Don't Get Caught Up (Wizard & Heart)

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He smiled and released her, stepping back with his hands spread wide. "As you wish. It's not you I have an issue with, anyway." He glanced at Marko and raised an eyebrow. "What are you doing over here, brother?"

Marko stared at him with hate. "We were chasing that girl," he said. There was no reason to not tell truth. "I thought we were past this, Deon."

"We'll never be past it."

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As they spoke, the homeless man who spoke to Nonie secretly listened in on the conversation from around the alley corner. He had followed the way she pointed, and then listened from there. It wasn't hard to find where the noise was coming from, but the man didn't dare show himself, for fear they would go after him next. They were definitely after Nonie though, but they seemed to be bickering now. The coast must be clear for now, if Nonie waited it out a little longer. Trying to be as silent as possible, the man slinked away, heading back to tell Nonie of what he found. Luckily, it wasn't a long trip back to the under part of the bridge.

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Sarra brushed herself off and scowled, turning to look where the girl had disappeared.

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Marko followed her gaze and grimaced. "Great," he said. "She got away. Thanks a lot, bro."

"Why are you after her anyway?" Deon asked, crossing his arms.

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The man soon returned to the bridge and found Nonie curled up. He shook her gently, and the girl whipped around swiftly, fear I. Her eyes before she realized that it was only him. Not one of her pursuers. "They're just talking in one of the branches of that alley you came from. You might be able to sneak around them." He said. Nonie paused, thinking about it. If she left now, she might be able to reach the other side of town like she first intended and still find a good spot to beg. However, she might also get caught. Still, she could get caught if she stayed here as well. Sighing at her indecisiveness, she crawled out of the box. It wouldn't hurt to try and sneak around them. She needed to get some money today. Sticking to the heavier populated streets might help her blend in.

"Thanks. I'll be heading off then." She decided. The man nodded and gave her a hearty pat on the shoulder, conveying his good luck to her, before he wandered off. Nonie smiled faintly before inhaling and slowly exhaling to steel her nerves. After that, she turned and headed for the nearest road that could lead her back towards the park and thus the other side of the city. She purposely avoided the alley she came from and the roads by it, and tucked her hair into her shirt before putting her hood up and low over her eyes to try and help disguise her more as she set off

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"It's none of your business," Sarra muttered, her crossing her arms beneath her chest.

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"She made it my business when she ran into me," Deon said. He glanced over at Marko and spotted Nonie behind him, despite the girl's attempts at hiding her identity. Deon had a sharp eye. "Hey, look!"

Marko turned around and grinned. "I guess the chase is on again."

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Nonie heard the noise and glanced over before groaning in irritation. She couldn't catch a break today, could she?! Once again, she took off, putting her can inside the pocket of her jacket. She was across the street, which should buy her a few seconds. She needed to put some sort of barrier between herself and her pursuers. Guess it was time to play in traffic. She took on speed, heading for one of the busier roads in the city

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Sarra grinned and darted across the street after her, mindful of the oncoming cars.

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Marko raced after her. Deon, on the other hand, just shook his head and strolled down the street, his hands in the pockets of his hoodie. Chasing homeless people all over the city wasn't his idea of a good time.

Marko swerved to avoid an oncoming car, which of course just honked at him and barely slowed down. People were a**h****. He jumped up onto the sidewalk and ran flatout after the girl.

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Soon Nonie could see the road she was looking for. It was a very busy road with three lanes on either side. Nonie gulped, wishing for good luck, as she searched for an opening in the traffic and eventually ran through a short gap between the wave of cars. It was absolute madness. She managed to get to the middle divider with barely any problems and hopped over it to stand on the other side. The other side of the road, however, was much more heavily populated with cars. Biting her lip and forcing her fear into the pit of her stomach, Nonie hurried forward and stopped on the white line as cars honked around her. She stood there, stock still, before quickly crossing to the next. Cars made space around the crazy girl as she finally made it to the other side and leaned against a wall of one of the buildings, shaking heavily from the complete rush of adrenaline her reality version of Frogger just gave her. She did it. She actually did it. How had she managed to survive?!

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(Bump for Heart)

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[ oops! sorry! ]

Sarra was quick to weave in and out of the cars, nearly getting hit by multiple of them.

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Marko paused before dashing into traffic. He made it to the center divider without much difficulty. The second he set foot onto the other side, however, a car swerved to avoid him. It still clipped him, though. He went down, managing to fall backward onto the medium instead of into traffic. Being accustom to pain, he didn't scream, but the agony was still blinding. He was pretty sure he'd heard something break.

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Nonie stayed put. How could she run anyways? Her brain was in temporary shock from her brief moment of bravery, and the adrenaline flooding her sent all her muscles into a sort of twitching mess. Her heart was hammering way too quickly. She saw the boy fall backwards and, despite her fear of gang members, she couldn't help but be slightly concerned. She did notice the girl swiftly fining on her, and Nonie's eyes widened. She struggled to get to her jittery feet

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(Heart?)

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(oops! Sorry)

Keisarra skidded a stop and whipped back toward the traffic, "Marko!" Other girl be damned- she forgot all about her as she raced back to his side.

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"Shit," Marko said. He clutched his right leg in his hands and rocked a bit as he tried to combat the pain. "Goddamnit it f***ing hurts!"

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Nonie, leaned heavily against the wall again when she saw the girl go for the boy. While a part of her twanged in sympathy for the boy, her survival instincts since coerced her into shuffling away as quickly as she could, disappearing into an alley after one last glance back at the two. They would be fine, Nonie was sure. If they managed to keep up with her as long as they had so far, then they should be fine. Besides, there was no telling what they would do to her after this little stunt

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"No sh*t! You were just hit by a car!" Sarra cursed and pulled out her cell phone, "Just hold on, okay?"