A/N: Hey everyone, I'm back again with the next chapter where things take at an interesting (if not a little subtle) turn that you may or may not see coming. I'm progressing to try and get better in my writing and I thank you to those who are supporting me, it means a lot.
Black Lagoon is owned by Rei Hiroe
1 Week Later...
A rather damp day in Roanapur as the rain strikes down on the land of the living dead.
"Damn, the angels taking a piss on a dull day like this." Dutch thought as he was looking outside the window inside the office of the Lagoon Traders. He then turned his head around to see what's happening behind him...Not much apparently.
Rock was checking the company's finances in the main ledger, Revy was lying on the couch while reading a magazine and Benny was on his computer as always. Dutch looked back to the window again as he just pulling out a cigarette. "Hmm... It all seems too quiet out there lately," said Dutch.
"I hear ya, boss. Too fucking quiet to get any work done," said Revy as she continued to read her magazine "Goddamn, it's so boring lately."
Dutch turned away from the window and took his cigarette out to blow a puff of smoke, "I feel the same too, Two Hands." he said but before he was going to continue, the phone rang.
Dutch went to pick up the phone, "Lagoon Traders." Revy glanced at Dutch, thinking what kind of job it is going to be next because the previous jobs Lagoon had in the past week hadn't been that exciting.
"Hmph...Hope it's not another small-time job," she said. Rock couldn't help but hear what Revy said, so he turned his head to see Revy and asked "Missing out in action?"
Revy turned her head to see Rock looking at her. "Yeah, dying for a good fucking reason to use my boys" she replied.
"Well, I'd be lying if I said I didn't agree with you," said Rock. "It has been pretty uneventful for the past few days, besides you-know-what."
Revy giggled "What? You've gotta be fucking kidding me, Rock," she said. "You'd usually hide like a pussy whenever a gunfight breaks out!"
Rock weakly laughs at her response and he replies, "Yeah I know but I kinda enjoy seeing you shoot up anyone whenever something happens."
Revy throws the magazine down on the coffee table and sits up to see Rock eye-to-eye properly as she then gives a rather devilish smile, "Well, well..." she said. "When did this side of Lagoon's negotiator came along?"
Rock shrugged and then looked away from Revy, "I don't know really," he said. "I guess maybe when I told the Capitan to wipe out the Washimine Gumi," He then looked back at Revy, "She told me something that struck me."
Revy gave a curious face to Rock as she asked, "What was it, partner? I think I missed it."
"She told me that...I'll become a good villain" said Rock which gave Revy a wise-cracking smile.
"Do you know why she would say that?" Revy asked in a cold-tone. "Because of your devilish intentions right there or maybe that you're a bad boy that can keep his shit-eating face straight without giving bullshit to his allies?"
Rock shook his head, "I dunno, Revy," he said "But one thing's for sure that I seem to be learning something about all this."
Revy scoffed as she pulled out a cigarette, "We all learn new shit, Rock." She said as she puts a cigarette in her mouth then pulls out a lighter.
"You probably know too much, Two Hands," Rock said "but I seem to be fitting in." But then, Revy tosses the cigarette pack to him as she said "I'm not sure if you can say that yet, partner. You rarely prove that you have balls to against the assholes in this world." Which Rock looked away and started to think;
"She got me there," he thought, "I know words aren't enough but how the fuck can I prove her without going to the extreme?" He took a glance at Revy, knowing that she was still looking at him with a peculiar look, maybe trying to get inside his head, "She's a smart one, I'll give her that but I know I just can't be strong by being the company's negotiator, but I don't know if I can fight."
Revy then asked "Something on your mind, Rock?" which got him back into reality, "Nothing that concerns you" he replied. "Bull-fucking-shit" Revy said as she went back to lying on the couch again.
Dutch hangs up and turns around to give the message he got over the phone. "Alright everyone," Dutch calls out, "That was Chang from the Triads and he gave us quite of a big offer for this job."
Revy scoffed, "I wonder what that wise-cracking jackass is asking us for," she said. "Hopefully it's not to deliver some bullshit documents like last time, I swear don't want to remember the outcome of that." She glanced at Rock for a second as he was waving his hand at her, telling her that he knows.
"Don't get smart with me, dumbass." she said but then Rock replied, "I wasn't, I don't even want to remember that."
As Rock finished his sentence, Dutch spoke out "Well, this one is a negotiation job, so Chang needs Rock in this one." Everyone looked at Rock as he started to feel a bit of pressure from the inside but he then asked Dutch, "Who are the Triads negotiating with, Dutch?"
"A Yakuza group from Kyoto known as the Kutagari clan, they want to start their business here in Roanapur and they're asking the Triad's help to settle as well as provide support for each other."
The word Yakuza gave Rock a sense of déjà vu, as he recalls when he and Two Hands went to Japan to assist Hotel Moscow with their deal with the Washimine Gumi. The image of Yukio is still burned into his mind.
Rock groaned as he placed both of his hands on his head, Dutch then asked "What's wrong?"
Rock calmed down then looked up to Dutch to answer his question, "I'm okay, just a little bit of a bad memory." Revy nudged Rock's shoulder with her fist, "Told you to look away, dumbass." She said.
"Shut up," Rock replied "Her death meant nothing."
Revy squinted her eyes as she was staring at him, "Bull-fucking-shit, Rock," she said, "If that wasn't Yukio then what else came back to haunt you?"
"I just don't want to go through all of that again." Rock replied as he then stood up.
"Hey, I don't want to know what happened in Japan," said Dutch. "But I can assure you that you don't have to deal with multiple negotiations, Rock."
Rock sighed, "Well that's a relief." He said and walks to the kitchen to grab a cup of coffee.
Revy kept looking at Rock as if he was hiding something, "You shouldn't hide anything from me, you fucking prick" she thought but then Dutch told her, "I'm sure he'll be fine, let's just take it easy, especially you and him, Revy."
Revy turned her head, looking at Dutch. "You've got nothing to worry about, boss," she said "it's him I'm worried about with all the fucking memories that should have been drained away from him by now."
Dutch sighed, "I told you that he'll be fine." But he knows that Revy isn't going to accept that as she stood up and started walking as she said "Going to see Eda, boys."
As she walked out the room, Dutch glanced at Rock walking back to his chair with his cup of Joe, he was rather curious on what has been going on between Rock and Revy over the past week.
"Is there something you'd like to share, Rock?" Dutch asked. Rock heard his response and looked at him, "No, why do you ask?" he replied, "I've noticed you two have been a bit on and off after what happened last week" Dutch replied, "and I as your boss should know that absolutely nothing bad has happened to you two, because I don't want any of my crew to be uncooperative with each other, understand?"
"Yes, sir" Rock replied as he then took a sip, "but I can assure you that whatever happens to the both of us, we can talk it over and besides, she tried to kill me once and I doubt she'll do it again hopefully."
Dutch laughed, "I don't think you have nothing to worry about, Rock. She was worried about you when you got shot."
Rock gave a surprised look at Dutch's response and then said, "Well that's not the only time she was worried about me but I'm still trying to figure out why."
"Why don't you ask her yourself?" said Dutch.
Meanwhile outside of the Church of Violence, Revy pulls up in Benny's GTO. Luckily, the rain stopped as she got out, walks to the large doors and knocks.
"Hey Eda, you bitch!" she called out, "Come down to the Yellow Flag with me!"
But then the doors suddenly open for Revy to see a buxom blonde, wearing a nun outfit and sunglasses. "Goddammit Revy," she said, "You know you could leave me the fuck alone for once."
Revy scoffed, "Oh I'm sorry, didn't know it was your time of the month" she said sarcastically.
Eda yelled "Don't you fucking start with me, Two Hands!" and tried to punch Revy but she dodged to the left and grabbed her right hand and slammed her against the door.
"I just asked you if wanted to head down to the Yellow Flag," said Revy "Now be a nice girl and say yes."
Eda sighed and shook her head, "Alright, just let me the fuck go and I'll get changed." Revy pulled a smile, "Thatta girl, make it quick, alright? I ain't gonna stay around this shithole for long." she said letting her go.
As Eda walked back inside, shutting the church door, Revy walked back to the GTO and leaned back to the driver's door. She then places a cigarette in between her lips and then lights it up. "Seems like a pretty fucking dull day," she thought, "Still there's tomorrow but I wonder if that ass is up for it."
A few minutes later as Revy blew the last ounce of smoke, the doors open to see Eda in her pink tank top, blue denim shorts, black sunglasses and her golden blonde hair fallen down on her back.
"Finally," said Revy "Took you long enough." Eda walked up to the car and stopped at the passenger door, "I'm sorry, did I take too long?" she said in a sarcastic tone, "Also aren't you cold? It's almost as freezing as fucking Antarctica."
"Just get in the car, you goddamn hypocrite." said Revy as flicked away her cigarette, "What's that supposed to mean?" Eda asked.
Both gals get in the GTO and drive down to the Yellow Fag, they didn't seem to talk much as Revy was trying to concentrate on what's been happening and Eda trying to analyse what was going on.
"What're you thinking, Two Hands?" Eda asked but Revy didn't answer as she was still thinking, "Hey, Revy!" Eda called out and Revy was called back into reality, "What?" she barked.
"I was wondering on what you were thinking?" Eda said but Revy replied "Nothing of your fucking business!" "Then may I ask, why are bringing me to the Yellow Flag?" Eda asked, "Don't you have Rock and the other boys to be your drinking buddies?"
"Yeah but I don't feel like hanging out with them tonight," said Revy, "In fact, I'm worried about tomorrow." That line perked up Eda's interest with her right eyebrow rose, "Worried, huh?" she said, "That's the first time I've heard you said that, what are you so worried about?"
"I can't be fucked explaining it." Revy said as she was just about to park outside the Yellow Flag.
"Oh come on, Two Hands," said Eda, "I thought we can trust each other after we all been through." But Revy growled and said "Just shut up and let's drink, bitch."
They both exit the parked GTO and went inside the Yellow Flag; Revy signalled Bao two glasses of Bacardi as she and Eda take a seat along the bar.
Eda takes a sip while Revy chugs it down in one go, clearing her throat at the end of the first shot. "Mmm, nothing beats a good glass of clear poison to run inside your veins, just to make you forget your worries," said Revy, "I fucking love it."
Eda eyed Revy as she was refilling another glass but Eda then asked again, "Stop trying to hide shit from me, Two Hands," she told her, "I ain't gonna shut up till you tell me."
Revy slammed down her second glass and then turned her head to see Eda eyeing at her, "Oh, I'll tell you..." she responded, "...when you're on your deathbed, slut." With that note, Eda sighed in disappointment as she did knew that getting information out of Revy was going to be a tough egg to crack.
"I'm not that easy to get, Two Hands. You fucking know that." Said Eda but Revy ignored her as she kept drinking.
Eda was one character that bugs Revy but at the same time they still manage to be decent allies, even when they get do seem to get on each other's nerves. They've nearly shot each other, after Rock carefully talked out of that in an arms deal with the head sister Yolanda, to tagging along to hunt down two Romanian twins.
What really gets Eda is that even though Two Hands and her white-collared partner aren't exactly with each other, it still bothers Revy when the blonde nun tries to make a move on him. Why is that? If she doesn't care for him, even in the slightest, why can't she allow her to ask him out?
The thought pestered Eda and thought it was about time she asked that question. "Why do you keep me away from Rock?" she said as she finished her glass.
Revy didn't look at her as she finished her third glass, "I can't trust you enough to let you get into his pants," she responded, "and besides, I think that he needs protection since he can't even protect his goddamn-self."
"I can protect him, Revy" said Eda. "Bullshit, you just want to fuck him, even if you do carry that Glock." Revy responded which made Eda grunt in anger.
"Jesus Christ, you're hard," she said "But can't you teach him?" Revy replied, "Nope, he's not the kind to kill with his own hands, that's what his smartass mouth does." Eda giggled at that line, "Words are like bullets, huh?" she said, "What kind of world are we living in?"
"A pretty fucked up one if you ask me," said Revy "So fucked up that it's easy to get away with murder with simple shit-eating lies."
Eda then her left arm around Revy's back with her hand placed on her left shoulder, she leaned in closer and then said in a sarcastically, sweet tone, "Now come on, Two Hands. We both know what you said earlier was complete bullshit, so answer me..."
Revy started to get a little heated at Eda's tone and behaviour, "What the fuck do you mean?" she replied.
"...If you can't stand him so much, why do you worry about him?" Eda asked.
The very question that Revy was told in her dream made her eyes wide open, she couldn't believe that she was hearing it in real life but she was hoping that the alcohol was kicking in so she was hearing things.
Revy shook her head and looked at Eda with squinted eyes, "Say that again, bitch."
Eda grinned at that, knowing that Revy has something under her skin. "You heard what I said," she said, "I just saw your reaction, you got nothing to hide from me, no matter how fucking tough you may be."
Revy eyed Eda with furious anger as she shoved her right arm off her neck, grabbed her head with her right hand and slammed her to the bar. "Don't you start making jokes, you arrogant cunt!" Revy snapped.
Everyone around the bar stopped and looked at what the commotion was about to see Revy holding down Eda on the right side of her head on the bar and her left arm held so she can't fight back.
Bao tried to calm Revy down but she bit back at him, forcing him to slowly step back.
Revy leaned in and quietly whispered in Eda's left ear, "Now then, I don't want you to assume that I and Rock have anything going on because it's not going to happen. I have my fucking reasons why I don't want to kill him as well he has a place with the rest of the Lagoon Traders, because if I did kill him, I'd be in deep shit and I don't want to lose my place with the rest."
Eda responded "Okay, just let me go." and Revy let's go of her hair and arm. She made sure her hair was in place and rotated her arm to make sure nothing was wrong. "I didn't mean to piss you off." She said, "I was just wondering, there was no need for you to get all crazy."
As everyone looked away and went back on their drinking and gambling, Revy asked for another glass. "Well you better keep your mouth shut about certain things," she told Eda, "because one of these days, I might kill you myself."
"Well that I'll be looking forward to," said Eda, "but how is he, though?"
Revy responded, "He's gotten better after what happened last week but I hope he doesn't get himself shot again with the next job tomorrow."
Eda looked at Revy with a peculiar look, "Then why the fuck are we drinking before you have this job tomorrow?" she asked.
Revy looked back at Eda, "I got a lot of things on my mind that I just want to fucking drain away." She told her but Eda raised an eyebrow as she remembered what she said earlier, "Oh I see, you're worried about tomorrow because there's a good chance Rock may get shot again?" Eda asked.
Revy didn't respond as she pondered while staring at her glass, "You better not get your ass shot again, Rock," she thought, "Why the fuck I'm still wondering about him? It can't be that..."
"Hey!" Eda spoke out, "I'm talking to you, Two Hands!" Revy woke up back into reality and responded, "Alright, stop yelling!" as she noticed that Eda was pretty much done and as Revy finished her last glass, paid Bao and left the bar.
As they exit the front doors, Eda told Revy, "Hey, you didn't answer my question."
Revy didn't respond as they got into the GTO and drove off. Revy responded to Eda as she was driving the car, "You could say that I am worried..." Eda looked at Revy with a curious expression as she finally answered her question.
"...I just hope he doesn't get killed a second time or I'm probably gonna lose it."
Thanks for reading and I'd like to give special thanks again to jm1681 for giving me helpful advice with this Fanfic again, I am gratefully appreciated.
Stay tuned for the next chapter as it'll have an interesting twist.