The Girl the Thief Lord Loved

A fanfiction novel taken from the Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. Most of the plot is based on The Thief Lord (2006) movie. Abigail, the Russio (Rue ??see ??oh) family, and mansion staff are the only original characters.

Chapter 1 Meeting Prosper and Boniface

Abigail played with her black mask, which only hid her eyes. It itched sometimes and it didn't help that her curly dark brown hair would fall in front of the eye slits, covering her emerald green eyes.

What is taking him so long. Abigail thought as she waited. The cold wind nipped the back of her neck as she stood outside the big house. She looked down her brown ankle boots were starting to show the wear they have been through. She also wore black jean leggings, a black fitted long sleeved shirt and a dark brown leather jacket. Her Thief Lord attire, which she used to sneak around Venice. She thought it looked pretty cool, but she was 16 and did not like fashion like the other girls her age.

She heard a noise from one of the upstairs window she saw a pair of black high top converse shoes coming toward her. Then a 16 year old boy plopped down in front of her. He had dark brown hair that was long enough to reach the back of his neck. The eye slits in his plague doctor mask, which looked more like a long black beak of a bird, revealed his deep brown eyes. He wore jeans, a grey and black striped shirt and black trench coat that was a bit big on him. They wore their Thief Lord attire around the gang, so that they would not know the truth.

"Took you long enough" Abigail whispered into his ear. As she did she kissed him on the cheek.

"Abby I had to find some good item" the boy whispered back kissing her on the mouth.

"Scipio, stop that someone will see us" Abby laughed as she pulled away from him. She didn't want anyone to see they're feelings for each other.

The Thief Lords ran along the rooftops of Venice.

"Stop thief" They heard a man yell from the street below.

They looked down and saw a young blonde boy and what appeared to be his brother with shoulder length curly brown hair running away from a guy in a white lab coat.

"We have to help them, look how young they look" Abby whispered to Scipio.

That was all the convincing Scipio needed to help the two boys. They rushed down the building using the scaffolding from the construction around the area. They hid behind the metal scaffolding and as the guy in the lab coat started to run by they pulled a rope and it stretched tripping the man chasing the two kids. The pair followed the two boys to a deserted construction site.

"Have you lost your parents" Scipio asked with crossed arms while leaning against the wall that lead to the alleyway to the main walkways of Venice.

"Yes" said the brown haired boy.

"We will help you find them then" Abby said while leaning against the opposite wall with her hand on her hip and the other was playing with her dark brown hair.

"No, I mean they are no longer with us" The brown haired boy held the blonde boy closer. The blonde boy started to cough.

"Oh, sorry. Why don't you stay with us? We have a place that is warm with food and some medicine for the little one" Addy reached her hand out to the brown haired boy. The brown hair boy slapped her hand away. As the boy did Scipio got up at walked next to Abby. Abby straightened her black shirt.

"Fine," Scipio started "Then sleep here in the dark doorways with the rats" He started to walk away.

"There are things that happen here at night that youngs eyes should not see, things of the supernatural and magical kind" Abby said as she winked at the blonde kid, turning to walk away with Scipio.

"Come one Prop" the blonde boy started to pull the brown haired boy along after them.

"What is your name" Abby asked the blonde boy

"Boniface, but I like Bo"

"Bo stop talking to them" the brown haired boy said, trying to silence his younger brother, "We don't know who they-"

"Prop they are our friends" Bo stated so matter of factly that stop the brown hair boy mid sentence.

"This is my big brother Prosper" Bo continued "we came all the way from Hamburg."

"Wow you are a long way from home" Abby said

"Prop says that this is our home now" Bo answered.

"Ah, our humble abode is just this way. It is an old cinema, the Stella. It is pretty cool." Scipio pointed to the back entrance hinden along a wall which was covered in old movie posters. They stopped at the door. Scipio pulled on a rope near the door. A ring could be heard on the inside with every tug.

"Your late" a boy, Riccio, with dirty blonde hair pointed in every which way answered the door. "Who are these guys" Riccio pointed to Prosper and Bo.

"They are two kid who need our help, like you did once" Scipio pushed by Riccio with Abby, Prosper, and Bo in tow. The four entered the screening area of the cinema. Scipio was the first to take off his mask followed by Abby.