After they returned from their latest job, Revy was playing poker with Eda in the Church of violence as Eda said, "Ha, I win again bitch! Cough up." And Revy slammed some money on the table in a huff before Jasmine then pulled up a chair next to the table they were playing at and asked with a smile on her face, "Room for one more?"

And Eda smiled back at Jasmine as she replied, "Sure, a third player always makes things interesting." So Eda dealt some cards out to Jasmine and all three of them sat there placing bets and putting money in the middle of the table, Before Jasmine then smirked as she said,

"And to the victor, comes the spoils! Man, this is fun."

Eda then leaned back in her chair with a smile on her face as she said to Revy, "So how are things with the newbie here, Revy?" And Revy looked at Eda as she replied,

"I guess things are going ok, she's not as incompetant as Rock and she took a bullet for me from our last job."

Eda then smiled at Revy as she said, "It certainly seems like you and Jasmine have gotten close Revy, last I heard the two of you were pointing guns at each other, so what changed?" And before Revy could reply, Jasmine looked at Eda as she said,

"Nothing changed between me and Revy, she saved my ass when I got messed up pretty bad by the Mexican cartel and I didn't have the strength to even attempt to kill Revy let alone cause a wound that would have been fatal enough, We still hate each other and wouldn't trust each other as far as we could throw each other, But...we respect each other's skills so this is more of a friendship built on respect."

Revy then leaned back in her chair with a smile on her face as she said, "Jasmine's right, nothing has changed between us, this is nothing more than a friendship built on respect. She could have taken her shot at me but she didn't because she knew herself she was in bad shape." And Eda sat there and smiled as she replied,

"I see, because the thing is a little birdie told me that the two of you shared a kiss and slept in the same bed together. Am I wrong?"

Jasmine slammed her fist on the table as she scowled at Eda and growled, "I was drunk when I kissed Revy! I'm still trying to figure out myself if I like girls in that way or not!" And Revy looked at Eda and saw the smile on her face before she said,

"Eda, don't go there bitch. If Jasmine really liked me in that way then she would confess to me when she is ready."

And Eda smiled at Jasmine as she calmly replied, "Struck a nerve, didn't I?" But Eda wasn't expecting Jasmine to slam her fist into her jaw, knocking her off her chair and causing her to hit the ground before Jasmined growled,

"You wanna keep pushing me? Fine! I'll be happy to send your ass straight to hell right now!"

Revy then calmly placed a hand on Jasmine's shoulder as she said to her, "Come on short fuse, Eda isn't worth it. She get's on everybody's nerves." And Jasmine took a couple of deep breaths before she then stormed off with Revy following behind her. Eda sat on the floor holding her cheek where Jasmine struck her as she said to herself,

"Damn, that girl can pack a hell of a punch."


Later


Jasmine and Revy were sitting in the lagoon office and were drinking a can of beer each, when Dutch said to everyone, "Ok everyone, Balalaika is taking a trip to Japan and she asked Rock to go as well as her translater, but she also requested that Jasmine and Revy go with him as his bodyguards." And Jasmine looked at Dutch as she replied,

"Ok, what business would Balalaika have in Japan?"

Revy then took a sip of her can of beer and shrugged her shoulders as she said, "Beats me, I have no idea what kind of business sis would have in Japan, but I'm sure we will find out soon enough." And Benny sat there and said,

"Who knows what kind of business Balalaika has in Japan, but I can imagine it can't be anything good."

Jasmine then nodded her head before she threw her half empty can in the bin and said, "This stuff tastes like piss! But I suppose that means myself and Revy should have an early night as I imagine Balalaika would want to leave as soon as possible." Before she then went to her room that she shared with Revy and Revy followed soon after.

Once in their room, Revy laid on her bed with her head leaning against the wall as she asked Jasmine, "Hey be honest with me short fuse, you ever dated anyone before?" And Jasmine sat up on her bed and looked at Revy, she frowned a little as she replied,

"Yeah, I had a boyfriend, but...I don't really wanna talk about it at the moment."

And Revy had a little smirk on her face as she teased, "Why? you still with him or something?" And Jasmine blushed a little as she quickly replied,

"N-no I'm not with him anymore, it's...complicated a-and why do you care anyway?"

Revy then sat up in her bed a little as she said, "Just curious that's all, ya never mentioned anything about liking guys before and I noticed you kept quiet about our kiss until Eda mentioned it today, so I was just curious as to what has gotten ya so worked up." And Jasmine sat in her bed and took a deep breath before she replied,

"Ok fine, if you really are that interested in what happened, I'll tell you but...just promise that this will stay between us, it's not something I like to talk about often."

Then Revy nodded her head as she said, "This stays between us. Don't worry I'm not gonna tell the whole world about it." And Jasmine smiled a little at Revy as she said,

"Thanks. Well, it was about three years ago before I took the job of being an assassin, I was out drinking in a local bar and this guy Jason offered to buy me a drink, I was still young at the time so I couldn't really turn him down and so we had a few drinks together and then I invited him back to my place and we slept together, he was a nice guy and we were together for a few months when I had my assassin job. But then, I don't know what happened but one day I came back from my latest contract and Jason was watching football on the TV, I made myself dinner and sat down at the table, then he came at me and started yelling and hitting me…"

Revy didn't say a word through all of this as she just sat listening to Jasmine as she continued, "And I had no idea what had gotten into him because he had never done anything like that before, I asked him to stop but he continued and so I used my Berretta I had on me to defend myself and I...I shot him and killed him...shortly after I was on the run from the cops, until I came here."

After Jasmine had finished her story, Revy took a puff of her cigarette before she said, "Shit, sometimes even the most harmless of people will do something stupid if they get desperate enough. My past is probably more fucked up than yours." And some tears started to form in Jasmine's eyes as she choked out a reply,

"Yeah probably, but I have been alone since, and I locked my heart away until I drunkenly told you I love you."

Revy then got off her bed and walked over to Jasmine and sat next to her and held her tight in a hug as she said, "Well, ya don't need to be alone anymore short fuse, because you have us and maybe you telling me your feelings whether you meant it or not was your body's way of crying out for help. Let's get some rest for now as we are gonna be pretty busy in Japan."


Japan


When Revy and the others arrived in Japan, they were walking through the streets when Rock asked Jasmine, "Hey Jasmine, how are you liking Japan so far?" And Jasmine smiled slightly at Rock as she replied,

"It's ok I guess, A few of the locals have already called me a "Gaijin" And I feel naked not having any weapons on me."

Then Rock turned his attention to Revy as he asked her, "What about you Revy?" And Revy had a little smirk on her face as she replied,

"Like short fuse, I also had a few guys coming up to me and say "Gaijin, Gaijin." But other than that I can't say it's too bad."

Before Revy then spotted a fair and she said to Rock and the others, "Oh cool a fair! Let's check it out!" And so Rock and the Jasmine followed Revy towards the fair, where both Jasmine and Revy looked a little disappointed before Revy said to Rock, "Where the fuck are the rides?" And Rock smiled a little as he replied,

"This isn't your typical fair you would have in America or anywhere else, the Japanese tend to do things a little more traditional."

Jasmine then followed Rock and Revy to one of the stalls, it had a couple of air guns laid out on the counter and Revy looked at Jasmine and smiled a little as she asked her, "Hey short fuse, wanna see who can knock over the most of what is standing up? And Jasime smiled a little back at Revy as she replied,

"You're on! I never back down from a challenge."

So Revy and Jasmine took aim with their guns and fired a few corks at the items that were standing and knocked a few of them over, they seemed evenly matched until they both hit one item that refused to fall over and Jasmine said in frustration, "What the fuck? You'd think this was rigged or something?" And Revy leaned over the counter and pushed it over with her gun before she said,

"Yeah! tell'm Rock!"

And Rock said to the guy at the counter, "Umm excuse me, my friend just earned your high score ad she would like a prize." But the guy at the counter shook his head and Rock walked over to Revy and said to her, "He says it doesn't count since you used your gun to knock it over." And seeming a little frustrated Revy walked over to the guy at the counter and yelled,

"Hey asshole, I earned my prize fair and square! So hand it over!"

The guy at the counter then yelled back at Revy, "I'm not handing anything to you, yankey bitch!" And that seemed to make Revy even more mad as she said,

"The fuck did you just call me? I should come over there and-"

Before she was cut off by Rock as he grabbed her and said, "Let's just go Revy, we don't want to make a scene." And just as they were about to leave, a tall looking man stood behind them as he said to Revy,

"Is there a problem miss?"

Revy was still fuming from the guy at the counter, so she turned to the taller man behind them and said to him, "Back off! Or there will be a problem!" And a girl who looked a lot smaller compared to the man said to him,

"It's alright Ginji, I can handle this."

Before the girl then said to Rock, "Hi there, Your friends aren't from around here are they?" And Rock smiled at the girl and shook his head as he replied,

"No, but they're with me for a business trip. Why don't we all have some tea."

While the group was sitting down on a bench and having their cups of tea, Rock asked the girl, "I'm sorry but I forgot to ask your name earlier?" And the girl smiled at Rock as she took a sip of her cup of tea and replied,

"That's quite alright, it's Yukio."

Meanwhile Revy was talking to Ginji as she said, "You're not the honest man you pretend to be, you've got that stench of a killer written all over you." And Ginji took a sip of his tea before he calmly replied,

"Very perceptive miss, but I can tell you've got blood on your hands as well, and not just you but your friend next to you also has blood on her hands as well."

Jasmine took a sip from her cup of tea as she said to Ginji, "I used to be a hired Assassin, so I know I have blood on my hands. I took the lives of people who deserved it and didn't deserve it, I'm not proud of it but I can't do anything to change it as it's not how the world works, I just have to live with what I have done."


Later


After Rock had finished translating for Balalaika, he was sitting in the bar of the hotel they were staying at with Revy and Jasmine and was taking a sip of his beer when Jasmine said, "I've made up my mind." And Rock looked a little confused so he asked her,

"About what Jasmine?"

And Jasmine took a sip of her glass of Sake before she replied, "On our way here, I did a lot of self reflecting and thinking about what I want, and...I had a lot of fun at the fair with you and Revy but I also felt something inside me as I was playing that game with Revy, so I have decided that I'm not gonna fight my feelings or what my heart tells me anymore."

Revy had a slight grin on her face as she leaned back in her chair with a bottle of beer in her hand as she said, "So does that mean you are finally coming out of your shell short fuse?" And Jasmine smiled a little at Revy as she took a deep breath and replied,

"Yes, and since I am opening my heart again after locking it away for a long time, Revy would...you umm…" she didn't finish her sentence as her face went red with embarrassment and Rock looked clueless as he sat there and asked,

"What is going on here?"

And Revy took a puff of her cigarette before she looked at Rock and replied, "How stupid do ya have to be Rock, it's pretty clear to me what short fuse is trying to say." Before she then turned her attention to Jasmine as she added, "You're trying to ask me out, aren't ya short fuse?"

Jasmine didn't say a word as she still felt embarrassed, so she just slowly nodded her head in agreement before Revy leaned back in her chair and said, "Well, you made the first move on me short fuse, and I'm curious to know more about you and so my answer is yes I will go out with you."

A/N: So there you have it guys, Jasmine finally confessed her true feelings to Revy, how will Rock react to Jasmine and Revy being a couple? And how will Balalaika react when she finds out? Stay tuned to find out what happens next with Revy and Jasmine and their time in Japan.