It was just another day of work for Mako and Bolin. They got up and went to Central City Station. There was just one problem, Rusty wasn't there. Mako told Bolin to sit on a bench nearby and wait for him to return. He looked for Rusty everywhere and asked some people around if they had seen him; they hadn't. Mako just brushed it off and he and Bolin decided to do their normal routine, without Rusty as a pickpocket. They made way less money without him. Mako knew that they needed to do something else. He thought. "What could we do? We are already doing our best. We need Rusty, we need a pickpocket. Wait. I could…no I can't do that. I could get caught. But, Rusty never got caught."
Mako-"Bolin, come here for a second."
Bolin-"Yeah Mako?"
Mako-"You keep bending, I'm going to do what Rusty did while we were bending."
Bolin-"But, Mako. That's stealing."
Mako-"Well how is it any different if I do it? Even when Rusty did, we took half of it. So, technically, we were stealing already."
Bolin-"Uh…ok. But be careful."
Mako-"Don't worry, I will Bo."
Bolin went back and took his place. Mako backed up a few steps so he could still see Bolin, but be able to blend into the crowd. Bolin and him made eye contact and Mako nodded. Bolin started bending and people started to stop and watch. Mako slipped hi hand into a man's pocket nearby. He grabbed hold of something and slowly pulled his hand back out. A wallet. He had gotten a wallet. He opened the brown leather wallet and peaked inside. It was fully of money! He counted; 5, 10, 15, 16, 17 yuons! That more than they had made all day. He smiled and looked around for his next victim. There! Right in front of him was a man in a suit with a gold pocket watch. He stepped close to him and unhooked the chain that connected the watch to his belt. The he carefully pulled the watch out of his pocket. "This is too easy," he thought to himself. He continued on to a woman purse and removed a wallet and some perfume from it. Then he moved on to unhooking bracelets and necklaces with ease. He was grinning from ear to ear when he examined what he had gotten so far. He looked up and noticed that people where leaving. He weaved through the crowd to find that Bolin had stopped bending.
Mako-"Bo, what are you doing? Keep bending! I've gotten so much stuff!"
Bolin-"I was worried. Something felt wrong about this. I had to stop."
Mako-"No, this is great! We don't even have to split it! Keep bending!"
Bolin-"Ok, but I don't like this."
Bolin started bending again. "What is wrong with this kid? Why can't he understand what I'm trying to do for him?" Mako thought. Another crowd had gathered. Mako scanned it for any values in sight. Bingo. Another pocket watch. Mako went to unhook the chain.
Man-"Gotcha!"
Mako pulled his arm back and was surprised to find that he had been handcuffed! His eyes widened and he looked up at the man. He was not too old, maybe mid-20s. He had black hair and golden eyes. Mako panicked and tried to pull his hand away again.
Mako-"Ouch! Get this off of me!"
Man-"That's not gonna work kid."
Mako-"BOLIN! BOLIN! HELP!"
Bolin-"MAKO! HELP!"
Mako looked to where Bolin had been bending only a few seconds ago. Bolin was screaming and crying. Another man about the same age but with brown hair and blue eyes had Bolin in handcuffs. The man held Bolin down so he couldn't move. Mako ran to his brother but was stopped. The man who was holding Mako had grabbed Mako's other hand and yanked it behind his back and handcuffed him properly. The man dragged Mako over to a cop satomobile. Bolin was already there and so was… Rusty?! "What was Rusty doing here? Why won't he help us?" he thought.
Cop-"Are these the guys?"
Rusty-"Yeah, that's them."
Mako-"Rusty? You turned us in?"
Man-"Good thing too. I caught the kid pick pocking me red-handed."
Mako-"I thought we were partners in this? You had my back! You lied to me, to both of us!"
Rusty-"Just doing business Mako."
Cop-"Oh, that reminds me, here's your reward. 1,000 yuons."
Mako-"Is this how you got rid of your last so-called 'partner'"
Rusty-"A good conman never tells his secrets. Have fun in jail."
The cop forced Mako and Bolin into the satomoble. Bolin started to cry as quietly as he could.
Mako-"I'm sorry Bolin."
Mako tried not to cry for Bolin's sake, but he couldn't help the silent tears that fell down his face.
Author's note: I finally updated! Yay! Sorry I've been busy with school and my new boyfriend. What? A boyfriend? Yes I finally found someone as crazy as me haha. Well anyways I hope that you guys enjoyed this story so far. Please review!