Title: Shira and Raz's Scene
Premise: Ice Age. Shira and Raz are stuck watching the ship during the night watch one night, but Raz is late, and Shira tries to figure out why.
Personal Comments: I like the idea of Shira and Raz being best friends, like sisters, since they're the only girls on Gutt's crew. And I like shipping Gutt with Raz, both in a really close, romantic, intimate relationship, and having an abusive relationship. This night watch idea is something I came up with for another story.
You know, we haven't really seen a lot of character development for Raz, but I kinda imagine her being this tomboy who loves fighting and going wild ( I remember Villains Wiki describes her as a 'party girl'), and has fun with her job in the crew.
The night watch; when two unlucky members of the crew were picked to watch over the deck all night long. Exhausting job, right?
Well, yes, but it had its perks. The night watch was the only time when the deck was completely deserted. While Gutt slept in his private cabin, and the rest of the crew slept down below in the bunks, the remaining two could have the whole deck to themselves; all the open space, peace and quiet of the night, help themselves to some of the food, smoke a tobacco plant if they wanted, and get to chat and share things together.
Plus on nice nights like tonight, they could just look up at the clear, dark blue sky, up at the stars and moon, and enjoy how it all reflected nicely off the water. It was beautiful.
All these things Shira always looked forward to on the night watch, and there was no one she enjoyed sharing these moments with than her closest friend, Raz.
Which is why she was in a bad mood as she chomped down on her fish, picking the scraps off the bones. The captain had called Raz into his quarters for a talk. They both had been scared at first, but Shira reassured herself that Raz could not possibly be in trouble. She had not done anything wrong recently, and Gutt would not want to just toss his great weapons mistress overboard. She was the third hardest-working, most loyal, and most useful member of the crew, behind Shira and Squint.
At least, she heard heard an ice door open and close, plus the Captain's voice calling "Good night, Razzy!"
"Yeah," Raz's voice replied. "'Night cap!"
Razzy? Shira thought. Since when does the captain call her that?
Raz hopped up to Shira. She turned to face her friend, pushing her fish aside.
"Oh, thank God!" Shira moaned dramatically. "I've been dying of boredom out here!"
"Sorry ta keep ya waitin' hun," Raz giggled.
Shira giggled as she sat up. "So, what did the captain want tonight?"
"Um-uh," Raz stuttered a second. She was clearly trying to think something up. "Sorry Shira," She finally replied, "It's kind-of a confidential thing between me n' him."
Shira raised an eyebrow. She wasn't expecting that. "Confi-what?" She repeated. "Since when do we keep secrets from each other."
"Not that often, but when we do, it's fur good reasons, ain't it?"
It was then that Shira noticed that Raz's pelt looked even messier than usual. "What happened to your pelt?"
"Oh, uh, forgot to brush it at the beginning of the week," Raz answered quickly.
And that was when Shira caught something on her breath.
"Hey, wait," She sniffed the air before Raz for a second, trying to check. "Bananas?" She stated, "Since when do you like bananas?"
"Just started taken' a likin' to 'em a few days ago, actually." Raz scratched her ear quick before hopping past Shira. "One sec. I'm in the mood for some melon."
Shira watched as Raz hopped towards their huge pile of loot. Something was up with the kangaroo, and Shira was determined to figure out what. The bananas puzzled her the most. Raz HATED bananas! Why would...
Wait a minute!
Raz had barely chopped open a melon with a knife and turned around when Shira charged up to her, leapt up, and held her by the shoulders, and supported herself so that they were face-to-face.
"Hmm..." Shira hummed as she looked over Raz's face. She had a knack for reading others' faces if she could get a good look at them.
"What?" Raz asked, then she started getting more defensive. "You're creepin' me out. What's your deal?"
Raz kept watching her face, watching it move back and forth. Raz had first looked her in the eyes, but she looked nervous, so she looked in every other direction. That gave it away.
"Shut up!" Shira exclaimed, playfully pushing her friend back and getting down. "You made out with the Captain?"
"Sh!" Raz snapped. "Not so loud!" Then she playfully smiled back, a little hint of annoyance on her face remained though. "Yeah, Gutt n' me are together. Is it really that obvious?"
"Yes! It's written all over your face!" Shira laughed. "How is that even possible? I mean the two of you? A monkey and a kanga?"
"Well, ya know," Raz answered, rolling her eyes. "Out 'ere in the water, no other kangas or monkeys around, still needing some sorta play thing, ya know?"
And that's when Shira's smile began to fade. "So you mean you and Gutt are just play things to each other."
"I dunno," Raz shrugged. "I mean we kinda click in a lotta places, got a lot in common I guess."
"Of course you're both sea-worthy pirates," Shira added.
"That too. But we don't wanna let the rest of the crew know. They might think we're goin' soft, ya know?"
"Oh, yeah sure. I totally understand. I won't tell, swear it!"
"Thanks mate."
"How long have you been doing this?"
"About a week. Not that long."
"Ah, I see."
"C'mon. Let's go sit by the edge." She hopped off toward the edge of the ship with her melon in hand as Shira followed. They each sat down by the edge and looked out at the water as it passed by under them, the dark horizon barely moving.
Raz took a bite out of her side of the watermelon, and placed the other half down for Shira in case she wanted some. She occasionally ate or drank fruit. Out here in the ocean, where food and water were rare, you had to get nutrients anywhere you could find it.
"So, you like banans now?" Shira asked.
"Yep. I real do like bananas now. They're kinda an acquired taste I guess, if ya know what I mean." She shot Shira a devilish smile and a wink before biting into her melon again.
"Ya know," Raz continued. "The good thing about doing the thing with a monkey and not another kanga?"
"What?" Shira asked, intrigued.
"I don't have ta worry 'bout getting pregnant!"
They both got a good chuckle out of that.