The King of Thi- Call me a treasure hunter! (Cain and Kanix)

Cain scratched his head as he looked over the Fairy Tail job board. Rubbing sleep from his eyes he groaned and whined "Come on there has to be a good easy job on here somewhere. I've been dead broke since that one night..." The lousy mage couldn't even really remember what happened back in the Neutral Grounds. Last he remembered Kanix was shaking him for appreciating Aioai's finer attributes and then next thing he knew he was flat on his face in some alley with no money. I don't even remember drinking that much...

Then he saw it, the job request. One titled "The King of Thieves." Cain smiled a sinister grin Perfect this sounds right up my skill set...

It wasn't until Cain had already taken the job and was on the train out towards the Forbidden Desert that he actually read the job description and learned that the job was about taking down this "King of Thieves," and wasn't seeking the aid of one. Much to Cain's dismay. But he needed the cash so he resolved to go ahead with the job.

Arriving in a small town on the fringe of the desert Cain decided he would need to find some meat head to throw at any danger he encountered before heading out. Standing at the station as the train pulled out he scratched his head thinking out loud "Maybe the job was offered the multiple guilds and I can find someone else also here for the same purpose to do the dirty work for me..."

Cain's head was one the ground in no time flat as he cow towed before Kanix, "Please don't kill me!" He didn't even notice who was threatening him at first; he was too busy cowering. But after a second he said "Wait I've been threatened by that voice before..." He looked up at the blind girl with the most perplexed expression on his face "Well hold on now gorgeous. No need to be taking off heads or anything." With more then a few bad intentions he returned to his feet and continued "Its just your old buddy Cain! You recognize my voice right?"

Cain wasn't entirely sure what Kanix was doing out here; and to be honest he was a little worried that she didn't have the friendliest intentions. He had no idea how their last encounter actually ended thanks to the wonderful magic of alcohol. For all he knew Kanix was out for revenge for something drunk-past-Cain did. If that was the case he would have to make a hasty retreat soon; if not he considered the possibility that running into Kanix again could work to his advantage. "Come on? You know the guy from the bar in the neutral grounds? We had a grand time! Not that I remember much of it..." He scratched his head as if he trying to remember, "Well not much more then your captivating eyes."


Yes Cain; it was totally her eyes you were staring at the whole time.

Cain put a hand over his heart "I'm wounded Kanix! How could you speak poorly of any aspect of your appearance? Your eyes may not grant you sight but they give you a charm unknown to any women who can see. I find myself in danger of being lost in their misty deeps."
He thoughtlessly rattled off the prose without missing a beat, the words just coming to him. He had too much practice with this sort of thing. He grinned "But of course if that is my fate, I'd happily resign myself to it."

Hoping he had made his point Cain went on to answer Kanix's prior question "As for my being in the desert. I've come here to, believe it or not apprehend some bandits." He scratched his chin remembering Kanix was in a dark guild, "Don't mistake me for the type who normally does this though. Honestly it was kind of an accident I found myself on this job. But a job that pays is a job that pays; and I am a bit strapped for cash." He crossed his arms and shook his head as if thinking about something "You know maybe since fate has brought us together again, maybe we can work together on this? You are giving off the presence of a much more powerful mage then myself."

Cain scratched his head, "Geez you say it like it is such a big deal. I'm sure its pleanty dangerous but I'm a survivor to say the least." With a shrug he started walking into the town looking at some of the buildings, "And its okay Miz Tough-as-Nails; you don't have to give me that 'its nothing personal' crap. He looked over his shoulder with a wink "I know what you want and I know its very personal." Looking forward again a terrible shit-eating grin appeared on his face. While his words implied a great deal of stupidity, Cain knew better then his mouth; he understood well and good he understood slightly less then nothing about Kanix. For all he knew she'd stab him in the back for his assumptions, but there was one prevailing undefeatable verse of logic resounding in Cain's mind; Worth it.

Such was his resolve to screw around.

After a second he found what he was looking for: ye ole general store. "Motives aside I'm not wandering out into the desert without some gear. I'll be out momentarily; feel free to do your own prep. I don't know how long this job will put us out in the heat." with that he vanished into the general store to obtain the mandatory desert travel gear that was almost always sold at these kind of "on the edge of a desert," type of town.

Cain looked around the store; it looked pretty standard fare. A dusty room filled with shelves stuffed with common goods and travel gear; for a hovel on the fringe of a desert it was quite the little outfit. Not wanting to waste time Cain identified the supplies he needed and brought them to a counter in the back of the establishment. There he was met with a mousy female shop keeper who looked about as threatening as a cherry pie; just looking at her put a crooked grin on Cain's face. He dumped the items he had gathered on the counter "How much?" The girl took a quick inventory of the items before addressing Cain "12,000 beli sir." Cain's eyes went wide with shock "That's an absurd price!" "Coming to the desert without supplies already is an absurd notion." Cain got the feeling haggling wasn't going to help him here. He sighed; and with slumped shoulders he walked back to the door to leave. But when he reached the door instead of opening it he pulled on a latch locking the door.

From outside the store muffled, but pleanty panic'd, screams could be heard for about a minute. Multiple voices yelled inside but who they belonged to or what was being said couldn't be heard over the sound of fighting. However any villagers passing by showed hardly a hint of concern.

After the previously mentioned minute passed the noise died down and Cain exited the store; through a window. He fell on the ground in a pile of broken glass and... a duffle bag? With a groan he looked up to where Kanix was standing "So around these parts the five finger discount is a 300% mark up with a complimentary black eye." He was bruised here and there, but he was not seriously harmed and was quickly struggling to get up to his feet. "I don't recommend it."

Cain laughed and rolled his shoulders "Learned my lesson? If I ever learned my lesson I'd be hiding under a box in Enca!" He brushed himself off and picked up his newly acquired bag "While I appreciate the option of being beaten to an inch of my life just to heal being open to me; I think I can survive without." It was a mostly honest statement. Cain's injuries were rather superficial and the worst blow was too his ego; but that was a punching bag that had endured many hits in the past. When asked why he chose to work with Kanix a little of his usual flair returned as he answered with a wink, "Simple you've captivated me Miss Kanix. Although it doesn't hurt that you simply radiate power, just looking at you I can tell you are a far more able mage. Between your charm and ability, I'd be lieing if I said I had better options."

Cain listened in a bored fashion as he was, for lack of a better word, scolded for his misbehavior. While he was tempted to just ignore Kanix's words and carry on he figured it was better for his continued breathing that he at least humor it with a response, "Okay Mi'Lady I can tell you are rather caught up on this whole legal-dark thing. These lines don't mean half as much to me as they apparently mean to you. I'm with Fairy Tail as a matter of symbiosis. I'm looking for someone; and they happen to be a frequent of the place. Additionally my search has left my pockets empty, so I went ahead and joined up for the end of making money and not some moral mumbo-jumbo." Then deciding it was needed to make his point Cain slightly opened his bag and gestured to look inside with a flick of his eyes.

Inside was a pile of jewels(as in the currency) and four wallets. He grinned and quickly closed the bag again, "I only fought so poorly because I wasn't fighting to win. But yes I think it is in our best interest to get the heck out of here."

With that he started at a brisk pace towards the dunes. While he wasn't to sure about how this coming job would pan out, he was at least happy with his 'successful' robbery.

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