Winter was by no means Haruka's favorite season. Then again, there were a lot of people who didn't have winter as their favorite. But… Haru's reasons were a little… unique.

"Haru-chan! You can't swim right now!"

"Haruka-senpai, you'll catch a cold if you swim now!"

"Haru-chan, please don't start taking your clothes off!"

"Do it for the muscles!"

Nobody would let him swim. He understood that it was winter and it was cold, but why couldn't he swim?

He was by no means stupid; he knew he could get sick by swimming, but damn it. He was fully capable of taking care of himself. He could make sure that he would stay healthy if he went swimming, so he didn't need to have Makoto, Nagisa, Rei, and Gou babysit him.

"Haru-chan, I said no!" Makoto yelled, pulling him away from the building, and consequently, the pool. The black-haired teen went limp and let his best friend drag him away, longingly staring at the pool through the windows. So close… yet so far.

It seemed he wouldn't be able to shake them off just yet. Goodbye… Pool-chan.


Next: Basketball - KnB

A/N: Yeah… I'm pretty ashamed of this one.