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Darken'd Lucidity

I must have fallen asleep, for I was awakened when the half-expected , rather timid knock, was made at my door.

 

It was 2:35 in the bloody morning!

 

I rolled out of bed and opened my door.

 

She was standing there ,rubbing her eyes and yawning. I could see her opened door across the hall, light spilling out.

 

She was also still clad in her elegant gown, looking like a half awakened princess .

 

And there it was, her twinkling brooch. It still dangled from its position on the sash at her waist. Its’ frenzied sparkles appeared to be mocking my failure at taking it along with the rest of its’ mates!

 

She hadn’t even made it past the bed in her room before falling unconscious upon it fully clothed !!

 

What’s up I asked, a bit grumpily, for I had all but forgotten what mischief I had been at.

 

“My jewels ?” she said miserably, “Their missing!”

 

“Are you sure?” I asked

 

That made her think a few seconds before answering, her still gloved hand aimlessly feeling for evidence of the diamond necklace and matching earrings that definitely were no longer sparkling there like they had been earlier!

 

“Yes I am sure they are gone !” she said rather miserably.

 

“You took them off twit, probably still on your dresser. Now go to back to bed ! “ I answered, just wanting to do the same myself.

 

“No,” she said, forlornly shaking her head, “I went right to bed without taking anything off atoll, didn’t I, and she spread out her luxurious gown.

 

“ I’ve looked everywhere!” She pleaded.

 

“Was your window opened?” I asked, finally awake enough to from a response.

 

“Yes, its always open when I sleep, why?” she questioned.

 

“You say you fell asleep steal wearing your jewels, didn’t you!” I pointed out…

“It is obvious! A thief broke in and took them off you as you slept?” I stated, as I reached over and pointed at the place her necklace had been dangling upon.” Looks like he picked you over clean now !”

 

“No” she said, again shaking her head, “there was no burglar, and besides no thief could do something like that, I would’ve been woken up !”

 

“I don’t know” I answered thoughtful, “Someone obviously got the whole lot off you, without you noticing !”

 

She shivered, “No there was no thief!” she still insisted…

 

“Lets go and see” I said, and had her turn, followed her swishy gown clad figure as she swayed back to her room.

 

I asked if she had checked around the bed, she nodded yes. “Check again” I commanded and she obediently began looking.

 

As she did I went over to her opened window, and swiftly slipped her purse, still holding her jewels, from my jacket pocket and placed it out on the ledge. Rather forgetting my old plans, as a deviously new one developed, to make her believe a burglar had been in her room.

 

Sounds rather mean I know, but I was not fully awake enough to really reason out that aspect!

 

“You ninny I said, here is your purse ! “ She swished over to my side, and I pointed down.

 

She reached down and retrieved it, feeling its new heft, she opened it, revealing her waylaid sparkling jewels.

 

She than just stared up at me, disbelief in her sad puppy like eyes.

 

“Here now ,” I said, “let me show you, Go lay back on your bed” I instructed !

 

She submissively did so, easily slipping back up along the green satin comforter covering her bed. Then she looked at me blinking from her pillow.

 

She looked all the world like a sad forlorn young princess , like she did when I played my game with her that resulted in her losing her jewelry to me. Except that she had not realized that I was stealing them from right under her nose!

 

I turned out the room’s lights, laid the purse down beside her, then went to the opened window.

 

A stream of light from the moon lit up her bed, I could see her clearly as she lay there.

 

“This is what probably happened I carefully explained…”

 

 

“The burglar came in through this window” I mimicked it..

 

“ He saw you there asleep , and of course came over for a closer peek.”

 

I moved in, and saw her shiver as I approached, her whole begowned figure moving as she inched up away from my menacing dark shadowy figure…..

 

“He saw you were wearing jewels, and decided that he certainly must have them for himself.” ,

 

She had shrunk back as far as she could with my approach.

 

“He reached along, and began to..”

 

My fingers had glided up along her quivering figure till I had reached her waist, where I then lifted up her brooch.

 

“He than steals your…”

 

She cut me off… “There was no thief! “she insisted her eyes wide, but I could see the beginning of doubt creeping in her voice.”

 

 

“That cannot happen, burglars cannot take jewels like that , not with out waking a person up!” she tried to argue, herself half believing it may have happened like that!.. For indeed, she knew something had happened to her jewels!

 

 

Ignoring her protests, I picked up the purse from where I dropped it, went back to the window.

 

“You must have startled him and he dropped the goods as he was leaving, and an ran off!”

 

She had turned white as a ghost, trying to disbelieve in my words.

 

“No, it didn’t happen, couldn’t !” she vainly still trying on insisting my scenarios away.

 

“Tell you what lets try an experiment “ . I suggested as I turned back on the lights.

 

I laid the opened purse down beside her, jewels inside dimly glimmering .

 

“Put your jewels back on then, go to back bed, and in a couple of hours once you are back asleep I will come in and ….Li”

 

“No” she said, cutting me off… “I still don’t….” then she stopped talking as she saw the look on my face

 

“Your right!” I said assuring her qualms ,”There was probably was no thief.

 

She could see I was grinning

 

“You did it, you turd “she scolded, WHEN..HOW?” she directly appealed in a rather fetchingly imploring way…as she raised her arms up to me to help her up.

 

“Every thief has their secrets luv” I said, as she slipped off from the bed and stood looking up at me, then let out a rather wide Yawn..

 

I was looking her still begowned figure over, her brooch the only jewel left, still putting on a rather dazzling show as she finished her relaxing yawn, I realized just how long a day it’d been, and just how tired we both were.

 

It had, actually been a quite long event filled day!

 

Realizing that an answer was not forthcoming. She stated rather coyly “Well , I hope you are a reformed thief then.” She was looking over at her jewel filled purse, still unclasped, just sitting there regally on the green satin comforter of her bed ..

 

 

“Rest assured, I most Certainty am !” I grinned winningly, as I also stole a glance at the small gold lamee purse. “Scouts Honoure !”

 

She looked back, and caught my eyes on her bed.

 

 

“You are right lass, bed for us it is!” I said looking back at her.

 

“See you in the morning, then luv, its late, lets get some sleep !” I said, and she leaned happily up against me, to give me a hug.

 

I also wrapped my arms around her, relishing her gowns’ touch , as it covered her warm, slippery figure.

 

“Good night my sweet lady“ I said mimicking an actor from a movie and kissed her on the forehead, then started to leave, walking backwards.

 

“Good night thief” , she said smirking, as she reached back behind her with gloved hands, fumbling to undo the tied bow of her gowns’ sash…

 

“Here,” I said, “turn and please allow me.”

 

I went up behind her, as she obligingly turned her shiny gown covered back towards me, to allow easy access to the satin bow conveniently tied at the back of her svelte waiste.

 

She giggled, pulling her long hair away, as I tugged at her bow, making her move back closer to me, as I worked on loosening the satin bows knot.

 

So I can feel safe wearing my jewels around you than !” she said with another giggle, as I pulled the bow apart, letting the loose ends dangle freely down.

 

“Indeed, so you can my fine lass, “ I said reassuringly, as my hands had slipped along around her warm waist to envelope her in a friendly hug. As she giggled, I could feel her unseen brooch being pressed into my hand.

 

 

She leaned against me, clasping her hands behind my back saying as she faced away..… “I am so glad you have reformed Mr. thief…..”

 

“And I owe it all to you, being placed on the straight and narrow!” I answered, whispering to her as I looked back at the fat little purse on her bed to make sure it had not disappeared by slipping off of the green satin cover!

 

I released her from my grasp, and she unclasped her hands, slipping them back around, and tossing her long hair back, hitting me in the face.

 

It was my turn to laugh, and as I did, with a gentle prod, moved her towards the dresser. I said happily “to bed with you”

 

“Good night sir” she said still facing away, going over and bending down to open a drawer.

 

 

I back up past her bed, my hand gliding along the sleek shiny surface of her comforter, then turned to open her door, looking back upon her one last time.

 

“Good night “ I echoed, watched as she turned to face me with a swish. Holding her long silk, sapphire blue nightdress in a gloved hand.

 

She just smiled at me as I left, closing her door behind me.

 

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I stood with my back to her closed door, grinning…

 

I opened my left hand, looking down with satisfaction at the sparkling brooch I had easily lifted from her pretty gown as I had hugged her after untying her bow, which had effectively loosened the hanging jewel enough to get my fingers underneath!

 

So much for reformation!

 

I then pulled her unclasped purse , boldly reclaimed from its perch on her green satin comforter, from my jacket pocket, and slipped the newly acquired brooch inside to join the rest of her purloined jewels…

 

I congratulated myself, my mind already traveling to tomorrow, Sunday, and the stealing prospects it promised to bring.

 

I began to walk away from her door, stopping suddenly I turned and looked back.

 

I whispered out to the closed door.

 

Addressing the unseen miss on the other side, who would have finally removed by now, have removed her quite pretty lavender gown and exchanged it with her sapphire blue sleeping attire, and have climbed into her soft bed, pulling the green satin comforter up for warmth, soon to fall again into innocent sleep..

“ Lessons Learned Luv,” I whispered with devious intent, taking on my character for tomorrow …

 

“Never trust a thief, and certainly when wearing the good jewels, don’t ever turn your slick gowned back to one !”

 

 

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