“Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm,” Yuffie hummed to herself as she looked at the boots in
her hand then looked around the store to see if anyone was watching.
When she didn’t notice anyone, Yuffie quickly took off her old boots and put
the new ones. She then replaced the old boots where the new ones had just
been sitting.
“Find anything?” the shopkeeper asked her as Yuffie started heading towards
the door.
“Naw, I didn’t. Sorry.”
“That’s alright, Miss. Plenty of people come in and don’t buy anything.”
“Yeah I guess so,” Yuffie said. “Well take care.”
“Alrighty, you take care too.” The shopkeeper then jumped over the counter,
and grabbed Yuffie’s shoulder before she got out of the door. “But just one
thing.”
Yuffie jumped when he put his hand on her shoulder. “Umm… yeah?”
“Why don’t you pay for those boots?”
“What?”
“Pay for the boots, before I have you arrested.”
“Bite me! They’re my boots!” Yuffie snarled back. She punched him the
stomach and dashed out the door and down the street towards the inn.
Yuffie looked back as she ran down the street and didn’t see the shopkeeper.
“Good… Almost… there…” she thought as she continued down the street.
Boom!
Yuffie fell to the ground as someone tackled her from behind.
“Where the hell did you come from?!?” She asked with surprise as she realized
it was the shopkeeper who tackled her as he tied her hands behind her back.
“Never mind that. Who’re you here with?”
“I’m not with anyone!”
“Well damn, that’s a shame. I thought since you weren’t a local and you were
running towards the inn that maybe you were here with someone. I was feeling
generous since you’re so young, and I was going to let you off as long as
these boots got paid for and you never came into my store again. However,
since that’s not the case, I’ll have you arrested since I won’t let you off
scott free. You’ll be imprisoned until your trial, and since the courts are
backed up as it is, that could be months.”
“Months?!?!? Prison?!?!?”
“Yup, and since 95% of our prisons still have been cleaned for the new
season, I’m guessing they’re probably still a bunch of rats in there.”
“Rats?!? Eeeeeeeeeew, I’m gonna be sick,” Yuffie moaned. “Ok, ok. Me and
a couple of friends are staying at the inn, but everyone is out shopping so
I’ll let them know what happened when they get back, and I’ll pay you back
later,” Yuffie grin