Surviving The Extreme
Author: Wolf Petal
Summary: Kagome was sailing to North America when the ship suddenly sinks. After finding out that her, her Dad, Mom, and Uncle Tamaka are the only survivors, they then find themselves on a tropical island in the middle of nowhere. Enter Sesshomaru and let the story begin.
Chapter 1: Calm Before The Storm
It was a calm night and the waves were small and peaceful. It was perfect weather and there was not a cloud in sight. Nothing could go wrong.
Two men were standing next to the side of the boat, looking out over the sea. One of them had a captain's uniform on while the other had on plain clothes.
"My. What beautiful weather we are having. The waves are calm and there is not a cloud in sight. Don't you agree Tamaka? Is this not good weather for sailing?" said the captain.
"Yes, I agree Captain Higurashi. Nothing could be better. It is the most perfect weather for sailing." Tamaka said, still looking forward.
"Well, I am going to bed. Will you check on the crew for me Tamaka? Thanks, I can always count on you." After saying that, Captain Higurashi went to his room and slept.
In The Kitchen:
A young girl of eighteen was cooking in the kitchen when Tamaka came in. He first looked at the pots to see what was in them. Hanging over the stove was a piece of cork board, and on the board were a couple of recipes.
"Why hello Uncle Tamaka, What brings you down here this evening?" She said looking at Tamaka.
He looked at her and said, "I can't come down here and see my favorite niece? I just came down here to see how everything was going. Anyways, what are we having for supper? Is it on those recipes?"
"Yes uncle, the recipes are what I am cooking right now. We are going to have Seafood Crepes for the appetizer, Shrimp and Oyster Gumbo with Okra, and the Nutcracker 'Sweet' for dessert." She said looking from her uncle to the food in the pot.
Tamaka got a surprised look on his face as he said, "Wow! It does sound good Kagome. I can't to eat. I better go check on the rest of the crew."
"Oh, before you go, will you wake up my mom and dad. Also tell them that supper is ready. Thanks." she said before she returned to what she was doing.
"I sure will Kagome, anything for my favorite niece. Be right back." Tamaka said before exiting the kitchen.
Tamaka was walking past the engine room when he heard one of them say, "Quickly men! Don't just stand there like a bump on a log! Fix those cracks! Do you want this ship to sink?! Kanane, get the hammer and nails! Usaka, go get plenty of boards! Now get moving before I throw you overboard!"
Tamaka then ran into the engine room to find out what all what all the commotion was about. Once in there he asked the man in charge, "What happened Carter? What caused this?"
Carter replied, "There was too much water pressure and the boards couldn't take it anymore, and the pressure caused the boards to crack. You don't have to worry about it. It's nothing serious and it's nothing we can't fix. Don't worry; we'll have it fixed in no time." Carter turned back to the men and started to correct their mistakes.
Tamaka then turned and exited the engine room and wake up the captain and his wife. After reaching the captain's quarters, he knocked on the door. He was then answered by a, "Wait a minute!" He could hear scuffling around the room and he started to smile. The scuffling then stopped and Captain Higurashi said, "Come in!"
Tamaka then stepped into the room and looked over at Captain Higurashi and his wife. He then said, "Captain, dinner is ready. Also we had a leak in the engine room. Don't worry about it though because Carter is fixing it and they seem to be doing a good job." He then turned and exited the captain's quarters.
Later That Night:
Several hours had passed since dinner and everyone had enjoyed Kagome's home cooking. She got so many about how good the food was that she looked like a tomato.
Thunder could be heard in the distance and the boat started to rock a little bit. All of a sudden a bolt of lightning lit up the night sky. BOOM! BOOM! A bolt of lightning struck the mast and it caught fire. The fire started slowly at first and then sped up until it reached the sail.
The flame went lower and then it makes the mast crack and break down and fall down. Smoke then streamed through the vent on the deck until it reached the captain's quarters. The smoke then went under the door until it reached the bed.
Captain Higurashi shot up in his bed and coughed because of the smoke. He went to the door and opened it. What he saw scared him to death. The ship was on fire! He quickly ran back into his room to wake up his wife.
"Sakura, honey, get up! The ship is on fire!" he said as he shook his wife to wake her up
She finally woke up and said, "Kojoro, what's wrong, and why is it really smoky in hear? I can hardly see a thing."
"Sakura, the ship's on fire! Hurry! We need to find Kagome and Tamaka quickly before it is too late." He said, quickly gathering a couple of important things like his wedding picture, family photos, and his favorite photo of Kagome and Sakura when Kagome was a child. His wife gathered her hair brush and a couple of other things that were really important to her. They then ran out of the room to find Kagome and Tamaka.
A cry was heard in the hallway and Sakura and Kojoro hurried to see what it was, "Help me! Someone, help me please?! Someone?!"
As Sakura and Kojoro neared where the voice was coming from, they recognized who it was and looked at each other. They hurried to the door and Kojoro took the rag he grabbed earlier and wrapped it around the door knob to protect his hand. He twisted the knob and opened the door. They then rushed in to find Kagome sitting on her bed, surrounded b flames.
"Mom, Dad, help me!" she yelled as she spotted her parents rushing into her room. She then saw an opening between the flames and made a jump for it. She cleared the flame by a foot and when she landed, she quickly ran towards her parents, giving each of them a tight hug.
"Thank Kami you two are alright. I don't know what I would do if you had died." She finished hugging her Mom and Dad and they went to find Tamaka.
They reached Tamaka's door and Kojoro knocked it down. When they entered they found Tamaka huddled up in a corner with his personal belongings (AKA his pictures). When Tamaka saw them he got up and ran to them giving them a group hug. They then exited the room and headed for the deck.
They climbed the stairs and got some oars and got into the lifeboat. They lowered it into the sea. And Kojoro and Tamaka started rowing. Every once in a while when the men would get tired, they would trade off with the women.
After a couple of hours later Tamaka cried out, "Land ho! There is an island up ahead. By the looks of it, it is a very large one. We will get there in at least around thirty more minutes."
Like he said, in about thirty minutes, they arrived on the shore of the island. Hey got out to survey it. Kojoro got out first, followed by Tamaka, Sakura, and Kagome. They walked around a little bit until Kojoro spoke.
"Okay. Here's what we are going to do. We are going to find a tree to put a tree house in and then find some trees to make a small house in the tree we find. Make sure that those trees are straight and not crooked. Now let's go."
They started walking until they found the perfect tree. It wasn't too tall and it wasn't too short. It was just right. After that they started to search for trees to make their little house. When they found the right trees they would use Tamaka's little hatchet to cut them down. Then they would lay them in piles according to which wall they would make up.
They finally get enough trees to make their little house and carried them back to their tree. Unknown to them was a figure lurking in the bushes, watching them as they worked o their little house.
Once they finished the walls, they started on the roof. For the shingles they used palm tree leaves. One by one the leaves were put on until they were finished. They all got down and surveyed their work. It was beautiful.
THE END.