Skif & Mandalynn

Disclaimer if you HAVE to have one: Skif and yada yada yada characters are Mercedes Lackey's. Mandalynn and…and…okay so just Mandalynn's mine but whatever anyway on to the story.

"Ah, ye jes' wan' me fer m'dirt an' muck." Mandalynn said laughing.

"Aye Mandalynn, 't has nuthin' t' do wi' ye bein' a beautiful girl an' tha' yer a better nobbler an' roof-walker an' liftin' layer than I wud ever be." Skif replied.

A lot had changed since the fire that had killed Bazie and the boys. After Skif had taken his revenge on the arsonist and his employer he had started thieving again. He was a little bit too big for liftin' laying now, so he only did it once in a while. He had used that gold he stole from those highborns to buy a fairly large alcove hidden away out of sight. Reminds'm of good ole' Bazie's place an' the boys. They still be 'ere if th' bastids didn' murder'em! Mandalynn did most of the liftin' laying now. She was a little bit small for her age and had long fingers just right for liftin' laying. Skif had seen her do it several times and had even been pickpocketed by her on a rare occasion before they met. She was like poetry in motion when she roof-walked. Looks jest lik' a cat, she do. She can talk her way out of everything too. She's been caught three times and not a bit of work did she have to do. She got caught by the Guard twice and by the Watch once and got away with them all three. She be mighty good.

"Aye, an' who caught who Skif?"

It was true Mandalynn had caught Skif just like Skif had caught Deek those long years ago. "Ah, Mandie ye know ye caught me." Grabbed his ankle in a washroom just like he did with Deek. It was the same situation, just in a different washroom. She was even up there to sleep where it was warm. Of course she didn't ask him to teach her because she was already better than he was and she was younger! She asked him what he was doing there, and he threw the question back at her. They left together and he saw how good she was at roof-walking. Skif asked if she had a place to stay and she said she managed so he asked her to come and live with him. Mandalynn asked if he was getting fresh with her and Skif told her that together they could nobble good loot instead of just wipes they could get glimmers. She went home with him just to check it out and liked it so much she decided to stay.

So now they had a pretty good swag going on. They had collected two more boys from the streets and Mandalynn persuaded Skif to teach and house girls to because the can be as good as the boys in some things and even better in other things like roof-walking. Most won't get as big either Mandalynn told Skif. So they also had a girl and a boy that was scavenging the rivers for food. They all had to be taught a lot and they were all sent to their lessons. By the time they had learned everything they needed to the girl was the best in liftin' lay and catching up with the oldest boy in roof-walking. Takes after Mandalynn she do.

That's all of a Chapter 1 and if I get good reviews I will write a Chapter 2.If not then this will be as it is.So please review!It's my first real fanfic story so plllleeaaaaasssse!! Review!Thanks! ~fyre_girl p.s. okay so obliviously I did not read the rest of the book b4 I wrote this but I will make it work right…I think…hope….um..yah…