"OKAY, YOU ALL KNOW WHAT TO DO TODAY. WE ARE GOING TO GO EVEN HARDER TODAY. YOU ALL HAVE IMPROVED YESTERDAY, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GO EVEN FURTHER!" Rin's coach says out loud at the start of our morning lessons.

Everyone else just sweat dropped a little at how loud he is, but he is always loud, he is a good coach for Rin and just pushes everyone along. But they go along with him, because they do want to do better and go even faster together as a team.

But it's tougher for Kazuki, as he can't hear in the water, he just gets a noodle and hits him with it on the back to tell him to go faster. The shouting is loud enough for Kazuki's ears to squirm and buzz but he also has a good arm so every time he hits him, he freaks a bit because he doesn't feel it coming. But then he becomes even more scared when he expects it to come unless he swims faster.

Poor Kazuki, isn't it frightening for him? He was completely out of breath yesterday…..he was almost white in the face. Even now…..

"Especially you Kazuki, newcomer!" The coach said and Kazuki put himself together, "Yes!"

"Now, we are going to do races today to test our skills"

Oh? This will be good…..now I can race Haru today to see if I can finally beat him today…

"Rin, you go up with Kazuki today"

"Huh?!" He exclaimed, this wasn't expected….I wanted to race Haru today. What about Kazuki…?

He then turned to look at Kazuki and then saw that Kazuki was fired up, "I can finally beat a shark today!" he said with tightened fists and a grin that almost replicated Rin's own.

He's actually happy about it…okay, then let's see what you can do Kazuki!

"Sousuke, you'll team up with Haruka" Our coach said and Haru and Sousuke were fine with it.

"You ready Kazuki?" He asked him and Kazuki nodded, "I'm gonna beat you today, just you watch, Rin!"

…..Something feels familiar…..

"Rin, Kazuki is acting just like you today when he's fired up like that" Haru said and Rin just cringed. "No way"

I'll do what I always do, and that is to win!

The coach blew the whistle at the start of the race and Kazuki and Rin jumped in, Rin didn't expect anything for Kazuki to get any fast as him but once he lifted his head to breathe. There he was! He almost choked but he knew that he had to go even faster. Damn it…..he's got guts….

So Rin sped up, hoping that Kazuki won't catch up but he still felt Kazuki's presence beside him. He feared the worst.

He has my blood but that's ridiculous! He has some guts! Damn, he isn't going to beat me until I am finished with Haru. There is no way I am going to let that happen!

But wait…isn't this what Haru feels? Heh, then I'm going faster.

They turned for the second lap and Rin felt confident this time as he felt like he wanted to go faster and hit the end of the lane. He breathed out for air and turned to see Kazuki next to him, puffed out.

"Kazuki almost beat you, it's good that you had a great kick for the end otherwise you wouldn't have won" Haru said, sitting on the edge to pull him out but then Rin noticed that Kazuki started to have some trouble.

"Ah! Gah….I can't breathe!" He exclaimed, as if he's in pain.

"Kazuki….you're white….!" Rin hurried to pull him out and then he suddenly fainted into Rin's arms. "Kazuki! He's out white…"

Haru and the others gather to check on him, "He must have been working too hard….." Sousuke said and Rin looked at him with worried eyes, remembering about his shoulder. "Sousuke…."

"Is he okay?" His coach came over in a worry.

"Coach, I'm going to take care of him. If possible, I'll train in the afternoon to cover this morning's training"

"Coach, I think you've pushed him too hard. As energetic and confident that Kazuki is, his body has just started so we should take it slowly" Sousuke recommended.

"You're right Sousuke…." Rin frowned and glared at his coach, then he picked up Kazuki into his arms and carried him away to the showers and locked themselves into a disabled area so Kazuki wouldn't be caught of his gender.

Rin quietly showered him down to get rid of the chlorine and grabbed Kazuki's bag, he grabbed his towel to dry him down and then he became suddenly nervous.

Should I take off his swimmers so I can dress him properly? Or should I ask Haru's permission to touch a girl first? Ugh….what should I do….?

Then suddenly he heard someone knock on the door, "Rin?" He heard Haru's voice that he was relieved to hear. "Sousuke is pretty much mad at the coach that we're cancelling this morning's lesson and proceeding it tomorrow. Can I come in?"

Rin opens the door and lets him in, "Thanks for coming, I really need your help"

Haru smiled, "We all have to take of each other, we're a team"

"Haru….." Rin smiled at his words and then looked at Kazuki, "Can you help me set him up?"

"Sure" Haru proceeds and takes off Kazuki's swimmers, "Hah, how can you randomly do that?" Rin asked in surprise.

"I just do, we are helping him after all. There is no bad in it" Haru said and Rin looks deeper into Kazuki's bag. "Pads….pads…" He mumbled, almost blushing as he says the word and finds them. "Now, how do you use them….?" He grabs a new brand of underwear and then looks at Haru.

"Here, if you grab this end….get the wings…..get the stickers off and put it on like that….." Haru shows him how.

"Oh my god Haru, how do you know…..?" Rin asked, embarrassed and curious.

"I just do, from sex ed in middle school"

Rin blushed again. And then Haru put his arms around Kazuki and lifted him up, "Here Rin, get the tampon out and put his underwear on"

"YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO EASY!" Rin blushed red. "Come on, I am not going to be able to hold him up for long" Haru hurried him and Rin went ahead, he gets up and reaches for Kazuki. "Where is his ladies hole….?" He asked, trying to find it. "It should be in the middle" Haru said and Rin reached up as he found it, using his fingers, he started going in, surprised as it was loose but he felt no string yet, thanks to him telling Kazuki to earlier yesterday. Enduring his embarrassment, he goes in further and found the string "Ah!" He slowly pulled it out until it was out, he quickly got some toilet paper to wrap it up and put it in the bin before putting underwear on him. Until then, he could finally relax.

"My blood is rushing up to my head…I think I'll have a nosebleed…." Rin huffed, trying to control himself as Haru dressed Kazuki up with the clothes that Rin found in Kazuki's bag. When they finally finished, they washed themselves and dressed themselves up before dragging Kazuki back to their dorm.

"Hey" Sousuke said as they came in, carrying Kazuki. "Oh! Sousuke!" Rin was happy to see him there, "I heard that you were mad at our coach"

"Yes, I left the pool to make some soup for Kazuki so we can get him better again"

"Oh, that was very kind of you Sousuke" Rin and Haru bring him in, gently placing Kazuki on a bed, Sousuke takes a look at him. "He's still young at swimming, he shouldn't be rushed. Poor guy"

"Sousuke, you would never see another guy be broken the way you have wouldn't you?" Rin asked him.

"No, and that's why I was so mad. Because of the way our coach was treating him to go faster, it made me sick….."

"I thought about it too, but I don't think Kazuki realised because he wanted to go faster too and he was doing the best he could ever do. I am proud of him, but rushing him unconsciously is bad"

"Well, I'm glad his body knows when to stop" Rin said, sighing.

"By the way, did you….well, change him?" Sousuke asked, "YES, WE DID, thanks for mentioning that! And reminding me! It was very embarrassing, thank you very much!" Rin blushed, growling at Sousuke, making him laugh.

"Now let's see that soup of yours" Haru said, "Oh yes" Sousuke lead them into the kitchen and saw a scattered range of vegetables including chicken along with chicken stock.

"Let us help you Sousuke" Rin went ahead and proceeded with the vegetables by grabbing the knife and cutting them.

"It needs some mackerel in it too Sousuke" Haru said, "Enough with the mackerel Haru! You have processed Rin, now that's enough"

"You're right Haru….it does need some mackerel" Rin said, opening the fridge to see if there is any and Sousuke scoffed, "You see my point?"

"I don't see anything bad in it" Haru said, joining Rin to help him "Oy!" Sousuke goes and joins them as well to help make the soup. They had some arguing about deciding to put mackerel in it instead of chicken but then Sousuke said that it wouldn't work well with taste along with the vegetables and Rin and Haru finally gave up and left it along to Sousuke.

As soon as the soup started cooking and steam started to rise into the air, Kazuki started to sniff.

"Hey, I think that Kazuki is waking up…" Haru noticed and Rin sped around, "Eh?" He went over to check on him. "He's just sniffing…."

"Mmm…soup…." Kazuki mumbled in his sleep.

"Whoa, he has a good nose" Rin said, amazed but then Kazuki woke up. "Hm…..ugh….."
"Kazuki? Are you okay?" Rin wondered worriedly.

"Urgh…..my stomach hurts….." Kazuki complained, holding his stomach. "Wait. Why am I dressed?!"

"We dressed you up, Haru and I of course. It was not an easy task for me" Rin scratched his head, embarrassed. "You really didn't need to do that…..!" Kazuki became just as flustered as Rin and they just blushed at each other.

"Well….if we didn't do anything, our coach would have found out" Rin broke the embarrassment. "And besides, he was pushing you too much wasn't he?"

"Ah…..well, my body ached last night even though my mind wanted to do more because I was confident…I was all stiff and sore this morning but I really wanted to swim"

"I see, but you shouldn't push yourself. I was actually worried about you this morning. I chose that coach so I can go even further but he was pushing you and I didn't like that. Neither did Sousuke and he was so angry with him"

"Sousuke? That's like him…." Kazuki smiled and chuckled at the fact. "Um, that is soup cooking isn't it?" He asked and Rin nodded, "Yup, we all made it! Its-"

"Carrot, chicken, broccoli, bean and potato soup right?" Kazuki interrupted and Rin was impressed, "You really do have an excellent nose…"

My sight comes first, nose second and hearing third. My nose takes after my hearing a bit" Kazuki said, taking his time to sit up. He struggled a bit to get up but Rin helped him, "Don't push yourself okay? Rest Kazuki" Rin said, holding him up. Rin then got up to sit on the bed and let Kazuki rest on him.

Kazuki took a deep breath and relaxed his body, "You're warm Rin….." He smiled and Rin smiled back at him, stroking his hair to further relax him.

"Rin" Kazuki spoke, "Yes?" He had his attention at him. "When I was little I dreamed to be a lifeguard"

"Ohh?"

"But they said that I couldn't do it, because I was deaf and the technology wasn't good then. How was I supposed to hear anyone shouting for help especially when I was in the water? I let it go way too easily"

"You did, and whoever said that are jerks, look at you now. You can do things, you nearly beat me"

"Yeah, I know….it was the best race ever!" Kazuki laughed, remembering the race. "Thanks for racing me Rin, it was the best ever"

Rin smiled widely about Kazui's happy smile, it was a pleasant feeling. And then Sousuke came with some soup in hand, "Lunch is ready" He said, kneeling down with the soup. "Oh, how lovely of you Sousuke" Kazuki smiled at him, "Thank you all for taking care of me"

"Aw….."Rin scratches his neck blushing a bit, "Oh, by the way Rin"

Rin turned back to Kazuki, "Yes?" And then Kazuki punched him in the stomach with the little strength he has, Rin flopped forward and groaned in pain "That's for touching me, I can feel your fingers inside"

Rin groaned, "That was one hell of a punch with that little strength…" He gasped, struggling to breathe before Haru helps him out. "I learned karate when I was in middle school" Kazuki said.

Haru helped Rin sit up properly before healing the pain with a kiss, Rin relaxed a bit before they went further and they played along with their tongues a bit, getting absorbed by each other each second.

"Ahem" Sousuke coughed, and Rin and Haru freaked a bit, their mouths separating but a line of saliva connected them, they tried to get rid of it first before wiping their lips. "Sorry"

"No worries"

Kazuki helped himself up so he can sit at the table to have the soup that Sousuke generously made, after taking a sip, Kazuki felt light again. "This is really good Sousuke…." Kazuki sighed happily.

"Thank you Kazuki" Sousuke smiled at his reaction.

"Do you feel better now Rin?" Haru asked, rubbing Rin's stomach. "Yeah…..thanks Haru"

Kazuki, after having his serve of soup, he felt so much better again. "The soup was warm and it refreshed my body again….." He sighed happily as he laid on the bed.

"Guys!" Nagisa suddenly hurried in, slamming the door open. Everyone looked at him as Nagisa was in a huff, grasping for breath. "What is it Nagisa? What's with all the hurry?" Rin asked and everyone had their eyes on him, Kazuki sat up.

"We've been accepted into our races!" Nagisa cheered. "Rin, 200 metre freestyle, Haru, 200 metre freestyle, and our medley relay, Rin Matsuoka, Haruka Nansase, Kazuki Matsuoka and Sousuke Yamazaki!"

They all smiled at Nagisa's news and they all cheered happily and hugged him for it. "Yaaaaaaayyyyyy! We're a team now!" Rin cheered happily and everyone chuckled at his comment but Nagisa was really amazed to see Haruka's smiling face. "Oh, someone has come to help…"

And out came the famous Gou, "Hello boys!". They weren't surprised when they saw her but she gave them all a hug. "Ohhh, who are you? You're Kazuki that Nagisa has been talking about…." Gou came upon Kazuki before she hugged the new face.

"Yes, I am Kazuki Matsuoka" Kazuki bowed his head. "You're our cousin! That's right, it's gives wonderful to meet you~~" She gives him a hug. "You're very cute…" She inspects him and then she lifts his shirt up. "Eh? You're a girl?"

Rin shouted "NO" and put his shirt down. "He's had operations and things, he may have a small build but he has confidence!"

"Yeah but he's a-"

"No!"

"No really-"

"He isn't! Just zip it and don't tell anyone!"

Gou remained quiet, "Okay onii chan, I'll keep quiet for you. If it's what you want" She smiled.

"I see…" Nagisa then went curious and approached Kazuki to feel him up. "Gah!" Kazuki smacked Nagisa's hand away. "NAAAGIIIIISAAAAAA" Rin gave him the death stare treatment.

"Wow, I didn't really notice that he was actually a girl….." Nagisa decided to ignore him.

Rin then left Nagisa aching with a bump on his head.

"That will teach him" Rin huffed.

"It's okay anyway, Kazuki will be filed in as a male for the race" Gou said and Rin nodded his head, "I also heard from Nagisa that he went out white earlier, is he alright"

"Yes, he has had lunch and he's alright" Rin said and Kazuki nodded. "I think I am good to go, I just need to take it easy"

"Right, I can make a training regime for all of you then" She smiled, "Have some rest for the day you all, I will handle your coaches with Nagisa" She heads off, "Have fun you all!" She said, taking Nagisa with her.

"Is she a trained coach herself?" Kazuki asked Rin, "Yes she is, she went to university for that and wanted to coach me herself"

"Wow, she is doing a good job"

"Nagisa also took the same course…..since that he didn't want to be lonely" Rin added.

"Hah…" Kazuki chuckled, "Well, we have a day to ourselves now Rin, what would you like to do?"

Rin suddenly had this twitch in his legs along with Haru having the same face, they clearly wanted something and then Rin noticed that Haru was feeling the same thing. He blinked and shook his head a bit until Haru spoke, "Pool"

"The hell? You're literally turning me Haru, why do I feel like that in the first place? It's freaky!"

Sousuke face palmed himself and sighed. "You get used to it" Haru said.

"…So what now?"