Disclaimer : You know what's it, so keep it in your head. Arigato.

Well....another chapter in the oven! Heeeheee...^^;; finished exams, so back to writing! So here ya go! Btw...I'm feeling of writing two sequels of ICBG, after this ^^! Changed my mind....since many(hm...two...to be frank ^^;;)want the sequel of ICBG!

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Yuki quickly rushed back to the Fuji's summer house where she was residing to change her shorts. It was true ; she ought to be more presentable to Kikumaru. She rummaged for her clothes in her closet and looked for her best dress.

"Ah! This is nice!"exclaimed Yuki, holding on a red dress. It had some lacing on the bottom of her dress. It was simple yet elegant. Before stepping out of the house, she took a cute bucket cap and placed it on her head, a basket in her hand.

"Just in time, 6.30 p.m!"she said happily. The beach was near, but not the dock. It took her quite some time to get there.

On the other side, Kikumaru was trying to bargain with the boatman.

"Come on, what 'bout 300 yen?"Kikumaru said, putting on his big, sad puppy dog eyes.

"No. The lowest'll be 1000 yen. If you don't want it then, fine. Be that way,"said the boatman icyly. The boatman was an exact duplicate of Tezuka's attitude. He was cold, calm and icy.

"Fine, I'll take it 1000 yen,"said Kikumaru, handing the boatman a 1000 yen note.  He grunted and took Kikumaru to the boat.

"Here it is. Keep it in good condition."

"HAI HAI!"said Kikumaru enthusiastically. The boatman just sweatdropped.

After a while, Kikumaru met up with Yuki at the dock.

"Hey, Yuki. You look great!"

"Ah...arigato,"said Yuki at the loss of words. She was blushing uncontrollably. Her face was soon a tomato.

"Eh? You okay? You're really red."

"Ah! Yeah.."Yuki trailed off, trying to cover her face with her khaki bucket cap.

"You've got the food nya~?"asked Kikumaru. He couldn't survive without food.

"Yeah. Some sushi, and some other things I whipped up at home."

"Cool! Can't wait to try your food."

"Ah..thanks.."drifted Yuki mindlessly. She felt too embarrased to say anything.

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"Aahh!! It was delicious!"exclaimed Kikumaru happily. The moon shone brightly that night, its reflection on the water. Yuki smiled contentedly, not sadistically. She was glad that all her hard work that evening was not a waste. She not only contented herself but also her crush, Kikumaru.

"Glad you like it!"replied Yuki, putting some plates back into the basket.

"Yuki, has anyone ever told you that you're the most beautiful girl I've seen?"enquired Kikumaru. Yuki froze at the both, speechless. No one ever told her that.

"Umm...umm...."murmured Yuki. Before she could react, Kikumaru leaned forward and gave her a soft kiss. It was a short one, but it hit Yuki's heart deeply. It wasn't her first kiss, but it jujst had something special to it.

"Yuki, can we just be more than friends? I'll protect you, forever,  even if it does cost my life."

"Eiji! Don't go saying things like that!"said Yuki, thinking that Kikumaru was trying to fool her. Deep down, she felt it was really true, but she just couldn't believe her ears.

"I'm serious, Yuki,"continued Kikumaru. He leaned closer to her and gave her a long and warm hug. She could hear his heartbeat. She felt really amazed and shock at how far it went.

"Eiji...."Yuki said calmly. He pulled her closer and they were just a few centimetres away from each other.

"I'll protect you, Yuki."

"Ah...um...there's still some leftover cake from yesterday!"said Yuki, breaking them both in such an intimate position.

"There IS??!! Yay! Momo took my share...nya~~"

"Here! Help yourself!"said Yuki, handing him tupperware. He opened it and saw two slices of rich chocolate cake. He kept both to himself, taking bites off the second slice already.

"Hoi, Eiji...you were supposed to save the second piece for me!!"

"Sorry, too delicious.."replied Kikumaru, showing his trademark pout. It was so cute that Yuki couldn't stop laughing.

"What's so funny??"queried Kikumaru.

"Nothing, Eiji. You look so kawaii(A/N : Cute in Japanese) when you pout."

"HAH! Making fun of me nya?"

"No, no...don't get the wrong idea.."

Kikumaru started hitting Yuki playfully with the rattan basket softly. She giggled and giggled alot, trying to avoid the basket.

"Aren't both of them just the cutest couple, ne, Syusuke?"Miyuki asked from a distance, observing the two on the boat.

"You just like spying, ne?"replied Fuji. He was leaving his sadistic side somewhere over the ocean, showing his smiling side out. Miyuki smirked at that.

"Well, I could consider being a dectective."

"No, it's dangerous."

"Fine, I'll take care of you at home then."

"That's alot relieving."

"I'm glad it turned out this way,"thought Miyuki to herself.

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Miyuki and Fuji left the dock after a while. Yuki and Kikumaru just reached the Fuji's summer house about 12 AM.

"Hmm...where have you been all night, Kikumaru-senpai?"teased Momo and Ryoma. They smirked, looking at their sleepy senior, waiting for answers.

"Nothing much, just for a boat ride with Yu-...wait. Why are you asking?"said Kikumaru suspiciously, his eyes fixed on both the busybody juniors.

"Ah...how can a boat ride with Haragiri-senpai, or rather Yuki-senpai be nothing? Congrats, Kikumaru-senpai,"teased Momo, smacking Kikumaru's back. Ryoma grinned evilly at Kikumaru.

"Hey! It's just nothing."

"Yeah, then we wonder what's Bsomething/B.."

"Nyaaaaa~...let it be over with the questions.."

"Fine then, Kikumaru-senpai.."

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Hihi! How's it? Hope ya'll like it!(especially to Bsakura2814/B and BJen-chan/B! I know...the boat seems cheap!(for a boat..) I mean...well....and sorry for not updating for a while! My mom had me to study for my exams, and now it's OVER! HIP HIP HURRAH! BTW, I've got the preview of both the sequels to ICBG. I'll tell you the first one first, though. I think it's gonna be like...many chapters kinda thing, coz I'm not really good at writing one-chapter stories ^^;;

Preview of Sequel No. 1, Tough Times : When Fuji can't forget the images of the pitiful and sad Miyuki before she came to Seigaku. He assaults Oshitari, but Miyuki comes running in and stopping this. She thinks it's best for the relationship to end, but someone comes and tries to get Fuji. Can Miyuki solve this problem that she had once started?

NYAAAA~~! The preview, or rather, summmary, is kinda stupid ^^;;; I'm not really good at previewing, or summarizing..I mean...I get so low for summary! ...and well...keep on ur toes!

-Apple Eyes/Tsubame Gaeshi