Shipwrecked

Shipwrecked

AU. Karin Kurosaki and a few friends had taken an ocean trip just after graduating from Karakura High. The adventure starts when she finds a guy with white hair and teal eyes with nothing but a loin cloth and stick. Hormones flair, arguments start, and misunderstandings around every corner.

Chapter 1 Off We Go...

I'm excited, beyond ecstatic! Today is the day Mai, Tera, Heko (Tera’s Boyfriend her older brother Hojie) and myself go on Tera’s Family’s boat on a three day fishing and swimming trip. We are all celebrating the fact we all just graduated from Karakura High!  

Our car driving over to the dock is where we are currently heading. I'm sandwiched between Mai and the back door behind the driver. I love May but her long bubble gum pink hair is getting caught everywhere! When Heko turned up the AC on it was in my face, tried to eat a sandwich and found one if her long hairs attached, and it is now tickling my arm making me itch. Usually I'd say something ignorant if it was somebody else, but Mai has the sweetest dispositions. Heko and Tera were both on my soccer team, and winning the championship this year just makes this trip all the more sweeter! The only reason why my goat chinned of a father let me go was because Hojie was Ichigo’s friend in high school.

The smell of the Ocean wafted my nose as we pull into the carport. The sweet smell of victory on the south end of Japan!

Helping pull a huge water cooler that's packed full of food for three days worth with Mai at my side was no feat.   I thought I was rather strong for a girl, but I'm really starting to second guess myself. I was sweating to death by the time we made it to the dock landing. I'm sure glad that I'm already in light blue Jean short and a white shirt with the arms and belly cut out. I have no fear for my boy short red and black bathing suite is already on underneath. Mai is wearing her baby pink sun dress over her neon orange bikini. We both look over to see Tera struggling with a whole arm full of fishing poles followed by her boyfriend Heko caring all our bags, snorkels, and a taller box. Her brother Hojie ran past Mai and I to make sure the boats electrical system was working, how full the gas tank were, and if all of the life jackets were available. Hojie and Tera usually spend there summers here with their parents, but Tera said they we're too busy this summer that's the only reason they lent us the boat; which is fine by me! I asked Yuzu if she wanted to come, all she said was that our father wouldn't last a day with out her. I told her that's what they had nursing homes for; the pinch in the arm I never seen coming from her still left a mark!

After all getting all the equipment on the boat and life jackets on, we headed to fill up on gas before heading out to the open water. Tera was showing Mai and me the inside of the boat. It was spacious and had just about everything you could think of from a kitchen, sleeping quarters with double bunk beds, even a living room area that's half kitchen but who cares? Most boats I've ever been on had seats and if I was lucky a roof. This boat is impressive!

Enough about the inside I want to get outside to that sun! Skipping three steps up to the desk to see where we were at. Walking over to Hojie driving and eating an Apple, I see a Map that has glass over it, and a compass next to him.

"So Captain, where exactly are we heading?"

"Twenty miles south east, some of the best fishing locations! We’ll let the ladder down for you all to go swimming." poking my nose "just don't swim in my lines and you wont get hooked!" swatting his hand away from my face.

"I know that you jack ass! How stupid do you think I am?"

"Do you really want me to answer that?" I punch him in his arm.

"Damn girl, you’re more of an Ichigo than a sweet Yuzu!" I give him my most evil glare I could muster. "See what I Mean! Just look at the face your giving me!"

"How much longer?"

"Ten, fifteen minutes at the most! Now go some where, unless you like looking at this stud!" wiggling his eye brows up and down.

"Do you want me to yell Ichigo about your pathetic excuse for flirting with one of his baby sisters?" horror struck his face.

"Yeah your right, just get the hell outta here!" pushing the back of head as I turn around. I smack his hands away while he laughs.

'Why me?' walking to the back of the boat where Mai was having a rice ball. She holds the container up for me to grab one as I sit down opposite of her. The suns rays feel better than better on my face!

Chewing on a rice ball she hands me the sun block. "Thanks!" Mai nodded as I take off my life jacket to get my shirt and shorts off. I hear Hojie yelling at me for taking off my life jacket while we were still moving, but I wasn't going to completely fry on his behalf. I flip him off as Mai helps get the sun screen on my back as I continue to take care of everywhere else. Slipping the life jacket back on Mai and I eat a few other things, not really wanting to get sick I stopped at a rice cracker; That's when I noticed.

"Hey Mai! Where's Tera and Heko?" just by Mai’s face, I was going to regret my answer.

"Down below, while Hojie’s distracted."

"Why the hell couldn't they wait until after the boat trip? Remind me to ask which bed they used!"

"Uh, I don't think it was the bedroom I heard them in." she was scratching her cheek. She pulls closer to my face and cups her hand to the side away from Hojie; Like he could really hear us from the Helm (wheel) on the top deck. "The bathroom, it has a small shower in there." I just shook my head.

"Fucking rabbits…" I grumble while putting on my sun glasses as I lay back in my chair letting the sun hit my face. Mai laughed while mimicking my motions.

Another ten minutes fly by when we pull to a spot and Hojie yells "Drop anchor!" Mai helps me push over the anchor and watch it sink into the darkness. By this time Tera and Heko make there grand appearance, both faces red, sweaty, and smiling.

Hojie came down and over to the back where Mai and I were to drop the latter down for us. The girls including myself take off our life jackets and jump in the water with our goggles just incase there was anything to see. The guys set up there fishing poles and headed to the front of the boat.

Quite a few hours later as the sun touches the ocean, we board the boat for something to eat before a shower and relaxing watching the stars. ‘Well that was my plan anyways!'

The shower water felt so good on my skin washing away all the salt water. After drying off and dressing in a pair of loose green shorts and a white tank top that said 'Classy, Sassy, & a bit Smart Assy' Grabbing a blanket from one the bunk beds I headed back on deck. It was dark and everyone but Hojie, Mai, and I were on deck. I could guess what Tera and Heko were up to, but I really don't want that mental image.

Hojie cracked open a beer and offered me one by holding up a cold can. I raised an eye brow.

"Aren’t you supposed to be the responsible one here? Why are you drinking?"

"Ocean doesn't have a drinking age!"

"Uhhh, I'm pretty sure it's still illegal to drink and drive even if it is a boat!" He waved my comment away as if it were an unwanted pest. "Well whatever! If anything happens to us or especially me it's your ass! Ichigo and my Dad are no treat when pissed off! Have you ever seen either of them get into a fight?" never taking my eyes off of him.

"Karin, relax! That's what you came out here for isn’t it? Besides I watched the weather report and unless we run into 'pirates' you'll be safe!

"Oh hardy har har captain, your humor enough to kill me alone, forget a natural disaster your mouth is the worse!" I go back to ignoring him to watch the stars; Mai was already laying down listening to the boat rock slightly in the water. The swaying of the boat rocked me into a slumber.
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Waking up to water spraying on my face didn't make me the most Jolliest of people.

"What the Fuck!" in a panic I look for who sprayed me and found Mai asleep next to me. "Uh" I looked around and the boat rocked to one side as the wind picked up. I walk under the desk and turn on a light to the bedroom. Hojie was sleeping sprawl out limb for limb. I grab his shoulder and shake, nothing. I shake him again, nothing. I lean over his head.

"Hojie if you don't wake the hell up right now I swear to Kami I will roll you off this boat myself!" he sits up blinking.

"Huh, whadda want?"

"Were you sure that it wasn't supposed to storm?"

"Positive, go back to bed..." he went to lie back down.

"Oh no you don't! Get your lazy ass up on that deck and tell me if that's not the first signs of a storm brewing!"

"Alright if it will shut you up for minute for me to go back to sleep!" with his hair cocked in every direction along with his blood shot eyes he makes one slow step at a time, with me up his ass with each step!

When we reach the deck; the boat rocked a little more and the wind picked up causing Mai to stir wake up. Hojie looked around and went over to his map, compass, and GPS system.

"Oh shit!" I stick my hand on my hips. "We must have drifted in the night, were way further south than were suppose to be." he looks up at me from the map." Can you pull up the anchor?"

"I'll try my damndest!" you didn’t have to tell me twice! As soon as I reached the big chain for the anchor it started to rain. "Mai! Help me!" Now yelling over the rain. She bolted over to me and helped pull and tug until we reached the end of the chain. Holding it up to my face, I'm pretty sure the anchor was there when we shoved it out. Panic sets in, I book it over Hojie.

"The damn anchor isn't there!"

"What do you mean the anchor isn't there!"

"Do I fucking stutter!"

"Ok, ok! Get the life jackets and pass them out! I also need Tera up here! Now!" as much as he was yelling I barely heard his command, lucky I read lips well!
Booking it down the steps I grab the arm full of life jackets and threw two on for Heko and Tera. Tera sat up, but the throw didn't affect Heko in the slightest!

"What the hell was that for?" she shrieked at the top of her lungs.

"Get up on deck! We got problems! Your brother needs you!" I turn in time to see Mai swaying down the steps and I hand her a life jacket as well.

"Put this on!" I run past her up to Hojie and hand him one as well securing my own, water splashing and as the boat leaned hard one side. Tera walks out and over while stumbling due to another toss the waves gave the boat. She reached and held onto the table top with the map. She looked at the map the GPS system and then to the compass.

She screamed to her brother "Make A Hard Left, The Port Side, The Port Side!"

"What?" he yelled right back! I pull over to him to repeat her commands into his ear. He nodded and did as she told him to. I was holding onto the table with the map next to Tera. The boat rocked hard as I tried to hold onto the corner of the table. I felt a sharp pain in my arm from my finger all the wayt up to my medial elbow; The table with the glass had sliced my skin open.

"Shit!" I let go of the table. Tera saw the whole thing happen, she made her way over to me. The boat rocked again as Tera grabbed a hold of my good wrist as I tried to cover my arm. She let go of the table as well. We were both tossed into a pole, then a railing of the boat. The boat rocked to the other side as the wind picked up even more, throwing Tera directly at the table causing her to hit her head. I get on my hands and knees to try and reach her; I see blood pull from the side of her head.

"Shit!" I grab her ankle as Heko showed up, confused and the storm disoriented him. He looked down and finally saw the both of us, getting down he pulled us over more towards the middle of the boat where the table is. I took off my shirt not giving a damn I was in my white sports bra to wrap it around my forearm. Heko was examining Tera’s head; pulling her bloody wet hair aside he pressed his palm down to try and stop the blood flow. I turn around to Hojie struggling with the helm (Wheel), so I pick my self up and started to sway to him. I figured Mai was probably too freaked out to come up, I don't blame her, She lost her mother in a Typhoon ten years ago, house collapsed and she was very lucky to have survived that herself!

I reach Hojie and helped pull the Helm (Wheel) to the left. The boat rocked again shoving me into Hojie making us slide and the boat did a spin as the helm kept going around. Hojie and I both grabbed to stop it, I reached with my wrapped up arm and slipped off between the blood with the rain. Hojie went to grip me as the boat rocked so hard; I seen Heko and Tera slam into the railing together before I inhaled a mouth full of water.

The boat rocked to the other side and threw me the opposite away from Heko, Hojie, and Tera, Heko was holding onto both Tera’s unconscious body and the railing, while Hojie held on for dear life to that helm. The boat tilted back up to have a wave slam into us from the same direction causing me to slip further away from them. I can see Hojie’s mouth screaming my name, and then he pointed behind me frantically.

I turn to a wave that was at least one story tall, I went to hold onto the railing on this side, but I was already too late. The ocean took me in a mess of rain, wind, and now I am surrounded in wet pitch black waters.

Even with the life jacket I was struggling to stay above the water. Every time I resurfaced I looked around frantically for the boat, nothing. I heard the fog horn a few times letting me know they were there and to hang on. After about five minutes there was nothing but me and the water.

I don't know how long the storm lasted, but to me it felt like a lifetime. Soon the stars were out and my skin was beyond pruned; I let my mind wonder to worse thoughts of never being found. Now that I’m not struggling for my life exhaustion hit me like a ton of bricks, while the life jacket still holding my head up, I pass out.

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