Hello. I decided to wriite this Fanfic because in my opinion, the author was a bit unfair to this couple, who died early in the Program in a very silly way. This is my vision of the story if they had not killed themselves. I do not own any of the Battle Royale characters. I hope you enjoy it.

Cha pter 1

Sakura Ogawa (Girl #4) and Kazuhiko Yamamoto (Boy #21) sat together by the cliff, holding hands. They had enough problems to worry about. The Program had just started, and now only one wrong movement, at one wrong hour, and with the wrong people would cause their imminent deaths. But for the happy couple, what really mattered wasn't that. It was that they were still together. Right now, it was the only important thing.

"Kazuhiko…. – Sakura blushed and started sobbing a little, her mind drifting into a nightmare. - … during this Program, if it's necessary somehow…. You know… if someone tries to kill us…. Would you kill for me?"

Kazuhiko, with his sweet, austere and serene face, tried to unconvincingly fake a smile and answered.

"Of course, Sakura. You know that I would do anything for you."

These words comforted Sakura, who buried her face in Kazuhiko's lap. Then, another thought, much worse, flashed through her mind. She couldn't help it.

"Would you DIE for me?"

Kazuhiko thought and wondered for a while, but in the end exclaimed a faint "yes", doubtful to the core. Sakura now cried for real, tears streaming down her eyes. Yes, she knew he would say that. And she loved him. But that wasn't fair.

"Please don't say that." – Sakura murmured- "Out of all the students in our class, you are the one I care for the most. If you die, I don't know what I would do. My life would be empty, crushed. I would never be the same person again. Also…."- Sakura stopped crying and looked at him. – "If you die, my dream won't come true. I won't marry you."

Kazuhiko did not hesitate. Hearing those words, he leaned down and passionately kissed her on the lips. Sakura smiled: he was by her side, until the end. But right after the kiss, she opened her eyes. And saw the gun on his right hand. She turned her back away from him, heartbroken.

"But if you kill… somebody…. I would never recognize you anymore. The Kazuhiko I know is the best man in the world. I know I can't stand up by myself. Alone, I will die. I cannot hurt a fly, much less a classmate. I need you. But if you kill people who are from our class, people who were my friends until yesterday, then…. It wouldn't be the same."

Kazuhiko thought about it. He loved that girl. He would kill as many people as possible, as long as she was safe. But if she was saying for him not to kill, then so would it be. He wouldn't go against her. Quickly and without thinking about the possibility of attackers nearby, Kazuhiko grabbed his gun and threw it into the sea.

"Sakura, I don't need a weapon to protect you. Being by your side is all I need". He then embraced her, the warmest and loveliest embrace she ever received in her life, even more than the ones she received from her parents when she was small. She embraced him back, gently, and closed her eyes. Right now, students were killing each other, weapons were being picked up, and the Earth was spinning around the sun. But for Sakura, while her cheek touched her beloved's, it did not matter. She remembered the day they met at school, the day when he looked at her in the hallway for the first time, and vice-versa; when he asked her on a date, and she said yes. The first time they kissed, on a beach similar to the one they were in. The taste of his lips, like cherry and strawberries.

Now her memories got more recent. The day when they, already dating, went to a shopping mall to buy her birthday present. His desperation, her happiness. Her frustration when they could not decide between anything, and finally, her breakdown on the park, crying and blaming herself. His determination, his smile, when they finally ran back to the store to find the white purse she wanted, the first one she saw. From them on, she held that white purse wherever she went to, even when she was asleep. It was her treasure; the symbol of their love.

In the Program, though, there's no time for daydreaming. Steps started coming faster through the forest, towards the couple. Kazuhiko quickly realized the mistake he had committed by throwing the gun away. Sakura's weapon was a rope, long and thick, but useless for self defense. If those steps were hostile, they would be dead.

Sakura blushed again until her face was right red, and held her boyfriend even tighter. Under her breath, she whispered: "Please kill us both, please kill us both, please kill us both…" It would be better to die now than to spend the rest of the Program without him.

"Yamamoto-kun! Sakura! Don't worry, it's me, Yukie!" - a shout was heard from behind them.

The couple sighed in relief and turned their heads. They were so lucky! Yukie Utsumi (Girl #2) was just behind them, along with her friend Haruka Tanizawa (Girl #12). Sakura was friends with both. They would never hurt her. The girls came closer, smiling to see Sakura again. Kazuhiko stood in silence. He wouldn't interrupt women's gossip.

Sakura got up and embraced her classmates, crying. Now she was safe. "Oh my god, I was so scared, I did not want to die, I thought you were going to kill me…." Haruka silenced her. "Don't worry. We are here."

They sat on the grass close to the cliff. After some minutes of talking, Haruka finally asked what she came there to ask:

"Sakura… would you join our group?"

Sakura smiled and answered "Of course". The more people she and Kazuhiko had with them, greater were their chances of survival. Or so she thought.

"Wait a minute, he can't go with us." – Haruka pointed and Kazuhiko, completely serious. Since she saw Kazushi Niida (Boy #16) laughing and screaming over dead bodies at the school, obviously having killed them, paranoia took over her. Only girls were trustworthy and therefore would come to her group; boys were not allowed, because they were all crazy animals.

Yamamoto opened his mouth to complain, but Sakura spoke for him, surprised and sad. "Why?" was everything she managed to say.

"Boys are …. Dangerous" – Haruka answered. "They are more aggressive and violent, and I'm pretty sure they will kill the majority of the students. We can't trust them." The tallest girl in class spoke with all her pride.

"Then…"- Sakura nodded, aggressively- "… if he can't come with us, then I won't go either."

A threatening silence fell on the cliff for a few seconds. Nobody moved a muscle. Finally, Yukie broke it:

"It's ok, Haruka. Kazuhiko is a good guy, and I won't risk our group by leaving people who want to join outside. He can come in." – Yukie did not know Kazuhiko personally, but because he was in love with Sakura, an admirable girl, he would probably be as good as her. Haruka could not argue, because, after all, Yukie was the leader. She made the rules.

Sakura hugged her boyfriend again, and kissed him once. Now she was happy. Nothing would come between them.

They walked slowly, talking softly, back to the school, and waited for the other girls on Yukie's group of friends to leave. First, Yuka Nakagawa (Girl #16). Then, Satomi Noda (Girl #17). Finally, after waiting for the oh so hot guy of the class, Shinji Mimura (Boy #19), to leave, Chisato Matsui (Girl # 19) joined them.

"Now we're complete" – exclaimed Yukie. The 3 girls found it strange to have a boy in their group, but quickly got used to it. They all found a good place to hide in the lighthouse.