Revved Revy

Gunslingers

Maybe I was lovesick; Too much passion in my eyes, clouding my vision with pink hearts that were bursting full of confetti.

Bandou caught it. Must've seen some shit to do what he did. Or perhaps it was Balalaika that unraveled the truth. I'm not sure who was at fault though I knew that I paid the full price.

But can you blame me? It's fucking Balalaika, a Kapitan who's the queen of hotel Moscow.
I could feel myself warming up when she brushed past me, her coat rippling with each step of her high heels.

I turned my head to keep looking at her. She gave me a sly look, mischief hiding in the depths of her eyes. My cheeks warmed up a bit, a pink tint over tanned skin.

Then my eyes saw that Bandou stood close to us, his eyes narrowed. He started walking towards us.

Balaliaka faced him; her expression told me she thought of him as a mere ant that she could step on.

What he did next was a surprise. Bandou looked at Balalaika as he spoke, "甲佐藩は名誉を大切にしています。 決闘が欲しい。 銀次vs.あなたの..." He stopped and looked at me, probably in his mind scavenging for some word to fit as a phony name tag. "恋人。" The word spit out of his mouth.

I watched Balalaika, noting the way her shoulders moved back as if she had a bad night's sleep. Looking at blue eyes, my body was transfixed over how to look half dead and on the verge of boredom.

Balalaika started to talk, not breaking her staring contest with Bandou, "Rock, would you please translate. Inform him that relations are done with. I don't have any wish to hear him yap like a dog."

Rock stepped forward. His face for a second was full of shock, and then it disappeared as it hardened, full of betrayal. He glanced between both Balalaika and me as if he fucking knew. Then a bright grin transfixed on his face.

"もちろん、レヴィは銀次と決闘します。"

Balaliaka glanced at Rock, one that was testing. "Rock, translate now."

Bandou looked annoyed as well, pointing his finger into Rock's chest.

"私はあなたに尋ねていませんでした、ビジネスマン。"

Rock ignored Balalaika as he did a cocky smile; he slung his left arm around my shoulder, bringing us close together.

"私は彼女の上司です。"

Bandou took in the words as he nodded and gestured his arm behind him to reveal Ginji.

" What the fuck did you just do?!" I took his arm off me and got up in his face. He still had the damn smile.

Balaliaka stayed silent though I could tell that red fire was mingling with the blue of her eyes. It seems like she's going to have a word as well with Rock.

Rock only gave a little wave to me as he stood to the left of Balalaika.

Ginji was a big motherfucker. Indeed the biggest fucking guy I've seen that wasn't Dutch.

Standing in front of him, I dimly realized that my head was square with his chest. All I could stare at was his chest; the top of my head, I'm guessing, hit his chin.

We started to circle each other as if we were dogs in a fighting ring. A chuckle sizzled within me at the thought: perfect picture for two worthless animals.

I drew my cutlasses. The cold metal felt too hot for my skin.

Ginji held his sheath in one hand; the other was limp, still. There was a stale glare in his glasses, staring deep within my soul. If I fucking had one anyway.