The weekend went by extremely fast. It's already a school day and I've been thinking about what Harima said to me non-stop! Since Harima's injuries were not serious, he showed up for school. I've been avoiding eye contact with him as well as trying my best not to look at his back even though he sits right in front of me!

I'm just going through my normal school day, pretending like nothing ever happened but it's just too hard!

I love you.

I love you...

I love you...

Just hearing him saying that kept replaying over and over in my head! It's really hard to concentrate when the guy who sits right in front of you confessed his love to you! Worse of all, I myself am having feelings for him! Let alone begin to fall in love with the guy!

I left that hospital speechless. Am I supposed to respond to his confession? What do I say?

"Hey Sai!" Tenma called out to me. I snapped out of my thoughts and turned to look at my friend. "You ready for pool cleaning?"

I blinked at her and gave out a confused look. "Eh? Pool cleaning?" I questioned.

"Were you daydreaming again?" Eri asked as her, Mikoto and Akira walked up to the two of us. I looked away shyly, guilty of my daydreaming habits today.

"That's like the umpteenth time today that you day dreamed. Did something happen to you that we don't know of?" Mikoto questioned, peering down to my eye level.

I jumped a bit, startled by her closeness and tried my best to hide the blush that's starting to form. I can't let them know! They'll definitely question me and Harima!

"N-No!" I started speaking. "I-I was just thinking about my family!" I sputtered out a lie.

"Is your family okay?" Akira asked.

I nodded my head, reassuring the concerned looks I was starting to get from the girls. "Yeah! Everything is good with my family. I was just thinking about places where we can move. My parents mentioned on wanting to move closer to the restaurant so it'd be easier for my Father to travel." I answered Akira's question, giving them a nervous smile, hoping they'd buy this lie that I just concocted.

"Oh? That's been on your mind all day?" Mikoto questioned, seeming a bit suspicious on my lie. She then placed her finger to her chin and looked up. "I guess moving will make someone ponder all day long."

"Have you thought of where to move yet?" Tenma asked.

I shook my head and gave out a sheepish grin. "Nope. Still looking around."

"Don't worry. I'm sure you and your family will find a new home." Eri said with a smile.

I smiled back at her. "Thanks ladies."

Mikoto let out a yawn and placed her arms on the back of her neck. "Alright girls. We should hurry and head to the pool. If Hanai sees that we're the last ones to show, he'll get on our backs."

We all nodded our heads and left the classroom. Mikoto was right, we were the last ones to head there since everyone else already made their way towards the locker room. The girls and I began changing to our gym uniform for our cleaning duty.

"You know, of all classes, why is our class stuck cleaning the pool? We just cleaned the classroom last week." Eri whined.

"Hanai volunteered our class to do it." Akira said, putting on her shirt.

I let out a sigh. "Class rep volunteering us without our consents again?" I said jokingly.

"Something to do with impressing a girl he likes." Akira answered. Judging from the tone of her voice, it seemed like she was hiding some little information to that statement.

"Huh? Hanai likes someone? Who is it!?" Tenma asked, shocked and curious.

Mikoto blew raspberry with her lips and scoffed. "I didn't even know Hanai has feelings for anyone. He's always a workaholic."

"Aren't the two of you childhood friends or something?" Eri questioned.

"Well yeah..." Mikoto answered quietly.

I looked at Mikoto, surprised to hear this new fact about her. "Eh? I didn't know you and Hanai were that close."

Her face flushed for a brief second but then waved off on the statement. "Nah. We're not that close. We've only known each other for so long because Hanai and I grew up training at the Martial Arts dojo together. That's all."

"Oh. I see."

Once we were done changing, the girls and I head to the pool and joined with the rest of our classmates. We were all standing around, chatting and laughing until Hanai stood near the pool side with a sponge mop in hand.

"Alright everyone! I, Haruki Hanai, your Class Representative has volunteered us to clean the pool today! Let's make it as clean as possible!" Hanai announced as he pointed towards a bucket of sponge mops and soap bars.

Some of the guys in class boo-ed at Hanai and grumbled about him wasting our afternoons. The rest of us did as we were told and each picked up a sponge mop. The girls and I decided to split up and picked different spots around the pool to clean.

I hopped in the empty pool and picked a corner to brush off the specks of dirt. Since I was cleaning alone, I made use of it and hummed some tunes quietly to keep myself entertained. After a couple minutes of cleaning, I heard footsteps approaching me. I turned to see that it was Fuyuki.

"Oh! H-Hello Sai!" He greeted me with a flush of pink on his face.

I stopped cleaning and greeted him back with a smile. "Hey Fuyuki. What's up?" I eyed him and noticed that he had his camera in hand.

"Well, I'm just roaming around taking pictures of the students cleaning. You mind if take a picture of you?" He asked.

"Eh? You want to take a picture of me?" I questioned.

"Yeah!" He perked up with excitement. "I think taking pictures of any activity or event we participate in will be awesome for our school yearbook."

My smile grew wider. "I see. Sounds like a great idea! Of course you have my permission for a picture."

Fuyuki seemed happy to hear that from me as his face grew another shade of red. "Awesome! Do me a favor and hold the sponge mop close to you. Now pose!" He said as he put the camera towards his face.

I was holding onto the hilt of the mop with one hand while I used my other hand and made a 'peace' sign. "Like this?" I asked, flashing a smile for my pose. After a few seconds, I heard some snaps and clicks from Fuyuki's camera.

"Perfect! Thanks Sai!" He said as he pulled his face away from the camera.

"No problem. Let's get back to cleaning okay?" I said, proceeding my cleaning duty.

"O-Okay!" Fuyuki said as he walked away.

I spent the next couple minutes cleaning my corner of the pool until it was spotless. I wiped off some sweat from my forehead and then climbed back onto the surface. I walked over to the buckets to pick up a new bar of soap. As I reached in, my hand came into contact with another hand.

Once I saw whose hand I came into contact with, I immediately blushed. There, standing near me was Harima. We both made eye contact and I shyly looked away.

"Oh..Uh..Hey there..." Harima spoke, breaking the awkward tension.

"H-Hi Harima..." I said quietly.

My face was still flushed and I could feel my heart jumping. Harima was rubbing the back of his neck, probably thinking about whether or not to bring up the incident.

"So...about the other day..." He said, bringing up the courage to speak up.

I jumped slightly and then flailed my hands in front of him. "D-Don't worry about that!" I panicked. "Ms. Itoko mentioned that you were being delusional...you know, from the bump you had." I was giving him a sheepish grin. Face still flushed and heart pounding rapidly. I can also feel my palms getting all sweaty from the tight grip I had on my broom.

Harima looked at the ground, still rubbing the back of his neck. "Right...I was being delusional...I'm sorry if I freaked you out."

Should I ask him if he really meant it? Would that be me asking too much? Who knows, maybe he really was being delusional or maybe his confession was meant for someone else...

"It's no problem Harima." I said, giving him a reassuring smile. "I'm not freaked out one bit. We're still friends you know. I'm just really glad to see you back in school."

I don't know if my eyes were playing tricks on me, but I could've sworn I saw the corner of his lips curled into a smirk but then changed back to his cool expression.

"Thanks for everything I guess. Now if you excuse me..." Harima said as he reached for a new soap bar and walked away.

I let out a heavy sigh and placed a hand over my chest. My heart was still beating rapidly as I took deep breaths to relax.

Get a grip Sai! There is no way Harima would confess like that! He said it himself that he was being delusional! No point in having feelings for him. Let's just stay as friends with him. Nothing else...Great...now I'm scolding myself. I feel like a crazy person for this.

I patted my cheeks and picked up a new bar of soap. I walked over to the other side of the pool and joined Eri, Mikoto and Akira who were grouped up. Up ahead, I noticed Tenma speaking with Yakumo by the pool entrance.

"Hm? Why is Yakumo here?" I questioned as I joined the gang.

"She came to check up on our cleaning duty." Eri said.

"Yup. Apparently, her class, 1-D, was originally the ones to clean the pool." Mikoto said.

"But Hanai insist on volunteering our class to clean." I opened my mouth to ask my next question but Akira immediately answered it, "That's because Hanai has a crush on little Miss Tsukamoto so he's doing this to impress her."

I shut my mouth and looked back at the Tsukamoto sisters. "Wow. So Yakumo's the one Hanai likes. How interesting."

"Yeah well because of his idiocy, we're stuck suffering." Eri said as she crossed her arms and rolled her eyes.

Before any of us could say anything, Yoshidayama yelled out, catching everyone's attention. "Hey everyone! Look down there!" He was pointing at the middle of the empty pool. There, we could see Hanai and Harima standing face to face, glaring at each other.

There was a soap bar in between them and they started passing it around with their sponge brooms. Within a couple seconds, their little thing became a pool hockey game.

"What are they doing?" I questioned, staring at the two men hitting the soap bar back at each other.

"Don't know but this sure looks fun!" Mikoto said as she looked at the two with excitement.

Everyone from class stood there and observed the two rivals knocking the soap bars back and forth. Eventually, Hanai missed a hit and let the soap bar pass through his legs.

"Wow! Harima won!" Fuyuki shouted.

Students were whispering among each other while others cheered on Harima's supposed victory. Hanai looked at Harima and smirked. "Well, this was just a mere warm up. How about we put on a real match? I've been meaning to decide what to do for our school festival. We'll have two different teams. One can represent a School show while the other Sales Booth. Whose with me!?"

Mikoto was the first to jump in the pool and joined the two. "Count me in! But why host a game to decide for the school festival?"

"I figure this would help decide what Class 2-C should do. We either host a play or host a booth. Anyone else want to join?" Hanai asked, looking around.

"Me! I want to play!" Tenma yelled as she waved at Yakumo and jumped in. The next to join was Harima who spoke right after Tenma joined.

Eri's arms were still crossed as she eyed our friends in the pool. "Hm? Hige and Tenma are going to play huh?" She then uncrossed her arms and picked up her sponge mop. "I guess I'll join too!" She hopped into the pool and stood next to Mikoto.

I looked at Akira and she reached for her mop as well. "I'm playing." She said as she joined the others.

"How about you Miss Ishikawa?" Hanai asked as everyone else looked at me.

"I-I think I'll just sit and spectate." I said, giving them an apologetic smile.

Tenma pouted towards me. "Come on Sai. It'll be fun if you play."

I raised my hand and waved. "It's okay. I rather watch." I said with a grin. It's best if I don't play. Wouldn't want to be too close to Harima...With that, I sat on the pool edge and let my legs dangle. All our other classmates stopped cleaning and gathered around to observe the mini game.

"Okay. Team Booth will be Harima, Tenma and Mikoto while Team Show will be Sawachika, Akira and I." Hanai said as they split off into their teams.

The soap bar was dropped in the middle and both teams started their match. They were all getting pretty competitive, preventing either team from getting the first point. Are we really going through this to decide for the upcoming school festival? Can't we just have a class vote?

"Hey there Sai." Suga appeared, greeting me.

I smiled at my friend. "Hey Suga." He kneel next to me and asked, "Mind if I sit next to you?"

"Go ahead. Free country." I responded, shrugging my shoulders. Suga then sat next to me and dangled his feet over the pool edge a well. "This is pretty fun to watch."

"I guess so. I still find it weird that Hanai is doing this to make a decision." I said, not taking my eyes off the two teams.

"Who cares." Suga said as he shrugged his shoulders. "By the way, have you placed your bets yet?"

I looked at him and cocked my head. "Huh? Bets?" I questioned.

"That's right Sai!" Fuyuki shouted as he appeared to my right. "We're currently placing bets on who we think would win."

Imadori walked up with his cellphone in hand. "I placed my bet on Miko's team."

"Count me in for Hanai's team." Nara said towards Fuyuki.

Yoshidayama and Nishimoto stepped in and spoke in unison. "We're betting on Eri."

I turned my attention back to Suga. "Who did you bet?" I asked him.

"I think Hanai will win." He said as he cheered for them. "Go Hanai!"

I placed a finger to my chin and pondered. "How interesting...I do like both ideas Hanai brought up." I then turned to look at Fuyuki. "If I were to decide, I guess I'd put my bet on Harima's team." I said, trying not to blush at the fact that I'm voting for the guy I like.

"Hey, if you're betting on Harima, then me too!" Aso said as he joined Suga and I on the pool edge.

Everyone else were placing their bets as we all continued to observe the game. Fuyuki picked up his camera and started taking pictures. "This is great! I'm getting some sweet shots of the girls!" He then turned towards me and took a picture of me, Suga and Aso. "I got some nice shots of you as well Sai!"

"Oh. That's cool." I said with a smile. I guess I should take that as a compliment...

Over fifteen minutes passed by and some points were given between the two teams. Some people eventually joined mid-game to ensure that their bets would pay off. I continued to sit at the pool edge and watch the game in awe.

"This game keeps getting interesting." I said to myself quietly.

I watched Mikoto and Hanai get into each other's faces as they tried their best not to let the soap bar pass by. Eri and Akira were showing some great teamwork in which I was amazed by it. As for Tenma, I noticed that she was too busy gawking at Karasuma, who was not paying attention to the game and kept cleaning. I couldn't help but to laugh at the silly girl.

I turned my attention towards Harima and couldn't help but to blush. From where I'm sitting, Harima looked very charming with his cool look. I still can't believe I have developed feelings for this guy. I wonder how he'll react if I ever tell him my feelings...in which...I will NOT tell him. EVER. Or at least...not yet.

Letting out a heavy sigh, I looked away from the game and noticed Ichijou mopping around, paying absolutely no attention to the game as well. Just like Karasuma. I was interested to know why she's not watching the game, so I got up from my spot and approached her.

"Hey there Ichijou." I greeted her with a warm smile.

She was focused on her cleaning that she looked at me as soon as I spoke. "Oh. Hello Sai."

"You didn't wanna watch the game?" I asked, pointing at the match in the empty pool.

She held onto the mop and shook her head. "Not really. I rather focus on getting the pool clean. Does it look clean enough to you?"

She pointed around the pool side and I realized that it was actually clean. My jaw dropped at the fact that Ichijou finished up the cleaning while everyone else took a break. "Wow Ichijou. The pool is actually clean. Sorry if we slacked off." I said, giving her an apologetic smile.

"Oh. No need to apologize. I do enjoy cleaning." She said, giving me a reassuring smile. "Well, what should we do now?"

"We should turn on the water." Aso said as he approached the two of us.

"Turn on the water? But aren't they playing their little hockey game?" I asked, confused as to why Aso would suggest that.

"Nope. The game got interrupted. Just look down there." He answered, pointing behind him with his thumb.

Ichijou and I looked past him and noticed Fuyuki being chased around by Hanai and Harima. He seemed to be running for his life with his camera in hand.

I'm assuming Fuyuki's done something which caused the two to chase him. I could understand Hanai chasing Fuyuki but why is Harima chasing after him?

"I guess we can turn on the water now since they're done." Ichijou said. Aso and I nodded our heads and the three of us headed towards the water wheel. Aso grabbed the wheel and tried turning it but it wouldn't budge. "Man...this is tough to turn." Aso said.

"How about I give it a try?" I suggested as Aso moved aside and I gave it a whirl. I tried turning the wheel with all my might but it was still stuck.

"Maybe I can do it." Ichijou said shyly as she kneel next to me. "Go for it." I said, moving aside for her to give a try. Ichijou's slender hands grabbed the wheel and tried turning it. Within a second, Aso and I could see the wheel moving slowly and the sound of water coming into the pool.

"W-Woah! She did it." Aso said in amazement. My eyes were wide from seeing this. "You're pretty strong Ichijou." I said, feeling a sweat drop down my cheek from this.

"Help me!" I heard Fuyuki shout from behind. Aso and I turned around to see Fuyuki running towards our direction with Hanai and Harima still on his tail. "Sai! Help me!" He plead towards me.

The three of them were running at a really fast pace and they were getting too close to me. "W-Wait! Hold on!" I panicked, flailing my hands around.

I have Aso and Ichijou right next to me! If the three of them crash into us, we'd all become a human sandwich!

"Watch out Sai!" Aso shouted a warning and he moved out the way to avoid getting crashed into.

With my quick reflexes, I grabbed Ichijou's arm and dragged her away with me. We managed to dodge the oncoming stampeded and watched as they run by us. Fuyuki kept running for dear life as Hanai and Harima shouted towards him.

"Get back here Fuyuki!" Hanai shouted.

"You better hand that camera over!" Harima yelled.

"Someone help me!" Fuyuki cried out.

They ran along the pool edge until Fuyuki slipped from a random soap bar on the ground. He began sliding down with Hanai and Harima crashing into him. This caused the three to lose balance and fall right into the pool where we just released clean water in.

After a couple seconds, Fuyuki, Hanai and Harima popped their heads out and we all watched the clean water become dirty from their clothes.

There were many unhappy faces around and Mikoto held her fist in the air. "You guys..." she started speaking, feeling agitated, " WE JUST CLEANED THE DAMN POOL!"

"What the heck guys!" Sagano yelled.

"We just cleaned it!" Mihara yelled.

The girls of Class 2-C began surrounding the three boys when they were getting off the pool.

"YOU WASTED OUR TIME YOU IDIOTS!" Eri screamed at them.

"WE'RE NOT CLEANING THIS MESS AGAIN!" Mai yelled.

Hanai, Harima and Fuyuki each looked at the girls with fear in their eyes. "W-Wait! I'm not a part of this!" Hanai said. Harima held his hands up in surrender. "I didn't do anything! It's all this guys fault!" He said, pointing at Fuyuki. Fuyuki held his camera close to him with fear still on his face. "I didn't do anything! It's not my fault!"

The girls then proceed to beat the guys up while Akira, Tenma and I stood there, watching the whole fiasco. The boys of Class 2-C stayed behind as well, avoiding the wrath from the girls.

"Well this didn't end well." I began speaking, cringing at the sight I was seeing. "Did we ever decide what we'd do for the festival?"

"Nope." Akira said, crossing her arms.

"Oh. What a waste." I said with a frown.

"I was hoping the Booth would win." Tenma moped.

I placed my hands on my hips and let out a sigh. "Well, I guess it'll be better to decide when the school festival gets closer." I said. I walked towards the pool shed and picked up some fresh towels.

As soon as the girls were done scolding, lecturing or beating up the guys, I walked up to them and handed each of them a towel.

"Thank you Miss Ishikawa." Hanai said, grabbing the towel from my hand.

"Thanks" Harima said.

"Thank you so much Sai." Fuyuki said but then looked at his camera. "Oh, I hope my camera isn't broken."

I let out a hearty laugh because their foolishness was entertaining. "I guess we can all go home now since we're finished."

Hanai dried himself with the towel and began looking around the area frantically. "Yakumo! Where's Miss Yakumo!?" He asked.

"Oh. She left a while ago Hanai." I answered him.

His facial expression changed to a look of disappointment and defeat. "What!? She didn't watch the game!?" He whined.

I shake my head and left the three. I then joined the girls back at the locker room as we changed back to our school uniforms.

"Those idiots." Mikoto said annoyed.

"Yeah. A complete waste of my time." Eri said. "Whatever. At least we're finally done with that."

Tenma flashed us with her bright smile. "I thought today was fun."

"I thought so too." Akira added.

"Well, I guess you're right Tenma." Mikoto said. "But it does suck that we weren't able to decide on our activity for the school festival."

I shrugged my shoulders and looked at her. "I'm sure we'll think of something when the date comes closer. Maybe it's too early to decide right now." I said.

"You're probably right. I hope Hanai brings up the subject when that day comes." Mikoto said.

Eri let out a sigh and wiped some sweat from her forehead. "I just want to go home and shower. I'm all hot and sweaty from that game."

"Same here." Akira said.

"Yeah. Let's go." Tenma said.

With that, the five of us finished changing and began walking home. Today was a fun, productive, normal day.