A/N - Yeah another chapter! Actually I have many of them written down, all
i have to do is type them all up. Anyway here's the next chapter, hope you
like it, and i hope to update my other story soon as well.
Chapter 2
Rovin woke hearing a loud crash. In seconds she was out of her bed with dagger in hand. She tackled the person standing there to the crash with a thud. The man gave a yell of surprise before flipping her on her back. He landed on top of her and pinned her arms above her head. He forced the dagger from her hand and threw it towards the window out of her reach. It took a moment for Rovin to see who she had attacked. Rovin groaned when she saw Noah. He smiled and laughed.
"Morning sunshine!" he taunted weighing her down as she tried desperately to push him off. "I always knew we'd one day end up like this,"
"Save it for someone who'd care Noah" Rovin replied angry because she couldn't get up. "Get off me!"
"I think I like you better this way." Noah replied "But, father's orders are to be carried out." Noah let go of Rovin's hands and raised himself off of her. She rolled out from underneath him before standing up. Walking to where Noah had thrown her dagger she picked it up and re-sheathed it. When she turned around again Noah still stood there staring as Rovin got angrier.
"What do you want Noah?" she asked putting her hands on her hips
"Looking good there Rovin," he said with a laugh as he indicated her nightshirt. It was long enough that he couldn't see anything, and short enough that he could if she bent over. Blushing and even more angry Rovin placed her dagger on the table with the others and walked to the far side of her bed. She picked up a pair of breeches and carefully slipped them on.
"Do you mind!" Rovin hissed at Noah who hadn't moved and inch.
"Not at all," he replied smiling.
Rovin finished putting on the pair of breeches before asking Noah what he wanted again. This time he answered
"I want nothing from you," he replied "my father on the other hand wants you downstairs as soon as your dressed. He requested that you wear something like yesterday!" Noah started laughing but a harsh glare from Rovin made him turn his laugh into a cough remembering her clothes from the previous day.
"Get out!" Rovin hissed opening the door and shoving the laughing/coughing Noah out into the hall and slamming the door in his face. When the door was closed she turned around and headed for her armoire where she kept her nice clothes. Sorting through her torn and battered skirts she found one that hadn't been damaged by running yet. It was a brown color and would match her soft white shirt. Rovin guessed there must be a very wealthy man in town if Heith wanted her to dress again as a whore. She didn't dress like that very often, and mostly only on emergencies or when someone else isn't available. Her father hated the fact that she would choose to wear clothes that revealed cleavage or basically anything that attracted a man to her. Goes to show how protective her father is.
Rovin picked up a brush from her dresser and ran it through her chest length hair wrapping it into a tight braid that hung down her back. For a finishing touch she added some face paint before stepping back and examining herself in the mirror. After hiding her daggers she grabbed her cloak and tied it around herself, so Noah and his friends won't be able to see anything. Looking at herself in the mirror one last time Rovin left her room and made her way downstairs. When she entered the common area many of the male thieves her own age started whistling at her. The older men howled with laughter as they watched the younger ones try and woe the great Dodger. They said she'd have to be blind, deaf, and stupid, but even then they wouldn't be able to woe her. Rovin barely noticed the boys calling as she walked toward her father and Heith. She took her seat next to her father who growled like he did every time she wore something he didn't approve of. Noah was already sitting across from her smiling and joking around with his friend Tyger who sat next to him. Rovin glared at Noah before listening to what Heith had to say.
"What I'd like you to do" Heith began "If you want to of course--"
"I wouldn't have dressed like this if I wasn't willing to do the job" Rovin replied
"Right," Noah muttered
"Who asked you?" Rovin replied getting angry
"Obviously not you" Noah shot back
"Will you two stop!" Rovin's father yelled rapping on the table and startling the two teenagers. They both turned their attention back to Heith who continued.
"Right. There's a family of nobles staying for a few months in the palace. They're from Wolf Creek"
"New money" Noah commented
"Exactly. Only they have something I want" Heith continued
"What?" Noah and Rovin said at the same time before glaring daggers at each other across the table.
"That's not important right now. They've got two sons and three daughters. Now the eldest son is nineteen and the younger is seventeen. We won't have to worry about the daughters they're all to young" Heith continued
"Sorry Noah!" Rovin said smiling
"very funny!" Noah returned dully
"Listen! The older is suppose to come into town today. I want his purse! Is that clear!"
"And you want me to get it," Rovin replied a bit irritated though flattered that he trusted her enough to do this. Obviously he really wanted the guys purse.
"Noah's going along with you" Heith continued shocking everyone at the table.
"I'm not working with her!" Noah said at the same time Rovin complained
"Why do I have to work with him?" Rovin glared at Noah crossing her arms over her chest which didn't help the situation at all.
"This is all your fault!" Noah yelled at her. Rovin stood shocked
"That's right! Blame me for everything! This is not my fault! It's yours!" Rovin replied
The two continued bickering back and forth and shouting insults at each other until Heith stopped them.
"NOAH! ROVIN! STOP THIS INSTANT!!!" Heith said silencing both of them. When the two had sat down again and taken some deep breaths Heith finished talking. "Noah will go with Rovin as protection incase the older has some guards. If there are guards Noah can be a distraction. If there is anyone other than the noble or the guards, I mean anyone, you leave and come back. We don't need two teenagers in prison. Don't go looking for trouble Dodger!"
"Yeah like I just go looking for trouble everyday" Rovin muttered scowling in her chair
"You seem to" Noah replied also scowling
"Shut up"
"Make me"
"Gladly"
"It's going to be a long day" Heith replied rubbing his head
"So basically he's going as my babysitter!" Rovin protested "Don't you trust me!"
"Not in those clothes" her father said finally speaking as the room burst into laughter. Rovin turned and stormed out of the Dancing Dove with Noah following. The two walked down the street arguing while observing the merchants as they set up their shops for the day. They walked around most of the day like that bickering like an old married couple. Rovin reminded herself that he was only there as a body guard in case anyone tries to harm her. But it wasn't like she couldn't take care of herself. Yet she had to agree with her father, with the way she was dressed it was probably better for Noah to be there. She had to admit she did feel safer with Noah around, although she's never tell him that. Why would she want to make him fell happy.
After a while Rovin got over how angry she was and enjoyed being in the city and not having to worry about dodging the law, yet. Finally sometime after noon they spotted the noble. He was certainly dressed fancy and even had a noble attitude about him. Rovin spotted him first and dragged Noah into and alley shoving him against the wall so she could peek out around the corner.
"Lighten up Rovin!" Noah said startled
"Hush up!" Rovin replied peeking out again. "There he is." she pointed the noble out to Noah who gave a low whistle when he saw hoe dressed up the guy was.
"Get a load of that outfit! When someone looks like that who wouldn't rob him?" Noah whispered "That's the kind of guy who makes decent people go bad"
"Let's just hope we get to him first" Rovin replied "Help me with this" she indicated her cloak buckle which had gotten tangled in her hair when she tried to get it out.
"With pleasure!" Noah said smiling as he helped her get her hair out of the buckle and remove her cloak. Rovin straightened out her clothes and turned to Noah.
"How do I look?" Rovin asked not really wanting a reply
"Good enough to eat," he responded
"Your so full of yourself" she said turning away from him and looking out at the street again. She waited until the noble came closer before taking a step out of the alley and onto the busy street of Corus. The noble stopped at a fruit stall and picked up an apple looking it over. Rovin stepped closer dodging people coming the opposite direction. Suddenly the crowds parted by the noble and another noble was passed. He stopped by the first and they talked. Rovin swore under her breath as she looked at the two boys who were mirror images of each other with the second looking younger. She swore again before hearing Noah calling to her. She turned around and quickly walked back into the alley with Noah.
"What are we suppose to do?" Rovin said pacing hurriedly "There's not suppose to be two of them!"
"As much as I love seeing you swap spit with nobles, I think we need to get back to the Dancing Dove." Noah said as Rovin glared at him
"No way am I going home empty handed. Heith wants the purse, Heith's gonna get the purse" Rovin replied trying to think of a plan.
"My father won't care. We can try another day."
"No!"
"We have to. Father said if anything went wrong-"
"Nothing has gone wrong. We simply have a distraction."
"Rovin-"
"Beside why are you all of a sudden doing everything your father tells you to do? When have you ever listened to him?"
"Fine what's the plan?"
"You distract the younger while I keep the older busy. Then I'll steal the older ones purse while you steal the younger. Then I'll signal you and you can get rid of the older for me."
"Simple as that huh"
"Exactly!"
"Your such a bitch sometimes"
"And don't you just love it!"
"Not particularly. But I bet that guard did!"
"Your so dead!"
"You've got five minutes!"
Chapter 2
Rovin woke hearing a loud crash. In seconds she was out of her bed with dagger in hand. She tackled the person standing there to the crash with a thud. The man gave a yell of surprise before flipping her on her back. He landed on top of her and pinned her arms above her head. He forced the dagger from her hand and threw it towards the window out of her reach. It took a moment for Rovin to see who she had attacked. Rovin groaned when she saw Noah. He smiled and laughed.
"Morning sunshine!" he taunted weighing her down as she tried desperately to push him off. "I always knew we'd one day end up like this,"
"Save it for someone who'd care Noah" Rovin replied angry because she couldn't get up. "Get off me!"
"I think I like you better this way." Noah replied "But, father's orders are to be carried out." Noah let go of Rovin's hands and raised himself off of her. She rolled out from underneath him before standing up. Walking to where Noah had thrown her dagger she picked it up and re-sheathed it. When she turned around again Noah still stood there staring as Rovin got angrier.
"What do you want Noah?" she asked putting her hands on her hips
"Looking good there Rovin," he said with a laugh as he indicated her nightshirt. It was long enough that he couldn't see anything, and short enough that he could if she bent over. Blushing and even more angry Rovin placed her dagger on the table with the others and walked to the far side of her bed. She picked up a pair of breeches and carefully slipped them on.
"Do you mind!" Rovin hissed at Noah who hadn't moved and inch.
"Not at all," he replied smiling.
Rovin finished putting on the pair of breeches before asking Noah what he wanted again. This time he answered
"I want nothing from you," he replied "my father on the other hand wants you downstairs as soon as your dressed. He requested that you wear something like yesterday!" Noah started laughing but a harsh glare from Rovin made him turn his laugh into a cough remembering her clothes from the previous day.
"Get out!" Rovin hissed opening the door and shoving the laughing/coughing Noah out into the hall and slamming the door in his face. When the door was closed she turned around and headed for her armoire where she kept her nice clothes. Sorting through her torn and battered skirts she found one that hadn't been damaged by running yet. It was a brown color and would match her soft white shirt. Rovin guessed there must be a very wealthy man in town if Heith wanted her to dress again as a whore. She didn't dress like that very often, and mostly only on emergencies or when someone else isn't available. Her father hated the fact that she would choose to wear clothes that revealed cleavage or basically anything that attracted a man to her. Goes to show how protective her father is.
Rovin picked up a brush from her dresser and ran it through her chest length hair wrapping it into a tight braid that hung down her back. For a finishing touch she added some face paint before stepping back and examining herself in the mirror. After hiding her daggers she grabbed her cloak and tied it around herself, so Noah and his friends won't be able to see anything. Looking at herself in the mirror one last time Rovin left her room and made her way downstairs. When she entered the common area many of the male thieves her own age started whistling at her. The older men howled with laughter as they watched the younger ones try and woe the great Dodger. They said she'd have to be blind, deaf, and stupid, but even then they wouldn't be able to woe her. Rovin barely noticed the boys calling as she walked toward her father and Heith. She took her seat next to her father who growled like he did every time she wore something he didn't approve of. Noah was already sitting across from her smiling and joking around with his friend Tyger who sat next to him. Rovin glared at Noah before listening to what Heith had to say.
"What I'd like you to do" Heith began "If you want to of course--"
"I wouldn't have dressed like this if I wasn't willing to do the job" Rovin replied
"Right," Noah muttered
"Who asked you?" Rovin replied getting angry
"Obviously not you" Noah shot back
"Will you two stop!" Rovin's father yelled rapping on the table and startling the two teenagers. They both turned their attention back to Heith who continued.
"Right. There's a family of nobles staying for a few months in the palace. They're from Wolf Creek"
"New money" Noah commented
"Exactly. Only they have something I want" Heith continued
"What?" Noah and Rovin said at the same time before glaring daggers at each other across the table.
"That's not important right now. They've got two sons and three daughters. Now the eldest son is nineteen and the younger is seventeen. We won't have to worry about the daughters they're all to young" Heith continued
"Sorry Noah!" Rovin said smiling
"very funny!" Noah returned dully
"Listen! The older is suppose to come into town today. I want his purse! Is that clear!"
"And you want me to get it," Rovin replied a bit irritated though flattered that he trusted her enough to do this. Obviously he really wanted the guys purse.
"Noah's going along with you" Heith continued shocking everyone at the table.
"I'm not working with her!" Noah said at the same time Rovin complained
"Why do I have to work with him?" Rovin glared at Noah crossing her arms over her chest which didn't help the situation at all.
"This is all your fault!" Noah yelled at her. Rovin stood shocked
"That's right! Blame me for everything! This is not my fault! It's yours!" Rovin replied
The two continued bickering back and forth and shouting insults at each other until Heith stopped them.
"NOAH! ROVIN! STOP THIS INSTANT!!!" Heith said silencing both of them. When the two had sat down again and taken some deep breaths Heith finished talking. "Noah will go with Rovin as protection incase the older has some guards. If there are guards Noah can be a distraction. If there is anyone other than the noble or the guards, I mean anyone, you leave and come back. We don't need two teenagers in prison. Don't go looking for trouble Dodger!"
"Yeah like I just go looking for trouble everyday" Rovin muttered scowling in her chair
"You seem to" Noah replied also scowling
"Shut up"
"Make me"
"Gladly"
"It's going to be a long day" Heith replied rubbing his head
"So basically he's going as my babysitter!" Rovin protested "Don't you trust me!"
"Not in those clothes" her father said finally speaking as the room burst into laughter. Rovin turned and stormed out of the Dancing Dove with Noah following. The two walked down the street arguing while observing the merchants as they set up their shops for the day. They walked around most of the day like that bickering like an old married couple. Rovin reminded herself that he was only there as a body guard in case anyone tries to harm her. But it wasn't like she couldn't take care of herself. Yet she had to agree with her father, with the way she was dressed it was probably better for Noah to be there. She had to admit she did feel safer with Noah around, although she's never tell him that. Why would she want to make him fell happy.
After a while Rovin got over how angry she was and enjoyed being in the city and not having to worry about dodging the law, yet. Finally sometime after noon they spotted the noble. He was certainly dressed fancy and even had a noble attitude about him. Rovin spotted him first and dragged Noah into and alley shoving him against the wall so she could peek out around the corner.
"Lighten up Rovin!" Noah said startled
"Hush up!" Rovin replied peeking out again. "There he is." she pointed the noble out to Noah who gave a low whistle when he saw hoe dressed up the guy was.
"Get a load of that outfit! When someone looks like that who wouldn't rob him?" Noah whispered "That's the kind of guy who makes decent people go bad"
"Let's just hope we get to him first" Rovin replied "Help me with this" she indicated her cloak buckle which had gotten tangled in her hair when she tried to get it out.
"With pleasure!" Noah said smiling as he helped her get her hair out of the buckle and remove her cloak. Rovin straightened out her clothes and turned to Noah.
"How do I look?" Rovin asked not really wanting a reply
"Good enough to eat," he responded
"Your so full of yourself" she said turning away from him and looking out at the street again. She waited until the noble came closer before taking a step out of the alley and onto the busy street of Corus. The noble stopped at a fruit stall and picked up an apple looking it over. Rovin stepped closer dodging people coming the opposite direction. Suddenly the crowds parted by the noble and another noble was passed. He stopped by the first and they talked. Rovin swore under her breath as she looked at the two boys who were mirror images of each other with the second looking younger. She swore again before hearing Noah calling to her. She turned around and quickly walked back into the alley with Noah.
"What are we suppose to do?" Rovin said pacing hurriedly "There's not suppose to be two of them!"
"As much as I love seeing you swap spit with nobles, I think we need to get back to the Dancing Dove." Noah said as Rovin glared at him
"No way am I going home empty handed. Heith wants the purse, Heith's gonna get the purse" Rovin replied trying to think of a plan.
"My father won't care. We can try another day."
"No!"
"We have to. Father said if anything went wrong-"
"Nothing has gone wrong. We simply have a distraction."
"Rovin-"
"Beside why are you all of a sudden doing everything your father tells you to do? When have you ever listened to him?"
"Fine what's the plan?"
"You distract the younger while I keep the older busy. Then I'll steal the older ones purse while you steal the younger. Then I'll signal you and you can get rid of the older for me."
"Simple as that huh"
"Exactly!"
"Your such a bitch sometimes"
"And don't you just love it!"
"Not particularly. But I bet that guard did!"
"Your so dead!"
"You've got five minutes!"