Disclaimer: I do not own .Hack//GU nor it's characters.

Pairing: Haseo/Silabus

Setting: After volume three, summertime

Warnings: BL implied. Grammatical errors that I didn't notice, and OOC-ness on both characters. (Which I apologize for)

Chapter one: Meeting

Ah..the wide open sea. So peaceful and beautiful...

Like how the ocean sparkled when the rays of the sun reflected on the ocean's surface.

How different colored and sized fishes swam in what direction, that their fins will take them. And, how the water crashes into the sands and rocks of the land...

These were the thoughts that swirled around the young college student's head when he had arrived at the beach. The college student wore a green sleeveless shirt and short pants. He had slightly long brown hair that swayed slightly to the sides and had brown eyes to match with his hair. The young college student then proceeded to remove his sandals and then he slowly submerged his feet onto the cool waters of the sea.

The student sighed, feeling the water caress against his skin and taking in the majestic features of the ocean.

"Coming here is a nice change of pace every once in a while." The young college student said with a wide smile on his face.

He walked along the side of the ocean where the waters would meet with the sand. He then stopped and wondered when his companion would get there.

"I wonder what's taking him so long...That guy surprises me at times. Suddenly wanting to meet up with me offline and here of all places!" he exclaimed but he laughed. He didn't mind at all coming here for this place was beautiful.

Feeling a bit tired from walking, he decided to sit on the sand to wait for his friend. He positioned himself by hugging his knees with his arms and facing the ocean. It wasn't long before he felt his eyes closing from watching the water crash into the sands. He was about to fall asleep when someone behind him gently tapped his left shoulder.

"I'm sorry to disturb you but..." The stranger with grey spiky hair and red crimson eyes that has crouched down to his level, asked "Are you...Sila-bus..?"

The young college student looked up and felt entranced by the stranger's eyes. Then he slowly nodded as the question finally absorbed inside his head.

The stranger smiled at him and this made Silabus's blush. The stranger sat down beside him and said "Sorry if I made you wait that long. I had to pick up a few things for the trip."

Looking at the teenager's appearance, the stranger had a similar look to his online friend's character. Realizing that this was none other than his friend online he replied.

"No, it's alright. I didn't mind it at all, Haseo!" And then he smiled at the grey haired teenager.

"It's Ryou..." The grey haired teenager stated. "Were not in "The world" so we should call each other by our real names."

Silabus widened his eyes a bit and then nodded.. "Yeah, you're right! Okay then, my name is Morino Yuuichi, but you can call me Yuuichi!" He smiled brightly at Ryou causing him to blush.

"Misaki Ryou.." He finally said after gaining composure.

They sat there for a while looking at the sea and a comfortable silence came to them.

"Ryou..?" breaking the silence between them.

"Hmm..?" Ryou looked at him.

"I've been wondering.."

"Why did I suddenly want to meet you offline…?" he said taking the words right out of Yuuichi's mouth and then smirking when he saw Yuuichi's shock expression.

"Well to be frank, I don't know why either..." Ryou continued and chuckled to see Yuuichi still staring at him.

After comprehending that the player behind Haseo is joking around him, Yuuichi finally smiled… and laughed

"You know, Ha- I mean…Ryou." Yuiichi fumbled a bit still trying to get use to calling him by his real name. "I never knew you could actually joke around with anyone."

"What do you mean by that?" Ryou quirked an eyebrow.

"Well, because online… you're always emitting an aura that says to not mess with me or something. You're always so serious that you know…." Yuuichi darted his eyes back to the ocean trying to convey the meaning to his words.

"Is that so...?" Ryou then turned to look at the sea seeing the sun setting.

"Ryou... I didn't make you mad, did I...?" Yuuichi turned his eyes back to him and asked with a worried expression on his face.

"No. I told you guys to stop asking me that. Besides, I guess… I am always like that…" Ryou said softly suggesting that he wasn't mad at all.

"That's good..." He went to look back at the sea as the setting sun reflected against it.

Then Ryou stretched his legs and slowly stood up, carefully brushing the sands off his pants.

"We better go back to the beach house, its getting late..."

"Oh, yeah... right!" Yuuichi was about to stand when he saw Ryou's hand beside his face.

He looked up to see Ryou looking at the side with a red tinge across his face, and his right arm stretched towards him. His right hand open and near Yuuichi's sitting form.

Yuuichi smiled and blushed a bit when he realized that Ryou was offering to help him up and took his hand.

After helping him up, Ryou let go of his hand. Although, Yuuichi couldn't help but notice that Ryou let his hand go slowly.

Ryou then crossed his arms as he waited for Yuuichi to brush the sands off his shorts.

"Typical Has-- I mean Ryou behavior.." Yuuichi thought when he saw Ryou stood with his arms crossed. After finally brushing the sands off his pants and getting his sandals that was located not far away from where they sat, he gave the signal to Ryou to lead the way.

Feeling a bit nostalgic, that he and Ryou used to do this back at "The world", Ryou

as Haseo, the leader of their guild and him as Silabus, the one that always have the leader's back when they were off fighting monsters and leveling up.

After walking for a while, Ryou stop and turned around. "Did my butler helped you to unload your luggage's..?"

"Yup! He did and he was very nice. Although, I'm not really used to being called Master Yuuichi…" He laughed.

"Don't worry, you'll get used to it..." Ryou smirked.

"But I'm really surprised that you have a private beach house, let alone a private beach!"

"Actually, it used to belong to my grandparents but they moved to a house near a hospital. And by next month, they're going to sell this house..."

"...Uh...but what about the memories carved inside their house..?" Yuuichi looked sad for a moment.

Ryou raised his eyebrow and smirked at Yuuichi. "Memories..? You sound just like Atoli…"

"Ryou…I mean--" He stopped when Ryou signaled him to be quiet, saying that he understood.

"I know, Yuuichi. But...life has to move on. Besides... it doesn't mean to forget about them. Now let's go, its getting dark. Not that I'm afraid of it, I actually find it comfortable but I don't know about my companion..." Ryou narrowed his eyes and smirked at Yuuichi.

"Hey, I'm not afraid of the dark, Ryou!" But he didn't get mad; instead he smiled back at Ryou.

Ryou turned around to hide his blush which was evidently showing. "Anyway, let's go. The butler is going to get worried if were not back there by dark." He started to walk hurriedly towards the house, leaving a confused Yuuichi behind.

"Ryou, wait up!" He then caught up with him and proceeded to enter the house.

Notes to cover in this story:

Ryou Misaki or Haseo is a rich teenager in this one for I assumed basically that since he goes to private school, I figured he's a rich kid. Yeah, it's all basically in theory though.

This explains why Ryou has his own butler, and has a private beach house somewhere in Okinawa…

Anyway, thank you for reading. :)