"Swimming?" Henry sent Ralph and Kagome an exasperated look. "We're swimming?" He asked, rolling his eyes. Kagome nodded, hauling her Black duffel bag over her shoulder. She patted down her Black skirt before fiddling with her white blouse.
"It'll be fun, Henry!" Kagome insisted, smiling at him. Ralph looked at her as they got on the bus.
"Yeah. I quite enjoy swimming." He said. Henry rolled his eyes.
"Just like the match made in heaven to both like swimming." He sighed, making the two other ten year olds blush.
"Oh, whatever." Kagome muttered. "I'm going to talk to Gurinda." Kagome made her way to sit beside Gurinda and Linda, smiling at them. The two girls were comparing swimming costumes before smiling back at Kagome.
"Hi, Kagome! I just got a new swimming costume! What do you think?" Gurinda held up the one piece red swimming costume with ruffles on it.
"It'll look lovely, Gurinda. Umm, not a two piece?" Kagome glanced at Linda's blue and pink swimsuit before biting her lip. Both girls shook their heads.
"Like, why? Have you got a two piece?" Linda questioned. Kagome nodded nervously, blushing softly.
"Well, I'm not surprised! We haven't even started in the chest area yet!" Gurinda said casually, making Kagome blush. "I'm guessing you're an A?"
"Yeah, you've guessed right." Kagome scratched the back of her neck. She cleared her throat softly.
"You'll be fine, Kagome. And you're gonna look so nice in it! Maybe even catch someone's attention, ey?" Gurinda smirked. Kagome raised her eyebrow until Gurinda gestured to Ralph. Kagome blushed.
"Oh, please. There's nothing going on between him and I, Gurinda!" Kagome murmured, her eyes darting towards the dark-haired boy. Gurinda and Linda looked at each other with wide smiles. Kagome cleared her throat again. "I'm going to sit with Henry and Ralph. I'll talk to you later." Kagome got up and made her way towards the boys.
"Oh, hey Kagome. What were you three chatting about? You seemed to be getting very embarrassed." Henry said, looking at Katie from his seat by the window. Ralph was sat next to him. Kagome sat on the seat close by so she could just turn her head to the side to talk to them, sitting next to Andrew.
"Oh, it was nothing. Girl stuff." Kagome insisted nervously, setting her duffel bag down. She moved her braid over her shoulder before smiling at the two boys. The bus started and they started driving off. Mr Soggington called out the register and Kagome rested her head back on the seat, humming quietly. She moved a loose strand of hair out of her face, turning back to Henry and Ralph. "So, you two, have you got your swimming trunks?"
Yeah, I do." Ralph said, smiling. Henry rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, I have mine but I still don't want to do it." He grumbled, crossing his arms. Kagome giggled gently.
"What about you, Kagome?" Ralph looked at the girl. "Do you have yours?I recently got some new blue trunks."
"Yes, I have mine. You'll find out what it looks like at the swimming pool." She smiled at him, tapping the side of her nose. The ride continued with the buzz of conversation until they stopped. The students all piled out quickly, excluding Henry who really despised swimming. Kagome stretched, arching her back and sighing. "Finally out of that bus." Kagome mumbled before the pupils made their way inside and split between their gender-specified changing rooms. Kagome ended up staring at her swimming costume for a bit before removing her clothing and putting it on. When she walked out of her cubicle, Gurinda gasped.
"You look amazing, Kagome!" Gurinda exclaimed, hurrying over already in her swimsuit. Kagome blushed, adjusting her bikini. It was black with red floral designs. The other girls crowded around the shy girl, complimenting her appearance.
"Thank you, really, but we must be getting out there." She said in embarrassment. The girls moaned in annoyance but exited the changing room. Kagome let out a sigh of relief until a flash went off, startling her. Gurinda smiled, holding up her phone.
"It's a nice photo. I'll send it to you later." Gurinda insisted, making Kagome blush. Gurinda put her phone away before linking arms with Kagome and pulling her out of the changing rooms. The two girls got into the water and Kagome swam over to Ralph who was staring at her. They awaited for Henry to get in and talked to each other.
"I, uh, I think your swimming costume is very... nice." Ralph cleared his throat, looking away. Kagome blushed and looked in the opposite direction. She fiddled with her fingers.
"Th-thanks, Ralph." She murmured nervously. The two looked at each other at the same time. They stared for a few seconds before Henry cleared his throat, now close to them. Kagome and Ralph quickly glanced in different directions, both blushing.
"If you two are done with flirting, let's just talk until we have to get out." Henry shivered, strongly opposed to being there in the water. Kagome and Ralph turned to Henry, glaring.
"We weren't flirting!" They exclaimed in sync, making Henry grin. Kagome sighed in annoyance, shutting her eyes before leaning back so she was floating on the surface of the water. She stayed like that for a bit, relaxing until Mr Soggington told them all to start swimming around the pool. Kagome dived under the water, swimming around for a bit before resurfacing, her long hair loose from its braid. She moved her hair by dunking her head underwater and flicking it back. She glanced around for a bit until someone tapped her on the shoulder.
"Looking for this?" Margaret's voice came from behind her. Kagome turned around and Margaret handed her her hair bobble. Kagome smiled at the girl.
"Thank you, Margaret." She said before going to tie her hair back until Margaret stopped her.
"Leave your hair out for now. It looks really nice." Margaret insisted. Kagome nodded, putting the bobble around her wrist. "So, would you like to come to mine after school today?"
"Umm, sure, sounds like fun!" Kagome smiled brightly at the bossy girl.
"Great! I'll see you after school, then." Margaret nodded her head before swimming off. Kagome smiled softly. Maybe Margaret wasn't planning anything. Maybe she was really being nice.
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Sort of awkward chapter! Yaaay!
