The next morning, I headed out early, hoping to catch a glimpse of this rich person before I stole their money. I figured they'd be some stuck up person who looked down at everything and everyone, just like all the others I've seen. Their faces were priceless when they learned that someone stole their precious money.
I got a big surprise when I found that they were around my age. I guessed the one that was rich was the boy with blond hair and blue eyes, since the entire hotel staff was bowing to him, but the other one with blue hair and golden eyes seemed like he didn't miss much. I'd have to be extra careful around him.
I watched from the tops of roofs as the two made their way around the town. It was getting harder to do since the one with blue hair kept looking up around where I was. He must either have eyes in the back of his head or really sharp senses to know I was there.
After lunch had passed, I was tired of the cat and mouse game we'd been playing and melted in with the crowd. As we walked, I cleared my throat a little and then projected my voice to somewhere else in the crowd as I yelled "THIEF!" Only instead of my voice, a deeper mans' voice came out.
That sent everyone scattering and more cover for me to try and get the blonds' wallet. I was really happy that I'd spent all that time mimicking voices when I was little, because it really helped.
I slipped up behind the blond and reached into his pocket. Just as my hand closed around his wallet, the blue haired boy jerked him away and I fell forward, the blonds' coat pocket ripping and everything falling onto the street.
With wide eyes, I found the two staring at me, so I picked up the wallet and ran, weaving through the crowd. I looked back and started to panic when I found the blue haired boy chasing me. I didn't see the blond, but I figured he must be calling the police.
I picked up my pace and turned sharply on my heel, darting into the ally way. I used the trashcans to jump again, blocking the way slightly for the blue haired boy as I climbed the ladder.
As I jumped to the next building, I caught sight of the blue haired boy. He was catching up, and catching up really quickly. From the corner of my eye, I saw a telephone wire stretched up in the air, and one of the poles holding it up was getting closer.
I decided to disobey Kasuki and I jumped from the building, landing with a thud on the pole. I barely registered the slight ache from the impact as I climbed as fast as I could. When I reached the top, I spared one glance down, and found, much to my horror, the boy STILL chasing me.
I looked out across the wire, gave a quick prayer in my head, and ran out onto it. When I was little, I loved climbing up here and trying to walk across the wire like I'd once seen people do in a circus.
I practiced and practiced and after about a year, I was able to walk across it. It took another few months for me to learn to run across it, but it made travel faster. When Kasuki and the others found out, they were mad.
Kasuki had forbid me from ever doing it again, but this time was an emergency. If I didn't, I'd get caught. Kasuki had always told me to NEVER get caught or I'd be in more trouble than I ever was before.
When I neared our house, I risked a glance back and sighed in relief when I didn't see the blue haired boy anywhere. I must have lost him. Just to be safe though, I jumped from the top of the pole I was on to the top of one of the nearby buildings.
From there, I climbed down the latter and made my way through the maze like alley ways. It was easy since I knew them by heart, but if anyone else tried, they'd get lost very easily.
I finally got to the house five minutes later. "Kasuki!" I called out, going inside. Nobody answered, but I heard noises coming from upstairs and out back. I decided to head out back first, to see what was going on. "Kasuki!" I yelled when I saw her and some of the others trying to get away from who I assumed were the police.
"Run!" She screamed at me. "We'll be fine! Just go!"
"But-"
"Go!" She yelled. I ignored the tears stinging my eyes and ran. I didn't get very far though, because once I was back out front, someone grabbed me, pushing me down to the ground and holding my hands behind my back. They tore the wallet from my hand but didn't let me up.
"Let him go Suoh," Someone said. They sounded young, but I couldn't see them so I wasn't sure.
Whoever was on me let my hands go and got off me, but I stayed on the ground, not wanting to go anywhere without Kasuki. Instead, I buried my face in my arms and let the tears come. This was all my fault. If I hadn't gone for that wallet, none of this would have happened. I should have listened to Kasuki.
