𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟏𝟓- 𝐈𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃
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Sasabe scratches the back of his neck sheepishly, and looks around at the invasion of teenagers that decided to pay him a visit so late into the evening.

They all stare at him, their eyes wide and desperate. They were all sat around the man's living room table, while (Y/N) and Haru sit side by side on the far end of the dark oak furniture.

"Yeah, I have a squid boat my grandpa left me when he passed away.." he explains his mode of transportation. "Even got myself a boating license."

The teens brighten up at the news, but shrink away when their old coach opens his eyes, his brows furrowed. "But..

"It'll take more than pizza to convince me to let you use it!" Staring at the pizza laid before him, he rests his chin in the palm of his hand, not impressed in the slightest.

"Please help us out coach!" Makoto speaks up, his hands together in a prayer as he and Nagisa plead with him. The blond haired boy holds out a small wooden little iwatobi figure, and Sasabe cringes at the sight. "We can sweeten the deal with this!"

"Seriously?!" The man yells in disbelief at the bribe. He leans back and sighs, too tired to argue with his old students. "Fine, what the hell." He mumbles, and looks away when sparkles start to surround the teens.

"I can't take part in your little camp, but if you're looking for a lift I'm happy to take you there and back again." (Y/N) smiles at her old coach, excitement buzzing through her.

Nagisa slams his hands on the desk, a wide smile on his face. "For real?!"

"For real.."

"Thanks a lot coach!"

"Is no one concerned about how a squid boat smells?" Rei finally speaks up over the shouts and praises from his friends, but is ultimately
ignored. He squints when (Y/N) stands up and gently pats his head as she walks over to Sasabe.

The (H/C) girl smiles cheekily before bringing her hand forward, another little iwatobi in her grasp. "A token of our thanks!" She presents it to her coach, and laughs when he jerks away with a wide eyed expression.

"Get that away from me or the deals off!"

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The team had since left Coach Sasabe's house, and made their way towards the train station. Haru, Makoto and (Y/N) wave as the rest of their friends walk towards the station, bidding farewell before beginning to walk home together.

The sound of waves sloshing against the sand brought a small sense of peace to (Y/N) as they walked. As usual she was in between her friends, her hair undone and brushing against her cheeks every now and then.

"Looks like this whole camp thing is gonna work out." Makoto starts, and gently hooks his finger with (Y/N)'s. "Now all we need is permission from Miss A."

His friend nods, and looks up at him with a small smile. "I think this'll be a good opportunity for you guys to bond as a team." Haru watches as the two converse, a question nagging at the back of his mind.

His gaze moves to their hooked fingers, swaying back and forth without a care in the world. Haru stops walking, his eyes pulled down as he moves his jaw in thought.

Makoto and (Y/N) stop to stare at him, small frowns on their faces. "Hey, what's the matter?" (Y/N) asks gently, the evening sun shining in her eyes. She looks at the distance that separated the trio, an uneasy feeling making its way to her stomach.

"Are you sure about this?" Haru asks, his gaze firmly set on Makoto. "I mean have you really thought it through?" His friend swallows as he listens, and a shadow crosses his face.

"The ocean."

(Y/N)'s eyes widen as a small image plays in her head. Men walking in straight lines, their posture stiff and their expressions as grey and blank as the sky above.

She remembers she and Haru standing infront of a scared Makoto, whose hands were firmly gripping the back of their jackets. Despite being taller than them both, he would hunch behind them to make himself appear small.

(Y/N) looks up at Makoto, and unhooks their fingers. "Shit..I almost forgot about that." She mumbles, and frowns. "We can find some other way to train." She offers, and Haru nods firmly from behind her.

Makoto feels his heart tug slightly at her offer, but shakes his head with a small smile. "Don't worry about it, that was forever ago." He tries to reassure him, and reaches out to grab (Y/N)'s hand again.

He intertwines their fingers, and she couldn't help but notice the way he tightens his grip, almost desperate for her not to let him go again.

Haru sighs, and nods before walking beside them again. He carries on walking, and looks down to see (Y/N) reaching out to hook her finger into the sleeve of his shirt.

He allows it, and turns his wrist out so he could do the same, and the trio quietly make their way home.

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"Are you sure you're going to be fine?"

"Don't you want me to pack you some extra food?"

"If anything happens, I made sure to pack a taser and a-"

"Mama!" (Y/N) grits through her teeth, trying hard not to laugh as she and her mother walk towards the decently sized squid boat parked against the pier. Her mother had been worrying ever since she heard her only child would be leaving for a few days to some remote island.

So of course she was going to go overboard in making sure her kid was safe.

Reaching up, (M/N) smiles gently and cups her daughter's cheek. "You can't blame me for worrying about you. You're important to me." Gently kissing the top of her head, (Y/N)'s mom looks up before waving as she finally sees the rest of her daughter's friends.

"Hello!" She greets, and bows her head. "I'm so sorry for the delay! I insisted on seeing her off." The team all stare at the older woman, their eyes wide as they take in her looks. She was almost an exact copy of (Y/N), safe for the longer hair and small wrinkles here and there.

Sasabe blushes as he stares at the woman, and waves his hands frantically. "N-no need to apologize! We understand." The students all glare at him, due to having received a strong scolding about being late.

"That's (Y/N)'s mother?" Rei speaks from beside Makoto and Haru, as they all watch the mother daughter duo converse with Coach Sasabe.

Makoto nods, and smiles as he watches. "Yup, Miss (L/N)'s always been pretty protective of (Y/N)." He laughs when a memory flashes across his mind. "She wouldn't let her hang out with us until she did a-"

"'Thorough investigation.'" Haru quotes, remembering the time small thirteen year old him was sat at (Y/N)'s dinner table while her mother asked him question after question.

Rei sweatdrops, "You have a name for it?" Nagisa nods as he joins them, his small smile widening when he sees (Y/N) try to dodge her mother's aggressive kisses.

The boy hum. "I think the only person who didn't pass her test was Rin, (Y/N)'s mom never really liked him." Makoto shivers at the memory of (M/N)'s anger.

"Just imagine what she'd do if she saw him now.."

The boys, including Haru, all shiver at the thought, but push it aside when they see (Y/N) approach them, her mom long gone. She wore a simple long shirt with cargo pants tucked into blue and white shoes, with a large pullover resting just below her collarbone.

She greets her friends warmly, and looks around with a frown. "Hey..where's Miss Amaka-?" Her question is cut off when a small pink car zooms past them before screeching to a halt, and the very teacher she had been looking for steps out.

"Sorry to keep you all waiting, but I'm here now!" Their teacher wore a long flowing white sun dress, with a sun hat and a pink jersey to tie her whole outfit together. The group all stare at her, confidence and perfection practically radiating off of her.

She turns her attention to the only other adult, and smiles sweetly. "You must be Coach Sasabe. I've heard so many wonderful things." She holds out a small bento. "Thank you so much for your help, we really couldn't have done it without you."

Gracefully taking the bento, Sasabe sheepishly nods. "Wow, that's really sweet of you." Pausing for a moment, he leans closer and studies her face.

"Is something wrong?"

"Have I met you before? I can't place it, but you look really familiar.."

Mortified, Miss Amakata turns away and shakes her head. "Sorry! We have never met before today, I'm afraid you must have me confused with someone else!"

Gōu watches the two adults with a bland look. "Is it just me, or is he totally hitting on her?" Nagisa nods from beside her, and sighs.

"First (Y/N)'s mom now Miss Amakata.."

"Gross!" (Y/N) sticks her tongue out as she listens, and her friends laugh as her face turns green with disgust.

After introductions were finally set and done, the group all set sail to the islands, cheers and hollers following after.

"Get ready deserted island! Cuz here we come!" Nagisa and (Y/N) yell together from the front of the boat, and Rei groans from beside them.

"For the last time, we're not going to a deserted island!"

"Why do you have to nitpick everything we say?!"

"I'm not nitpicking!"

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The island was grand and spacious, seemingly stretching on for miles as the team made dock and began to unload all their belongings.

(Y/N) breaths in the salty air, and looks down to see Rei hunched over the pier, his face almost grey and cheeks puffed out. "Uh..Rei?" She asks, and gently rubs his back.

Quickly darting forward, the blue haired boy rushes away, his hand firmly pressed against his stomach. "I..just need the restroom!" He yells, and makes a mad dash for the toilets.

(Y/N) sighs, and glances to Makoto, who simply stared out into the open blue. She studied his face, sunken in thought while his hair picked up from the wind.

She gently walks up behind him before poking him in the back, and he looks down with a yelp. He snatches her hand with a grumble, his eyes slowly shining once more as his friend laughs at him.

Makoto blushes, and looks down bashfully before letting her hand go and walking towards some of the containers Sasabe had dropped off.

They all gather together as their Coach boards his boat once more, and waves farewell. "Good luck with the training kiddos! I'll be here on the last day to pick you up and take you back home!"

He sails away while the team all wave goodbye, thanking him and wishing him a safe trip home. "Thanks a lot Coach Sasabe!"

"It looks like there's a sports facility nearby." Miss A speaks as (Y/N) bends down to inspect the coolers. Gesturing to the small pamphlet in her hand, their teacher reads the sights the island had to offer.

"It says here there's a fifty meter pool! An ideal place to train!"

"Well..it would be if we only had the money." Makoto sighs, and huffs when he grabs (Y/N)'s duffle bag and pulls it over his shoulder.

His friend smacks him at the back of the head and tries to grab her bag, but Makoto dodges her advances. "I'm trying to be a gentlemen!" He yells, and shrieks when (Y/N) glares at him.

"You don't have to be!"

"But I want to be!"

"Makoto Tachibana!"

"(Y/N) (L/N)!" He laughs, watching as his friend huffs before giving up. She sticks her tongue out at him, before looking up and seeing a familiar blue haired boy.

"Oh hey, it's Rei.."

"Hey you guys!" He yells out to them, and they all look up to see him pointing towards the training center. "You're gonna want to take a look at this!"

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