Thief of Hearts
Chapter One by: Death's Daughter
Regular disclaimers apply
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"Thief! Get back here!" A figure darted through the crowds, a group of guards trying to keep up with her.
"Try harder, suckers!" The thief threw over her shoulder, blowing a raspberry at her pursuers. "You can't catch me after eating all those donuts!"
"Why you-! Stop!"
"In your dreams!" She dodged between shoppers and civilians, easily, until she came to a huge crowd. "Oh bugger." She looked around frantically, before hoisting herself up onto someone's shoulders and hopped onto a nearby roof, running lightly along. "Hah! No mere City Guard can defeat me-woah! Woah!" A shingle slipped from beneath her feet and sent her tumbling head-over-heels down the roof. "owowowowowowowowOW!" Falling, she felt herself hit something slightly softer than concrete. "ooh…Shit…." Sitting up slowly, she looked down at the person beneath her and laughed nervously, hopping off him and helping him to his feet, brushing him down. "Heeeyy your highness! How's it going? Sorry about that, slight incident with a roof an' all? Have you lost weight? I-"
"Aha! There she is!"
"*urk* Well…nice talking to ya and all, but gottarunbye!" She tried to run, but felt her collar gripped by a strong hand. She looked pitifully up into clear blue eyes. "Is this about the last time we met? I swear, if I'd have known it was you, I wouldn't have taken the watch as well! Probably. Okay, so yes I would, but-"
"Your highness! Are you alright!?" The king didn't answer, watching curiously as the girl stuffed something in her mouth hastily. The guard looked nervous, before taking the thief's arm and holding a hand in front of her mouth. She shot the guard a look that said, quite clearly, 'you have got to be kidding'.
When the hand didn't move, she rolled her eyes and spat a plum into the guard's hand. He grimaced and put the plum in his pocket, making a show of wiping his hand on his pants.
"Come on." He said, shaking her some more. "And the rest of it." The girl sighed and produced a chocolate bar from the back of her trousers and two packs of bubblegum from her bra.
"Can I go now?" She whined.
"Go!?" The guard laughed. "Not a chance! You're coming back to the station! You're-"
"Wait a second, Captain." The King cut in smoothly, reacting to the helpless look on the girl's face. "I hardly think this is necessary."
"Your highness! She-"
"I said," The king's voice left no room for arguments. "I hardly think this is necessary. I shall punish her myself. Put her in my car."
"Hey!" The girl protested as she was dragged off. "I apologised for the watch didn't I!? What the hell is wrong with you!? I-"
The car door slammed shut. King Treize Kushrenada smiled. This girl was definitely going to be a welcome relief to his normal life, he was sure of it.
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'Tis all! Next chapter by: Lady Pax !