[Free! ] why are you biting me

Spring is getting stronger.

The sun shining on the body is very warm, the sea water flowing through the corners of the mouth is very salty, the fine sand lying across the body is soft, and... the touch on the lips is soft and cool.

The whole head was dizzy, and Hitomi Otoha still remembered the suffocation feeling in his chest, as if he was robbed of his breath in the deep sea. The scorching and fresh breath feels like the fresh oxygen that hits your face when you enter the green shade after an intense morning jog, and you can't help but want to take a few more deep breaths.

In fact, she did so. When the soft touch came over again, she subconsciously opened her lips slightly, softly but persistently holding the other's lips, as naturally as breathing. Suck the air out of the other person's mouth.

Probably because she didn't expect her to make such a move, through the touching lips, Yiyu Hitomi vaguely felt the opponent's body stiffen suddenly, and then her shoulders were violently gripped, causing her to frown fiercely in pain.The lack of oxygen aroused the dry itching deep in the throat, and the unstoppable cough poured out, and the eyes that had been closed all the time were finally opened after frowning tightly and the eyelashes trembling slightly.

What came into view was a face that was so delicate that it was too delicate. The neck-length wine red hair was attached to both sides of the young man's thin face. Water drops rolled down the contours of his face and fell on her face. up and down the corner of your mouth.

... No wonder there was a salty smell of sea water, so that's how it came from.

Yi Yutong squinted his eyes, and stared blankly at the other person's eyes with the same color as his hair, unable to tell what emotion was flashing in there.

Can't wait for her to think about it, the boy has already propped up his body and moved away from her sight. The movement of getting up slowly is a kind of handsomeness that seems to have penetrated into his bones casually, and the moment he opened his mouth, his eyes swept across her body at the same time, It landed on the surface of the water not far away with a slight suspicion of dodge, and the low-pitched voice had the texture of dripping water piercing a stone.

"Have you finally woken up?"

"Cough cough..."

Following his example, he sat up and sat up. This series of movements made the already drenched clothes sticky and clinging to his skin. A feeling of being unable to breathe was transmitted from the pores to the brain, lingering around the whole body. It's a icy coolness.

Turning his head to look at the boy in front of him, he found that he was also in a similar situation. After absorbing the water, the black T-shirt almost became his second skin, which clearly outlined the boy's well-proportioned and powerful body lines, hidden under the fabric The fit body of the young man is amazing, and one can tell at a glance that the teenager in front of him must have been exercising a lot.

Withdrawing his gaze from lingering on him, he climbed up to the side of the boy's slightly pursed mouth, and the girl with the same wet long black hair tilted her head, and continued to speak in a hoarse voice.

"Am I drowning again?"

……again?

Hearing this, the young man frowned, turned his head in disbelief, then smacked his lips and gave a "tsk".

Could it be that you are still a frequent visitor to drowning?

Rin Matsuoka didn't say the last sentence, but after a slight pause, he bent down and picked up the bag that fell on the beach not far away. With a flick of the boy's slender arms, the blue and white backpack drew a line in the air. The powerful track then hangs firmly on his shoulders.

"...Since you're fine, I'll go first."

Turning around, Kong Luo saw that the girl was still in a state of being out of order, the boy paused in his footsteps, and finally turned his head again worried, and gave a warning in a slightly lower tone:

"If you can't swim, don't come to the beach alone next time..."

After all, looking at the calm and gentle sea now, it is not really as beautiful and harmless as it looks.

As if thinking of some bad memory, the young man lowered his face slightly as he spoke, his expression became obscure.

Not noticing the strangeness of the other party at all, the girl who turned her eyes to the sea surface took a while to realize what the boy said.After staring straight at him for several seconds, she suddenly asked an irrelevant question slowly.

"Well, did I bite you just now?"

"..."

Hearing this, a soft touch suddenly flashed in Matsuoka Rin's mind, his face became uncontrollably hot, he stroked his forehead with one hand, then silently turned his head to the side, and said dryly, "No this time" thing.

Hearing the negative answer, the girl snorted and scratched her messy long hair in doubt.

"Strange, then why does my mouth hurt so much?"

"........."

The girl who was talking to herself suddenly stretched out the tip of her tongue and licked her own lips, smacked her lips as if tasting something, tilted her head and muttered:

"It seems to be broken."

"……………………"

After contemplating for a while, the girl couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation. She immediately gave up on this. She stood up unsteadily, standing barefoot in the fine sand. The clothes evaporated a piercing coolness, and the exposed skin was covered with fine particles after a short while, which stimulated her to open her mouth and sneezed loudly.

"It's so cold."

The burgundy-haired boy glanced at her in confusion, then glanced at the coat he was holding, and finally took two steps back and handed the coat to her.

"Although it may not be very useful, you should put it on the outside first."

"...Oh, thank you."

Tremblingly, she took the boy's black sports coat and put it on her body. The size was a bit too long for her. The hem of the coat easily covered her thighs, but it did effectively block part of the cold air.

After putting it on, Hitomi Yiyu stood in the same place, turned her head and looked at the calm sea, the ripples blown by the wind were like a long layer of tulle that was crystal clear and transparent, her dark purple eyes were full of obvious longing, but soon replaced by distress.

"Hey, can you swim?"

The boy casually put his hand into the pocket of his trousers, and let out a casual "hmm".

Hearing his answer, the girl's eyes lit up, and she took a small step forward excitedly. Her pale fingers grabbed the boy's arm. Hitomi Otoba slightly raised her face and looked at the boy who was a head taller than her. There was a slight frown on the other side's brow, but he didn't let go of his hand.

"Then...how does it feel to swim in the sea?"

The slightly hoarse voice from choking on the sea water and the sea breeze brushed past her ears word by word, Matsuoka Rin looked taken aback, and couldn't help but glance at her.He found that those deep purple pupils were serious and couldn't be more serious. The movement of pulling his arm didn't relax but became more forceful at this time. She never let go.

Obviously she almost died because of this just now, but at this moment when she asked this question, the look on her face could not be more pure yearning, like a bird that has been imprisoned and free, longing for the sky.

Thinking of this, the boy's expression loosened a bit, and then he turned his head and followed the beach all the way forward.The weeds on the side of the road swayed with the wind, and the sound of car horns came from the street a little further inside, which was easily covered by the sound of waves hitting the beach.

the water moves.People move.The wind moves.Clouds move.

The feeling of swimming...

Matsuoka Rin lowered his eyes expressionlessly, a strand of slender hair slipped from his ears, covering the emotions that filled his eyes, and his voice lowered.

"It's meaningless to ask others about this kind of thing, right? You need to experience it yourself."

"Then you can teach me how to swim?"

After a pause, he frowned slightly and met the girl's still hot and bright eyes, and with a little effort, he freed his arm from the opponent's hand, and avoided the gaze of the girl with this movement.

"Sorry, if you want to learn swimming, I suggest you go to a professional coach."

Swimming for him now is no longer the pure emotion he had when he was young.

The sea breeze seemed to be a little stronger, mixed with the raised water droplets, mottled into colorful fragments under the sun, blurring the face of the boy opposite, and the wine red hair was thinned by the sun to form a faint halo.

"Professional coaching is useless to me! Otherwise, I wouldn't end up sinking like a weight every time I think I can."

Yi Yutong waved her hands with a look of disdain, but downplayed her many times of drowning, as if such an experience was as unimportant as commonplace in her eyes.

For the first time, Rin Matsuoka felt speechless and choked. It was incredible that the girl in front of him could still stand here with a relaxed face and asked him to teach her to swim, but at the same time, he was ruthlessly beaten by the other party's persistence. It shook.

The boy's expression instantly became complicated.

"Why...don't you give up?"

Since you can't learn all the time, why don't you give up?Is learning to swim important enough to risk your life time and time again?

Yi Yutong stared at the undulating sea surface with burning eyes, unable to tell whether it was sea water or sweat. Drops of water slipped from the corners of her brows, wet the corners of her eyes, and burst into a swaying stream of light.

"Maybe one day...but definitely not now!"

Using her fingers to wipe away the water droplets that slipped past the corners of her eyes, she slowly showed a dazzling smile to the boy in front of her.

"If I give up here, maybe I will never experience the feeling of wandering freely in the water, and I always feel that water is alive. As long as I don't give up, I will be accepted by it one day, right? In that case, I will definitely be able to see scenery that I have never seen before!"

When the last sentence fell, Matsuoka Rin's pupils shrank suddenly, feeling that a certain place in his heart was instantly poked.

...As long as you never give up, will you see scenery you have never seen before?

Matsuoka Rin couldn't tell whether the girl's idea was stupid or naive, but it was undeniable that he was shaken.

"……I understand."