Ryu struggled while Sugi was speeding up his paces toward the sea. The pink-haired felt great when he saw Ryu’s body shaking with fear. The cold water soaked up Ryu’s legs and Sugi’s half body.

"Please don’t Sugi!! You can’t do this to me"

The tall boy lifted one of his eyebrows as if teasing him.

"Why? Are you scared?"

Sugi asked when Ryu’s body tensed with scare.

"Where’s the brave Ryuichi in just a moment ago?"

Sugi less-tightened his arms from Ryu’s body. The poor boy cried out in shock, frightened. He held himself closely to Sugi not letting him go.

"Hey hey don’t grab me so tight. Didn’t you just ask me to let you go"

After satisfying torturing Ryu, Sugi then, completed his revenge. He threw Ryu into the cold sea.

"IYADA!"

That was Ryu’s last voice before he was drowning down into the dark sea.

"WAHAHAHAHA I won! Ryu"

Sugi laughed triumphantly.

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"KYO!!!"

Hakuei grabbed his younger brother’s arm. Kyo turned around to see Hakuei’s nervous face.

"Hey, what’s up, Haku-nii?"

"Do you know where Ryu is?"

Hakuei exhausted.

"Ryu-chan?"

The blue-haired boy, Toshiya, who stood there with Kyo asked

"Did you see him?"

Hakuei roughly grabbed his arm. Toshiya cried out a little

"HEY HEY! Onii-san, don’t hurt my Toshiya!"

Kyo warned.

"I saw him fifteen mins ago… ummm outside the balcony"

Toshiya replied. Why did Hakuei look so worry.

"Onii-san, you don’t have to be that worry about Ryu. He’s not a baby, ya know?"

Kyo said while trying to choo choo Hakuei’s hand out of Toshiya

The tall boy didn’t know why but he felt something strange….

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A few second had passed, Ryu still didn’t appear.

"C’mon. Ryu ! You can’t fool me"

Sugi shouted

Silence…..

The tall boy began to worry.

"Ryu! Don’t kidding me. Where the hell are you?"

The pink-haired began to search for the slim figure. He rushed toward the area where he thought he threw Ryu in. His hands swung in the water but he could find nothing. He dove into the sea but couldn’t see as it was really dark. The wind blew fiercely as if scolding him.

Nearly losing hope, Sugi then, spotted something from his right side. He quickly swam toward the object and grabbed it with all his strength. It was Ryu’s unconscious body.

He was not breathing!

"Oh no!"

Sugi was nervous. Ryu’s body was cold and wet. Sugi wrapped sand and water from Ryu’s face and tried to go back to the beach.

By that time, the boy was just realizing that they had gone far. But he had to hurry as Ryu was unconsciousness. The cold water’s level rose up to his chest and waves rolled at him all the time. Suddenly, Sugi felt a sharp pain on his left foot. Something might cut into his flesh. Would be a cracked seashell. The tall boy had to overcome his pain and held the unconscious Ryu close to his body. He headed toward the nearest safe place.

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Sugizo slowly placed Ryu on the flat rock. It was only 10 inches above sea levels but was the best place he could find out for now.

Ryu’s face was pale without blood. Sugi thought of all the first-aid methods he had learnt in the class. So he decided that he had to make Ryu return to normal breath.

He opened Ryu’s mouth with one hand and gasped for the air. Then, pressed his lips on Ryu’s cold lips. Followed by pressing Ryu’s chest. At first, Sugi’s body tensed when his lips touched the softness of Ryu’s. He felt his heart beat strangely. The boy didn’t know what this feeling was. The pink hair continued helping his friend until…

The tall boy was delighted when he heard the slim figure coughed. He lifted up and looked at Ryu. The black-haired boy still didn’t open his eyes. He breathed wearily. Sugi took both of Ryu’s hands in his and rubbed them again and again hoping that would warming him up.

The moon came out of the black cloud and shone brightly so the pink-haired boy could see the lying boy’s face clearly. Sugi felt like his heart was going out his body. He felt flame was licking his face. The boy’s face in front of him was so smooth and delicate. His figure looked fragile but beautiful. It was the first time the tall boy wanted to hug someone close to himself. He was so adorable.

Without knowing himself, the tall boy passionately placed his hot lips on the smaller boy under his body. By doing that, Ryu’s eyes flew open. He was stunned when Sugi’s tongue invaded in his mouth.

He tried to push Sugi’s away. Panicked

"What!!! What are you doing?"

Ryu yelled wearily.

Sugizo, too, was startled by his own action. But as he was the cleverest boy in the school(Well, not including Hakuei. They are nearly the same). He knew that this feeling is called as "Love" or "Affection". Well… could be "Passion".

Then, he noticed that Ryu was waiting for the answer. He said softly.

"Ryu.. I don’t know what to say…. But I am sorry"

Ryu’s face turned red with anger

"What!!!! You nearly killed me and you just said you were sorry? Don’t be such a stupid!"

Before Ryu could yelled more at him, Sugi took both of the black-haired wrists in his hand. Ryu was bewildered by Sugi’s respond.

"Look, Ryu. I am really sorry. I just.."

He paused.

"Just what?"

"I just don’t understand myself…"

"Huh?"

"That that I have a feeling for you."

Ryu looked at Sugi’s dark eyes and burst out laughing.

"What? Are you crazy? Did you drink too much sea wat…"

Ryu was cut off by a sudden light kiss from the tall boy.

The slim boy’s face reddened. He felt so embarrassed. He turned his face away from the pink hair.

Sugi made Ryu face to him.

"Ryu, I am serious. I want you to be "My lover" "

Ryu was confused and embarrassed. He had never faced this kind of situation before. The boy tried to change the topic.

"Look! Sugi. I know you hate me but can’t you find something that make more sense?"

Then, Ryu felt some hot liquid wet his palm. It was blood!! Came from Sugi’s foot.

"Sugizo! Are you hurt?"

By then, Sugi began to feel the pain in his foot.

"Ah.. I think something cut into my foot while I tried to bring you here"

Ryuichi carefully looked at the wound. It was quite big and the blood was still running.

"Ryu!! What are you doing?"

Sugi asked in surprise when he saw Ryuichi tore his expensive white sleeve. The black-haired boy carefully wrapped the cloth around the wound. He thanked Sugi’s in his heart for not leaving him in that scary sea even he had such of this terrible wound.

Sugi looked at the slim boy. Now he understood why Hakuei always stayed near this boy. He had good-hearted and so gentle. He felt his affection for the figure in front of him was now incurable.

"I didn’t know that you could do first-aid, Ryu-chan"

After finished, Ryu looked at Sugi and smiled friendly.

"Don’t think you’re the only one who smart, Sugi"

The pink-haired at this time, laughed happily. He pulled Ryu close to him and whispered into his ears.

"From now on, call me Sugi-chan, okay?"

"Sugi, let me go"

Instead of doing what Ryu asked, the tall boy hugged Ryu close to his chest.

"Call me first"

Ryu, not knowing whatelse he could do to escape this boy. Followed the pink hair’s word

"Sugi-chan.."

Again, the pink-haired boy placed a tender kiss on Ryu’s cheek.

"AH!!!! You cheated me!!!"

Sugi smiled gently and continued

"Will you be.."

"My lover?"

Again Sugizo whispered to Ryu. Ryu avoided his eyes and said something incoherently as the wind was so strong. But Sugi already concluded that Ryu had accepted.

He pressed his lips on Ryu’s lips again. And was glad that this time.. no protest…or struggling from the slim body.

To be continued in normal PRECIOUS

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