Forward Momentum (rei ryugazaki love story) Chapter 2
(1) Brother, my Brother by Blessid Union of Souls
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"Morning already?" I get up and I see my clock..."8:10...8:10!? I'm gonna be late!" I hurriedly get out of my bed and rush to put my uniform on and my hair in a messy ponytail and run downstairs, put on my backpack and skates on and skate out the door. "Damn it, Kenichi and Kenji! Why didn't they wake me up!? Shit!" I pant hard, trying to at least make it to the school before the first bell. I go harder and harder, pushing my body to the point where I'm gonna shake if my adrenaline dies.
Finally, I see the school. "Almost there!" The front's with only a few students that were running late themselves. I pull an immediate stop, rush to take my skates off, run to my locker, throw my skates in and put on my white school shoes, not tying the laces, running to my homeroom. I'm in luck; the teacher's not there. I run to my desk and slam my butt on the chair.
"~bell rings~" Yuuto's seat is behind me, so he reaches over by me.
"Saved by the bell, huh?" I collapse on my desk, he pats me on the shoulder. "Man, you're shaking."
"I woke up late, so I pushed myself to make it here on time. Good night."
After my homeroom teacher walks in and takes attendance, the bell rings for first period.
"Ms. Hirosi?" I sit up fast,
"Uh, yes!?" I see my homeroom teacher, Mrs. Daiko, with a couple of students just staring at me.
"Please gather your things and come with me."
"Uh, okay?" 'Shit, shit, shit!'
"Good luck," Yuuto whispers. I pick up my backpack and leave with Mrs. Daiko.
"Is there something I done?"
"No, you're not in trouble."
"Huh? Then why-"
"Your entrance test on the math portion was high, the principal altered your schedule, so you'll be with the Second years."
"Oh." We head upstairs,
"You know, Hitomi?"
"Huh?"
"You are far different from your brothers."
"Do you really think so?" Shock by her comment.
"I can see you're a good girl. You don't plan to misbehave."
"My brothers misbehave?"
"Kenji, yes. Kenichi, is a very quiet person. He does well in homework and doesn't disrupt class, but he doesn't seem interested." We make it back to the same classroom that I take chemistry.
'Hey, isn't this-' Mrs. Daiko knocks on the door.
"Come in." says another woman. Mrs. Daiko enters, and I follow. I see Nagisa and he smiles, waving. I did a small wave back. Rei looks shock to see me.
"Ms. Zumiya, I'm sorry to interrupt your class, but I was told by the principal that Ms. Hirosi will be in your class now." I look at my new teacher.
"Oh, of course, we are always welcoming new students. I'm Ms. Zumiya, your geometry teacher." Her hand is up and she looks in the direction of Rei. "Please sit in the empty seat next to Mr. Ryugazaki. Ryugazaki, will you please allow Ms. Hirosi to borrow your book today?"
'Here we go again.'
Rei's POV
'Here we go again.' "Of course." I smile, Hitomi smiles and giggles. I smile big on the inside, she's smart and pretty. She walks towards us.
"Nice to see you again, Hitomi!" says Nagisa.
"Thanks, Nagisa. I feel bad for Yuuto. I keep abandoning him."
"Yuuto?" I ask.
"He's my best friend since middle school."
"Oh, that big guy you hang around with?" Nagisa asks.
"I think big is a harsh word." I stated. "So, what's the deal, Hitomi? Are you two going out?"
Hitomi's POV
"Excuse me, you three, class is starting." Ms. Zumiya says, interrupting us. I take my seat next to Rei, blushing madly.
'Why does everyone think we are going out!?'
Class ends, and I go back downstairs after saying bye to Nagisa, who has a small tantrum about me leaving.
"I'm coming back in an hour, Nagisa! Let go!" He's holding my waist tightly.
He's cute, like Shion, but I wouldn't date Nagisa. I don't know my type, honest. Before I walk in my classroom, I see Kenji in the hallway. I get mad.
"Kenji." He stops walking, hands in pocket.
"What?" Him and that stupid monotone voice of his!
"Why didn't you wake me up?! I was almost late!"
"Don't yell at me. Talk to Kenichi."
"Huh?"
"After last night, Kenichi thought it was a good idea for you to sleep in and skip today. He's gonna flip if he sees you here." I shrug,
"Oh, well." I walk in my class, leaving Kenji out there by himself. I head to my desk that is in front of Yuuto. "I just want to go back upstairs."
"To the Second years?" Yuuto asks as I take a seat.
"I made some new friends up there." I smile.
"Oh, yeah?"
"They're part of the Swim Team."
"Hazuki and Ryugazaki?"
"Yeah; they're really nice."
"See ya later, Yuuto!"
"See ya!" As I say bye and head upstairs, feeling happy. I make it back and as expected, there's Rei and Nagisa.
"Hitomi!" Nagisa says.
"See, I told you I'd come back." I smile.
"Hey, Hitomi, what do you got planned tomorrow?" Nagisa asks,
"Tomorrow? Hmm. As far as I know, nothing."
"You should come by the Iwatobi SC Returns tomorrow. We got a festival going on and contests! Holding your breath, kick board swimming for kids that can't swim."
"There's even a relay featuring us and Samezuka Academy Swim Team." Rei says.
"This is after school?" They nod. "Ooh...let me talk to my brothers. But, I will try my best."
"Hooray!" Nagisa cheers.
It's lunch time and I decide to have lunch with my brothers, hanging on the rooftop.
"Huh? You want to see the Swim Team tomorrow?" Kenji whines.
"What's wrong with that?" I ask. "Can't I be there to support my friends?"
"Friends?"
"Ryugazaki and Hazuki." I say.
"Them losers?!" Kenji freaks.
"Seriously, Kenji, you don't need to make it such a big deal." Trying to calm my brother down.
"It is a big deal! You remember that we -" The top cover of the bento box hit Kenji's face, thrown by Kenichi.
"Just shut it! The last thing we need is someone figuring out what we do with the Samezuka's Skate Team. We don't need anyone figuring out what we're doing."
"Speaking of, Kenichi, why did you let me sleep in!? I was almost late today because of you!"
"I figured, after the blow from last night, you would prefer not to go anywhere today." I stand up,
"You guys are jerks!"
"Then, why did you agree to do this!?" Kenichi asks, all serious. I become stun by his attitude. It's happening again. "You knew what would happened when you joined. The risks that you would take." I leave them behind and head back downstairs, when,
"Hitomi?" I look, and I see the Swim Club. Gou comes to me, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm sorry, but I gotta go." I run out to the stairs and went inside the building and go in the bathroom. "~sighs~"
Gou's POV
"What was that about?" I ask out loud.
"Hey." I turn, and her brothers are walking towards us. "Did you see where Hitomi was heading?" Kenichi asks. I'm ready to answer,
"Sorry, we didn't see her pass by." Rei answers instead, trying to protect Hitomi. Kenji's showing a death glare to Rei.
"What was that about?" I ask everyone. It's after school and we are at the pool for practice. Stretching, Makoto answers,
"There's definitely some tension between them."
"Do you think we should try to help Hitomi out? She seems like the type to be bullied by her brothers?" I ask Rei, who's helping Haruka stretch, seems like he's in his own world, thinking about something.
"Hey, who is that there?" Nagisa says, pointing to someone in the fenced corner. She's sitting on the ground, knees to her chest and staring out. She has her book bag. We all look and Makoto questions,
"Isn't that Hitomi?"
Hitomi's POV
(1) "Brother, My Brother, tell me what are we fighting for? We got to end this war." My music plays coming from my iPod. I play this when my brothers and I have a conflict. What was I thinking? Joining them in this act? If what Kenichi said is true though, will Dad love me more? I feel my cheek getting poked; I turn, and I see it's Nagisa. I blush, just realizing this is the Swim Team's pool.
"UH!" Turning red, I grab my bag and run out.
"Wait!" Nagisa says. I bump into Rei, seeing his eyes and him in shock. My eyes quickly scan, he's in his swimsuit. I blush more.
"I'm sorry! Please excuse me!" I run out from the pool and back onto the grounds.
Making it to the front gates, I see Kenji standing there, seeing me.
"There you are! Where have you been!?" Taking my earbuds out,
"I'm sorry, Kenji. It's just -"
"Oh, forget it." Getting angry. I start to shake from my brother's raised voice. Kenji notices and calms down. "~sighs~ Look, I'm sorry for snapping at you. Kenichi's just nervous, you know."
"Listen, it's fine. Come on. Let's kick some ass." Kenji and I leave. I'm still thinking about Rei and the Swim Club. They saw me alone and sad.
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