OoC: *glances at the title* Hmm... I know you, Iya, and that title REALLY doesn't bode well. XD *chuckles and starts her post*

BiC: A woman ran softly, but quickly, through the deserted ally, avoiding piles of trash easily as she ran. Her leather boots made no noise against the ground, and her breathing was quiet -- many wouldn't have heard her at all. Which, of course, was exactly what she wanted. She cursed inwardly to herself, attempting to speed up. That filthy, thieving little beast... I'm supposed to be in the forest already, and instead I'm chasing him!

The Hylian, short on funds, had been forced to spend the night in a tree near the outskirts of town. She didn't mind so much, being a forest child as she was. She had woken that morning to someone, a boy that looked to be in his teens, pawing through her bags. He had taken off before she could get to him -- taking her pack with him. All her food, her personal items, her money, was in the hands of that little punk. She frowned and continued running.

Unfortunately for the kid, but luckily for her, he had started running towards the forest. Bella grinned, seeing him long before she reached him. Perfect. She had to go to the forest anyways... and it'd be impossible for her not to catch him, once they were amongst the trees.

She chased him through the forest for a good thirty minutes, forced to move much slower once they entered it, so as not to make any revealing noise. Then, she saw him resting against a clump of bushes, and grinned. Without warning, they sprung forward, wrapping tightly around the kid. He struggled uselessly against them as Bella walked calmly into the clearing. His eyes widened as he saw her, and his struggling doubled.

"I think you have something of mine..." she said, walking over to take the pack from him.

"Witch!" the boy screamed, his eyes wide with fright. "Let me go!!"

"Hey now, if I really were a witch... would insulting me, when I've got you trapped like this, really be the way to go?" Bella paused, fingering her sword hilt. "Even if I'm not, you're still trapped, and I'm already not too happy with you. So, either way, is that REALLY wise?"

"I don't care!" he screamed. "Just LET ME GO!! Take your stupid bag, I don't care anymore!"

"Well, now that you mention it..." the red haired woman walked over and picked the bag up off the ground. She looked through it for a moment, and then looked back up at the boy, an eyebrow raised. "Alright, where is it?"

He tried to look innocent, and failed miserably. "Wh... where's what?" He was still struggling against the bushes.

"My money. Y'know, little coins, they go clink clink clink?" She looked at him expectantly.

He seemed to be fighting with himself, but in the end, fear won over. "In my pocket," he said, through clenched teeth.

Bella reached for his pocket, and withdrew the little leather pouch. She opened it and inspected the contents, then put it away, satisfied. "Alright, thank you." She smiled brightly at him, as though she had just bought a piece of fruit from him, and turned to walk away.

"Hey! Aren't you going to let me down?!?!" he shrieked after her.

Bella shrugged. "You made me late for a meeting with someone," she replied carelessly over her shoulder. "I think maybe I'll just let you hang there for awhile."

"WHAT?!?! Hey, you can't do that! Hey!!!"

Bella grinned as she walked away, sending the plants a signal to let the kid go after fifteen minutes. That should teach the little bugger. She just hoped Lohiya wasn't getting too worried...

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Panique made the sig, chibis by Andrea. The squee-inducing avy is by DQ. <3
BA Characters: Sarah Hamilton, Bella, Luna