Maid survey

Chapter 1

Eros' POV

    What a lovely day, indeed everyone is enjoying a nice stroll in the sun or riding a carriage to a friend's house. well, at least the respectable people of our society are enjoying, a criminal like myself or someone whose pocket not heavy enough can't.

But one thing good about being a criminal is your pockets are not as light as the unfortunate people of our society, not that I'm free to do whatever I want, I'm a criminal who have done inhuman crimes and been cought only to be spared for the greed of our world, yes, I'm a made survey. As if I regret anything, they say that death is so easy of a get away for me and I have to stay alive and redemp some of my wrong doing by working for them. They don't have to lie to me a criminal understand a criminal better, that is why my friends and I totally get where they are coming from, they want to play however they like but at the same time they want to keep their image of the clean respectable men people think they are

As long as they pay my friends and I wouldn't care. So right now we are strolling in the "bad" side of the city, were the poor and minor criminals roam, made survey like us should never go to the better areas unless in a mission

"Man, this place sucks, there isn't even a single shop with edible pastries" whined Robert who is walking ahead with his best friend and soul brother, Declan. While Eungene and I fall few steps behind

"Of course, you i***t, people here are far so poor to know what a chocolate cake is, how do you expect pastries gonna be like here?" Answered Declan slapping the back of of Robert's head

"Ohh, watch it man, I have no problem breaking your nose in the middle of the street" the rest of their conversation fell on the deaf ear, they always argue like 8 years old, how I wish there were at least one decent shop we could at least buy what we need from other than wasting time searching the hole area for food and other necessities. Declan and Robert still arguing, Eugene silent as ever, me bored out of my mind as the only decent person I associate with barely utter a word, and the other two are idiots, and I fear their stupidity gonna get to me if I got too close, who would believe those two used to terrorize the citizens before being made survey

Their shouting and empty threats start to get to people as everyone scatter away from them, except a little boy in a coat and hat his fram is small, he look no older than 17 but I can't be sure since his face is hidden with a scarf and his head is down, he is walking fast as if he is late for something but not running also his steps are firm and sure, and the two idiots shouting doesn't seem to bother him as he walks straight to them and bumped shoulder with Robert, my eyes went wide with how fast it happened, I'm pretty sure Robert didn't even notice it because the boy bumped his shoulder hard

"Watch were you are going lad, or do hate your shoulder so much that you want to lose it" Robert shouted and pushed him away, they boy didn't make a run for it but continue to walk with the same pace away from us, finally my mind resign what happened as I found my voice to say "get that boy he snatched you wallet"

Declan and Robert didn't take a second to stop and think, and start running after the boy immediately. Robert always keep important papers regarding him being a made survey in his wallet, if he lost them, no if those papers got in the wrong hands our date is worse than death

"Eugene that way" I held his arm before he run after them, guiding him to another way, this will let us trap the thief and Interrogate him a bit, the possibility that he may be working for someone who don't like us that much is there

We took the final turn and got there just as the boy was about to pass us, he got shocked for a second and almost immediately throw me with something and ran in the opposite direction grabbing a wooden stick that was lying on the ground, running straight into Declan thinking he can pass throw him, but Declan manage to hold that stick and force him back, the moment of his push caused the boy's hat to fall resulting in his no wait her hair to fall

She doesn't give us time to react and dashed away, the four of us stood shocked, I was the first to snap out of it and throw Robert his wallet

"What .. when did you.."

"She throw it to me when we got in her way, is something missing?"

"The change but that is it, she made us chase her across the area only to take a small amount"

"She look familiar enough with the place to be living here and people of this area are very poor that if someone could afford enough food to eat daily, will be known that they are thieves" Eugene finally opened his mouth, while me still looking in the direction she ran to

"Let's follow her" I said with a slight smile

"Why, she didn't take anything of importance neither did she take a lot of money"

"Trust me there is more there is more than just some change and a chase"

"You forgot something dummy" Declan decided to join the conversation again "she took off long ago, how will you follow her"

"Easy" I pointed to the street which was slightly muddy, not too much but enough to leave slight footsteps if you look close enough

We followed the trace to an abundant Warehouse, just as we near it a familiar figure got out only this time dressed in a dress with same scarf from before, we silently followed her to were she is going. First she took a narrow street then another leading to a street full of women in almost every corner with their children around them, probably widows who have no sort of income after their husbands death and now left in the streets to beg, their eyes shone the second she came in view, passing everyone woman one after the other , she give everyone of them some of what little she has not missing a one,

Then she went to the main street again, with only there coin of what she took from Robert left, she went to a boy not older than 13 who was trying to sell matches, and give him the rest of what she have. The place was more crowded here so we got to get closer to her and hear what she says

"Here, buy some food and go to Ella" she told him

"Again, Aspen. I said I can provide me and my sister, you too don't have to steel, you helped mom a lot when she was alive, I am the man I'm who supposed to bring money"

"You are too young for a job with an actual payment, and provide me is definitely not your job, it's Ella who you have to work to keep her fed, and you Will take that money, I'm older than you, you shouldn't disobey me"

"And I'm faster than you"

"Thomas! You will not steel, if you ever got caught, you will never get a job in the future, I have no family depending on me"

"But ..."

"No buts, you is all what Ella have left and she is not even 8 years old, think of her before doing anything reckless she won't survive without you"

After that the boy put his head down, Aspen told him to go home again and this time he obligated, she went on her way again this time to a small house that is barely standing on it's own, without thinking I ran and jumped through a broken window while she was still opening the door from outside, the others follow immediately they hid in the dark corner of what seemed like a kitchen with barely any furniture in there, I set on a chair near the entrance of the kitchen, the door is missing, you can't seem if you walked straight in since the place is so dark the moonlight not lighting the place enough

Footsteps sounds on the floor as she come in and walk straight to the sink under the broken window and opposite to me, pour a little water, just as she was about to turn around she froze in her place then gazed out of the window for a moment, her hand went to the only plate in here, and suddenly it was thrown my way I avoided it in the last second, the next second she tried jumping out of the window but Eugene got her, Robert held the other arm, Declan got the chair I was previously setting on, and the other two pulled her to sit, I got a nearby small table place it in front of her and stood on the other side, my palms planted on the table my eyes in hers, as she sit expressionless, not stupid enough to try and fight four men large than her

"So we met again, Ms thief" I said with a smirk