Sorry for the wait. I have intense writer's block. :'( Here's the fourth chapter.

krito1389: I meant Makoto and Fem!Haruka is going to have more chemistry. Thanks for your review!

Getting the Swim Club Ready

The next day at Iwatobi High, Nagisa had membership forms for everyone. "Since everyone is on board," he said. "I picked up a new club application form!"

"You move fast," said Makoto.

"It's important to keep the ball rolling. Let's see...the purpose of this club is..." Nagisa got to thinking. "To train our minds and bodies through swimming and improve the school experience."

"And you know what you're doing?"

"There will be three members initially. Mako-chan, you can be the captain!"

"Um...well, shouldn't it be Haru-chan?" asked Makoto. "She's the fastest swimmer."

"Ah, you would LOVE to have Haru-chan as the captain." Nagisa had his mischievous look on his face.

"Grah! What's wrong with you, Nagisa?!"

"Huh?" said Haru, who wasn't paying attention to the conversation at all.

"Anyway," continued the yellow-haired swimmer. "This isn't about speed. Different people are better at different things." They both looked at Haru. In their minds, they see Haru in a champion-looking swimwear. "First-years are on cleanup duty!" she commanded. "Second years are in charge of chlorine! Third years have a meeting once they've finished stretching!" A group of boys shouted in glee, "Yes, Captain Haru!"

"Yeah, I don't think so..." Makoto said. He thought it didn't suit her.

Nagisa was writing. "So that means Mako-chan is the captain..." There was that mischievous look on his face again. "And Haru-chan will be vice-captain!"

"H-Huh?!"

"Hey, don't just volunteer me," Haru said.

"Now, now, now. Vice captain is just an empty title with no actual responsibilities, so don't worry. Meanwhile, I'll be the treasurer..." He looked at a blank slot on the form. "...which means we need a faculty advisor."

"Well, any ideas?" said Makoto.

"I was thinking about asking Ama-chan."

"Miss Ama-chan?"

"I heard a crazy story from one of our classmates."

...

In the faculty office, Miho said, "What? I can't do it. Sports aren't my thing. I mean, I teach classical literature."

Nagisa pouted. "But I heard that until last year, you had a job in Tokyo involving swimsuits." Miho felt like she was going to have a heart attack. She whispered to him, "Hey! Not so loud! Who'd you hear that from?"

"It was from Nashimoto-kun, from our class."

"Did you work for a swimsuit designer?" Makoto asked.

"WHAT?! Y-yes...you could say that..."

Makoto was feeling happy. "In that case, we would be thrilled to have you advise us about the technology that goes with competitive swimwear!"

"Advise us!" Nagisa added. Miho was getting more and more shocked. The two bowed. "Please!" Miho didn't know what to say. Soon, she said, "If you really need me-"

"Thank you very much!" Makoto interrupted.

"Yay!" added Nagisa.

...

Haru was waiting outside the room. She looked outside the window, thinking about things.

At night, Rin was in the abandoned swim building. He looked at a portrait of the team when they won the tournament. Then he looked at another portrait. His face saddened, but he didn't cry. He took the portrait and left the building.

Miho got all the papers together. Nagisa, Haru, and Makoto were with her. "Now..." she said. "In regard to the swim club charter that you submitted..." They were waiting for an answer. "After strict review from the faculty..." She turned the paper and gleefully said, "It was approved!" Everyone but Haru was excited.

"Awesome! I knew we could count on a former swimwear company employee!" said Nagisa.

"Th-that's right... This is what I can do when I put my mind to it. However, a school organization is required to have four members, so you'll need to find a fourth member. And...there's one condition."

"No problem!"

"I'm willing to do anything!" said Makoto.

"Okay. Well...

The four got to the old pool...but...it was dirty and looked like a dead garden. "Whoa, so much nature."

"Nagisa-" Haru said.

"Yes," Miho interrupted. "You must restore this pool to a usable state."

Both Haru and Makoto stepped back, but Miho and Nagisa stopped them. They both smiled, which freaked the two out.

"You're not allowed to leave," Nagisa chimed.

"You said you were willing to do anything," added Miho.

"I...didn't say that," Haru stated. "Makoto did." Makoto wanted to deny that, but he couldn't.

...

The trio pulled out all the plants and junk out of every place in the pool. Haru was doing this with no problem. Makoto kind of thought she was a little cute when she's hard-working. They pulled out all the plants and junk and put it into one pile. Makoto told everyone about a crack in the pool. Later, Miho drove the trio to a hardware store. Makoto got all the things they need, but Haru unbuttoned her shirt, took off her pants, revealing her swimsuit, and was going to go into a fish tank. Luckily, Makoto and Nagisa stopped her from doing so.

At the school the next day, Nagisa showed her and Makoto the poster. They both sweat-dropped looking at it. He showed them another poster, which still made them sweat-drop. Soon, they met an art club. They agreed to paint a poster for them, as long as they use Haru for their projects. Haru really didn't care at all, but Nagisa and Makoto wanted her still.

Back at the pool, Nagisa trimmed off the vines and leaves growing on the fence while Haru and Makoto was fixing cracks and repainting in the pool.

...

Later, Makoto brought a bagged lunch with him. He was hoping he could have a chat with her. He was on the roof of the school "Haru?" he called out. "Haru? She's not here." He looked around and saw the black-haired beauty cleaning the pool. He smiled. Haru-chan... he thought happily.

...

Much later, the pool looked as good as new. Miho looked at it. "It's cleaned up rather nicely."

"Can't you get out of that chair and give us a hand?" Nagisa called out.

"Do you realize what you're saying?!" Miho replied. "The UV rays this time of year are very brutal. You're still young, so that's not an issue."

"This is kind of fun if you think about it," Makoto said to Haru. "Feels like back when we were in grade school."

"I'm pretty sure people don't ask grade-schoolers to fix a pool," Haru said.

Makoto let out a small smiled. "True."

Gou was back. She looked at the pool. "Wow! It's all cleaned up!" she interjected.

Nagisa noticed her and yelled, "Ah! Are you here to help us, Gou-chan?"

"I told you to call me Kou! Otherwise, you won't get any of this!"

"What?! You can't be serious!" Her name's Gou? Haru thought. I thought it was Kou.

At the Samezuka dorms, Rin was in his room, looking at the picture he took from the building. He was thinking about the boy in the picture...and Haru...

At the school, Nagisa was finding a fourth member for the swim team. He found the perfect candidate. "Hey there! Interested in joining the swim club?"

The guy he asked push up his glasses and said, "I've already decided to join the track team." That bummed Nagisa.

...

Later, he was wearing swimming goggles and a swimming cap and had a mini-surfboard. "Let's have fun swimming together!" he said.

"Why would you want to swim in a pool when there's an ocean right over there?" a student asked. That bummed Nagisa again.

...

Much later, he still wore the cap and goggles. "If you join, you'll receive..." He got out a bird in mini-swimwear. "A year supply of Iwatobi's mascot character, Iwatobi-chan!"

A group of students said, "No thanks." The yellow-haired boy was even more bummed out.

...

"No luck!" Nagisa cried a room the trio was in. "Nobody wants to join!"

"So, we fixed the pool for nothing..." Haru said, making a bird doll.

"Oh come on, Haru-chan! Don't say that!" Suddenly, he looked at her. An idea popped into his head. "It's time to use our last resort! We have Ama-chan and Haru-chan give the shirt off their back for us!"

"How so?" asked Makoto.

"Advertise the fact that Ama-chan is our advisor and tell everyone they'll get to see her in a swimsuit if they join! And Haru-chan too!" Haru stopped making the dolls and stared daggers at the two. At the same time, Miho was listening to the conversation. "Excuse me?" they both said.

Makoto and Nagisa sweat-dropped. Crap! they both thought. Makoto thought, Thanks a lot, Nagisa!

"Makoto...you're not supporting this idea...are you?" Haru asked in a scary tone.

"Yeah, Mr. Tachibana?" added Miho. The two of them speaking like that scared him a lot.

"N-n-no! Of course not!" he lied. He would like to see Haru in a nice swimsuit though...

"Good, because if you do that, I'll quit immediately," said Miho.

"Me too," Haru added.

"I swore to myself never to put on a swimsuit again!"

"I'd wear a swimsuit when I SWIM, not to GET ATTENTION."

"Are we clear?" asked Miho. Makoto and Nagisa said, "Yes."

"Good." Haru began to make the birds again.

That was a close one... the green-haired swimmer thought.

...

Back at the pool, Makoto was painting the fence it's original color: Green. Gou came up to him with a bag of juice. "I'll leave the juice here," she said.

Makoto smiled. "Thanks."

As she set the juice on the ground, she continued speaking, "I don't quite get it, though."

Makoto looked confused. "Get what?"

"Why didn't you start a swim club when you were first-years?"

"Haru-chan wasn't interested."

"Really? She's a good swimmer."

"Haru-chan joined the swim club in middle school, but she quit at the end of our first year."

"Did something happen?"

Makoto shrugged. "She didn't want to talk about it. Our old swim club was shut down at the same time, and Haru-chan hasn't done competitive swimming ever since."

Gou looked at Haru. "You know, I'm glad Haru has a friend like you. She must be precious to you."

Makoto blushed a little. "Yeah, she is."

Gou smiled at him. "You're pretty kind to her. Stay that way, okay?" Makoto nodded. Gou went on, "Back to the conversation, I wonder if my brother felt the same way as Haru."

"Huh?" said Makoto.

"I was looking for my brother the other day..."

Flashback:

Gou was in the swim club and she was amazed at the sight of the team. She was drooling over their pecs and abs until the captain appeared. She asked him if Matsuoka Rin was on the team. However, he said there's no member named "Matsuoka" on the team. Gou was shocked about this. How can her brother transfer to the water-powerhouse of a school, but not join the team?

End of Flashback

"No way!" said Makoto. "He just raced Haru-chan and..."

"He must've lost," Gou interrupted. "That's why he's given up swimming."

"No, actually, that night..."

Flashback:

Haru and Rin were racing each other. So far, the black-haired beauty was in the lead. "Haru-chan's so good," said Makoto.

"Yep," Nagisa agreed. "She lost ground to Rin-chan in every turn, but he's nearly catching up now!"

Haru-chan, please win, Makoto thought.

At the pool, Rin thought, Damn! I can't shake her!

As the two made the final turn, it turned out that...Rin is in the lead now! "No, Haru-chan..." Makoto muttered.

The dark-haired beauty was getting tired. She suddenly sunk into the pool. She opened her eyes, took off her goggles, and saw how deep she was in the pool. I remember this... she thought. I nearly drowned that one time in Nagisa's pool. Everyone was worried sick about me. Even Makoto. He looked heartbroken. I...don't want him to feel like that again. Suddenly, Haru's lungs were gasping for air. No! Not again! She tried to swim up, but the surface looked far. Plus, she was exhausted. She stopped swimming. Why am I doing this again? What is this feeling now?

Rin hit the diving board side of the pool, showing that he won. However, he, Nagisa, and Makoto noticed Haru wasn't swimming anymore. "Where's Haru-chan?!" asked Nagisa worriedly. Suddenly, both Rin and Makoto saw her sinking into the bottom of the pool.

"Haru-chan!" Makoto shouted as he dove into the pool.

Oh no you don't! thought Rin as he dove into the pool as well. They both were grabbed Haru and noticed each other. A flash of hatred flickered between them. However, they both brought Haru up to the surface. Haru was coughing and gasping for air.

"Haru-chan! Are you okay?!" Makoto asked in shock. "Answer me!"

As Haru stopped coughing, she replied, "I'm okay, Makoto."

"You promised us not drown again!" Nagisa noted. Haru just wanted to go home now. She felt like she isn't feeling well.

"Thanks for saving me, you two," she mumbled as she let Makoto and Rin let go of her. She swam and got up on the floor.

Gorgeous... Rin thought. Damn it!

End of Flashback

"WHAT?!" Gou interjected. "My brother won, but Haru almost drowned?!"

Makoto was saddened. "Yeah, that's what happened."

That's why he couldn't respond to my text that day... Gou thought.

"Plus, Haru said that night..."

Flashback

Haru turned to Rin, who was still in the water. She told him, "You win. That was great, Handsome." Rin felt a little happy that she said that. He wanted to impress her after all. But, that's all she said. "That was great" without a smile on her face and with a sad tone. He looked saddened.

End of Flashback

"That was when we were found by a teacher who heard all the noise," finished Makoto.

"Of course he would look sad after losing," Gou said.

"But, at least Haru-chan is back to her old-self. After all, she wanted to swim. She was never one who could care about winning or improving their time."

Gou looked at Haru again and said, "Would my brother go back to his old-self too?" She remembered being there when the original team won the tournament. Rin was so happy and cheerful that time. She changed the subject. "You still need a fourth member to join, right?"

"Uh, yeah," answered Makoto.

"Then...let me join!" Gou offered. Makoto did not expect that offer. "You're the only ones that can change my brother. If you're willing to have me, I can serve as your manager and help you out!"

"Ooh, ooh! What's going on?!" Nagisa shouted.

"Kou-chan offered to join the swim club!" Makoto shouted.

"Really?! Yes! That means the swim club is open for business! Yay!"

With no one noticing, Haru smiled. Once the pool is done and filled up, she'll feel like she's in paradise again. But not like what happened in the race.

The next day, the pool was fixed and filled with water. "Okay," said Miho. "Here's to the establishment of the swim club!" Everyone including her had a cup of juice. They bumped them into each other and said, "Cheers!" They began to drink the juice.

"It's not warm enough to start swimming, but we filled the pool as a test-run!" Miho explained. "All we have to do is to toss these in together." Each person had a tablet in their hands. Haru couldn't stop looking at the pool. She was astonished by it. Everyone threw the tablets into the water.

"The swim club is finally ready to go!" Nagisa said gleefully.

"Well, we can't get into the pool yet-" Makoto said before he saw Haru taking off her clothes. She was wearing her swimsuit under it. "Wait, Haru-chan! You wore your swimsuit again?!" He had a small nosebleed that he quickly wiped off. That swimsuit looked good on her... Suddenly, she jumped into the pool and floated on it. "H-Haru-chan! It's too cold to swim in right now!"

"So?" she said. Just her saying that made Makoto remember when they were kids. He smiled. He can't stop her after all.

Nagisa giggled. "Just like back when we were kids! She looks comfortable, so I see no problem."

"I guess soooo-wait! Your lips are turning purple!" Gou exclaimed to Haru.

"Don't care," Haru replied as she emerged herself into the water. Makoto began to worry about her, but she's back to who she was, so why bother? Haru-chan is Haru-chan after all. Makoto loved her the way she is.

At Haru's home, she was wearing a top that revealed her bellybutton and short shorts. She also wore a hoodie. She sneezed countless times.

"Uh, Haru-chan? Are you okay?" asked the green-haired swimmer.

"I'm fine," answered the dark-haired swimmer, wiping her nose. Makoto grabbed a box of napkins and handed it to Haru. "I said I-" She got interrupted by a loud sneeze.

"You still need it, Haru-chan," said Makoto. "After all, you swam in the pool in April. You're just sick is all."

"I'm not-" She sneezed once again.

"You are."

"Fine." Haru grabbed the box of napkins and touched Makoto's hand. They both began to blush. Haru looked away, took the tissue box, and wiped her nose with a tissue. "Th-thank you."

Suddenly, a certain yellow-haired boy burst into the room. "Hey you guys!" he shouted. "Gou-chan told me that Rin-chan has joined the Samezuka swim team!" Just hearing the magenta-haired man's name brought silence into the room. That downed Nagisa mood. "What's wrong, you guys?"

"Nothing!" Makoto and Haru said in union.

Nagisa flashed his mischievous face at them. "Nothing, eh?"

"Don't you think about it!" exclaimed Makoto. "...But since Rin's in that swim team, we'll run into him in a tournament."

Nagisa's mood then brightened. "Then we'll enter a tournament and we can do relays again!"

Haru grabbed a magazine and started to read it. "I only swim freestyle," she said to Nagisa.

"Does that mean you can't swim relays?!" Nagisa exclaimed. For the past half hour, Haru was still reading the magazine while ignoring Nagisa's pleads. Makoto wished he had some popcorn to see this.

"PLEASE OH PLEASE!" pleaded Nagisa. "DON'T SAY THAT! Come on..."

Haru, tired of ignoring Nagisa's pleading, stated, "We can't swim a relay with only 3 people."

Nagisa stopped pleading. "Does that mean...WE HAVE TO FIND ONE MORE MEMBER?!"

Bleargh. I need to stop here. How was this chapter?

Well, starting the swim club is done! Now for more chemistry and competition!

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