*Updated 10-05-2018*
Chapter 47 - Shipments, betting and other things
When Vaas and Rosa had arrived back, Raul and Phillipe could tell that they were happy and that a wedding would be happening.
Rosa had called Hoyt and told him; he was very happy for her. She still didn't know about his words with Vaas and Vaas had no intention of telling her. Hoyt told her to give him a date and he'd come across, whenever. Rosa wanted to get married as soon as possible but she wanted a dress.
She knew it would probably look odd in the compound and for the life that she led but she wanted to feel like a real princess for a day. She had ordered one in and when it was to arrive, the wedding would go ahead.
A few weeks later, Rosa and Vaas were just sat outside sunning themselves.
"Sometimes the heat is just right, don't you think?" Rosa said.
Vaas nodded. Rosa smiled and took a swig of beer.
"I love it when it's really hot; I love watching the hostages suffer and burn. Also, hanging the rejects in the sun all day certainly puts me in a better mood." Vaas said.
"You're so evil, Vaas." she purred, leaning for a kiss.
"ROSA! SHIPMENT!" Raul called.
Rosa sprung to her feet, leaving Vaas hanging.
"IS IT HERE?!" she shouted back, excitedly.
"Princesa, you can't just leave a man like that." Vaas whined but Rosa wasn't listening.
"YEAH! IT'S HERE!" Raul called back.
Rosa ran off to the shipment area, leaving Vaas puzzled and alone.
"Where is it? Where is it?" Rosa said, frantically, pushing her way through the men.
"Keep your fucking hair on, it's over here." Raul said and he waved her over, "In that box there."
Rosa ran over and grabbed a crow bar, forcing open the crate. White material gazed up at her and she smiled wide.
"Hey, Raul. You gotta tell Vaas that he has to dress nice, okay?"
Raul knew what she was talking about and mumbled a reply.
"I'm gonna take it to the warehouse." she said.
Raul nodded, busy sorting shipments. Rosa took a roller used for pushing heavy objects and slotted the crate over it. She pushed her way through the compound; Vaas sat up straight when he saw her and jogged over.
"What's in the box, princesa?" Vaas asked.
Rosa playfully pushed him away.
"Not for you. But, if you want, we can get married tomorrow?" she suggested.
Vaas' face lit up.
"Okay then. Whatever you want." Vaas replied and Rosa smiled.
"I'm taking this to our room so no snooping." she instructed.
"I'm gonna go and fuck with some hostages for a bit, make some ransom tapes, you know. Have fun, hermana." Vaas kissed Rosa on the cheek and went off.
Rosa continued the small walk until she was safely inside the warehouse.
She decided to best position the crate in a place with the most natural light, which was near the entrance with a small window. Opening up the lid again, Rosa reached in and pulled out the dress.
It was perfect.
It was nothing too fancy or extravagant; it was actually a far cry from fancy. It was a simple white dress, figuring hugging with a small train at the bottom. The neckline was a sweetheart, with lace covering the whole gown. It was so beautiful.
Rosa grinned and placed the dress down carefully. She dug into the box again, pulling out some white heels, which were also covered in lace; it wouldn't be Rosa if she wasn't wearing heels. She admired them before putting them down, sighing a little as she knew they would probably get really dirty.
Rosa had ordered in some makeup and nail polish too; she was getting low anyways. She found all of the items and then moved everything into her room. Rosa was getting excited but a little nervous, even though she had no reason to be. She decided to call Hoyt and let him know to come over, before starting her preparations for the next day.
She left the warehouse and walked to the small shack which held all of the communications devices. Rosa grabbed the phone and typed in some numbers, holding her breath.
"Hello?" Hoyt said, his voice sharp.
"Hey, Hoyt." Rosa said, relaxing as soon as he answered.
She hadn't seen him in a while and was missing him but she didn't say this to Vaas.
"Rosa. How can I be of your services?"
"The wedding will be tomorrow. Come over at around noon. I hope that's okay."
"Of course that is okay! I won't miss it! How are you about all of this?" Hoyt asked.
"I'm so happy, like really happy. I can't describe it. My dress has just arrived and it just makes everything more real."
"I can't wait to see you tomorrow, my English Rose. Hang on."
Rosa heard Hoyt move away from the phone.
"WHAT? Can't you see I'm busy?"
There was a pause and then muffled voices.
"I don't care. Sort it out. CAN NONE OF YOU DO ANYTHING RIGHT? I'm sorry, Rosa, I'm going to have to go. I'll see you tomorrow!"
"Bye, Hoyt." Rosa replied and the phone went dead.
"He's coming then?" said Vaas and Rosa whipped around.
Vaas was covered in glistening blood, an evil smile painted on his lips.
"Yeah, he's coming. You look like you've had fun."
"I'm not even done yet. I've come for some land mines." Vaas said as he scooped some up, "Doc has just brought some new drugs, so I'm gonna test them out later."
"Okay, don't get too zonked though. I want you perfect for the wedding tomorrow."
Vaas kissed Rosa's forehead.
"Are you not bothered that it won't be official?" Vaas asked and Rosa didn't hesitate to answer.
"It is official. We rule this kingdom, anything we say, goes." Vaas chuckled.
"Damn right." he said.
Rosa smirked.
"I need to prep myself for tomorrow, so shoo, go and have fun."
Rosa ushered him out of the shack, following him from behind. Vaas sauntered off to the hostages and Rosa went back to her room to get some toiletries before heading down to the beach.
The water was warm, made so by the sun.
Rosa found a little area which was surrounded by rocks, like a small bathing pool and set her things down. Peeling off her clothes, she sat down in the water, breathing a sigh of relief. Sinking down further into the small pool, Rosa dunked her head under, letting her hair get wet. She opened her eyes under the water and something glinted, reflecting from the sunlight.
She moved over to it, picking it up and rising from the water. It was the tribal knife that Jason had; the one he had tried to kill Vaas with. Rosa looked at it, taking in the fine details, gently running her hand over the blade. She didn't know how it had gotten in the pool but she was fascinated by it. The Chinese always made sure that when they killed someone, they did the job right.
Rosa put it on the rocks next to her things before getting her shampoo to wash her hair, cleaning it of any dirt. She continued to wash her hair, the water around her foaming up as she giggled to herself. When she was clean, she shaved her legs, arms, any part of her body that she wanted to keep neat for the wedding. After being finally done in the water, Rosa got out, wrapped herself in a towel and sat on the rocks, painting all of her nails a nice creamy colour.
It was a little after midday and the sun was was high in the sky, cooking everything on the island - including Rosa. Her hair was luscious and dry in no time at all; Rosa was thankful for the heat. Gathering her things and walking carefully with her partially wet toenails, she went into the back entrance of the compound to the warehouse.
She heard a little laugh when she walked in; she didn't recognise it so brought out the tribal knife before entering the room.
It was just Vaas, lying on the bed, high as a kite and laughing to himself. He kept making childlike noises and Rosa could only guess what he was thinking about.
"Vaasy." she said in a sing song-y voice.
Vaas sat up and laughed again.
"My beautiful fiancée. My beautiful, b - beautiful, beautiful ..."
Vaas continued saying 'beautiful' for a second before Rosa lay him back down on the bed.
"Okay, I think it's time you had a sleep, Vaasy." she said.
Rosa pulled off his shoes and his weapon holster, tucking him under the sheet.
"Go to sleep, Vaas." she said and she kissed him on the forehead.
"Rosa?" Vaas whispered, sounding like a child.
Doctor Earnhardt sure knew how to fuck people's heads up with his funny concoctions.
"Yes, Vaas?"
"We're gonna have a baby soon. I-I-I can feel it."
"Okay, Vaas, night." Rosa said, before leaving the room.
Slumping down to the floor, Rosa rested her head against her knees and chuckled to herself. She was just happy. She sat for a few moments before getting to her feet, deciding to have a game of poker with some of the pirates. She would hustle them out of some money in no time; Hoyt had taught her the best tricks. A little more cash couldn't hurt but it wasn't like they needed it. Rosa just liked to win.
"You're fucking cheating!" a pirate whined.
Rosa cackled.
"Or I'm just better at poker than you pussies." she remarked.
One of the pirates got to his feet.
"I'm out." he spat, throwing his cards onto the table.
"Right boys, another game? Let's raise the stakes a little."
Rosa dealt out the cards and placed a large bet, to which another pirate placed even higher with a smirk.
"I'll put in my dog tags." he said.
Rosa scoffed.
"I'll bet this." Rosa said, pulling out the Chinese knife.
Some of the men gasped and muttered.
"Snow White's knife." the pirate breathed.
He sat in thought, staring at the knife, anticipating his next move.
"My father's gold ring." the pirate said, placing the shining specimen into the pile.
A bead of sweat had formed on his forehead and he swallowed. He needed to win.
"I'll raise." she said and she pushed more chips into the centre.
"I thought you said you wanted to raise the stakes? Bet your ring." the pirate said and pointed to Rosa's engagement ring.
"No way. Nope. Not happening." Rosa said.
The pirates laughed at her.
"You too pussy? Bet the ring."
All of the pirates started chanting.
"Bet the ring. Bet the ring. Bet the ring."
Rosa didn't want to but she didn't want to seem weak and their chants only made it worse. Without another thought, she pulled the ring off of her finger and placed it in the middle, which was received uproariously by the crowd of pirates who were now watching.
"I knock." the pirate said and Rosa did the same.
She sat, smug; there was no way the guy was to beat her. The pair flung the cards down and Rosa's eyes grew wide.
The man had won.
The pirates cheered as the man pulled in his winnings.
"Shouldn't have bet the ring, huh, Rosa?" he taunted.
Rosa saw red.
How could she have been so stupid? Why didn't she think it through? She couldn't lose the ring, no way. Rosa grabbed the tribal knife and got to her feet, the familiar venom feel in her blood. She was going to seem like such a sore loser but the man couldn't take her ring. Rosa stood, eyes fierce and the pirate stopped laughing, turning to her.
"Give. It. Back." she snarled and the man chuckled, nervously.
"No way. I won it, fair and square."
"Well, then it looks like I'm going to have to kill you." Rosa smirked before lunging at the man, him diving out of the way.
"Just give me the ring, hermano, and we'll forget all about this." Rosa said.
The man squinted at her.
"You bet the ring. And you lost. So I win it. That's the rules."
"Not around here, it ain't." Rosa said.
She jumped at the man and stabbed him in his arm, deep. Rosa pulled out the knife, the pirate screaming and dropping the ring. Rosa ran to catch it and did, just in time. She slid it back on her finger and smirked.
"You bitch." the man groaned.
Suddenly, he grabbed Rosa's ankle with his good arm, flipping her over and pulling her down towards him. Rosa tried to kick him off but couldn't; his grip was like a deadly lock. He climbed on top of her as she managed to get an arm free and push her finger into the wound, the man recoiling in pain. He slapped her across the face and Rosa just laughed.
"Think I can't take you on?" she spat.
Reaching above her, she grabbed the knife and brought it to the guy's throat. He grabbed her wrist and the two were in a death hold, the knife getting pushed either way. Rosa strained against him and groaned in effort. The knife was getting closer to her neck as she screamed out in frustration.
"Any last words?" the man snapped and Rosa used all of her efforts to get him away from her.
"FUCK YO - " she started but she was interrupted.
"Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity?" Vaas said as a knife came through the man's chest.
He gargled blood, as he clutched at his body before going limp.
Vaas pushed him off of Rosa and supported her up.
"This is what happens when you try and hustle people, princesa." Vaas said and he chuckled a little, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. Stupid fucker."
The pirates in the room were speechless; it was an epic little fight for them.
"Come on. Let's get some grub." Vaas said and he led Rosa out of the poker room, away from the stares of the pirates.
"The drugs wore off then?" she teased.
Vaas tapped her ass, making her jump and squeal.
"No drug is strong enough for a long effect on Vaas Montenegro."
"Yeah, yeah. I'll hold you to that. I'm starved now that you've mentioned food. Come on."
The pair walked together, their hands loosely entwined as the sun started to go down.
I had no intention in making that chapter really long, it just happened ahaha. Anyways, the next chapter is going to be a long one as I have lots planned! Please review and happy reading :)