An Odd Encounter

"Shit! Where did he go?" Mumbled a red haired girl as she ran through a back alley. She made it to a fork, then stopped. Standing in the junction of the three paths, she looked down both of the two new paths. To her right was the main street, to her left was more alleys.


 * CRASH*

Just as she was about to turn right, she heard a loud noise coming from her left. "Gotcha." She said with a smirk as she turned to run down the left path.

At the end of this path was a tall man standing up. He was wearing a black touque with long, wavy brown hair coming out of it, a baggy sweater, a pair of jeans and had a pair of runners on. He turned around, only to see the red haired girl catch up to him, stopping ten feet from him. "Fuck. You already caught up to me?"

"Heh. You're pretty fast, for a big guy. But Claude, this is the end of the line... Wow, that sounded really cliché." It was true. Behind the guy named Claude, and the reason for the crashing sound, was a dead end. It would seem as if he ran right into it. However, in the middle of the two of them was a turn that could prove to be an escape for the large man.

"End of the line? HA! What's going to stop me, you're weak wind? You wizards are all the same, you think you're so superior to the rest of us, but you're still just a weak little girl." Claude rambled as he started to step forward.

"My weak wind, huh? I'll show you just how strong my wind is." She said as she put he two arms out in front of her, pointed at Claude. "Gale Force..."

"What's with all the noise so early in the morning? People are trying to sleep, you know?" A young man said as he walked between the two, facing Claude.

"... Hurricane!" The girl said as a Magic Circle formed in front of her hands, with a massive wind being expelled from it.

The wind hit the young man who walked into the wrong area at the wrong time, sending him flying right at the large man. Their heads hit, with the young mans head being propelled by the girls spell, Claude got pushed back, causing the back of his head to hit the wall behind him. The combination of the two hits to his head caused him to drop like a sack of potatoes.

"What the... Where did that guy come from? Oh well, he helped me stop that guy, so to speak. I'll have to thank/apologize to him after I finish this job. Umm, if he's still alive that is." She walked up to Claude, grabbed his sweater with wind spiraling around her arms, then picked him up and carried him to the main street.

There the police were waiting, whereupon they arrested him and took him into custody. One of the policemen stayed behind to conclude their business with the girl. "Thank you for your help with that. He's been alluding us for quite some time now. You Mages are really something. Here's your pay. Bye now." He said as he handed over 160,000 Jewels.

"Well, I guess I should see if that guy is okay." She said, putting her money away and walking back into the alley. "Hmm, he hasn't moved at all. Maybe he is dead." She said as she approached him, but when she got close enough, she noticed that his eyes were open. "Oh, so you're awake? Hey guy, why haven't you moved?"

"..."

"Hey buddy, are you listening?" She asked, this time kicking him.

"What the... Are you talking to me?"

"Of course I am. There isn't anyone else around here. Now why haven't you moved?"

"Huh? Because I'm tired. Right now I'm trying to decide whether or not I'm too awake to fall back asleep... Well, at least I was until you kicked me. Why are you talking to me again? (Damn. I guess I won't be falling back asleep.)" He said while rubbing his eyes and sitting up.