"Ah! This is the life!" Gou kicked back and sipped her ice tea. Her pink bathing suit cover up draped over the back of her fold-out pool chair. She knew she had the best summer job out of all her friends. Rei and Nagisa were booked at a swim camp that she had found and coordinated with the director. She had been supposed to go, but the swim club's popularity had grown, and the booking was only for seven people, so seven team members had gone. At first, she had been upset, because everyone had seemed to have left her behind. Rin's team – and by extension Makoto's and Haru's – had gone to a swim camp as well.

"Kou!" The little angel face stared up at her. Gou smiled not so much because of the cuteness but more because she now had a whole little summer paradise where people called her "Kou" and made her feel girly.

"Yes?" Gou peered through her sunglasses at the youngster.

"Erin is splashing me!" Okay, so maybe it wasn't exactly paradise.

"Erin, quit that, or I will go get Goro so help me!" Gou turned to the little girl. "Better?"

She grinned slyly and giggled making Gou feel like she had just assisted a demon. The girl promptly ran along.

Gou sighed and leaned back into her lounge chair. She was in charge of "free swim time" which seemed to be code for "Just don't let anyone drown." All in all, it was perfect. She sat in her chair soaking up the sun in her adorable light pink bikini and felt all kinds of warm.

"Your ass is going to get fat if you never do anything."

Okay, there was one problem that she preferred to ignore. Sousuke – who hadn't scored a swim scholarship on account of his injured shoulder – had also gotten a job here. He was a beautiful, exquisite piece of muscular perfection that had decided to act as the long-reaching arm of her brother whom she loved but had suddenly developed a protective streak with his personality change. It was cute until Sousuke had decided to play the new 'big brother'.

She ignored him.

"Hey," he placed his hands on both of the arm rests of the lounge chair effectively caging her in. "Did you hear me?"

Gou cheeks heated in anger. All she wanted was a break! He was the swim instructor. Not her. She was a supervisor.

"I heard you," she puffed leaning closer to his face. "For your information, I just broke up a fight."

He stood up, and Gou found herself staring. He jerked a thumb at a little boy sitting on the edge of the pool. "You mean that fight?"

She suddenly felt guilty. "Little demon," she muttered. She knew that little girl was made of evil.

"Erin," she called. The little boy jumped and looked fearfully at her. I look cute dammit! Not scary! "Come here!"

He walked over. "Yes?"

"Did you splash Chidori?"

He looked back at the pool, and Gou could see the little monster staring over the edge.

"I'm not going to be mad at you," she said softly. "If Chidori is bullying you, you need to tell me, so I can make sure everyone has fun at swim camp especially great swimmers like you."

"You think I'm good?" The look of awe was so sweet Gou thought she would get cavities.

"Of course."

He looked at his feet. "She doesn't bully me. She just tells lies."

"Well, if it happens again, I'll take care of it," she said ruffling his hair and smiling.

"Miss Kou, you're really cute."

Her stomach did flips. Ah! This is paradise! "Go play now."

He ran back to the pool and cannonballed into the water. She turned to Sousuke trying to put her annoyance in her face, but it just wasn't there anymore. The little boy's predicament was something she should've seen, and he had completely melted her heart.

"Happy now?"

"Of course, Miss Kou," Sousuke grinned back at her with an evil glance.

"It's somehow not endearing at all when you say it."

"Whatever do you mean, Miss Kou?"

Gou scowled up at him or what she thought was him. The sun was shining directly into her gaze. She pointed to the left.

"Can you move a little? I can't see the kids."

Sousuke stepped, and she was instantly in the shade. His black hair and body glistened from a recent swim. The little droplets were clinging in the nooks and crannies formed by his pectorals. She licked her lips absentmindedly deciding that if Sousuke just stood there without talking that she would have the absolute best summer job. Realization dawned on Sousuke that Gou was using him as human sunglasses, and he grinned.

"No," Gou shouted as Sousuke reached down into the chair grabbing her waist.

"I'm just looking out for your weight. Everyone is invited into the pool."

"I am NOT fat! Now put me down!"

Sousuke threw her over his shoulder her face on his back and fists flying. He sighed.

"As you wish."

She would like to say she didn't scream. She would like to say Sousuke realized the error of his ways and sat her right back where he found her. Unfortunately, she came up out of the pool water which was only five feet deep spluttering and drenched.

"You-"

Sousuke shook his finger at her and flicked his eyes to the watching children.

"-poopyhead!" It wasn't the best insult, but it was at least PG.

Little Eren appeared behind Sousuke and pushed on the back of his knee. The surprise on his face had to be the best thing Gou had witnessed all day, and the sound of his impromptu belly flop made her inner demons sing praises.

But she was a supervisor. "Don't push people, Eren," she said sternly with a wink.

Sousuke came up coughing and gasping.

"Karma," she offered slyly.

He turned his head slightly and a devilish grin split his face chilling Gou to the bone. "Oh. Karma, is it?"

"No. No. No," she sputtered splashing him and backing up.

"What's wrong, Gou?"

Gou felt the pool edge at her back. Sousuke's steady steps grew closer, and she knew she was trapped.

"Hey! What's going on in here?!"

Goro raced into the pool and skidded to a stop taking in the scene. She silently thanked God that Sousuke was still a respectable distance away.

"Sou threw Kou in the pool," piped up Eren.

"Eren pushed Sou into the pool," mumbled a disgruntled Chidori.

Goro's face hardened. "Sousuke, why are you even here?"

"It's my break," he said in that infuriatingly lazy voice.

"Gou, don't let this happen again. Pay attention and quit playing around."

She glared at Sousuke. "It won't happen again."

"You two can think about that when you clean the pool this evening."

"What," she squeaked. If she cleaned the pool, she wouldn't be out of here in time to meet Hana. And it's all Sousuke's fault.

"I can do it, Goro. Gou cleaned it yesterday."

She looked incredulously at Sousuke.

"I know that," Goro said disapprovingly. "Would you rather find a new job?"

"No, sir," they both answered in unison. Goro was usually cheery until he found someone slacking or endangering his business. He was a great friend and boss, but all the workers feared this side of him.

"Then you'll both be here this evening. Let's go, Sousuke. I think there's a new student for you to teach."

Sousuke swam to the edge of the pool and heaved himself over and out giving Gou an enviable view of his ass. Maybe cleaning wouldn't be so bad as usual. They're usually divided into the supervisor and instructor crews which is code for mostly women and mostly men. She felt little fingers wrap around her hand. She looked down to see little Erin looking distraught.

"Are you mad at me?"

"Oh. No. Sweetie, you're fine."

Erin smiled a little and reddened. "I didn't want to get you in trouble, Miss Gou."

She blanched. "My name is Miss Kou."

"Sou called you Gou, and I want to be just like Sou when I grow up," Erin said wistfully.

Yes, her job was perfect. There was just one problem.

Hello! I'm actually really excited about this fic. I had been planning MakoGou, but this seemed more explainable, and I'm looking forward to much more of Sousuke's teasing. I know my Gou is not typical of the show. She's more sassy, and I'm just going to say that it's because Sousuke is a family friend - like a brother.

I hope everyone enjoys this as much as I've enjoyed writing it! Please review and be excited for fluff and stuff. :)