I looked over at the nighttime sky, full moon luminising my tan skin underneath the moonlight. It was quiet in the house, the exception of ruffling sheets and snores from my friends, and maybe mother. I couldn't sleep, so I had to make sure not to step on anyone while stepping out to the back porch. The air was crisp, cold, and smelt like flowers from the garden that my mother has been keeping care of. I sighed, and closed my eyes, but then felt something fall on my shoulders, making my eyes fly open in both surprise and fear, but just saw it was  Sousuke. 

I breathed out a sigh of relief, seeing it was just his jacket, and said, "Jeez, you scared me, Sousuke-kun." He nodded, and let out a big breath, and we were in a comfortable silence. My eyes started to droop, and it was lights out for me after a while.

(Time-Skip)

I woke up in a strong pair of arms, making me stare at the wall in disbelief, until a pair of arms pulled me out from under the sheets. "Sousuke, I thought you were better than this! You know this is creepy as all hell, just bringing her down from her bedroom!" Rin's voice boomed throughout the house, making me sigh, saying, "I couldn't sleep last night, and fell asleep on the porch. It's really no big-" Mokoto grabbed my arm, dragging me away from the chaos that started brewing in the room. "Sorry about that, Ryu-chan, you know how protective Rin is of you." Mokoto said softly, being as gentle as he can be with me, The Gentle Whale. 

I nodded, smiling a small, familiar smile up at him. "Yeah, I am fully aware of that. For the most part, I just think he was jealous." We shared a laugh after I said, and I brewed some coffee, tea, and brought out water, and started to cook breakfast for the nine people in the house, that is including myself. As I cook, I ponder on how my life will go from here, into my swimming, artistic, or something academical, for a career. I felt a hand on my shoulder, seeing Haru, and nodded to him, silently allowing him to help me cook. It is going to be my last year of high school, so I have to make it last.

(Later that Day...)

I looked out beyond the school, watching the swim club do their cleaning in the pool, sighing quietly. 'I told them that I needed to stop by the classroom, and I did, now I'm just staring out at these people...' I don't know if it's just me, but I think the boys are doing some funky things, like Rin getting all protective, Sousuke cuddling me during my slumber, Makoto talking to me all by ourselves, and Haru actually touching me for once. I sighed and shook my, looking up at the sky. 'What the hell am I going to do? I can't just choose one, because  I like one over the other. That's just not fair to the other's; it's like choosing favorites..' 

I sighed once again, and the bell rang, making me go back to class.

(Time Skip to The End of School)

I started heading to the pool, and noticed I was the first one there. I shrugged, and changed in the girls locker room, snapping on my goggles, starting a few laps back and forth in the pool, doing the usual transition between the different strokes. I heard laughter, but continued anyway, assuming that it's probably the other's, and I was correct, there was Gou, fangirling over the fact that Mokoto didn't wear the school jacket. He was claiming it was a tad bit hot for him today, but it was only like, 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius), which is around the average temperature. I shrugged, and got out of the pool, stretching, showing off my back and leg muscles a little bit, trying to guide Gou away from the boys so they could breath from all of Gou's fangirling. 

The boys changed into their swimsuits, getting into the pool while Mokoto did some inventory in the shed. I walked over, and started helping him, counting how many of each thing is in the shed that's on the list. "We're missing a kick board..." I mumbled to myself, looking around to see if I missed it, and noticed that Mokoto was staring at me. "What? Is something on my face?" I asked, raising a brow, and he shook his head, dismissing my question, and rummaged through a box, pulling out the missing kick board, putting it where it's supposed to be. I finished up the inventory list, and Mokoto thanked me for the help, and I nodded, walking out to see Rei staring at Haru with a very inspired look on his face.

I walked over, spooking him a bit as I said, "Hey, dreamer, I'm pretty sure you're supposed to be warming up for transitioning practice." I smirked at him, and he nodded, immediately putting on his googles and diving into the water. I shook my head, observing the others, and saw Gou on her phone with dreamy eyes. I rolled my eyes, and continued watching. Recently, I've been having to go to an Athletic Trainer, since my knees have been acting up. They have been getting better, but it was so bad in the beginning.

I picked my phone out of my back, noticing that I had a few text messages from Rin. 'Hey, if Sousuke, or anyone else, does that to you ever again, just say the word and I will ground them to a pulp!' I shook my head while replying with an Okay, returning my attention to Rei, who was struggling, so I started giving out tips. I was probably co-captain whenever Mokoto was nowhere to be found in the area of the pool. While they were doing their transitioning skills, my mind drifted off to how close and...warm Sousuke was.

It was really comforting to take in his scent while cuddling with him. I wonder what would happen if I did that to the others... but, I guess that would be weird because of how strange their interactions with me have been.... oh well. I looked to the clock, and started wrapping things up, another day well done. I stayed over time, reorganizing the pool and pool deck, checking over a closing list. When I heard a sudden, light voice, I knew it was Mokoto, so I looked at him, and asked, "Yes?"

My eyes went wide, his mouth landing on mine in a swift, deep kiss, and after I registered what has happened, he dashed off like the speed of sound. 'He kissed me..... HE KISSED ME!!!'

(To be continued...)