Hello! Welcome to my fanfic. Here, Haru-chan is a girl and her name is Haru instead of Haruka. The rest of the boys are boys of course. This is a Fem!Haruka x Makoto x Rin fanfic (It's also a Fem!Haruka x Water story. XD). I hope you enjoy it! :) Here we go!

*Warning: This may become rated M for later chapters. Some stuff will made up by me. I just finished Episode 1 of Free!, so don't judge me about stuff.*

Childhood

"Hey! Haru-chan!" shouted a young Nagisa. "Come on! Daddy's cooking hotdogs!" Nanase Haru was very reluctant to leave Nagisa's rich dad's pool, so she answered, "No."

"Awww, Haru-chan! Aren't you hungry?"

Haru shook her head. "I'm not leaving here. Now if you'll excuse me..." She then submerged herself in the water. She looked at the fancy patterns that matched the setting in the water. She liked being in the water this way. It was "love" she says. She was in love with the water.

"Haruuuu-chaaaaaan!" yelled Nagisa. She ignored him and kept being in the water.

"Haru-chan! Don't be in there for so long!" shouted a voice that belonged to a young Makoto.

She still ignored it, but then, she felt a shortness in breath. Her lungs felt like they were going to explode. She quickly swam up to the surface and breathed in lots of air. She flipped her hair back and forth and saw Nagisa and Makoto with worried faces.

"Are you okay?" Makoto asked.

"I'm fine," Haru answered. "I just need air."

"You could've drowned!" Nagisa said. His eyes looked sad along with Makoto's.

"Me and the water were having a moment together," Haru insisted. "I just needed air, that's all. Gosh, why do you have to make such a big deal out of this?"

"You're our friend, so of course we'll make a big deal out of this," Makoto answered. Haru sighed. Typical friends of hers...

"I'll get hotdogs in a minute, okay?" she said. The two nodded as they left to the patio. Haru took in a lot of air and submerged back into the water. She swam all the way to the bottom and touched the floor with her finger. It was like if she swam to the bottom of the ocean and touched the surface. That would be a feat. Suddenly, she ran out of breath again. She felt her lungs screaming for air. She swam up as quickly as possible. All of a sudden, her hands and feet were tired from paddling. The surface looked far away from her. She was terrified. Water...what are you... she thought weakly as she sunk deeper and deeper in the pool and blacked out.

She felt something on her mouth. She then didn't anymore and felt a pair of hands push her chest. She coughed out water and opened her eyes to see Makoto, Nagisa, and Mr. Hazuki above her. She stood up and asked, "What happened?"

"You were drowning, Haru-chan!" explained Makoto. "I told you NOT to be in the water for a long time!"

"I was scared you were going to die..." the yellow-haired boy muttered, almost close to a sob. "Haru-chan..."

"Young lady, you have to be more careful next time!" instructed Mr. Hazuki. "I didn't want to call your parents and tell them that you almost drowned." Haru frowned. The water didn't want her to leave perhaps, and it almost took her away from her friends.

"I'm sorry," the dark-haired girl said. "I'll be more careful next time."

"Oh, I hope so!" Nagisa looked about ready to cry. Makoto looked like he was about to cry too. Haru felt bad. She didn't mean her friends to worry much about her.

"I will. I promise. Don't you worry." Haru tried to smile, but failed.

Nagisa stuck out his pinky finger. "Promise?" Makoto stuck out his pinky finger too. "Yeah, promise, Haru-chan?" he added. She stuck out both her pinkies and locked them with their's.

"It's a promise, you guys. Don't worry." Their faces brightened up along with Mr. Hazuki's.

"So you want a hotdog?" he asked. Haru reluctantly nodded. He left.

"Do you want to play a game, Haru-chan?" asked Makoto. Haru nodded again.

"Oh! A game!" chimed Nagisa. "What is it?"

"I'll show you in a sec! Come on!" He and Nagisa ran off. Haru looked back at the pool. She frowned.

I'll be gone for a while, she thought. I'll be back. But don't get me away from my friends. She looked back her friends and ran to them.

The next day at their elementary school, there was swimming practice after school. Haru, Makoto, and Nagisa were in a team together. Haru put on a swimming cap and a pair of swimming goggles on. She was in her teal-blue one-piece bathing suit. She bent down and dived into the water. She swam freestyle smoothly with no problem.

"Her swimming style always look smooth," said Makoto, smiling at his friend's performance.

"Yeah!" Nagisa agreed. "Like a dolphin!" They both smiled. Both thought she was like a dolphin when it comes to swimming. A cute little dolphin. Suddenly, the two noticed another kid. His hair and eyes were a magenta color. He was wearing a boys' bathing suit, a swimming cap, and a pair of swimming goggles.

"Who's that?" asked Makoto.

"Matsuoka Rin-kun," Nagisa answered. "He transferred into our class last week." As Rin stretched the elastic band of his goggles and let it hit the back of his head, he bent down and jumped into the pool as well. He caught up to Haru. They both swam, turned, and swam back to the beginning where they started. Haru got there first. She took off her cap and goggles and flipped her wet hair back and forth. She saw Makoto's hand reach for her.

"Nobody can beat you when you're in the water, Haru-chan," her friend said. She grabbed his hand and he pulled her out of the water.

"That was so cool, Nanase-chan!" cheered the lovely yellow-haired boy. "I wanna swim like you!" A boy wants to swim like her? That almost made her laugh.

Rin got up from the pool with his goggles and swimming cap off. "You're as fast as the rumors said," he says. "What was your time?"

"I don't care about my time," Haru replied.

Rin laughed. "That's just like the rumors said too!" He grinned. "So, Nanase, you interested in entering a relay with me?" Haru frowned and answered, "I only swim freestyle." She went back into the water and floated like a balloon. She didn't care about fast swimming times. She cares about the water and being with it. That's why she swims.

"But you're amazing! You have to join!"

"No."

"Ah, don't mind Haru-chan, Rin," Makoto said. "Most of the time, she says no to anything."

"Really?"

"Yeah, she has her reasons for them though." Rin looked at the dark-haired girl. Maybe he should keep on asking her until she says yes. Besides, who wouldn't want a cutie to join a relay? He ran the pool and landed with a splash. Haru shielded herself from the splash.

"Haru, just think. With both of us teamed up, we could win anything! Even in the future!"

"I don't care." That's when he splashed her with some water. Makoto was getting a little annoyed about Rin's behavior.

"You should stop-" he was going to say, but got cut off by Rin.

"Come on, Haru! Please?" the magenta-haired swimmer pleaded. Haru pouted at him.

"No."

"Pretty please?"

"No."

"Pretty please with cherries on top?"

"How many times are you going to ask me?"

"Countless until you say yes." Haru was getting annoyed of Rin. She turned and swam to the stairs to get out of the pool, but then Rin hugged her from behind and they both went into the water.

"Haru-chan!" both Makoto and Nagisa shouted. However, Haru and Rin were fine. They were just underwater.

"Pretty please with cherries and sprinkles on top?" Rin pleaded underwater. To Haru, it sounded like, "Pruuty pluse with charries and prinkles on yop?" Haru was getting tired of Rin doing this to her, so she said, "Fine. Just stop." Rin smiled as they both came up from the water.

"Haru-chan! Are you okay?" asked Makoto.

"I'm fine," she answered.

"Thanks, Nanase!" Rin said. "I knew you would say yes!"

I only said yes because you were annoying, thought the dark-haired swimmer. Idiot. But she felt a little proud to accept his invitation. She could have some fun with him. But it's only for the relay and nothing else.

Ending here. What do you think of this chapter? I know all of you are fujoshis or whatever you yaoi fangirls call yourselves, so you want yaoi. But, I don't like yaoi (or hate it. I'm kind of neutral when it comes to yaoi.). I just wanted to do this because I want to.

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