Chapter 4 - Gone Fishin'
A/N: hah I am it again, I didn't think I would get this much down this fast but I had been thinking about this story for a little while now and after reading through some other fan fic's I got the drive to work of this one, also if anyone notices slight use of slang or improper grammar spelling some of it is intentional like the dialogue in the anime, the rest are most likely mistakes I always seem to miss haha. Anyway this chapter is gonna be something of a binding one for Rock and Revy but we also get some more hints as the what they are all getting dragged into. Enjoy : )
This is a little belated but
Disclaimer : I do not own Black Lagoon
"hold on back there" Dutch said as he made a hard right.
Revy and Rock felt like there inside a cement mixer as due to Dutch's insane driving they kept colliding into each other. Finally after that last turn they managed to get their seat belts on.
Time was of the essence right now. For whatever reason they had gotten dragged into some shit storm involving Hotel Moscow. Fortunately instead of being executed by Miss Balalaika she put on a little show and told them to leave the city for a couple days, since right now they were dead, which is why Dutch was intent on getting out of here as fast as humanly possible.
Revy looked over at Rock, it had been only 5 minutes since they were in the middle of a gun fight. He had done fairly good true he was a long ways from holding his own but he had not let her down. Now though he looked a little pale and one of his hands was shaking slightly, it's the rush he's had them before but not like this, for a guy who's a real fucking pain he did pretty good out there she thought. She figured she would have a chat with him later when they got to their favourite fishing spot, "Hey Rock you doing alright" she asked. He turned his to look at her, she saw his eyes were back to the normal him so she wasn't worried now, "ya sorry guess I'm still not used to this" he admitted. This resulted in a slap to the back of the head. "cut it out with that bullshit, were still breathing aren't we put that in the fucking win category" she said grinning.
Although with most people that kind of motivational talk would make things worse, with Rock and Revy it was just what the doctor ordered, it was different but it worked.
Rock the smiled "your right thanks Revy" he said, there was something in his voice that made Revy look back at him.
"hey sorry to break this up but were gonna be passing the office and we need some things, Rock soon as I stop you got less then 3 minutes to get our satellite phone since the radio on the boat is still fucked up, an if you can grab a bottle of something good I want something strong for later" he said. His tone wasn't a worried one, but he still wanted to get out of Dodge and fast.
Rock looked and Revy and nodded "right Dutch" he said.
Just then Dutch made one hell of a stop as the Office came into view, in a second Rock was out the door and running up the stairs.
Once he was gone "he did pretty good today" Dutch said grinning, he was keeping an eye on his watch as they only had a few minutes. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Revy watching the stairs, well well Rock looks like you did it after all, I'll be damned, he thought.
Just then they heard the all too familiar sound of gunshots. Revy immediately drew her Cutlass's then Dutch grabbed her wrist "Dutch what the fuck are you doing let go" she said angrily looking at him.
They know here the sound of Rock's own gun being fired, that meant he hadn't been killed
Dutch looked out the window, he saw a black van moving fast in the distance in the direction of where they had just come from "Revy, this isn't the time for that we can't get delayed her Rock's got one minute or were gonna have to go" he said. Revy could tell he was pissed but not at Rock, he didn't want to leave a comrade and friend behind. Revy's eyes narrowed as her anger rose she leaned out the window " Rock! You dumbass hurry the fuck up or were leaving your ass here!" she yelled.
Right on cue they heard a large bang that would indicate a grenade going off near the stairs Rock had gone up and suddenly he flew out the door and landed on the curb in front of the car.
"Rock!" Revy yelled at seeing him go down. She scrambled out the car door just as some enemies began to appear out of the dust where the stairs where. They went down before they knew what hit them as they thought they had an easy kill, "Rock get you ass in the car" Revy shouted angrily, she was running low on ammo.
Rock meanwhile managed to crawl into the car then Revy got in behind him, and Dutch floored it.
"Rock you lucky dumbfuck you alright" Dutch said as they made the last turn it was now a straight run left to the dock.
Rock didn't answer.
Revy grabbed his shoulder and shook him "hey Rock what's wrong?" she asked getting a little worried, was he hit, was her first thought then she turned him over an saw he was out cold.
"he alright Revy?" Dutch asked.
She ginned "ya he's fine just taking a nap guess he's still a white collar dumbass when it comes to this" she said.
Dutch nodded "understandable must have been the impact from that grenade, gotta hand it to him thought. Did he get the phone?" he asked.
Revy saw he was holding a small brown bag. After turning him over she pulled It free, inside was their satellite phone and he had also to grab on of Dutch's best hard liquors, "yep he got the goods Dutch" she answered.
Dutch looked into the rear view mirror, the black van was there but a good few minutes gap was between them "Revy once we hit the dock were making a run to the boat, think you can handle carrying Rock, I doubt you can wake him up by then" he said.
Revy looked out the rear window and saw the van too, she knew Dutch needed to head for the boat's controls as soon as they got there, "alright I'll carry his ass onto the boat" she said, in the past she would have gone ballistic but Rock was family now and Revy loyal to her family.
They were at the dock in less then a minute. Dutch stopped just in front of the pier, then jumped out of the car "Benny" he yelled. Their computer whiz was sitting on the main deck of Lagoon waiting for them. When he heard Dutch yell he disappeared into the hatch to start the engine.
Revy meanwhile had managed to get Rock out of the care, she his around her shoulders and held his wrist, her other hands grabbed him by the belt as at his back, "god dammit rock why the fuck did you decided now to take a fucking nap" she complained. He was heavier then she expected due to his added muscled since he started working with them. Revy could not help but notice the muscle in his arms and chest, she could also catch his scent, fuck this is not the time to be thinking about that, she told herself as she made it to the boat Benny had reappeared and helped lift him onto the boat.
Just then they heard the sound of a vehicle coming to a hard stop. Revy jumped up onto the boat and drew her guns, once she saw them she starting shooting, mostly to keep them there. Benny pushed rock into the open hatch "punch it Dutch" he said into his mic.
The boat began to back and Revy quickly holstered her guns then quickly got inside.
Dutch skilfully turned the boat around them punched the throttle. In a matter of minutes that had passed the Buddha.
He then changed his course to head to a small string of islands that was approximately one hour away from Roanapur. It was a quite spot outside of the shipping lanes the island was called Phukhet, on it was a rather nice beach that they liked to visit either for a break of when something was brewing in the city and they decided to stay out of it.
Dutch heard the hatch that lead to the lower deck open could tell it was Benny from the sound of his sandals, "well Benny boy it would seem we really walked into the of a cluster fuck this time" he said, now that they were out on the water he felt a little more at ease. Benny chuckled as he helped himself to a beer "so Revy tells me, I hear Rock was pretty hand at the meeting today" he said.
Dutch nodded "shit I didn't think I would see the day, at first I wasn't sure I was happy with this but now I think were better off. How's Rock doing anyway?" he asked.
Benny took a sip of his beer "minor concussion maybe from the force of the grenade, put him in his bunk, Revy nearby in case he wakes up. Benny did notice Dutch smiled as he mentioned that, that ain't the only reason Benny Boy but to avoid her wrath I'm gonna let them figure this out, and so long as I finally with a bet against you I'm happy, he nearly laughed at that last part, "well we'll be at the beach soon enough guess were having fish for dinner, better get out poles ready we got nothing but time till Miss Balalaika calls us back" he said, Dutch was actually glad for a little break after a two day headache. Benny chuckled then left to get their fishing gear.
Rock was lying in the bunk room. Like the room in the boathouse this room had four slots that were the beds. They were used by Dutch, Benny, and Rock. Revy, for obvious reasons, got the only single person room that should go to he captain of the ship.
Rock usually took the lower bunk on the right, that was wear Benny and Revy had dumped him. Now she was leaning back in a folding chair keep watch over him till he woke up. While she was waiting she checked her guns as she often did after a fight, there were undamaged but she would need to replenish her ammo supply. They kept a small workshop to make their own bullets when there were out at sea for a long job or when they were low on funds. Once they got to the beach she would fix up a few mag's. Looking over at Rock she thought back to when they were in the warehouse when Rock had thought they were gonna be shot and tried to shield her, when she thought about that moment she felt her face get a little hot but not from embarrassment, why would he do that he knows I could have ducked for cover on my own, was it because he cares, she thought thinking seriously her first instinct was to laugh at the thought, but instead she remembered other times that made sense now like back in Japan when she got hurt.
She was deeply surprised she had never really had anyone care like that, and the concept of it used to seem foreign to her, at first she felt angry at herself for not seeing this sooner and wasn't sure what to make of this, fuck I don't even know how to feel about this shit, she thought at first then remembered that time when Eda had hit on him during the cluster fuck with Benny's girlfriend Jane, she had felt jealousy.
Revy sighed, she would be lying if she said Rock was nothing to her. When they had first met maybe but over time he had become a real friend. Even despite the way she was with him he was still here.
"well this sure is a fucking surprise" she said grinning slightly. For now she would wait and see about this.
Looking over at rock she noticed his twin Beretta M9's, "ah what the hell since he didn't fuck up for once I'll check them out for him" she said getting up and walking over to him. She bent down to retrieve his guns, Sleeping like a baby, she thought. Then just as she got her hand on the butt of one of the guns his hand suddenly moved and caught her wrist.
"damn not bad reflexes" she said, then thought back to when before she they had that new door installed on his room, must have gotten robbed in his sleep a few times, that would do it, she figured. She then noticed him make a low moan, and he slowly opened his eyes," ugh man what hit me" he moaned reaching up with his other hand to rub his head.
Revy laughed "good mourning sunshine" she said sarcastically.
Rock finally realized where he was, then he noticed Revy hovering over him, her face was only inches from his, "uh Revy?" he said in a nervous voice. Revy looked confused then saw it to "oh sorry" she said backing away so he could sit up, "so were on the boat what happened?" he asked.
"you tripped on the stairs from the impact of a grenade, were on our way to Phukhet beach right now, what happened back at the office?" she asked.
Rock rubbed his head a bit then he remembered "oh ya I got into the office and found the things Dutch asked for and tossed them into a bag then I heard movement behind me. After that someone some guy started talking saying they would shoot me if I moved and to call you and Dutch up so they could finish us all next thing I know I drew and they started shooting sure hope Dutch doesn't get pissed when he see's the office" Rock said.
Revy sat back on the chair and laughed.
"I managed to get to into the hall when I ran out of bullets, that must have been when they threw that grenade " he said.
Revy nodded, then reached into drawer in a small cabinet and pulled out a mini flashlight, "hold still Rock need to check if you got a concussion of anything" she said tilting his head up then shinning the light in one eye then the other, the pupil reaction in his eyes was normal, "looks like your alright" she said.
Rock smiled "thanks Revy" then he remembered something "oh an sorry for tackling you back at the warehouse, guess I got a little carried away" he said, Revy could tell he was trying to hide something, "its alright Rocky baby, so sweet of you to try and cover me" she said teasing him then chuckling when his face started to go red. Revy then gave him a hand standing up, "come on lets go up top for a smoke" she said. Rock nodded "sure I could use one" he said as he followed her to the hatch that led to the control room.
"have a nice nap rock?" Dutch asked he got through the hatch. Benny then tossed them both him and Revy a beer as they climbed the leader to get topside. Rock just chuckled "ya I'm good now Dutch thanks" he said following Revy.
Benny was quite for a minute "those two seem different don't ya think?" he asked.
Dutch grinned "your right there Benny-boy. Those two are pretty stubborn though I thought it was gonna take a boot in the ass to make em see the light" he said. He then looked over his shoulder, "looks like for once I might win one of our bets" he said. Benny finished off his beer " I dunno Dutch with Revy you can't be certain but who knows" he said. They both waited a second before break out into a laugh.
Judging from the sun it was now late in the afternoon, Rock and Revy were both sitting on the front part of the boat and to the lift just near one of the torpedo launchers.
Revy decided it was time to get an answer on something "hey Rock mind I ask you something?" she asked. Rock looked a little confused " sure" he said. Revy didn't ask right away for once she was unsure, but she kept her face neutral when she spoke "it's about what you said after we got off that ship about why you wanted to learn how to shoot, and about how you tackled me back at the warehouse, stop beating around the fucking bush with me on your reasons" she said.
She saw Rock look up at her surprised, then he smiled an shook his head "guess I couldn't hide it from you. If you wanna know Revy the reason is because of my feelings concerning you" he said simply.
Revy was impassive then she grabbed him by the collar of his shirt "what the fuck are you talking about, feelings for me?" she asked angrily, but she wasn't sure why she was angry.
Rock didn't seem fazed by her anger "well it's the truth Revy I won't lie about it I was pretty shocked about it myself when I realized I've developed feelings for you" he said looking her straight in the eye. Revy let go of him as she let what he said seep in.
Rock lit up another cigarette, "If I think about it ever since we first met and you woke me up from the world that's when they first appeared. The time we've been partners made me realize it more, even thought I've really gotten myself in some bad spots you saved my ass, but in Japan you got hurt I know its part of the risks in our jobs, but it was still my fault, and back in the warehouse I just reacted on those feelings without thinking" he said all of this looking up at the sky with a rueful smile on his face.
During his explanation Revy watched him with wide eyes, she wasn't sure what to say.
Rock then drew one if his guns, "so now you know. I decided to use this gun because I want to be able to be able to protect the people who have become like a real family to me, Dutch, Benny, and you" he said.
Revy looked away and was quite, "Rock, I don't really know what to say here, I've never been good at this shit, I don't think I deserve this, I'm a killer and a thief sometimes and I don't plan on changing.." she was cut off by Rock who spoke in an almost angry tone.
"your more then that your Revy, you're the woman who woke me up from that dream world I had been living in, I don't expect you to change and I don't really care about that or your past for that matter I still care" he said.
Revy was surprised by his tone and the heat in his words, she had never had someone look at her like this despite what she was he still felt that way, "Rock I.." again he interrupted her.
"I won't ask you to return my feelings, if this something you don't want I wont mention it again, but I still wanna learn how to fight" he said a look of regret flickered across his eyes. He was still looking up at the sky.
Revy just watched him not speaking right away, so looks like I was right, gotta admit its flattering, but I wonder why me though? well what the fuck he had the balls for once to talk might as well be honest myself, she smirked "you dumbass" she said.
The look he gave with of surprise with his smoke barely hanging in his mouth was just too priceless.
"finally get it out in the open then you just assume I want nothing of it, what a pussy" she said chuckling.
"Revy?" he said not quite following her.
She lightly smack him on the chest with the back on her hand and shook her head "Rock I admit your not alone in what you said just now. When old Fry Face had that gun pointed at you and said I would be disappointed if I expected to have a life like yours, but she was wrong like you said you woke up from that dream and now you're here. This is something I've never really thought would happen thought" she said taking a long drag on her cigarette.
For a while neither of them spoke.
"so I guess neither of us is sure about what to do here" Rock said
Revy nodded "are your sure though Rock I am kind of in the damaged goods section" she said.
Rock was silent for a moment "like I said Revy that's doesn't change how I feel" he said. Then after hoping she wouldn't get mad he did something pretty bold. He put his hand over hers.
Revy looked down at his gesture, maybe there is a spot somewhere for me other then as just a gunslinger, she thought before grinning "well I'm sure we make a lot of fucking sense on an episode of Doctor Phil" she said jokingly. Rock smiled at that and something in his eyes made Revy feel a little excited.
Then they heard the hatch open and saw Benny climbing up "hey Dutch says we'll be at the island in a few, were gonna wait for Balalaika to call us back" he said as he bringing out their fishing gear behind him so he didn't pay much attention to the two of them.
Rock and Revy didn't have to say anything, they both knew they didn't want Dutch of Benny in on this, for now at least.
Soon enough the island came into view. It wasn't that large, a patch of palm trees and a nice wide beach was all there was to it, but it was still a nice spot.
Dutch had stumbled on it accidentally, it was a short while before Revy had joined up with him, while he was taking the boat out after finishing some repairs on it. Since it was outside the general shipping routes and was too small to use as a cache for anyone the lagoon members pretty much had it to themselves. Dutch slowly kept going forward till he felt the bottom of the boat hit resistance, then he killed the engine and dropped the two anchors and the rear to keep the tide from moving it.
The bow of the boat was still in the shallow part of the beach, but none of them cared about walking through the water that was knee deep. Dutch and Benny were gonna take their smaller motorboat they called the Zodiac a short ways out into the water to catch some dinner.
Revy meanwhile had other plans "hey Rock come on I'll show how you to make your own bullets and we'll see if my mag's fit in your gun" she said. Rock knew she didn't have the patience for fishing most of the time.
"well bring back dinner" Dutch said as Benny turned on motor. They did not go very far out as the fish in this area were fairly plentiful. If either of them was to speak loudly they could hear from the deck.
Revy and Rock headed down into the main hold, there was a large safe at the far end, inside a large supply for making bullets was kept. Rock knew the safe was fire, water, and bullet proof as this was something that they rather not lose. The top shelf had dozens of bags and containers of gun powder for various ammo sizes, the rest of the shelves were a neat assortment of bullets, shell casings, and empty clips for the bullets when they were done. The largest percentage was for Revy's cutlasses, Dutch's Shotgun and revolver.
"Since both our gun's are Beretta 9mm the mag's should fit, we mostly got 15 round clips but you can order some 20's and 30's later" she explained. Rock nodded he planned on sticking with those till he got more used to handling a gun, the 20 and 30 clips were more meant for if he went Full-auto.
Rock then grabbed the bullet press (could be wrong on what its called) that pinched the bullet and shell casing together to complete it. He carried it out to the main cabin and laid it down on the table Revy then dropped the containers of gunpowder meant for 9mm's and two boxes of bullets an casings, there was approximately they could make about 300-500 bullets with this supply, "usually we buy them when the prices are low and just stock up on these when we can that way were covered when jobs start getting shitty" she explained.
Rock, who handled the financials, knew that was the truth, "so how do I do this?" he asked watching Revy intently. This caused her to blush slightly as she had never had to teach someone before and found it a little embarrassing. First she told him to secure the press to the table with the two vice grips under it. Next she showed him the right amount of powder needed per bullet, using a measuring spoon, the next step was to put the bullet into the shell then set it in the press then pull hard on the lever till it clicked that locked the bullets in place. Revy did a couple at first, she was very quick due to years of practise, then Rock tried he spilled a bit of powder at first but picked up quickly. He had in fact tried this a couple times before as a favour for either Revy or Dutch.
For the first hour or so Revy would do the first half and lined up the bullets for Rock to finish them. After that he could the routine of it an Revy moved on to cleaning their guns. Neither of them spoke much during this time both were thinking about what they had talked about earlier.
Both of them knew it might get difficult, what with their line of work, and the lives they lead. In this world there's always a bullet with your name on it, there were some who never found that one bullet, a contact of theirs Big horn Elroy had recently retired from this game, so there always was the chance.
Revy was a little unsure about her feelings, she had been with a few guys since she team up with Dutch. They all been one night things when she had been really drunk, it was never more then a night of bad sex, at least for her it was, and a bad hangover the next mourning. She had always felt a little hollow after, feeling used. Something however told her this time it might be different.
Rock was also thinking along similar lines, his feelings for Revy were real ever since he had first met he had been enamoured by her because of the way she was. He knew she would not change for him but he didn't want her too she was Revy and he was Rock, and whatever else well they would deal with it then they got there.
After another hour and a half passed they both heard the sound of the motorboat getting closer. They both got up and holstered their guns and went to meet up with Dutch and Benny. "wow guess time sure flies when your having fun" Rock said as they got up top and saw the sun was almost gone, Revy chuckled behind him "ya got that right Rocky Baby, lets go I'm fucking starved" she said casually. Rock simply smiled and followed her.
They jumped down from the bow of the boat, the water was still a little warm from the day but it would get cold soon, "yo what took ya both so fucking long" she said as Dutch and Benny tied off the Zodiac to the Lagoon. They Dutch was carrying a soaked black bag meant to keep fish in, Benny also picked up one after he finished the knot, "sorry Revy it's kinda hard to order pizza out here" Dutch said as he walked up to them and dumped the bag with the fish in it. He then turned and walked back to he Lagoon to get a few of the folding chairs they kept on it.
Rock went into the trees and found some sticks to use for firewood, he also found the two wood crates they left here last time to use and additional fuel.
He got back and found Revy sitting on a beached log, she had dug a small pit for him to toss the sticks into. Soon enough the kindling was lit and a couple minutes later they had a nice bonfire going.
Dutch soon returned with two folding chairs which he and Benny occupied since they had caught the dinner. Dutch also brought out the bottle of Ardbeg Providence, his favourite brand (have tried it, good kick), and a bottle of Bacardi, Rock and Revy were the only ones out of the four of them who drank it. They got out some striped wood sticks to use as skewers for the fish, you stab through the fish then stick the other end of the stick into the ground and let the fire cook it.
"well here's to another job" Dutch said raising his class. "Fucking A" was Revy's response. They all took a drink.
"so you think Fry Face might know what's going on?" Revy ask.
Dutch took another sip of the whiskey "well my guess is she wanted those guys to think we were the enemy, but since they were also waiting for us at our office makes me think it didn't work that well, and I wonder about that guy Yuri he was definitely with the Russian Mafia but I can't see one of Balalaika subordinates having enough guts to trying and pull one over her, that just asking a painful death" he said giving his opinion on the situation.
"do you think he sent those guys on we met on that ship?" Rock asked.
"probably, what makes me worried is they were definitely military, which means there a power struggle going on here" he said. "what about that one guy we heard in the warehouse his accent sounded Italian" Rock said. "if I had to guess I'd say some of the higher ups from the Verrocchio family is fucking pissed since Fry Face has been flipping them off since day one, and they never got their chance to kill those spooky twins. If they found out some people were causing a lot of shit inside they would want to get in on it to finally take control of the power in Roanapur" she said, as usual her insight into a criminal mind was as sharp as always.
"but how did we mixed up in this?" Benny asked. That was one of the main questions on their minds. None of them could think up a decent answer as they did not have enough information, "well we'll find out soon as we talk to Balalaika I'm not about to let some fuckers make us looks like jackass's" Dutch said. That settled the discussions for now
After that they all settled pain and drank away their sorrows.
Back in Roanapur.
Balalaika sat in her leather chair behind her desk in her office, it was styled like a parlour, she liked to be in a comfortable atmosphere. Right now though she was far from comfortable. She had a real difficulty on her hands, as she read a report her second in command Boris had brought her.
She had, had her suspicions about what was going on within her circle in the Russian Mafia, it was because of the power she possessed which made her threatening to those who had such petty and small ambitions. What had surprised her was Yuri, he was a member of the Vissotoniki, and was one of the people who knew how she operated.
There was a knock at the door. She looked at the antique clock on her desk that had belonged to her Uncle, "right on time" she said her lips curving into a smile, "Enter" she called out.
The door opened and Boris showed a man in, "well the is quite the pleasant surprise" the man said in a carefree joking voice. Balalaika found it hard to keep a laugh down.
His name was Bai Ji-Shin Chang. However everyone who was not under his command simply referred to him as Chang or Mr. Chang. He was the leader of the Thailand branch of the Hong Kong Triads, he was a tall thin man with black hair cut short similar in style to Rock's, he wore his a well made business suit with a white scarf that reached down to his waist. She and Chang had reached a mutual understanding after they had had a one-on-one shoot out quite a few years ago. He was he only person that could hold is own with dual-wielding guns against Revy Two hands, rumours circulated that he taught Revy what he knew about dual wielding guns, and was also very skilled at Gun Fu.
The relationship between these two had become playful aside from mutual business interests.
"I'm glad you could come so soon babe" she said using a pet name that she knew annoyed him.
Right on cue he pulled a face, and even though he wore those pilot sunglasses nearly all the time she could tell he had rolled his eyes.
Balalaika then stood up and gestured for him to sit on of the overstuffed leather couches, " I take it you called me hear to take about what happened at your warehouse today?" Chang asked as he lit up a cigarette, Balalaika already had a cigar going, "well informed as always Chang, yes it seems we've got quite a little mess on our hands " she said casually. She then pushed some of the papers she had been reading across to table to him, he picked a few of them and scanned their contents, "well this could certainly turn into one hell of a circus, and you think that they may attract some of my organization to this power struggle" he said in a careful tone.
Balalaika chuckled "I don't think we need to play with smoke an mirrors Chang neither of us is interested in some suit wearing thugs who don't know this world like we do, however since money talks and bullshit walks we can be certain that they will attract a number of individuals to this plan of theirs" she said speaking plainly like this was a battlefield.
Chang grinned, this woman was certainly a force, and he liked it "so what about this Yuri?" he asked flipping to another sheet.
Balalaika's eyes narrowed "When I became Kapitan during the Soviet War he was a Lieutenant under my command, an eel would be a good way to describe him, slippery and cunning. He left the Vissotoniki since he felt my methods were not adequate and has climbed the ranks within Hotel Moscow back home, he has acquired some of the other members of those days who did not take up the oath we took. He knows how we operate but that's not what concerns me" she said darkly.
Chang raised an eyebrow, as he read further down "I see its not those soldiers, its where he got this money, I take it not from the higher ups" he guessed. Balalaika nodded "Correct, my superiors at the top have questioned how I take care of things but since I've always completed the job they've had to cause for complaint. Yuri though has convinced a number of them to let him play his game and assure better results, he claims he has made alliances with others in his mission, but he neglects to mention they are the rejects of our organizations here, that is where your superiors at Hong Kong have become concerned?" she asked but already knew the answer.
Chang nodded also "yes but due to the constantly needed attention that is required from them back home, they have politely informed me that I will have to handle this, there has been some decrease in our ranks mostly lower ones who are following the beacon they see at the end of the tunnel, and why am I not surprised to see the Verrocchio family is throwing their hand in as well, probably because their sore about there own fuck ups in the past and blame us for that" he said grimly losing a little of his carefree.
Balalaika finished her cigar then quenched in in the ash tray "the soldiers and man power are just a means, it the people pulling these string who are the real targets, people who want revenge against us. It obvious that's what Yuri is after and he hopes to dispose of you along the way" she said.
Chang laughed "I'd offer this guy a job if he didn't have this bulls-eye on my head. What about Dutch and the others why are they getting dragged into this" he said, they both had a respect for Dutch and his crew.
"that's something else that bothers me. I think it may have something to do with this mysterious sponsor Yuri has found. Judging from his current actions I would say the sponsor has a grudge against them, and I think I may have a clue as to who in particular this bulls-eye is for" she said as she passed Chang another sheet of paper. He scanned down a list then his eyes widened slightly "I doubt Rock is aware of this" he said grimly, he held Rock in high regard due to his "unique" way of doing things. Balalaika shook her head "no, I plan on informing him when I call them back tomorrow, my feint to make Yuri think I fell for his trap didn't work I am going to make sure they are made aware of what's going on as we will most likely need their help in this" she paused, looking at the sheet change passed back to her then continued "this strategy is one I abhor, there's nothing but cowardice in it".
Chang then flipped to the last sheet there was a photo attached to this one, when he saw it he was shocked "is this someone else who's joined in this coup" he asked pointing at the photo. Balalaika nodded "we don't have much information other then he is another sponsor who has teamed up with Yuri, he supply weapons from his connections in the states, I take it you know him?" she asked curiously. Chang nodded "yes I'll tell you what I know about him later if that's alright there's someone else I should inform first" he said.
Chang then put the documents back down on the table and removed his glasses to rub his eyes "well this certainly isn't going to be pretty, but in the long run It'll be good to get this much needed house cleaning done" he said winking to her.
Balalaika grinned and nodded. She then reached to the end table next to the couch she was sitting on and grabbed a bottle of fine quality brandy, and two glasses "fortunately we have time on our side, they are not yet prepared to move against us, this way we can perhaps find them and crush them before they become a nuisance, however they are hiding and with people like Yuri and that wealthy sponsor that can hide well" she said pouring each of them a glass. Chang took one of them with a grin "so how long would you say we have?" he asked. Balalaika took her own glass and swirled it slightly "from the intelligence we have managed to gather I'd say a few months worth of time since they have to move at a snails pace in preparations while remaining inconspicuous" she said.
Chang's grin widened a little bit "well that's not so bad, well here's to another war in paradise city, Roanapur" he said jokingly raising his glass.
Balalaika chuckled "to Roanapur" she said raising her own glass.
That was the business for them, and as they say business before pleasure.
Back to the beach
The Lagoon members were all relaxing by the fire, they were finishing off the two bottles of booze they had but all that was left was beer, none of them were really in the mood for that. Soon enough Dutch stood up "well I think I'll call it a night hopefully we'll be back home tomorrow" he said standing up.
Revy chuckled and leaned to her side on Rock "if we do end up getting back home, you and I got a date at the shooting range then its off to the Yellow Flag, to drink our asses off, right Rock" she said.
At the mention of date Benny, who had been finishing the last of his drink, spat his drink right into the fire which rose up a few inches from the alcohol. Even Dutch was surprised, something that did not happen very often, the cigarette he just lit up fell from his lips.
The reactions were too much to bear, Revy burst out laughing and had to grab Rock by the shoulder to keep from falling down onto the sand, Rock was trying to keep composed even though his face was beet red he was at least trying not to laugh.
Dutch quickly regained his wits, "so you two huh?" he asked in a neutral tone.
Revy grinned fiendishly, she then pulled Rock in by putting her arm around his neck, he was blushing even more now, "heh heh you bet your ass Dutch, hope that's not gonna be a problem" she said. Despite her tone she was being serious, she hoped Dutch wouldn't bitch about this since she was interested in Rock.
Dutch just grinned "well I don't see the issue" he said.
Benny looked down disappointed, for the first time ever he had lost a bet to Dutch, the worst part was this once was for more money the all the previous ones.
Revy grinned again "Fucking A" she said, and Rock smiled.
Dutch then walked towards the boat as the air was starting to get cold despite the now dying bonfire. Soon enough Benny got up to "well congrats you two, if your ever get into a fight though just keep the guns out of it" he said half joking, he actually was afraid of it escalating that high. Revy an Rock both laughed at his joke.
Once he was gone Rock turned to Revy "were you serious about that?" he asked a little taken back by her forwardness. Revy snorted "dumbass, of course I was, if were getting dragged into some fucking war here I wanna make sure you know your shit, then we'll go have a drinking match at yellow flag, sounds like a fun date to me" she said cheerfully. She then shifted on the log so she could lean back against rock's side and put her feet up. Rock thought it over, then chuckled "hey your right that does sound fun" he said. Rock saw her hand was hanging by her side, he reached for it like last time.
Revy felt his hand close around hers. It wasn't hard to figure out she had never much liked closeness and touching, but she didn't mind with Rock, and of course no one was around to spoil the mood so what the fuck she might as well enjoy herself she thought.
"hey Rock I gotta ask why me?" she asked. She knew she was far from a perfect woman, hell he would be better of with Eda despite her being on the loose side, or so she claimed.
She felt his grip tighten on her hand, he's angry, he must think I might be trying to push him away, he must really care, she observed. Rock the loosened his grip, "I know what your thinking Revy, I know your not trying to push me away you just want to know, well I'll be honest like I was before. Your fearless, loyal, proud, and you really attractive too. Sure you got flaws I'm not perfect either but that doest matter to me" he said. At the mention of attractive Revy felt her face get hot again an she felt a little embarrassed "ok cut it out I get it" she said in mock irritation. Rock grinned while she wasn't looking he found it funny.
They sat there for a little bit longer, they each had a couple smokes then drained the last of the Rum.
Then they both got up as the tide started to come in and would extinguish the almost dear fire soon enough, the would pick their stuff later but the both did make sure to grab their gun's to keep them from getting wet.
They then walked back to the boat.
Soon enough they were below deck. Rock passed Revy to head to the end of the hall where the Bunk room was "night Revy" he said over his shoulder.
"Rock" he heard her call.
He turned and saw she looked like she wanted to say something but was having difficulty finding the words, he knew that was a hard thing for her. His eyes softened as he walked forward put his hand on her shoulders, leaned in and kissed her.
Revy was surprised that he had made the first move. In the few times she had slept with some random guy none of the had kissed her, they wanted to use her mouth for something else, if she was sober enough at this point she would threaten to shout their balls off, Rock was her first kiss. wow he's good to, was her first thought as her arms moved a little hesitantly then went around his waist to rest on his back. She pushed against him returning the kiss and closed her eyes to relish in the moment.
After a couple minutes she felt one of his hands reach behind her and heard him searching for the door handle, his other hand traveled south to just above her ass and pulling her closer, whoa damn he's frisky damn Rocky baby I would never have known you had that kinda fuse in ya, she thought hungrily. After a minute he found the handle an they both stumbled inside her room on the boat.
Once inside they broke the make out session to they could remove their guns, Rock had to take off his shirt before he could slip his arms out of the loops. Their lips crashed together again, Revy could feel something hard pressing against her, Rock had his hands on her ass now as they managed a kind of four legged stumble towards the bed. Once they got there they broke apart again, Revy grabbed the bottom of her black tank top and pulled it off, a second later her bra was unhooked, Rock also pulled of the black undershirt. Revy caught sight of new muscle on his chest and licked her lips. Rock as also amazed at the sight of seeing her topless, she was beautiful. She had been topless once in front of him before when he needed her help when Roberta had gone crazy, but at that time he did not really look since he was still figuring out his own feelings.
The locked lips again, their tongues now having a wrestling match. Revy let out a muffled moan when she felt one of his hands grab her breast and squeeze roughly, holy shit he's wild, she thought. The pleasure she was getting from just this was better then any of those guys before.
Revy then let her hands drift down to world on the buckle of his belt, then work on getting his jeans off. Rock's hands mimicked her and went to her belt, then his hands slipped inside the rip of her jeans and panties and slowly he slipped them down just as his own pants his the floor.
Revy then backed away from him, she was completely nude in front of him now, "your beautiful Revy" he said in a breathless voice. Revy grinned then laid down on the bed, waiting. Rock grinned too in a way that made Revy get very wet.
Rock then slipped his boxers down.
Revy's eyes ran over his body, he had put on a lot of muscle in a lot of places then she licker her lips again when she caught sight of his hardened tool, wow if only I'd known sooner rocky baby, was what crossed her mind, he was well endowed.
Rock walked towards her and got on top of her. She gasped when she felt his cock pressed right against her pussy. He then kissed her again and both of his hands went to work on her breasts.
Revy was moaning like crazy now, then when he broke the kiss she could not take it anymore, she looked him right in the eye and said "Rock.. Fuck me" she demanded.
Rock grinned again and thrust inside of her.
She loud out a load moan, so good fuck its so good, she thought as he thrust completely inside her, then he set a slow pace but built up speed. Revy put her arms around him her nails raking his back as her lowered his head to take one of her erect nipples in his mouth and bit down on it. She screamed out in pleasure at that, fuck he knows all the right spots, I've never felt this good, "Rock, harder faster" she said between moans. He complied right away. The feeling was to much, him being inside her, the pleasure she was feeling, but it was even better because of they feelings they realised that had for each other he attraction she felt for him. This was what it felt like to make love not to just fuck.
Rock was mesmerized, he was making love to Revy and it was an amazing feeling, it wasn't his first time but something about Revy awakened a wilder side of him, he wanted to feel this more and more.
Soon they were both feeling the pressure built, Through her moans Revy managed to speak in a breathless voice "Rock.. I'm.. gonna ..cum" she said. Rock did not respond but he looked into her eyes, then he locked his lips over hers as with one last hard thrust they both went over the edge.
After a few minutes of heavy breathing Rock collapsed onto the bed laying next to her, Revy turned her head to look him in the eyes, she was just about ready to pass out, "that was great, baby" she said as her eyes started to close. Rock smiled and stroked her hair, she was soon dead to the world. Rock felt his lids getting heavier by the second, looks like today hadn't been so bad after all, he just also managed to pull a sheet over then before he was out cold.
A/N: there we go the awaited lemon scene also this is not smut, to quote another author "its romance" :P. If anyone noticed a bit of repetition I did that on purpose since it was something I noticed a bit in the anime, basically I was going for where some would say 'wake the hell up you too, hell I almost said it at one point and I'm the one righting. And we also see the plot thicken then the conspiracy. I have set a delay for the whole war thing since I wanna try an see how far I can get. I also hope the whole conversation between Chang and Balalaika was ok I wanted to make it seem very cloak and dagger. Next chapter I'll give you all a hint, I'm gonna do something evil, comedy evil I mean. I look forward to your reviews. Stay tuned : )