A/N: Hahahaha screw my life, why am I doing new fics when the existing fics haven't been updated at ALL..
Hi girls, this Free! Fandom had stole my heart, Tachibana Makoto had really successfully captured my heart with his (good seiyuu) voice and personality. Tall, handsome and gentle, hence gentle giant on some other fics I readed.. And an orca at that.. Okay, I'm a lost case.. MAI KOKORO!
Okay.. Before I started anything, I meant this fics to be a Makoto x OC/Reader.. I don't think I'm able to write a love triangle for climax, but who know what will happen in the future, even the story too, how will it fold out, will be with the flows.
When I started thinking about Free! An idea plague my mind, nagging me to write. I thought about how to introduce a new character in, it would be too odd for Makoto to actually fall in love with someone new. Consider the fact he spend his time with Haru or swim club members nearly everyday in highschool and with Haru when young.. Logical idea would be someone either to be same interests or childhood friend.
So without more nonsense wall of text from me, let get this story started!
Disclaimer: I owned the OC only !
"Push!" Voice muffled from sanitary mask exclaimed.
A painful groan yelp.
"When the next wave of contradiction came, please push as harder as you can, ." The voice instructed.
Nanase Akari (let give her a name) was so convinced that, after this whole fiasco of labor finished. She would Never Ever to be impregnated Again. She would have a talk with her husband about safety precaution. Just thinking about it made her lost track of time, and the feeling of pain getting more intense. With a deep breath inhaled, she push with all her might.
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"Congratulations! It's a twins! An older baby boy and younger baby girl." The doctor joyfully announced.
Nanase couple sighed in relief, but their momentary peace was cut short almost immediately.
"Doctor! The older twin is not breathing!" One of the nurse rushed out.
"Nurse, hurry, prepare for the emergency revival kits!"
The terror shown in the couple was undeniable obvious as the nurse frantically pace off to do as she was told.
The energy of terror, panic and fear emotion was sensitive to a newborn, almost instantly as the younger twins sense it, the younger girl burst out in tear. Crying loudly and thrash about, the thrashing had cause the tiny fist to collided on older twin.
Everyone sweatdropped at the sight, but miraclely. The older twin jolted, stirring his limbs and coughing out water, he whimpered slightly then gone back to quiet state. His younger sibling stopped crying as well.
Everyone was amazed by what they had witnessed. Some even whispered the word 'miracle'.
Nanase couple cried in joy silently while hugging each other. Muttering 'thanks god'. They stayed together in an embrace, breaking apart when the nurse brought the twins to them after the whole checked/cleaned up was done.
The twins are mirror image, jet black colored hair with shiny cerulean orbs. The only difference was the gender and maybe, longer eyelashes for the girl.
The new parent glanced at each other, knowing grin formed.
Nanase Haruki - Male, older twin.
Nanase Haruka - Female, younger twin.
"Haruki, thank you for coming back to us."
"Haruka, thank you for bringing Haruki back."
"How did they mixed this up?!" Akari whined to her husband.
"They say they mix up the paperwork during the submission." He explained, deadpanned. Palm covering his forehead.
Due to the carelessness of the social worker, Haruki and Haruka identify was swapped.
Unable to change the name because of the laws, but the government promised a change free of charge after the period of 15 years. At this point, they agreed, to change the name or not would be entirely up to their child.
Nanase Haruka - Male, older twin.
Nanase Haruki - Female, younger twin.
[6 years later, Nanase household]
"Ne, mama?" Haruki called.
At the age of six, Haruka and Haruki looked identical, the difference with both of them were their eye. From their observation, Haruki had rounder eye, thicker and longer eyelashes. Both child insist to have same haircut, because they felt the need to be similar, monozygotic twins are originally one person afterall.
"Yes darling?"
"Why does Nii-chan has a girl name when he is a boy? Why do I have a boy name when I'm a girl?" She asked sweetly.
Haruka stopped what he was doing, curious about the answer as well.
"Does Haruki not like her name?"
"..."
Silence followed.
"We were teased for our name." Haruka spoke, he felt that there no need to hide the truth.
"Nii-chan!" Haruki gasped.
'Oh dear' Akari thought.
She had forgotten about other children, it just didn't came to her until now. Of course they would be made fun of one day.
Unknowingly to them, the exact same conversation take place at the Tachibana, Hazuki, Matsuoka and the Ryugazaki.
[The next day]
Akari went to the school to fetch her twins, a commotion nearby attracted her attention.
"Haha! Your name is so weird, the brother has a girly name while the sister has a boyish name!" A group of five boys surrounded Haruka and Haruki, laughing and teasing. Haruka being a good older brother had his sister stand behind him while he used his body to shield her. Haruka stood there expressionless as they continued their taunt and tease, Haruki on the other hand was trying to stay expressionless like her brother.. But failed as the tears are threatening to fall.
The bullying get out of control when one of the kid pushed Haruka, but he stood firmly on his ground. Regardless how many time Haruka was shoved, he doesn't react. Seeing that Haruka has no reaction, they shifted their target to his sister.
"I wonder if Haruki really is a girl with that name." One of the bullies said out of blue.
"Easy! Let find out~" Another replied.
Hands creeped closer to Haruki, attempting to touch her. Though they were slapped away by Haruka, in his eye held a cold glare.
"Do not touch Haruki." Haruka said coldly.
"Nii.." Haruki sobbed.
But bullies being bullies. The one who got slapped by Haruka suddenly dropped to the floor, crying out loud and shouting that Haruka had physically assaulted him. Akari couldn't take it anymore and move toward her child, but before she could said anything, another person beat her it.
A olive brown haired boy, slightly taller than average height. Went and stood in front of Haruka. His voice gentle but firm.
"Hey guys, I saw everything. Please be nice and leave them alone."
Haruka and Haruki looked up at him, surprised to be helped.
"Hah! Another one with weird name has appear!"
'Weird name?' They both questioned.
"I don't care what you call me, but I definitely won't keep quiet and let a girl being bullied. Beside, five on two is unfair, you guys are the worst."
Akari decided to interrupt, it best that an adult step in and stop this.
"Hey!" She shouted.
"You runts! I've seen what you had done to my child!" She marched over in wrath. Successfully in scaring off the bullies. Kneeling down to her twins, she pulled them into an embrace.
"Haruka, thank you for being a good brother and protected your sister." She patted him gently on his head. Haruka replied with a shrug.
"M-mama, Nii-chan is hurt." Haruki wept.
"I know, I will check them later, but for now.." She turned to the boy who helped.
"Thank you for helping." She smiled to the boy, nudging her twins to do the same.
"Yeah, thanks." Haruka mumbled softly. Not very trusting to stranger but that the best Haruka could managed.
"Thank you.. Weird name boy?" Haruki blurted out without hesitation.
Akari and Haruka gaped at her.
Let just say, the smile that the boy gave them, put all three Nanase to a trance. Is that flower growing in the background?
"Makoto!"
New voice echoed from behind, the boy, Makoto turned and wave at a woman who was walking toward him. She has the calm and gentle feeling that Makoto was giving.
"Hi mom." He greeted.
Oh.. That explained.
The friendship between the two mother bonded from here, there's a saying that the odd boat always attracted to each other strongly. Because their childs had name opposite from their gender.
Reason are, the government social worker messed up the paperwork during submission.
Nanase and Tachibana house are near to each other. From Tachibana, five minute climb on the stone stair and walk straight, it the Nanase. With this, Akari visited Tachibana often with the twins, to have girl time with Makoto's mom, Mika. If their husband worked late, they would end up having dinner together.
After that day, as they spent more time together. Makoto become an caring older brother figured to the twins. At first, it took him awhile to get it right between the twins. There are still times where he called the wrong name, those mistake was definitely hard on him. Now? He can differentiate both of them perfectly.
Haruka was a boy who spoke few, doesn't expressed himself well. But cared.
Haruki was a girl who is slightly more chatty, get embarrassed easily. Admired her brother calm composure and tried to be the same.
Nanase Haruka - Male
Nanase Haruki - Female
Tachibana Makoto - Male
Thank you for sticking to the end.
I spit the prologue to two part, because the other half was quite wordy.
I know that my english is horrible.. But I still hope to share my plot..
Anyway, I don't think Free! mention how Haru and Makoto know each other, they just pull it off as childhood friend, nor why their parent give them girlish name.
So I took it upon my brain and twist the story~
Hope you don't mind :D