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1. off Duty

The first off duty day she got during the first week of being a Provost Guard, Beka was happy to be outside. It was spring, a beautiful day, and no one was bothering her. Or at least not yet. As she walked down the streets wearing a grey thin cotton gown and her dark blonde hair neatly braided behind her, she watched as her cat Pounce ran up ahead jumping on imaginary or real foes. He caught a mouse before letting it run and then a tall, blonde man sidled up next to her. Rolling her eyes, Beka acknowledged Rosto the Piper and King of Thieves. He grinned at her.

"Off duty?" he asks and she shakes her head because Beka knows that he already knew the answer.

"You already know that I am," she smiles laughing at him. Nothing, not even he could ruin this glorious day.

"And what has put you in this fine mood? Oh wait I know. This and he kisses her soundly. She feels weak in her knees and almost decides to kiss him back but he's already left her standing in the middle of the street dazed. Off duty days just got a lot more interesting.

2. Watch

She was supposed to be on watch. She was, really but her thoughts were flowing through her mind like a wildfire. After her off duty day, Rosto had kissed her again. He was getting more and more serious and Beka knew that one day he would make her sit and talk to him. She was stubborn and held good to her word but Rosto wasn't just another Rusher. He was The Rouge, and maybe, maybe he did care for more then a pretty face or a warm bed. But those thoughts were disturbing.

"Cooper! Watch!" Goodwin snarled at her, and Beka grinned at her which shocked all three of them especially when she actually responded.

"I am watching," but she didn't tell them what she was watching. Or more to the point who. Because Rosto had already disappeared into the crowd and Goodwin was still rambling about how she actually responded. This was getting to be a wonderful watch.

3. Afterwards

Beka was walking home when Rosto appeared at her side. Was he never going to leave her alone? She decided that she liked his presence because it made her feel more protected. They walked in silence, and she realized this was the afterwards of both their works. Afterwards was when they were just Beka and Rosto. Not Dog and Thief Lord, not Cooper or The Piper. Not thief and puppy. Not even a doxy or rusher. Just Beka and Just Rosto. Both of them realized they liked the afterwards.

4. I have Eyes Cooper

"Cooper! Stop getting lost in those fanciful dreams of The Rouge and focus!" Goodwin snarled her voice harsh. Head jerking up, eyes wide, and completely shocked Beka stared at Goodwin. Was she a mind reader? Seeing her bewildered face Goodwin grinned wolfishly, "I have eyes Cooper, I have eyes,"

She had eyes indeed.

5. Storms

It was storming out. Rosto didn't care who he woke up as he threw the door to the building open and let it slam behind him. He was angry, frustrated and wanted to give up the Court of the Rouge. A storm had gone through when one of Dawull's rushers had turned up dead and everyone blamed first Rosto, then Beka and her dogs, and finally Lord Provost. A riot in the Court was not a good thing, nor was it easy to deal with. He'd finally gotten everything under control when Ulsa accused him of only making sure that Beka and her dogs weren't accused because he was attracted to her. That caused an uproar before Rosto told them that the Rouge came first, then whatever else. They believed him after he told them if it had been Beka or her Dog's they would be warned. Finally he'd had to walk through the rain, thunder, and lighting to get home.

"Rosto?" a soft voice sounded. He almost growled when he saw it was Beka, in her nightshift blonde hair falling over her shoulders. Her icy blue eyes looked worried, and he smiled slightly at her.

"Go back to bed Beka," he told her hushed, "It's storming out,"

"Your eyes are a in a storm. Something happened at the Rouge," she says it flatly and goes to take him to his room, "You're soaking wet!" she exclaims loudly but he covers her mouth with his hand.

"Yes I'm soaked. Like I said it's storming out. Yes my eyes are probably storming but they're lost in yours Beka," he whispers and she shudders and not because it's cold or his freezing body is pressed against her. His lips pressed against her forehead and he walked away. Rosto liked storms from that day on, no matter how bad it was because he knew who he could turn to.

6. I Think You Should Just Tell Him.

"You should just tell him," Kora tells Beka one morning before breakfast. She stares at her for a few moments before she nods slightly and stares at the ground. She doesn't want to have to ask for help but how is Beka going to tell Rosto that she's really considering a relationship? Kora sees it, then smiles, "Just tell him you finally understand he's not like that man was with your mother. He's not Beka, and I'm glad you finally figured it out because I can sympathies. I don't like child killers, or slavers. My sister was killed by one,"

"Thanks Kora. Sometimes I wonder why I deserve friends like you," and with that, Beka decides to do just what Kora suggested. Telling him couldn't be that hard could it?

7. I think you should just tell her.

"You should just tell her how you honestly feel," Eskern tells Rosto one day after breakfast. Rosto stares at him for a few moments before nodding. He will, but how? He can't just walk up to Beka and say I love you can he? Eskern notices this and laughs softly, "Yes Rosto you just have to walk up to her and tell her the honest truth. She's not just a bed warmer, you love her," he tells him.

"Thanks Eskern...I suppose I can. I think," Rosto frowns at him, "I don't think it's good that I doubt myself. I have to go settle this," he says firmly and walks away to do just that.

8. Can I talk to you?

Beka tossed a stone down an alley when Rosto approached her. She turned hearing footsteps, and smiled to herself. Just the person she needed to talk to. Rosto stood with her for a few moments before Beka knew it was now or never.

"Can I talk to you?" she asks firmly, attempting to bring strength into herself. She could chase down any rat and cage any murderer but how could she tell Rosto she was willing now?

"I need to talk to you first..." his voice drifts off and it's like a spring breeze to her ears. Smiling slightly she waves a hand to let him go first, "Beka...I love you. You're not another bed warmer, or just someone I'm attracted to. I really and truly care about you, love you, and all that. I...I think I probably have since I first got to know you,"

"Rosto...I...I wanted to tell you that I'm willing to try," she says it so quietly he can't really hear her but he does and he smiles knowing this was hard on both their parts.

9. Finally

"So. That's two silver nobles," Kora tells Tunstall, and he grimaces, "I knew that they would figure themselves about eventually," she grins boldly at Eskern who shrugs not getting involved. Whatever Kora does on her own time with the Dogs is her business even if she cheated with his help.

"Fine! Fine! I was pretty sure Beka wouldn't even go close enough for Rosto to tell her something like that," he says it flatly and hands her the coins and she smiles at him brilliant.

"Well you know what they say? Lovers always do get united, especially with wonderful friends," Kora laughs as he glares at her and Eskern holds back his own amusement.

"There is no saying like that and you cheated!" he accuses but Lady Sabine has appeared to Kora's relief and has taken him away to an alehouse for food. She spends the rest of the day relaxing because she knows very well that Tunstall will be on her like a hound for his money back. Unless of course she spends it.

10. Goodwin.

"Normally it would be Tunstall doing the threatening part, but seeing as I love it so much I'm warning you boy," Goodwin had Rosto backed against a wall, her eyes gleaming and Tunstall stood sheepishly to the side, "If you even dare break that girls heart I'll tear you to pieces and drag you around the Lower City until you cry for the Black God's Mercy or wish your own mother drowned you when you were born. If you double cross her, cheat on her, or any such thing well let's just say that your not going to like your own methods of killing so much. Now, be a good boy and go speak with her. She's down the hall,"

"Yes Guardswomen," he says it and hurries away. Tunstall grins at her, and shakes his head still laughing to himself.

"You scared him stupid. If his hair wasn't so pale he'd turned white," Tunstall laughed at her, and she glares at him but it's only half-heartedly. They both know that Rosto needed that talk.

"Well. I wanted to get the point across," Goodwin answered firmly. From that point on, Rosto held a slight fear of Guardswomen Goodwin more then anyone else in the city. He was the Rouge and she had threatened to kill him. There was a good reason for that fear.

A/N this is my first try at Beka and Rosto so it's not that great. I'm going to do 50 themes, but this was just the first ten to see if people liked them. Sorry if they're not great, and I really do want to know what's wrong it with.

I do know that Number 9 isn't really with them in it so much as it's about them.