Kingdom hearts II
Part II: Far Away Is My Life. Thus I Start A New.

James had left Sand Rock fortress. He was now traveling in search of a new beginning. Along his trek he came upon a small town with a very large castle.

James had 200 gil with him. He went to a store in the town, which he discovered was called Reddington. The store sold maps for 50 gil each. "Very reasonable price." James said to the salesman as he took the map. "Thank you, sir." The salesman said. "You are very welcome." James said.

James was getting hungry. Unfortunately, he hadn't enough money to get any food. He stood there deciding what to do. He made a difficult decision. "Aww! Damn! I don't want to, but, maybe just once." James said.

Though he had sworn he would never steal again, James decided, just once more, and never again, he would steal an apple. He snuck up to the fruit stand, and dashed as fast as he could past it, while snatching up an apple.

James ran over to an alleyway and hid there. Right as soon as he ran toward the alley he ran into a girl in a hood. She ran past him. Right then, James noticed the apple was gone. "That girl stole my apple. She sure is sneaky." Then, James put his hands in his pocket. He then noticed his money was gone as well. "No way!" James exclaimed. "She stole my gil and my apple at one time."

James ran after the mysterious hooded girl. Within minutes, he caught up with her. James grabbed the girl by the back of her cloak, and pulled her to him. "Quit struggling, you low down crook." James said. The girl calmed down. "I command you to get your hands off of me!" The girl said. "Well, well, well. Look at miss 'I command you.'" James said. "What are you suppose to be? A princess." James continued. " All right. First I'm gonna take your hood down and see who you are. Then, you'll give me my stuff back. Are we clear." James said. The girl ignored him. "Perhaps the lady needs some persuasion, hmm?" James said. He then pulled a dagger from one of his sides and put it to the girl's throat. "Now, I don't wanna hurt ya, and I'm damn sure you don't wanna get hurt. So why doesn't the pretty little girl give up the goods." James said angrily.

Shivering, part in fear, part in anger, the girl gave up James' money and apple. The girl then began to cry. "Aww. Don't cry. I'm sorry." James said sympathetically. "Here, I've changed my mind, take anything you want." The girl then grabbed everything she had taken in the first place. " Thank you, stranger." The girl said. "Stranger, am I? Well, I'm not gonna be a stranger any more." James said. He continued. "My name's James Ryan. Previous, and now retired master thief." " My. I would have never known you were a thief." The girl said. The girl continued, "I am Princess Rosetta the third." The girl said. James then went bug eyed. " No way! You are a princess! I knew there was something weird about your voice and how you acted." James said.