I KNOW IT'S NOT LIKE THE ANIME QAQ
Just a warning for y'all, to tell you that I know it's not like the anime. And I'm sorry for making my babus close THAT
Haruka sighed as he heard his doorbell ring, but made no move to answer. He sat in his tub which was full of water, Kuroko in front of him inside the tub as well. Turns out with Kuroko's small body, they could fit in the tub easily.
"Want me to get it?" Kuroko asked, tilting his head.
"No," Haruka replied, sighing as he leaned his head back. "Stay here. It's probably Nagisa or something."
Kuroko hesitated before nodding. Haruka's house, his rules. He relaxed in the water, closing his eyes. It was hard to imagine that the night before they had come across not only Rin, who has been swimming in Australia, but also Akashi who disappeared after what he did to Kuroko.
"Are you alright?" Haruka asked, wanting to make sure Kuroko was okay after last night.
Kuroko nodded, smiling at Haruka. "Yes, I'm okay. I promise. I was just shocked."
Haruka nodded, still unsure but trusted Kuroko. Both closed their eyes, just relaxing in the water. It was amazing to live and be so close with someone who loved water just as much as you do.
"Say," Kuroko started, making Haruka open one eye to look at him. "Could we really start a swimming club?"
Haruka was silent for a moment, before closing his eyes again, sighing. "I doubt it will be easy, especially when we only have the four of us." He explained, opening his eyes. He saw Kuroko looking down, accepting the information. "...But it won't be impossible."
Kuroko looked up at him in surprise, before smiling again. "We should try. We could sign up to make the club, if we give a good reason."
"Perhaps. Though I suspect Nagisa and Makoto would want to plan with us, so let's wait until they come to us again." Haruka said, leaning back and relaxing again.
Kuroko nodded, watching Haruka. He then cupped some water into his hands, leaning over and pouring it over Haruka's head. The water boy opened one eye again, giving him a questioning glance. Kuroko just smiled, leaning back.
"You're ridiculous sometimes." Haruka replied, making Kuroko deadpan.
"I can say the same for you. Stripping down to the swimsuit, every time you see water." Kuroko said, and Haruka returned the dead panned look.
"You do the same!" Haruka said, huffing.
"You wear your Jammers all the time too." Kuroko said, closing his eyes as he crossed his arms.
Kuroko opened his eyes in surprise as he felt Haruka tug at the leg of his own Jammers. "You hypocrite."
Kuroko just smiled, sticking his tongue out. "I'm just playing with you. You need to loosen up."
"If I loosen up anymore, I'll end up like Nagisa." Haruka said with a sigh.
"Oh please don't." Kuroko said, exaggerating. "But.." Haruka looked at him as he heard his serious tone. "I would be happy if we made a swim club." He said, looking away in embarrassment.
Haruka blinked, staring at Kuroko's face for a moment. He then sighed, looking away. "We could... Tell Nagisa and Makoto and they can help us plan..?"
Kuroko looked at Haruka, smiling happily. "Thank you Haru-kun." He said, moving closer to hug the male.
Haruka turned his head away, frowning in embarrassment. "Alright alright, don't cling to me like Makoto!"
"Who said my name?" Makoto asked, opening the door to the bathroom. Kuroko and Haruka immediately dead panned, wondering how long Makoto was standing there.
"Stop coming into my house without my permission." Haruka said, standing up once Kuroko moved away from him.
"I can't help it, you never answer." Makoto said with a sigh, watching as the two boys stepped out the tub, Haruka draining the tub of water.
"So it was you knocking earlier?" Haruka asked, drying his hair with a towel. Kuroko just watched them, drying himself off.
"No, that was Kou. She was wanting to visit you after hearing you met Rin at our old school." Makoto explained, making Haruka look at Makoto in surprise.
"Kou?" Kuroko asked, tilting his head.
"Her real name is Gou, but she doesn't like sounding like a boy, so she insists that people call her Kou." Makoto explained with a soft laugh.
"Hello Haru-chan, Kuro-chan!" Nagisa said, suddenly appearing behind Makoto.
"Is everyone in my home?" Haruka asked, almost glaring at the intruders. Makoto chuckled nervously, and Nagisa nodded. "Gou is here too!"
"Don't call me Gou!" A feminine voice yelled, and a huff followed. A girl with scarlet hair like Rin walked in, crossing her arms. "And yes, I'm here."
"You must be... Kou-san." Kuroko said hesitantly, and almost scared Gou. "Who're you?" She asked, and Kuroko sighed.
"I'm Kuroko Tetsuya. I'm one of Haru-kun's friends." He said, and Gou nodded, taking in the information.
"So you're a swimmer!"
"Yes, I am.." Kuroko said with a dead pan. As if the Jammers he weren't wearing now made it obvious...
"Anyway," Nagisa interrupted, looking at Haruka. "Would you really try making a swimming club?"
Haruka hesitated, before nodding. "Yes. I want to swim in a pool again."
"As do I." Kuroko said, standing next to Haruka.
"Good!" Nagisa said, and Makoto sighed at his over enthusiastic personality. "But first, we are going to visit Samezuka."
"Samezuka..?" Haruka asked in confusion, walking past the males and Gou, wishing he could just relax.
"Rin goes there." Makoto explained, making Haruka stop in his tracks.
"We were figuring we could go there and go see him!" Nagisa explained, following after Haruka as the other three did.
"We saw him yesterday." Haruka said, sighing.
Kuroko hoped they didn't go, because Akashi and Rin seemed like they knew each other. Did they both go to Samezuka?
"But they have an indoor pool there." Makoto said, and Haruka froze once again. He glanced at Makoto, who continued. "If we go we could have you race Rin if you want."
"...Fine." Haruka agreed, and Kuroko couldn't blame him, despite feeling worried. He wanted to swim in a pool as well, he just hoped Akashi wouldn't be there.
"Here we are, Samezuka!" Nagisa said as the four of them walked around the school building. Gou didn't go, saying she had other business, and couldn't wait for their practice to be over.
Kuroko could hear the people inside, every splash and every yell for the swimmers to do a certain stroke.
He stared at the water and felt a bit excited. Hopefully they would get to swim in the beautiful clear water.
"Haru-chan, can't you wait?!" Makoto suddenly yelled and Kuroko turned around in confusion. Haruka already had his shirt unbuttoned, pants unbuckled. "Wait until after practice!"
"You're the one that brought me here to swim!" Haruka replied, and Nagisa sighed.
"Lets wait until night, when practice is over." Nagisa said, and Makoto sighed. "That's still trespassing..."
Kuroko watched in amusement as Haruka completely stripped until he was in his swimming Jammers. Makoto dead panned, and Nagisa didn't seem to mind.
If he didn't have self control, he would have done the same too, seeing that beautiful water. Now all he had to do was wait before he would finally swim in a pool.
An hour or so passed, and it became dark. When no one was seen or heard in the room, the four boys snuck in. Kuroko was barley in the room before he began running, removing his clothes while he's at it. By the time he reached the edge of the pool, he was stripped down to his Jammers.
He dove in, swimming to the middle of the pool. He heard another splash and saw that Haruka dove in as well. To his relief, he didn't see Rin or Akashi anywhere.
Kuroko began floating on his back, smiling. He missed the feeling of swimming in a pool so much. He heard another splash and looked over, seeing Nagisa jump into the pool... Without no swim suit. He looked away, embarrassed.
Nagisa pulled Makoto in as well, so now they were all swimming around. Haruka looked happy even though he didn't smile. It was obvious, to Kuroko at least.
"Hey, what are you guys doing here?" A voice called out, and Kuroko froze. They were caught.
"Ah, we were coming to see you Rin." Nagisa said, waving. Kuroko sighed in relief, glad no one mentioned Akashi.
"Get out!" Rin yelled, frowning. Nagisa and Makoto stared in silence, and Kuroko followed Haruka when he noticed he was swimming towards Rin.
"I told you I swim freestyle." Haruka said, catching Rin's attention. He began getting out the water, shaking his hair free of water before looking at Rin. "So show me that sight once again."
Rin looked at Haruka in surprise, before smirking, showing his shark like teeth. "Alright, but it'll be different then last time!" Rin said, removing his clothing, also wearing his swim suit.
Nagisa, Makoto, and Kuroko got out of the water, watching the two stretch, getting ready for a race. It reminded Kuroko of back then, when Akashi challenged him Haruka and himself to a race.
Haruka hasn't done competitive swimming ever since he hurt Rin by beating him. He wondered who would win.
Soon Rin and Haruka got onto the boards, ready to dive. Makoto gave the signal, and Kuroko watched as they gracefully dove into the water.
Nagisa handed a paper to Haruka as they sat outside during free time, and Kuroko looked at it over Haruka's shoulder. "An application for a club?"
"Yup! We are going to try to create a swimming club." Nagisa said, smiling.
Makoto smiled as well. "And we have four people, so we will be able to do it."
"But we need an adult to at least watch us." Kuroko pointed out, and Haruka nodded.
"Plus, I don't swim competitive. I won't do relays." Haruka said, handing the paper back to Nagisa.
"...That means we need a teacher and someone else to join the club..." Makoto said thoughtfully, wondering who would join.
"I could join!"
Makoto and Nagisa jumped while Kuroko and Haruka looked back, seeing Gou standing there. "Gou!" Nagisa said, and Gou frowned. "It's Kou!"
"Gou."
"Kou!"
"Gou."
"Kou!"
"Kou."
"Gou!- You idiot!" Gou pouted, and Nagisa high fived Makoto.
"Will you really join?" Haruka asked, and Gou nodded.
"Sure, I can be your manager. I'd love to help you guys." Gou said with a smile, and Kuroko nodded.
"But... We still need a teacher to watch us, and another member that can swim." Nagisa pointed out, sighing.
"What about our new teacher, Ama-chan?" Makoto suggested, and Haruka nodded.
"Ama-chan?" Kuroko asked in confusion.
"Our new homeroom teacher, Niho." Haruka explained.
"She can be our supervisor. Now we just need someone else to join." Haruka explained, and Nagisa saluted playfully. "I'll find someone to join!"
"Alright, good luck, Nagisa-kun." Kuroko said, making Nagisa smile.
"Let's go see Ama-chan before break ends." Makoto said, standing up. They all agreed, and began walking to the office where Niho was. It took a few minutes, but they all finally made it there, and break still didn't end yet.
"Hmm? What do you boys, and Kou, need?" Niho asked, setting down a pile of papers she was holding.
"Will you please be a supervisor for our swim club, so we can make one?" Nagisa asked, handing Niho the application.
"...Why me? And why so suddenly, not that I'm not honored!" Niho asked in confusion.
"We want to make a swim club and we heard that you used to have a past with swimsuits. You don't have to wear one, you just need to supervise us." Haruka explained softly, and Niho sighed.
"Well... I'll see what I can do. If it gets excepted, I'll be your supervisor."
"Thank you!" Nagisa said with a smile.
"Let me turn this application in, and I'll tell you if it's approved or not." She said, standing up. She walked off, and the group decided to wait outside.
Kuroko sat next to Haruka on the floor against a wall, sighing. "If it gets approved... We will be able to swim in a pool again."
Haruka nodded, closing his eyes. "I know. I really hope it's accepted."
"I hope so too. I want to see Haru-kun swim in a pool again." Kuroko said, making Haruka open one eye and glance at him. "You saw me swim in a pool last night."
"I'll never get tired of seeing Haru-kun swimming." Kuroko said, looking away in embarrassment. Haruka blinked, before nodding, looking ahead. "If it gets accepted, I'll be happy to see Tetsuya swim again as well. You look happy when you swim."
"You do too." Kuroko replied, glancing at Haruka. "So Free..."
"We are both Free." Haruka murmured, and Kuroko nodded in agreement. They then stared at each other for a moment, both embarrassed even if they showed no clue of if, unsure of what to say.
"It's approved!" Niho said, exited the office, knowing the group was there.
Kuroko jumped slightly and looked away, towards Niho. "Really? So we can swim?"
"Well... On one condition..." Niho said hesitantly, and Haruka stood up. "I'll do anything to swim in a pool again."
Haruka dead panned as he saw the outdoor pool of their school. It was covered in weeds and had cracks in the floor and walls. It would take a lot of work to get done.
"If you want a swim club, you need to clean up this pool." Niho said with a smile, and almost didn't notice Haruka, Makoto, and Kuroko try to sneak away.
Nagisa, Gou, and Niho grabbed the back of their shirts, making sure they don't escape. "You said you would do anything. This is your task."
Haruka sighed and nodded, and everyone set to work. The boys were the ones going to clean the pool, and Gou would bring drinks and snacks, while Niho supervised.
Kuroko and Nagisa worked hard on trying to get the weeds out, and Makoto was talking to Haruka about the cracks on the floor and wall, knowing they would need to fix them.
They all started with removing all the weeds and plants first, knowing that needed to be done. It took a few days, but they finally got all the plants gone, and even went to the store to buy some supplies to fix the cracks.
Almost everything was done, the paste just needed to dry and the pool and fences repainted to look clean rather then rusty.
As soon as the fences were repainted, they all started working on the pool. Each had their own wall to do, though the people with the smaller ends would help one other person when they were done.
Haruka and Kuroko worked side by side on Kuroko's wall, humming quietly. No words needed to be spoken, a comfortable silence between them that was perfect.
"Say, Haru-kun." Kuroko started, and Haruka hummed to show he was listening. "I can't believe this is happening. We will be swimming soon, and we can be Free together again." He said with a smile, and Haruka stared into his water colored eyes.
"...You're right, and I can't wait either. Let's be patient." Haruka said, continuing to paint the pool.
Kuroko smiled and nodded, continuing to work as well.
"It's coming together so nicely." Makoto said softly, and Kuroko nodded again in agreement.
"Soon we can all swim again, won't we?" Nagisa said, stepping back to admire their finished wall.
"Yeah." Haruka said, and Makoto and Nagisa came over to finish their wall. They finished in no time, and they all got up the ladder, looking down at their almost finished pool. All they needed to do was let it dry and fill it with water, and they had a pool. Their club would be open for use.
"We're done... As soon as we fill it with water, the swim club will be official!" Nagisa said, throwing his arms into the air.
"Then we can swim." Haruka said, and Kuroko nodded.
"I can't wait." Kuroko said softly, and they all agreed.
"Well, maybe tomorrow." Niho said, walking up beside them to see their progress. "Tomorrow we will fill it with water, for now, let it dry."
It was the next day, when Haruka and Kuroko approached the pool, seeing it completely filled with clean water. "It's... Perfect." Kuroko said, and Nagisa smiled.
"We filled it up to see what it looks like. Beautiful, isn't it?" Nagisa asked, but Makoto cried out in surprise. "Haru-chan, Kuro-chan! Don't go in yet, it's too cold to swim outdoor!" He said as he saw the two second years begin to strip.
"I don't want to wait any longer." Kuroko said, following Haruka when he ran to the pool and dived in. Kuroko emerged from the water, and began floating onto his back as he saw Haruka doing the same.
"Haru-chan, Kuro-chan, please come out! It's too cold!" Makoto said, frowning.
"Go Haru-chan!" Nagisa cheered, smiling.
"Don't encourage them, their lips are turning purple!" Makoto exclaimed with a sigh, shaking his head. Kuroko just smiled, enjoying the water even though it was really cold. He was just glad he could feel the water again.
Haruka sneezed loudly, snuggling into a blanket with Kuroko as he sat at his table at home. Kuroko stayed close, already sick so he didn't care if Haruka had a little cold.
"I told you guys not to swim. It's too cold." Makoto murmured with a sigh, gently pushing some cooked fish towards the two boys with colds. Kuroko's eyes brightened as he saw the hot food, and he took a fish, beginning to eat it. Haruka did the same, his free hand holding the blanket so they stayed warm.
"So why did you follow us home?" Haruka asked, and Nagisa pouted. "We need to find that last member, remember?"
"Because I'm not doing competitive swimming." Haruka said, before sneezing again. This time Kuroko copied, sneezing without meaning to.
"Yeah." Nagisa said with a sigh. "I'll find one soon, I promise!" He said, and Haruka nodded.
"I know. Now, will you please leave? Me and Tetsuya need to rest if we want to get better." Haruka said, and was glad that Makoto agreed.
"But!" Nagisa tried, but Makoto sighed and urged him to stand. "Come on, let's let them rest. They learned their lesson to not jump into a pull when it's so cold."
Nagisa pouted, before nodding. "Okay. Good bye Haru-Chan, Kuro-chan." He said, waving before both boys left.
Haruka sighed and urged Kuroko to stand up once they both finished eating. "I can't believe we got a cold." He murmured as they shuffled their way to the bed.
"I know. I rarely get sick." Kuroko replied as they laid down onto the bed, snuggling into the blankets quickly.
"Me neither. I guess we were just excited." Haruka said with a sigh, and Kuroko smiled.
"Well, at least we get to snuggle together." Kuroko teased, making Haruka turn around, his back facing Kuroko. "No, Haru-kun, I'm sorry." He said playfully, moving closer to Haruka.
The water boy sighed, turning and looking at Kuroko. "This is only because we have a cold." He said, and let Kuroko snuggle close. "Okay. Have a nice nap, Haru-kun."
"You too, Tetsuya. Make sure to get rest." Haruka said, ruffling Kuroko's hair before closing his eyes.
Kuroko smiled, and closed his eyes as well. He was glad they bonded like this, otherwise they wouldn't be able to snuggle and get warm like this. He was glad that of all people that stayed with him, it was Haruka.