A Wolf anf her Pup Chapter 3: The Student and the Thief (Slowburn Romance)

A/N: Hey guys here's a new chapter of another romantic Fang x Hope AU that DIDN'T take over three months to do! Only took a bit more than a month this time! *Fistpumps* Yeah I'm getting better! Anyway my sight update improvement aside I hope you guys enjoy this chapter as usual!

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"After them!"

"Shit, come on Vanille move it!"

"I'm running as fast as I can Fang!"

Loud splashes of running feet on rain puddles sounded in the alleyway with two hooded girls who were carrying several bags while being chased by police. The taller girl cursed their luck at being caught after five whole months of thievery without notice all because they were distracted by a small kid with an afro who just so happened to be an officer's son. Once the kid cried 'daddy' it was all downhill for the girls.

"Vanille, give me the goods and I'll lead them off your trail! We'll split up and meet back up at the usual spot alright!?"

"What? But Fang-!"

"There's no time for this! Throw me the bags now!"

Not wanting to make her partner any more mad than she already was, the smaller girl Vanille tossed the bags of stolen merchandise to her taller compatriot and ducked back into the main streets of downtown Eden. Two police officers diverted off of Fang's trail to go after the other criminal which normally would've made her nervous but considering how good she was at blending in with a crowd, she had no doubt Vanille could escape the two law officers in a flash. Now the bigger part of the plan was escaping the six officers that were current chasing her. Ducking to the right she managed to slip into another branching alleyway but as her luck would have it, it was a dead end back alley of an apartment complex.

"Shit! This can't be happening right now!" There was no real way of escape now. Sooner or later the cops would be heading down here to snatch her and judging by the windows, none of them were unlocked. After all who would be stupid enough to leave their window unlocked in downtown Bodhum. "... What the hell do I have to lose now?" It was obvious that if she tried to break in through the window, either one of two results would happen. Either an alarm would sound which would result in even MORE cops showing up to check out the disturbance. Or no alarm would sound and the cops who were on their way here would see a broken window and just continue following her.

So far in her window checking, four out of five windows were locked tight leaving her hopes of escaping the law looking grim at best. Seeing the last one, Fang had all but given up hope of escaping but since she had no other option but to face the music, she gave it the old college try. She pressed her hand against the glass and gave it a little wiggle.

With a dumbfounding shock, the window opened slightly.

"You gotta be fuc-"

"I THINK SHE WENT THIS WAY!"

"Shit!" Deciding now wasn't the best time to look a gift horse in the mouth, Fang opened the window and dived into the apartment quickly. Once she made sure all of her stolen goods were on her person, she slammed the window shut and locked it behind her before hiding in the shadow of the unlit room. Through the crack of light she saw the police's flashing red and blue lights as they came down in search of her. Her heart almost stopped for a moment when one policeman wiggled the window in an attempt to open it. However it seemed like he was only checking to make sure the window was locked which allowed Fang to breath a sigh of relief when he moved away to signal the others.

"Alright looks like we lost her! Let's regroup and try to search for the other one."

One of the officers grimaced as he turned around. "Oh boy… Officer Katzroy and Chief Farron aren't gonna be happy about this one…"

Once the footsteps faded into the distance from the window Fang finally let out a huge sigh she was holding back for the past five minutes. The only thing that was bugging her at the moment was Vanille's currently unknown status. She was sure that her sister could outrun the two cops that chased her given that she was freed from the burden of carrying the bags of merch. The raven haired girl decided to send a quick text to the auburn haired girl in the hopes of a quick response.

'Hey, just outran the cops and am currently hiding until the heat wears off. How about you?'

Putting the phone in her pocket Fang began to take note of her surroundings. The room she was currently in looked like a one person bedroom that looked rather dusty. It was clear that whoever owned this apartment room wasn't using it. She moved to the door that was in front of her and quickly opened it to the living room area which looked just as dusty as the room before. Although it was well furnished with a couch, tv, dining table and a, from the looks of it, fully functioning kitchen, the place looked abandoned.

Curiosity got the better of her as she looked inside the fridge for any sign of human habitat. What greeted her were jars of non perishable goods and frozen meals that looked like they could remain frozen for a decade and still be edible. The pantry was the same as it was filled with all sorts of canned goods and factory sealed items. This was almost too good to be real for Fang. A fully stocked fridge and pantry with a bedroom, couch and TV with no one using it. If it wasn't for the risk she probably set up a base here with Vanille. The only way this could be better was for it to have electricity and running water.

'... Well this room doesn't have any windows and it's not like anyone could see the light turn on.' Finding the nearest light switch, Fang flipped the switch for the living room. The lights softly buzzed as if they hadn't been used for months before turning on bright. The living space looked nice and homey while lit up and the kitchen despite the dust around it looked pristine in condition.

As the amazement wore off, she could feel a deep chill work it's way into her bones. Realizing her clothes were still soaked to the thread, Fang realized she had to dry up or risk getting sick. Since her luck as if recent was going strong, she pressed it even further for the hopes of finding a washer and dryer in the room.

"Oh mother of…"

And of course there was one in great condition and was the new silent dryers, I mean why wouldn't it be?

"Seriously, what kind of idiot leaves a place like this abandoned!? Well might as well capitalize on others idiocy."

She took off every piece of clothing from her body, leaving her naked as the day she was born and made her way to the bathroom that was located down the hall and found a rack of dusty but usable towels. She placed her phone on the countertop next to the sink and turned on the shower. Warm water began to seem through the shower head which caused a warm fog to start enveloping the room. She entered the shower once the water was hot enough and moaned in the pleasure of hot water falling on her skin. While she was slightly disappointed that there was no shampoo or conditioner to help unknot her hair, she supposed the hair dryer and brush she found would help at the very least.

After enjoying the heated wetness of the shower for around fifteen minutes, Fang exited the bath tub and dried her body off with the towel. She took an extra twenty minutes to blow dry her hair and wrapped the towel around her body. Checking her phone to make sure Vanille had answered she was delighted to see a positive message from her partner in crime.

'Good on ya I'm back at the hideout so come on back when the heat dies down K?'

Glad that things were starting to look up in her favor for once, Fang exited the bathroom with phone in hand to get her clothes and make her way back to her sister. Exiting the bathroom she was greeted with the sound of the dryer buzzer going off to signal her clothes had finished drying. She removed her towel and began to put her underwear back on.

Or at least that was the plan before she heard the loud sound of keys dropping on the floor to the left of her.

Fang felt like a kid with her hand caught in the cookie jar with her being caught by a young man looking bewildered at her current naked visage.

Said young man looked to he about somewhere from eighteen to twenty years of age with wet silver hair and a damp school uniform and wild eyes that were nearly bulging out of their sockets.

Silence passed for moments that felt like an eternity between them. Fang was almost grateful at the young man regaining his voice to begin the awkward conversation.

"U-Um… Wh-Who are you a-and why are you in my a-apartment naked?" He asked whilst averting his eyes from the bronzed naked skin.

Realizing her lack of modesty Fang quickly wrapped the towel around her body to hide what little shame she had at the moment. "I… I thought this place was… abandoned…?" Smooth Fang. Way to put in that believable excuse.

"And found a way into a locked apartment without breaking the door or picking the lock?"

The sarcasm wasn't lost on her ears. "Hey, maybe try locking the window when you leave?"

The male groaned in frustration, pinching his temples in annoyance while muttering something about his father. "Look let me just cut straight to the point, are you homeless?"

"Why would you insinuate that?"

"Far as I've seen nothing in the apartment has been taken so you're not a thief and you just took a shower in my bathroom and did your clothes in my dryer. And considering that it's raining a storm out there, you checked to see if no one was in to jump in from the cold. After seeing that this place looked abandoned you made yourself at home and helped yourself to the goods of the place. Do I have that about right?"

Fang would've corrected him since she found being marked as a homeless woman left a bad taste in her mouth. But considering the guy would probably rat her out to the cops if she said she was a thief, she just decided to roll with it. "... Fine you cracked the case Sherlock. Congrats, gonna kick me out now?"

"First off the name is Hope not Sherlock." The man now known as Hope corrected. "Secondly given that you're homeless I don't think sending you out to catch your death of cold would sit well with me." He moved past the woman and opened the door adjacent to the bathroom. "There are two bedrooms in this apartment so you can stay the night in this one and leave when the rain clears up."

"... I'm sorry what!?"

"Would you rather be cold, wet and struggling to find a place to sleep?"

'... Roll with it Yun and thank him for his naivety.' She put out a convincing sigh and went the the other room to grab her 'belongings'. "Alright then Hope you've got yourself a temp roommate. A free room for the night isn't gonna be too bad."

Before she could enter her room Hope grabbed her by the hood of her jacket and yanked her back. "Now hold on there you aren't getting off Scott free."

'... Shit!'

Hope looked around the place and once again muttered a curse to his dad. "As you can plainly see this place is a dusty mess. So in exchange for letting you stay the night you help me clean this place up until it's sparkling. Deal?"

With really no good option available to her she just nodded her head to him.

"And double bag that stuff, it's dripping all over the carpet!"

Having settled that little problem Fang promptly got herself dressed up in her clothes and began her maid work upon the apartment. Within two hours the two of them managed to get the place cleaned up real nice. Fang collapsed on the couch once Hope approved of how good of a job she did. "Great Maker above that took forever!"

"Someone certainly making herself at home on the couch, isn't she?"

There was the sass again, bad enough he kept it up through the house work. It looked like there was no signs of stopping soon. "Oh give me a break Hope! I wasn't exactly expecting maid duties to be the end result of today."

The silver haired man scoffed at the woman for her sluggishness. "Well then Miss Lazybones, you opposed to pasta tonight?" Her growling stomach was answer enough. "Well I hear your stomach loud and clear."

Fang grumbled with a blush of embarrassment and began fumbling with her phone. Over the course of the cleaning she had received texts from Vanille about her current situation. She gave her sister the update on her current situation. She smiled seeing her reply message of holding down the fort during her impromptu stay. Within half an hour the food was ready and served for the two of them to have at. Fang really had to hand it to Hope, he was a pretty good cook as the food helped warm her up even more.

Soon time passed enough that Hope turned off the TV and yawned loudly. "Well time for me to hit the hay. Got school in the morning."

"You a student or something?"

Hope nodded his head as he stretched out his arms. "Yep, transferred to Academia this year?"

"Isn't that school expensive as all hell to get into? How do you have the money for that?"

"Well I didn't get in through money. I got a scholarship in engineering and they wanted me to join their school." He confessed.

Fang hummed in response, clearly not satisfied with that answer but decided it was best not to push. Didn't want her current position to change out of her favor. She managed to catch the fresh blanket and sheets Hope tossed at her. He pointed to the room she was going to stay at for the night.

"Just change the sheets and you're good to sleep for the night. Hope the bed is soft enough for you."

"Thanks again Hope. For all of this I mean." She thanked. "There's not too many people like you around these parts anymore."

He waved off her thanks as if it was nothing. "It's no big deal Fang. My mom always taught me to help others in need because you never know when you'll when you'll be in that same situation asking for help."

"She sounds like a nice woman."

"... Yeah she was…"

Hot button topic, best to stay clear of that landmine. Fang coughed into the hand to distract from the awkwardness of her statement and moved past Hope. "Well thanks again for all this, I'll make it up to you Hope I promise."

The man shook his head and smiled at her. "You don't have to do that Fang I'm just glad you're out of that storm. Have a good night's sleep alright?"

The black haired woman nodded her head and entered the room. It was clear it only had the essentials with a king sized mattress and bed frame along with a dresser and closet to store clothes and belonging. She was surprised to see the items she stole were still in their bag and that Hope didn't even look through them but simply placed them in the corner of the room.

'Man that guy is way too trusting of me.' She thought with a yawn as she began to put her sheets around the bed. 'But he's sweet enough for letting me stay the night… I'll… make it up to him in the morning…'

Her thoughts became a lull as the dream world took hold of her the minute her head came into contact with the pillow. Her dreams being filled by a kind silver haired man with a sweet smile.

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A/N: And there we go, a start to a more unique style of romance. As it said in the title the romance in this one will be a bit slower than in other AU's but for good reason. It'll pay off much better when they do get together since this one is a bit more plot focused. Hell this one might become it's own full blown fic if its liked enough. Well anyway I hope you all enjoyed it my friends so please drop a review and tell me what you thought alright?

Be seeing you guys next chapter!