-Withered Heart- MCSM x OC

-Is He Really Trustworthy?-

(3rd Person)

(8th Part)

Petra, Jesse, and Reuben walked into the dark alleyway. The darkness made Jesse feel a chill go down their back. Jesse shivered with an uneasy look in their eyes. Petra had a neutral face as she travelled with Jesse to the spot in the alleyway. "Dark. Dark. Very dark in here!" Reuben stood behind Jesse for protection. Reuben breathed slowly as the pig took each step.
Petra then stopped at the spot and she scratched her head a little with confusion plastered on her face. She looked over the possible areas the man could've been. 

"That's weird... he said the dark, creepy alleyway close to the gates, but he's not here. Maybe he's late." Petra put her hands on her hips and she sighed a little. Jesse then responded with suspicion hinted in their tone as they shivered a little. "Are you sure that this is the dark, creepy alleyway he was talking about?"

Petra nodded confidentially as she continued glancing around the gloomy looking alleyway. "Hmm. I was. Okay, new plan. You stay here just in case this IS the spot he meant, and I'll look around. I guess I could've been wrong... Then again, I've never gotten a meet-up spot wrong before.." Petra spoke on. Petra then began walking away deeper in the alleyway. It looked darker and ominous as she walked there. Jesse looked at her in fear as she began walking away. "Something about this feels off to me..." 

"All of my secret deals feel off. That's why I usually keep them a secret. I'll be back before you know it. If he shows up while I'm gone, just stall for me!" Petra then looked back as she walked away now not able to be seen as she disappeared into the darkness.
Jesse then sighed and nervously glanced side to side hoping she would come back soon. Reuben rubbed up against their leg to give Jesse some comfort. Jesse then looked down and saw a chest. They tilted their head and began stepping towards in slowly until they heard somebody clear their throat behind them.

"Ahem!"

Jesse then jumped a little in fear as they turned to the person and then sighed. Reuben squealed in fear. The person was a man with a long black beard, a big green robe and a very stern on his face. He then tilted his head slightly and walked up towards Jesse and then spoke. His stern face becoming more threatning and terrifying. "And just who are you?"

Jesse swallowed a little and shrunk down in fear feeling their arms get goosebumps as they backed up a little. The man then groaned in annoyance and then spoke again. "I'm waiting. Answer me!"

Jesse then responded trying to avoid the question. "No, who are you?"
The man sighed with irritation and he put his hands on his hips and then hissed out. " If you belonged here, you would know!"

Jesse then looked back at the man trying to show they were not afraid of him. Jesse then cleared their throat and spoke again. "Unless that's all part of the plan...!"
The bearded man then shook his head and groaned in annoyance. "I'm supposed to meet up with Petra, not whoever you're supposed to be! Give me one good reason why I shouldn't walk out of here right now!"

Jesse then thought for a second and thought of a good thing to say. "I'm with Petra."
"My deal is with her. Not her partner." The man said coldly as he backed up a little with his still stern face turning more colder and irritated becoming more impatient by the second. " She'll be here. But we can get started without her!" Jesse exclaimed hopping it would help buy time and get Petra back here. "Well then.. Do you have the skull?" The man asked now his arms were crossed against his chest with his still stern face glaring at Jesse. "Uh... well..." Jesse glanced away and sweat began forming on their forehead. 

"You do, or you don't. You'd better not be toying with me!" The man groaned in annoyance as he pinched the bridge of his long nose. Jesse then sighed and straightened their back hoping they would look like they weren't nervous. "Petra has it -- and she'll be back any minute now!" Jesse then looked away from the man in the long green robe. The man then shrugged a little and put his hands on his hips. "Well. As long as she's bringing it... I suppose it wouldn't kill me to wait a minute longer."

The two then stood there in silent. Jesse avoided the stranger's look. The man slowly hummed to himself as he looked away. Jesse began rocking themselves in comfort feeling uncomftorable. Their mind wandered off wondering where Petra was until they heard a familiar voice call out from the dark alley. 

"Ivor!"

Ivor said with a small smile on his face. He was finally glad that the uncomfortable silence was gone and he could finally get what he wanted. "Ah, here she is!"
"Sorry I'm late, but... I've got what you asked for." Petra said as she stood next to Jesse who glared back at Ivor. "If you have what you promised us."
"You didn't say anything about 'us' when we first met. And I don't like surprises. If these are the people you associate with, perhaps we should call the whole thing off.."
Petra's eyes widened and began shaking her hands in disagreement and had a worried look on her face. "My friend is fine, right, Jesse? There's no problem here. Let's not be too hasty, okay? This is just a little misunderstanding!" Petra exclaimed with a little worry in her tone. She then glared at Jesse with a look that could probably kill. Jesse avoided her look and they responded. "I'm cool if he's cool."
Petra then sighed in relief and she gave Jesse a small grateful smile and she then looked back towards Ivor. "It's settled, then -- you're both cool."
"Proceed, then.."

Petra without hesitation went through her inventory and held the Wither Skull in her hand and she gave it to Ivor. She couldn't wait for her diamond she felt excitement run through her veins. But she kept a straight face.
Ivor then held the skull with glee and with a big grin as he looked at it admiring it and his imagination running wild in his head. "I'll take that diamond now." Petra uttered out with her hands on her hips. Ivor then looked back at her with a straight face he then glanced at the chest behind the duo. "Take it, you've earned it.."

Jesse and Petra then looked at the chest behind them. The two then knelt on the ground and Petra then opened the top of the chest lifting the top up. The two then looked in disbelief at what they were seeing. Petra then growled anger as she held the object in her hand. It was a dark blue color. Not a light blue color... Jesse then spoke up with confusion in their tone. "Uh, that isn't a diamond..."
Petra then groaned out in frustration her eyebrows furrowed as she felt it between her hand. "No! It's Lapis!"

The two then swiftly turned their heads and noticed Ivor had left them. Petra then stomped her foot in rage as she put the lapis away in her inventory. "Of all the dirty, underhanded tricks to pull. I can't believe he got one over on me!"
Jesse then exclaimed with determination hoping to help Petra get what was hers. "Let's go after him!" Petra nodded in agreement and she swiftly ran out of the alleyway. Jesse and Reuben followed behind her.

"I'm either getting that diamond, or I'm getting my skull back --" Petra growled and she ran swiftly as she looked over at Jesse and Reuben. "Or you'll make him pay, right? Right?" Jesse panted as she tried to catch up with Petra. Petra then ignored Jesse's question and looked away. "Come on!" Petra and the other two continued running until they made it to the small shops in the convention looking around trying to find the scammer.