Hi everyone! Well I'd like to say thank you for being patient for this chapter. Also sorry about not updating for a while I was on vacation in Maine last week and though I can access my stories from my phone writing on it is way too tedious. (The last time I wrote a chapter for a story I accidentally deleted half the chapter and had to rewrite it.) So I finished this when I got back. So anyway here is chapter 4 of When an Orca loves a Narwhal and a Dolphin loves a Seal!

P.S: I had no idea this story was so popular until I went to post this. I didn't even know it was on a community...0.0

Disclaimer: I do not own Free! in anyway. I only own my OCs

Chapter 4: Classes, Clubs, and Swimming

Izaya and Mizuno managed to get to the school building. It was still about another half hour before the bell rang to get to class so there weren't many students on the school grounds yet. The sisters were able to locate the main office since it was the first thing they saw when entering and were able to get their shoe locker combinations and assigned homerooms. After that the girls wandered around to get familiarized with the halls and floors.

"Alright it's almost time to get to class. You want to meet for lunch?" Izaya asked Mizuno who was about to head for her homeroom. She was in 1-A while Izaya would be in 2-A.

"That sounds fine nee-chan. Maybe we can ask the others if they want to eat with us too?" The younger asked referring to their friends.

"Sounds good. See you at lunch!" Izaya heading to the second floor where the second years attended.

*With Mizuno*

Mizuno kept looking around the halls for room 1-A. The bell could be heard signaling all students to get to their classrooms. A few students were still in the halls trying to get into their classrooms on time. The amount of students surprised the younger Sakurakoji as she was used to a dizzying amount like at her old school in the city. Soon she was able to locate her classroom and she knocked on the door.

"Come in." A voice instructed . Nervous, Mizuno opened the door slowly and stepped in. Everyone in class stared at her. Mizuno began to freeze but calmed down when she saw the familiar faces of Rei, Gou, and Nagisa smiling at her.

A woman who she presumed as the sensei walked up to her. "Are you new?" Mizuno nodded. "I'm sorry but I think you have the wrong homeroom." She said.

Mizuno flushed embarrassed. "I-I do? B-But my schedule said room 1-A." Mizuno explained as she kept feeling the stares of the students in the classroom. She could feel herself getting redder.

"Are you sure because when I looked it said we're getting a Sakurakoji Mizuno." The teacher explained and immediately the younger Sakurakoji's face returned to it's normal color. The teacher just thought that she was a boy.

"Ano sensei?" she began to explain but was then cut off by Nagisa who bounced up to the sensei.

"She's Mizuno-chan sensei!" He said excitedly. "She's like me, Gou-chan, and Rei-chan!" Then he turned his attention to the girl. "Why didn't you tell us you were in our class! You can sit with us!" He said hugging her.

"IT'S KOU!" Gou yelled from her seat in the back.

Mizuno laughed and hugged the blonde back. "I just got my schedule today Nagisa-kun. I wouldn't have known before hand!"

"Hazuki-san please return back to your seat." The sensei said breaking the moment between the two. Nagisa pouted but returned to his seat next to Rei. "Now that the confusion is settled... Class this is our newest addition Sakurakoji Mizuno. Sakurakoji-san would you mind telling us a bit about yourself." The way the sensei said it was more of a demand than a question.

Mizuno looked at the class who, other than Rei and Nagisa, began to whisper about her.

She's kinda cute.

How does she know Ryuugazaki-kun and Hazuki-kun? Who does she think she is?

She has a boy's name how weird is that?

"I love art, reading, and swimming. I hope that we can all get along." she said smiling but the class could see clearly that there was an underlying tone in her sweet voice and pretty smile. 'I may be sweet but that doesn't mean you'll like me when I'm angry so don't push it.'

The class immediately grew quiet. "All right Sakurakoji-san, since Hazuki-san was adamant about it you can sit in the desk behind him and Ryuugazaki-san. I'm sure you know who they are." The sensei said after a moment of awkward silence.

Mizuno walked to her seat as some of the girls kept staring at her and whispering. She ignored it though in favor of smiling when she reached her seat and waved at Rei before sitting behind Nagisa who began to chatter at her excitedly until he was reprimanded by the sensei and class began.

*With Izaya*

Izaya had managed to get to class on time and walked in. Immediately those in class stopped their conversations and looked at the newcomer at the door. Izaya didn't look at them and was instead greeted by the sight of Makoto smiling widely at her and Haru being...Well Haru and looking at her blankly but Izaya knew that he was greeting her in his way.

She walked up to an empty seat behind Haru and began conversing with them much to the dismay of most of the girls in the class who had a crush on the two boys.

"So you're both in this class too." Izaya stated smirking at her friends.

"Yup. I wasn't expecting to see you in the same classroom but I'm glad that you are." Makoto said as Haru gazed out of the window.

Izaya looked at the direction that Haru. Turned out he was gazing at the pool and Izaya could see the longing in his eyes. The girl huffed and propped her head in her hand looking at the water loving boy. "Water on the brain there Haru?" she teased lightly and Haru looked at her blankly.

"It's water." he simply stated and went back to staring at the pool in longing. Izaya just kept staring at him until her eyes went back to Makoto who just sighed at Haru's behavior.

"Haru-chan you know we have to wait until school is over. Then we can have swim practice." Makoto said in his motherly tone. Haru only gave an inaudible huff and still stared longingly at the pool.

Izaya leaned over to Makoto and whispered. "He doesn't run to the pool stripping at school does he?" She asked. She just wanted to make sure they weren't going to have to drag him away from the pool like how they had to keep him from the fish tanks at the store during the weekend.

Makoto smiled at her reassuringly and shook his head. "No. Haru knows he can't do that so he waits until after school. I can't tell you that we can keep him from stripping once he gets to the pool though." He said sighing in thought at all the times he had to keep Haru from stripping on the way to the pool.

Izaya laughed and pat Makoto on the back hugging him. She didn't notice him blushing a bit at the contact. "Aww. Poor Makoto." she said still laughing. "Don't worry I know Haru can control himself at school. At least he's got you to watch his back."

Haru watched the exchange and briefly wondered if Mizuno would do the same with him. He sighed softly at the thought. Of course she would. She probably wouldn't be as direct as Izaya in showing affection but she did have other ways of showing people affection.

A pretty woman with brown hair walked in and smiled at the class. "Good morning class. My name is Amakata Miho but feel free to call me Ama-chan. Now the reason I introduced myself is because I am aware that we have a new student joining us. Is there a Sakurakoji Izaya-kun today?" She asked looking for a new boy among the familiar faces. Makoto raised his hand though and stood from his seat.

"Ano Ama-chan-sensei..." He began smiling a little shyly. "Izaya-chan is a girl actually." he said turning to his childhood crush who stood as well waving awkwardly at the teacher.

"Oh!" Ama-chan said surprised but then she smiled. "Well I guess we have another person with a name of the opposite gender." She beckoned Izaya to come to the front of the room. "Well then Izaya-chan would you please introduce yourself to the class?"

Izaya stood up sighing and at once the other students, not Haru or Makoto mind you, began to whisper about her relationship to the two swimmers, her hair colors, and anything else they deemed worth whispering.

Izaya just looked at them unimpressed. "You know if you've got something you wanna say, why the hell don't you go and say it to my face." She said blankly and the whispering stopped.

Izaya sighed again and introduced herself. "My name is Sakurakoji Izaya and yes this is my natural hair color." she pointed at her hair. "I will not answer any questions so don't even think about it."

It was a little quiet after that declaration and Ama-chan cleared her throat. "Well Izaya-chan why don't you go back to the seat you were at behind Haru."

Izaya returned to her seat and both boys looked at her with raised eyebrows.

"You still know how to leave a lasting impression huh Izaya-chan?" Makoto said chuckling at her and thinking back to when she had dumped trash on the boys who had picked on him in grade school. They never bothered him or Haru again after Izaya became friends with them.

Izaya chuckled a little and nodded leaning back into her seat. "Yeah I guess so." She turned to Haru giving him a smile as well. Haru looked at her blankly but she could see a very miniscule smile as he went back to staring at the pool. Makoto turned back as well and she did the same as Ama-chan began to speak signaling that class was in session.

*Rei pushing in the time skip scene with Nagisa sitting on it*

The bell rang for lunch and everyone was either heading into the cafeteria, staying in their classrooms or finding their friends. Mizuno was grabbing her lunch when Nagisa came up with Rei, Gou and a girl with brown hair and eyes.

"Mizu-chan!" Nagisa hugged the bluenette again. "We're gonna go find Mako-chan, Haru-chan and Izzy-chan! Wanna come with us?"

Mizuno raised an eyebrow and was about to mutter 'Who's Izzy-chan' but then realized he was referring to her sister. "Nagisa-kun my sister doesn't like when people call her nicknames." She pointed out but either this didn't faze Nagisa or it went over his head because he grabbed her hand and began to drag her to the roof to eat lunch with them.

Makoto and Haru were heading to the roof as well with Izaya in tow. They had asked her if she wanted to join them for lunch with the rest of the swim club and she agreed saying she and Mizuno were going to ask them anyway. As soon as they got to the roof they were greeted by the sight of the rest of their group and the brunette girl next to Gou.

"Yo." Izaya called out taking a seat next to Rei. Makoto and Haru sat next to her.

"Hi nee-chan." Mizuno greeted her sister as she ate. The others greeted them with hellos.

"Wait you're sisters? You don't even look alike though." The brunette commented.

Izaya looked at the newcomer. "Who the heck are you?" She said raising an eyebrow.

"Nee-chan don't be rude!" Mizuno scolded her.

"Izaya-senpai this is my friend Chigusa Hana." Gou introduced her to her friend.

"It's nice to meet you. I hope you didn't take offense to what I said." Hana said apologizing.

Izaya just waved her right hand dismissively as she ate with her left one. "Ah don't worry about it. I don't really care to be honest."

Hana was about to say something else to that but Mizuno stopped her and smiled. "It's really ok Chigusa-san. We get asked that a lot so it doesn't really bother us."

The group ate peacefully until Nagisa finished and began to speak. "Izzy-chan, Mizu-chan are you both gonna head to the swim club with us after school?" He asked them jumping in his seat.

Izaya just raised an eyebrow at the nickname. "Never call me that again Nagisa."

Nagisa on the other hand didn't listen and spoke to Mizuno instead who replied that the two of them were going to look at other clubs too. Haru leaned over to Izaya and said. "Now you know how I feel when you all put the -chan in my name."

Izaya was about to argue with him but then got a Cheshire cat grin on her face. Haru and Makoto looked at her warily.

"Really now? If that's the case then why is it you don't you tell that to Mizuno when she calls you it?" She asked chuckling.

Haru had the decency to turn a very light pink and turned back to his mackerel huffing at the dual haired girl.

"That's what I thought." she muttered and went back to munching on her own food. Makoto just sighed at their banter.

"Are you two really going to join the swim club?" Hana asked.

Izaya looked up from her food to the girl. "As Mizuno said we'll check it out but we also want to see if there are any other clubs to join. Personally I want to see if they have anything for music."

Mizuno nodded agreeing with her sister. "I wanted to check out the art club today."

"Well if you do decide to join you have to bring a bathing suit. You're going to have to swim a certain amount of time and meters each for of the four styles in competitive swimming." Gou explained.

Mizuno rubbed the back of her head and turned to her sister. "Should we get new swimsuits this week then?"

Izaya was in thought for a moment before she replied. "Yeah definitely sometime this week. You need a one piece and I need to get a new one. It shrank in the wash last time we went swimming."

"Maybe we can go to the sports store on Friday and you can get some new ones." Gou said clapping her hands together at the thought of spending time with the new female additions to their group.

"No fair Gou-chan! I want to go too!" Nagisa said pouting at being left out.

"Nagisa for the the last time: IT'S KOU!" She yelled arguing with the blonde over her name again.

"Um you guys don't have to come really." Izaya said sweatdropping.

"Nee-chan's right. It might get boring and well..." Mizuno trailed off in embarrassment trying to figure out what else to say to them. It wasn't that she minded their friends coming to the shopping center with them but they would see them in different swimsuits and the idea of Haru seeing her in nothing but a swimsuit made her flush for some reason. Mizuno just shook it off thinking it was because she was scared how her friends would react to her in a swimsuit.

Izaya on the other hand had different thoughts. She just wanted to get the shopping over and done with. She hated shopping for clothes with a passion. Mostly because she was often forced by her mom to try on different styles of the same type of clothing every time they went. She turned to the last of the three who were probably still sane.

"Could one of you please knock some sense into them?" She said feeling a headache come on.

Rei adjusted his glasses. "Izaya-senpai I would try but when Gou-san and Nagisa are teamed up it's practically impossible." He flinched when Izaya let out a groan of frustration and hit herself in the head repeatedly with one of her books. "I-Izaya-senpai! Please refrain from giving yourself permanent brain damage!" He cried out.

"Haru, Makoto please tell me that you're not tagging along too..." Izaya groaned out. looking at her two best friends.

Haru just stayed quiet and Makoto answered for the both of them scratching his cheek. "W-well we won't tag along if you don't want us to...but we might run into each other at the shopping center if we go this week."

Izaya just slumped in defeat and Makoto rubbed her back to try and calm her down. Mizuno wasn't doing much better and felt a headache coming on as Gou and Nagisa planned what day to meet up and shop for the two girls.

Both sisters were mentally thanking every deity they knew when the bell rang to return to class. Izaya practically bowled over Nagisa running back to class whereas Mizuno apologized on behalf of her sister and left at a slightly slower but still fast pace.

"Wow...I've never seen anyone run that fast." Hana muttered and Gou nodded.

Makoto frowned. "I think you guys might have been a little too much on them. I don't think Mizu-chan minds you tagging along but I know Izaya hates shopping." He said thinking back to one time when his mother had taken him shopping and they had seen Izaya's mother trying to get her daughter into the store but she refused to budge from the bench outside.

"They're going to want to do it as fast as they can." Haru muttered startling the rest of them.

*Izaya pulling in the time skip scene with an mini orca on top*

The rest of school went without a hitch but not without the sisters being eyed by their friends in class every so often. Soon classes ended and students were either walking out of the building or heading to their clubs. At the pool the swim club was busy practicing. Well they were until Nagisa got out of the pool and sat on the edge pouting after a half hour had passed.

"Nagisa what's the matter?" Makoto said as Nagisa just kept pouting.

"He's upset because Izaya-senpai and Mizuno-san haven't arrived yet." Rei clarified pushing his goggles up as he got out of the pool as well.

Gou huffed at Nagisa's childish (Well more than usual) behavior. "Nagisa stop acting like that. Izaya-senpai and Mizuno-chan did say that they were going to check out other clubs today too. They might join something besides our team."

"But I want them to see us in action!" Nagisa whined. "Plus if they join the team they'll be able to compete in the girls division."

Gou was about to give him a rebuttal when she was interrupted by the sound of the gate to the pool opening. The group (Haru is still in the pool mind you) turned to find the objects of their conversation walking up to them. Mizuno with a smile on her face as she waved at them and Izaya just waved half-heartedly looking a little grumpy.

"You're finally here!" Nagisa cheered and ran over to Mizuno hugging her. He went to do the same with Izaya who just rolled her eyes playfully and hugged him back. "I can honestly say that I needed a hug right about now." she said setting her stuff down and walking toward the pool. She was also surprised to see Amakata-sensei sitting in a pool chair with a parasol. Gou explained that the teacher was their supervisor.

"What's wrong with Izaya-senpai?" Rei asked Mizuno who was taking her shoes off and dipping her feet into the water.

"She went to see if there was a music club but she got disappointed." she explained and Rei raised an eyebrow

"But we do have a club for music." He retorted.

"It's more of a classical band." Izaya explained. "I'd be fine with it but they already have enough people who play piano and they don't have any sheet music for guitar so it was a complete bust." she finished sitting on the floor Indian style and crossing her arms in a huff.

"What about you Mizuno-chan?" Gou asked the bluenette who smiled happily.

"I managed to join the art club here. They only meet two days a week so it shouldn't really interfere with swimming." She said filling Gou with relief. The less distractions the better. Their new friends could focus on swimming.

"You play music Izzy-chan?" Nagisa asked and this piqued Makoto's interest as well. He had never heard her play anything.

"Yea! Nee-chan's been playing piano and guitar for a couple of years now. Her singing is really pretty too." Mizuno claimed causing Izaya to flush when the team stared at her.

"Can you sing something right now Izzy-chan?" Nagisa asked her wanting to see if Mizuno's claim was true. "Nagisa stop calling me that!" The blonde/brunette yelled at the blonde turning bright red. Then she added "And there's no way in hell I'm singing! Mizuno why the heck did you have to tell them that!?" She said turning to her sister.

Mizuno pouted at her sister. "It's true though. Kaa-san and Otou-san think so too."

Makoto decided to save Izaya from any more embarrassment. "Well let's get back to practicing then." He said.

Rei complied and so did Nagisa although he did complain about not being able to sit next to either of the girls and they went back to practicing. It was then that Izaya noticed that she hadn't seen Haru until Mizuno pointed him out in the pool. The boys each swam their signature styles and both girls were captivated by the fluid movement as the boys glided in the water. Mizuno wasted no time cracking out her sketch book and spent the next half hour with her head and pencil in the pages occasionally looking up for detail. Izaya just kept staring in awe. Haru looked a dolphin swimming freestyle. Nagisa and Rei were pretty graceful too but when Izaya looked to see Makoto swimming backstroke she couldn't turn away.

The older of the sisters could see the boy's muscles stretching and moving in time with his strokes as they cut powerfully into the water. She could feel a small blush on her face and wouldn't have been able to help it even if she could. When the hell did Makoto get those kinds of muscles!? she thought frantically and went to shake her head ridding herself of her thoughts and blush.

"Izaya-chan are you ok?" Makoto's voice asked and startled Izaya looked up only to meet concerned droopy green eyes. Izaya could fell the blood rush to her face again but willed it to go away. "Yea. Never better Mako-chan." she muttered. She had to will away another blush as she looked at his legs encased in the skintight ankle long swim pants that he wore. How the hell is it that Makoto can have muscles like that but still act like a freaking adorable puppy!? she yelled in her mind.

She thanked every deity she knew again when Nagisa provided distraction from her friend. "So are you gonna join the swim club? Please!" he wheeled and he earned a laugh from both girls.

"I know I'm joining." Izaya said Even if I'm gonna have to look away from Mako-chan when he's in his swimsuit. Izaya gulped again feeling her cheeks get warm again.

"Finally finished!" Mizuno cheered as she finished shading the last sketch (Rei swimming butterfly stroke). She heard something break from the water and turned to find Haruka's head popping out while the rest of him was still submerged. He waded up to her pulled himself up until his chest could be seen. Mizuno gulped. Now she knew why Gou had said what she had about his muscles when they had first met. Haru didn't seem to notice the bluenette's inner turmoil and looked at the last sketch. Mizuno suddenly felt a soft pat on her head and looked to find that Haru was the culprit. His face remained blank but Mizuno knew that the pat was a sign that Haru was happy.

"Ok well practice is over. Rei you improved your time by a few seconds," This earned a cheer from Nagisa who smacked Rei in the back making him let out a surprisingly girlish yelp that made Izaya hold in her snickers(1) "Makoto-senpai you might have to improve your reflexes, and Nagisa you need to work more on improving your time as well." Gou said and turned to Haru who had submerged himself in the pool again. "Haru-senpai you managed to break your old time by half a minute." she informed the dolphin boy.

Makoto walked up to Haru and held his hand out to him. "Haru c'mon it's time to get out of the pool" he said smiling at his best friend. Makoto's smile only widened as Haru let out an inaudible grumble causing Mizuno to let out a soft laugh. Makoto couldn't tell if it was the light or a trick of the eyes but he though he could see Haru turn a very faint shade of pink.

The group left and soon it was only our four childhood friends heading home together now. It was a relatively peaceful silence that they walked in and it was soon broken by Izaya.

"You guys swam beautifully." she said turning her head to glance at them.

"Yea I'm so happy I managed to draw it too!" Mizuno chirped smiling widely.

Makoto blushed heavily at the compliment and smiled whereas Haru just continued to stare longingly at the ocean as they walked.

"Do you want to walk with us tomorrow?" Makoto asked and both girls gave him their consent. Soon they came to where they came to the stairs where Haru separated from them and later to Makoto's house where the girls kept walking down the block to their home.

*Later in Izaya's room*

Izaya was finishing the homework her class had been assigned with her headset covering her ears and Jasper purring on her lap. She was just about done when she felt a tap on her shoulder and swiveled around to face her sister. Izaya pulled her headphones to rest around her neck as Mizuno sat on the bed.

"Did you like school today?" She asked. "I have Rei-kun, Nagisa-kun, and Kou-chan in my class."

"Class was all right I guess. Mako and Haru are in my class." Izaya replied lazily. She then felt herself turn bright red again and grabbed a pillow shoving her face into it.

"Nee-chan...?" Mizuno asked hesitantly raising an eyebrow. Jasper got off his mistress's lap as if sensing what she was going to do next. Mizuno was then met with a very red faced Izaya who muttered:

"How is it that he can be handsome and adorable at the same time..."

"Nee-chan who the heck are you talking about..?" Mizuno inquired and Izaya stayed quited for a moment until she replied:

"I think I might be crushing on Makoto again..."

A/N: Ok I am stopping there! Again thank you all for waiting so patiently. So about the description I wrote with Makoto swimming: I am sorry but I really couldn't help myself. Makoto is my favorite person in the anime. He's just so damn cute! And don't get me started on the guy's muscles 0/0

well I hope this was ok. I kinda wanted to indicate Makoto and Izaya's feelings for one another. Mizuno and Haru's feelings will be shown more in the next chapter. Sorry if this came out a little weird.

Also as for the part that I added a 1 to, if you go on tumblr (I don't remember who so it might just be best to look it up on google) Someone had a recording of Rei screaming and I swear it is one of the funniest things that I have ever heard, I just couldn't resist putting it in.

Ok as usual please remember to review and no flames. Please I am trying to do the best I can but it really does get hard to put other characters in with already existing characters so please bear with me here people.

Ja'ne- Kitsune to Tenshi-chan