Of Childhood and Memories (2)

I'm hoping that this will be the last one—or probably not…let's see where my typing and imagination will take me okay?

It was an hour later when you heard a knock on your door.

"(name)-chan!" Yes, it was none other than Makoto-senpai. If he isn't just a senpai and a good friend to you - you would've given him a very cold glare. But instead, you gave him a small smile when you opened the door.

"Makoto-senpai." You greeted.

"I thought you fell asleep already." He smiled and took your hand. "Come let's have dinner with the rest. Nagisa and Rei will be late. So we'll eat first."

Before you could answer, Makoto pulled you back to his place already, making you stumble on your way inside.

"Se-senpai!" you protested, "Please-"

"Faster (name)-chan, while the Curry is still hot. Haru cooked."

"O-okay."

When Makoto stopped, you bumped onto his back and peeked at the side to see what was standing in front of him.

There in the small living room, was a small rectangular table and there was Haru at the side with a certain red-haired person and a black haired one sitting across them.

"I got (Name)-chan." Makoto informed them.

"Good, let's eat." Haru said as he motioned for you and Makoto to seat down. "Nagisa and Rei will be coming a little later. Sit down (name)." Haru ordered.

"T-thank you for having me here." You murmured as you took the empty spot next to Makoto.

"Ah! Before we start, Rin, Yamazaki" Makoto injected, "This is (name)-chan." Makoto gestured to you, and pulled you to his side for Rin and Sousuke to see you clearly than hiding behind him. "She's our kouhai back at Iwatobi, She's classmates with Nagisa. She moved places when she started Junior High."

"Yoroshiku." You murmured with a small bow at the two males sitting with Haru.

"Yoroshiku." The two boys said after you.

"Great, now that the introduction is done - let's eat." Makoto stated.

"Itadekimasu." You all said in unison and you quietly eat together with them.

Little did you know that there is a pair of eyes watching your every move.

"But (Name)-chan! I missed you!" it was past 9pm already, but you were still with the boys. It was Nagisa who is pleading for you not to go.

"Yes, Nagisa-kun." You murmured sleepily, "But I have afternoon class tomorrow- and I can't just skip it when I oversleep because of staying up late." You reasoned.

"But (name)-chan!" Nagisa continued pleading for you not to go.

"Fine!" You snapped, and sat down on the floor next to the quiet guy whom you remembered they call Yamazaki.

"Yay!" Nagisa cheered and tackled you down making your back collide with Sousuke's side—but you didn't get the chance to apologize because it was Nagisa's fault.

"Ah, Nagisa really missed you." Makoto commented apologetically giving you a small smile.

"It's because she didn't come back to visit! AH! I remembered something!" Nagisa suddenly chirped, "I remember (name)-chan sucking on swimming when we were in grade school!" you frowned at the memory.

"Hey! I passed that subject!" you protested, turning red.

"Really?" Makoto was surprised, "I remember you and your friends used to swim during summer at the open pool near Iwatobi Sports center before right?"

"Yes! We were swimming every summer since 5th grade." You nodded. "Chiaki's instructor was only available in the morning that's when he's at the open pool." You told Makoto.

"Now that you mentioned it, Chiaki stopped swimming on his 8th grade." Makoto remembered.

"Well, His hobby changes every time." You sighed.

"How about you (name)-chan?" Nagisa asked, "Are you still swimming?"

"No- I don't have time for sports you know I don't have any athletic bone in me since 4th grade." You said.

"But you did swim with Chiaki-kun before right?" Nagisa asked.

"Well…yea."

"So did you learn something from swimming that time?" Nagisa teased.

"Yes! I learned how to float!" you looked away.

"Duh! That's a basic." Nagisa teased you while Makoto watched and smile at the two of you and smiling at Sousuke who was quietly (and not protesting to you) letting you lean on him as you move away from Nagisa who has his arms wrapped around your legs.

"Come on (name)-chan!" I'll teach you how to swim!" Nagisa offered trying to make you agree to let him teach you.

"I told you, I don't need to learn- coz I already know how!" you protested.

"EH? Floating isn't just everything you know! I can teach you breast stroke! And Mako-chan will teach you back stroke and Sou-chan will teach you Butterfly…" he paused looking at Sousuke who sighed, and turned to Makoto who gave him an apologetic look.

"Just let them, it's been a long time since they last seen each other." Makoto quietly said to Sousuke.

"…and Haru-chan with free style!" Nagisa finished.

"No. I can manage, and besides…as long as I know how to float and swim to survive that's enough." You told Nagisa.

Hearing your statement, Sousuke suddenly looked over to your direction, his eyes wide and his expression was filled with surprise and…what's that look…

'I don't really need to learn how to dive underwater,' the (h/c) haired girl said to him, "As long as I know how to float and swim to survive that's fine.' Sousuke laughed at the young girl as she pouted and point at her best friend who is good in swimming behind him.

'You lazy bum!' He said slapping jokingly the back of the younger girl before swimming away from him—making her chase him to the deeper part of the pool.

He secretly wanted to make her scared of the pool so that she'll cry for him to help her…sometimes he succeeded into making her cling to him, sometimes he fails when she gives up.

'Come and get me (name)-chan!'

Longing?

"Eh!? That's not good (name)-chan!" Nagisa's surprised face made you chuckle, and your chuckle made Sousuke come back to reality.

Sousuke was now staring at you as you argued with Nagisa about learning to swim.

"Makoto-senpai!" You called, "Nagisa is being mean!" you said.

"EH?" Nagisa pouted, "I'm not! I'm just suggesting!"

"Now, now you two. That's enough." Makoto stood up and placed himself between the two of you."

Makoto patted your head like a little kid and you grinned at Nagisa.

"UWA! But it was her who is mean!" Nagisa protested.

"I am not!"

"Now, now. That's enough." Makoto repeated, smiling. "Let's just call this a night – (name)-chan has classes tomorrow, and I don't like to keep her awake the whole night, you'll just have to wait for her to have free time Nagisa." He said to the now pouting blonde.

"Thank you, Makoto-senpai." You mouthed at Makoto who smiled at you.

"No problem (name)-chan." He said.

You were fixing yourself up when a hand reached for you. When you looked up you were meet with a pair of teal orbs. You looked down on his hand and up again at him.

He gestured for you to reach for it, and you did. He helped you up.

"Thank you Yamazaki-san." You said as you dust yourself before bowing at him and at the rest.

"Thank you for letting me join your get together." You smiled at them then at Makoto.

"Next time you'll have to stay the whole time (name)-chan!" Nagisa called at you and you smiled at him. Yes, the same old Nagisa. You quietly commented.

"I'll be leaving now- I have classes tomorrow." You said to them and Makoto nodded and followed you to the genkan; Sousuke also behind him.

"Sleep well (name)-chan." Makoto said.

"Mm." you nodded and opened your door. "Thank you and good night, Makoto-senpai…" and your eyes moved to the taller figure behind Makoto who was staring at you "You too, Yamazaki-san." You added lastly with a smile before you entered your apartment.

And suddenly, you heart skipped a beat when you heard his voice.

"Good night to you too, (name)-chan."

That moment you tilted your head to the side from sudden confusion that you felt.

'Yamazaki-san's voice seems familiar…' but you just can't pinpoint where you heard it before…

'And why the hell are you skipping a beat like an idiot!?' you glared at your chest…specifically to where your heart is supposed to be.

'Hmpf. Probably I was just over-whelmed by Nagisa.' You commented to yourself as you locked your door and walked inside to your bedroom.

"Nagisa-kun." Sousuke called Nagisa's attention when he went back inside.

"Yes, what is it Sou-chan?" Nagisa turned to him.

"You mentioned that (name)-chan was your classmate?"

"Mm-hm, why?"

"Well, that means she lived in Iwatobi too?'

"Yea. Until the graduation of elementary." Nagisa informed him, "She used to go to Iwatobi with us. She's my classmate." He supplied, "also, she used to swim at the open pool near Iwatobi Sports with the young ones—her best friends: Chiaki and Miyaka-chan."

Yamazaki went on his thinking pose and he was digging his memory.

"Why Sou-chan?" Nagisa asked.

"Nothing. Just that she looks…the same as she was before." His last words was unheard by the rest of them leaving Nagisa hanging from his answer.

"Oi, Sousuke! Why are you smiling there on your own like an idiot?" Sousuke smiled as he turned to Rin who was with Haru and Rei talking about stuffs.

"Nothing." He responded.

'I'll see you soon again, (name).' He promised to himself.

TBC

A/N:

Are? It seems like it will be longer than I expected huh? Probably I'll be inserting new stories in between when I get the chance to write a new one or probably not…it really depends. But this story will be continued of course, especially now that Sousuke recognized you already.

Watch out for chapter 3 soon.

I apologize for the grammar and spelling again.