Hearing her voice that seemed distressed for whatever reason her leg was cramping up for, he couldnāt leave her there dealing with that. Leg cramps could be some of the most painful things to deal with, because they were unpredictable how long they would hurt. Normally massaging helped themā¦which he could do to help her, because heās was always willing to help andā ohā¦what was this warm feeling that suddenly raised to his cheeksā¦?
Okay, so thinking about massaging her leg sorta left him embarrassed and made him think he shouldnāt be allowed to touch her delicate skin and thinking that if Rin caught him at some point and took it the wrong way, the orca might be on the menu for the sharks next dinner, but stillā¦he wasnāt going to just stand there and let her be hurt, soā¦heād do it. And with a gulp he turned toward her.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āDo you know what caused it to cramp up? Iāllā¦help relieve it for a bit if you wantā¦ā
This is why Gou shouldn't ever be running or even jogging almost: she was as unfit as the Iwatobi boys were fit. Her last class had kept her, as Gou'd needed to talk to a teacher about an upcoming exam, so being late meant she was running down the long path and staircase that'd take her up to the swimming pool and where the rest of the team was.
Unfortunately for her one wrong step going up the stairs meant that she landed wrong on her foot and a pain shot through her calf muscle halfway up. Gritting her teeth, crying out a little, and slowing long enough to stabilize herself on the railing, Gou was holding her leg a little as she hobbled the short distance to the deck above the starting blocks where Makoto found her.
"I ran up the stairs too fast and I stepped wrong on it...."
A stupid enough mistake to be embarrassing for Gou in her own right, but her own face flushing was embarrassment out of the clumsiness, not over what Makoto offered to do to help her feel better.
"You can if you want, Ama-chan-sensei's chair is right there, I can sit in that and watch you guys practice."
