Chapter 2

Saving A Life, Earning A Love

"Rise and shine, campers!" Mr. Suzuki's voice shouted out through the megaphone the next morning.

Bankotsu opened one eye and squinted through the stream of sun light shining through the tent. He groaned and covered his head with his pillow. Rustling was heard of the other guys as they got ready for the day. Bankotsu stayed put, hoping that they wouldn't care and just go on with out him. But of course, Suikotsu was always the kind of person that wanted to make Bankotsu's life a living hell.

Suikotsu plowed his heel into Bankotsu's side and a grunt of pain escaped his lips.

"C'mon get up, lazy ass." He muttered and Bankotsu narrowed his eyes, but forced himself to sit up. Suikotsu and Miroku had quickly left and Bankotsu sat in one place, drifting off into his own world, until Mr. Suzuki began to shout again.

"Last warning! If you all are not out of your tents, you'll be a clean-up duty for breakfast, lunch and dinner!"

Bankotsu moaned loudly and quickly pulled on a pair of quicksilver board shorts and a white muscle shirt. He stumbled out of the tent, leaving the door open behind him. Bankotsu made his way over to the oak tree and yawned the whole way there.

"Good morning, Bankotsu!" Jakotsu greeted as he jump in front of him. Bankotsu mumbled out something, that was supposed to be a 'hello.' Jakotsu shrugged it off and continued skipping along side Bankotsu.

"How was your sleep?" He asked in a pleasant voice.

"Shitty..." Bankotsu managed to say and Jakotsu frowned. He hated to see his friend like this, but then a thought flashed across his mind.

"Hey, Bankotsu, guess what?" Jakotsu blurted out and Bankotsu looked over at him, not speaking a word.

"I was talking to Mr. Suzuki this morning because I was the first one up 'cause I had the best sleep last night and…well, to the point. Mr. Suzuki said that we get to surf today!"

Bankotsu's droopy eyes snapped open.

"Surfing, you say?"

"Yeah. The waves are big enough here and its awesome weather for it!"

"Well, then let's get a move on, shall we?"

Bankotsu jogged on ahead of Jakotsu, to the rest of the group. Jakotsu shook his head in dismay, but hurried on after him.

"OK just to spice up the day, I graciously decided that we will having surfing today." Mr. Suzuki explained and cheerful whispers echoed throughout the crowd of teenagers.

"For the more experienced surfers though, you will be competing in a surfing contest. I have a list of our wave riders of the class." The teacher cleared his throat and began to read out the names.

"Miroku Kinjo, InuYasha Kudo, Suikotsu Ochi, Koga Watanabe, Bankotsu Hidaka, and Sango Hamada. The contest will consist of the best performances and I will be the judge. May the best man or woman win!" The crowd began to drift to the beach, but Mr. Suzuki stopped them.

"Wait! I have more great news! The school had been kind enough to buy us seven surf boards for our contestants, just to use for the contest, of course."

Bankotsu's mood was completely lightened up. He could easily win, he had been surfing since he was eight.

Waves pounded against the shore line, bringing foam onto the sand. Bankotsu examine the waters as held his O'Neil surfboard under his arm. He never expected to see waves this big at a lake, but it was located by an ocean.

Bankotsu glanced along the beach and spotted Sango pulling her hair back into a ponytail. But the thing that caught Bankotsu's eye most was her body in her bikini. He couldn't look away, but his eyes stayed pinned on her figure. Bankotsu almost felt himself drooling.

"Bankotsu! Stop gawking at Sango! You'd never have a chance with her!" Suikotsu shouted from behind him. Bankotsu snapped out of his gaze and whipped around to face Suikotsu.

"I wasn't gawking at her! I was just looking at the beach!" Bankotsu quickly lied and Suikotsu chuckled.

"I'm sorry for judging you like that. Oh, you got a little something on your chin." Suikotsu walked away laughing. Bankotsu wiped his chin and a little bit of salvia was plastered on his hand. He groaned and Mr. Suzuki bellowed through the megaphone again.

"First, we have Koga!"

Bankotsu watched as Koga paddled on his board to the middle of the lake. He stood up and waited for a wave to come. Water rose up and became a mountain. Koga braced himself and paddled along the wave's belly. In a mere ten seconds he was swept under the water.

Basically the same thing happened with InuYasha and Miroku.

Some experienced surfers they are. Bankotsu thought.

Then it was Suikotsu's turn. The waves built up as he paddled out onto the simmering waters. A wave began to build itself up and Suikotsu followed it by raising himself on the board. When the wave loomed over him, he glided along the water's srugace. Suikotsu's board zigzagged throughout the inside of the wave and over the top.

The crowd "oooed" and "ahhed" as he did 360's and even 720's in the wave. The water came crashing to shore and Suikotsu jumped off his board and landed in the sand. People cheered and Suikotsu even took a bow.

"What a fuckin show off." Bankotsu muttered under his breath.

Finally, Bankotsu walked towards the water with his surfboard tucked under his arm. He avoided Suikotsu's cocky look and pounced onto the board. Water splashed onto his face as his arms pounded against the tiny waves, moving him out more to the middle of the lake.

An unexpected shadow grew at his back. Bankotsu turned his head to see the figure of a small rogue wave. Usually, rogue waves were twice the height of a cruise ship, but in the case of a lake, it had grown smaller.

Bankotsu's arms rushed in the water, trying to escape the monsterous water, but of course he had no luck in that. The water slashed at his back as it came upon him. He heard a crack and before Bankotsu knew it, his surf board had snapped in two and he was pushed into the murky depths. A swirling amount of water flung Bankotsu around until he almost felt like puking.

The current had gotten stronger as it heaved his body deeper and deeper with every second. Bankotsu glanced up and saw half of his board come flying towards him with great speed. He panicked and tried to dodge the object, but he was too slow and it struck him in the face.

Bankotsu's mind went blank. He let go of the air in his lungs and slowly began to sink to the bottom of the lake.

From the beach, Sango stood looking out onto the lake.

"What's taking him so long?" She asked as Suikotsu shuffled up beside her.

"He's probably just being a jerk and trying to get attention." He snorted and Sango shot him a glare.

"You've got some nerve." She muttered, hoping Suikotsu would hear, but of course he didn't.

Sango brought her gaze back to the water and noticed the pieces of Bankotsu's board float to the surface.

"Oh my gosh!" Sango shrieked. She ran out into the water and as soon as she couldn't touch the bottom with her feet, Sango dove beneath the icy chills and swam to where the pieces were scattered.

Swimming against the light current, Sango kicked her legs and pushed herself deeper into the water. Then she noticed Bankotsu's outline a couple feet away from her. Legs kicking furiously and arm's at her sides, Sango got to Bankotsu. Her relief was also filled with shock when she saw a cloud of blood around his head. That's when she saw the gashed carved on the side of his head, near his eye.

Not wasting any more time, Sango wrapped her arms around Bankotsu stomach and began to swim to the surface with some difficulty of dragging another body. Her head erupted from the water, filling her lungs with air.

Sango pulled Bankotsu along the water until a couple other people rushed out to help get him to the sand. Sand plastered to Sango's knees and feet as she leaned over Bankotsu. She put her ear to his chest and felt no movement.

C'mon Bankotsu. Breathe... Sango kept thinking, but that wouldn't help. Making her decision, Sango leaned closer to Bankotsu's face and opened up his jaw. Sango sucked in all the air that she could and placed her mouth to Bankotsu's, breathing out the oxygen.

Suikotsu's jaw dropped when he saw what was happening in front of him. He couldn't help but think he wanted to be in that situation.

Sango was still not successful, so she took another breath and went back down. This time, she felt a warm breath coming from Bankotsu's mouth. She quickly backed off as Bankotsu bolted up, coughing out water all over the sand. His chest heaved with the air that had reached his lungs and Sango crawled over beside him, rubbing his back to relax his throat.

"Are you Ok?" Sango asked gently as Bankotsu's breathing returned to normal. He nodded slowly, but that's when Bankotsu caught the look off Suikotsu's face. It was still in shock and priceless. Bankotsu smirked with victory, even though he had never thought of this as a competition, but feeling that sensation of Sango's lips against his was remarkable, even if he was close to death.

From that moment, Bankotsu felt something for Sango, something that could never be taken away. As her hazel eyes gazed at him, Bankotsu felt shivers run through his spine, but that's when Sango gave him a quick hug.

"Thanks." He whispered to her and Sango gave a grateful nod.

Poor Bankotsu...:( But He's happy now:P Please R&R!

(p.s the next chapter is going to be one of the best, just to get your minds going :P)