nagisa-kun! Stop it!" She shouted back at the boy who had ducked his head under the water.

Without paying attention, Chisami knocked into what she thought was a floating pool toy- only to discovered it was the guy she saw earlier. "I'm sorry!" She stopped and when the other boy turned to see her, she froze. His gaze was as cold as ice.

"Nagisa, you should stop trying to scare the girl. She's disrupting my swimming." He sighed and went back to floating in the water without a response from Nagisa as if he didn't care for one and was warning him.

"Ah?" Nagisa seemed confused but he seemed to have calmed down. "Sorry, I wasn't trying to scare you." He smiled and floated closer to Chisami. "I mean, maybe I was. You're pretty cute when you're frightened!" He winked, leaving Chisami speechless.

Chisami wasn't sure what to say. She turned away from Nagisa, speechless still. She's had boys interested in her obviously, but she couldn't tell if Nagisa was interested or just teasing.

Sighing, she turned back to Nagisa only to see him swimming to the edge of the pool rapidly to Tachibana. Er- maybe it'd be more friendly if she addressed him as Makoto. His body was extravagant, too. Chisami stared at the attractive boys but was snapped out of her ogling when she heard something a little less than usual.

"Mako-chan! We can advertize the club by putting Chi-chan on the poster in a bikini! Everyone would wanna join then, right?!"

….I'll put you in a damn bikini, Chisami thought crossly. At least she wouldn't be alone at school anymore.

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