Date no.2 Day at the beach Part 1

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The hot sun beated down on thier backs as they walked along the shore, the water lapping at theor feet. Finding a spot to sit at farthest away from the tourists, Ikkaku remarked moodly:
"You sure do know how to get married and single men to stare."

"I'll take that as a compliment, Baldy." Rangiku stated with a slight smirk. She layed out a beach towel, sitting down. "Now do me a favor and get the suntan lotion rubbed in."

Ikkaku grimaced...but did what she said. It felt weird...Like a dream. The carnival ending in a bar fight, this- all of it. But when he found her staring at him with those crystal sky blue eyes, he knew it was reality. Rangiku looked away, embarassed. She stood up grabbing her surfboard. She walked towards the ocean but stopped, loking over her shoulder.

"I'm gonna surf for a bit." She said awkwardly. He just nodded. He's not that bad, She thought, He's not...a bad snake.

Ikkaku stared at the woman in the baby blue bikini. Alot of his comrades thought of him as a perv...the ones who didn't like him. But really...he just said things to keep the silence away. He hated the silence. Silence allows regrets and mistakes to filterin.

He sighed closing his eyes. He let the heat of the sun comfort him. He layed there, mind content. A shadow passed over him. He peeked open an eye, feeling water drip onto his face.

"Ya' gonna just lay there?" Rangiku asked. Her hair was wet now...Along with the rest of her...She sat down beside him.

"You ain't a big fan of beaches, are ya'? At's okay. I ain't a big fan of carnivals." She addmitted, looking out at sea. "Got lost once, when I went with Gin. We snuck into he rides." She laughed slightly. "After that day..." She never finished.

"Tell me what happened." Ikkaku urged, sitting up. She smiled faintly.

"Well...Gin took hold of my hand..."

"Now list'n Rangiku, we's goin' in there ta' get some food an' ride one ride, go' it?"

I nodded.

He clutched my hand and led me through the crowd of people. Someone bumped into me, our hands seperating. I scrambled back to my feet looking for him. But the crowd had carried us apart.

So I ran through...calling out his name.

But over the music...he didn't hear.

I eventually stumbled into a tent. It was the Big Tent where clowns and stuff perform. I was so scared I started crying. I ran out of there, just running. I didn't want to see those red headed, face painted monsters any longer. I ran into someone and fell, but then a hand grabbed mine...

"Ya' gave me such a scare Rangiku." Gin chided cheerfully.

"I was so scared I just babbeled about the clowns and how scary they were. Gin teased me about it but he told me we were going to ride the merry-go-'round and leave since we had plenty of resources. But since that day I never liked carnivals." She laughed warmly. "Look at me, I'm just babbling away."

"The only reason I don't like beaches is tourists!" Ikkaku said loudly.

"Ikkaku!" Rangiku snapped. He howled out in laughter, she just shook her head and got up. "I'm goin' surfin' some more."

He stopped, realizing she was gone. He sat up watching her cut waves expertly. Tourists stopped and took photos. He spotted Rukia Kuchiki taking photos for the Carolina Surf magazine, smiling.

"Oi, Rukia!" She looked. "Get me a few copies!" She just nodded and went back to taking photos.

"Shi~t!" Rangiku screeched falling backwards.

She hit the water, and didn't resurface just then. Ikkaku held his breath. He watched as she resurfaced, blood running down the side of her face. She looked...haggard.

She blew water from her lips, knowing what was below her. Whistles blew, people scrammbled, and Ikkaku took action. The gray fin brushed along her thigh, her waist, before surfacing. Any minute now...he'd attack. She clampped her eyes shut, just floating. Tears made their way down her face.

"Rangiku!" Ikkaku called out. She looked up at him and smiled weakly. "Ran-no!" He jumped off his surfboard, diving in.

He swam down to her, and mounted the back of the shark. He pulled on the gills until the shark let go of Rangiku. When it did Rangiku swam up, blood flowing from her hand. Ikkaku snapped the shark's jaw, blood clouding the water. He surfaced beside Rangiku's board, and hopped on. Rangiku clutched her hand, blood running down her arm.

"Just your hand?" Ikkaku asked quickly. She nodded sobs errupting from her. Her eyes were clampped shut.

"The pain..." She choked. "Is like venom..."

Ikkaku hopped down into the water, moved to the side of the board, wrapped his arms around the board like he was holding a swim-noodle, and moved his head under Rangiu's arm, kicking his legs he brought them back to shore.

At the hospital.

"It's just a few flesh wounds, we'll have 'em stiched up right away." The doctor smiled. There was a glint in his eye. It wasn't everyday a gorgeous woman like Rangiku came in wearing a bikini with a shrk bite. " I'll be right back."

"I'm sorry Rangiku." Ikkaku said softly, when the door clicked shut.

"Oh it's no big deal." She assured him. "But thank you...for saving my life." She wiped at her eyes with her good hand.

The Doc. came back, an annoyed look on his face. He stitched up Rangiku's hand in silence and told her to be careful next time before handinng her a sheet to sign. As Ikkaku and Rangiku left the hospital, gray clouds covered the sky. They went home, cleaned up but knew the second date wasn't over yet...