You already know that when the third season came out that I was going to write up one of our favourite couples - KEI AND HARU! Woot woot! It's been a long time coming! Anyways, welcome to the THIRD instalment of these two lovebirds!
I'm almost done the fic since there's only one more episode of the season (Who's cutting the onions? Why am I crying?!)! There's probably close to 20 chapters and that's it.
So I'm thinking about posting a chapter every Wednesday in honour of the show? What do you think?
ALSO IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE PREVIOUS TWO STORIES OF HARU AND KEI THEN GO DO AND SO COME BACK HERE WHEN YOU'RE DONE, OKAY?!
Also, remember to review and tell me your thoughts as we go through this journey together...again!
I waited patiently outside of the gates of my university. I continued to stare at the time on my phone as other students made their way onto the grounds. No matter how much I stared at my phone, there was still no Haru in sight. A sigh escaped my lips as I thought about how he was probably in the pool, swimming, and lost track of time. I mentally slapped myself for not going there and dragging him out myself.
"Kei." I looked up and saw the familiar blue-eyed boy run up to me. "Sorry I'm late."
"At least you're here now. Did Makoto get you?" I asked him as he took my hand in his and we made our way onto the grounds of our university.
"Ya he did." Haru answered.
"Good. I was worried that you were going to be late." I told him. I smiled up at him as he looked at me.
"The water didn't want me to leave." He tried to reason with me.
"No, Haru. You didn't want to leave the water." I shook my head as I poked his arm with my index finger.
"Kei." I looked over to where Haru was now looking to see a red haired boy walking up to us. His hands were balled into fists and were held at his sides. He looked like a man on a mission with a face of determination. He stopped in front of us and Haru's hand squeezed mine slightly. We both turned to look at the guy head on.
"H-Hey, aren't you Nanase Haruka?" He asked as he pointed at my boyfriend. His voice ran a familiar tone in my brain, but I couldn't put my finger on it. "D-Do you remember me? We used to…" The boy was trying to find the words to explain himself.
"Asahi? Shiina Asahi?" Haru asked. The largest smile appeared on Asahi's face from Haru's answer. Then it also clicked in my brain who he was. I remembered going to school with him when we were younger and how he was just as loud then as he is now.
"That's right! I'm Asahi!" It appeared that he hadn't made eye contact with me yet. Just as he was about to continue speaking, he looked at me with a surprised face. "Mizuko Kei?"
"The one and only." I nodded my head. Asahi looked at our hands and then us before looking back at our hands and looking at us again. He pointed at our clasped hands with his mouth gaping open.
"Are you two dating?" He yelled.
"Yes." Haru answered.
"What? I've missed out on so much. Oh wait, do you remember Shigino Kisumi? He's at this university too!" Asahi said as he walked up to us.
"We did know that." I said.
"Man, for real? Wait, did you guys go to high school with him?" Asahi asked.
"No, we went to different high schools. His younger brother came to Iwatobi SC, so I saw him there again." Haru answered.
"SC?" Asahi asked.
"Asahi, are you still swimming?" Haru asked the red head in front of us.
"Huh? Of course I'm still swimming. I'm on my way to my first practice here. What about you? You quit the swim club after I moved away, right? And you never replied to my letters." Asahi asked.
"Sorry. But I started swimming again in high school. I'm heading to practice now, too." Haru answered.
"Really? That means we'll be on the same team again!" Asahi excitedly said. He placed his arm out for Haru to tap with his own.
"Ya." Haru agreed and tapped his arm with his friends.
"Well, since you two are together, I'll let you guys go to swim practice while I go to my own practice." I said after their exchange.
"Practice? Where are you going, Kei?" Asahi asked me.
"I have choir practice." I answered.
"Really? You're still singing? That's great! Maybe you can sing when we all go to karaoke together?" Asahi asked.
"Sure thing!" I nodded my head.
"We can walk you there since it's on the way." Haru suggested to me.
"I'm cool with that. Let's go!" Asahi exclaimed as the three of us began to walk towards our destination. "So, how long have you two been dating?"
"It's been over a year." I answered.
"No way! Is Makoto dating anyone?" Asahi asked.
"Nope." Haru answered.
"Good. I was worried that I was going to be the only one single." Asahi sighed with relief.
"What about Kisumi?" I asked.
"We all know that he's too much of a player to have a girlfriend. He's always got a different girl that he's talking to. Ugh! I don't know how he does it!" Asahi groaned. Haru and I laughed to ourselves at Asahi's answer.
"You sound a little jealous, Asahi." I teased the red head.
"I'm not! I get plenty of girls. I'm such a man." Asahi said as he pointed towards himself.
"Usually when guys say that, it's because they're not getting any girls." I pondered out loud.
"What? I totally do, Kei! Remember in school? All the girls wanted me." Asahi blatantly lied to us.
"I think you're getting yourself confused with Kisumi…again." I teased.
"Ugh, Kei!" I laughed at his frustration as we arrived at the building that I was supposed to go into.
"Well, this is my stop. I'll see you later, Asahi? I'll see you at home, Haru?" I clarified where we were meeting. Haru nodded his head, but Asahi butted into the exchange.
"Wait, you guys live together?" Asahi practically yelled.
"Yes." Haru simply stated. Asahi looked like he was going to pass out from shock.
"Too much has happened, that's it. We're all going to my sisters café after swim practice because I need to know about everything. Wait, if you guys live together then…have you-"
"That's none of your business!" I told him off before he could finish his question. "Now, I'll see you guys at your sisters café. Just get Haru to text me the address." I told the red head before turning and letting go of Haru's hand, so I could walk into the building. "See you boys later!" I waved as I quickly ran inside and allowed Haru and Asahi to make their way to swim practice together.
Marron was a cute coffee shop on the corner of a quiet street. Inside was spacious. There was a serving bar on the left side and tables and chairs against the window. Everything was made of dark hardwood and the blinds were a light green that brought a pop of colour to the place.
"So your older sister runs this shop, Asahi?" Makoto asked.
"It belonged to my mother-in-law. She ran it for ages." Asahi's sister clarified.
"Ya, so basically, it's my sister's shop now. Feel free to order anything you want." Asahi said.
"You'll have to pay though, of course." Asahi's sister said. We were sitting at a table by a window. Makoto and Haru were sitting next to each other while Asahi and Kisumi sat across from them. I sat at the end of the table with the chair that we pulled up for me.
"Man, sis, you're so stingy." Asahi complained.
"Well she needs to make a living. She has a baby to look after." I said.
"You better believe it! This is a business after all. Anyway, Makoto-kun, you sure have grown up." She said from behind the counter.
"Looks like a grown-up now, doesn't he?" Asahi teased.
"I didn't recognize you either. You grew up a lot." Makoto said to his red headed friend.
"Ya, well you know…by the way, Makoto, Haru told me that you're majoring in sports education? You're hoping to be a swimming teacher, right?" Asahi asked the brunette that was sitting next to me.
"Yes. I thought that it would be fun to teach little kids how fun swimming is." Makoto answered.
"Sounds just like you, Makoto." Kisumi chimed in.
"You moved to Kyushu after you left Iwatobi, right? Did you stick with swimming?" Makoto asked Asahi. I got up from the table and went to the bar where Asahi's sister was.
"Do you need help with anything?" I asked.
"Oh no, you go and sit with the boys." She politely declined my help.
"It's okay, they're catching up anyways. I better leave them to it." I said as I sat on the stool in front of her. I watched as she slowly and carefully made the coffee by pouring the water onto the grounded up beans.
"Asahi told me that you and Haru are dating." She stated.
"We are." I felt my cheeks begin to redden by the sudden statement. "I don't know why he brought that up so randomly."
"Don't worry, Kei." She laughed as she began to put the coffee in mugs. "He told me because I always knew you would end up dating either Haru or Makoto."
"Huh?" I was surprised by what she had said.
"Well you three were always so close in school. I just knew you would be with one of them." She explained.
"What about Asahi? I was his friend in school too." I added.
"You're too good for my brother." She whispered to me before laughing. I laughed with her as she placed the coffee mugs on a tray. A whimper could be heard from behind the counter and I peered over to see who it was. It was Asahi's nephew that began to stir in his sleep. "Ugh, I thought I got him down."
"I can play with him for a bit, if you want?" I offered.
"Really? That would be great! Here." Asahi's sister grabbed Tsukushi and introduced him to me. He reached out and allowed me to pick him up and place him in my lap. I began to make silly faces at the baby and he laughed and smiled. He had the same coloured hair as Asahi's sister donning on his head. His cheeks were so round and soft that I couldn't help, but to squeeze them.
"You're the cutest baby, aren't you? Huh? Yes you are. Yes you are." I cooed at Tsukushi as he smiled and laughed in my lap.
"You can look after him whenever you want, Kei." Asahi's sister said to me after she returned to the counter.
"Really? I love babies!" I admitted.
"I can see why." Tsukushi smiled at me as I continued to make funny faces at him. I heard the sound of a chair against wood and some footsteps before Haru appeared at my side. Both the Tsukushi and I looked at my boyfriend – who was now staring at us with wide eyes.
"Isn't he the cutest?" I asked.
"He is cute." Haru said. Tsukushi reached out his little hands towards Haru, signalling for him wanting to be held by him. Haru looked at him with a confused face.
"He wants you to hold him." I said. I stood up from the chair with Tsukushi on my hip. "It's not that hard. Here." I handed Haru the baby and watched him as he awkwardly held the baby in his arms. Tsukushi reached up and began to play with Haru's hair. I smiled at the sight and thought it was the cutest thing ever.
"You two are going to be the cutest parents one day!" Asahi's sister squealed.
"No! We're too young to be thinking about that!" I waved my hands at her while she laughed at my flustered expression.
"Well you guys live together, so you could practice." Asahi teased from his seat.
"You two live together?" Asahi's sister yelled.
"Yes…"I answered.
"Do we need to have 'the talk'?" She asked us.
"No!"
Looks like everything is going well for these two...nothing could possibly go wrong, right? Right? RIGHT?!
What do you think will be the big problem for these two in this story?
Leave a review and let me know! :)