"Hey Kuruno-kun!" I wave to the girl lounging on top bunk.

"What?" she asks, pulling out a headphone.

"Sorry." I duck my head. "I didn't know you were listening to music. I just came up to ask if you wanted to join us at the Butterfly Of Farewell festival at my brother's school. Some of the girls are going to try and get the Iwatobi Swim Club more members."

"Seriously?" she rolls her eyes. "What are you going to do, cheer them until they submit?"

"No! This was Fubuki's idea!" I pout. Upon Fubuki's insistence the cheerleading clothes have been ordered for all of us. He says his childhood friend Katie is giving him the money to do it because she doesn't believe he can get all his friends in this uniform. I gave in quickly because it's pretty. "We're doing a carwash."

"Carwash?" Kuruno looks skeptical.

"Swimsuit carwash." I clarify.

"What about your boyfriend?" I am asked.

"He's only had a nosebleed three times okay!" I pout.

"Huh? I meant does he mind?" She asks.

"Not at all." I shrug. "Our priority is getting to the race in time!"

"I'm not going. No way I'm washing cars in a swimsuit for a public school's team." she waves me off.

"Okay Kuruno-kun!" I wave. "Have a good day! If you change your mind the information's on the paper on my desk."

"Bye." she nods.

I wave to Mei-chan and Ami-chan; they too are in the pretty uniforms.

"Let's take photos on the train, we can't miss the race."

"Wait! Fubu'!" Kaito pants, he too is in the uniform. Fubuki's cognac eyes light up like a christmas tree.

"OH KAI!" His eyes well with tears as he jumps at his original roommate.

"I have no idea why I'm subjecting myself to this again but it was fun last time so why not?" Kaito looks as if he doesn't feel the way he's talking like he is.

"I knew that we could draw you out of your shell Kai'" Fubuki declares.

"Let's get to the train station. Are you three ready for the car wash?" Kaito asks.

"I asked around and Hanaka-chan said she'll stop by to help. Bikini and all. Hika'-chan will too, she just didn't get this." Ami-chan gestures to the uniform.

"Maybe Kou-chan will help too." Mei-chan muses.

"I wonder if that's why Sei's getting his car washed." Ami-chan giggles.

"Kuruno-kun said she won't." I sigh.

"And to think, Sei's having all of the guys at graduate's house drop their cars over at Iwatobi for a wash!" Mei-chan huffs. Fubuki opens his mouth as if he would voulnteer his services.

"Fubu', I don't care that you got me in this; I am not wearing a bikini." Kaito's face is redder than Ami-chan's uniform.

"Let's go! We can't miss the relay!" I enthuse.

"That's right!" Fubuki grabs Kaito's arm. "No going back now!"

We get some weird looks on the train but Fubuki tries to divert Kaito's attention from them. We are grateful that when we get to the Iwatobi station, the school is on the other side of the street. We arrive just as the first changeover begins. Haruka, in last place hands Makoto the kickboard; aka their baton. Makoto runs quickly and goes from last place to third place.

"Go Makoto!" I pump my fist.

"That's it Makoto!" Fubuki grins.

"You're doing great!" Kaito smiles.

"Faster Aoi's dork!" Mei-chan commands.

"Move dork!" Ami-chan adds.

"Careful Makoto!" I caution, as he passes the kickboard to Nagisa the blond stumbles. The kickboard is aioborn! If he can't catch it then they're disqualified!

"NAGISA!" I holler.

He jumps and grabs the kickboard, running toward Rei.

What logic, put the runner at the last strech. Nagisa's in third place right now.

Rei takes hold of the kickboard and sprints.

"GO REI!" I enthuse.

"GO!"

"REI-CHAAANNN!" Nagisa tries.

"REI YOU CAN DO IT!"

"COME ON REI!" I encourage.

"That your brother?" I am asked. I turn and cock a brow; Kuruno-kun!

"Yes!" I grin.

"GO AOI'S BROTHER!" she shouts.

"Thank you Kuruno-kun." I beam.

"Yay! YAY SWIM TEAM YAY! YAY! SWIM TEAM!" Fubuki does a ridiculous dance. "Bitches you're on this squad and I'm the queen and you shall copy me!"

"Oh mother of god!" Kaito grimaces.

"Kuruno-kun, you're not in the uniform, can you take a photo of this!" Fubuki hands her a camera.

"Hai." she nods.

"Bitches, follow my lead. TWIST TWIST TWIST TWIST MASHED POTATO MOBO!" I laugh at Fubuki's moves. He showed me that movie as a kid, Hairspray.

We copy the moves.

"YAY SWIM TEAM YAY YAY YAY SWIM TEAM!" we enthuse, copying the dance from Hairspray.

"Aoi." I blush, looking over my shoulder to see Makoto.

"Hey." I duck my head.

"DISPERSE!" Fubuki shouts.

"You look beautiful in your uniform. Fubuki did a great job." Makoto gushes.

"We're going to do that carwash we talked about in a bit." I state.

"You're not in a bikini are you?" I shake my head.

"Purple, full body, cream bow." I beam. His face lights up, out of all my swimsuits I would wear that one. Fubuki's looks embarassed, cheeks on fire. During the summer of last year, we went to Fubuki's summer house and met his childhood friend Katie. Katie wore the swimsuit that I'll be wearing today. No wonder Fubuki's blushing.

"You're thinking of the cliff aren't you Fubu'?" Kaito laughs.

Suddenly Careless Whisper plays.

"Gomene, my phone." Kuruno-kun laughs at the embarassed boys.

"Let's get to car washing!" Mei-chan pumps her fist.

"Makoto, where are the nearest bathrooms?" I ask.

"You can change in the swim club bathroom if you want." he offers.

"Perfect!" I beam.

Mei-chan, Ami-chan and surprisingly the boys and Kuruno-kun follow.

"Nice to see you Makoto." Fubuki grins.

"You too Fubuki-kun." Makoto smiles at Shizu's cousin.

"Are you two participating in the bikini carwash?" Kuruno-kun asks.

"NO!" Kaito gasps, horrified.

"What a shame." she shrugs. "Aoi-chan moved me enough to participate."

"Yosh! Now we have six girls washing cars!" Mei-chan beams.

Upon going to the Swim Club's changing room, the four of us dress in our swimsuits.

Mei's in a portland orange strapless bikini. Ami-chan's is a startling crimson halter neck bikini. Kuruno-kun's is surprisingly... just shocking. It's got a sailor motife to it; navy and white.

We head into the club room. Makoto tries to avoid looking at me, face pink. Rei rolls his eyes and hands us the buckets and cloths.

"Go get 'em!" Nagisa beams.

"Well that was weird." Kuruno-kun says. "Only one of them seemed to mind we were in swimsuits."

"No it's not; you haven't seen Aoi's dork be a dork." Ami-chan giggles.

"Why, which one is Aoi's dork?" Kuruno-kun asks, eyes shining.

"Tachibana Makoto is Aoi's boyfriend; her dork." Mei-chan explains. "The one who didn't want to look...most likley at the sake of his nose."

"Is he the one who you have photos with on the desk?" I am asked.

"That's him." I nod.

"How sweet." she patronises. "How long have you been together?"

"TECHNICALLY, like ten and a half months because our first date kept on being pushed back." I blush.

"But he was clearly liking her from the start." Ami-chan interjects.

"Literally like from the day that they had met eachother again after years and it was like little tiny hearts forming from there!" she sniggers.

"It was valentines day when he said, indirectly that he liked me." I blush. "Ami-chan how did you know that?"

"Mei-chan told me."

"Mei-chan." I glare teasingly at my original roommate.

"Hey!" Hanaka waves to us, she's in the carpark already with Hikari. Hanaka, as she had said is wearing a bikini while Hikari's in a forest green strapless swimsuit.

"The swimsuit carwash is now open!" Mei-chan exclaims, pulling a bullhorn from her shoulder bag.

"Hello everybody!" Ami-chan takes the bullhorn from Mei-chan. "We are the girls from the Samezuka and Sato Academy swim teams and we are here to wash cars!"

"We are the friends of the Iwatobi Swim Club and we hope that you will join up and help us get a great team to challenge!" Hikari chirps.

"If you will follow the signs that the boys in cheerleader uniforms are laying out you will find the club room where you can sign up." Mei-chan grins.

"I hope everybody has a great day and considers the swim club!" I beam.

We begin to wash the first of Sei'-san's friends' cars.

After a while Kuruno-kun starts to get bored. She pulls her phone from her bikini top and makes a call.

"Oi, I'm at the Iwatobi Swim Club, want to come over?" she states. "Bring some friends that want their cars done."

She puts the phone back after hanging up and continues to work.

I hear a low whistle from behind me after we've washed a couple more cars. We're doing well, half of the graduates have squeaky clean cars. At the corner of my eye I see Kaito clinging to Fubuki's arm, both boys still in cheerleader uniforms.

"Aoi-chan." Ami-chan grabs my arm and pulls me behind a car that we've finished washing.

"What's wrong Ami-chan?" I ask.

"Aoi-chan!" Mei-chan approaches us. "Natsumi Yuma's here."