A/N: Hey, guys! Just when I said that I was going to update monthly, I go on a bit of a hiatus...I apologize. In this chapter, we met everyone, including Haru and Rei...

Disclaimer: See Chapter One.

"I can't believe that you didn't have a roommate," Yuki voiced, helping Aiichirou into his new room. "I mean I was assigned a roommate as soon as I got here." Aiichirou laughed, unpacking a box of stuff. Yuki flinched as he was just placing stuff on his desk. She hated disorganization with a passion. Everything had a place and needed to stay in that place.

"Not everyone is as lucky as you, I guess," Aiichirou piped, looking at the bag in her hands. "You can just hand that to me and I'll put it someplace."

Yuki nodded, handing him the bag. For a brief moment, their hands touch and suddenly, it wasn't like any touch she has ever had. Their fingers intertwined and their eyes met, Aiichirou's light blue sparking at her periwinkle eyes. She smiled at him and he smiled back.

Their moment was interrupted when someone cleared her throat. Yuki turned her head to find herself staring into glaring red eyes. The eyes scared and surprised her so much that she jumped into Aiichirou's arms, making him wrap his arms around her.

"Pardon the interruption," Aiichirou's roommate huffed, placing a bag on the unoccupied desk. "But at least wait until I'm not in the room before you two start fucking…"

Aiichirou regained his composure. "W-w-we're j-j-just fr-fr-frien-n-nds," he stammered, making Yuki blush. Oddly, she wasn't embarrassed at what the other person was implying. It could be that she was used to Akira's teasing and denying anything was futile.

"Yeah, right," the roommate replied, rolling his eyes. "The way you two were looking at each other, the tension could cut with a knife. By the way, you're still holding her."

That statement made her embarrassed when she realized that Aiichirou was, in fact, still holding her in his arms. The two separated with red faces, Yuki looking at the ground. She looked up at the roommate that Aiichirou was going to share the room with.

"You must be Rin Matsuoka-senpai," she heard Aiichirou babbled, making her look at him. "I'm Aiichirou Nitori."

Rin grunted, reminding her of a rhino. Then, she remembered that Akira had talked about a guy in her class with the same name as Aiichirou's roommate. She thought that it couldn't be a coincidence. Of all the guys, why did it have to be Akira's crush?

Aiichirou's voice brought her out of her thoughts. "Top or bottom… which do you prefer?" Aiichirou-kun, please tell me that you're talking about the bed.

Rin visibly blushed, obviously flustered. "Huh?!" His reaction wanted to make Yuki giggle, but she stifled it.

"Um… so… top or bottom…" Aiichirou repeated, making Yuki shake her. The bed, Aiichirou-kun.

Rin's face grew into his hair. "Huhhhh?!" Please, for the love of Kami, Ai-kun, confirm that you're talking about the bed!

"The bed…" Aiichirou indicated the bed, seemingly oblivious at what he just Rin put through. Thank you, Ai-kun.

"Ah… Tch," Rin huffed, looking away. "…Bottom."

"Okay!" Aiichirou beamed, making Yuki giggle.

"Nice digs," Akira plopped down on the bed of Rin's new room. "We don't have bunk beds like you do, but I guess it'll have to do." As soon as she heard from Yuki that Rin had moved in, she headed off to the male dorms without a second thought.

Rin stared at her. "…why are you here?" He closed the door, before sitting at his desk. "And how did you find out I was here?" He turned the chair's back towards her, straddling it, and narrowed his eyes at her in suspicion.

"My cousin knows your new roommate," Akira explained simply, before turning her voice into a whisper. "Personally, I think she like-likes your new roommate."

Rin huffed, rolling his eyes. "You should have been there. If I didn't announce my presence earlier, the two would have gone at it on my bed."

"I knew it!" Akira shouted, eyes sparkling. "My little cousin has found love!" She heard Rin's clear his throat, remembering to explain her presence in his room. "I wanted to know how it went with Sora and Mikoshiba at the tryouts because Sora won't say a word about it."

"Mizushima doesn't like me," Rin explained, looking down at the ground with an annoyed glare. "But that's hardly any of your business."

"Then how did you get on the team?" Akira asked, raising an eyebrow. "Sora wouldn't even let you swim in the pool if she didn't like you."

Rin grew silent for a while. "My times. She said that they were some of the best of the second years."

"That can't just be it," Akira dismissed, shaking her head. "There had to be more than that. It takes a lot for Sora to allow people on a team."

"She just did," Rin shrugged, looking at her with a neutral look.

"I know her," Akira claimed, crossing her arms with a frown pointed to the ground. "We're best friends!"

"So? She doesn't have to tell you everything," Rin raised an eyebrow.

"But then she's keeping secrets," Akira gasped dramatically, "and we're supposed to tell each other everything!" She feigned a fainting spell, plopping on Rin's bed. The room grew silent, before he called her attention. She rose up to look at him, "what is it?"

"What do you see?" Rin asked, looking at her serious. "What do you see in me?"

"What?" Akira asked, blushing at his intense stare.

"Nothing," Rin huffed, looking away. "Never mind." He stood up, heading toward the door. "It's late. I'll walk you back to your dorm."

"Okay," Akira nodded, still confused at what he had asked. Before standing on her tiptoes, she whispered in his ears, shocking him with a kiss on his cheek. "Congratulations, shark boy." She walked out of the room with a slight blush on her cheeks. Why did I seriously just do that?!

Junko giggled at Sora's grumbling. According to Sora, Mikoshiba had agreed to a joint practice with a local school without consulting her.

"I don't see the big deal," Hisoka commented, seeing Sora in 'pouting' mode.

"Yeah, Sakurano had joint practices with other schools," Akira smirked, amused by Sora's behavior.

"That doesn't matter," Sora snapped, looking away. "Mikoshiba should have at least run it by me before he agreed to any sort of joint practice. We're co-captains; we're supposed to consult each other about this stuff."

"You're starting to sound like a wife who just found out her husband did something he wasn't supposed to," Akira laughed, making Sora glare at her.

"There are rumors that you and him are a thing," Hisoka chuckled, making her and Akira laughed at Sora's reaction. Junko had a feeling that Sora really didn't like the rumor of her and Mikoshiba being anything other than co-captains.

"Speaking of a thing," Akira piped, looking at Junko with a teasing glint in her eye, "my eye caught something the other night when this dove came back from the convenient store." This gained the curiosity of her sister and captain. "Who was he, Junko?"

"I don't know what you are talking about," Junko babbled, looking away with a blush. After purchasing some food items from the convenient store, Makoto brought her back to Samezuka, which he had promised. She was hoping that Akira wouldn't bring it up again, but that was as hopeful as seeing Makoto again.

"What are you talking about?" Junko heard her sister ask with a testing tone. "Junko?"

"I saw a hot guy, walking Junko back to the dorms," Akira explained, Junko hearing the smirk in her voice. "Who was he?"

"Yeah, who was he?" Hisoka was getting impatient.

"Tell us, Junko."

"Who was he?"

"Tell us."

Junko felt like she was trapped in a room where the walls were closing in. Her roommate's and sister's insistent badgering finally made her blurt out, "His name was Makoto-kun! I met him when I got lost in town. He offered to show me around and walk me back!" She closed her mouth in shock.

"Victory!" Akira whooped, raising her arms up.

"You trusted a complete stranger to walk you back?" Sora raised an eyebrow.

"Do you realize that you could have gotten hurt being by yourself in a town you don't know?!" Hisoka scolded her, making Junko also blurt out that it was Akira who forced her to go by herself. Her sister turned her wrath on Akira, "How dare you let my sister walk into by herself."

"I didn't think she would get lost," Akira defended herself, glaring at her. "She had a map and it was still daylight!"

The two continued to bicker on as Sora and Junko looked on. Sora piped, "Was he nice to you?"

Junko looked at her with a soft smile. "He was a complete gentleman. He even had a kind eyes and a soft voice that you couldn't help but trust. I'm probably never going to see him again, so it doesn't even matter now…" It was true, all of it. Her and her sister hasn't had a lot of good male influences in their life, only their grandfather.

Sora nodded, going back to watching the other two fight. Hisoka had Akira in a head-lock. "We should stop them."

"You're right."

With a stop watch in hand, Sora walked around the pool, with the male first years dressed and ready to go. Mikoshiba may have agreed to a joint practice, but she determined that her presence was needed for it. The rest of her team waited on the observation deck, much to the chagrin of Minako and Akira.

"Why do we have to be up here, Sora-nee?" Minako exclaimed from the observation deck. Sora could practically hear the pout in her cousin's voice. "We won't bother the other swim team."

"I rather not risk it," Sora replied, zipping her jacket up over her swimsuit. "I don't want the other team to get distracted. Besides, Mikoshiba agreed that the male first years would be the only ones needed. Just be glad I'm not making you clean the pool…"

The pool doors opened to reveal the Iwatobi swim club. Sora was slightly shocked as she saw three of the four that broke into the pool a few days. "You guys again?" She glared at the group with her hands on her hips. First Matsuoka joins the swim club, and now these guys happen to be on the swim club in our joint practice today!

"Mikoshiba!" Sora huffed, glaring at the approaching captain.

"Yes, Mizushima?" Mikoshiba hummed, looking at your group.

"Notice anything familiar about the other swim team?" Sora asked, crossing her arms.

"Nope, not a clue," Mikoshiba replied, making Sora glare sharply at them.

"It's the same guys that broke into the pool a few days ago!" Sora snapped quietly at the boy captain, who raised his hands in defense.

"I didn't know that when their girl manager begged me for a joint practice," Mikoshiba muttered to the other captain.

Sora's frown deepened. "She did not beg you…"

"Beg, ask, what's the difference?" Mikoshiba questioned, making Sora sigh. "Look, they're just starting out. Plus, I bet you those three that broke in missed swimming so much they were willing to break i-…" Sora glared at him, making the captain trail off. "Just give them a chance for today's practice. I got to prep the first years." Sora watched him walk off before looking back at the other team with a sharp glare.

The blond and brunet tensed at her presence while the black-haired remained expressionless. Both the red-haired girl and the glasses-wearing boy in red track suits appeared to be confused. Maybe Mikoshiba's right. I should give them a chance, just for today. She scoffed slightly, "Despite the small history we have, I'm willing to overlock the offense you have already committed as long as you could prove yourselves that you belong in the water. Understood?"

"Right," the three 'criminals' replied in unison.

"Good, my name is Sora Mizushima, and I'm the one of the captains of the Samezuka Swim Team," Sora explained herself. "The other captain you already know is Mikoshiba, and-…" She noticed that the red-haired girl looked at her with an admiring gleam in her eye. "Why are you staring at me?"

"You're a girl with a boyish name, too?" the red-haired girl asked in awe.

Sora's eye twitched. "Yes, I am. My name is gender neutral. What does that have to do with anything?"

"Nothing," the girl beamed, seemingly to be happy. "I'm just glad I'm not the only one."

"Trust me, I have friends in the same situation as well," Sora explained, realizing that she shouldn't be testy with this girl.

"How do you handle yourselves being surrounded with muscles every day?" the girl asked, looking around.

Sora raised an eyebrow. "What?" She wasn't answered as the girl focused on the males around the pool stretching, including the Iwatobi team.

Mikoshiba came up beside her. "Hey, guys. I see that you have met the girls' captain. Thanks for being here."

The Iwatobi Swim Team returned his thanks as Sora tuned him in and out when he started talking to the medium-sized, black-haired teen. Instead she was focused on the observation deck, seeing Kiyomi and Yuki holding back her cousin back. Minako glanced at her cousin's stern glare and she went to her seat with a pout.

"Hey, Onii-chan," she heard before moving away to let her by. She saw the red-haired girl interacted with Rin, making her believe that her and Rin were siblings. How could they be though? She thought as she watched Rin dismissed both the blond and his sister. He walked off, leaving them both disappointed. I understand dismissing the blond, but his own sister?! Akira, what have you seriously gotten us into with this guy?

After the shock of Rin leaving, the teams were divided with Sora and Mikoshiba facing them. The boy captain explained, "Okay, we're going to have time trials."

"We've decided that since it's your first time as a swim team," Sora cut in, "you're going up against our first years of the males." She indicated to the males behind her.

"If we need to, we can pull some of the first year girls." Mikoshiba chuckled, stopping when Sora glared at him sternly. "Uh, never mind."

Sora sighed, "100 meters, front crawl. We will start and time you."

Mikoshiba pointed at the still dressed, glasses-wearing guy. "You, get your suit on."

The Iwatobi team visibly tensed as the guy tried to explain himself. The blond had to explain that he forgotten his swimsuit. Sora rolled her eyes as Mikoshiba went into captain mode, ordering that he wear one of their spares.

"Why even be on swim team when you're going to forget your swimsuit?" Sora commented, watching the teen being dragged off by Nitori.

"Why indeed?" Kiyomi asked, watching her close friend being dragged off by Nitori. "Stupid Rei."

"You know that guy?" Minako asked, still pouting that she couldn't come down from the observation deck. Kiyomi couldn't blame her; after all, she wanted to go down and scold Rei for forgetting something.

"Of course, I attended Iwatobi and he was in my class," Kiyomi explained, ruffling her hair. And he is my crush…

"You decided to join us, shark boy?" she heard Akira voice, making her turn to their group. Said 'shark boy' glared at Akira and leaned over the railing, watching the group start.

"Fine, ignore me," Akira huffed, before she smirked in Junko's direction. "Your boy is up, Junko."

"So, that's what he looks like," Hisoka hummed, Kiyomi seeing the tall brunet on the diving block.

"That swimsuit is an atrocity," Minako huffed, being the fashionista she was. "And Nagisa-kun's also. At least, the other guys have suits that are decent…" Kiyomi chuckled at her attitude.

"Those muscles of his suggest that he is usually a backstroke swimmer," Hisoka explained, making the rest of the first years confused.

"Just like Junko is," Akira squeaked excitedly. "It's fate that you two are destined to be together."

"How do you know that, Akira?" she heard Yuki asked.

"I just do," Akira replied.

The rest of the group watched as the blond jumped into the water. Kiyomi noticed that Rei was to be up next. "Come on, Rei." Said boy didn't come when Mikoshiba called for the next swimmer. He had to call again and Rei finally came up. The blond had finished his lap, and surfaced. Seijuro counted them off, and Rei leaped off the starting block…only to flop into the water.

"What?!"

"What?!"

Sora's jaw dropped as the glasses-wearing guy sunk. She, along with Mikoshiba and Nitori, were shocked as the boy didn't surface for a few seconds. The room grew silent before two of the Iwatobi members dove in after him. She heard Mikoshiba run over to the Iwatobi captain. She, along with the others, breathed a sigh of relief when he surfaced, completely fine.

"Five-minute timeout!" Sora exclaimed, hoping that would give Iwatobi enough time to recover. Fortunately, it was as the black-haired boy stepped onto the diving block. Haruka Nanase as Mikoshiba called him… Let's see you what got…

"Ready, Set Go!" Mikoshiba counted, and Nanase was off.

"Gasp…" Sora's eyes widened at his form. His swimming is one of the most precise yet free styles I've ever seen. It's beautiful and mesmerizing. It's like he was meant to be in the water. She felt her heart skipped. Nanase was done with his lap and she stepped out of her stupor.

"I guess we didn't need to bring the girls out, huh?" Mikoshiba asked Sora. "The pool's all yours now, Mizushima."

Sora nodded, looking up at the observation deck. She noticed that the girls weren't there, but Matsuoka glared at nothing it seemed. Why are you glaring? Are these guys your friends? Matsuoka didn't stay on the observation long before he disappeared from view.

"Can we see the girls swim?" the blond asked, eyes gleaming.

Sora sighed, "As long as you don't bother them while they're swimming." Sora walked off from the group. She slid her jacket off, meeting the girls at the door.

Minako squirmed as she and the girls stood in line while Sora lectured and explained about what they were going to do: 100 meters of whatever Sora called out.

"Junko, Naoki, backstroke," Sora commanded and said girls entered the water. "This is a warm-up. Ready? Set…. Go!"

Minako snuck off to see Nagisa-kun, who beamed at her. "Minako-chan! I didn't know that you were on the swim team." Her heart started to beat faster as his magenta eyes sparkled at her.

Minako giggled, "well, now you know, Nagisa-kun!" She looked to as Kiyomi called him 'Rei', who seemed to be in a daze. "Is he okay?"

"It turns out that he couldn't swim," Nagisa explained sheepishly.

"Why would he be on the swim team if he couldn't swim?" Minako wondered, curiously. To her, it didn't make sense that he would be on the swim team if he couldn't swim.

"Because swimming isn't beautiful," Kiyomi's voice came behind her, making the glasses boy look in shock. "And Rei-san here participates in activities that he believes to be beautiful."

"Kiyomi-san…" Minako saw Rei get out of his daze to widen at the sight of Kiyomi.

"Hi, Rei-san," Kiyomi voiced, smiling softly at him. "It's nice to see you again." Minako has never seen her roommate act like this. She was always a stick in the mud and never smiled unless it involved school or swimming. And now this 'Rei-san'… Note to self: interrogate Kiyomi later… and, also get Nagisa-kun's number…

"Minako, Hisoka, breast!" Sora's voice called Minako back. "Let's go!" Minako hurriedly over to take her start on the diving block, after throwing her jacket at Nagisa-kun and telling him, "Hold this, Nagisa-kun!"

"So this is where you transferred…" Rei stood up to look Minako in her amber eyes. "You didn't go far like I thought you would." Arrogant as always, Rei-kun…

"Well, at least here, I have no competition in being first in class," Kiyomi giggled, remembering the academic battle back in Iwatobi. For some reason, her crush on Rei made her act illogical around him and she didn't mind or even cared.

"Indeed," Rei nodded.

"Wow…" she heard the blond awed as he watched Minako swim. "She is an excellent breast stroke swimmer." He hugged the jacket that belong to her roommate to his chest as he smiled admiring at her roommate's form.

"Akira, Kiyomi, butterfly," Sora exclaimed, as soon as Minako and Hisoka slapped the wall.

Junko stood off to the side with her sister. She stared longingly at Makoto, acting all shy in her swimsuit. She wanted to talk to him, but she was afraid that she would make a fool of himself. He was unlike any man she had known before and she wanted to get to know him to see if he was the real deal. However, her sister wouldn't let her.

"Don't you want to go talk to him?" Hisoka asked, making Junko look at her in shock. "As much as I don't like you around boys, I can't keep you away from them forever. If you want to go talk to him, go talk to him."

"Arigato, Onee-chan," Junko giggled, walking off to Makoto. "Hey."

Makoto looked at her and smiled at her with those kind eyes. "Hi, It's nice to see you again, Junko-san."

Junko giggled at him, lilac eyes shining. "It's nice to see you, Makoto-san. I want to thank you again…"