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Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope took a small step back to give Crow room as he joined her on the ground. She nodded her head as he asked about their trip to the store. “Pretty much.” She said with a shrug. The knight turned her attention over to William and Abraxas as William turned to address her. She walked closer to join the other knights. At the news that she would be traveling in her usual spot with the back, Penelope managed to keep a serious expression and only gave a small mumble of agreement despite being quite happy about hearing this new information.

She watched as William walked off to his horse, clearly not happy about the current predicament. She glanced at Crow and nodded her head in agreement. “Oh I’m sure he is.” She said with an amused expression. She turned and followed the two thieves into the back of the cart. She sat down at her usual post near the exit and leaned back against the wall of the wagon.

“I was hoping I wouldn’t have to constantly stick my head out of this thing just to talk to you.” Hartley said excitedly as he sat down near Penelope. “Though, those other two are fun to mess with.”

“I wouldn’t mess with William too much though.” She warned, shaking her head. She wondered if the kid ever took anything seriously. He always seemed so carefree, something Penelope just couldn’t wrap her mind around. “Also what were you two doing to Abraxas earlier?” She asked, glancing between Crow and Hartley. “The poor guy seemed freaked out.”

“Nothing! We were just messing around.” Hartley said innocently before shooting a knowing grin towards Crow. “He just doesn’t have any sense of humor.”

Penelope rolled her eyes. “Right..” She said with a small smile. The knight turned her head to look out the cart. “Well at least neither of us are stuck with them now.” She told Crow, also feeling pleased that she no longer had to spend her time in less than desirable company. The knight was much less on guard since she knew William couldn’t keep a close eye on her and Crow now that he was stuck riding with Abraxas. Though, admittedly she did pity Abraxas a bit. The slightly younger knight would constantly be lost on what to do with the two thieves if he had been forced to stay back there.

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That’s cool! I just never really had the time or money to go on very many trips. But my friends and I always find new places to go around where we live so we still get to have a lot of fun cx

Well I’m actually going to Hawaii in a few weeks! My brother’s getting married out there so it’ll be my first time out of CA and in a plane. One of my dream spots to go is where there are wild horses cx I really love horses Also I’d like to go to Japan some day as far as out of the country goes. What about you?

Makes sense lol I’ve seen some crazy news reports on how bad the snow can get in some areas so I think I prefer my hot days than snow days XD

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120 is crazy. I get too hot at like 95 lol

I am! I’ve never really been out of state but everyone says how crazy hot it gets in AZ. Especially at the grocery store I work at we have a lot of visitors that come from there during the summer.
Oh dang XD that’s scary. The most I’ve seen here is just rabbits that get confused on which way to run lol
Snow is cool! I rarely get to see it though xc

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That does sound fun cx

Oh I can’t imagine living in AZ. I’m in CA and it’s already bad enough for me lol

Thanks! lol

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Penelope noticed William looking up at a tree with clear frustration as she and Hartley drew nearer. She held back a smirk as William spotted her and reluctantly asked for her help. Hartley was grinning in amusement as he watched Crow up in the tree. Penelope held her chin up a little higher as she walked up to William.

“Huh... wonder why that is.” She mumbled sarcastically to his comment about how Crow listened to her. She visibly shot William an annoyed look. It was crazy to her how he could be so oblivious to the reason why Crow was willing to listen to her rather than him. Especially after the big deal he made about her treatment of the thief the day before.

“What was that?” William questioned, narrowing his gaze at her. Penelope waved a hand dismissively.

“Nothing.” She replied calmly, biting back a sharp comment about why Crow was willing to listen to her rather than William. Luckily, William wasn’t going to pester her about her small comment, even though part of her wished he had. It’s not like he’d understand even if I tried... She thought with a small snort.

“Just get him down. He’s already set us behind enough.” William growled, sending a glare up at Crow.

“Here, help the other thief put away the stuff we got and I’ll get him down ok? We’ll be on the road again soon enough.” She told William as she handed off the bag she had been carrying to the older knight. Hopefully her words would calm him down some, especially since she felt slightly bad for sticking Hartley with the older knight. The kid was annoying but Penelope didn’t completely hate him. She just figured it was best to get William out of the way before bothering to talk to Crow.

William grumbled something under his breath but took the supplies. “Come on.” He snapped at Hartley before turning to head over to the cart. Hartley glanced at Penelope before reluctantly following the older knight with the bag he carried.

Penelope turned and walked over to the base of the tree and looked up at Crow. With the other two busy and out of the way, the knight relaxed slightly as she got a chance to briefly speak to Crow alone. “Having fun? I see you’re giving William another heart attack today.” She said in amusement. “So much so that he’s sending me over to get you down despite everything he was yelling about yesterday."

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Oh that's the same birthday as my mom xD I'm September 25
That sounds fun cx Good luck! I have like no experience with any of that haha

Oh dang XD Yeah I'm getting bad at it right now since it's so hot where I live so I'm tryig to stay in the cool part of the house but it's away from my computer unfortunately lol

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I’m a major night owl honestly xD I’m up until like 2 sometimes.
Oooo fun! I’m also turning 21 this year xD When’s your birthday?

Sorry that took me so long. I was trying to write while watching a movie so I got distracted a couple of times lol

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Penelope looked at William as the knight assigned her to get the supplies that hadn’t been able to retrieve. She gave a curt nod of agreement before Hartley intervened with his knowledge on how women weren’t allowed without an escort. The knight raised an eyebrow at Hartley as he sauntered up to her side, eager to volunteer to accompany her. For a brief moment, she was hopefully that Crow would be allowed to go with her instead, however, William quickly shut that down.

She didn’t protest and merely shrugged her shoulders. “Alright.” She said with a small nod to William before reluctantly turning to Hartley. “Let’s get going.”

The knight turned to head off with the younger thief following closely besides her. She side glanced over at the thief. “Have you been in this town before?” She asked as she looked around for a store.

“I passed through it once.. I think.” Hartley said and turned to grin at her. He was clearly giddy at the chance to be alone with Penelope. “But don’t worry! I think I’ve already spotted a shop up ahead. So what’s on the list?”

“Medicine. Food. Basic supply stuff.” Penelope replied. She looked ahead to where Hartley had pointed out the store and set off in that direction.

“You’re sure in a hurry today!” Hartley chuckled as he followed. “Let’s slow down. Take our time away from everyone else.”

“I doubt William would like that very much.” Penelope said rolling her eyes. “He’s already in a mood because of what happened yesterday.”

“True enough.” Hartley laughed. “You should have seen it! Those two were really entertaining. Of course, neither of them were as amazing as you fighting the other day.”

“Thanks.” Penelope mumbled. She looked over at the annoying young thief and tilted her head slightly. “What I can’t understand is why you’re still pursuing me after yesterday. You know I’m a knight now and I even agreed with William yet you haven’t given up in the least.”

Hartley blushed a bit at her and put on a charming smile. “Well I don’t give up easily.” He said softly, taking the moment to lean in closer to her. “Just because you feel one way now doesn’t mean I can’t change your mind.” He added with a wink. “And I’m very determined to do just that.”

Penelope blinked, freezing slightly. Though she held no feelings for him, she had to admit that was one of his better tries at flirting with her. She let a sigh and shook her head. “You’re a stubborn one kid.” She mused as she walked ahead to enter the shop. “Let’s just try to be friends first, alright?”

Hartley seemed to pout slightly. “I guess.. But that doesn’t mean I’m giving up!” He declared as he followed.

“Of course not.” Penelope said rolling her eyes. Boy this kid was a stubborn one.

The two went on to shop without much trouble this time. Though, Penelope did have to stop Hartley from stealing some small trinket that had caught his eye. Luckily for them, no one else, including the shop owner seemed to notice. Once they had finished their shopping, Penelope and Hartley headed out to join back up with the others.

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Yeah cx I almost always work that late. Like I nearly have the same shift today only I start a little later today.

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“Then separate them Abraxas!” William replied sharply to the younger knight. Meanwhile, Penelope suppressed a laugh at Abraxas’ worry over the bonding thieves. She glanced over at William and gave a small snort that he didn’t seem to detect as he focused back on the road. She was rather sure that poor Abraxas didn’t stand a chance against those two.

Though, she didn’t know if she felt too happy about hearing Hartley and Crow beginning to get along. At best, she hoped Crow might be able to be a positive influence on the young thief. Maybe even get him to ease up on all the flirting he did if she was lucky. However, there was the fact that they were both thieves and likely finding common ground in that. While she respected and even understood Crow, Penelope didn’t quite completely support his career. She was still a knight after all and believed there were better ways to help out the kingdom.

But it’s just one aspect of a whole person... Penelope reminded herself. Even though some people just focus on that one aspect...The knight glanced at William and frowned faintly to herself. Had she not been constantly stuck with Crow, Penelope didn’t doubt that if given enough time and training that she would have ended up no better than William. It was taught to every knight that criminals were lower than dirt and a threat to everyday life. Penelope had never fully accepted that, she had a lot of questions about how criminals became criminals but never any answers. Like some of her fellow knights, she created a barrier between her and any rule breaker. That is, until she spent time with Crow. A small feeling a guilt washed over her as she recalled how she had acted at the beginning of their journey.

“I swear...” William grumbled, breaking Penelope from her thoughts as he spoke about Abraxas. “That boy can be so incompetent sometimes..”

“Cut him some slack.” Penelope muttered. “He’s trustworthy in a fight... even if he is a bit air-headed at times.”

“I guess.” William huffed.

“William.. I’ve got a question.” Penelope announced. William side-glanced over at her. “Well what is it?” He asked.

“How do you think people become criminals?” She asked, earning herself a narrowed-eyed look from William. “Don’t look at me like I’m crazy. Think about it. All criminals have a starting point right?”

William groaned, not seeming very amused with Penelope’s question. “Yes, I suppose you’re right.. I don’t know how they start. Maybe it’s an adrenaline rush or something. Or maybe they’ve fooled themselves into thinking it’s their only option to survive. Either way, they break the law. They make a poor choice that effects good, hardworking citizens. They’ll always make some excuse for it of course. Blame the king or some noble. Point is, they put any blame on themselves.” He rambled off to Penelope. “A good liar can even convince themselves they’re not lying. And that’s something you should always keep in mind.”

“Right.” Penelope mumbled, barely even listening to the older knight. She had been hoping to hear some sort of small bit of sympathy or understanding from William but there was none. Her questioning only forced her to listen to some lecture about how terrible law-breakers were. She sighed and looked off in the distance as they traveled onward to the next town, yet another silence falling between the two knights.