This is for a 3 part secret santa thing I'm doing on a different web site. I have the first 2 parts done, and I need somewhere I can post them so I can access them from anywhere, and that I know she wont know about. Anyway, there you go. That's my explination.
Though the night was dark and stormy, it didnt seem to stop the citizens of Gaia from crowding the marketplace in search of good deals. As all the people crowded around different stalls, pickpockets and thieves slipped through, occasionally picking up a few pieces of gold or a dropped article of cheap clothing.
One thief, a young girl, made her way to the edge of the chaos and searched out a target. She was poor, clad in the wear of a newcommer, aside from the mask and the hat that she had 'found.' The mask she found in an alley dumpster, and the hat was salvaged from a fight.
As she tucked herself into a dark doorway, she noticed someone that looked like an easy target: A young woman with red hair and a rich coat. Picking through the crowd, she finally reached the target. Her hand had slipped easily into the half-open purse. She was half-way done, and then thin fingers wrapped around her wrist. She was thrown onto the ground.
