Chapter 36: The Honeymoon's Over

Two days after the blessed event, the Okajima household received unexpected visitors. Rock and Revy were having lunch with Michiko and Akira, when they got a knock at the door. Michiko went to answer.

"This is a surprise," she said. "Rokuro, you and Revy-chan have visitors."

"Who the hell would be comin' to see us here?" Revy asked suspiciously.

"That any way to treat a guest?" a familiar voice chuckled.

"Holy shit!" Revy exclaimed. Standing in front of the doorway were Dutch and Benny.

"Dutch? Benny? What are you guys doing here?" Rock asked.

"We need to have a talk with you two," Dutch replied, his tone more serious this time. "There somewhere private we can talk?" The only place Rock could really think of was his bedroom, he motioned Dutch and Benny to follow him and Revy upstairs. The Black Lagoon captain and expert hacker gave the room a once over.

"I was expecting a body pillow," chuckled Benny.

"Quit beatin' around the fuckin' bush," said Revy. "What's up, Dutch?"

"Shit's goin' down in Roanpur," Dutch answered.

"What the hell else is new?" Revy replied sarcastically. "What kinda shit this time?"

"War" Dutch answered with utter sincerity. Rock and Revy's expressions turned sour at that answer. Sure, Roanpur wasn't the friendliest place on earth, far from it, but the closest things came to war was the incident with the super maid a few years back.

"Shit!" exclaimed Revy, lighting up a cigarette, Rock wasn't gonna stop her. "Fry Face and Chang?"

"Thankfully, no," Dutch replied. "They're actually workin' together on this one."

"Then what's the problem?" asked Rock. "Surely they have enough numbers to take out any threat."

"Ain't that simple," Dutch continued. "Cosa Nostra, Cartel, and every other minor gang in the city decided to join forces. It would appear Ronny the Jaws initiated things."

"Fuckin' dago wop shithead," Revy groaned as her cigarette dangled from her mouth.

"Worse yet, he's gotten some outside help," continued Dutch. "We're talkin' mercs, ex-military guys, I hear some of them used to be cops too. Some of them even once served under Balalaika back in her army days."

"Fuck!" exclaimed Revy.

"You think Ronny's the one who started all this shit to begin with?" Rock asked. "The warehouse shootout? Kageyama?"

"I wouldn't be surprised," answered Dutch. "Dumb shit hasn't exactly kept his feelings towards the other gangs subtle."

"What do we do now?" asked Rock.

"That's why we came here," Dutch continued. "Right now, things haven't gone totally sideways over there. But it's gonna happen, everyone can feel it. You two have the opportunity to stay here and be safe if you want. We aren't gonna pressure either of you into comin' back."

"Fuck yeah, we're gonna come back!" exclaimed Revy. "Roanapur may be a shithole, but it's our shithole!"

"You sure about this, Revy?" Rock asked.

"Rocky Baby, we owe a lot to Balailaika," Revy answered. "She saved your life! You and I wouldn't be here without her! Plus, I've been itchin' for a good fight!" Rock wasn't surprised by that last statement. But, she definitely had a point about the former statement.

"When do we head back?" asked Rock.

"Soon as you two can get ready," answered Dutch. "We got the boat all ready."

"Boat!?" exclaimed Rock. "You guys came all the way here by boat!? That's a three-day trip!"

"Air travel in Roanapur has been closed down," Dutch explained. "We didn't have a choice. We got more than enough fuel to get us back. We've stocked up on ammo too. Benny and can take shifts driving back."

Rock told his parents that he had to go back to Roanapur for business reasons, he didn't want to tell them the real reason they were going back. He wasn't sure if they believed him, but it didn't really matter. Nothing was going to stop him and Revy from going back to help out Balalaika and Chang.

"We'll visit again as soon as we can," Rock assured his parents, giving them both hugs goodbye. "Give Toshiro and Sakura our regards."

"We're so glad we got to see you again, Rokuro," said Michiko, tearing up. "And we're so glad we got to meet you, Revy-chan."

"I'm glad I got to meet you too, Michi," Revy smiled, also tearing up some.

Revy and Rock followed Dutch and Benny in separate cabs to where the Black Lagoon was docked.

"Guess the honeymoon's over, eh, Rocky Baby," Revy said in the back of the cab.

"Looks that way," Rock answered. "You're absolutely sure you want to go back?"

"You know I can't resist the action," she answered. "As stupid as I know that is, I just can't walk away from this."

"I can't blame you," he said. "As dangerous as Balalaika and Chang are, they keep Roanpur in some form of stability. I doubt anyone else is going to keep it that way. I don't want to see it fall into anyone else's hands."

"Especially that fuckin' dumbass, Ronny," chuckled Revy. "When this is all done, I'm sure Sis is gonna blow his ass away."

They arrived at the Black Lagoon, it looked so calm on the dock. Calm before the storm they thought. On the boat, there wasn't a lot of conversation. Dutch and Benny took turns driving the boat, while Rock and Revy looked over their guns thoroughly, cleaning and checking the mechanisms. Both of them had rather somber looks on their faces.

"How bad do ya think it's gonna get, Rocky Baby?" Revy asked in a quiet tone.

"Hard to say," Rock answered, also quietly. "Roanapur has always been a dangerous place. But, what we've experienced in the past may not count as war, more like skirmishes."

"Those were some fucked up skirmishes," she snickered, but there was something off about it. Revy clearly had something on her mind, her work on her cutlasses was starting to slow down. "You think we'll make it out of this alive?" She was surprised by an embrace from her husband, holding her tightly.

"I have no doubt in my mind, Revy," he said softly. "You're the strongest, fiercest person I know. We can do anything together."

"Why do I feel like you're the stronger one at this moment?" she asked, tears beginning to form. Rock then pulled away for a moment and put his hands on her face.

"Remember what we've always said to each other," he began, looking at Revy with absolute love in his eyes. "I got your back and you got mine." He leaned in and gave her a soft kiss. Revy dropped her guns and grabbed ahold of Rock, their kissing getting more intense. "Didn't Dutch say no fucking on his boat?"

"Who gives a shit what he says?" she snickered. "He'd probably be less uptight about it if he got some once in a while!" She then pulled Rock up and flung him onto the bed, then straddled him with a hungry look in her eyes. "Besides, it'll take three days to get back to Roanpur. I ain't waitin' that long to have fun with my husband!" At this point getting each other's clothes off was as easy as reloading their weapons. The devoured each other as if it was their last meal, they knew with returning to a future war zone it was most likely going to be some time before they got to have fun like this again.

Dutch could hear noises coming from their bunk, his eyebrow was twitching with annoyance. "All I ask of them is no fuckin' on my boat. Is that too much to ask!?"

AN: I felt like ending this particular chapter on a hopefully amusing note. The next few chapters are going to be a bit more on the serious side. I've been wanting to write a major action arc for this story, and now it's finally here! Stay tuned!