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"RIN-CHAN!" Nagisa yelled, running towards him and jumping onto him.
"Get off me," Rin said. He looked at Haru.
He'd been thinking about their old friendship a lot lately, and it hurt every time he recalled how close they'd almost been.
But he couldn't put that in words, not in front of Nagisa and the others anyway. So he just nodded at him.
We'd better have a chance to talk later, he thought.
"I'm glad we can finally get to know each other," said Rei, holding out his hand. Rin stared at it. Rei coughed in embarrassment, putting it in his pocket.
"It was a waste getting Seijuurou involved," Makoto said, staring at Rin. "Seeing as he was this easily persuaded into joining our group again."
Rin scowled at him.
Nagisa jumped in. "But Rin-chan can still swim with us! We all can!"
"But there are five of us," said Haru.
"Goodbye Makoto," Rin said, smirking at him.
"No," Haru said, much to Rin's disappointment.
"Maybe we'll just stay out of competitions then… or we could take it in turns?" Nagisa suggested.
"Who cares?" Rin snapped. "We'll just swim for fun. At least we're together again. I mean, at least Nagisa, Haru and me are together again." He muttered the last sentence under his breath.
Rei looked from Makoto to Rin, perplexed. He frowned but didn't say anything.
Rin swore. "It's Gou," he said, pointing to a sprinting figure in the distance. "I have to go – haha, go, Gou," he laughed quickly and ran away.
"So…" Rei waited until he was out of earshot. "What's going on between you two?" he asked Makoto.
"Nothing. He's just an immature brat." he replied.
"Could it be something to do with-" Nagisa started.
"No," Makoto cut him off. "Don't worry," he reassured them.