Hi guys! Sorry for the super long wait! Had a bit of a writers block for this story and having been swept up in the craze of The Last Jedi, I've been writing Star Wars fanfics for the past week and haven't managed to catch up with studies ad writing so here it is! I really enjoyed writing this chapter as I love how they always described the relay. I wished I could have done one at school but yeah... I don't own the characters.

"If I knew all it took to bring your memory back was to knock you against a bench or wall, I would have gladly done it," Sousuke muttered as Rin smacked him hard on the back. "Shut it, Sousuke. At least we got his memory back. Now we can focus and have fun in the relay, ok?" he snarled as the other boy rubbed him on the head. As the both of them shared a laugh, Haru was joined by his team, Makoto looking as though he was about to break from crying.

"Haru! You're really back! Thank Kami for that!" he howled as he flung himself onto Haru, who looked like he wanted to run away from his best friend but gently hugged him. He had him worried sick after all for the past few days. "Haru-chan! Ready for the relay?" Nagisa chirped. "Let's do this, Haruka-senpai!" Rei grinned as the four of them faced off Samezuka. "Ready?" Rin grinned as Haru gave him a look that made his shark teeth glint. "You bet."

Rey started the whistle since he was the third to start swimming so Makoto and Momo were in the pool their hands clutched onto the bars of the starting block. "I'm going to show you how much I improved, Makoto!" Momo grinned as Makoto gave him a friendly smile. "Look forward to it," he said as Rei shouted, "Take your marks!" before letting the whistle go off with a bang.

The pool was in chaos as both boys shot into the water, their teams screaming their names as they swam. Makoto may have not been training for a while but he was still at a good pace with Momo who had indeed improved. "Let's do this, Ai-chan," Nagisa chirped as Nitori sighed, "Please don't call me that!" "Oi Nitori! Get your head in the game!" Rin snarled as Nitori squeaked, "Yes, senpai!" "For crying out loud, just call me Rin!"

The two swimmers were on their way back and Haru could almost imagine the sight when they were at the national relays. Makoto was so fast and sure in his strokes, his arms pulling in and out of the water as he panted, moving forward in a straight line. The scene then changed to him as a 12 year old, swimming with all his might with thin arms and legs. All because he was forced on the team did Makoto managed to swim in the relay. And they had never regretted that decision.

"Nagisa!" Makoto screamed as Nagisa jumped into the water. The small boy was faster than ever but so was Nitori. Haru realized how much everyone had improved in their own time and even though they looked like they were still the same, he could tell they were each faster and stronger than before. Nagisa's arms paddled in and out of the water, stretching out like a dolphin and creating the illusion that he had longer arms. Haru remembered Nagisa saying how he thought he saw a dolphin and he could almost imagine Nagisa with a dolphin right now. Nitori was fast as well, his breaths loud as he powered alongside Nagisa.

"I'm going to show you my beautiful stroke now," Rei grinned. "You better watch out. This guy may not bite but he's fast," Rin sneered as Sousuke pulled on his goggles. "I set the pace and you better catch up, Rin," he said as Rin gave him a thumbs up. "Sure," he said as Sousuke and Rei bent their bodies on the starting block. "Rei-chan!" Nagisa yelled as Rei jumped into the water. Rei had indeed become more beautiful in his stroke and he looked like a butterfly that had conquered the water.

Now the moment has arrived for the two best swimmers to face each other off. Rin grinned as he flexed his muscles, pulling his strap back as usual to let it snap against his cap. "I'm going to beat you this time for sure, Haru," he growled as Haru gave the usual, "Whatever." Both of them bent their bodies, their fingers curled onto the concrete of the starting block as their teammate smashed their hands onto the wall.

Haru felt himself fly, his name ringing in the air as his friends shouted for him. His body was in space as he stretched out his arms like wings, soaring through the air before bringing them in front of him to cut an opening into the water. His body entered the opening, carving a way for his body to enter and he kicked his legs, bringing him to the surface. He took his first breath, his arms powering as he swam. One two three four, breath. One two three four, breath. One two three four, breath. He continued those steps until he felt slightly tired before he switched to two pulls.

His whole body was on fire and coursing with adrenaline. He felt like he had just been blessed with the water of life as he swam. How he didn't swim for so long, he couldn't wonder. He thought of how he had forgotten the sight he had seen before and how he nearly cried with joy when he saw it once more. The memories he shared with this team, at this pool where they made history and progressed to regionals, all of these things made him who he was today.

Samezuka fueled his spirit for competition, their team as united and powerful as their own. Nitori, the ever mother of the group, Momo the noisy one who was like Nagisa. Sousuke with his glum expression like Haru and Rin, the person who dragged him into the whole craze of relays. But no matter how crazy everything had been, all the pain he had felt from the day he thought he had hurt his heart, how they were reunited at the starting block, he felt it was all worth it.

He felt himself rise to the surface as he turned to see his friends swimming with him. Makoto smiled, his green eyes shining as he whispered his name. Nagisa and Rei did the same, their smiles lighting the darkness to show him a beautiful world of blue. He kicked his legs hard, paddling as hard as he could as he repeated his mantra in his head. The water is alive. Once you dive in, it will bare its fangs and attack. But, don't resist it. Accept the water. Thrust your fingers out and carve and opening. Then, slide your body through it. Your arms, legs and chest. Then repeat.

"Haru!" Team Iwatobi yelled as Samezuka screamed for their own. Their voices rang throughout the pool as both boys slammed their hands onto the wall, Haru barely beating Rin at the last second. His team cheered as he pulled off his cap, shaking his hair free from water droplets when Makoto extended his hand, his smile forever on his face. "Good job, Haru-chan!" he smiled as Haru groaned, "Lay off the -chan." With that, his team pulled him up and embraced him, sobbing "Welcome back" while Samezuke hung back, glad that had a chance to swim together once more.

"Glad you're back to your water loving self, Haru," Rin grinned as he bumped fists with Haru, who wondered if had just done that. "Yeah," he said as he smiled a little, earning a little sniff from the red head. "Oi, Rin. Are you sure we're even allowed here at this time of night?" Sousuke muttered when they heard someone yelling, "Hey, what are you boys doing out here so late in the night?!" "You just got your answer Sousuke," Rin grinned as all of them raised their hands in surrender.

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"That was one hell of a summer vacation eh?" Rin said as they stood at the train station. They had arrived in Tokyo but Rin still had to ride all the way to the airport back to Australia. Haru was still pissed at Rin for getting them scolded back at the pool but since the guard was so touched by their story, they had just let them go with a warning. "Oh man. I wonder how am I going to survive that long flight," he groaned as he cracked his neck. "Maybe you shouldn't go back after all," Haru grunted as Makoto gave a nervous laugh. "Hey Makoto. Make sure this guy doesn't lose his memory again, ok?" he said as Makoto mumbled, "Yeah."

With that Rin slung his back on his shoulder and headed into the train, pausing only for a minute to look at Haru, red and blue facing off. "You better nail that competition Haru. I'll be waiting for you at the Olympics," he snarled as Haru scowled, "Sure." Rin waved them goodbye as the doors slid shut, the train moving out into the open. "Now that you have your memory back, what are you going to do before the competition?" Makoto asked as Haru grunted, "I'm going to whack Dai over the head.

The last chapter will be out soon so stay tuned! So sorry it took so long to finish this story but I hoped you all enjoyed it!