I'm back! Soooo, what's been happening? I've wanted to write this for a while now, but the stars weren't in the right place. Yep. Stars.

Before you read this, just a reminder that I do not own MCL or its characters. Also, when you read this you might think "holy shit, this looks like that super gay (not being homophobic here, it is super gay. Just so you know if you haven't watched it. In it the guys are all like 'fuck no homo. yes homo, don't give a fuck') Free! Iwatobi Swim Club/Eternal Summer!" Well, congratulations friend. I based it on the anime. Good anime. 12/10 would recommend. So much homo.

Oh, well, enjoy :)

"When they were twelve, they parted ways. People thought that they met again when they were seventeen, but, apparently, shit went down somewhere in between"

Day -1810 (approximately 5 years earlier)

It was a beautiful summer day in the small town of Sweet Amoris. The sky was clear and the sun was shining and the park was weirdly empty.

West Hill School had just had a swimming competition that afternoon and the champions of the junior male and the female categories were sitting under a cork tree with their friend Iris in the middle of the park, enjoying the shadow on that warm and sunny day.

Jessica Ramírez was an 11 (and ¾) year old Latina girl. Her dark brown hair was up in a ponytail and her clothes were clinging a little bit to her body. She hugged her trophy partially because she was proud of it, partially in an attempt to keep herself cool with the cold metal of the trophy.

Her best friend, Castiel Parker, was lying in the grass listening to the conversation. Castiel was your typical 12 year old boy – though his jet black hair was a little bit longer than the normal –, he was skinny and his head was too big for his body and he was shorter than Jessica – something that he particularly hated. The fact that he was just listening to the girls talk didn't bother them. Castiel wasn't too fond of speaking.

"I wish I could swim like you guys. You are amazing" Iris said excitedly. Iris was a tall ginger girl, captain of the track team. On the running track she was amazing; on the pool, not so much "I thing Jess is catching up to you Castiel"

"She wishes"

"We'll see when I get back from the US who'll be faster" Jess snapped.

"Still gonna be me"

"I can't believe you're going tomorrow" Iris mumbled sadly.

"We'll keep in touch, don't worry"

"Iris!" Someone called from a few meters behind them.

"That's my mum. I'd better get going" Iris got up and looked at her friend, opening her arms "Hug?"

The latina girl got up to her feet and gave her friend a bone crushing hug, a few tears escaping her eyes "I'm gonna miss you"

"I'll miss you too. Come back soon, okay?"

Iris jogged up to her mother, who waved at Jess, and walked away, out of the park.

"You are such a baby" Castiel told her when she sat back down by his side.

"And you're an idiot" The boy simply rolled his eyes and continued staring at the sky "Are you going to miss me?" Jess asked after a while.

"No" The girl lightly punched him in the shoulder "Of course I am"

"I'll miss you too"

"Good, 'cause if you didn't, my punch wouldn't be nearly as light as yours"

"Do you reckon someday I'll be able to beat you on a race?"

"Nope. I'm the best"

"You are so self-centred! I'm catching up, you know"

"Maybe someday"

The two kids stayed under the cork tree for a while more. They didn't talk, they just looked at the sky. When Castiel grabbed Jess's hand, she didn't pull away. They would stay there forever if they could, but the sun was setting and Jess's plane was leaving early in the morning.

When they parted ways at Jess's front door, she gave him a kiss on the cheek. "So you don't forget me" she had told him.

And he didn't.

He always remembered that kiss. And even when years had passed and things had changed he never forgot those moments from under the cork tree.

What do you think? Do you love it? Do you hate it? Please review and tell me!

Tune in for the next chapter when shit goes down. Also, I forgot to mention, this will also be based off a Free! parody called 50% OFF. 1000000/10 would recommend

Celia out