here you go
eat my pretties...ψ(｀∇´)ψ
Sorry the update took long but I DID update but something gliched on the site and I don't think It came up so I've added more to the beginning and...yea :D
Also my computer was like, no nternet for u~ and...yea...
"Oh. Hell. No" revy said venomously as rock held up a cute little dress with a very disturbingly happy look on his face
"Come on revy" he said taking a step towards her which made her reflexively step back
"I said no rock!" she exclaimed, "I am not trying that on!"
"Please~" rock begged
Revy stood there firmly for another minute before breaking
"Fine I'll try on the stupid dress but this better be the last fucking one!" she said grabbing the expensive garment and walking into the changing room with it
"We'll also take this one" rock said to the shop assistant who nodded
It was never unusual for him to take women out clothes shopping considering the interesting allowance he received as a teenager
However, this was the first time that the woman completely objected to picking anything for herself
"You better not fucking laugh at me you asshole" revy said storming out of the changing room
Yes.
This was the one
Rock stared at her up and down, the dress was knee length and violet which seemed to suit her well despite...y'know
"Ok now all we need are the shoes," he said in an enlightened tone
"goddamn it rock, you promised this was the last fucking store!" revy exploded as rock calmly called the assistant over and paid via credit card "and where the fuck do you get all the money for this anyway?!"
"Unlike someone I don't spend my share of money on toys to fill my special rooms with" rock said simply as he finished the transaction "and I don't get why you're complaining, don't you like spending time with me?" he was sure to stress the last few words
Revy was about to exclaimed:
"Fuck no!"
But before she did all the possibilities of how he could react raced though her mind, most being pretty grim
"Whatever" she huffed taking in a deep breath
Rock smiled
He had learned pretty early on that speaking in that tone got her to do what he liked, of course. He hadn't spoken like that most of the time because it simply wasn't his style and the situation never called for it but now...
"Come on revy, next shoes then hair and makeup~" he sang picking up the bags and starting to drag her away in her newly purchased dress.
...oOo...
Revy stood outside a large suburban Japanese home
She had been here only once before but never like this
She was wearing a beautiful violet dress with a tight black belt around her waist which matched her high heel shoes
"I hate you" she said to her partner who had just rung the doorbell
There was some shuffling inside but nobody had answered yet
Revy then took that time to look down at the engagement ring he had given her
"Will you marry me revy?" rock asked as he opened the blue velvet box he had purchased not too long ago
'How had he asked that so easily?!' revy thought angrily
Finally the door opened and a beautiful woman stood there with a soft smile on her face
"Rokuro, it's so nice to finally see you again" she smiled before looking at revy "you must be the fiancée?"
"Rebecca" she said forcing a smile
"I'm Reina Ryouichi's wife" she smiled
Revy could already feel that this woman didn't like her at all.
It was like a natural instinct for her, there was a connection between her and rock that she couldn't place
Revy's discomfort grew as she entered the dining room
"You're late Rokuro" a man revy could only assume to be rock's father said in a herd voice
"You know me" rock smiled "always late"
'That isn't true' revy thought looking up at her 'fiancé'
He was always the punctual stickler for the law in Roanapur. Never late.
"So this is the woman I've heard all about" a cheerful woman revy KNEW as rock's mother smiled as she set out the table
She had that righteous emotional feel to her that rock always displayed
"I'm Okajima Akemi" she greeted "but you can call me Akemi"
"Rebecca" revy bowed "it's a pleasure to meet you"
"Oh, Rebecca how western" Akemi gushed
"My father was Chinese and my mother was American" revy stated
"Well please have a seat Rebecca" Isamu said
The first test.
Revy pulled a smile.
"I couldn't possibly sit down and let your wife set the table all by herself" revy said
Rock had made it clear that his father always tested his girlfriends in this manner
All of them fell for this trick unless he warned them
"Oh please" Ryouichi's wife smiled "just make yourself comfortable, I hear you came to Japan only a few days ago so it would be inhospitable of us to force you to do anything"
"I insist" revy pressed politely "I was taught that dinner times were a family effort so it would make me feel bad if I didn't help in any way"
It wasn't a lie per say
Sister Yolanda had drilled it into her that dinner was a family effort and that she had to do something to help set up or she could starve the night for all that bitch cared
"If it's that important to you" Akemi caved in leading revy into the kitchen
When all the women were gone, the real challenge began
"So rock, why didn't you tell me that you'd attached yourself to someone," his father said quickly
"I didn't get the chance with being kidnapped and all" rock stated
"Tell me about her family" Isamu said directly
"I don't think that's my place" rock said simply "it's a hard subject for her"
His father glared at him for that comment
"You've done a good job dressing her up" Ryouichi smiled
"Thank you" rock said
'Damn he noticed' rock added mentally
Then the women came back in and set out the food.
Rock tried to make sure he was sat by revy but his family were smart.
He ended up sitting across her that meant that they couldn't communicate without the rest of the family catching it.
"So revy, what brings you to Japan?" Akemi asked
"work" revy answered simply which made everyone at the table freeze (excluding rock) "not many trusted associates of balalaika speak Japanese so with rock here in Japan I was told to fill in his usual role and help sort out some negotiations"
"I thought you killed people for a living" Ryouichi's wife said
"yea and no" revy said promptly "my job is to deliver items to certain people, unfortunately some of the people who interfere are dangerous and I do end up having to take them out if I want to continue living"
Akemi cleared her throat and the table fell into a comfortable silence
"So when is the wedding Rokuro?" Ryouichi asked
"We haven't decided yet" rock smiled "we only got engaged recently so not even all our friends know of it yet"
'Smooth' revy thought continuing casually
"Well I think it's wonderful that you've finally found a woman that you love" Akemi said happily "tell me, when did you realise you loved her?"
"I can't say" rock said, "We were on a government sanctioned mission in an undisclosed location"
This made revy pause
'the Himalayas' she smiled fondly before realising that rock had mentioned that time only to get that reaction out of her
"How exciting" Ryouichi said "and here I thought you were some sort of pirate or something"
This made them both almost choke on their food
Almost.
Revy looked up at rock as she tried not to laugh and gave him a look that said:
Pirate? Seriously
Rock shrugged
"I'm sorry did I offend you?" Ryouichi asked with genuine concern in his voice
"Not at all" rock said regaining his composure
They'd dealt with real pirates before and they'd been a bitch to get past
"So how much did the ring cost?" Ryouichi's wife asked quickly changing the subject
The question sounded innocent but rock and revy both knew otherwise
"I'm not sure" revy said staring at it
It was beautiful, none of that traditional diamond shit but a beautiful shade of violet that revy had once described as her favourite shade
Maybe that was why he made her wear this dress?
The longer she stared at it the more she knew it was worth.
"Well it's made out of a really rare stone.." rock said dismissively
"That shade is so beautiful fandango right?" Reina said instantly
Revy stared at the woman in confusion
"Oh come on Rokuro you must know how much it cost if you bought it especially for her," Ryouichi said
"Remember that time when we went to do that job in Paris?" rock asked looking at revy
The auburn haired girl gave a nod
She had killed around 70 guys those three weeks and barely made it out alive, but in the end it had all been worth it for that HUGE payout
"That much" rock said which made revy-for the first time that night- effectively choke. On. Her. Food.
"Are you alright?" Akemi asked going over to help the Chinese-American woman
"You spent 50 grand on a ring?!" she exclaimed angrily
"Yea" rock nodded
"I can't wear this!" she shouted taking it off and placing it on the table "how the hell did you even manage to buy a 50 grand ring in Paris?"
"Benny knew a guy" rock said quite happily, "He was quite nice too, made the ring really quickly but cried when I took away his most valuable gem"
"50 grand?" Ryouichi questioned
"In us dollars" rock confirmed
This made revy even angrier
"Do you know what I could have done with that money? I could have bought an assortment of guns!" revy huffed in mandarin
"You have an assortment of guns" rock stated also switching languages before thinking back to her various artillery rooms
"Why the fuck did you even get paid that much anyway?" revy huffed angrily remembering the payout
...oOo...
(flashback)
Doran smiled at the black lagoon crew
"Balalaika was right, you are the right people for these types of jobs"
"Yea yea, now pay up frenchie" revy said roughly
She was covered in blood and an annoyingly messy person at the moment
"Oui" the man smiled before signalling his men forward with their briefcases
"30 grand for each and every one of you" he smiled as the men opened the cases and showed the money before giving them all individual cases "but for you Japanese man..."
Rock frowned in confusion as they brought forward two cases
"50 grand, a way of our mademoiselle saying thank you for not leaving behind her brother in that fire"
Rock took the two cases
"What the fuck?" revy growled angrily "what the fuck are you going to do with 50 grand?" she said spitefully
It WAS only fair that he got paid almost double, he'd done a lot of things he didn't have to on this mission and if he hadn't it could have all gone down
"I think I'll buy a ring" rock smiled
"Yea right" revy chuckled bitterly before turning to finally leave
...oOo...
(now)
"Look I don't see why you're so angry," Akemi, said trying to calm the American-Chinese woman down
"Yea, if you'd like I'll just buy you another ring" rock smirked still in mandarin that made revy go red
"I'm leaving," she said simply getting up
She was about to head out into the corridor before she stopped
"thank you for your hospitality" she said bowing and everything like rock reminded her before continuing to storm out
"What a catch" Akemi said in an enlightened tone "so fiery"
"She is" rock smiled also getting up "but right now the fire is directed at me so I think I should try to calm her down"
"You spent 50 grand on a ring for that woman" Ryouichi's wife said, "You must really love her"
"I do," Rock said simply before going after her.
...oOo...
Ryouichi walked into his bedroom wile undressing
"So what did you think about my brothers fiancée"
"She's certainly pretty" Reina said simply
"But more bellicose than she let on" Ryouichi said pointedly before walking back out "I'm going to take a shower ok?" he called into the bedroom
"right" Reina sighed
Their marriage was more like a forced friendship than anything else
She then listened for her husband to walk into the bathroom and turn on the water before she quickly went over to her jewellery box and dug deep for...
Rokuro had left it on purpose
She knew it.
She sighed wistfully as she slipped on the amethyst ring
It was definitely worth 50 grand all right, maybe even more
However, that did not matter
She had missed him so much.
Before she had married his brother they had been close, everyone knew it. Everyone thought she was going to marry him but apparently not.
No.
She ended up being pressured into a marriage with his older 'more responsible' brother
She would have been happy if she had married him, she was a working woman damnit
If he didn't work then she would earn enough to give them both a stable living
She loved him that much
But still it was not meant to be...
And now he was with that woman
Just thinking about her made her blood boil.
Reina sighed before holding the ring up to the moonlight
It shone beautifully in the night
'This ring was meant to be mine' she thought before taking it off and hiding it carefully in her jewellery box 'he was meant to be mine'
Not that belligerent, rough, unladylike dog.
No.
This just wouldn't do.
Wouldn't do?
No, it was more than that
This was unacceptable.
...oOo...
Alright that's your update
Sorry it's so short again and sorry if there are spelling mistakes but I really should be doing something else right now
I'll try to make the next update quick but I'm really just making this up as I go
If you want more interactions with the family please say so but if you'd like me to focus intensely on the mission then...yea
Bt I dunno I kind of like talking about the family
I kind of named Ryouichi's wife the second time I came back to this and decided to finish the goddamn chapter so...yea...
Also. That last bit about Reina (Ryouichi's wife)
Important.
Well...important if things go the way I am vaguely planning for them to go in...
thanks meech for your review it helped me make this chapter longer :D
Until next time
Panda. Out.
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