DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN BLACK LAGOON
"What the hell was that?" Revy demands once Rock comes back on deck with the lit cigarette hanging out his mouth.
Rock turns to Revy with a confused look. "What was what?"
Revy seethes at how he tries to play dumb and act like it's no big deal that he just shot down a helicopter. She pulls her gun and points it at him. She knows she has him at a disadvantage since she is twelve feet away and can get plenty of shots off before he gets to her. "We've got questions we want answered!"
"I don't, do you Benny?" Dutch says.
"Nope." Benny replies.
Revy's anger grows and yells at the other two not taking her eyes or her gun off of Rock. "What do you mean you don't have questions? Dutch you don't care that he knows more about military weapons than you do, when you were in the Rangers? What about you Benny? You're not even curious as to why we couldn't find a damn thing on him when you looked him up?"
"No." They both say in unison.
"Let's go back inside and let these two talk." Dutch says as he and Benny go back into the cabin.
"Okay you can three questions, but before you ask make sure you think through exactly what you want to know and make sure it really is pertinent." Rock says to Revy.
"Wh-" Rock cuts her off, "Just because you ask them doesn't mean I am going to answer them."
Revy thinks quietly while she puts away her gun. They stand there in silence for near five minutes while Revy thinks up how to word the question to get the most out of the answer.
"Could you have stopped us from taking the disc back on that freighter and if you could, why didn't you and why did you lets us take you hostage?" Revy finally asks.
"Hmm…That is actually three different questions but I will answer them as one. Yes I could've stopped you from taking the disc but it isn't in my job description. I was only a courier. Yes I could have killed you and Dutch quite easily because you weren't expecting it. I didn't kill you because I didn't feel any true threat to my life, I was almost positive Dutch would've prevented you from killing me since he didn't know if that was the package he was looking for and cause I didn't think you deserved to die, I don't like killing. I think everyone has a right to life unless you try to take mine. Finally the last part to your three part question, I thought it would be interesting to get to know you, Revy."
Revy thought about all he said while trying to think up another question. Rock walked over to her and handed her a cigarette.
"Why isn't there any information on you since the last six months?" Revy asks.
"That's simple. My past was never documented. Well it was but not by anything that Benny can hack into. I was a ghost. No family, no home, no record that I ever existed at all. It was so that if we ever failed we couldn't give up vital information that could hurt the organization." Rock casually replies.
"What do you mean by organization?" Revy asks.
Rock shakes his head, "You don't want to know ask another question."
Revy starts getting angry, "You said you'd answer three questions, now answer me damn it."
Rock looks at her with his most commanding glare, "No. I'm not telling my past occupation either." He says flatly. "Ask a different question."
Revy breathes heavily. "Fine! What did you mean but you wanted to get to know us and where did you get the training you have? You can be more that twenty four."
"Ah, another multipart question. No freebies this time. Pick one question." Rock says back to his casual self.
Revy growls at him, "What did you mean you wanted to get to know us?"
"I didn't say I wanted to get to know all of you, just you Revy. You remind me of someone I once knew, she was a remarkable woman." Rock flicks his cigarette over the side and says, "Well that's it for your three questions. I may give you a chance to ask more later, but that is all for now."
Rock heads back into the cabin leaving Revy to her thoughts. The organization? What was his last occupation? Who do I remind him of? A past friend? A comrade? A lover?
"Damn it! Now I have more questions!" Revy says as she sits on the deck.
Rock wakes up in the cabin after he passed out in the chair. He looks out the window and sees that it is nearly sundown. The sweat and smoke is getting to him, he wants to get clean.
"Hey Dutch, you got a shower on this boat?" Rock asks.
"We got a hose on deck that we used to rinse off, its salt water straight from the sea. No regular showers though. Benny should have some soap back there, maybe a towel too." Dutch replies without looking away from window.
Rock gets soap and a towel from Benny then heads back to the cabin. He spies Revy asleep on one of the racks in the hold. He continues up on deck and finds the hose. He quickly undresses and turns on the pump. It sputters then starts coming out in a steady trickle. He begins to wash himself careful to keep his back to the cabin.
Revy noticed when he looked in on her so she gets up and intends to follow him. She reaches the cabin and hears the pump start up. A slight smile creeps up on her face when she realizes he is rinsing himself off. She decides to try to sneak past Dutch who seems intent on watching the horizon.
"Let the man shower in piece." Dutch says still looking at the horizon.
"I'm just gonna take a quick peak, honest." Revy says trying to sound innocent.
Dutch just shakes his head while Revy pokes her head out the hatch and smiles since she likes what she sees.
He has his entire body lathered up and his eyes closed so he doesn't notice he is being watched. He takes his time making sure he gets every nook and cranny of his body before reaching and getting the hose to rinse off.
Revy is standing there watching as the water runs down his body as it washes the soap away. Since she can only see his surprising large back she examines his muscle definition, then his small waist and his butt. She notices a small blade tattooed on his right shoulder. No other tattoos on his body but the scars are all over. Some look like bullet wounds, while others look like stab wounds and some seem to have come from a whip while there are still at least a dozen she can't identify.
Without taking her eyes off of Rock she tells Dutch to bump the wheel to the left. He does and Rock takes a step back to balance himself exposing himself completely to Revy's view. She covers her mouth, as she watches the water cascading down his face, down to his muscular chest. She likes what she sees but she wants to see more and finds herself willing the water to come out faster so she can see everything he has to hide. The water slowly rinses off the soap on his abs and Revy finds herself getting excited and her breathing gets heavier about what she is about to see.
Rock uses the hose to rinse off his chest and abdomen then he stops rinse off his face once again to get rid of any soap so he can open his eyes. As soon as he does he sees Revy staring at him, almost hungrily. He immediately turns around but doesn't say anything, just chuckles inaudibly to himself after hearing the soft "damn" coming from Revy.
Revy notices that he sees her and he quickly turns around. She mutters a soft "damn" before she goes back into the cabin blushing bright red.
"So Revy, did you get that quick peak you wanted?" Dutch asks.
"Shut up!" Revy responds the goes back to the hold.
Benny looks up as she passes and he sees a slight pout on her pace. What was that about? He wonders to himself.