Author: My first fanfic so be nice! Please read and review!
Disclaimer- I don't own Thief Lord or any of the characters except Capella and Luna sadly. Enjoy!
Capella glanced up at the screen, checking for the hundredth time if her train was still on time. It hadn't changed since three minutes ago, so she pulled out hers, and her little sister's tickets. Only 10 minutes to go before they would board. Her leg shook with nerves and anticipation. They had to get this train. If they didn't, all her hope would be lost, and then what would they do? Go back home? Where was home anyway for them now? Their parents were dead. She needed to look after her sister. They had no family left for them, as both their parents had been only-children, without any brothers or sisters. They had to get to Venice. She'd had dreams about it for months now, and no matter what the stories in her head were, they were always set in that city. She looked sideways at her sister Luna, and watched her mutter to herself as she played with her toy dog. Capella reached out and took Luna's hand, making the little girl stop playing and look up.
"Yes Ella?" She asked, tucking a strand of her very light strawberry blonde hair behind her ear. Capella smiled.
"Nothing. Just checking you're okay." Luna grinned, showing a gap in her teeth.
"Of course I'm okay, I'm with you!" Capella's smile faltered. She looked away from Luna, letting her get back to her game. Luna was so trusting, was she doing the right thing? Before she had time to consider this option, the train pulled into the platform, the door's opened and passenger's poured out. Capella stood up, throwing her rucksack over her shoulder, and pulling Luna up as well.
"Got everything Lu?" She asked her sister. Luna looked down grasping the handle of her trolley-bag and tucking her dog under her arm. She looked back up at Capella, and nodded.
"Alright then, here we go!"
They walked across the platform, Capella dragging Luna through the crowds of people, determined not to lose her. They boarded the train and sat down on the first seats they found, just inside the doors, and Capella told Luna to put the hood of her jacket up, so they wouldn't attract too much attention. After about 15 minutes, the train pulled away, slowly gaining speed as it passed through the rest of the city, and the view behind the windows changed to green hills and farms. A man in a blue uniform came and stood beside their seats, Capella turned her head towards him, and seeing his machine for stamping tickets, hastily pulled Luna's and her tickets from her pocket.
"Thank you miss." Said the ticket conductor. He punched a hole through the tickets and handed them back to her. "Travelling alone, are you?" He asked. Capella gave him a steely glare.
"Je suis desolée, je ne parle pas l'anglais." She answered in her school standard French. It was better to make him believe she was here on holiday, so he wouldn't press her for details. He looked confused and turned away, shuffling down the aisle. Luna turned and looked up at her sister.
"Ella, why did you speak like that in front of that man?" Capella watched the conductor's back for a moment before answering.
"Because we don't want anybody to know who we are or where we're going." Seeing Luna's confusion, she hastily added, "It's like a game, we can pretend to be whoever we want to be." Luna broke out into a grin.
"Can I be a princess?" She asked. Capella snorted.
"Why do you want to be a princess? Prancing around in pouffy dresses all day!" Luna's smile disappeared and was replaced with a frown.
"You didn't let me finish!" She whined, "I want to be a princess of... Pirates!" Capella chuckled softly.
"That's more like it! Now what can I be..." They both sat in silence, thinking of a secret occupation for Capella. Luna's eyes lit up.
"You could be a princess too! But not pirates because that's me! You can be a... Thief princess! Because you're already good at that, like when you got us our lunch today." Capella snarled at Luna.
"Ssh! I only had to do that because we spent all my savings on these tickets! It doesn't make it right!" Luna's bottom lip began to tremble, and her big blue eyes filled with tears. Capella watched her, then sighed. "I'm sorry Lu, it's just we really need to watch what we say, we cant trust anybody, except each other, okay?" Luna wiped her nose on her sleeve, and sniffed. "Now how about you try and get some sleep, we've finally got a nice comfy chair and here you are talking about princesses!"
Luna smiled weakly and closed her eyes, lying down across Capella's lap. Capella watched her, until her breathing fell into a steady beat, and her hand that clutched Capella's coat loosened. She let out a sigh and looked out the window, into the now dark landscape. What a situation she was in. Here she was, a fifteen-year-old girl, sixteen in a matter of days, only five foot tall, with long titian coloured hair, trailing across Europe with her 6-year-old sister. What did she think she was doing? She must be mad, but then again, what did she have to lose? She rested her head against the window, and put her arm protectively over Luna, and closed her eyes.
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