Title - Love is for thieves.
Chapter title - Shopping.
Author - OblivionsGarden.
Genre - Romance/Adventure
Disclaimer - I do not own The Thief Lord in anyway shape or form. If I did, I wouldn't be writing fictions about it, I'd have Prop and Scip locked in my bedroom. ;) I only own the plot. In this chapter my O/C's are Autumn Harris, Allison Savage, Jackson Savage and Tony.
A/n - Just another short one for now. Once they arrive in Venice, that chapters should get longer.
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Autumn's point of view -
"Oh, look Autumn! Why don't you try this on?"
I stood on tip toe to look over a rail of clothing at Allison. She was holding up a yellow jumpsuit with ruffles on the front. I pulled a face and shook my head. With a sigh she put the jump suit back and came to my side.
"I'm not going to get anywhere with you am I?"
I shook my head, thankful she was in a good mood. Shopping always puts her in a good mood. She pulled her purse out of her bag and out of that she produced one of her multiple credit cards.
"If you promise to behave on this holiday, you can take Tony and go and buy some things you like." She smirked. "That means no moaning, no back-chatting, no arguing and no trying to run away." I nodded in agreement and took the card from her fingers. I may hate my foster parents but if they're going to offer me money, I was going to take it. Besides if I manage to get away in Venice, I was going to need some money.
Tony came with me around town whilst Allison did her own thing. I gave him the excuse that I needed some spending money for Venice when I drew out some cash from the bank and went to foreign exchange.
We returned home, laden with shopping at around three. Allison turned to me in the hallway after I'd returned her credit card.
"Hungry?"
I shook my head. "I'm gonna go pack."
"OK. If you need any help, Maria's in my room." Maria was Allison's 'helper'. More of a slave if you ask me. Maria did everything for Allison and yet I'd never heard her complain once nor was she ever without a smile. I guess some people genuinely enjoy doing things for other people.
I made my way up to my room and dumped all my shopping on my bed. I pulled out my suitcase from beneath my bed and grabbed my large duffel bag from my wardrobe. I packed all of my new shopping into the suitcase, leaving a set of pajamas and an outfit out. I put some of my personal belongings in the duffel bag, things I couldn't leave behind. My photo of me, Bo and Prop, my minuscule collection of books, a small wooden keepsake box with my jewelery inside, my journal and a small brown bear with a red tee shirt I'd had since I was a baby.
When I'd packed I remembered my guitar. I couldn't leave it behind but I wasn't sure if they'd allow it on a plane. Unless...
I ran downstairs and into the kitchen where Allison was cutting up some lettuce. She glanced at me over her shoulder.
"How are we getting to Venice?" I gasped.
"Jackson's renting the jet we used last year why?"
I smirked a little. "Just wanted to bring my guitar is all."
She shook her head at me as she gestured to the food she was preparing. "Hungry yet?"
I shook my head once more and headed to my room. I rarely are around people I didn't like or know. I usually waited until the Savages were out and then had something quick and easy. I don't know why I was like that but thanks to it, I was underweight. Not dangerously so but enough for a doctors concern. Jackson though I was after attention and Allison thought I wanted to be one of those size zero models. They are both idiots.
I didn't sleep that night. I couldn't get the thought of freedom out of my head. I thought about Bo and Prosper and wondered what they were up to now. Did Bo end up with the Hartliebs or did Prosper get him away?
In the morning, I dressed in a pair of denim jeans, a Dirty Dancing teeshirt, hoodie and trainers. I'd put small padlocks on the zips of my bag and suitcase so nobody could look in and placed my guitar in it's battered leather case.
We left for Venice at ten and I couldn't sit still on the jet. I was so close to freedom.
A/n - Autumn's traveling outfit, if anyone's interested. http :/ www. polyvore .com /cgi /set? id= 33374530 (Take out the spaces)