Aoi knew she should stop her. It was her job as a member of the police force to bring down criminals. She knew this, and yet, she made no immediate moves to cuff the blond before her. Instead she continued to observe her from behind a dumpster a few feet away from the dead end of the alley that the thief was frantically trying to figure a way out of.
Aoi didn't even know her name. She knew that she was one half of the Swallowtail duo, and she'd heard her called 'Strawberry' but somehow she doubted that was her actual name. She'd been assigned to the Swallowtail case over two months ago, and yet she hadn't even managed to figure out their names. Pathetic.
Slowly, so as not to startle the blond girl, Aoi eased out of her hiding place. "There's no way out of here. My partner has already apprehended you're partner." At least, I hope Shion caught her. Aoi opened her mouth to continue, but when she met the gaze of the blonde before her she was stunned into silence.
Her stance was confident, defensive boarding on aggressive. Her red eyes alight with a life that Aoi no longer saw among the common people. Even within the police force, which had better access to daily necessities not even Shion had a light as brilliant in her eyes. Everyone was dull, worn down from the tough life that they had been forced to live. Briefly Aoi wondered if her eyes still shone with life. She had a picture, which she carried with her always, of herself at the age of 8 alongside her mother. Her mother's eyes were dull, but Aoi's eyes were brilliant, mesmerizing things.
Aoi suddenly had a desperate need for this girl to stay. "Why don't you turn yourself in. You'll get a more lenient sentence that way." She knew she wouldn't accept the offer. She knew, and yet she couldn't help but offer it. Anything to spend more time with this girl who still had life in her eyes. She felt a connection to her that she had never felt with anyone before. How strange to feel connected to someone she'd never even had a conversation with.
"Do you do everything that the higher ups tell you to do?" She asked kindly.
"Not everything. I'm not cuffing you am I?" Aoi asked, sounding defensive even to her ears. What was it about this girl that threw off her rhythm so?
Despite the reminder of her situation the blond girl just smiled. "Do you really think that you could catch me?" She asked, arching an eyebrow tauntingly. "Lady!" From seemingly nowhere a rope dropped into her hand. Aoi rushed forward but the thief was already well above her head. Wrenching her head back Aoi saw the hot air balloon that had assisted in many a getaway floating high above the alley.
"You still have life left in you, Ms. Policewoman!" The blond girl yelled. "Take care that you do not lose it!"
A dystopian interpretation of the Stylish Thief Swallowtail universe. I wouldn't mind continuing this, actually. At the present however I do not believe that I will be able to. I still have plans on updating my Fairy Tail fics, and have a few ideas for the Hunger Games one shot as well. Life is growing increasingly busy as well, which is incredibly unfortunate. Updates on this, not to mention everything else, will likely be sporadic.
