Chapter 1: Quick Maneuvers

The sound of police sirens echoed through the streets as a group of officers chased a suspect across the rooftops of the city. Their quarry was a tall teenager with spiky brown hair with a pony tail in the back, and piercing green eyes. He was dressed in baggy light brown pants, a white button-up shirt, a light brown open jacket, black gloves, and a pair black gem earrings. He clutched a satchel tightly in his hand as he leaped effortlessly from building to building, evading the officers' pursuit. "You know if you want to catch me, you're going to have to be faster than that," the teenager taunted, his voice carrying on the wind. He dodged a swipe from one officer's baton and used his agility to slip past another. One officer managed to grab his arm, but his hand phased through the teenager's body as he disappeared. "Fuck! He used his illusion skill on us. How many does this guy have?" one of the officers shouted in frustration. "I have five, and you've only seen two of them," the teenager's mocking voice echoed back at them from his perch on some scaffolding. "Well, I would stay and sign autographs, but I gotta bounce." With that, the teenager hopped away, leaving the frustrated officers behind.

We cut back to him as he is running across a nearby building, his satchel clutched tightly in his hand. As he reached for his phone, it began to ring, and he answered it. "Aki, when will you be home?" a little girl's voice asked on the other end. "I told you, lil sis, I'll be working just a tad bit later than usual, okay?" Aki replied. "Alright, make sure to sell a lot of ice cream!" the little girl said. "Haha, I will. I'll even bring you home one, okay?" Aki promised. "Yay, ice cream!" the little girl cheered, and Aki hung up. He slid down the side of the building and into a dark alleyway filled with graffiti. Stopping to check the contents of his satchel, he grinned in satisfaction. "Alright, let's see how much I grabbed," Aki said as he opened the satchel, revealing a bunch of sparkling gems. "Hell yeah, what a swipe this time. I should have enough to cover this month's rent and get a month's worth of food, and if I set some aside, I'll be closer to getting a good education for sis." Aki walked towards a rusty metal door deep in the alleyway and knocked on it. "Oi, open up," Aki said as the door unlocked and he walked in. The interior of the shop was surprisingly good looking with nice wood flooring and a long counter in the back with a few lights around the room and what appeared to be antique chairs and tables around the room. An old man greeted him with a nod. "Welcome back, Aki. I assume your little heist went well?" the old man asked. "Yep, perfect, matter in fact," Aki replied as he emptied his satchel on the counter. The old man's eyes glowed green as he examined the gems. "Alrighty, these are some top-notch gems. Here's your cut," the old man said as he put yen in an envelope and handed it to Aki.. "Thanks, pal," Aki said as opened the envelope to count the yen he was promised. "You know Aki for someone your age you probably shouldn't be doing this type of thing, you could get seriously injured or worse killed." the old man said as he was dusting some stuff around the pawn shop. "Relax Mr Yoritoshi I may only be 17 but I can handle myself." Aki replied as he put the envelope of yen into his satchel. "No Aki, I'm serious you tend to have a bold personality and what happens if you steal from the wrong people you can have a whole mafia on your tail you may be able to outrun the cops but you can't outrun a mafia" Mr Yoritoshi said as took a seat. "Mr Yoritoshi, I may be only seventeen but I can handle myself." Aki said with a yawn "You should still consider my offer Aki, I got a friend who lives in Downtown Tokyo who runs a shop." Mr Yoritoshi said as he slid Aki a piece of paper with someone's phone number. "Fine i'll consider it." Aki said as he took the paper reluctantly. "If you call him, tell him I'm trying to get you a job." Mr. Yoritoshi said as he got back up and walked back to the counter. "Alright Mr Yoritoshi I gotta go, my little sister wants some ice cream." Aki said as he got up "oh tell Chloe I said hello." Mr Yoritoshi said with a wave. "Will do Mr Yoritoshi." Aki replied as he smiled and waved as he left the Illegal pawn shop.