"Mako-chan!" Junko shouted with joy as she jumped on Makoto's back, they had been neighbors for as long as they both had been alive. He had given her a grunt with a light pink blush on his cheek, before trying to accommodate her weight by lifting her up more onto his waist; she was so short she couldn't even jump onto his back properly.
"Jun-chan, you need to be careful you might hurt yourself." Makoto's voice was worried and he was hoping Junko would take him seriously this time. He would be so horrible if she had gotten hurt while trying to show him affection. He cared a great deal for Junko, seeing as they spent so much time together it only made sense that they would grow to worry for each others well being.
"Well if you weren't so tall you wouldn't have to worry about me getting hurt." Makoto's brows pushed together and Junko saw the stress on his face, knowing how compassionate her friend was she gave him a little hug around the neck. Making his faded blush return, she smelled like baby powder, same as always. "I actually like you being so tall." He turned his head to look back at her as he walked.
"You do?" Shock was on his face; this was the first time she had ever said anything nice about his height. Normally she was going on about everyone else being tall was weird and her shortness was normal.
"Yup! I can see the whole world up here!" with a smirk and giggle she lifted her arms up like she was flying, making Makoto smile. She was such a whimsical person, so full of life. "So where are we going?" Junko asked leaning her head on his shoulder.
"School." Junko made a scrunched up face before trying to get off Makoto's back, but he held tight to her legs. He knew she would try to get away and for some reason he just felt he needed to keep all his friends in check. That had reminded him; "Where did Haru-chan go?" Junko gave a small 'huh?' before looking around, they were walking by the ocean on their way to school, he could have jumped in, hoping to miss their first day.
Makoto turned his body and looked behind them to see Haruka standing behind them about where Junko had jumped on looking out to the ocean. He made a jog to him Junko still on his back making small sound that would come out of a child as she bounced on his back. "Haru-chan! It's almost warm enough for you to swim!" Makoto said to his passive friend. He just gave him a glance to know he had heard him. They started on their way to school once more all together.
Once at school Makoto sat Junko down but grabbed her arm as she tried to run away as soon as her feet hit the ground. "But Mako-chan, school is scary! What if I die here!? Would you be able to forgive yourself for making me come here!?" Junko tried to give some puppy dog eyes, Makoto had to take a moment to think everything she had just said through.
"Wahh! You shouldn't joke about that kind of stuff Jun-chan! You know I would never forgive myself if you were hurt and I couldn't help you!" She sighed knowing she had gone to far, her pride felt the need to stick with it but her heart couldn't bear to see Makoto so upset. "Now it's your first year so try to be good."
"I am always good, Makoto!" She shouted her girly voice going up higher at being insulted. Haruka glared over at her annoyed with her being once again in his life, so he just turned and left. Makoto look up calling out to him but after seeing his friend walk into the school doors from the courtyard he gave Junko a fast goodbye hug before waving as he ran.
Alone Junko looked around, the front courtyard was almost empty, but there were a few kids still trying to savor the last few moment of summer before the new school year. She soon decided that it was far to boring before she made her way to the freshmen classrooms.
Junko was good at school a normal B student but she just didn't enjoy school. Makoto was her only friend, not because she wasn't friendly. She loved to talk and banter but most of the girls in her classes were rather mean to her. Her wavy honey blonde hair mixed with her gold eyes and small frame made her a target for female jealousy. The boys didn't want to be just be friends so she normally just stuck to being friends with Makoto.
After she had picked her seat in the middle of the classroom in hopes to get in some social time before the class started even if it was unlikely, Junko looked at the students. None were glaring at her but none were smiling. In fact most acted like she wasn't there. "Hello!" Jumping a little she turned around to see a boy with Blonde hair and dark pink eyes staring back at her.
"You scared me! You should presence yourself first!" Her hand was on her chest to clam her heart from its rapped beating. She was happy the boy had come alone and distracted her from the loneliness but guess it wouldn't last long.
"Jun-Chan, It's me Nagi-Chan!" Junko turned her head to the side showing her confusion. Nigisa thought she looked rather cute with that expression, the wavy pigtails and light pink lip gloss only made her worse and by worse he meant better. "I used to swim with Mako and Haru-chan! Oh and Rin-Chan too!"
Junko blinked trying to think for a moment what the small teenager in front of her was saying, before it clicked. He was the blonde from Makoto's old swimming club. She used to go down and swim with them when she didn't have music or art lessons when Makoto's mother would watch her. "Oh! Nagi-Chan! You used to pull my hair!" She shouted rather childishly, they were drawing attention but they both didn't care.
"Guilty!" was all he had to say with a cute closed eye smile. "So Jun-Chan is Haru and Makoto-chan still going to school here?" She simply nodded, she guessed he would want to see his friends again after being apart for so long. The only way this could be better was if Rin was back from his time abroad. "Do you think you could help me find them! I miss swimming with them." She nodded again knowing that both of the 2d years didn't swim anymore but felt that wasn't her business to tell.
As lunch rolled around Junko was waking an annoying Nagisa to the other side of the school to see the two boys. He was complaining about missing his friends, how long it was taking, and just about anything. As they neared the other side of the school Nagisa saw them go up the stair and ran after them. Junko called out after him but he just kept going. If it had been Makoto she would have followed anger he had left her behind but she was rather happy to be without the annoying Nagisa. No matter how cute he was.
When she finally got to the three boys they were all smiling, well all but Haruka but he never smiled in Junko's book. "Junko? What are you doing here?" Makoto asked but before she could answer him, Nagisa got ahead of her.
"She was the one who helped me find you guys! Lead me all the way across the school. We have all the same classes! Isn't that cool!" Junko was frowning her brows, crossed her arms and mumbled how Makoto was addressing her; not him.
Makoto couldn't help but stare at his two blonde friends; it scared him how childish they both were. In fact with their similar height, hair color, and demeanor you could almost mistake them as twins. Which scared him more than he thought it would. Junko was so pretty, he didn't want to think of Nagisa as pretty. "Well with you both being here do you wanna go up to the roof and have lunch." Nagisa stopped trying to look Junko in the face to see why she was mumbling and hiding herself and Junko popped right up.
"Yes!" The both yelled making Makoto and Haruka look at each other, Haruka had a look of freight as all he could think was now there were two blondes to annoy him.