Don't let go (Kise x Reader)

Don't let go (Kise x Reader)

A/N: So... this is pure fluff that hopefully you'll enjoy :3!

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The day was sunny and warm and the summer breeze blew lightly as you walked towards the meeting place.

If you were honest with yourself, you didn’t know why you had accepted the invitation in the first place, but you were pretty sure it had to do with the puppy eyes and the hopeful look certain blond had threw your way when you were about to refuse. You ended up muttering an “Okay, fine, I’ll see you there,” prompting the copycat of the Generations Of Miracles to hug the life out of you.

So, you may wonder… what is wrong with going out with Kise Ryōta? Nothing. However, and turning back to your predicament, the meeting place was Kaijō’s High School pool. Okay, that itself was not a problem, the real problem was that you completely hated water; you didn’t have any idea of how to swim and a near drowning experience had left its toll on you. Ryōta, along with the other Kaijō’s basketball club members were having a special practice today, so Kise had enthusiastically invited you.

You arrived fifteen minutes early than expected, so you would have time to change into your one piece swimsuit – you didn’t like to show skin that much, even though you had no intention of getting into the water.

When you opened the doors of the changing rooms, a small smile made its way as you noticed Harumi, Moriyama’s girlfriend, who had also been invited by said player.

“Oh, [Name]-chan! You’re here early!”

You greeted her with a hug before shrugging. “I really had nothing better to do, so… yeah.”

She laughed as she adjusted her bikini strap, swirling around. “Do you like it?”

“Yeah, it suits you, Haru-chan.” It was a black bikini with fuchsia polka-dots, really pretty. “Hey, I’m going to change okay? Would you wait for me so we can go together to the pool?”

“Of course, sweety! I’ll be right outside, okay?” You nodded your head as Harumi took her towel with her and walked out of the changing rooms.

You quickly stripped from your clothes and put on your white and yellow one piece. You opened your locker and stashed there your clothes before taking a white towel and walking out. “Let’s go, Haru-chan!”

You had never realized how wonderful the pool looked. It was an indoor, heated pool. The water seemed perfect, completely transparent. You spotted the deck chairs near the pool’s cafeteria, so you headed there closely followed by Harumi.

The two of you started a short conversation that was soon interrupted by the loud, tall and skillful basketball players.

You tried hard not to blush, they were all shirtless, and basketball had made miracles with their bodies. All of them sported really wonderful looking muscles; a six pack that most men would like to have, and strong, well-built arms, accompanied by a set of sturdy looking and long legs.

Those God-like bastards!

You turned your blushing face away, not even noticing that Harumi had thrown herself in her boyfriend’s arms, chanting something about dates and swimming.

“[Name]cchi!”

You weren’t fast enough; Kise had trapped your small self in his arms, and you couldn’t help but blush different shades of red as your face was, literally, pressed against his bare chest. “Ryō-kun, let go!”

Kise laughed before complying. He let you move away, but still kept his arms around your form. “I’m sorry, I was just so happy to see you, [Name]cchi!”

“Uh… I-I’m happy to see you too,” You mumbled, your tomato red face getting brighter as Kise leaned down to place a chaste kiss in your cheek.

“Well, that’s a cute swimsuit!”

“D-don’t you have practice to do?!” You exclaimed, purposely ignoring his comment. It was as if he wanted to see how red you could get.

Kise opened his mouth, though the brash voice of his coach had him turning around to listen the instructions that he had to follow for practice.

He apologized to you, stating an “I’ll be with you later!” before reuniting with his teammates that had been (un)patiently waiting for him.

You sighed and sat down in the deck chair, facing the amused smile of Harumi. “What?”

“Nothing. I just think that Kise-kun is really sweet. You two are adorable!”

You coughed at her remark, pointing at the pool. “Y-yeah… look! They have started training!”

While they boys practiced some sit-ups in the pool, the both of you asked for a drink, Harumi chose a ‘piña colada’ (you were really surprised they actually sold those) and you ordered a frappe lemonade. The two of you watched amusedly as the guys trained. You couldn’t help but smile as Yukio tried to drown Kise and Hayakawa a couple times for being ‘distracted’. Kobori was being his quiet self, not bothering nor paying attention to the others, while Moriyama gave some basic tips to the first and second year players that usually shared the bench.

After a couple hours of swimming, jumping, dribbling and laughing, the practice was over. The coach said his goodbyes and let the boys there, warning them not to overdo it, though asking them to have fun in the pool.

You were immersed in a very interesting conversation (about music) that you didn’t notice when Kise approached. Only when a couple of droplets fell over your form did you look up, spotting the golden-eyed boy grinning down at you. “[Name]cchi, practice is over!”

At his announcement you looked around, effectively verifying that practice had indeed finished. The first and second years were inside the pool laughing and playing some Marco-Polo between them, while Kasamatsu, Kobori and Moriyama were asking for some drinks at the cafeteria.

“Ah, yeah.”

“So, will you come and swim with me?”

“A-aren’t you thirsty? Why don’t you… uh… drink something, and then maybe we can… do… stuff.”

Kise blinked, but nodded his head almost obediently as he skipped towards the cafeteria, shouting at the poor employee in charge of the drinks to make him an extra-large red fruits smoothie.

You turned your face towards the pool, watching as Moriyama and Harumi joined the freshmen’s game. They seemed to be having fun, and you wondered what it would feel like to play in the water without feeling frightened.

Kise had already received his drink, so he made his way towards your form, sitting down next to you and quietly sipping the creamy liquid.  

He noticed your intent staring; your eyes were glued to the figures playing in the pool, and he knew they were clouded with some negative emotions. “[Name]cchi,” He called, but got no answer. “[Name]cchi,” Nothing. He frowned and touched your shoulder, startling you. “[Name]cchi, are you okay?”

You nodded. “Yes… oh, you already got your drink.”

“Yeah, want some?” He offered, handing you the plastic cup.

You smiled at him, sipping happily. The smoothie was really delicious, and though you had already had your fair share of sweetness, a little bit more never hurt. “Thank you, Ryō-kun!”

“So, let’s go swimming!”

“Uh, yeah, about that…” You mumbled, returning the smoothie to him and awkwardly clearing your throat. “I don’t want to.”

Kise frowned and gave you a somewhat irritated look. “But you said… ah, never mind. Why don’t you want to swim with me?”

Now it was your turn to frown. “It’s not that I don’t want to swim with you, I just don’t want to swim. I ate something like a quarter hour ago, you know. So I rather stay here. What if I drown?”

The usually flamboyant blond sported a gloomy face. “You didn’t.”

“W-what? Of course I did!” Were you that much of a bad liar?

“You didn’t.” He repeated, putting the smoothie aside in a nearby table before turning his full attention to you. “I was looking at you the whole time and you didn’t eat anything.”

“You stalker!”

He rolled his eyes. “You’re my girlfriend. Isn’t it normal for a boyfriend to always keep an eye on his girlfriend?”

“Well-”

“Why?”

Ah, why did he have to be the sweet caring bastard in the relationship? You really didn’t want to tell him about your fear and about your incompetence for swimming, it would sound pathetic. “I just don’t want to!”

He sighed loudly, looking at his teammates – who were still happily playing Marco-Polo, now being joined by Kasamatsu himself and by Kōji Kobori, and then he returned his gaze to you. Your own [e/c] eyes were locked in the spot his had been seconds ago.

“Does it scare you?”

“Uh?”

“The water. Does it scare you?”

Time seemed to stand still as you looked at the serious face of the tall and handsome blond guy. “…yes.”

“Then come with me.”

Kise stood up, not really waiting for a proper answer and hauling you to your feet, almost dragging you towards the uncrowded side of the pool.

“What are you doing?!” You tried in vain to squirm away from him, but you couldn’t fight the grip he had on your wrist. “Ryōta-kun, stop!”

He didn’t. He kept walking, once he was near the edge of the pool, he turned to you. “We’re going to swim together, okay?” His golden eyes sparkled, and you couldn’t really refuse.

“O-okay…”

He jumped in the water, emerging a couple seconds after. “Come on, [Name]cchi!”

Admitting defeat, you walked towards the edge, sitting down and dipping your legs in the water, slowly breathing in and out. Well, it was not that hard.

Kise swam towards your form, putting both his hands around your waist. “Ready, [Name]cchi?”

Nodding, because you didn’t trust your voice that much, you let him lift you from your position as he placed you on the water.

Really regretting this, you were ready to bail out and crawl your way out of the pool, but before you could even move, Kise had started moving towards the center of the pool, leaving you with only but one choice. Your arms immediately shot up, wrapping tightly around his neck as if your life depended on it – then again, maybe it did.

“I-I want out!” You mumbled, closing your eyes, hiding your face in the crook of his neck and pressing your body to his.

“Why are you trembling?” He asked, his voice was serious and you lifted your head, looking up at him. “Do you really think I would let anything bad happen to you?”

“No…”

“Then why are you trembling?” One of his hands left your waist and emerged from the water, tangling in your wet tresses.  “Don’t be scared. I promise I won’t let you go – not now, not ever.”

His soothing words gave you enough strength to calm down, and after inhaling and exhaling a couple times, you felt your body relax, the trembling had been reduced, and the grip on his neck softened, the last thing you wanted was to leave a bruise in his skin. “T-then don’t let go, okay?”

“Wasn’t planning to, [Name]cchi.” He smiled, kissing your temple. “I’m going to start moving now. Try moving your legs, kick the water.”

Kise started swimming, and you did as told, using your legs to paddle. “Like this?”

“Yes, exactly!” He exclaimed. “You’re doing it, [Name]cchi!”

His teammates sported wide grins, watching the interaction between their ace and you.

“Aww! Aren’t they adorable together?!” Harumi asked, wiping a false tear from her eye.

“Pff, those two are made for each other,” Commented Kasamatsu, watching as Ryōta yelled happily from the other side of the pool as you progressed.

“So, let’s ke(ep) play(ing)!” Hayakawa shouted, making his teammates sweatdrop. They hadn’t understood anything he had said.

“What did you s-”

“Mar(co)!”

“What?”

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It was the first time in your life that you enjoyed going to a pool. Okay, yeah, it had to do with being safely held by Kise Ryōta himself and enjoying an entire afternoon with his semi-naked self in a pool. Maybe you could go to the beach next time.

And, in the end, Kise kept his promise – He never let go.