Chapter 4. Thanks Guest for giving me a heads up with that typo I made, I went back and fixed it. Thanks for reading! Review!
Monday, 1030 hours.
The bus rolls down the two lane road, to the left, trees and more trees with the occasional mountain. To the right the coast. As all the girls and the one other guy in class 1-1 look at the ocean, Dane is looking everywhere. If he even misses one thing, the tiniest detail could change everything. He is wearing the same attire he wore Saturday, without the jacket, glasses, and baseball cap. The class had been on the bus for about 30 minutes. Since then he has caught a few girls staring at him the same way they always do.
"Dane?" The boy looks back at Cecilia. He had decided to sit next to Ichika on the seat next to the isle. Behind them were Laura and Cecilia, and in front, were Houki and Charlotte, then Rin and another girl.
"Yes Cecilia?" He asks as she pulls out a bottle of sun tan oil.
"When we get there could you put some of this on my back?" The British teen asks.
One of the things that first came to his mind is 'she's hitting on me', which, at least to him, doesn't matter. Another thing was something Lieutenant Colonel Grant taught him, 'be a gentleman'.
"Sure. No problem."
Cecilia is happy. "Thank you."
"It's 11 o'clock right now everyone!" Shouts miss Yamada.
The wide open water glistened in the sun, and the breeze was not too slow, and not too fast. It was pretty much perfect.
"You're free to do whatever you want until sunset, okay? Just make sure you make it back to the guest house in time for dinner. You got that!?" Yamada continues.
The girls snicker and laugh. "Okay!" They shout.
Dane sits on the sand crisscross. He currently is wearing a grey shirt, and black swim shorts. If the boy had his shirt off it would show the scars he has all over his body, which would raise too many questions. As he looks towards the water, he realizes this is the first time he was able to relax in over seven months. What is Dane supposed to do?
"Dane!" Cecilia shouts from behind him.
He turns to see the British girl carrying an umbrella and towel. "Remember what we talked about?" She asks.
The boy nods. "Yeah, I remember."
They set up the umbrella and towel and Cecilia lays down and undoes her top.
"Do you know how to do this?" Cecilia asks.
Dane had definitely done this before. And to none other than Audrey herself. Well, she WAS the one who taught him about the beauty and the ugliness of womanizing.
"Yes."
"Alright. Then I'll leave it to you."
Making sure his hands were warm, he squeezed some oil onto his hands. As she waits, the boy begins to apply the oil. Starting with the small of her back and working his way up, Cecilia let out some rather 'sexual' moans. Dane wanted to facepalm so badly, to think that someone of the Brits caliber would just melt in the hands of the guy she picked a fight with. Her hormones must be out of the roof if she is making moans like that. As he finished her back, she turned her head to see him.
"Could you get my legs too?" Cecilia asks with a smile.
Okay, her hormones are DEFINITELY out of control with a look like that. Before he could start, Rin stomps over to them in her bikini and grabs the oil. Squeezing a large portion into her hand, she begins to rub in as many places as she could find. "We'll get right here, and here, and miss a spot!" She says as Cecilia yelps.
"That's quite enough!" Cecilia yells, as she sits up, but she had forgotten to put her bikini back on. She yells and gets ready to punch Dane for being a guy and being there with her IS. But before the Brit could, she noticed that Dane had turned around. The girl stops.
"Wha-why are you looking away?" Cecilia asks.
"If a woman is in a position where she is nude, a man can not look without the woman's permission."
With a blushed face, Cecilia puts her top back on with haste.
"Looks like you're having fun." This time it's a males voice. The other girls for the exception of Cecilia left. Dane turns to see Jake and Audrey. The male wore blue swim shorts with no shirt, and carried two surfboards. Audrey wore a yellow bikini and carried an ice chest in her left hand, and a beach towel in her right.
"What are you guys doing here?" Asked Dane, even though there was an obvious answer, to protect Jackknife.
"Oh, we thought you could use a few friendly faces since you started school with no old friends." Says Jake.
"And…" starts Audrey, putting her things down, she gets close to Dane, and wraps her arms around his neck. "We thought you should have some 'fun'. You know, relaxing."
Cecilia runs up next to the two.
"Just-just what is your relationship with him!?"
Audrey lets go of the boy and puts her finger to her lips. "That's a secret."
As Cecilia gets flustered, Chifuyu walks up in a black bikini.
"I'm guessing you two must be Jake Shaw and Audrey Brooks, right?" She asks.
"Yes ma'am. I hope my 'brother' is not giving you too much trouble." Jake responds with a smile. The whole cover story in case the other team members of Jaeger were found out was that Jake was his brother, Audrey a childhood friend (for rather obvious reasons.), and Karter is his uncle.
"Brother?" Asks Cecilia. "But you both have different last names."
"We have different fathers. It's a long story. And, not to sound blunt, I'd rather go have fun!" Jake says happily.
Audrey lays out the towel and sits.
"You boys go have fun. I gotta work on my tan."
"Don't do anything stupid Garisson, got it?" Orders Chifuyu.
"Yes ma'am."
Dane takes one of the surf boards, and the two boys run out to the water, leaving Cecilia and Audrey.
The blonde American looks at the other girl. "Whoever did your oil, had no idea what she was doing." She laughed.
Cecilia huffs. "It would've been fine if Dane finished it instead of Rin!"
Audrey gives the younger girl a devious smile, and pulls her down to her level. With her arm around Cecilia, Audrey gets close to her ear.
"So…. You got the quiet guy to do it huh?"
The Brits face turns bright red. "I don't know what you mean."
Audrey laughs. "It's okay. In a way, I've never heard of Dane being approached by a girl of your type miss-??"
"Cecilia Alcott."
"Ok, Cecilia."
"And what do you mean 'my type'?"
Audrey sighs. "Usually the kind of girls that get on his good side are heartbroken."
Cecilia looks at her confused. "What do you mean?"
The older blonde smiles. "He has a thing for those who have problems, usually when they have lost someone. It doesn't make sense sometimes due to him not knowing his actual family that much, besides Jake."
In reality, Dane didn't know his family. Cecilia looks down in the sand. She knew her parents, but they were never really around her, especially her father. In a way, that's part of the reason she liked Ichika. Cecilia wants to get with someone who ISN'T like her dad. Maybe, is she feeling something for Dane as well? She doesn't know him as well as she knows Ichika, but that can change.
"So, have you asked him out?" Audrey asks out of the blue.
Cecilia blushes and waves her hands. "No-no-no! It's too early! I've only known him for like a week!"
"Known who?" Dane asks, soaking wet.
The Brit girl jumps.
"Oh wow, you guys are back early. Catch any good waves?" Audrey asks.
"Nah, it's more dead than a Justin Bieber song." Jake responds jokingly.
"What were you talking about?" Asks Dane.
"Oh, we were talking about how-." She starts until Cecilia jumps in.
"No-nothing! Nothing at all!"
As the conversation came to a close, a volleyball rolled into Jake's leg.
"Sorry!" Says another female student in what looks like a onesie, Dane believes her name is Honne Nohotoke. Jake kicks up the ball and it lands in his hands.
"Hey Dane, this brings back old times." He says handing the ball to another female student, Shizune Takatsuki.
"You guys know how to play volleyball?" The dark blue haired girl asks as Chifuyu and Maya join in.
"Yep, it was one of our pass times in the states."
Audrey stands up and goes over and stands with the two teachers.
"I got an idea. Boys vs. Women!"
"Okay, you're on!" Says Jake.
"But where's Ichika? It's gotta be three on three!" Says Honne.
Dane pulls Jake to the side. "She's got a point. Could Karter assist?"
Jake runs off in another direction.
Jake arrives with Karter 3 minutes later, who was wearing grey shorts and a black short sleeved shirt.
"So, a volleyball game but the only other male here is off doing whatever, right?" He asks. Karter had been in a surveillance van to keep an eye on things with one of their tactical drones, and was rudely interrupted by their team leader.
"Yes." Dane says.
"Pretty much." Jake adds.
Karter huffs. "Alright let's show them how it's done."
On one side, Audrey on the left, Maya on the right, and Chifuyu in the center. And the other in a triangle formation, Jake in the center, Karter on the left, and Dane on the right.
"I hope you boys are ready. First to 10 wins!" Says Audrey happily.
Jake walks up to the net and meets eyes with Chifuyu. "Well miss Orimura, you ready?"
The woman looks at him with the same stoic look. "Yes. The question is, are you?"
(Begin Kenny Loggins Playing with the Boys)
The teams get ready as Maya gets ready to serve the ball. "Let's go!"
The ball is served and Dane receives the ball, passing it to Jake, who sends it to Karter, and he spikes the ball. Audrey is quick to think, and saves the ball from hitting the ground. While shes on the ground, Maya passes the ball to Chifuyu, and spikes it over the net, and the ball lands behind Jake.
"1-0!" Informs Honne.
Maya serves the ball again. Karter gets to it and immediately spikes it. Chifuyu manages to stop it, but sends it over the net. Unlucky for her, Jake is waiting, and sends it back and scores a point. The girls are surprised as the boys team highs fives. Chifuyu and Jake meet at the net.
"I have to admit, you boys are really good." Chifuyu says.
"Same to you ladies." Jake responds.
The game continues, and the teams are going all out. Chifuyu scored the most points, and Audrey with the most assists. The other team, Karter scored the most, and Dane with the most assists.
After several rotations, the game is 9-9. Chifuyu serves, and the ball goes back and forth, each team gauging the others strengths and weaknesses. Karter passes to Dane.
"It's all you, kid!" He says.
The teen boy jumps almost four feet in the air and spikes it over the net, ending the females turn.
"Go Dane!" Says a girl.
"You are awesome at this!" Says another.
Dane serves this time. Chifuyu saves it and sends the ball to Audrey. After the ball heads over the net, Karter saves it, sending it to Jake. The blonde hits it over the net. Dane gets into position, but notices something in the corner of his gaze. After a play or two Maya jumps.
"This should finish it!" The green haired woman says.
She spikes it into Danes area.
(End song)
The teams look in that area as the ball hits the ground. Karter and Jake nearly slap themselves because Danes screw up, but there's a problem.
"Hey…. Where's Dane?" Asks Cecilia, sitting on the sideline.
All the females and the two males look to the water, as Dane dives in.
"What's he doing?" Asks Maya.
As the group watch on as the boy dives under the water for almost two minutes, they start to get concerned. After that time, they see the boy with Ichika and an unconscious Rin with her arms around them. The girls look in shock as the boys put the Chinese girl on her back.
"What's wrong with her?" Cecilia asks.
"She hurt her ankle. I don't know why she won't get conscious." Explains Ichika.
Everyone listened, then they noticed Dane perform CPR. As they watch, the boy puts his mouth to Rins. Every female present has their jaw drop to the ground, and Rin coughs. After getting the water out of her lungs, she looks around her.
"What happened? And why do I taste mint?" She asks, confused. The girls don't say a thing. After a moment, Rin realizes what happened. Her face turns bright red.
"WHY DID YOU KISS ME, YOU DAMNED IDIOT!!!!"
"One, I didn't kiss you. Two, I just saved your life." Explained Dane, in his normal, cynical tone.
"How dare you! I can't believe you did this! I'll make sure you don't get away with this!"
As she continued to yell at the teenager, two students dragged her off to the guest house to treat her ankle. Dane stands and is joined by the volleyball teams and Cecilia.
"Nice job. You actually thought to learn CPR." Compliments Jake.
Chifuyu bows to Dane. "Thank you for saving my student."
"Don't mention it."
Audrey huffs, as she, Jake, and Karter head back to the surveillance van. Cecilia bows to the boy as well. "I know me and Rin don't get along, but thank you for helping her."
"Like I said to miss Orimura, don't mention it."
The rest of the day goes by without a problem. The other students play volleyball and Dane watches from a distance. Little did they know, their situation would change in the next 12 hours or so.
Hey readers! Sorry I'm late for posting this chapter. I've been talking to a recruiter and I'm going to MEPS in a couple of days so I'm gonna be busy. Thanks for being patient and reviewing what should be done to fix my story as this will help make it a better experience for you guys.
