Recap:
"I wasn't expecting someone like you to have such a girly name. Rin-chan~" Kagome says with a teasing smirk on her face.
Chapter Two: Heat
"Don't call me Rin-chan!" Rin barks, feeling embarrassed. How come he has to be subjected to being called by that terrible name even now? He's not an elementary schooler anymore - he is already in high school! "You seem younger than me. What class are you in?"
Kagome puts a finger to her chin and looks up trying to remember. "Oh right. I'm in class 2-A. Do you think you can show me to my class? I haven't really gotten a chance to explore the school yet, Matsuoka-senpai," Kagome says sheepishly.
"Class 2-A, huh? That's close to where my class is. Come on, homeroom is about to start so I'll bring you there," Rin walks away while speaking, and Kagome hurries up to walk beside him. "By the way, I wanted to ask you earlier, but what were you doing in front of the pool?" That was the reason why he went up to Kagome in the first place. At first he thought it was a suspicious spy from another school trying to obtain intel on their team. But now that he thought about it, it wouldn't have mattered anyway. Their team was not called a swimming powerhouse for nothing. Their level is not easily reachable. Only those who dedicate years to training can even compete with them, let alone beat them. Except Haru and them of course. He thought begrudgingly.
"I was just taking a look at the swimming pool. Speaking of which, Matsuoka-senpai, are you on the swimming team?" Kagome asks, although she already knows the answer. The Samezuka swimming jacket on him is a dead giveaway.
"Hah? Yeah, I'm the captain," Rin casually says. Then he looks back at her and asks, "Why? Are you thinking about joining?"
"You're the captain? I can't believe I met the captain already! And can I join?! My goal of coming here to Samezuka is to join the swim team!" Her voice's pitch increases with her excitement. Kagome's eyes are bright and her face sparkles as she continues to ramble on. "Not to brag, but I can swim pretty fast! What stroke do you swim, Matsuoka-senpai?"
He stands there smirking and looks up, turning his head a bit to the right to look over to her. "Heh, Higurashi, you think you can stand a chance against me with those weak arms? It'll take you a hundred years before you can reach my level! My best strokes are free and butterfly. You can try to challenge me anytime, but you'll need more than determination to– "
"Kagome," he hears her interrupt. He faces her again, and a look of confusion crosses his face.
Kagome stares straight into his eyes. As he looks into her ocean blue eyes, they remind him of Haru's. But the difference between them is huge. Haru's eyes are a clear azure color – his thoughts and emotions usually are easily detected. Not to mention it's just mostly about mackerel or water. Rin sighs exasperatedly in his mind at the thought. On the other hand, Kagome's eyes are a deep, murky sapphire – while it may seem calm, underneath the surface seems to lie something more. Almost like she is hiding something. This fleeting thought barely crosses his mind before he pays attention again as she continues.
"Call me Kagome, Matsuoka-senpai. Higurashi is too formal and reminds me of my mother. Besides, since I'm going to join the swim team soon and compete in competitions, we'll soon be spending a lot of time together! Right, Matsuoka-senpai?" She beams up at him.
Seeing her face lit up, heat quickly rushes to his face. Why am I getting flustered over this pretty boy? Wait, did I just think he was pretty? No no no no no. This is just the heat. The sun is pretty hot today. There is absolutely no fucking way I'm blushing because of a guy. He convinces himself that his reaction is just due to the heat. "Ba-ka, I haven't decided that you'd be on the team yet. And let's go, Kagome, we'll be late to class," before he continues walking away.
Seeing him start abruptly, she grins at him. "Whatever you say, Matsuoka-senpai!" she sings, jogging to catch up to his retreating figure.
Author's Note: So I've decided Haru, Makoto, and Rin will be in their third year, and Kagome will be second year along with Gou, Nagisa, Rei, and Nitori. So since Samezuka is an all-boys school with dorms. She's going to be sharing with someone cough I wonder who cough. And I've decided it's going to be a RinxKagome fic~ Although I'd love to try a love triangle, I never tried to write one so I'm not sure if I have the skills to do so. By the way, thank you for all the reviews! They give me more motivation to write more~ I'm glad you like the story ;3 If there are any errors or comments, feel free to let me know!