Thieves In The Night (Open)

[Ounriuun Nakamura]

"This sucks!" sulked a high school junior who was getting impatient as he stood in casual clothes standing outside of a department store alongside Oun who was busy at the door pretending to fiddle with the lock.

"What're you dragging on about now you've got the easy part being the pack maul while I gotta tinker with the hard stuff! Now quit your complaining already Nancy! She shouted back at his grumbling for he was doing it ever since they started this robbery.

"Jeez sensitive a bit Oun? Can't really entertain myself here with all the empty street n stuff but if it makes you feel better highness." He replied back with a laid back tone he was a calm guy but you'd haveta bribe him to get him to do bloody anything even for his own good.

Oun gave a harsh grunt obviously angry at that last comment but focused back to the task at hand she clasped her hand around the simple knob as her power eagerly kicked in. There was some electricity circulating through the door signifying there was some alarm system implemented into it. Normally she'd call it quits then if this was 2 years ago mostly because she couldn't get her friend to stay still for a long duration and she was notoriously uneducated in alarm systems. Though with her power she could easily now short out the alarm system were it would just reset itself as if it wasn't armed at all. Her power went to work as corrosion seeped through her hand and into the lock and door rotting away all it's mechanisms. With a few moments the door was open and disabled.

Alright it's done Gox. She stated his name as he turned to her.

"Well that was the shortest lock picking I've seen are you sure this thing is clean?" He stated unsure but eagerly grabbing the knob but just as he did the heavy wooden door collapsed inwardly taking him with it. "GAHHHH!" He shouted falling flat on his face.

Oun looked rather surprised. "Looks like I overdid it that time. god that buffoon really knows how to ruin everything!" She lamented her choice in companions for this little trip as she helped him up.

"Before you made a doofus of yourself yes I did as you can see the alarm isn't ringing and no security coming because of that girly cry you made." She stated with a grin as he got up with a rather disturbed smug. "Shut up." He replied with his arms crossed and not in a good mood at all.

"Alright Gox I'll crack the safe while you watch the door hopefully nobody got curious of that squeal of yours if they do come just say you're working on the door or something alright? Be back in a flash!" She instructed him before zooming over to the office easily bypassing the metal door with her corrosion and entering locating the small safe where the monthly earnings were kept. "Now let's getcha to spill all your guts hehe." She stated with a gleeful smile unable to contain her triumph if all was well at Gox's end.

[James]

"Well now, what seems to be going on over there?" James commented to himself as he passed a shop that had a man standing nervously outside, obviously a lookout. Walking calmly a little further down the road a he slipped across the road. He wasn't sure what was going on here but at least he could find out easy enough. Walking his way back down the road he stopped across the street from the store and stared at the man standing out front hoping to make him uncomfortable.

After a moment he screams "Thieves, robbers bandits!" while pointing at the store.

Now to see what would happen.

[Ounriuun Nakamura]

“Oh son of a…Oun!” The boy yelled running into the back of the store where the office was and where Oun was trying to pry open the safe. Oun closed her eyes and took deep thought as she placed her hand upon the safe it was extremely thick for a metal box safe with multiple locks and failsafes. Her corrosion seeped into the outer parts of the safe it the locks slowly started to fail receding into their former entrances then slowly the safe opened up revealing a chunk of money and checks. Oun eyes glittered up at the sight obviously thrilled everything was going her way until…

“Ouuuuuunnnnnn somebody found us out whatada we do?!” He stated as Oun sulked at the news of her job has now gone awry.

“Well grab the moola and let’s bolt then everyone’s asleep and I doubt the cops we’ll get here fast at this hour so hurry up!” They both eagerly packed the money and checks into a trash bag and rushed out the back door of the store entering an alleyway and going south of the paths. They then stopped when they reached the streets Oun stared out as if looking for something or one.

“Uh Gox where’s your cousin? He was supposed to pick us up here!” She stated rather angrily at her partner as he seemed a bit distracted at the question.

“Ummm well he must’ve been busy or something you know he’s always getting distracted an stuff.” He replied nonchalantly as if making an excuse rather than giving one.

“You…You forgot to tell him didn’t you.” Oun tone was filled with anger and fear of what to come.

“Uhhhh….Ya whew that saves a lot of my chest of explaining it myself!” He stated as if relieved only to be smacked with the bag of money by Oun. “OWW! Ok I’m sorry jeez!” He apologized though it didn’t remedy their sitchuation one bit.

“Why can’t I ever have conpendant friends in these jobs dang it!” She yelled aloud lamenting her troubled luck at this robbery.

“Ah relax Oun we got the money covered and nobody following us we’ll just walk it home.” He stated perhaps trying to comfort her misfortune.

“And what about the guy who scarred you?” She asked in return.

“Him? Pfft He looked like pansy probable still there yelling for help I doubt he has the guts to follow us!” He stated with conviction obviously not worried about the guy who previously caused them trouble.

[James]

James had watched as the young man ran back into the store, not even noticing that no one had even paid attention to the young man and the few that did weren't worried about the store but more curious about the blonde Irishman that had found some way to speak Japanese while keeping his Irish accent.

Figuring that any thief worth his salt would not use a door that was being watched, he quickly ran across the street and down an ally that ran past the store. In a rush black cloth wrapped itself around his body hiding his features and making him harder to see in the darkness of the alleyway.

James had made it around the side of the store just in time to see them running further down the ally and decided to follow them for a ways. As they reached the end of the ally he watched as the girl, and possibly the brains of the outfit, swing the bag of ill begotten good and hit her partner. A hidden smile crossed his face as he began to walk calmly toward them not even trying to hide himself. Almost as an after thought the black cloth seemed to loosen and fade a way.

"Careful with the bag unless you want to carry all that loot by hand"

[Ounriuun Nakamura]

“Ah damn speak of the devil” The boy let out a worried squeal now really unsure what to do now that his assumption backfired.

“You were saying now what you idiot.” Oun badgered her companion but despite her negative words he huffed his chest as if trying to seem intimidating.

“Just relax I’ll take care of it alright this’ll be solved in a jiffy!” He stated now waltzing over to the threat that would be with obviously some evil in mind.

‘Why don’t I have any confidence in this…’ Oun thought sighingly as she stood with the loot watching what her partner had in mind.

The boy walked over to the man “Alright buster you’ve caused a lot of trouble for us today now it’s time to start giving some back hope you’re ready to tango punk!” He stated as if he was talking to a ruffian when the sitchuation was quite vice versa. Goz put up his dukes and imitated a boxing form though it was terrible sloppy with his legs stagnant and his back stiff as a bill board.

“Take this!” He gave a slow jab to the best of his ability which was sadly so slow Oun could have run around him by the time he was finished.

[James]

James smiled as the man walked toward him, and simply ducked under the slow punch and countered with an uppercut to the jaw quickly followed by a swift kick to the groin. As the man fell to the ground James would simply walk around him.

"Good help is so hard to find, you need the help of a proper villain" He stated as he straightened his shirt. "Not some slack jawed idiot, but that would be your choice. Cause I think we would make an... interesting team and we split the loot or you go home broke."

[Ounriuun Nakamura]

“Ha! Huh?” Goz let out surprise gasp only to turn his head slightly left before his jaw felt a sharp pain that slightly lifted up off the ground only to feel a greater pain to his groin. “Ah…” He clutched both hand around his wounded groin area, wobbling left and right until he fell to the ground out like a lamp. Oun expression turned grim not from the sitchuation but from her friends plight. ‘Danggg I thought boys had like a secret code not to hit each other there so much for what I know poor Gozzy.’ She calmly thought though her previous thoughts now prove true and now she was alone with this new intruder and he obviously wasn’t a pushover like Goz suggested.

Oddly however before Oun could ready to defend herself the man offered his services for half the reward. Of course Oun wasn’t to excited to go into a fight neither was she eager to hand over half of her hard work to a someone who just poofed outta nowhere.

Calmly Oun raised her right hand to her chin and went into a semi deep thought but it only lasted a half minute or so. “Don’t think so pal this money belongs to the boss I’m only getting a small cut of it I can’t just hand over 50% like that and head back it’s like hanging my neck over the cleaver.” She explained to the man though it was a bluff one of many she used to evade a fight or to trick someone.

“Butttt…I can give you that my friend cut of 5% it’s a pretty penny and well worth the trouble we’ve caused ya today but maybe I can give an ear to the boss let’em know you’re looking for work maybe he’ll give it to ya seeing as you totaled one of his lesser goons.” She stated trying to pretend to be that she ran with a tough crew but in reality this was an amateur job at best but with her gift made it appear go by like it was done by professionals or at least one pro and one bozo.

She awaited with somewhat baited breath for his response seeing if her lies could get her outta this mess with most of the cash on her end.

[James]

James just stared at the girl, she was talking like there was some big bad ass that was planning this entire theft, He slowly examined the boy laying on the ground, poor kid was most likely still in school and now that he actually looked like the girl most likely was to. Also the whole thing reeks of amateurs... but this could be fun.

"I will gladly take this poor fools poor five, but in return you take me to you boss tonight, because if this is some high profile group your running with then you are going to have to go turn in your prize... right."

James was will to let the girl run with what he was pretty sure was a lie, but if it wasn't he didn't want to cross any groups.

[Ounriuun Nakamura]

‘Hehehaha Oun your sly dog I swear sometimes I think I can make an apple believe he’s an orange!’ Oun thought gleefully while only a smirk appeared on her face obviously happy that her plan worked but just as she prepared to deliver the man the small pension she promised to her partner the added another part of the deal.

The next one was a dozy true she had been a part of a gang once multiple gangs to be precise but she left all of them some departing were worse than others. Her expression turned grim once again as her mind scrambled to twist an idea into folding. Then it hit her again though she loathed entering their territory again and if all goes well she wouldn’t have to give this guy a dime.

“Alright I’ll take you to see the boss just follow me our hideout aint too far from here.” She stated hoisting the bag over her shoulders as she walked infront of the man as cops seemed to arrive back at the original shop.

Then they arrived at what appeared to be an abandoned café with brick outer look while wooden floor and table inside. The place had an odd mist inside obviously from it’s residents smoking a little too much.

As they approached Oun seemed to try and stay out of direct sight of the place she knew this was a bad idea because her new follower might get suspicious of it. ‘Though what the hell can I do if I’m seen here I’m good as dead but for a simple guy like this they’ll just probable rough em up and kick em out the door unless they’ve changed their honor code in the last years I ran with them.’ As soon as they were close enough Oun turned to the new guy.

“Well I gotta take the catch to a secret entrance just walk through the front door nobody’s guarding it I’ll let them know you’re coming and I’m pretty sure the boss’ill wanna give your cut himself maybe something a little extra too. Eh well gotta warn the boys see you there!” She stated to James obviously in a hurry to exit into the alleyway inbetween the café and the building next to it there wasn’t a secret way into the café but through there was the port and many ways for her to get back home get outta this predicament rich n free if her new friend would let her go that easily.

[James]

He had followed her in relative silence right up to the moment when the young girl announced that it was time for them to split ways, having expected something like this to happen. James looked at the building with distaste, Damn place looks like a regular thugs den full of all kinds of lowlife parasites turning his eyes back to the young woman.

"If this is the location of your gang then I refuse your offer and reinstate my original deal, give me half or I take it all. There is no more negotiating!" As he stood there awaiting her excuse or backlash sleek black armor seemed to grow over his body hiding his features and protecting them, That should give her enough of a shock that she wont put up a fight

[Ounriuun Nakamura]

‘So much for cleverness that’s strike two for me ugh com’on Oun you can think of a way outta this.’ She digged deep in her head as the man reinstated his previous demands upon her obviously fretting over it. Should she try to fight him? Give him what he wants or maybe seduce him? The last thought made her pause and she thoroughly gave her body a look through and wasn’t at all too pleased having little to no outstanding features providing she didn’t use lipstick or any ointments her skin wasn’t at all smooth or tempting and the clothes she usually wore just…ugh! Oddly she felt an change in the man as if he called something deep within that she could feel but not see clearly at least not yet but the strangest feeling of déjà vu was egging her as if she’d seen it before.

In short seduction was thrown out the window but she still had another card. She dropped the bag then got on her knee’s “Guh…ugh sniff..uwaaa…” She groaned in despair as if crying covering both eyes with her hands as it was a bit hard for her to produce tears on a dime.

“I…*Sniff* don’t…*hick* do this because I want to…If I don’t they’ll hurt my mum an pa…I gotta bring this cash or else…I’m sorry but I can’t do what you want even if we haveta fight!” She played her last card to garner his sympathy into perhaps letting her go she wasn’t sure if her acting was good or bad she hadn’t practiced card but her looks were shamefully fitting her act though it would be up to her captor if he believed her or not.

[James]

James just stared at her while she spun her sad story, there is no way someone with that kind of problem would have been so cold as to leave her accomplice, or able to keep there cool long enough to lead a stranger to some crack house just to try and get rid of him, but her she was lying through her teeth for a little money... maybe she is just some poor gutter rat... that would make since.

James shoulders slumped in something that could almost be seen as sympathy if it wasn't for the hand that was obviously clamped over his face and back heaving in silent laughter. "Your a pretty good actor kid but when you pick a scam you should stick with it, better or worse. As it is now the way you have changed you story I think you are just some kid, no group, no boss, no vision. Now dry your eyes so we can talk like real thieves, or would you like to continue crying like a child"

Not really trusting the girl James kept a close eye on here, there really was no telling what this girl would do next.

[Ounriuun Nakamura]

“Ohhhh Alright!” She replied in a frustrated tone lowering her hands from her eyes with no tears present revealing that her previous attempt was only a ruse. Now was the make it or break it time of the deal she had little disillusions she could outrun him with that load strapping her down. Though she was far too greedy to simply give up half of the dough to him.

“Then buster since were getting nowhere here aside from beating each other senseless whadda say we settle this with a game of chance.” She stated pulling something from the bag oddly enough she only grabbed the deck because of its golden casing obviously the owner of the department store was a fan of gambling or perhaps just European card games. In it obviously was a single deck of cards she threw them to James obviously to see if he had any interest in a game of chance.

“Well? I’ll even give you the advantage or choosing the game and shuffling the deck.” She stated her offer but raised one finger up as if to say one more thing.

“Though just to make it a bit more interesting the winner not only gets a the whole loot but gets one wish from the loser and they have to do it no matter what it is. Heh death excluded of course.” She gave another small or possibly big reward at her offer of the game though to risk that much but Oun was confident her luck and cunning had…Well mostly hasn’t steered her wrong.

“Whadda say? Or we can pummel each other till were purple in the face and believe it or not I can crack you open just like that steel safe that protected this loot.” She finally finished with a wicked grin about her trying to seem intimidating but the truth was she hardly had any control over her power in fact secretly she was worrying if her visions would flare up if they fought but she maintained her façade and waited for his answer.

[James]

"As it so happens I have wasted more time here than i should have" James admits as he looks around as if a sudden realization of just how long he was been stalled by this kid. I should have just taken the damn money from the beginning. He looked obviously worried about something but who or what even he didn't know. Slowly he refocused his attention back on the girl.

"Ok fine, I actually could not care less about the money. I was just going to do a simple shake down for some quick cash, but now I am curious. You are like me... I think anyway the energy is there but it doesn't pour off you like it did a few others. You are different."

Almost in a hurry he searched his pockets first pulling out a pen and then a piece of paper. Slowly he began writing something before folding the paper up and holding in his hand as if trying to make a tough choice. "Ok, I'm taking a wild shot in the dark and saying that you have some odd ball ability. Some thing that most people don't know or just flat out can't comprehend, I say this because of the fact that I am one of the people that has their own little ability to armor myself against others. Take this, it has my address." He tries to hand her the piece of paper "Just swing by if you would actually like to try and test your ability some time"

James looked down at his wrist watch in distaste as he began walking back towards his apartment. There were many thing he still needed to figure out.

(sorry about cutting the thread short but we are getting close to the thread deadline and I think here will be a OK place to end it)

[Ounriuun Nakamura]

(Guess so then )
“Huh?” Oun stated flabbergasted at the adurpt ending of her problems with this man seemingly ran out of time to fulfill his bargaining and decided to cut his loses. Normally Oun would be jumping for joy if he hadn’t mentioned the fact she had a power like he did. ‘That oh gods he’s one of them man why am I running into these people!’ She thought loathing the idea of now knowing three people with special powers and not being on good relations with neither of them.

Too distraught she took his card filled with information without much fuss as she glanced at it only after he had departed. It contained his address only and no means for her to contact him beforehand a rather bold maneuver that left Oun only wondering what this strange man had in mind. ‘He could of at least given me a phone number or something just dropping by outta nowhere is a bit freaky an scary to boot since I know next to nothing about the guy.’ She silently thought to herself before picking up her trash bag and proceeding home glad to finally put an end to her hectic day.

Oun wondered if she should visit the man it could be informative but also dangerous a lone girl going into a home of a grown man. ‘Sounds like a creepy fetish to me…But let’s not jump to conclusions I’ll just have to think about it later until then eheh… Were here final thoughts on the subject as she turned her attention to her well-earned gains. “Let’s count the booty!” She stated with a fake pirate accent at the end as she opened the bag only to be greeted by a foul smelling odor that forced her close it up quickly before it lingered in the house.

Tear welled up inside her as her gains were no doubt now in enemy territory and probable on it’s way to the trash compartment. “NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!” She cried aloud luckily there was nobody home to see her shameful wailing of despair.