Chameleon 25 Percent of Everything Chapter 4

Strangers P.O.V

I finally made it to the waterfront thankful that I was carrying a feather potion; I had finally realized the girl's bag was what carried the weight. She must have used a spell to carry the heavy bag.

Not many people in the guild were also adventures and the fact that she was like me made me feel normal for once.

"Hey Armand, looks like one of your members have been doing a little more than stealing how about paying us a little more."

Armand turned around and a look of panic crossed his face as he registered who was on my back.

"She's fine she just passed out this morning after I founder her in the ruins she got hit by a swinging mace." I finished.

"Good work Karistan, thanks for bringing her back. Just so you know she not a guild member just a Water front resident that I trade with from time to time."

"What's going on?" The girl move around on my back a bit before I could feel her staring at my head.

"It's you from the ruins… you… you helped me why?"

"Good to see you awake Jade; it seems that Karistan here though you were a member of our guild and brought you back." Armand told her.

"Oh well thank you, I guess. Though it is kind of your fault…"

She trailed off.

"Her house is the one next to mine; take her in to rest and come out and see me after words I have a job for you."

"Okay great!" I turned around and started towards her house.

"So what were you doing in the ruins?" she asked resting her head on my shoulder again.

"I was looking for a statue. I thought it might be there, but it wasn't."

"What were you doing there? Little redguard like you; sneaking past dangerous bandits. You don't seem like the fighting type." I said opening the door to her home after she handed me the key.

"I'm not… I suck at sneaking. See no shoes." She replied wiggling her toes so I could see her naked feet."

"Ahh invisibility potions I see. A good way to get around unnoticed…" I sat her down on the small bed by the door and handed her key back to her.

"Thank you, for everything… I should pay you for your help but I think you would like this more." She said digging around in her bag. I watched as she pulled out the statue that I had been looking for.

"A friend told me you were looking for it." She said with a wide smile. She considered me a friend… I haven't had a friend in years. I though before talking the statue out of her hands."

She rubbed one of her long ears which seemed to be a little red. She was blushing.

Not something you would normally see on a red guard, but then again she was half.

"I… thank you, friend." She smiled really big and her hazel eyes seem to sparkle.

"Okay get some rest." I said before opening her door and walking out, she was cute and a happy little thing. She was also too trusting; just like Anna. It's what got her into trouble the most. Jade was the type of girl who you could almost take advantage of if you showed her a nice face for a little while. Like Anna but she clearly wasn't sheltered like her; or else she would have never been in that ruin in the first place.

*****Lex's P.O.V.*****

How could she be so stupid going off like that! Especially after taking a hangover potion! She would be extremely fatigued; it was the main side effect. What if she's dead? My heart fell at the thought of her dead and rotting away in some ruin.

I decided to walk back to her house again to see if she was home yet.

I was surprised to find a male red guard leaving her house and walking over to Armand.

Did he just steal from Jade's home? Would Armand really allow thievery on the water front? I listened to their conversation.

"So how is she doing?"

"She's resting I guess… she seemed really tired." The unknown red guard male said to Armand.

"Thanks Karistan; I'll tell you about the 'thing' later same time a usual." Armand said after spotting me near the pirate's ship.

So Jade made it back okay. My shoulders fell in relief. Should I go see her?

No she must be tired I'll just talk to her tomorrow, maybe yell a little too.

***** JADE *****

"What are you thinking about?" Karistan said sitting down on one of the crates I pulled out from next to my shack.

"I don't know… moving I guess."

"Moving? Where do you want to go?"

"I… I don't know I just feel like this isn't supposes to be my destiny living here. Don't get me wrong the people on the water front are great, but."

"You feel out of place. When I first saw you in the ruins I had thought you were my little sister. You have the same trusting eyes like her. Eyes that usually belong to sheltered nobles. You're stronger from living on the water front, but you'll never fit in here.

Once you've had a taste of riches, you'll always want more… to have that comfort and security." Karistan said staring into the fire.

"Why are you in the guild if you're a noble?" I asked confused by the thought of a rich man that steals from the rich to get even richer. Maybe it made sense in a way.

"I guess for the excitement, the rush… it not like I have much to lose since my mother, father and sister are dead. Just an empty house now, I don't go home much I guess I just like the feeling of a new day every day. The life style of a noble never really fit me."

"It fits me too well, so much that I felt like giving up after my parents passed. But death is a scary thing; it scared me enough to keep on living." I said in response to Karistan.

"Rats." I said after stepping on a twig… I was once again practicing my sneaking skills; after getting chewed out by Lex… I was glad that he cared enough to yell, but the whole situation made me feel weird.

I hadn't been able to see him for the rest of the day; he seemed pretty busy with his duties. The watchmen were also getting extremely annoying… every time I passed by they seem to have a look of pity on their faces.

I had even overheard a conversation two of them were having.

"Poor thing, doesn't seem like she knows. The captain must have not told her."

The other watchman laughed, "Well she'll defiantly hear about it tomorrow! That I'll be a sight to see."

I wonder what he meant. I sigh after stepping on another twig...

I looked up from my crouched position as I heard a door softly close. I looked up to see Myvryna coming out of her shack…sneaking out and heading over to where Armand usually had his meetings.

I dug my ring from my pocket and carefully looked around, before slipping it on and following Myvryna making as little noise possible.

"The thieves' guild is not a myth we are followers of the Grey Fox and I am his doyen. Merely by finding me you have pasted the first test." I heard Armand say to the small group of potential thieves. Why was Myvryna watching this? Maybe she was waiting for someone else.

"One more thing… you cannot kill each other during these trials, we may be thieves but were not murders." Armand finished, I waited till Myvryna left for here shack and watched as she left looking more peeved than ever.

Maybe she wanted Armand's job?

"Armand you said you had a job for me?"

"Sorry Karistan, I had to give the job to another guild member of higher rank… the mission got more complicated. I'll have something for you tomorrow." Armand said placing a hand on Karistan's shoulder before continuing towards his shack.

I took of my ring once I made it into my house without being detected… hopefully.

I was about to settle onto my bed when the front door busted open.

"Jade look out!" Karistan rushed to my side with his dagger drawn pointing it outwards.

"What are you doing? What's going on?"

"I saw you door open on its own…Someone is in here! Show yourself!"

"No one's here! I opened the door."

Karistan slowly lowered his dagger. "You sure?" After I nodded yes. He put away the dagger and finally turned to face me.

"What were you doing?"

"N-Nothing!" I squeaked out hoping he wouldn't notice the ring on the table, for the short amount of time that I had known him he seemed to love jewelry more than I did, especially if it was enchanted.

I inched closer to the table, which was a huge mistake since it made him look over. I could literally see his eyes widen and sparkle once they landed on my ring.

I quickly grabbed it from the table cupping it in my hand.

"I wouldn't never steal from you Jade." He said. I looked down ashamed, he was right I was being way too paranoid. I placed the ring back on the table and took a seat.

"Ha ha! Karistan said scooping up the ring and slipping it over his pinky finger before I could even bat an eye he was gone.

I tried to play it cool, "Give it back Karistan! I mean it!"

"Humm I never figured you for the detect life kind of girl. Smart choice… do I detect a strength spell?

"The design of the ring was pretty nic-…

My heart stopped when he didn't finish his sentence…he knew.

Karistan finally came into view when he slipped off the ring. He held it up… "Where did you get this Jade?"

Short chapter I know… I guess it's because I had to delete about 4 pages of this chapter because it was throwing the story off and I didn't want to drag anything out… so the chapter might be a bit choppy—but I strongly feel that it will cure my writers block for the next chapter now that I'm back on track.. I was afraid this was turning into a Naruto filler! Sure side stories are nice but, we can all live without them!

So I hoped someone out there in this world enjoyed this chapter a little bit…The next one will be longer and better.

And as a friendly reminder… have you pre-ordered Skyrim yet?

22 more days…! 11-11-11!

I can't decide whether or not to play a Nord, Elf or Redguard…

In Morrowind I played a Redguard, Nord than Elf.

And in Oblivion I played and Elf first than a redguard… and than modded races... I guess well see.