• I regained conciouseness, I quickly sat up and coughed up the last of the water. "You okay?" asked Yoichi. I realized I was lying back on Yoichi's arm the side of my head against his chest. "Yoichi? What happened?" I asked. I saw a lot of people standing around me and Yoichi. "You almost drowned." Yoichi explained. I coughed a bit "Whoa." I said, but my voice was a bit raspy. Yoichi wrapped his arm around my legs, his other around my shoulders, and picked me up. He carried me away over to the chair with my suff. It was one of those chairs where you could've sortof lie down on it. "Hey, you alright?" I heard him ask again. I nodded "I geuss you saved my life, huh?" I said. He smiled a bit "Although, I did kind of cause it." he pointed out. I shrugged "You didn't mean to." I said. He sighed, but smiled and nodded. "Don't sigh yet, I'm still gunna get you back for what you did on the slide." I said. "You're cute when you're mad." he said, smiling. I blushed "Shut up, pervert." I muttered. "I mean it." he whispered. I quickly sat up, which strained my stomach. "Hey, hey. You shouldn't sit up yet." he said, putting his arms around me. "Yoichi?! Where are you?!" the girl called. Yoichi hid his face behind me as she ran past. "Who is she?" I asked. "Ah, her name is Chiyo. She's followed me around scince we were kids. She's our age, you know." he told me. "Eh? Anyway, I think I'm better now." I said, getting up. "What, are you jealus?" he teased. I blushed "No!" I retorted. "I think you are." he said. "No, I'm not!" I said. "Than why is your face red?" he asked. My face got more red "N-none of your buisness!" I said. I walked away then, but I could still hear his laughing at me.

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