The Alchemist ✰〘 Varian One-Shots 〙

✰5. Maid for a Day

Not a request, but I hope you enjoy it(✯◡✯)

Key:

(H/c): Hair Color

(Y/n): Your Name.

"This is the last time I'm explaining this. You head into Corona, get into the palace, wait for an opportunity and swipe the jewel. Simple." Said the hooded thief in a thick cockney accent, while drawing a rough map of the Kingdom on the ground with a dagger. Behind him there was a younger lady, pacing back and forth worriedly.

"I don't know Dwayne, it seems like there's a lot of steps in between 'head into Corona' and 'swipe the jewel' that aren't being mentioned." She said while coming to a halt and looking at her accomplice with a raised eyebrow.

"You can wing it, you know you can do it (Y/n). You're the number 2 wanted jewel thief in 3 Kingdoms." Dwayne stood up and threw a crumpled pile of clothes to the (h/c) thief. She opened up the pile and revealed a brown and white servant dress.

"Number 3 actually, but I was so close to passing out Mr. Diamond but he pulled off that whole '300 sapphires raid' on Equis last June. Where did you find this disgusting thing?" (Y/n) gagged as she inspected the painfully boring looking garment.

"I have good friends in Corona, they gave me a lend of it." Said Dwayne, unconvincingly lying.

"You stole it from a maid, didn't you?" (Y/n) replied monotonously.

"Maybe. Agh it doesn't matter, just put it on. Time is of the essence!" He spat out impatiently as (Y/n) disappeared behind a large bush to change out of her previous outfit.

"How am I supposed to commit a high-stakes robbery in a skirt? Highly impractical." She complained from behind the plant, as Dwayne started stamping his foot out of irritation.

"I wish we hired Mr. Diamond for this job..." He muttered under his breath. Then (Y/n) stepped out and stuffed her other clothes into a small cloth bag and threw it at Dwayne.

"Mind this. I'll be back before you can say 'supercalifragilis-', 'supercalofragolist-' ugh, whatever it's called." She slid a dagger into a holder just below her knee.

"Don't forget, only get the jewel, do not get distracted, and if you think about taking it for yourself: Lady Caine will find you and end you." Dwayne told her in a threatening tone.

"Terrifying stuff. You have my honest word as a top-tier thief, cross my heart and hope to die." (Y/n) drew an x over her chest and turned to make her way towards the great Kingdom of Corona.

As she crossed the bridge and onto the streets of Corona, (Y/n) noticed the bunting and decorations that were covering almost every building. Children laughed and ran across the street with Coronan flags.

'There must be some sort of celebration happening today' She thought as she walked passed some dancing citizens. (Y/n) was almost pulled into the dancing herself, but she slinked out of their grasp in time.

"No time for dilly-dallying, just get to the palace and get the job done." She reminded herself quietly as she picked up the pace towards the impressive building that stood right in the back of the island. Soon she found herself standing a few feet away from the main gates, and (Y/n) started to think of persuasive lies to help her gain entrance to the palace square. She stepped up to the guards and cleared her throat to say something along the lines of 'I'm the royal horse tail braider' (not one of her best, but it was the best she could think of).

"Good aftern-"

"Did you loose your key to the maid's door? You maids are always so forgetful, I wish they let us guards do the laundry and the maids could stand in one place for hours. I love ironing..." One of the guards cut her off from her sentence, and (Y/n) realized that being a maid was far more believable than being a royal horse tail braider.