Emma's PoV:
When we entered the hideout I noticed three other people were present in the room. A man with a blue hood on his head, a heavyset guy eating a bowl of rice, and a short man with a hat and glasses in a wheelchair. They all immediately looked at me with suspicion. I stayed silent, a bit nervous. I didn't know what to do. The short guy with the glasses then broke the silence and asked Sly in a skeptical tone,"Sly, who is this?" Sly then replied reassuringly," Bentley, this is Emma." I looked at Bentley and put my hand out in attempt to shake his hand. I spoke," It is nice to meet you, Bentley." Bentley looked at me suspiciously and then spoke again to Sly,"Sly can I speak to you in private for a moment?" Sly then nodded and he and Bentley went to the back room. Um, rude. All I did was say hi to him. The heavyset man then spoke up to me,"Don't worry about Bentley, he always takes a while to warm up to new people. Name's Murray, by the way." Murray then put out his hand and I shook it gently. I then noticed the blue hooded man staring at a piece of paper. I then asked Murray," So...uh, what's his name?" Murray then explained," Oh that's Rioichi, he is Sly's ancestor from this area." I looked at him again, and tried speaking to him," Uh, hello Rioichi. My name is Emma, it's nice to meet you." Rioichi looked at me and bowed. He then spoke," It is nice to meet you too, Emma." Murray then piped up," So Emma, are you gonna join us? How did you meet Sly?" I then started to explain the story to him, all the while wondering what Sly and Bentley were talking about in the back room about.
Sly's Pov:
Bentley was very annoyed. He spoke in an irritated tone,"Why did you bring her here? Did you make sure guards didn't follow you back?" I nodded and then spoke," Yes, yes everything was fine, Bentley." Bentley sighed and then spoke again," Sly, are you sure this girl is safe to be around? You said she was with El Jefe, can you REALLY trust her? This is not the time to be too trustful, Sly. She could be using us. One mistake and your family could be wiped out forever." I rolled my eyes and spoke," Ben, first of all, chill. Second of all, she seemed very nice and genuine. All she wanted was freedom from her father and not being told to do things she didn't want to do. So I figured, maybe she would be happier with us. I don't know. Besides, I wasn't just gonna abandon her alone like that, you know that is not how I am, Benny." Bentley raised his eyebrow and asked," Who is her father, anyways?" I shrugged my shoulders. Bentley then thought for a moment and spoke again," Ugh...fine, she can stay, but I swear to god the moment she does anything even remotely suspicious, I will NOT hesitate." Sly put his hand on Bentley's shoulder and spoke,"Thanks, Ben. I promise, you won't regret this pal." We then exited the room and went back out to the main room.
Emma's PoV:
Murray had an excited look on his face and as he spoke,"WAIT YOU LIKE STRAWBERRY CREPES TOO?!" I laughed and nodded. Murray then replied,"Strawberry is my favorite flavor EVER, and I had thought I would never find a fellow lover of strawberries! Ooo how about cookies?" I replied,"Hmm, I would have to say peanut butter or sugar cookies. I also love to bake." Murray piped up,"That is so cool! I have actually never baked anything before, but maybe you could teach me sometime!" We were so deep into our conversation that we didn't even notice Sly and Bentley coming back in til Bentley spoke up,"Well, it seems like you two are getting along just fine." I looked behind me and saw them both. I then tried to speak to Bentley again," Bentley? I'm sorry if I did anything to offend you, I really didn't mean any harm. I don't want to hurt anyone...I'm not anything like El Jefe or the others." Sly and Bentley looked at each other. Bentley then looked back at me and questioned," What do you mean by...others? And while we are on this topic, who is your father anyways?" I sighed and spoke,"My father is Le paradox, and el Jefe is not the only one he has sent to kill your family, Sly. Sorry." Sly then thought for a moment, and then replied," Le paradox...that name sounds familiar...where have we heard that?" Bentley answered," He was the one who owned the museum we stole that dagger from. He was a billionaire art collector, so why is he trying to kill you and your family like this?" I shrugged and spoke," I have no idea. I'm just as clueless as you guys are to be completely honest.My father never tells me anything, and he never listens to me either. He treats me like a child and I am sick of it. He also wanted me to help his friends, such as El Jefe, to capture and kill your ancestors. I figured by joining you guys I would avoid having to do any of that and find out more about your family, Sly." Sly nodded, and spoke,"Fair enough. The real objective now is that we have to stop El Jefe. Which means we have to get Rioichi his sushi shop back in order for him to get his canes so he can help us." Bentley,Murray, and Rioichi nodded. I looked at Bentley and asked," Is there anything you would like me to do to help?" Sly then spoke up," You can hang with me Emma. I don't mind." Bentley then asked," You got any experience with fighting or stealing?" I shrugged my shoulders, and spoke," I have been pretty sheltered for most of my life, so no. However, I am good at throwing things." Bentley then gave me two daggers and spoke," Try throwing these at that target over there and try to get as close to the middle as you can." I took a breathe in, trying to calibrate my arm in a comfortable position. I aimed and then threw the daggers with all my strength at the target. Sly, Murray, Bentley, and Rioichi all gasped simultaneously. I then looked at the target, and saw what they were gasping at. I had thrown the daggers perfectly in the middle of the target. Bentley then remarked,"Wow. I wasn't expecting THAT." Sly then replied,"Well,guess we got a dagger thrower over here haha. Funny, I would have never thought you to be good at throwing daggers, Emma. It is not exactly a 'common' ability." I suppose all those tantrums of me in the past trying to throw things at my father worked out in the end. Bentley then gave me a pouch filled with throwing daggers and closed it. He then spoke,"Use them wisely." I nodded. Then we all went out of the hideout to proceed with the mission.
El Jefe's PoV:
Where was that damn child?! I told that little brat to stay with the fucking guards. I knew I shouldn't have let her out of my sight. Ugh, the boss is not going to like this. Thank god he is not here now. I walked out of my fortress into the village and sighed. That little shit could be ANYWHERE and the next time the boss is scheduled to be back here is tomorrow. Fuck. First, Rioichi escapes out of prison, then I lose the boss's daughter. I knew I needed to find her before the boss found out she was gone, but I had no idea where to look. That child could be anywhere or half way into another country. I smoked my cigar and then looked at the sushi house and spoke to the guards outside," No one gets in or out, you hear me? I don't want anymore problems, and if you see Rioichi or the girl, notify me at once." I then walked back to my fortress. When I find that little brat I am going to make her wish she was never even BORN!