Ren's POV

"Uwah!" I can't help but be impressed by the sight of the waste amount of water before us. So this is what they call the sea? It's way

more stunning than I had imagined. Beside me, JR is chuckling over my reaction.

 

"You're cute, Ren-ah." He says, and I can't help but blush slightly. After staring at the sea for what feels like an eternity (it takes that

long for me to avert my gaze), JR takes my hand and leads me somewhere. I gladly let him guide me.

 

"But you know what's the main point in going to the sea?" I shake my head.

 

"It's to go swim." He declares, and now that he mentions it, there are a lot of people playing in- and outside the water. Children, teens,

adults- all of them. They are wearing what seems to be some kind of underwear? Does he expect me to wear that?! JR notices my

shocked expression and laughs.

 

"Don't worry, I've already planned it out." With that, he pulls a pair of black and pink colored boxers out of his bag and hands them to

me. I take them, but I still worry a bit.

 

"Those are swimming trunks." He explains. "You wear them once you go to the beach." I'm really glad he knows that I have no idea

what all this is about. I've never been to the sea, neither have I worn - swimming trunks? - before. But to me, they are quite revealing.

I'm not used to showing so much skin in front of so many people. My hand grabs JR's tighter.

 

"It's alright, I promise. I'll be wearing them, too. Let's go change!" We search for public changing rooms and luckily find one quickly. JR

changes first. As he steps out of the cabinet, my glance immediately wanders over his body. Which is, I must say- quite well built. As he

moves I can see muscles working underneath his skin. Not like he's utterly muscular, no, but he's got that perfect mixture.  I feel hot all

of a sudden, and also embarrassed. Why does he have to look so flawless? I feel ashamed thinking of my own body and having to

walk beside him with my build.

 

"W-what is it?" JR asks, starting to feel uncomfortable under my stare. I quickly look away and direct my gaze at his face.

 

"It's nothing." I say and hurry into the cabinet, just one second before my face flushes all red again. I'm so hopeless.  Unfortunately,

there is not even a mirror in here, and this is the first time in my life I wish for one so badly. What if I look weird? Can I really show

myself in public like that? More importantly, will JR like it?

 

"Ren-ah, you finished changing? Or do you need help?" He says the last part in a teasing tone. My heartbeat fastens.

 

"No, I'm done." I splutter, stepping out of the cabinet. I avoid his eyes as long as possible, and because he doesn't say a thing I feel

awkward. But as I search for his glance, I release my tension. His eyes are widened and his mouth is slightly dangling open, but he

gets a hold of himself quickly. Too late, I noticed his nervousness. A smile sneaks onto my lips.

 

"L-Let's go." I happily follow his demand.

 

 

 

JR's POV

 

I'm not prepared for this. I already saw Ren shirtless, so why does the sight of his bare skin still make me so nervous? Is it because it's

the first time we go out as a couple? I feel so proud having a boyfriend like him. To me, he's the cutest thing on the world. I'd never give

him away.

 

As we approach the water, I suddenly wonder if he knows how to swim. Since he didn't even know about swimming trunks, I figure he

doesn't. I smile at the thought of me teaching him. Seriously, sometimes he's like a kid that sees the world for the first time.  Yet he

sometimes acts so mature when consoling me...

 

Ren's scream beside me pulls me back into reality. Startled, I whirl around, expecting the worst. But he just stands there, now about

one meter away from me (too far in my opinion) and breathes heavily.

 

"What is it?" I ask, and he looks at me with big eyes.

 

"It's cold." He says with blank expression, can't help but smirk at him.

 

"Well of course. It's water and it's not the hottest day, so..." He gives me a look as if he understood instantly and then approaches the

water again. Ren shivers when his foot touches the cool water, but this time he doesn't back away. He bravely takes more steps and I

slowly follow him. However, as soon as the water reaches his knees, he stops. Once again I have his bright eyes focusing me.

 

"Hyung, I can't do it like this." I watch him, tippy-toeing while trying to go further in. An idea comes to my mind. I go past him, positioning

myself directly in front of Ren, my back facing him.

 

"Then I guess I'll need to piggyback you." I cheekily grin at him, at first he seems surprised and hesitant, but he agrees.

 

"Um, okay..." No idea what I expected, but as his skin touches mine, a warm sensation runs through my body. I patiently wait for him to

get on.

 

"Ready!" He mumbles right next to my ear, and I'm amazed at how light he is. Not as light as a girl would be, but lighter than expected. I

carefully step forward, the water now surrounds my hips, and Ren on my back is gasping for air. He grabs my shoulders tighter. Even

though his nails bury into my flesh, I don't complain. He's so close to me, I can't destroy that moment.

 

Once we are fully surrounded by water, I let go of Ren. He can still stand here, so I don't have to worry about him drowning. Turns out

that he loves the sea. Ren quickly adapts to it, he doesn't even need my help and we play around for a while, until I splash water at

him. He freezes in his movement and stares at me, not getting the situation, and I take my chance to strike again.

 

"Yah, hyung what are you doing?" He asks confused, but I keep attacking him.

 

"You have to defend yourself, Ren-ah!" I call, and as soon as I said that he starts fighting back. I have to admit, he's good at it.

 

Like that, time flies, and we soon stand across from each other, throwing glares and breathing heavily. Both of us are exhausted, so I

decide to end it here.

 

"Ah, I give up, you win!" I say, raising both of my hands as a sign of giving in. Ren smiles contentedly, it's a cute smile, and I have the

urge to hug him. What I do. His wet hair tickles my cheek as he carefully responds to my embrace.

 

"Want some ice cream?" I ask, and Ren nods instantly. Has he, possibly, a weakness for sweet things? I excuse myself to get the ice, it

hurts to let him alone even for a short moment, but it seems like he'd rather stay inside of the water. I stroll towards the ice cream seller

where already quite a few people are waiting to get some of the delicious cold candy, but I'm still thinking about how beautiful the water

drops sparkled in Ren's hair.

 

"Hello there handsome" At first I don't react to the voice, thinking it doesn't address me. Apparently, it does. I notice as somebody pats

my shoulder. I turn around to see two girls before me, they are pretty and what other boys would refer to as hot, but to me they are

uninteresting. I play with the thought of ignoring them, but I don't want to be offensive, so I answer.

 

"What is it?" My expression must've turned into that scary looking one again, and my voice sounds threatening as well, because the

girls seem startled for a second. They don't back off though.  

 

"We just wondered if you're alone here." They giggle, and one of them even my arm. I pull away in disgust.

 

 

 

Ren's POV

 

I keep playing with the water, splashing around like a little kid, but I don't care what I look like. There's nobody I need to impress, for I

have JR. And he is getting ice cream for the both of us. I my salty lips at the thought of it. But he sure does take his time...

 

Just to be sure, I glance at the shop where they sell it. I have to look two times before I believe my eyes. Is JR being- flirted with? Two

extremely attractive girls have made their way to him, talking to him casually. One of them even touches him! I can't bear with it

anymore, I need to know what's going on, so I inconspicuously make my way out of the sea and approach them. Since the beach is

filled with people, I don't think they notice. I curse JR's greyish aura. Because of it and all those others around, I can't seem to sense

his intentions. What if he likes it? The only way to find out is to eavesdrop on their conversation. I take a deep breath. I don't need to

get that close to hear them, but I fear being discovered. What are you doing, Ren...

 

"We just wondered if you're alone here."  No, he's not alone, he's with me!

 

JR is silent for a while, he examines the girls with a neutral look on his face. My body tenses. His answer will decide whether my heart

will get broken or not.

 

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Yup. I did it, an update~ I'm starting to adore the two of them ♥

Ren is such an idiot, in a cute way :> But how should he know? xD

and read this, too! XD