The Villainess Wants To Go Home

My eyes examined the dagger in my hand, mesmerised by it's beautiful craftsmanship it displayed. It's curved blade dangerously sharp that pointed upward into an arch, the handle was made from a hard steel edged with polished bronze encircling two round green gems, one displayed at the bottom of the handle while the other at the tip of the handle.

I span the handle around to face me, it was quite heavy for a kid like me to handle but I'll get used to its weight if I train with it daily.

The seller had said this is a Windrock dagger. A weapon mastered by air and if used properly by an air magician you can blast out air blades at your enemy however a non-air magic user uses this it's nothing but an ordinary dagger.

I swung it back around. 'It's a shame I can't master air properly or I would have been unstoppable to those pesky knights, it's pretty much useless and not worth my gold coin but since it's pretty and I can sell it for double the amount, why not'

I twirled the dagger around before sliding it back to its satchel.

I sat un top of the roof with my feet dangling down the edge of the roof as I scanned the commoner crowd of the northern district of Taivas for any new faces to scam.

'Scammed you'

'Scammed you'

'You look like you don't have anything'

'Stole from you'

'Stole from you too'

'Scammed you as well'

I mentally pointed at anyone I've done business with these past years.

A long-disappointed sigh escaped my mouth as I leaned back with my hands supporting me up right. There wasn't really anyone worth scamming here. They all lack the things I want. 'Commoners, who am I talk though I'm a peasant boy who was kicked out of the orphanage and left out in the vast world to defend for myself'

I gazed at the clouds soaring slowly above me, each one whiter than the other all in the different shapes and sizes. The sun shining down at me and keeping me warm in this spring afternoon.

The thought of the masked men from this morning came back to my mind. 'I wonder if they realised, I scammed them. Heh, what a bunch of fools' I snickered to myself mockingly.

A long-tried yawn escaped my lips. I hadn't slept well last because the rats last night were being really loud. I wonder why?

I swung my feet forward and back as I continued to stare at the clouds thinking of what to eat for dinner when I heard a familiar voice from below.

"Oi big brother Jackal" I glanced down to see the street rats, Thomas, Calvel and Derek staring up at me with curiosity. Their clothes ragged and ruined from the lack of looking after them but good enough to keep them warm. Their hair was messy and oily, their faces in gunk and one had lost a tooth.

"What are you thinking?" Calvel the short one with the stupid mind asked, his brown eyes examining me from below.

I didn't answer the little boy who was younger probably younger than me and leaned forward my hands resting upon my knees.

"Nothing Calvel but here" I flicked a gold coin towards the boys. All three divide in to catch the in coming gold that shined a reflection of light as it went down.

I watched as they continued to fight over the piece of valuable gold with an expressionless face that resembled one that didn't care or bother to react.

"Give it back! He gave it to me" Calvel squeaked.

"I'm older I should look after the money instead of someone stupid as you" Thomas argued back. They each bickered back as they fought over the small gold coin that they grovelled all over the dirt floor, creating a small dirt storm around them.

My eye twitched and my lips pursed together in a scowl. "Oi you street rats that gold is enough for 4 years even shared amongst the three of you"

The street rats stopped fighting and looked over at the annoyed older boy wo sat at the edge of the rood with my feet dangling down.

"And I trust Thomas too make sure of that or else I'll take the gold back from you lot"

"Yes, big brother Jackal" the two younger one, Calvel and Derek obeyed lowering their heads while Thomas snickered in a victory, flicking the gold coin in the air then to snatch it midway.

"That doesn't mean you get to be the boss of it Thomas" I pointed my finger at the tall boy who was probably the same age as me who flinched nearly dropping the gold coin on the floor.

their feet for a while before they start getting into to stealing. Calvel the idiot

orphans and each one steal for themselves none sharing what they caught. But I do my hardest to help the ones who can't but in exchange

some do, not because I'm better off without them it's because they can't deal with someone like me in

to me?" I asked with a raise

if they were worried if

beside his mouth as he spoke.

cared about the royal family either way" I said nonchalantly with

say something like that where everyone could hear you. You could get in deep trouble" Derek said worriedly, his eyes

yeah. Whatever" I shrugged it

stormed into the castle and cured the prince with dark magic" Calvel said, twirling his fingers as

doctor? No that's ridiculous. Only men are allowed to become doctors so how come this woman became one and where did she get the education

and the punishment for

maybe Calvel speaks

making him wince in pain and rub the sore area.

bar they don't know anything but to spout nonsense."

as he mumbled silently.

about the female doctor opening up his highness and taking out an organ or something,

expression, a sweat drop falling down my temple. 'Maybe Calvel

said" Derek said with same

I mocked with a scoff. "Just go away and enjoy that gold coin" I shooed them away already lost my patience. Sometimes these

something else" Derek

around Ventus for the chance to receive the promised gold from the ones who are looking for from the bar of bounty hunters that also

spun my head to see if their

we know. Goodbye" Thomas said with a wave as he turned around and ran

after his friends. I just sat there dumbfounded and

'What?'

are bunch of wacko teenagers of all sorts from orphans, street rats and criminals that band together to become the ultimate thieves in the slums. They basically rule

look for the Isvandy from a couple of days ago. I wonder how much gold the people are willing to pay Zander to look for her. Just by what the masked man paid me yesterday he must be

find her even willing to pay bounty hunters and thieves to look for her or maybe word got out about them

Either way I

cloak so it would leave a but mark and get

that wasn't far form the ground with a loud thud. A few ladies yelped from getting surprised, but I

without them realising had stolen a few of their possessions that I slipped my hand and

the corner of my eyes. I quickly span my head to see the familiar silver white haired flapping

stopped at stall that sold freshly cut meat and her fox stopping beside her,

beautiful she was just by the side of her face. Soft milky white skin that complimented the slight shade of red tinted on her plump lips, a perfect outline of her nose and

was but I'm curious if she

but it didn't have hood but long and wide sleeves that were long and a white twirly symbol that I

really rare among the commoners who only wore brown,

a night robe like dress with odd looking armour chest plates dangling down her waist and a sword that stuck out from the cloak and it looked oddly shaped. 'Was this how they dressed in Isvand? And why is that sword so curved? Did the smithy bang it so hard that it become a curve?

her aura creamed out

she git some extra pieces of gold hiding away in those satchels of hers' I smirked just at the thought of more gold

and steal something from her without knowing.

no one

her, walking as if I was minding my own business and going my merry way. Getting closer to her I slowly reached my hand my out but not enough for people

hand not

my hand so firmly I let out a yelp of surprise. I was twirled around so quickly that I couldn't

was able to sense me but now I knew

wouldn't try to steal from a woman with a sword" her words her cold

up big

\~Artemis P.

O. V\~

little brat tried to steal from me, a