I was fidgeting in place at the airport in Tokyo waiting for the Allies to land so that I could go see my friends and get everything settled. I spotted Alfred, Mattie, Ivan, and Yao I ran and hugged them all, then pulling them along to the train. Once everyone was inside with their luggage we rode the train for 2 hours before getting off at our stop, I looked at them and asked in Japanese, "Kiku where are you all staying?" He looked a little shocked at me before smiling at me and saying back, "A hotel near Iwatobi high school why?" I smirked and said, "I want you guys to meet my teammates...and besides I haven't seen them in what...3 weeks! I've grown in that time!" I said that part in English making Ludwig, Gilbert, and Francis chuckle. It was true I had grown from about 5'6" to now 5'9" and I knew I was faster than before too when it came to running and swimming.

I found out however that Rin was going to be swimming for Samezuka although he was still going to go to school with the others, I was worried that the team would have the same sickening feeling I was feeling right now. I felt like I was betraying my team by going to Samezuka high but daddy made a deal with them and I now had to dorm with two boys...that's where we were headed to first. I walked to the dorm room number I was assigned to and Alfred and Mattie helped me create what was now my own side of the room along with my clean organized desk area. And placed my other stuff on my bed, for now, I then sat on my bed and Mattie asked, "Do you think you'll like it here?" I smiled at him and said, "Yeah Mattie! It's amazing!" He smiled shyly at my comment and Alfred ruffled my hair and helped me pin up all my anime posters. When we were finally finished they both gave me a kiss on the head and a hug before departing to meet up with the rest of my huge family with the school supervisor and principal and both team captains.

The door clicked open and there stood one teen boy who looked very young...a 1st year with greyish silver hair in a bowl cut style hair and bright blue eyes while the other had bright orange hair that stuck out all over and with bright yellow eyes. I smiled at them from my bed and I said, "I'm assuming you're both my roommates?" They looked at me with a confused look and the orange tried to speak English...it sounded strange but at least he tried, "Y-yes we are?" I looked at him and gave him a smile and climbed down my ladder and stood there looking at them and said this time in Japanese, "Good job carrot top you said your sentence in English correct..." He smiled at my words as both walked to me and I sat in my desk chair not wanting to intimidate them with my new found height. The silver-haired boy said, "My name is Aiichiro Nitori and this is my friend Momotarou Mikoshiba...and you are?" I smiled at them and said, "My name's Ana Bonnefoy-Kirkland." They looked at me and I smiled and before I knew it I was helping them with their English and before we knew it 3 hours passed and they finally could understand English and such.

I happen to glance at my phone and saw the time and I yelped and said, "We've got swimming practice! We're really late!" Ai panicked trying to get dressed before realizing there was a female in the room, I laughed as I looked at him and I said, "Go on I won't look." They both did and I already had my swimsuit on and I slipped my flip-flops on and grabbing our towels, caps, and goggles before running to the pool...turns out we were early and decided to have some fun. We got ready to swim when the door opened and we were off in the backstroke and I let them lead but when the turn I passed them and hit the wall first, Momo came 2nd, and Ai came 3rd. I didn't get out of the pool once I see everybody coming through the main doors and saw the guys gathered around the captain and, I leaned my arms on the concrete and smirked at the plan. Rin said in Japanese, "Okay upperclassmen go do weight room today...lower classmen train in the pool."

Everyone went where they were told and I was considered a upperclassmen so I made my way to the weight room and introduced myself to the guys and we did weights and pull-ups. I played music for the guys and as the guys did their darndest while I took one by one outside the weight room and had a heart to heart with them. Some just wanted to swim to get the chicks but in reality they wanted to become something bigger than what their parents were, and I understood. I talked to them and asked them what they wanted and then gave them the same speech and they all had their own vision in their eyes and you could tell the difference in the way they trained and lifted when they had that vision and that will and drive to do better. I smiled as we switched as the older guys went to the pool and the younger ones including Momo and Ai and I also played the music along with talk to them too and I took Momo out and asked, "What makes you want to be better at swimming?" He looked at me and said, "I'm always compared to my older brother..." I looked at him and said, "I know...but listen here if he wasn't in your way...would you still swim?" He looked thoughtful and I said, "Once you surpass your brother aim to keep ahead...keep your heart on the right path...then you'll have gotten to where you wanted." He had glazed eyes as he hugged me and I asked, "Can you get Ai for me?" He nodded and in he went and out came Ai, I looked at him and asked, "What makes you want to become better at swimming?" He had this unreadable face on and said, "I don't want people to call me weak anymore...I want to be as good as you...get first place..." I looked at him and said, "I once heard someone say quote nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing is so gentle as real strength end quote." He looked at me and I said, "You remind me of a friend of mine back in the states...and I want you to know that no matter what I'll have your back. Now go back in there and empty those voices in your head...you ARE strong, you ARE fast, you ARE smart...now go show them."

He had a determined smile and gave me a hug before running back in and doing his training as I ran on the treadmill and few more exercises. Then we all headed back towards the pool with me only in my pants and sports bra, I slipped on my jacket and (vlogged the weight room) picked up on my vlog for the day. Smiling at my camera saying, "Hey hey hey! Gooooooooood Mornin'! I hope you're doing good...not watching hot guys like I'm doing right now." I heard some of the guys cheer at my compliment and I rolled my eyes and continued, "Right now I'm a little sore because I just go out of doing weight room with the guys but it was fun...I talked heart to heart with them and it was nice. I met my new roommates...and they are a little shorter than me but they are all sweet guys. I'm here at my new school with my new team! Say hi guys!" I turned to the camera at the pool and the guys waved and shouted, I laughed and said, "anyway my dear viewers the name of the game today is...to find my friends from my old team! Why? Well as you all know I was in Paris and London for 2 weeks! My friends at school missed me and they have no idea I'm back...so let the fun begin."

I shut off my camera and turned on my GoPro and then did laps, I finished there and then grabbed my other vlog camera and said, "Okay right now some of the guys have gone to get my besties who are at another school a few miles away and then the rest of the guys here are going to help me surprise them!" I turned the camera to Ai and Momo who gave the camera a thumbs up and I laughed, I felt so happy being back and being able to surprise my friends and my crush Nagisa. I heard he grew to about my new height and it made me blush thinking of the blonde who stole my heart...and mine his. I gave my camera to Ai who smiled at me as I hid from sight, I heard my huge family walk through the door along with the guys. I smirked as they walked into view and I called, "Marco!" I saw the team spot my family and then duckling gasped saying, "ANA'S BACK! POLO! POLO!" I laughed and moved so he couldn't find me and I made my way to the end of the pool and made my way to the very top of the indoor bleachers sitting there and called, "Marco! Come on think where is the one place that you can hear everything in the whole place?"

I saw everyone start looking but not listening but Nagisa...my little duckling looked straight at me and I waved back and he said with a smile with those lovable pinkish magenta eyes, "Marco." I smirked back and smiled and said, "Polo." He then ran up the flight of stairs and ran and ran until he was in front of me, I smiled at him and he kissed my head and then brought me into a bone-crushing hug. I laughed knowing that by now everybody was looking at us, pulling back he asked, "You staying? Why are you here and not back at Iwatobi?" I sighed and said, "My dad's changed schools on me...I'm living here now." I saw his smile waver but I looked at him and said, "But...I still have all the same morning classes so I have all those classes with you!" He smiled and lifted me in a hug spinning me around, I heard some cheers from the guys and I could already see daddy fuming and papa smiling happily for me. He set me down again and he asked, "Go out on a date with me?" I made a thoughtful face and asked smiling at him meeting his pinkish orbs, "Where and what time?" He smiled bigger and said, "I'll sneak in...and pick you up. Say 6:00?" I smiled and said, "It's a date duckling." He chuckled at my nickname for him and he asked, "what nickname can I call you?" I smiled at him and said, "You pick!" He smiled at me and then he said, "I'll call you...cuddle bug." I looked at him and we laughed and I asked, "Why cuddle bug?" He smiled and said, "Well I love cuddles...especially yours!" I blushed a little and said, "Well we'd better go down there before they drag us down there..." He chuckled again and with his infamous voice he said, "After you..." bowing cutely I laughed and took his hand and mimicked my dad's voice loudly and said, "Why thank you, good sir, such a gentleman!" We both laughed and we ran down the stairs both having a huge smile on our faces, I ran and hugged Makoto, Rei, and then Haru who actually hugged me back then being pulled into a hug by Rin. I laughed and then said, "Now that I go this in one shot..."

I curled a finger at Ai who walked forward with my camera still rolling, I then cut it off and started new and put it on my extendable arm and I extended it and I called, "Gather round guys! Help me sign off! Okay on the count of, 3 shout at my camera saying remember to get out there! Travel! Smile! Swim on peeps! One...Two...Three!" And on the top of our lungs, we shouted together, "TRAVEL! SMILE! AND DON'T FORGET TO SWIM ON!" We all cheered and I laughed as the guys jumped into the pool making it splash on my camera and I cut it off and I called, "THAT'S A WRAP!" I giggled at the guys going crazy and watched my family watch in a mix of shock and curiosity, I walked to my parents and as I hugged my dad's I heard the awws of my new friends. Papa then asked, "So what are you to the blonde guy who hugged you?" I smirked and said, "Well we are going on a date so..." He smiled at me and said, "Love you ma cherie." I smiled at papa and said, "Love you too papa...daddy"