Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for this absurd adventure... especially for the one who's a strong swimmer. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 4: Good Deed
Kouga came up for air, swearing with his first breath. The plane hadn't fared any better than his boat, and he wanted to get his hands on the idiots who'd stolen his last scrap of freedom. If anyone survived, I'll kill 'em.
Filling his lungs, the wolf-youkai dove after the plane's sinking fuselage as a woman with long, dark hair kicked free. There's one... bound to be more. He came alongside the swiftly-filling cabin and peered through crack-distorted windows. Sure enough. Damn. In moments, Kouga was inside, wresting the unconscious pilot from his seat and manhandling him out of danger. Swimming upwards, he aimed for the woman, whose flowing skirt gave him a clear view of long legs. Nice. Breaking the surface, he lifted his limp cargo clear of the gently rolling waves.
"Oh, thank goodness!" gasped a young woman with a pale face. "Was there anyone else in your boat?"
It was hard to rail against a shivering female, even a human one, so with a disgruntled huff, Kouga shoved a sodden mass of cloth under her chin and said, "Hold this... and no." Dragging her waterlogged companion by the back of his shirt, he headed for a section of decking that had been knocked free during the crash.
She followed as he hefted the man onto the makeshift raft. "Y-your ears... you're a demon?"
"Youkai is the politically-correct term," he replied snidely.
"S-s-sorry."
Kouga hauled himself onto the raft and scrutinized the pilot. "Knocked silly, but I don't think he swallowed too much briny deep. He'll live long enough for me to extract my pound of..." He trailed off at a muffled squeak and glanced over his shoulder to see his audience paddling in the opposite direction. Straightening, he exclaimed, "Git back here, woman! You've got my pants!"
End Note: This chapter was written for the Live Journal community fanfic(underscore)bakeoff and their Secret Ingredient for March 2011—Distort. Posted on March 19, 2011. 300 words.