(Caroline and Adam)

*October 20th, 1920*

*1:40pm*

Caroline and Adam were watching Anastasia and the others as they saw the group continue to walk further away from their eyesight.

"Caroline, I want you to pickpocket that rich couple that's standing there. Remember! You have to be quick and precise. You can't allow anyone or the couple to notice okay? I'm counting on you!" Adam had spoken to Caroline as she nodded her head and settled her sights on her two targets.

"Quick and precise! I can do this! I can do this!" Caroline whispered to herself as she looked over towards where the rich couple was standing and proceeded to make her way towards their presence.

"I can't allow them to notice me. I must be like a thief in the night" Caroline had thought to herself as she walked closer towards the rich couple.

"What should we get for dinner tonight? I'm thinking of rice and steak but we could also eat at a restaurant. ``The Rich Man spoke to his wife as he looked at his beautiful wife while Caroline watched the couple talking amongst themselves.

"Those fools don't even notice that I'm coming in their direction! They're so stuck up in their own lives that they're not even paying attention!" Caroline said quietly to herself with a smile on her face as she quickly walked over to the couple as she grabbed both of their wallets and put them in her pockets as quickly as possible which made Adam smile at what he had seen.

"Caroline is getting more sneaky by the day! I'm so proud of her. I hope she quickly leaves the scene or she'll be in a world of trouble" Adam said to himself as he saw Caroline walking back towards him with a huge grin on her face which made him smile back.

"Good Job! You're pretty quick! Let's see how much these people have on them all together" Adam had spoken to Caroline in a joyful tone of voice as he was given one wallet while Caroline had the other wallet.

"Thanks! I was pretty quick so they didn't notice a thing!" Caroline had finally spoken back as she counted her money in the process.

"336 euros! They sure have plenty of money! We've sure hit the jackpot! How much did you get?" Adam asked Caroline in a joyful tone of voice as he awaited his answer.

"504 Euros! His wife sure had plenty of money on her! I mean! How dumb can they be? Taking this much money with them when people like us can easily take it away!" Caroline answered back as she counted the stolen money before putting it back in her pocket before turning her direction back to where she saw Anastasia and the others who were still standing at the bakery which wasn't that far away from them.

"Alright! I'll pickpocket these people okay? Just watch and see how the pros like me do it okay?" Adam had spoken to Caroline as she nodded back at him.

"I'm wishing you the best of luck!" Caroline had spoken back to him as she gave him a thumbs up as she saw him getting up and proceeded to walk towards them.

"These fools won't know what hit them until it's too late! I'm sure they have plenty of money as well!" Adam said to himself as he walked closer towards where the group was at as he quickly hid himself in another alleyway and proceeded to listen to what they were saying.

"Bon après-midi, Nous aimerions passer une commande sur un grand gâteau pour un ami s'il vous plaît. Merci beaucoup d'avance" Tatiana had spoken in French as she dug in her pocket and handed the man her money in the process.

"Merci Beaucoup" The Baker had spoken back in French with a smile on his face as he entered his home.

"French sure comes in handy at times doesn't it?" Kazumi had spoken to Tatiana as he stretched his arms.

"I agree. We're lucky to have been taught that language by our former tutor Pierre Gilliard but I hope that he's doing well and happy" Tatiana had spoken back to Kazumi.

"I'm sure that Mr Gilliard is happy. As long as he can escape the Bolsheviks then I have full faith that he'll be okay and happy" Anastasia had chimed in as unknowns to everyone is that Adam is listening to their entire conversation.

"They were tutored in French by Pierre Gilliard? I've heard that he also tutored the Grand Duchesses as well?! Could they be? Nah! I'm sure that it's all just a coincidence but I guess It's time for me to start pickpocketing!" Adam said to himself as he walked out of the alleyway and proceeded to get closer towards who was the closest one in which was Maria.

"Five people eh? I'll just go for whoever is closest to my range. I just hope that this works out.." Adam quietly said to himself as he made his way towards the direction in which Maria was standing and attempted to pickpocket her but he failed to realize that Kazumi was watching him the whole time.

"Hey! What do you think you're doing?!" Kazumi cried out to Adam which startled him in the process as this made everyone turn around in surprise.

"Excuse me? Did you try to pickpocket me? Please don't lie to me?" Maria asked Adam in a stern tone of voice as this made him panic.

"N-No way. I-It can't be! The Grand Duchesses had survived?!" Adam thought to himself in shock as he was unable to move due to the sheer shock that was in his body.

"If you wanted money from us then you could have asked us. We would have happily given you some change. You don't have to steal from others okay?" Tatiana had spoken to Adam as she had a look of sympathy on her face however those words quickly snapped Adam out of his stupor as his face turned into a mixture of anger and annoyance.

"What do you guys know! Typical rich people like you guys don't know what us poor people have to go through! You people wouldn't understand! Me and my sister's parents died at a young age meaning that we have to live through our days by pickpocketing from people JUST TO LIVE! SO DON'T COME ON ME WITH YOUR PITY! I DON'T NEED ANYONE TO FEEL SORRY FOR ME!" Adam yelled at Tatiana as his words made her silent due to his words being quite truthful as he looked around to see Caroline watching the whole thing as he motioned his hands for her to come towards the scene in which she did.

"Adam is right. Are you truly helping us cause you TRULY want to or is it that you feel PITY that we're POOR and we're not middle class or rich, huh? Answer us!" Caroline asked Tatiana as well as her words made Anastasia angry as she attempted to say something but Tatiana raised her hand in silence to stop her.

"No, I truly want to help people around me! I see how bad and terrible the world can be and how it treats people of lower class and I TRULY want to help them and change it! Not because I feel pity or anything. It's because I WANT to change the world and help people! I'm only one person so I am unable to help everyone in need but If I could have that power then I will take it in a HEARTBEAT! I know that I will never understand how it feels to be poor but I can at least try to understand.." Tatiana cried out as she fell to her knees and began sobbing as Maria knelt down and rubbed her back to give her comfort but it seems that Tatiana's words failed to reach Caroline and Adam who still looked down at her with the same stern yet angry expressions.

"You really think that sob story is gonna change our minds? Our point still stands no matter how much tears you shed…" Adam had spoken back to Tatiana as he gave her a look of utter disappointment as he turned his back and motioned his hand for Caroline to follow him.

"You guys can keep the money as well. When you spend it today. I want you and everyone else to think of us!" Caroline barked back as she quickly walked towards where her brother was at as the siblings proceeded to walk away from the group.

"It's no use changing them. They pretty much have their minds set but let's not let that ruin our day okay? Let's just head back home for the day okay?" Bartok had spoken to Tatiana as he knelt down to give her comfort alongside Maria as well.

"He's right, I just hope that blessings and good will come their way. I saw that they were hurting…." Maria had spoken as well as she and Bartok helped Tatiana in getting back up.

"We can't just allow them to disrespect Tatiana like that! We have to do SOMETHING!" Anastasia cried out in a mixture of anger and sadness as she was met with Tatiana raising her hands to silence her.

"It's okay, There are just some people out there that you can't change but all you can do is pray for them and just pray that goodwill comes within their lives" Tatiana had spoken to Anastasia with a smile on her face as she wiped some tears from her face.

"Are you sure? I really wanted to give them a piece of my mind for that outburst?" Anastasia had asked her sister as she awaited her response.

"I'm sure but let's all go home okay?" Tatiana answered back as she and everyone else proceeded to head back home while Caroline and Adam were watching them the whole time from one of the alleyways.

"Do you think we'll ever see them again?" Caroline asked her brother as she sat down.

"I hope not. I don't ever wanna see those rich scum EVER!" Adam answered back in an annoyed tone of voice as the pair continued to go about their day.

*1:24am*

*Irina and Felix's Place*

Tatiana had thought about the events of today while laying down as she was tossing and turning.

"Tomorrow. I will go out and talk to them! I will reach out to them…" Tatiana quietly whispered to herself as she closed her eyes and went to sleep for the remainder of the night.