Just Another Thief

Chapter One

I look through the glass windows on the door to the tavern to see if I know anyone. It looks clear so I flip up my hood and walk in and find a spot in the back corner. I have just enough money for one drink. The waitress comes over to me and I ask her for a drink. I scope out the place, seeing if I can make any money tonight. It's not too busy so I'll have to be extra stealthy tonight. There's a bunch of pirates in here and some drunk dwarves but no one else. The waitress comes back with my drink and I throw her some coins. I take a sip and then set my mug back down, licking my lips. I lock eyes with a rough but handsome looking pirate and throw him a smile. I put my hood down and take off my cloak so I can draw him over. I keep flirting with him from across the room and after a couple of minutes, he makes his way over to my table.

"Hello love. What's a pretty maiden doing here all by herself?" He asks me and sits down next to me. I check him out quickly and notice that he has a hook. I raise my eyebrows and roll my eyes in a flirty way.

"Maybe I wanted to meet someone." I say and smile.

"Well here you are, meeting me." He says and gives me a sly smile. "What's your name, love?" He asks.

"Emma." I say.

"That's all?" He asks.

"If you want more, you'll have to buy me another drink" I say and down the last of my beer. He looks over at the waitress and motions to her. She brings over two more drinks. We cheer and take a gulp.

"Now do I get your full name?" He asks. I'm not ready to give that up yet so I play him a little more.

"Why, I don't even know your name." I say and lean in.

"The names Hook." He chuckles.

"How clever" I say.

"I'd say" he jokes. We look at each other for a bit. "Do you want to see my ship?" He asks. "It's not too far from here." I usually never go home with guys because I have a feeling that Hook has a lot of money stashed in his ship. I pretend like I'm thinking about it for a bit.

"Lead the way."I say and finish the rest of my drink. He takes my hand and less me out the back door. I wrap my arms around his forearm and dig in his pocket, there isn't much. Just a couple of coins. I slip them in my inside pocket of my cloak. We walk towards the harbor and see a giant ship with Jolly Roger painted across the side of it. He walks up onto it and spins in a circle with his arms outstretched.

"What do you think? She's a beaut." He says. I look around it like I'm admiring it but I'm just looking for stuff I can take.

"It's gorgeous" I say and walk on. I don't see anyone else on the ship, so I walk up to him and wrap my arms around his neck and pull him into a kiss. He kisses back, softly at first and then more passionately. While I'm distracting him, I rummage through his pockets and find a lot more money. I don't have intentions of sleeping with him so I better stop this soon. He goes to grab my boob and I grab his hand.

"Uh uh" I say. "I'm not that kinda lady." I say and start walking off the ship.

"Meet me tomorrow. At noon. Here." He yells after me. I turn around and give him a sweet smile, knowing I'll never see him again. I flip my hood up and walk back towards the forest, the coins jingling in my pockets. The walk home was cold and lonely. When I finally reach the small cottage that I live in for now, I walk in a start a fire right away. I shiver and toss my rewards on the small table. Not too bad for one customer. Maybe I should rob more pirates. The fire is starting to warm up the cottage so I head to bed. As I lay in bed, tossing and turning, I think about my life. I'm not too bad at being alone. I've been alone most of my life, well felt alone. I'm better off here, by myself. I finally fall asleep. I have a big day ahead of me.

(Hey guys! I really wanted to write a Swanqueen fanfic so here it is. I know it's only the first chapter but I hope you like it :) I'm gonna try to update every week but I have finals coming up so I'm not sure. Hope you like the story :))