" Goood, thank you. These kids will make me go bald before I grow old" Masayoshi said hands in the air as he saw Asahi and Hinata coming towards them. Something seems to have changed between them tho, but that's not what was important now, is it?
" We made it right?, Where are the rest?" Asahi said looking at Masayoshi.
" They're warming up." He replied
Hinata left to meet the rest of the team. He had to, Asahi would be on his neck if otherwise. ' I can't believe I got lost again ' he thought. And started wandering around.
" Aah, stop please" Hinata thought he heard a familiar voice. The voice was quite persistent so he followed the voice. He was vexed that after getting lost he also had to help some kid in trouble.
He finally managed to trace the voice and the sight he saw made him burn with rage. The poor guy lying down there was not only a teammate but the only one that seemed not to have a problem with him in the club.
" What the fuck do ya guys think ya doin' " Hinata roared and Riku was shocked that Hinata was the one who came to his rescue.
" And who's this walking ghost?" One of them asked and the rest snickered.
" Oohoo, I never knew you had to be extremely beautiful to be able to swim " another said sarcastically and the rest laughed. It was obvious that these were the underclassmen of Hosukei swim club.
Hinata ignored them and went over to Riku, helping him up.
" How did you get yerself into this mess" Hinata said angrily, his American accent becoming clearer as he gets angrier.
Riku was scared shitless. Not because of Hinata's anger, but the fact that Hinata had been expressionless the whole time. Just how can he be raging with a cold face. That made him scarier. But that didn't stop the opponents from pushing him further
" Are you sure you're not gonna drown with your weak tiny body? It looks like you guys have come to be defeated but do...." The dumb one from earlier said but stopped when Hinata glared at him.
Asahi came just right in time before Hinata did something he wouldn't have regretted but will cause more trouble. More trouble meant more hassle.
" Hinata, let's leave now. The match's starting very soon" He said looking at Hinata tenderly ignoring the troublemakers.
They were angry that Asahi treated them as being invisible and retorted. " Yes pale freak, why don't you listen to your boyfriend and run into his arms like the coward you are."
This made Hinata extremely furious. He looked at them menacingly and glared at Asahi. Asahi knew he was in for trouble but he couldn't let his baby get disqualified because of riffraffs.
Hinata gently pushed Riku and without sparing anyone of them a glance and stormed out. Asahi left with Riku who was slightly injured leaving the troublemakers seething in anger.
The competitors were aligned respectively beside the starting block . The audiences present were taken aback by Hinata's appearance. He was not only white, his hair were braided with little bits sticking on his forehead. He was like the water god himself. They wondered if he could swim with his body. They fell for his beauty but had their doubts about his swimming abilities. Asahi had a hard time composing himself and Haruki couldn't be more proud of himself.
The whistle from referee signals for the competitors to step on the block. The freestyle was the first. They got onto the block, taking their position they became completely still.
" Take your marks, Go!!" The referee yelled.
Hinata's dive was as divine as himself. It was something no one had ever seen before, not even Haruki. The audiences gasped. Hinata left his opponent far behind.
The opponent started catching up. Hinata made it to the push, with his legs on the wall, his recovery was formidable. Even the coaches who were acting as temporary judges were shocked. In less than a minute , both his hands touched the wall simultaneously and he came out looking breathtaking. This was the first time someone broke the record of the best swimmer in Hosukei.
The audiences cheered but Hinata couldn't care less. He had absolutely no intention of winning. To him, he just did what needed to be done.
Haruki felt a tear in the corner of his eyes and wiped it off. His lil bro was growing. He couldn't be more proud.
Masayoshi was up next, it was a tie his opponent.
Takahara's breastroke win made Haruki fell more in love. He tried to hide his flustered face but Asahi saw it and smirked. Everything finally fell into place.
It was now Asahi's turn. He was swimming with the captain of Hosukei. The butterfly was the toughest stroke but Asahi was more than ready.
They dived at the referee's whistle. They remained at eachother's neck , remaining on their front at all times except during the turn. Asahi had a little bit of disadvantage there. The opponent was gaining advantage and Hinata felt himself tense.
Asahi stared catching up with him, and with the difference of a second, Asahi won.