chapter three
Sly White fox
A/n: I would like to thank Zetsunaflames for submitting the characters of Sammy and Avarice who will also show up in a later chapters of this story. Now onto Sammy's introduction...
"Yoink!"
Sammy giggles to herself as she pops the stolen sucker into her mouth. Even if money was tight, she still wanted to indulge in everyday pleasures.
What was that rich brat going to do with all of that candy anyway? Get a cavity? He wouldn't miss that handful.
Though, her impish grin quickly turns to a frown. She didn't like this line of work. Pickpocketing and stealing, even if it was to survive, or if it was only from people that could afford it. Her mom worked two jobs and they could barely afford a cruddy apartment, and yet little Tommy's dad stays in an office all day and makes millions? It was unfair.
She was about to turn the corner, before hearing a voice from behind. "Hey, you!"
Sammy turns, and her face pales. It was a cop- two of them, in fact.
"Uh, good afternoon, officer!" She says, with a nervous laugh. "How can I help you?"
"Don't play coy with us, kid." The fat one grumbles. "You're under arrest for repeated accounts of theft."
Sammy blinks. "Oh! Uh… Well-"
And she takes off in a sprint into the forest.
She's fast- faster than those cops, probably. She sees them whip out their flashlights, and grins as they head in the wrong direction.
Sammy waits for the footsteps to quiet, before emerging from her hiding spot. She turns around to head back home, but she sees something resting on a tree trunk, caught in a trap.
It was some sort of animal, a fox, donned in white. Its leg was caught in a bear trap. It whimpered, struggling to pull itself out.
"Poor thing…" Sammy mutters, and approaches the creature. It doesn't try and fight her, and lets her unclamp the device that had it stuck.
"You've passed the test."
"Whuh?" Sammy blinks, hearing the White Fox's voice in her head. Its tail swishes, and it almost seems to smile.
"You've passed the test. Your heart is still pure." The fox lifts one of its paws, unveiling a white-colored gem.
"Oh. Uh… Thanks?" Sammy takes the crystal, and eyes it. It looked like it could fetch a price...
"Head towards the lake in this fair city's center. There, you'll find answers… And maybe something a bit more valuable."
With that smug statement, the fox vanishes, leaving behind a dagger made of crystal.
Sammy sighs, and grabs the dagger as well. "Needed something to do today." She mutters, removing the sucker's stick from her mouth.
