Rule Number 9: Be Forgettable (Sin!)

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Nonie held her for a moment, allowing the girl to lean against her as she let out a relieved sigh. Della wasn't dying any longer, so that definitely was good. It was as she descended from her panic state that Nonie realized her new predicament.

Here was a girl, a gang member no less, practically half naked and plastered to Nonie like skintight jeans.

A blush quickly suffused her cheeks and she glanced at Clarissa, but averted her eyes just as fast. She couldn't hold anyone's gaze right now with how flustered she felt. "C-C-Clarissa? C-Could you he-help me move Della back to the b-blankets for now?" She stammered out, holding Della's shoulders, but doing so lightly as if she was afraid touching the girl would burn her

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Clarissa nodded and moved forward but she stoped in her tracks as Della snapped,"No, don't, I should stop being a burden and just leave"she pushed herself up to sit and then pulled her shirt on before grabbing on to the wall, leaving her fingers scratched she pulled herself up to stand,"I'll leave, I'm sorry for causing you trouble, forgive me" she said as she pushed herself to walk out the door.

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Nonie blinked in surprise, but felt a slight protectiveness come over her. She had a big sister complex, this much she knew for certain. It made her very protective over those she deemed as her 'responsibilty' or friends. "Wait one darn minute! No way are you just walking home alone! Whatever hurt you before could sure as hell hurt you again!" Nonie pointed out, standing and swiftly following the girl. "I'm coming with you. Not buts. Not arguements. Ok?" Nonie asked, even though it wasn't really a question. A slight blush was still on her face, but her concern overrode her embarrassment for now.

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She blushed slightly at the thought of this beautiful girl following her home. She began to protest but stopped, Nonie didn't seem like the type to give in easily. She just kept pulling herself forward, moving her body in normal ways but they hurt way more than they should. She hadnt been attacked by anything non human. The gangs were vicious if need be. As soon as they exited the building she froze, she was deep inside West side gangs territory, this was not good.

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Nonie noticed her freeze once they got outside and hesitated. "Hold on." She ordered before reentering the building. She sought out some of her fellow homeless and eventually got a hoodie. She returned outside and handed Della the hoodie. It was dirty and very big, so it probably belonged to a man. It smelled of dirt and the alleys. "This is the best I can offer. And you should... lean... on... me. Uh, cause you'll run to of wall soon." She said, blushing slightly

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She didn't know where she was going but just kept a keen watch out. She french braided her hair and put on the hoodie a bot reluctantly. She saw rain begin to drizzle the ground and held onto Nonie,"you need to go get a jacket first, hurry, it isn't safe here!" She ordered before moving back to lean on the wall.

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Nonie raised an eyebrow at her but flipped the hood of her jacket up, gently taking Della's arm and putting it around her shoulders. "Way ahead of you." She said with a faint smirk as she started off in the direction Della was headed originally. "Where are we going?" She asked simply. The rain started to fall a bit harder, so they would have to hurry

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She hadn't noticed the jacket but smiled softly when she saw. Della as well pulled her hoid over her head and started staggering forward, one foot limper than the other, the soles of her feet torn and scratched,"you dont have to come, we'll be walking in the rain for a long time" she said softly bofre continuing down the street with her. They weren't moving fast and without an umbrella they were becoming drenched in the rain.

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Nonie only shrugged and kept walking. "All the more reason for me to help. And besides, I've had to walk longer in the rain." She admitted. The rain rally was pouring down, but it was nothing Nonie hadn't dealt with before. She had gotten stuck in the rain while begging on the other side of the city, and the walk back had taken forever

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Della nodded and continued on. After getting almost to the edge of the territory Dellas cheeks and nose had grown red, she didnt seem to notice until she had to stop and almost tore open the stitches on her neck because of a sneeze. But she kept walking, knowing Nonie was going through the same thing she kept closer to try and keep Nonie warm.

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Nonie kept close to Della, conveying her body heat to the other girl as well as taking in some from her as well. They needed each other to stay warm now if they wanted to make it without getting a cold. They had been walking for a good amount of time now, so Nonie had to ask, "how much farther?" She clenched her teeth to stoop their chattering. Everything was soaked now, but this was basically a shower for Nonie anyways.

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She sighed sadly,"we are half way there at the end of this street" she said, those people took me very far outside my territory" she said sadly.

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"That's not that bad." Nonie decided, continuing their trek through the heavy rain. it seemed fate picked them as its toy today, bringing together two unlikely souls and then letting loose a downpour to go with it. No one else was out on the streets, because it would be insane to trying walking through this. Finally, blessedly, the two lone wanderers made it to the end of the street as the rain continued to drench them. Nonie stopped feeling the cold, her whole body already numb from their long walk. "This it?" She asked over the noise of water splattering on everything. It was hard to see with this blanket of water coming down, and hard to hear as well.

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She continued to grow more and more wet, the water dripping down her skin and sliding down to drip back out onto the street. She shook her head,"no, this is half way" she yelled over the rain before she began coughing, covering her mouth and aiming away from her. Della wiped the water from her facebut it quickly returned. She pushed herself to go forward, the fresh water mixing with fresh blood, but Della refused to stop.

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Nonie glanced at her with worry in her eyes. At this rate they would never get there, or Della's wounds could somehow open again. The girl was light, so carrying her wouldn't be too terrible. Nonie nodded, determined to enact her new idea, and stopped Della suddenly. "Hold on!" She yelled. She walked I front of Della and took both of Della's wrists in one hand, looping the girl's arms around her own neck, before she crouched slightly and grabbed the back of Della's knees and hefted her onto her back. Nonie teetered on her feet for a little bit, but was soon off at a much faster pace than they had been going. She tried to walk as smoothly as possible so Della's wounds wouldn't be bumped. "This way is faster!" Nonie assured her. "Just tell me where to go!"

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She yelped in surprise,"you don't have to carry me" she said, blushing brightly. She laid limp though, spasmong with a cough omr sneeze every once in a while. She became cold on her shoulders and was shaking violently after about 20 minutes.

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Nonie could feel her shaking and hurried up her pace, trying hard not to shake her too terribly as she practically ran. She had to get this girl home fast, or who knows what would happen. "How much further?!"" Nonie questioned, panting from the exertion. She wouldn't be able to keep this up much longer, especially in this heavy weather. They had to be close! They had been traveling for almost a complete hour now since they left Nonie's shelter. How far was this girl's home?!

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She pointed, unable to speak louder than a whisper. Where she pointed was a bit of a problem though, she pointed to about a mile away, a large victorian house that was run down and had vines running up every wall. There where two guys standing outside the front door, obviously very built and very strong, showing off their golden fist tattoos. This was the gang leaders house, and she was his adopted little sister.

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Nonie gulped in clear fear, but she had to get Della home. The girl obviously wasn't going to stay conscious much longer. Nonie kept up her brisk pace, and when she was closer to the home, she yelled. "HEY!" It came out a bit louder than she expected and she blushed, but she yelled once more, if only a little softer. "Please! This girl needs help! She told me she lives here!" Nonie explained, trudging through the rain as quickly as possible even as fear gnawed increasingly at her stomach. Would they shoot her on sight and just take Della? Or worse; would they capture her and torture her for questions? Her thoughts were becoming slightly erratic with fear, over-exaggerating the possible outcomes

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The two mens rough exterior instantly vanished the moment they saw Della one took Della, rushing her in bridal style and the other ushered Nonie in before guarding the door alone. The one man rushed her onto a large corner couch yelling for a woman named Camie. The girl ran down the stairs, well more like tripped. She gasped when she saw Della and stepped back,"what happened to her?!" She shouted, instantly turning to Nonie.