Chapter 4
You stood by the pool, as you watched Rei fail in trying to move forward from under the water.
"… Alright… Try backstroke… I'm going to let go now…" Makoto mumbled, holding on to Rei's hands.
"Go ahead!" He said with a proud face. As Makoto let go, Rei just continued to sink underwater, without making any progress to move forward.
"… Well… This is not good…" You sighed. Nanase showed up beside you.
"… This is not going too well…" He mumbled. You nodded. Suji was in the pool, training breastroke with Nagisa, as Rakimi was going up and down the lane, doing backstroke. You sighed, when you saw a girl a few cm shorter than you walking past the pool, holding a huge amount of books.
"… Don't you think she needs help…?" You mumbled. Nanase just stared at her, and jumped into the water to swim.
"HEY! YOU THERE! DO YOU NEED HELP-…."
"W-WOOAAAH!"
She fell into the pool.
"OI!" You jumped in the pool and swam up to her. She was standing up.
"… DAMMIT!" She yelled. All her books were drenched and there was no way, it was going to dry so fast.
"… Uhm… School finished, so you should just come home with me and… dry up…" You mumbled. She nodded and gave her thanks.
~BACK AT HOME~~
Nanase opened the door, as your hands were full holding all the books.
Walking inside, you led the girl to your room and sat her down on a towel.
"… Wait… I'll get something for you to wear…" You mumbled. Nanase just sat on your bed and stared at the girl.
"… You should have been more careful…" He mumbled. The girl looked up from the floor.
"… There were too many books to hold…"
"Then you should have asked someone else to do it for you…"
"… No one wanted to…"
"Loner…"
"SHUT UP!" She shouted. You ran back in your room.
"What's going on? Nanase? Care to explain?" You mumbled. He looked at you.
"… Nothing…"
"… Ok… so, girl… what's your name?"
"… Uta Yune… You can just call me Yune…" She mumbled. You nodded and handed her some spare clothes.
"Go through that door and you can wash up…" and she walked inside.
"[name]! IS HE REALLY GOING TO LIVE HERE?!" Someone shouted from the door. Turning around, you found Kyo standing there, glaring daggers into Nanase.
"… Yeah… WHAT?! He lives by himself and only lives on grilled mackerel!"
"SO… Just leave him to be! SEND HIM BACK!" Kyo yelled. You stomped up to your brother and pushed him out the door.
"No need for you to come here!" You shouted, slamming the door at his face.
"OI! OPEN UP!"
"Sorry… he's just annoying…" You sighed.
"… It's ok… I think it's cute…"
"WHAT?"
"At least you aren't lonely…." Nanase mumbled. You sat next to him on the bed and patted his back.
"… Well, life won't be so lonely from now on…"
"… Hm…"
"I'm DONE!" Yune yelled, slamming the door open.
"Great! Now! You can go home!" You smiled. The girl came running up to you and jumped on you, hugging you so tightly.
"Thankyou so much!"
"Y-yea.. Ok… See ya!"
"I have something to ask…"
"What is it?"
"Can I be the other swimmer for your club? I can do butterfly…" she smiled. You nodded and a maid led her out of the house.
"Well… She is one hyper girl…" you mumbled and turned to Nanase, to find his eyes sparkling and slightly blushing.
"… What is it?"
"… We have full members now…" He mumbled. You nodded.
"Yup! Now we can SWIM IN A TOURNAMENT!" You shouted in joy. Nanase looked up from the floor, stood up and stared at you.
"… We can swim all we want…" He whispered.
".. I'm sorry, what? You were a bit too quiet just then…"
"… We can swim all we want…" and he lifted you up and twirled you around.
"Oi! What are you doing!" You shouted, grabbing onto his shoulders.
"I KNEW IT!" Someone yelled from the door. Kyo was standing there again and walked up to the both of you.
"Let go of her…" He growled.
"… No…" and Nanase held you more tightly.
"Let… GO…"
"…. Never…"
"Fine… I have no other choice…." And Kyo grabbed you from Nanase, and he was holding you this time.
"Ha!"
"… STOP IT…" And you immediately jumped off from Kyo's grip and kicked him out the door.
"YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS!" He yelled as you slammed the door shut.
"… I'm sorry… He's just like that…"
"… Hn…" and he sat back down on the floor.
"At least now, that we have a fourth member, we can finally practice properly…"
"…"
"… Helloo?"
"…"
"… Nanase?"
"… zzzz…." He had fallen asleep. You sighed and put a spare pillow under his head and a blanket over him.
"… *sigh* you must be tired…" You mumbled, crouching beside his head.
You had the sudden urge to poke his cheek… so you proceeded and poked his cheek. His eyes fluttered open and he turned his head to look at you.
"… What are you doing…" He mumbled.
"… N-nothing! Just… poking your cheek…" You mumbled, sitting down properly.
"… Hm…" and he continued to stare at you.
"… Uhm… Do you need something?" You asked. Nanase stood up.
"… I'm hungry…"
"Ok… Let's go down and get the maids to make something…" and the both of you walked down.
The dinner table was already set, and Kyo was already there, sitting down with crossed arms.
"What did you guys do to take so long?!" He growled. You sighed and sat on a chair next to Nanase, who was opposite of Kyo.
"… Let's eat…" and you started to eat. Nanase reached out for a piece of spam, but Kyo chose the same one.
"… It's mine…" Kyo mumbled. Nanase glared back and tey both started to fight over the spam.
"AHA! HAHA! I GOT IT- NO!" He screamed. He stared at Nanase, but he was staring at you… You had taken the spam.
"… If you keep fighting, I am eating it…" and you gobbled it down…
How were you going to deal with these two children?
