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Chapter 6 - A night's rest
Ai Ming's words resounded in Shiro's mind. This was the first time that anyone had ever not accused him of pilfering their valuables. There was no way he could possibly refuse her now.
"Sure...lets start looking."
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Trying his best to remain cloaked, Shiro thought about what to do. He needed that necklace, yet something kept telling him to return it to its rightful owner. A conscience maybe? Probably not, since Shiro did not believe that such a thing existed. He looked up at the moon. Judging from where it hung in the sky, there was only about an hour before dawn.
He uncloaked himself and decided to at least try to help the young girl find her pendant.
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"I'm so sleepy..."
the thief smiled at the young girl.
"I'm not surprised...it will be light soon. You should have been in bed fast asleep hours ago."
"I know I should go home...but I'm too sleepy..."
she yawned, cutting her sentence short.
"Come on, I'll carry you...don't worry, I'm used to doing stuff like this, so I can get you home without anyone noticing."
He motioned for Ai to climb on his back, and after making sure his grip on her was secure, he silently ran to wards the Wong manor.
"Ai chan...which one is your room?"
The girl sleepily pointed to a large tree on the east side of the manor.
"Itsh on th second flr...right nxt t th tree..."
He stealthily made his way around and inspected the tree. it had a lot of "low" branches.
This will be a cinch...
Grinning, he set down his sleeping companion and then picked her up again, this time cradling her in front of him. Tightening his grip, he jumped to the branch directly below her window, a feat which would be considered quite astounding for the average person, but for any trained thief or assassin, this was child's play.
Trying to maintain his balance, Shiro opened the window and snuck inside. After locating her bed, he carefully moved to bed sheets back and gently laid her down. He pulled a blanket over her and softly placed a kiss on her forehead.
"Ai-chan, I must head back to Morroc in tomorrow evening...I'll be back in a week to help you find your pendant...I promise."
Not much longer till daybreak...I think I'd better get some rest...
He looked at the sleeping girl one last time, then exited through the window.