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Riku groaned as he walked to the school pool. Summer vacation was supposed to be fun. But not for swimming lessons. His backpack had never been heavier. His heart had never been blacker than the clumps of chlorine in the air.
And then he saw her. Aiko. The queen of trouble in the flesh. She was already stretching, her swimsuit clinging to her body as though made for trouble. And, of course, she saw him right away.
"Hey, Riku~ Ready to lose spectacularly?" she teased, grinning so wide, it could melt glaciers.
Riku stiffened. Why me? Always me?
The locker room was a nightmare. Riku gawked at the mini swim brief he held in his hands as if it had personallyzap him. Aiko applauded her hands like a cat waiting to pounce a mouse.
"You go first, loser
By the time he appeared, his red face could have passed for that of a ripe tomato. As for Aiko, she looked like she was born to torment him. She winked and moved circles around him effortlessly.
"Cute. like a little fishy out of water," she purred.
Riku's soul departed from his body. And then came the relay race.
As soon as