Chapter 3 You Ready?
Balalaika took a few steps forward before Riky stepped out from behind Shenhua.
"It has been a while Miss Balalaika and of course it's good to see you to Boris"
For a second to the occupants of the YellowFlag it looked like the three were sizing each other up, until sergeant Boris saluted Riky.
Riky looked pleasantly surprised.
"It is an honour to meet you again sergeant Boris and Miss Balalaika"
Balalaika smiled as she shook Riky's hand.
"It has been far to long to think you'd come all the way here to see me"
Balalaika laughed as she muttered under her breath.
"No one will have the gut's to try anything if they think you're my guest"
Now Revy was truly at her limit.
"Hey sis wanna explain how you know my brother"
Balalaika's customary evil grin had returned to her face.
"Wouldn't you like to know Revy"
Balalaika returned her focus to Riky.
"I've organised what you asked, if what you expect does happen we'll be on it"
Riky smiled.
"Thanks I won't bother you again after this"
Balalaika just sniggered.
"Don't say that, I won't forget what I owe you until I personally save your life and I'm sure Boris feel's the same way"
Boris stood up to his full height as he nodded in agreement, Balalaika continued.
"After New York Boris said that he would take a bullet for you, which only those of great importance are worthy of such loyalty"
Riky and Balalaika walked into the backroom of the YellowFlag.
"You do understand your little sister is highly feared even in the hardest of psycho's of maniac's, what make's you think that she can't kill her father?"
Riky sighed.
"You must have seen it before, hardened solder's who fear nothing can be broken down by the one person who represents everything that shake's them to there very core"
Balalaika understood Riky's explanation she had seen it before in some of her own solder's had the same thing happen to them.
Riky started talking again.
"If she meets him she'll panic, she'll miss the first few shot's, this will reinforce the idea that she can't beat him then he will beat her"
Balalaika understood the look on Riky's face.
"I take it he won't just kill her"
Riky shook his head.
"No he won't just kill her"
Riky shook his head.
"No, he won't rest until he completely breaks her"
Balalaika nodded before returning to the other room.
"Come, I'll get you a brink"
Riky laughed as he gladly accepted Balalaika's offer.
Riky woke up with a start, they had returned from the YellowFlag several hours earlier.
Riky looked over at the clock "3:00am" every now and then his nightmares woke him up.
"Ah fuck I'll never be free of that screaming"
Specifying in saving children had always been Riky's life goal, but seeing some of the one's he was to late to save was horrific.
Riky walked past Revy's door, he had a strange feeling something wasn't right.
Riky opened Revy's door, Revy was asleep but she must have been reliving what had happened.
Revy was sweating and shaking, she could barely stay on the bed.
Riky went to her side and sat on her bed, a particularly bad spasm made Revy land on Riky's leg's.
Riky grabbed Revy's head and started patting it.
"Everything is gunna be fine, it's just a dream, I'll protect you"
Revy seemed to calm down, as she seemed to rest on Riky, Riky fell asleep shortly after free from his nightmare's.
Several hours later.
Even whilst half asleep Riky heard someone's voice through his dream.
"Ah isn't siding's love just wonderful"
Riky opened his eye's to see Dutch and Benny standing at the door, looking down he realised what position he and Revy were in.
"Flash"
Riky looked up temporarily blinded to see Rock with a camera.
Underneath Riky he heard Revy stir.
"Hey what's going on?"
Revy opened her eye's to see Rock with a camera, Riky simply replied with.
"Oh shit"
Riky looked down to see Revy's eye's were open and her mouth was twitching.
"Bro you wanna move?"
Riky stood up and backed away.
"Sorry sis, you just look so cute!"
Riky dived out the room as Revy attempted to jump resulting in her tripping over her own bed.
"Ah fuck…"
Riky poked his head out as an old Bacardi bottle whizzed past his head.
Rock walked over and helped Revy up.
"We've got a job, so you need to get ready"
Rock looked over at Riky who was still smiling.
"What you doing today?"
Riky smiled as he stood in the doorway.
"I don't suppose I could tag along, my gun's are getting cold"
Riky looked over a t Dutch who nodded.
"It could be interesting to see which one of you two has more skill"
Dutch laughed.
"I'm sure Revy would like the competition to"
Revy just smiled.
"Come on then, let's see if I can beat you bro"
Riky smiled at the thought of a competition.
"I wonder if you can beat me swimming yet as well, after all I did teach you"
Several hours later the torpedo boat had just anchored up near a supposable deserted island.
Riky was on top of the boat looking out at the sea.
Revy had gotten bored during the job briefing and dragged him up there, Revy hadn't spoken much she seemed to be mulling over something.
"Revy why have you drought me up her?"
Revy simply drew her cutlass flicked it round her finger's and then put it back in it's holster.
"You always liked the sunset… you always took me to Central Park to watch the sunset…"
Riky smiled.
"Yea you always looked happy when I took you there"
Revy smiled.
"Are you disappointed in me?"
Revy looked down as she said the words, Riky looked at her as he grabbed her into a hug.
"I'll never be disappointed in you sis"
Dutch popped his head up from the hatch.
"We're going now, you two ready?"
Revy looked over at Dutch.
"Yea we're ready"