The said man turned around and could not believe his eyes. Right in front of him was the man who had been on his mind for the past week.
"... Sousuke?" Makoto's eyes widened in realization before giving a large grin.
"You're in the Iwatobi swim team?" Sousuke questioned with a slight tilt.
Makoto blushed at that slight motion before nodding. "And you're in the Samezuka swim team." It was more a statement than a question, but the other male nodded all the same.
"Well, at least I got to see you sooner!" Sousuke blurted out.
"Same here." Makoto didn't know if he could hide his blush anymore.
"Makoto." The 2 males turned around and saw Haru standing in his swim trunks. ""Gou will yell if you don't hurry up."
"Oh, I guess you're right, Haru-chan." Makoto gave a quick wave to Sousuke before running towards the changing room and stripping off his clothing.
3 minutes later, Haru was looking annoyed and Makoto was confused. Once Makoto got out of the changing room, he started to walk over to the bench and took a quick look at Samezuka's bench, only to see Sousuke staring at him. Makoto smiled at him before looking away and seeing Haru frowning.
"What's wrong Haru-chan?" He wondered.
"... That guy was looking at you." Haru replied.
"Well, I was looking at him too." Makoto smiled before ruffling the shorter males hair. "Are you jealous, Haru-chan?"
If there was a way to look annoyed while keeping a straight face, that was what Haru's face looked like at that moment.
"Can we have the first racers ready?" A voice yelled from near the pool.
"Rei! Get going! Makoto! Since you're next, start warming up." Their manager yelled before walking away yet again.
The two males called started walking towards the dock where they would jump off to start their lap.
"Rin?!" Rei questioned while fixing his goggles.
"The one and only." The red head flashed his sharp teeth in a smirk-like smile while getting into position.
"Well, just because you've been swimming for a while doesn't mean you're better than me!" Rei gave a smirk of his own before also getting into position.
"And On your marks, get set, GO!" The referee yelled as Rin and Rei swam down the aisle, both going as fast as their bodies could take them.
It was a close race, Makoto noted. But experience was important and Rei didn't have enough to beat Rin. The brunette also noticed the way Haru was eyeing Rin.
"Haru-chan."
"Hm."
"Is there something you aren't telling me about Rin?"
Haru let out a surprised cough. "What?"
"Hmm..." Makoto gave Haru a knowing look before turning and walking towards the dock, whilst ruffling Rei's hair as he past the male.
"Good job."
"Thank you."
Makoto almost did a double take when he saw his opponent.
"I think we we're meant to be." Sousuke said with a wink.
"Maybe." Makoto replied smiling.
"Ready? Set, GO!" And the two males sped off, each with their own strokes. Makoto felt the water splash around his muscles as he moved his arms in circular motions. Taking a quick peek at his opponent, he saw they were neck in neck and they had just reached the halfway mark.
It was as clear as day when he saw it. A bright light that overtook his senses and make his adrenaline pump through his veins faster. Using the momentum given to him, Makoto went faster than ever before, not realizing he was creating a personal record.
But as Makoto got faster, so did Sousuke. WIth every stroke Makoto took, Sousuke took one more until they were at the final stretch. The boys could hear the rest of the gym cheering for their respective schools as they both reached towards the wall.
"That was a close match." Sousuke stuck his hand out towards the shorter male.
"Yeah, good job. You deserved to win." Makoto gave a smile as he shook the other man's hand.
"Same to you. I just got lucky."
"Please, you won fair and square." The shorter brunette stated as he got out of the pool, not noticing the other male glance towards his body.
"If you say so. Anyways, our date is still going to happen, right?" Sousuke winked.
Makoto felt his face heat up as he walked towards his bench. "D-date... Yeah."
"Great. " Sousuke quickly ruffled the other male's hair before walking to his bench as well.
"Great..." Makoto repeated quietly, before sitting down and listening to Nagisa talk about how Rei wasn't playing with him.
"Nice match, Makoto." The said male looked up and couldn't stop the grin from plastering itself on his face.
"Same to you, RinRin." The other male scowled.
"They want the captains to meet and shake hands before the final relay." Rin said as he ignored the previous statement.
Makoto only smiled in return, before noticing that Rin's body and hair were still wet.
"Did you forget your towel, Rin?"
"Hm? Oh, yeah. I left it in my dorm room by accident so I figured I could just shake the water off." Rin showed his razor sharp teeth as he smiled.
Makoto just let out a chuckle at Rin's antics and threw his towel at him.
"What are you, a bear? You're lucky you caught me right before I used mine. You'll get sick if you don't wipe yourself, Rin!"
"Ah, I guess you're right. Thanks. Let's go then." Rin motioned towards the Samezuka coach.
Makoto just ruffled Rin's hair. "Let's go. By the way, what's up with you and Haru recently?"
Rin blushed up to his ears and spoke with a deeper voice than normal. "Uh.. nothing much... We just decided to hangout a bit more than before..."
"Hmm..?" Makoto smiled softly and left it at that.
"Okay captains, Your respective teams will now emerge in a relay. It will be in the order you have chosen. Please shake hands with the opposing team." The coach read off his clipboard before taking a step back and letting the two men shake hands and exchange a few words.
"Okay, now please get your line ups ready. We will begin in a few short minutes." The redhead and brunette nodded before going to their respective teams and lining up in order, or at least until Sousuke left his team and ran up to Makoto.
"What-" Makoto began, before feeling something fluffy and hard on his head.
Sousuke put a finger to his lips before smirking and walking back to his team. Makoto blushed before taking the towel off his head and wiping his head with it.
"We will now begin! First swimmers please get on the docks! Ready? Set! GO!"