"This is definitely not a date," Haruka sighed to herself.

Currently, she was sitting on a park bench, waiting for Kyosuke as he ran laps around the park. She was growing bored and she huffed impatiently as she waited for Kyosuke to run in her direction. He slowed to a stop and accepted the water bottle that Haruka gave him.

"Are you done running now?" Haruka asked, doing her best to not sound impatient.

Kyosuke glanced at the sky and shook his head.

"Not yet. I haven't had my fill yet; there's a good breeze out so I want to take advantage of it."

Haruka frowned; she noticed that a light breeze had picked up but with her bare arms and legs, she wasn't enjoying the breeze very much.

"It's a little cold," she said.

"Why don't you run with me?" Kyosuke held his hand out, "It will be fun."

Haruka glanced at Kyosuke's hand, then his face, then back to his hand before she reluctantly took it. Kyosuke pulled her up and showed her some stretches before they started jogging.

Haruka felt her chest growing heavy and her side beginning to ache as she and Kyosuke made it halfway across the park. It had been a long time since she ran and even though Kyosuke was jogging slowly and seemed to be enjoying himself, Haruka felt like she was being tortured.

"Kyo-"

"Let's go a little faster, Haruka."

"What?"

Haruka stopped and bent over, placing her hands on her knees, to catch her breath.

"Let's run for a bit."

"But it's hot! And I'm tired!" Haruka whined.

Haruka was embarrassed that Kyosuke was seeing this side of her but she couldn't find it in herself to care; she was tired and out of breath, damn it!

Kyosuke tried to hide his smile,

"Let's run one lap around the park and then we'll get something to eat."

Haruka's eyes lit up at the mention of food.

"Really? You promise?"

"I promise. There's a good wind out so we should take advantage of it."

"You already said that."

"I know. I just wanted to make sure you knew. Just close your eyes and let the wind guide you."

Haruka tried to smile but her smile quickly faded into a grimace as they jogged and transitioned into a run. Kyosuke was faster but he made sure to stay close to Haruka, keeping a slight distance in between them. Haruka's legs were aching and her heart was pounding. They were barely halfway around the park when Haruka felt it.

It seemed to come out of nowhere. The wind came from behind Haruka and startled her but she was surprised at the sensation. The wind caressed her body and flowed through her nostrils, renewing her breath and flowing out of her mouth. Haruka didn't know how but she suddenly felt a rush of strength and her pace began to quicken. Before she knew it, she had passed Kyosuke but he easily caught up with her. He seemed to be experiencing the same thing; his eyes were glowing and his hair was whipping crazily behind him but his entire being screamed elegance.

When they reached their starting point, Haruka collapsed onto the park bench as she gasped for breath. Kyosuke was also breathless but his breathing returned to normal as he stretched to end his training.

"How can you still be standing?" Haruka asked, propping herself up on her elbows.

"I've been doing this for a while," Kyosuke chuckled.

Haruka sat up and tried to stand but her legs were trembling so she flopped back down onto the bench.

"I can't stand," she said sadly.

Kyosuke knelt down and pulled her onto his back, hooking his arms under her legs. Haruka blushed at their closeness, especially when Kyosuke turned back to look at her.

"Relax. I've got you."

"O-okay."

Haruka loosely wrapped her arms around Kyosuke's neck and rested her head on his shoulder. They were both sweaty and but they didn't mind the closeness as they headed to Kyosuke's motorcycle.