Disclaimer: I have absolutely no ownership to the Thief Lord, people. Also, I have no idea how the school system works in Italy, so I'll mold it to my liking.

Love Is Found In the Most Unlikely Places

Chapter 2: Heading to School

It had been a week since Prosper and Hornet had admitted to everyone that they were in love, and so far their friends, especially Mosca and Riccio, had not stopped teasing them. During the week, Ida and Victor Getz, a local detective who had helped the brothers escape their Aunt Esthar two years ago, had helped the children buy all of their school supplies and took them to a barber shop in order to get their hair cleaned up and tamed. Before long, the three kids had everything they would need for school.

Bo leapt on his brother's bed and started yelling in his ear, "Wake up, Prop! It's our first day of school!" The sudden impact of his little brother hitting his bed and the screaming knocked poor Prosper onto his floor…head first, unfortunately. "Whoops. Sorry, Prop," Bo said, trying to help his big brother off the floor.

"It's alright, Bo. Just don't do that again, got it?" Prosper said. Bo just nodded and ran off to wake the others, although Hornet walked in just after the little tyke took off. She took one look at Prosper and blushed as hard as she could, seeing him standing there only in a pair of boxers. After all, wouldn't you blush at her age after seeing your boy/girlfriend in their unmentionables? Prosper looked up and found Hornet standing there blushing… wearing only her bra and panties. Prosper immediately turned as red as a strawberry and tried to cover himself, but Hornet had already walked over and stopped him.

"Don't be embarrassed, Prop. You look very handsome, but I think we better get ready for school," she told him. Prosper smirked and pulled Hornet into a tight hug, kissing her passionately as their barely clothed bodies rubbed against each other, "Thanks Hornet. You're the most beautiful person I've ever seen in my life, and I mean that."

Hornet, if possible, blushed even harder and playfully licked her boyfriends cheek, picking up the clothes she had brought to change into before patting Prosper's chest, "Prop, as much as I would love to stand here kissing you in my underwear, we have to get ready for school." Prosper chuckled a bit and nodded as he began putting his clothes on, watching Hornet dress herself in a cute little blue sundress that he had picked out for her the other day.

Bo came into the kitchen with them a few minutes later, dressed up almost exactly like Prosper, the only difference being the colors. Soon, Ida came down and cooked the children breakfast before sending them off to school, "Have a good first day, kids. And Hornet, don't try to spend the whole day kissing your man, ha ha," Our little lovebirds blushed at their guardians words but promised her to keep the kissing to a minimal.

The three had made it to school without a hitch but it was the school courtyard where they encountered their first problem.

One of the older boys and two of his friends, all of them 15, had been eyeing Hornet once the three had gotten to school and soon surrounded them. The leader stepped up to Hornet and tried to put his hand on Hornet's chest, but Prosper knocked it away and glared at him. The older boy laughed and gave Hornet a lecherous grin, "Hey sugar, why don't you just leave these two losers and come with us. We'll take care of you." Hornet just smirked and replied in her most sultry tone, "Sorry, but I think I can tell who losers are and it most certainly doesn't apply to my boyfriend and his brother." The older boys growled at this and stepped forward, fully intending on attacking Prosper and Bo.

Suddenly, two voices rang out from behind the group, "Hey, if you jerks have a problem with our friends, take it up with us." The three boys turned around and found themselves surrounded, with Bo, Prosper, and Hornet on one side and two new boys on the other. One was stocky and black as charcoal while the other was light-skinned and skinny with a mop of spiky hair on his head.

"Mosca! Hedgehog! What are you guys doing here?" Hornet exclaimed, happy that their friends came to help. They grinned and nodded to their buddies when Mosca, the large black boy, stepped up, easily bigger than the goons muscle-wise, "I don't know who you are, but you better leave our friends alone."

The leader snarled in rage and sulked off, his friends walking behind him. He turned around and glared at Prosper, "Soon, little boy, your girl will be mine. Mario Venaterri always gets what he wants." Prosper just scoffed at his big words and said, "Over my dead body, you creep." Hornet smiled at her boyfriend and gave him a peck on the cheek as the older boys stalked off. Bo just grinned and stuck his tongue out at the goons before turning back to their surprise helpers.

"So what are you guys doing here?" Prosper asked, cocking his head to the side. Riccio, or Hedgehog as he was known by his friends, smiled and walked up, "Victor and Scipio helped us get enrolled into school so that we could keep an eye on you three. Besides, it sounded like a lot of fun." They all shared a laugh at that and walked into the school building to take Bo to class before heading to their own. And so, the children's greatest adventure since the mystery of the magical Merry-Go-Round of the Merciful Sisters begins. The adventure known as public school…