The next day after Haru's check in, the two boys compiled a long and complicated list of things to do before Haru died. There was some stuff that the two of them could handle easily, and then there was the dangerous stuff that Haru had picked out himself. Well, Haru didn't think it was dangerous, but a certain green eyed boy thought it was. At first, Makoto said no to everything Haru had added that he considered dangerous-he didn't want his beloved to die any sooner than he had to- but then Haru gave him an excuse for doing it.

"Makoto, have you ever heard the American phrase 'yolo'?" Haru had asked. Makoto groaned in frustration. Yes, he had heard yolo before. And Haru was taking the phrase way too seriously for his own good. But even after Makoto had shot yolo down, Haru had pulled out his last pleading tactic. He came up extremely close (too close for comfort in Makoto's opinion) and made his shiny, ocean eyes sparkle like never before. He even went so far as to pull a shota boy pout, just for his boyfriend. Makoto could see the desperate pleading in his lover's eyes, and as much as he hated to admit it, Haru was fucking adorable when he did that. So, with a sigh and a half hearted "fine" Haru was granted permission to do whatever dangerous stunt he wanted to.

"And remember Makoto, yolo." Haru said as he hopped into his wheelchair, eager to get started. Makoto just sighed and began pushing him away from the room.

God damn Americans.

*Time skip*

There was a lot of things Haru and Makoto did together on that long, long list, but for the sake of simplicity, the top ten would be the most important to share. These go in no particular ranking or order, just the top ten best things that happened over the month. So, without further ado, we now prepare for the montage:

#1: See the firefly squids glow

Haru had remembered that when Makoto and him were younger, they both made a pact to visit the firefly squids at night time when they grew up. Over the years, with all the swimming competitions and the Rin situation, they often were too busy to make time for each other outside of school, besides just staying the night at each other's houses. So, the two figured now was as good as anytime ever to keep that pact.

It was a beautiful night when they traveled to see the spectacular sight. Stars lit up the charcoal sky as they made their way over to where everyone was standing. A large crowd had gathered to watch these magnificent creatures glow, and Haru and Makoto were among them, watching in awe as the creatures swam around. They were bright and blue, and glowed fiercely too. The two stared at the squid for awhile and let their minds wander. The whole beauty of the scene reminded them of easier times, and they found themselves getting lost in happiness. The first one to break from their moment of euphoria was Makoto, who leaned down to kiss Haru's head. Makoto had never seen the latter happier in his life, and he was so glad he got to witness Haru's joyful smile. Haru looked up, his ocean blue eyes shining.

"Makoto, thank you for taking me here." he whispered as he wrapped his arms around his lover. Makoto smiled.

"You're welcome Haru."

Later that night, the two had accidentally missed the last train to take them back home, but they didn't mind so much. The pair ended up renting a hotel to sleep together in, even if the hospital staff weren't too happy about Haru not sleeping in a place without medicine. But the duo honestly could care less. As long as they were happy, that was all that mattered.

#2: Skinny dipping at midnight

Ah yes. This was one of the things that Makoto had considered "dangerous." Not because they were naked (he actually didn't mind that one bit) but because it was dark and hard to see. But Haru's compelling argument was:

"We'll just sneak into the school pool. We've only been ever caught sneaking around twice." Makoto sighed. Haru really could be a handful sometimes, whether he meant to be one or not. But, the green eyed boy couldn't deny Haru of his wishes, so he complied.

"And remember Makoto, yo-"

"Don't you even say it," Makoto warned. However, before he could go on to lecture Haru about not dying an early death, he suddenly realized something. "Wait a second, how are we even supposed to sneak out of the hospital at midnight?" Cue the mischievous glimmer in Haru's eyes. Makoto swallowed. This can't possibly be good.

Makoto had been right. Haru's plan of attack was to hide Makoto in the room since visiting hours were dwindling down by the minute. Then, after all the nurses and doctors left, have Makoto wheel him quickly down the hallway without stopping no matter what.

I can't believe I'm doing this. the brunette thought as he hid in one of the tall cabinets in the room.

A few hours after the nurses and doctors had left Haru's room to let him sleep, he climbed out of his uncomfortable hiding space and softly woke Haru, who had fallen asleep waiting. Even though he was tired himself, Makoto had to admit that the sight of a sleepy Haru rubbing his tired eyes was almost worth waiting. It was pretty damn cute in his opinion.

"Come on Haru, it's 11:30. We can make it by midnight if we hurry." Makoto whispered. Haru nodded enthusiastically, albeit still too drowsy to process words correctly. He silently slipped into his wheelchair, and off they went.

It wasn't long before the two reached the pool and were now completely naked. The night air was a bit chilly, but they didn't mind since they had the warmth of their bodies to keep them cozy. Before long, the same feeling of bliss and tranquility had overtaken them once again, and the two found themselves passionately lip locked not two minutes after they got in the water. Makoto floated in place while Haru swayed with him, creating a calming lull. It was once again, absolutely perfect, even if Haru was too weak to do anything other than float around with Makoto and kiss him with all he had. But both boys would remember this night for a long time after it happened, for this was the best feeling in the world.

#3: Ride in a hot air balloon

This one had actually been quite a surprise to Haru. He wasn't even sure if wheelchairs were allowed on hot air balloons. Hell, he wasn't even sure where Makoto would even take him for that sort of thing. But as it turns out, Makoto had a plan up his sleeve the whole time. A nice manager to a hot air balloon company that was primarily for advertising happened to hear of Haru's condition and decided that the boy had deserved happiness.

Haru could hardly believe that the man was actually asking them to board one of the hot air balloons, until he heard and saw the blaze of fire right above him. The inferno was hot, but it lifted them into the air. They floated up, up, up, until they reached a point where you could see almost all of Japan. And just like with the firefly squid, Haru and Makoto were awestruck at the view. Actually, Haru was awestruck at the view of the water, and not anything else, because he loved water. He glanced over at the second thing he loved, and was happy to discover Makoto was enjoying himself instead of worrying over Haru. Haru loved the boy's smile, and on impulse he found himself reaching for Makoto's hand. The green eyed swimmer gladly took it as they took in the gorgeous view. Haru had loved the surprise that Makoto had given him. He thought of it as Makoto saying, "Look at this beauty. This is our world, so let's share it together." Of course, many people would call Haru crazy for having such thoughts, but he didn't care. In fact, he didn't care enough to share with Makoto his thoughts over lunch. Makoto ended smiling and almost laughing at Haru's explaination.

"What?" Haru had asked. Had Makoto not thought of it that way?

"Nothing. I just think it's cute that you think of it that way. I love your way of thinking. I love you." Oh. Haru found that his face had started to burn when Makoto talked. Said man only laughed even more and leaned across the table and kissed Haru's nose. Haru was surprised.

"You did that even though we're in public?" Makoto knew exactly what Haru was implying when he said this.

"If they don't like it, they can go fuck themselves." Makoto said, tossing a gentle smile in Haru's direction. Haru didn't even know Makoto was capable of cursing.

He kind of liked it.

Alrighty people, the second part of the list will be posted most likely tomorrow, since I realized that it'd probably be a pain to read (and write!) it all in one chapter. I tried my best to split up the writing evenly, so hopefully neither one of these chapters will be too short :P